A/N:
Hey hey! Here's the new chapter, it's like a tiny bit longer than the others if that makes anyone happy. Yooo, so I watched for the French Dub for Silencer for the new episode (not understanding anything in it) but holy crap. This girls feelings are splitting into spiderwebs for these ships man. All I want for Marinette is to be happy with whoever she ends up being with. I ship it all, no hate alright guys! Anyways, hope you y'all enjoy this chapter. Leave a follow or comment, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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The last thing Marinette would have thought of happening that day was to walk into the class behind Adrien holding his hand. He seems to enjoy the torture he's putting her through. Knowing Adrien, he probably found this humorous. He has been smirking the moment we went into the classroom. She gave up trying to untangle their hands in the short amount of time with a giant sigh. She anticipates the moment she walks in with him, that many would be surprised.
She was right of course; evidence shows as many mini-gasps sounds throughout the room. It did not take much to know she was blushing bright red, looking up shyly occasionally. Next thing she hears is a sudden ear-piercing shriek. Everyone winces at the sound from it being so high. Marinette knew before they walked in, that a particular someone would overreact.
Glancing over in Chloe's direction, she spots her with a furious expression spread across her face. She gulps nervously and she feels Adrien squeeze her hand reassuringly. "What?!" Chloe exclaims after the shriek.
Before Marinette could explain, Chloe continues her rant. "What is going on here?!"
She blushes again and she could feel it. Looking up at Adrien nervously, she could see a faint blush on his cheeks also. Adrien switches to a serious look but with a kind smile, "Well, Marinette and I," he tugs her up to his side with their joined hands and flashes her a quirky smile. "...are going out."
Another round of gasps goes around the room and she shuffles a bit closer to his side nervously. She did not exactly agree with this predicament. She wanted to wait a bit longer, so they could get to know each other better. Though, dating would be like getting to know each other, but a lot faster than Marinette anticipated at first.
She feels a heated stare smothering her and looks to the right. Alya was practically fuming in her seat. Flashing a nervous smile, she becomes scared of facing Alya. Knowing she was mad that she did not tell her about any of this development.
"No way! Utterly ridiculous! Adrikins you must be joking." Chloe testifies in disbelief and outrage.
Feeling a confidence boost, Marinette steps in front of Adrien. "Sorry, Chloe. It's true."
"I didn't ask you, I asked him!" Chloe exclaims and points at Adrien.
"Chloe, we're together now." he states again and let's go of Marinette's hand.
Miss. Bustier walks in before Chloe could retort again with another complaint. The teacher acts oblivious to the drama and smiles at her students in greeting. Marinette smiles shyly at Adrien before walking to her seat. He smiles back and takes his seat also next to Nino.
Sitting down, Alya immediately drags her to the side, "Girl say what now?!" she whisper-yells into her ear. "When did this happen!?"
Marinette blushes again and she has a feeling it was not going to be the last. "Um, yesterday? I think..." she drifts off a bit unsure.
"That explains all your weird behavior. Did you even have bad dreams?!" she asks in exasperation, not believing the situation Marinette has put herself in.
She winces but nods, "Yes, I really did have those. I'm sorry for not telling you about this sooner Alya. It just happened." she explains, feeling a bit guilty towards her friend while trying to convince herself this was real too.
Alya sighs in disbelief, "How did this even happen? We're you able to confess by yourself?"
She nods, "Yeah. Somehow. It was really jumbled though." she bashfully surmises while scratching her neck nervously for a minute.
"Wow. I'm really surprised. Proud even. Who knew Adrien had the same feelings for you?" Alya grins and crosses her arms against her chest.
Marinette looks down a bit in uncertainty, "Yeah..." she replies and afterward the teacher begins to start the lesson, ending their conversation.
She knows Adrien said that he was not disappointed about her being Ladybug. Yet, there's a little voice in her head that tells her, 'Marinette was never the one he liked.' The thought makes her squirm in seat slightly. He never liked her un-masked form like the way she does his. Sure, she never really thought twice about Chat's romantic acts to Ladybug. That's because she loves Adrien, there was no love for Chat Noir, not romantically anyway.
