"It's not that bad"

Alya was talking to Marinette in the girls bathroom.

"Oh I feel so stupid!" Marinette was having a bad time. She was trying to invite Adrien to a new ice skating track in the mall, but Chloé did what she did best, ruin it.

It had been a terrible day for her. Chloé had been even more annoying than usual, making disasters in class and then blaming Marinette for the chaos, and also making her trip in the hall and making fun of her, luckily for her Adrien was there to lift her up. Now, before she could say a word to him she poured her food, literally ALL her food into Marinette.

"O God this doesn't get off! What do I do, what do I do!"

"You need to calm down. Maybe Adrien won't notice it… Too much."

It was a catastrophe. Now Adrien would never like her, maybe he would even laugh at her every time he saw her! Her life was ruined!

Alya suddntly gasped "I just remembered! I have a jacket on my locker, we can go for it and you can put it on!"

"That's a great idea Alya! I'm so lucky to have a friend like you!"

"I'll go get it, you stay here." And with that Alya was gone. She left the bathroom seconds after Marinette talked while she cried "IIIIIIII KNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!"

Alya had gone away 10 minutes ago. It was almost time for the class to start and she didn't come back. Marinette was very nervous, if she didn't to go to class, she would have an insistence and have a lot of problems so there was only one choice:

She needed to go for the jacket herself.

Taking a deep breath, she approached to the door and peeked outside. There was no one in sight. She walked outside of the bathroom. Still no one there. So she started running toward the locker room.

If I find Alya's locker I also know how to open her lock. Her code was 13-21 no, it was 22 and… what was the last one? I remember it had to do about a spe…

Couldn´t finish her thinking. She abruptly bumped into something and she feel down. She felt a flash of pain in her head, and pressed it with her head strongly.

"Wow! Are you ok?" Someone was running towards her after seeing she fell down. She didn´t see him because she was too busy pressing her head.

"Marinette? Oh god you are bleeding!" At the same time he touched Marinette's shoulder.

She recognized his voice almost immediately and looked back at him. It was Adrien

Got she felt the worse way she had felt in her life. She felt that this was too much for her. She was going to pass out, and not only for the hit she had. "We got to get you to the nursery right now"

"No! I... I feel really good! Your fine… I mean I'm fine!" Yeah, she was brilliant

"No, you are bleeding and you're going to the nurse right now." And with that Adrien lift her up and took her to the nursery.

"how did you NOT see the pillar in front of you?" Adrien asked, obviously confused

"I-I was running away." Marinette just couldn't lie to him in that moment

"From what?"

"For… emm… I thought I saw a mouse?"

"Hehehehe, ok keep it a secret. By the way I was looking for you"

Marinette's cheeks went red "R-Really? F-For what?"

"I wanted to see what happened to you after Chloé poured his food on you accidentally"

Sure. ACCIDENTLY "I'm fine… Just a little dirty!" A little dirty? God you're a genius Marinette, genius.

"Well, you were going to tell me something weren't you?"

Oh no. This was it, the perfect chance to invite him to the ice track. Come on! You can do it! Tell him! "emm I-I wanted to know that… if you could consider… If you would want to… gototheiceparktodayintheafternon!"

-…

-…

He was gonna laugh, she talked too quickly she.. "Sure, why not? I don´t have to do anything after school" She couldn't believe it. HE AGREDED! OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

"GREAT! I mean… ok than, see you there?"

"yeah, how about, 4:30 in the entrance of the mall?"

"Great! I-I think it's perfect.

"Ok, but you have to know, that I´m an excellent skater" Adrien joked

"Sure you are! I mean, really?"

"What can I put on!" After going home because of the knock she had at school, Marinette was sent t home to rest, but she couldn't, she needed to be perfect for the afternoon, and it was already 1 o'clock.

She had already taken a bath, twice, and getting all her clothes off from the closet a thousand times

"I don´t have anything to put on! I´m a disaster!"

