Near the Eiffel Tower...
Once the line to Andre's ice cream stand was shorter, they all got in. They were all excited to try some ice cream, especially Midoriya and Uraraka.
They stood in line, wondering what kind of ice cream he had. There didn't seem to be a menu to pick a flavor, so they figured they had to ask what he had.
"This is... interesting..." Uraraka commented on Andre's, "How do we order?"
"I guess it's different for people who've never been here before..." Midoriya said to her.
Uraraka held his hand, making her feel weightless.
"I don't care what kind it is as long as I'm with you," She said as she laid her head on Midoriya's shoulder.
It felt so good to have Uraraka so close to him. They stood there waiting in line and eventually got to the front.
Andre was a big guy, wearing a blue apron with a white shirt and jeans. He had a dark blue beret over his long grey hair along with a red ascot around his neck.
He spotted Midoriya and Uraraka cuddling up to each other, and he had sparkles in his eyes.
"Do my eyes deceive me, oui? I have found the couple I have been searching for all week!" Andre cried, freaking out the two of them.
Uraraka and Midoriya stood there, speechless.
"Umm... We're here because our friend, Marinette said you have some really good ice cream," Uraraka explained with a sweat drop forming on her forehead.
Marinette waved at him when he spotted a customer he recognized.
"Splendid! Just looking at the two of you, I can tell what ice cream you two would love!" Andre cried out, already scooping out some ice cream.
"Really? We don't order the ice cream?" Midoriya asked him.
"Non, I know what a couple wants just by looking at them! It's in their eyes, monsieur!" Andre explained as he put the first scoop in the ice cream cone, "A scoop of green tea for this young fellow's green hair, strawberry for the lovely mademoiselle's rosy cheeks, and a chocolate mint swirl for their eyes!"
Andre handed them the ice cream, and they both went to grab it at the same time. Uraraka pulled away as Midoriya took it. He noticed how the ice cream looked like one another.
They both looked at each other when they noticed and something about it felt very... romantic.
He looked at the ice cream, feeling all flustered when there were two small spoons sticking out of it.
"Bon Appetite!"
Midoriya stumbled for his wallet, but Andre stopped him before he could pay.
"No pay, first time coming is on the house!" He explained with a smile.
"Th-Thank you, sir!" Midoriya said as he gave him a respectful bow.
Midoriya and Uraraka walked away and sat at a bench nearby. He looked a little nervous as he held the ice cream for her, but Uraraka gently caressed his hand and took a spoon. She put a bit of the green tea ice cream in her mouth and fell in love with it instantly. Her mouth watered as her caramel brown eyes sparkled with delight.
"Oh my gosh! This is amazing, Deku! You've gotta try it!" Uraraka cried, making the people around her stare at her funny.
Midoriya took the other spoon and tried a bit of the strawberry ice cream. It was so sweet and cold that it made him want more. His mouth watered and he went in for another scoop.
"Wow! This is so good!" Midoriya commented on the ice cream with sparkles in his eyes, "Marinette was right, this ice cream is the best in Paris!"
Marinette looked back at her friends in line as Alya and Nino got their ice cream. She felt a smile form on her face when she noticed how happy they were together. She just could tell this place would be a good first date for them two. It felt good to help them out after what they'd done for her.
Alya and Nino got out of line and Marinette was up next.
"Ah, Marinette! You're back! And with a date I hope this time..." Andre said, looking around for anyone else that might show up.
Marinette felt herself stiffen up when she noticed that Adrien and Jirou were right behind her. They didn't seem to notice though since they were talking about hero training together sometime soon.
"Um... no, Andre. It's just me again. I just came here to support my friends is all," Marinette explained to Andre.
"Ah! I understand..." Andre said, and then noticed the couple behind her.
He saw Adrien and Jirou smiling together and felt something off about this picture. He'd never seen someone like Jirou around before. She looked like she might be new in the city. Adrien looking at the girl like that really threw him for a loop when he looked back at Marinette. He even noticed something about the way Marinette's eyes glistening seemed... different.
"So... the usual then?" Andre asked her.
Marinette's whole face went red and quietly nodded to him. She really hoped Adrien wouldn't notice anything odd about the flavors.
"Black licorice like his suit, pink peach like his lips and mint like his eyes!" Andre said as he scooped up some ice cream and gave her the ice cream cone.