Though, if Adrien never gave her that umbrella that day, she was sure she would have fallen for Chat eventually. His personas were the complete opposite around her and vice versa. She really hopes this was not a mistake. She also hopes that Adrien does not just see her as only Ladybug. This could get complicated. All she must go on is hope and doubt.
It might be wise to talk to Adrien about these things before something they both regret happens. She lets out a tired sigh, and she looks around the classroom. Only to find Chloe's seething stare directed on her person. She gulps nervously and flashes her a quick awkward smile. Chloe practically sneers back, and Marinette decides it might be better to look elsewhere.
She switches her gaze to the Adrien for a split second. He was doodling on his notebook a tiny bit. Though, his demeanor was almost sparkling in happiness. She could feel it practically radiating off him. She giggles silently, this is probably one of the rare times she has ever seen him like this. Who knew them dating could make him like that? He has a giant smile on his face and was not paying attention to the lecture like herself.
He looks so adorable; she could not help but think with her own small smile. Deciding to pay attention to class, she takes a notebook and pencil out of her bag since she forgot to do so earlier. She hones in on the teacher's notes and somehow focuses on the task at hand. It feels good to write, takes her mind off any stressful thoughts.
Some time passes till the school bell rings in the near distance that it was the end of the day. Breaking her out of her concentrated zone, she rushes to put all the materials back in her bag. She hefts her backpack onto her back as she stands up. Stretching her arms out with a pop and a small yawn. Her bed was calling her for a nap far away. With a small sigh, she makes her way down the short number of steps.
Adrien was waiting for her apparently by his desk with the same smile stuck on his face. Didn't his cheeks hurt? She wonders to herself and smiles back him with a small chuckle.
"What's so funny?" he asks curiously and takes a place by her side as they walk out of the room.
She shakes her head amusedly, "Just you."
He quirks his eyebrow and smirks; resting his hands on the back of his head while walking leisurely, "Tell me something I don't know." he winks playfully.
She rolls her eyes at his Chat like behavior and pushes him slightly, "Very funny indeed." she taunts mockingly, her own smirk settling upon her lips.
When Marinette was not paying attention, he grabs her hand gently and she blushes at the action. Looking up at him in confusion and bewilderment, she finds a soft smile staring back at her. "This is really nice, you know?" he asks and gives her hand a squeeze.
A bit jolted about the question, she asks, "Being a couple or our knowledge about our identities?" She asks the last part in more of a whisper as there were still students filing around in the hallways.
He stops them for a moment with their hands, "Both. But here we are, acting like we usually do as Chat Noir and Ladybug. Though also like our un-masked forms. Don't you see, Marinette?" he mummers and asks truthfully quite softly to not be heard.
"See what?"
"That we're free. Not hiding behind whatever emotions, we had before each other. We are being ourselves with one another. That's something we never had in both forms. Just me and you, us." he rambles on with a growing blush, but Marinette could not help but be captured by his loving green-eyed gaze. Shimmering with such warmth, that it scares her almost. "We can be normal."
The feeling of butterflies increase ten-fold and she was sure her face was a cherry again. Why did she have doubts again? Whatever she was thinking about before seems to be gone. Every doubt crushed by the person before her. Her mouth drops ajar slightly in realization to the truth of his words. They have been acting more like each other in a sense when they are not around each other in both forms.
"...Marinette?" she hears him ask in front of her. How long has she been standing here? She watches him rub his neck nervously while looking at her shyly.
She smiles confidently and reaches out to hug him. Wrapping her arms around his torso and pulling him down slightly. She feels Adrien tense up in surprise and slowly relaxes in her hold. He wraps his arms around her waist and hugs her back. "I agree." she whispers into his ear and rests her head on his shoulder.
