I actually got this idea from a Gossip Girl episode heh please don't judge and I hope you like it!

It's a class trip kind of thing but I only have the bus ride planned. If you like it, I can make it a two or threeshot!

Disclaimer: I don't even own my inspiration please don't rub it in.

Marinette skidded into school clutching a box of macaroons and nearly crashed into Alya who yelped.

"Marinette! Where have you been? I thought you weren't going to show up? Thank god the bus hasn't arrived yet!" Alya exclaimed, frantically pushing up her glasses and gesticulating wildly. Well, I was up at three in the morning thanks to an akuma attack, Marinette thought and searched for an excuse other than 'I overslept' seeing as she had used that twice last week already.

Alya's eyes widened as she spotted the box and she interrupted Marinette's train of thought when she whispered, "Please tell me those are macaroons, your dad makes the best ones I've ever had PLUS they're a symbol of our friendship!" She seized Marinette's arm and shook it for emphasis.

"If I say yes, will you forgive me for being late?" Marinette asked, laughing and felt herself being pulled into a giant hug by Alya.

"Girl! I wasn't even angry with you! I was just worried you'd miss out on a chance to spend an entire day with your precious Adrien!" Alya's voice turned singsong, "And imagine, you get to be in the same bus as him for two whole hours, wait no, four including the ride back!"

Marinette blushed and swooned, The whole day just being with Adrien thanks to this wonderful thing called field trip. And I might even get to sit near him on the bus!

Unfortunately, she wasn't the only one with that idea...

"Sabrina, you can sit there with my bags and save a seat in case I buy anything later. My shopping bags can't go on the floor, you know." Chloe's obnoxious voice made Marinette wince from her seat. She and Alya had gotten seated pretty fast and Nino grinned as he dropped into the pair of seats across the aisle from them. Marinette's heart started pounding, Mon dieu, was Adrien going to sit right next to her? Okay, with an aisle in between but still!

Nino shared a conspiratorial look with Alya as he turned to Marinette, "Adrien's late, but I'm saving this seat for him!" Marinette blushed as she stammered an 'okay' before eying Alya suspiciously.

Meanwhile, Chloe had placed herself in the seat behind Nino and tapped her foot anxiously. Marinette did not like the look on the blonde girl's face, she had seen that look before and knew that Chloe was probably up to something.

True enough, a rumpled Adrien stumbled up the bus with a few minutes to spare before the bus left and Marinette heaved a sigh of relief. She had been worried that he wasn't even going to show up. Apparently, this was the moment that Chloe had been waiting for and she intercepted Adrien just as he was folding himself into the seat that Nino had saved for him.

"Adri-chou," She whined, "Sit with meeee! I saved you a seat and I'm sure we have so much to talk about that by the time we get there, we'll be closer than ever." Ignoring Adrien's protests, she half dragged him into the seat next to her and clamped a vicelike hand on his arm.

Adrien looked miserable as he waved to his friends and nodded stiffly in response to Chloe's incessant chattering. Noooo! Marinette wailed internally, Now I won't even get to look at him because he's behind me!

And so both Adrien and Marinette wallowed in self pity for a good half hour of the journey until Alya poked Marinette, "Mari, I'm hungry!" She pouted and her fingers inched towards the box on Marinette's lap. Jolted, Marinette smiled, "Of course! Here, Alya, you get the first one."

Giggling at Alya's squeals of glee, she reached over to Nino and waved the open box, feeling much happier as his face lit up. Taking a deep breath, she held the box out to Adrien who shot her a huge smile as he helped himself to one.

Focusing on the way Adrien looked directly at her to say 'thank you, Marinette!' and way his expression morphed into one of sheer bliss as he bit into the macaroon, Marinette didn't even hear Chloe say, "Ugh, all this low quality fattening food, don't eat it, Adri-chou!"

Apparently, Adrien didn't either because he shyly asked for another, telling her to thank her parents and convey his adoration for the treats. Marinette blissfully accepted the thanks on behalf of her parents as she made a mental note to thank them herself for the chance the macaroons had given her to talk to Adrien!

Now in a much better mood, Marinette settled into her seat and selected a caramel flavoured one for herself and began happily munching on it.

Adrien stared.

Wow, have I noticed her lips before? They're so... so... lovely, Adrien watched, mesmerised as Marinette took a bite out of her macaroon and sighed with pleasure. He blushed as his gaze traced the contented curve of her lips and drank in the pale pink that dusted her cheeks. I've never seen her like that before...She's usually so flustered and red but now she looks like a fairy or something... All radiant...This feels wrong though, I probably shouldn't be staring.

