Start Over

Chapter 19

"Thanks for letting Manon come with us," Marinette thanked Adrien as they enter the festival by the Norte Dame.

"Oh, you know how much I adore Manon," Adrien commented as they followed her lead to a puppet show.

"I know but I thought it is great to spend our first time at the festival together," Marinette commented as they saw a jester appear with flowers.

He was parading the festival announcing, "You must find your true love, find your soul's mate." He then handed a rose to Adrien who gladly took it, "As the festival, Le Jour D'Amour is upon us."

Adrien turns to hand it to Marinette," We don't need a day for the festival to say I love you. I'll tell it to you every day and it isn't so bad with Manon. "

"Ah, where is she?" Marinette panicked as she couldn't see her.

"Right here," Adrien chuckled as he moved aside to show she was beside him holding his hand.

"Look at the puppets Marinette! They look like yours!"Manon pointed.

"Yeah," Marinette smiled as she leans on Adrien's shoulder to watch the show. They spent the whole day together going around the different booths. They both arrive at a mural full of hearts.

"Wow, what this Marinette?" Adrien asked Marinette as this was the first time seeing the mural along with the rest of the festival.

Marinette immediately blushed as was nervous to explain, "oh it's a community art piece. Every year's couple writes their names together."

"You and Adrien should put your names!" Manon suggested as she sat on Adrien's shoulders.

"Yeah, we should!" Adrien smiled at the suggestion as he set Manon down.

"Are you sure? I wouldn't know what to write Adrien," Marinette stutter nervously as they went to get a heart paper.

"We can just do something like simple like our names," Adrien chuckled as was looking at the hearts as they seem to age from how old the mural is. He then spotted one to see his father and mother's names.

"Can I do one too Marinette?" Manon begged Marinette as she tugged her hand and pointed at the wall.

"Yes Manon," Marinette nodded as she handed the heart and pen to Manon and look at Adrien staring off. "Hey, are you okay?"

She looked at where he was staring to see the heart with his parent's names, "It's there..." Adrien mumbled.

"Wow," Marinette awed in amazement but hurt for how Adrien is feeling.

"Yeah," Adrien smiled, "That's the only thing that was right with my life. Seeing the love my parents had for each other. Both at the time coming from different worlds... that's it!"

"What's it?" Marinette asked.

"We can write our names in each other culture language, "Adrien suggested as he took the paper to write Marinette's name in French, "Now you write mine in Chinese."

"uh," Marinette stuttered nervously, "You know I'm not good! You're teaching me remember!"

"Come on Marinette," Adrien chuckled knowing that what she is saying is true.

"Fine," Marinette chuckles as she was easily able to write Adrien's first name then struggled on his last name, "Adrien hep! This part is hard."

During this moment, Manon finishes her heart to place on the wall. She was tapped by her shoulder by Lila.

"No worries I got you," Adrien chuckled as he got her hand to guide her hand, "So what are you going to do when it becomes your last name."

"Wait... what?" Marinette commented as she looks at him then searches for Manon, "Where Manon?"