About an hour before the fundraiser was supposed to end, Nathaniel walked in with the other guys in his class except for Max who was spending the day with his mom since she would be leaving the next day for her astronaut training. The only one in the group that wasn't his classmate was Luka who had tagged along with Adrien.

Nathaniel looked around, admiring the decorations of the small cafe. He quickly noticed Alix sitting at a table while eating her food. He waved at her and she waved back with a smirk on her face and a mischievous gleam in her eyes. He narrowed his eyes slightly. He's been friends with the short girl long enough to know that every time she has that expression, something is going on.

The redheaded artist glanced around the shop but didn't notice anything out of the ordinary until his eyes landed on one of the maids and he felt a strong urge to drop his jaw. Marc was stood by a table and was writing down the person's order and one word went through Nathaniel's mind: legs. Without realizing it, Nathaniel's face turned redder than his hair and the guys around him noticed his reaction.

"Hey Nathaniel, are you alright?"

Adrien worriedly questioned the blushing boy.

"Leg."

Nathaniel whispered that one word as his only response.

The guys looked around and noticed all of the maids except for Marc who was now back in the kitchen picking up an order. They all assumed that it was the girls that had caught Nathaniel's attention. Kim smirked.

"The girls do look rather nice in those outfits, don't they?"

Kim remarked, his eyes only on Ondine who noticed her boyfriend and smiled at him. He smiled back and waved at her.

After a short moment of waiting, the boys were brought to a large table with several seats. Nathaniel sat down and his mind was rapidly flipping from thought to thought. He was straight, wasn't he? He's always liked girls, but he's always thought that Marc was cute with his bright, expressive eyes and button nose. Nathaniel breathed in deeply as he resisted the urge to bury his face into his hands. Maybe he did like guys. He knew that it wasn't a bad thing to not be straight.

Rose and Juleka have been together for a few months and everyone was accepting of them. But they're girls and Nathaniel has noticed that people tend to not be as kind to two guys together. Before he got sucked into those thoughts, their table was approached and he prayed that it wasn't Marc taking their order.

The artist glanced up and felt his heart leap into his throat. Now that the writer was standing right in front of him, Nathaniel could see the design of Marc's outfit even better and he had a closer view of Marc's legs. Nathaniel bit his tongue and gripped the edge of his chair.

Marc looked up from his notepad and felt heat flood his cheeks as he saw Nathaniel sitting at the table he was serving. The dark-haired boy swallowed hard and shakily asked them what they would like to order. One by one, Marc got the orders from each boy until it was finally Nathaniel's turn.

Nathaniel was still biting his tongue, entirely distracted by the way that the dress moved around Marc's legs when the green-eyed boy moved, occasionally rising up the tiniest bit to reveal more skin.

"And what would you like, Nathaniel?"

Marc shyly asked.

Without thinking, Nathaniel blurted the first thing that came to mind.

"Legs!"

Everyone at the table went silent and looked at Nathaniel like he had lost his mind. All except Luka who glanced between Marc and Nathaniel with a knowing look and a playful smirk resting on his face as he quickly understood what was going on. Nathaniel breathed in and out quickly before clearing his throat.

"Chicken legs, I meant to say."

Nathaniel rubbed the back of his neck nervously while willing his blush to go away.

"O-okay."

Marc murmured with a confused look while writing the order down and he headed back to the kitchen.

Nathaniel kept his gaze on the table, not daring to meet anyone's eyes. He felt a hand land on his shoulder and give a small squeeze. He looked up to see Luka smiling reassuringly at him and relaxed a little. It was as if the blue-haired boy's calmness was infectious and after a few minutes, Nathaniel was feeling much better and none of the guys seemed to be thinking about his outburst.

Soon, Marc came back while carrying a tray and held it one-handed while putting drinks and plates of food down in front of everyone. Nathaniel smiled at Marc when the dark-haired placed his plate down and Marc shyly smiled back. After all the plates had been set down, the guys said their thanks and began eating.

Marc walked away and Nathaniel couldn't help one last glance at Marc's legs which were surely going to be the death of him. He shook his head a little and began eating his food, hoping that it would be enough to keep his mind clear of anything having to do with his comic partner.

Once the food was all eaten and everyone felt satisfied, everyone pitched in on the cost of the meal and donated to the fundraiser. The guys all stood up and started talking to their classmates who were cleaning up the cafe before it closed. Luka gave his sister a hug before beginning to talk to a blushing Marinette.

Ivan kissed Mylene on the cheek and the short girl did the same to him. Kim was standing close to Ondine and talking loudly to her while she was chuckling, probably at a joke he was telling. Adrien was helping Kagami clean tables and talking to her with a smile on his face. Alya was showing Nino something on her phone while Nino looked interestedly at whatever she was showing him.