"Calm down!" replied tikki. "Remember you need to cover from the cold of the ice!"

"But all I have are old sweaters!" Then, like a spark if light in the darkness, she had an idea.

"Tikki! Bring me my sketchbook!"

Adrien was waiting for Marinette outside the mall. He was wearing some gray pants and a white polo shirt, with a coat. The most important thing that he was wearing was a blue scarf that his father gave him for his birthday some time ago.

It was strange for him just the act of being there, but he knew that Marinette didn´t like him like that… Did she? Marinette is sweet and really cool but, he felt a lot for ladybug. And they had kissed, although he didn´t remember that. This was just a friend meeting, right?

He saw his watch. 4:30 with 42 seconds, in 18 seconds she could be considered late, not that he cared that she got late, but it could be a good joke later.

15 seconds later, Marinette got there with a shocking outfit. Winter clothes never had been so good together.

"Adrien!" Waved Marinette and started running towards him

She looked really good, unique and… b-but they were friends! "Hi Marinette"

"I'm still in time! Sorry, well no but agh!" She took a deep breath. "You look really nice!". "Thanks! You look shocking!" Adrien said, regarding it in his head. At this, Marinette's cheeks burned red

"T-Thanks"

"Lets hurry up to the ice rink! There are lots of people going there!"With that Adrien ran of holding the hand of Marinette, but she had the happiest smile somebody could ever have.

They had already borrowed the ice skates and were on the rink. In fact, Adrien was really good skater and Marinette wasn´t that bad. She was having the best time of her life with Adrien. They were spinning and seeing who was the best skater of both, which Marinette lost resoundingly, but she didn´t care. She had never been so open to him, so she was happy that Adrien was going to meet her really as herself.

Adrien was so confused; he was having fun, but also feeling something more. He had never seen Marinette this way, so funny and athletic. She was fascinating and different. He never noticed that, maybe because she was always nervous. But… What about Ladybug? He loved her so much and was with her as the perfect team. He just couldn´t decide from both of them.

In a try of a jump in the air, Marinette fell down. Adrien quickly picked her up, and they were staring face to face in a awkward silence. "Thanks, I shouldn't had to try that risk.

"Don´t worry, risks are good sometimes" Adrien smiled.

"Yeah, I guess so…" Che was chocking through words "They're fun sometimes"

They were getting closer. Marinette started to close her eyes. It was going to happen? Now?! Almost there…

She felt a hand grabbing her leg, and then a good fall that brought Adrien too. When they both fell two more skaters helped them up, and they both went out of the track.

"wow, you must be very bad at skating if you fell when you weren't moving."

"I didn´t fell! Someone... grabbed my leg!"

"ok ok! Don´t freak out!" Adrien played apparently fearful.

"Sorry." Marinette felt a little weird. They were both walking on the street to get to Marinette's house. Adrien had insisted to go and leave her at home, and he could go on his own.

They got to the entrance of Marinette´s house and said goodbye "Thanks a lot Adrien"

"No problem, I had fun."

"Yeah me too, we should hang out together more often." Marinette grabbed her head and laughed nervously

"Sure, why not?" Said Marinette opening his house and looking back to Adrien "Ok, see you tomorrow at school"

"See you tomorrow, princess." And before Adrien went off, he approached to Marinette and gave her a quick kiss in the cheek. Then he went away.

Marinette got in her house red as an apple and so nervous she went to her room and shouted on a pillow. She started dancing all around and laughing deliriously. "OH GOD THANK YOU SO MUCH I WILL NEVER WASH MY CHEECK AGAIN NO MATTER WHAT! Aaaaaaaaah! Oh God!"

She was happy as can be, but that would not last very long.

"How could he almost kiss Marinette! I´m just soo much better than HER!" Chloé was furious after seeing what happened in the ice rink. Luckily she was a god skater, and could stop the kiss in time.

"I didn't want to do things this way, but I have no choice! Marinette du paing, you will pay!"