They slowly let go of each other with blushing red faces and matching idiotic grins. "You know I was having a lot of doubts the dating thing earlier." she admits randomly with a flinch.
"What why?" he asks in shock and wonder, his eyebrows quirk up in response.
"Well, I suppose because you never really liked Marinette, not the way I liked you anyways compared to Ladybug."
His eyes widen in shock and nods, "It's true. I did not like your un-masked form as much as Ladybug." he agrees. "But I think I did like you Marinette, way deep down. I did not want to admit it because I was too infatuated with Ladybug" he continues to explain.
"You're not just saying that?" she asks in semi-doubt with a small frown.
He shakes his head, "Nope. It's the truth. I guess you could say I've been double-blinded."
She giggles slightly at his remark and feels a bit better. "Well hopefully, we can continue to grow at this point." she suggests, her frown being replaced by another smile.
He smiles back with a nod, "But of course, anything for m'lady." he winks teasingly.
Before she could retort about him needing to stop with his Ladybug 'nicknames', someone shouts from down the hallway. "Adrien!" a girly angry shriek abrupt behind him.
They both freeze and know exactly who it is. Both groaning at each other, not wanting to deal with this again. Adrien turns around to welcome the voice, "Yes, Chloe?" he asks in a friendly manner.
"You can't be serious! You guys just can't be a couple!" she exclaims in denial marching her way up to them with Sabrina tagging along behind her.
Marinette crosses her arms defensively, "Chloe we already said we were though. I'm sorry, you're just going to have to accept it." she states in a claim and collective manner.
Adrien nods in agreement, "We like-" he gets cut off from Chloe, who decides to voice her opinion again.
"Don't you dare finish that sentence, Adrikins! I'll get Adrien back from you, Dupain-Cheng!" she claims pointing in anger at Marinette again and storms off with Sabrina.
She winces at the threat and sighs in frustration. She really did not want to deal with Chloe, but it looks like it was inevitable.
"Don't worry, Marinette. I'll take care of her and explain it, I don't care how many times till it gets through her head." he reassures with a frown, not really wanting to talk to Chloe in general when she has an attitude.
"You sure?" she asks hesitantly.
He nods and flashes her another smile, "I better get going. I got lessons to get to." he announces.
She pouts slightly, not really wanting to be away from him since they just got together. "Okay."
He smirks, "Are you sad?" he teases lightly, leaning down to her level.
"Me? Sad? Over what?" she asks obliviously with a non-convincing shrug.
He laughs and kisses her cheek lightly, feather-like almost. An automatic response was another blush making a home on her cheeks and she watches as he winks at her. "See you later tonight. Don't forget." he acknowledges while walking away from her with a wave and a giddy smile.
"...see ya." she calls out after him with her own wave, albeit a bit slower.
Marinette continues watching him until he was out of sight. In a daze of disbelief, she still stands there as students walk by giving her an odd look. She hears small giggling near her, and she looks around for the source. Looking down, she finds Tikki holding her flipper-like hand to her mouth with a grin. "You can breathe and move now." Tikki comments in amusement.
She shakes her head and gets out of her daze quickly. "Can you believe what just happened, Tikki? She whisper-shouts in astonishment.
"It seems your worries were for nothing." Tikki hints, still snickering.
"True-"
She gets interjected by someone calling her name this time and Tikki hides at the sudden presence. Looking ahead, she sees her friend walking toward her. "Marinette! Girl I've been waiting for you this whole time."
"What why?" she asks curiously.
Alya gives a dead-pan look, "Maybe because we were going to go to your house after school?"
"Oh. Yeah, I forgot," she admits bashfully, rubbing her head guiltily.
Alya shakes her head with an amused smile, "What am I going to do with you?" Alya asks rhetorically and in bewilderment.
"Love me?" Marinette suggests with a cute smile.
Alya stares at her for a hard-long minute but soon bursts into laughter. She could not keep in hers after her friend laughs loudly. They continue to do so as they walk towards the entrance and make their way back to her house.