Nathaniel watched all of the couples before noticing Marc standing alone while putting trays away. Suddenly Alix bumped into Nathaniel's shoulder.

"Now's your chance."

The punky girl said bluntly with a smile.

"Chance for what?"

Nathaniel wasn't sure what she was getting at.

Alix fought the urge to roll her eyes and nodded her head in Marc's direction.

"To make a move."

The short girl spoke exasperatedly at how oblivious Nathaniel could be sometimes.

Nathaniel glanced at Marc and blushed slightly.

"I don't know if I should."

The redheaded artist said with uncertainty.

Alix huffed a little before smirking.

"Just know that I'm doing this for your own good."

Before Nathaniel could ask what she meant by that, Alix, with a surprising amount of strength, grabbed Nathaniel by the wrist and practically dragged him over to Marc.

"Hey, Marc!"

Alix greeted the writer loudly and Marc jumped, not expecting it, but he quickly relaxed and smiled at her.

"Hey, Alix."

Then Marc noticed Nathaniel and he smiled shyly with a hint of fondness in his eyes.

"Hi, Nathaniel."

Nathaniel stammered out a greeting back and Alix fought the urge to roll her eyes. If she had to watch these two pine over each other anymore without making a move, she was going to lose it. She then remembered that she had brought her rollerblades with her and smirked as an idea came to her.

While Marc and Nathaniel were lost in their conversation about the next issue of their comic, Alix quietly walked away without them noticing and saw Kim with Ondine. Alix smirked and approached Kim.

"Hey, Kim. You up for a race?"

The taller boy instantly got a competitive look on his face.

"That's like asking if I like to swim. Name the time and place."

Kim replied with a grin.

"How about right here and right now?"

Alix asked mischievously.

Kim looked surprised for a second before chuckling.

"You're on."

Ondine shook her head but smiled at her boyfriend's behavior.

Quickly Alix put her rollerblades on and she and Kim got into position. Ondine stood nearby and once the two were ready, Ondine said for them to go. Kim and Alix took off and began doing laps through the small cafe. Marc and Nathaniel, too caught up in their conversation, failed to notice what was going on and Alix smirked gleefully. Perfect!

When she was approaching where Nathaniel and Marc were standing, she acted like she was losing control of her skates.

"Look out!"

Alix shouted loudly as she slowed her movements down significantly so she bumped into Marc with not enough force to hurt him but enough to make him begin to fall over. In align with her plan, Nathaniel instantly reached out and caught Marc before he fell, leaving the dark-haired boy held tightly in Nathaniel's arms.

Alix mentally cheered as the two gazed into other's eyes with matching blushes. Alix noticed that Nathaniel was glancing down to Marc's lips and one thought shot through her mind: Just kiss him! However, Marc and Nathaniel quickly broke apart and began muttering apologies to each other.

Alix held back a curse before letting out a sigh. Well, she tried. She skated over to Rose and Juleka and decided to help them out with cleaning, not noticing Marc and Nathaniel slip into the unoccupied kitchen. While cleaning, Alix glanced around and didn't see Nathaniel or Marc anywhere but didn't think anything of it, guessing that they were cleaning somewhere else.

After about half an hour, all of the work was done and everyone left the cafe and started branching off. Alix tagged along with Marc and Nathaniel who were walking closer than usual and appeared flustered. Alix was a little bored and randomly glanced to the side at Nathaniel and the short girl couldn't help but notice the light sheen on his bottom lip.

"Nathan, are you wearing lip gloss?"

Alix questioned with a confused look because she has never seen Nathaniel use makeup on his lips.

Nathaniel's face instantly turned the same color as his hair and he didn't answer her question. Alix watched his reaction and noticed that Marc was acting the same way. After a few seconds, Alix pieced it together and began laughing loudly. Marc and Nathaniel both blushed more and didn't look her in the eyes.

"So, that's why you two were gone for a few minutes. I'm so glad that my efforts weren't in vain!"

Nathaniel quickly glanced at her when she said the last part.

"Do you mean that you bumping into Marc was on purpose?!"

Nathaniel stared at her incredulously.

Alix shrugged.

"Yeah, but I'm glad that I did it. Watching you two dance around each other was getting old."

Nathaniel looked disapproving but smiled at the short girl.

"I wish you hadn't resorted to bumping into Marc, but thanks."

Alix grinned at him.

"You're welcome."

After a few minutes, they passed the Lourve and Alix said goodbye to Marc and Nathaniel before heading home. After Alix left, the creative pair walked quietly, hand in hand, through the streets of Paris as the sun began to set. The sky shone with purple, pink, and yellow and Nathaniel gazed up in awe at the mix of colors.

Marc smiled as he watched Nathaniel's face and saw the sky reflected in the artist's eyes. Thinking over the day's events made the writer realize that he never would have imagined that this would be the day that he told Nathaniel how he felt, but honestly, he wouldn't have it any other way.