She tilted her head in confusion when she noticed he gave her an extra flavor. Then she held it in her hands and noticed something awfully familiar about it.
"Cat Noir...?!" Marinette thought, feeling Adrien trying to get a look at her ice cream.
"What'd you get Marinette?" Adrien asked her.
She quickly hid the ice cream behind her back as she stumbled away from the stand.
"Oh, uh... It's just the usual! You probably wouldn't like it! Heh, it looks nothing like you-- I mean, um... Oh! Look, it's your turn for some ice cream! I'll just sit right over here with Alya and Nino," She said as she moved over and sat with her friends.
Andre watched her sit down, feeling a little upset to see her with no date once again. He really thought this time she'd come back with Adrien, but instead he came over with someone else. And now that he's gotten a good look at her, she did seem familiar. So did those other two first customers.
"Hey Adrien! I see you've brought a date with you!" Andre said a little too excited, "Who is this if I might ask?"
"Oh, this is Kyouka Jirou. She's a foreign exchange student at my school," Adrien explained to him as Jirou loosened her grip around his arm.
"I-It's nice to meet you, sir," Jirou said a little nervous, "You're ice cream looks delicious."
"Well it's nice to meet you too, Kyouka," Andre said to her, feeling something off about this couple.
He went to scoop some ice cream, but didn't know which flavor to start with.
Marinette noticed Andre looking a little stumped while he was preparing their ice cream. All she could do was watch him as she ate hers.
Something about them being together just didn't feel right to him. It was a little frustrating for him to be stumped like this, and he kicked at the ice cream stand.
Adrien and Jirou jumped, not expecting him to do that. Marinette wanted to go over there to make sure everything was okay, but held back a bit when Jirou held his hand.
"I-I'm sorry, I just... can't seem to find the right ice cream flavors for you two..." Andre said, looking disappointed.
Adrien's eyes widened as Jirou looked up at him in confusion.
"Just ice cream, dude. We can just have whatever you've got," Jirou said to him.
"No! You don't understand, I thought... you would come over here with someone else!" Andre cried out a little too loudly.
Marinette felt like everyone was looking at her, and she felt her hand freeze up before she could take another bite of her ice cream.
Adrien felt a little shook that he would even say that out loud, especially in front of his date. He's done stuff like this before when people thought Ladybug and Cat Noir were Couple of the Year, but this was unnecessary.
"Adrien, I'm sorry. I just can't find the right flavors for you two, and when that happens, it means that you two are not meant to be together..."
Marinette couldn't believe what she was seeing. Alya and Nino were shocked to see this happen to their friends. Even Midoriya and Uraraka were surprised to see something like this at an ice cream stand.
Jirou backed up a step, but never let go of Adrien's hand. That was the last straw for Adrien when he saw Jirou upset.
"Andre, what's with you? You can't say something like that!" Adrien yelled, "Not to my date!"
"I-I'm sorry, but it's true!" He said back to Adrien.
Jirou felt like she wanted to run off with Adrien to go do something else, but he wouldn't let go of her hand. She felt embarrassed that this was even happening to her, but she looked at Adrien and noticed how determined his face looked. He had such soft green eyes and yet, they seemed to look much angrier this time around.
"Sorry Kyouka, but it looks like we're not getting ice cream here after all," Adrien said to her.
They both walked away, and Jirou didn't look back at the ice cream stand.
Marinette watched the two of them leave and noticed Andre sulk as he looked down at his ice cream scoop. She really wanted to leave to check on her friends, but knew to leave them alone for awhile.
Marinette thought she felt someone watching them. She turned around, but didn't spot anyone suspicious.
Andre however was not looking too good. He dropped his ice cream scoop in defeat.
Another amazing chapter!
I actually really liked writing this one! Midoriya and Uraraka finally got some ice cream from Andre's! I tried some ice cream that might go with their appearance, but I don't know if that would actually taste good together! LOL! Also, I liked adding the black licorice for Marinette's ice cream. It was to show that she now knows Cat Noir is Adrien, so she still likes him.
By the way, I don't like black licorice, LOL!
It looks like Jirou and Adrien didn't get any ice cream... Oh well... Andre's is a bit of a drama queen when it comes to Ladybug and Cat Noir, so why not Marinette and Adrien as well??
More to come soon!