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Chapter 5

Y/N POV

Lia: Heyyyy, usual café?

Me: Yeah sure, midday?

Lia: See u there ;)

Me: Yepp

I put my phone back in my pocket, it's 10 am. I shower and get ready for the day. Yesterday, I found out I had a new neighbour, and he had just moved from somewhere far away allegedly. So, in an attempt to make him feel welcome, I baked him cookies. He seemed really nice, and before I could stop myself I had asked him to hang out sometime.

And I just realised I don't even know his name. Oops. I will find out later. The café is relatively near, so I leave at about quarter to 12. Lia is my best friend, and has been since primary school. Her real name is Julia Chase, but everyone calls her Lia. Anyway, we meet with each other at least twice a week, usually at the same café.

Once I arrive, I see Lia is not there yet. I check my phone, and see she left me a message.

'I am so sorry!! I am running so late bc Lizzy knocked over my tv, and I need to get it fixed and I have to wait for the guy to come over and he should be over at any second now and I can leave until he comes over sorryyyy I should be there in a few minsss'

Lizzy is Lia's cat, and honestly, I'm little scared of her, but Lia loves her. Anyway, that's great. I'm going to have to wait here for at least 20 minutes by myself. I feel a buzz and check my phone.

Lia: Oh and while ur there can u order for me?? Can I have a quad long shot grande in a venti cup salted caramel mocha latte with 2 pumps of vanilla substitute 2, pumps of white chocolate mocha for mocha and substitute 2 pumps of hazelnut for toffee nut half whole milk and half breve with no whipped cream extra hot extra foam extra caramel drizzle extra salt add a scoop of vanilla bean powder with light ice well stirred?? oh and a brownie

Me: I'm sorry there is no way I will be able to say all that shorten it pls

Lia: Ugh fineeeee I will have a salted caramel mocha latte in a venti cup thx and a brownie

Me: still long but fine

Lia: THX Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I debate to myself whether I should rehearse that order or not. I decide to wing it, and I get in the queue, luckily it's not that long. When I am second in line, I notice the person who is working here, and my mouth drops open. Weirdest coincidence ever, but my neighbour that I gave cookies to yesterday is the barista. Maybe I can learn his name this time. Well, hopefully.

Finally the person in front of me is finished ordering, and now it's my turn.

"Hi!" he says smiling. "What a coincidence" he laughs a little. I know he is hiding something under his smiles and laughs; I know there is something bothering him.

"Hey! That's so weird!" I laugh.

"Yeah, so what do you want to order, Y/N?"

"Can I have a small coffee and scone, and a brownie and a... uhh.. sorry one sec" nice going, Y/N, I think to myself. Why can't Lia just order something normal!? I take out my phone and read out her text. "A salted caramel mocha latte in a venti cup".

"Yeah sure" he says.

"It's not all for me, I swear, my friend Lia is late and I'm ordering for her," I don't know why I said that, it just slipped from my mouth. I mentally facepalm.

The guy (I need to find out his name!) laughs, and then goes to get my order ready. Lia owes me big time, what's more embarrassing than needing to take out your phone to get the right order in front of the barista that is actually your new neighbour that you don't even know their name?!

I calm down a little, and he hands me my order on a tray.

"Thanks so much, uh..."

"Adrien, I'm Adrien. I'm so sorry I didn't tell you earlier"

"Oh yeah, that's totally fine. Thanks!" I realise that sounds like sarcasm, and it wasn't supposed to be. I walk back to my table and set everything down, when finally I see a familiar face, with dark brown eyes and brown hair walk towards me. Lia sits down across from me.

"Oh my gosh I am so sorry! Lizzy was pulling on one of the wires for my TV, and the whole thing fell down and pretty much smashed and the guy was late and-"

"Lia, it's fine" I laugh. "But you owe me big time. I literally had to take out my phone while ordering because your order was so long!"

"Well firstly, you said it was short enough. Secondly, that was the shortened version. Besides, it totally doesn't matter, because you will probably hardly see the barista"

"Well, for one thing, it's rude to take out your phone while talking to someone, and for another I will be seeing the barista again. He is my new neighbour, Adrien"

"Wait what!? Lucky! He is so cute!"

"Yeah, just announce it to the world, he is right there you know!"

"It doesn't matter if he hears me, he should know it anyway. Hey, I recognise him... OH MY GOSH"

"Lia, if you don't speak quieter I swear..."

"Y/N, THAT'S THE SUPERMODEL ADRIEN AGRESTE!"

"LIA QUIET DOWN! And... uhh... who?"

She rolls her eyes at me.

"What rock have you been living under? Have you not even noticed the other girls whispering and staring at him? He is the son of Gabriel Agreste! I'm literally wearing an Agreste jacket!"

"Oh" is all I can say.

"Look, I'll show you", she hands me her phone. The screen is on Safari, and she had searched the name 'Adrien Agreste'. Loads of pictures of him came up, and I... wow... I never really got a proper look at him. I look back at real life Adrien, and somehow I realise for the first time how handsome he is.

"Somebody's got a cruuush" Lia sing-songs.

"I do not! I hardly know him, and I look for a nice personality, not only looks"

"And does he have a nice personality?" she wiggles her eyebrows.

"Yes, but-"

"Y/N, that guy is a world famous supermodel living at your apartment. Don't you realise how cool that is?"

"Okay, it's cool", I admit.

"Exactly! Thank you!" Lia says.

After a few long hours of talking, we head back to our places. When I'm in bed, I don't know why but I think about Adrien. How did I not know he was famous? That's not why I want to be friends with him though. He genuinely seems really sweet, and something about him makes me want to hang out sometime. I really hope he wasn't hurt when I asked him his name.

Eventually, after all these thoughts, I fall asleep.