"Have courage, Marinette. You've been wanting to ask Adrien on a smoothie date ever since the photo

shoot in the park," Tikki, her Kwami, encouraged her with a smile. Marinette's face began to turn pink.

"I also told Alya I was going to marry him," she groaned.

Adrien was her boyfriend now, and at times, Marinette still had to pinch herself that this was real. Her heart beat quickly as she approached Adrien's locker. "Hey, Adrien, fancy going for a smoothie?" Adrien's eyes sparkled. "Like a date?" Marinette playfully poked him. "Yes, a date, since we're dating!" "Just teasing, love. Anything we do together is a date in my book."He kissed her cheek, interlacing their fingers as they headed out."So,Papa creaming us at Mario was a date for you?""Okay,maybe not everything."

Marinette sighed happily,sneaking a peek down at their joined fingers. His fingers were warm and soft,and loved having his hand to hold.

"Mind if I get the smoothies while you pick out a table?"Adrien asked,once they entered the smoothie shop."Sounds good,"she laughed."But don't make the drinks to wild!"

Marinette found a spot in the sun,sighing happily. Hopefully a akuma wouldn't ruin their date,and she needed a rest in the sun.

"There you go,love,"Adrien handed her a blueberry looking smoothie,topped with a cloud of whipped cream,and her mouth watered .Marinette took a sip,and thought there was blackberry,there was another flavor."Peppermint combined with blackberry?"she looked up at her boyfriend."Yeah,I remember Andre saying it was our ice cream flavor,so I transferred it to smoothies."

"Well,it sure is flavorful!"They enjoyed each other's company,and after Marinette finished,she scooted her chair close to Adrien's,leaning her head on his shoulder.

"I have a confession to make,"she murmured,playing with his fingers. Adrien rested his head against hers. "Your letting me win tonight?" "No. Before we really knew each other, I really wanted to ask you on a smoothie date," her bluebell eyes met his emerald ones. "And?" he prompted. Oh, she was no blackberry, she was tomato red. "And then I told Alya I wanted to get married, have three kids and hamster."

"Wait a minute," Clarity dawned over Adrien's features. "Was that the day of the photo shoot?" Marinette could no longer show her face. "Guilty."

Adrien laughed heartily. "Guess I was the only one who didn't know you had a crush on me." "Alya told me to start with a smoothie. And here we are."

"Marriage might not be today," Adrien leaned forward for a kiss, "But a smoothie is a awfully good start."