Just Friends

28. Nice Game

Marinette's POV

I stared at the message for a while before I felt a hand pull my waist tighter towards a body. I looked up at Adrien, putting of a façade that I hoped he didn't notice. When his eyes glanced to my phone, I knew he thought something was wrong.

I smiled before putting down my phone and shaking my head, I'll deal with Lila later.

It wasn't long until our friends got back into a normal conversation, allowing me to drift into thought. There was no way Lila knew I was Ladybug unless she saw me detransform. I had forgotten that she was the one to start the first rumor in the first place, so seeing this happen caused me to falter. I was stupid once again.

"Marinette?" I heard Alya's voice call my name, making me snap out of my thoughts. "So what movie should we watch later, I know you have good ones to watch."

"Oh I don't mind what movie we watch." I smiled, taking a sip of the sprite that I had in front of me.

"I say we watch a scary movie." Kagami said, making me began to choke on my drink. Adrien rubbed my back while I grabbed a napkin to wipe anything left on my face.

"Oh right, I forgot Marinette doesn't like scary movies." Kagami said, looking me straight in the eyes. Everyone sat there and watched the interaction.

"N-no it's okay, we can watch the scary movie. What did you guys have in mind?" I hated scary movies, absolutely despised them. Every time after watching one I would have weird nightmares that would last for weeks, or feel Deja vu every time I experienced something weird.

I started to fumble with my drink nervously after thinking about watching a scary movie. Did my friends want to kill me or something?

***

Instead of Adrien and I going to my house for a while so we could get snacks and blankets to go over Alya's, we went to his place instead. I wasn't one to brag or anything, but the fact that Adrien, my boyfriend, had a huge penthouse and was able to easily afford it was remarkable. He liked to downplay it a lot, probably because he was used to his fortress of a home with his father.

He told me that he was able to easily afford his penthouse from the money he still gets from modeling, which is apprently a lot considering he was an 18 year old supermodel in Paris.

As usual, we took a Taxi to his penthouse, then went up the elevator. He opened the door for me, allowing me to get comfortable in the space again.

"You know I kind of like the fact that we're watching a scary movie, then you'll have no choice but to cling on me." Adrien said as he led me into his bedroom of the penthouse.

I sighed, running a hand through my hair before opening up the covers and taking out my phone, reviewing the message Lila had sent me.

"Oh come on, it was a joke, we don't have to go if you don't want to." He said, coming up behind me and placing a kiss on my forehead. I rolled my eyes, then pulled the blanket further up my head. "Oh so now we're ignoring me, aren't you. I bet I could do some things that would make tell my name..." he placed a kiss on my ear, before he paused. "Is that from Lila?" He asked.

I nodded, staring at the text. "How does Lila still think that your Ladybug?" He asked, grabbing the phone out of my hand and taking a better look at the text. "What the hell, does she have a death wish?"

"I'll figure it out." I said, curling myself into a ball on the bed, "It's nothing I can't solve."

"Don't forget Mari, we're a team. Your my girl, you need to tell me these things." He said softly.