Just Friends

11. Another Way

A/N: I'm thankful for all your comments, they mean a lot! I also love the constructive criticism, It makes my writing better!

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I awoke with the room still lit. The bathroom door was still closed, and I knew Tikki had hid in there the whole time. It was still dark outside, and I caught myself drifting from Adrien's tight grip.

My legs and core were achy and sore, but I knew that was normal for doing it for the first time. It was still astounding at how much pain it caused.

Now that I had fully understood what had happened last night, I knew many problems would arrive. The first question was obvious.

What were we?

Were we friends? Friends with benefits? Lovers? I shook my head, knowing that we were probably nothing, and that this whole situation was probably a mistake. I was clearly caught up in the moment, thinking that doing such... activities with Adrien was right at the time.

I looked down to my naked body, glancing at the arm that had encased me to Adrien. His breathing was shallow, indicating that he was still in a deep sleep. I gently lifted his hand, trying to pry it away from my skin.

I knew I had to get out of here before he had woken up, because I was not ready to deal with the consequences. I was not ready to have a harsh reality spit back into my face once again.

Once I was able to pry myself from his right grip, I replaced the empty space with a pillow, praying that Adrien wouldn't notice. When his hands tightened around the fluffy white fabric, I knew it was time for my escape.

I quickly traveled around the room in search of my wet clothes, and once I found them I plopped the cold clothes on one by one. I then walked towards the bathroom to get Tikki, but when I opened the door and looked in the mirror I internally gasped.

My face had gotten slightly better, but it was still obvious that there was a bruise. It wasn't my face that I was worried about though, but rather the dark red dots the size of quarters that were littered around my neck.

Adrien had got me good, and I knew that these hickeys would be very noticeable, even with a huge hoodie on. I quickly grabbed my purse and hoped that Tikki was inside and then I walked out of the bathroom and towards the door of the hotel room.

I knew I was going to regret my decision of leaving Adrien in this room, but I knew it was for the best, and wouldn't cause any other problems with our friendship. When I slowly opened the door to the hallway I made sure to eliminate any sounds. It was good that I was able to be sneaky, a quality I had obtained from working as Ladybug.

I looked around the hotel room one final time, giving a subtle glance to Adrien's clothes that were still scattered around the room. I then blew a kiss to the blonde sleeping boy, knowing that the action would go unnoticed, and then closed the door.

The hallway air was cold and refreshing, allowing me to forget what had just happened in the hotel room. I decided to take the stairs to avoid any noise the elevator could make, and when I got to the first floor I immediately went to the desk.

I signed a receipt, payed for the room, and then headed out of the hotel. The morning sky was dark, telling me I had enough time to make it to my house while going unnoticed.

Within two hour walk down the streets of Paris, I had finally made it into my home. But when I opened the door to get in, the next thing I saw was unexpected.

My parents were there, staring at me like I was an intruder of the night. I felt my heart rate speed up as I thought of all the possible outcomes of what might happen.