Miraculous: Peafowl's Sound

Chapter 11

Chapter 11: I'm not interested

Y/N's POV

"What?" I asked, we were both still whispering. Afraid of waking up the others. He leaned in for a kiss and I couldn't do anything about it. I just closed my eyes and waited for a peck on the lips but I felt a kiss on my forehead instead. Then, his strong arms hugged me while kissing my cheek.

"Am I confusing? Am I not giving you the right signals or is it just too early to feel this?" He asked, still in a hug. My heart thumped faster as it fluttered and did backflips and summersaults. I snaked my arms and hugged him back but softly.

I buried my face to his chest and said, "No, not really. You're such a flirt." and he chuckled.

"So are you, you know? Calling me sexy nicknames." he said and I giggled.

"What do you mean sexy, you're such a weirdo." I retorted, giggling softly. He pet the back of my head before answering.

"Isn't 'blondie' so sexy?" he joked and I almost burst out laughing.

"Blondie, stop." I said trying to stop myself from chortling.

"Why don't you come up with more? I call you Love Bug, Sweet Cheeks, Sweetheart, Honey, Sunshine and you just call me blondie." he pouted and I giggled. His cuteness made me want to pinch his cheeks.

"Can I call you Noir then?" I said and he stopped. He looked confused and somewhat nervous.

"What? Like Chat Noir?" He asked and I nodded, giggling. "May I ask why?" he said.

"You sound alike, look alike, joke the same. I even thought once you were Chat Noir but then, it's impossible. You look like you're a scaredy-cat." I teased and he pouted again. I giggled at him and gave him a peck on his pouted lips.

"He's the scaredy-cat, duh. I'm strong and brave." he answered, tightening the hug.

I buried my head against his shoulder and sighed a sigh of contentment. The first time I did that.

"Why were you so grumpy today?" he asked, changing the topic. I look up at him and saw him looking down, back at me.

"Maybe I woke up at the wrong side of the bed. I'm not usually like how I was with Chloe earlier." I explained and he nodded.

"I know, Ms. Grumpy." he answered. "See, I have a new nickname for you again. Call me more nicknames!" he whisper-yelled.

"So demanding, stud." I teased and his face lit up.

"You called me something other than blondie." he said, excitement in his voice. I giggled but suddenly stopped myself as I realize. This is wrong, isn't it? Marinette would get hurt if we continue this. I broke away from the hug and stared at him.

"What?" he said. I kissed him on the lips. A long kiss but not enough for it to turn into a make-out. As I pulled away, I fixed my gaze on him. "What is it?" he said, curiosity in his voice.

"I'm sorry, blondie. I value friendship more than this." I started. "Mari— a friend likes you... and I don't want to hurt them. We can't continue whatever this is. I'm so sorry, Adrien." I finished. I felt him kiss my forehead and pulling me into another hug.

"Love bug, I didn't say it yet. Calm down." he answered. I pushed him away again but this time I distanced myself from him.

This is for Marinette and for our friendship. Marinette is so much more important to me than my feelings for Adrien. I know if I continue this I'll hurt her and I don't want to hurt Marinette. "Even if you did, I'm not interested in you like that." I blankly said.

"What?" he asked, his eyebrows furrowed as he stared at me. He tried to hug me again but I stopped him.

"I'm sorry, Adrien. I don't like you like that. I just flirt with you alot but it doesn't mean anything." I lied. Adrien smirked, a smirk filled with annoyance. He chuckled lowly.

"You know, Y/N. I don't believe you. Why would you let me kiss you and hug you like this. Why would you make me feel so special? I don't believe you. No matter what you say." Adrien declared. His voice was angry and his forehead wrinkled as his eyebrows furrowed more.

"Okay. Whatever you say, blondie. Goodnight." I finished, standing up and leaving the house.

"Duusu, let's go home. We have family day tomorrow." I said as I got out of the house, Duusu came out of my jacket, a sad expression on her face.

"Duusu, spread my feathers!" I said. As I transformed I heard Adrien's footsteps making me hide.

"Y/N? Y/N?! Fine, okay! You win. I'll stop! I believe you... but can we atleast continue to be friends?!" he yelled, not knowing where I really was. "How could she have left so quickly?" he mumbled to himself, sighing before going back into the house.

After I finished transforming into Paonne, I quickly went home. Crying as I jumped from building to building. I kept repeating the phrase 'I'm sorry Adrien.' over and over again in my head. As I grew nearer to our house, I quickly landed on my balcony and detransformed before going in my room and closing the balcony sliding door. I turned the lights on before lying down my bed, I checked my phone to see the time. 3:48 am.

I wiped my tears and tried to calm down, "I'm literally 16 and this is what I call feelings." I said to myself. "Dumb! Dumb! Those aren't feelings yet, you don't love him yet!" I almost yelled. I saw Duusu's eyes water up.

"What's wrong, Duusu?" I asked her. She wiped a tear that escaped from her eyes and hugged my cheek.

"I'm an emotion kwami, Y/N. I can feel my owners emotions and because of me feeling your sorrow, I also feel sad." she said.  "I can feel your emotions and feelings which means I can feel your strong love for Adrien and Marinette. You're such a good friend, Y/N but there are situations where you need to choose yourself." she added. I nodded at her.

"Yes, Duusu. But I chose Marinette's happiness tonight." I declared. "Now let's go to sleep, we have family day tomorrow." I finished. I kissed Duusu's forehead before lying down, yawning and closing my eyes to sleep.

"Goodnight, Y/N." Duusu said, hugging my cheek.

"Goodnight, Duusu."

I feel like it's angsty, dramatic and a little bit cringey. I'm back! There will be a couple of late uploads though. Our wifi isn't really at its best since I live on a mountain. (literally, im not joking.) Bare with me! Love y'all!