He tried to pull his eyes away and actually listen to what Chloe was saying when he noticed the crumbs at the edges of her mouth and his fingers twitched with an inexplicable urge to wipe them off with his thumb. His breath caught for a moment, imagining the feel of her soft lips as his thumb grazed over them.

HANG ON A SECOND, what is up with you? You love Ladybug, are you insane? Adrien wrenched his eyes away guiltily and stared at Nino instead who was staring at Alya in turn. Adrien chuckled and took a deep breath, Okay, no, Marinette is just a friend. I just noticed that she's pretty, nothing wrong with that. Besides, Ladybug is still the only one for me, that's for sure.

He turned back to Chloe who had seemingly given up since he had stopped responding to her and had begun using her phone. He wondered if he could sit next to Nino now that Chloe wasn't even interested in him but decided that it was probably too rude. Maybe on the way back, I'll use Nino as a human shield and ensconce myself in a fortress of isolation! Okay, maybe sitting next to Chloe wasn't very good for his mental health, Adrien shook his head and sighed.

And then caught sight of Marinette's glowing cheeks as she waved her slim hands in the air obviously excited about something as she spoke in dulcet tones with Alya. The pair exploded into giggles and Adrien found himself staring once more at Marinette's button nose and shining blue eyes.

This was going to be a very long bus ride.

She needed to pee. She'd been watching the bus lavatory door and the moment it swung open Marinette sprung up. As Rose trotted back to her seat, Marinette started toward the bus toilet at the back and stumbled when the bus made an abrupt turn.

She had already been shaky while trying to walk in a moving vehicle and as she was flung to one side, she tried to grab on to a seat for stability and missed... Falling straight into Adrien's lap.

For a second, they both stared at each other in surprise. Marinette blinked, unable to process that she was sitting in her crush's lap. Adrien blinked, unable to process that the extremely warm, soft creature in his lap was Marinette. Alya took a photo.

"OhmygoshI'msosorry, I-toilet-the bus- I couldn't-um-I'm ah" Marinette was as red as a tomato and torn between dying from shame and dying from the sheer ecstasy of being so close to Adrien as she floundered for words.

The golden haired teen was pink as well, "It's okay, it's was an accident. Are you okay?" He scanned her for bruises but she looked fine, if not extremely flustered. It was kind of cute.

Most of the class had fallen asleep, including Chloe, thank goodness, so only a couple of people other than Alya witnessed this and they smiled into their laps, filing it away to tell their friends later.

The bus driver took that moment to brake suddenly at a red light and Adrien automatically held onto Marinette, afraid she would go flying again. Marinette had just as instinctively clutched at his shoulders, emitting a squeak as she felt warm hands on her waist.

Something hitched in Adrien's chest as he stared at Marinette, her wide blue eyes locked on his and her gentle hands clinging to his shoulders. There was something achingly familiar about this, about her. Her warm weight, her grip and that look they shared, he knew this. But from where?

Marinette wanted to hit the pause button and stay in Adrien's lap forever. Her breathing sped up as her heart pounded wildly, My God, I'm in Adrien's lap, he's gorgeous and I'm touching him. I'M TOUCHING ADRIEN OH LORD, this is amazing. He feels muscled wow, the fencing really does my god, Marinette, pull yourself together, you need to get off his lap, what are you even doing right now, you can't stay in his lap! What if he hates you?

She made stammering apologies as she scrambled out of his lap and nearly tripped trying to stand back up when she felt a warm hand steadying her as she found her bearings and finally stood properly.

Looking down, she saw a hand wrapped around her arm, supporting her as the bus began to move again. A hand that was attached to the most handsome boy in the world who was currently looking at her very intently, she tried not to swoon. The boy in question was slightly sorry for her to go (and guilty for feeling sorry), but mainly relieved. Any longer in his lap and things might have started to get a little awkward.

By the time she made it back from the loo to her seat, her cheeks had cooled and her heartbeat was back to normal rates. But one look sneaked back at Adrien made her face burn and her pulse race all over again.

Trying to calm an extremely excited Alya, she chanced another look at Adrien and froze as she realised he had been staring at her. Their gazes met again and both of them flushed simultaneously, Marinette spun back to face forward, her heart doing flips in her chest as she squeezed her eyes shut, trying to memorise that look on Adrien's face. Something that she couldn't quite place and yet, was somewhat familiar... Something like amused tenderness.

She took a deep breath as she settled back into her seat.

This was going to be a very long bus ride.

So much fluff but god, how cute are these two?

I have half a mind to write another chapter about the bus ride back or even about the class trip. Or I could just leave it like this.

Let me know what you'd like and I'll do my best to do it! And I'd love to hear what you thought about this. Tell me what you liked, what you didn't like, feedback is great!

And thank you so much for reading. Y'all are the best.

-Redrose