𝐉𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏, jasonette

xiii. 𝐜𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐬

"I dare you to..."

Marinette eyed her best friend with a healthy amount of cautiousness. Alya could be extremely...daring when it came to giving dares.

The two of them were playing a game of Truth or Dare in a coffee shop – she knows, not the ideal place but they were bored.

"I dare you to go to that man there," Alya pointed at an, admittedly, handsome man, "And ask him out on a date-"

Marinette waited for the other shoe to drop – there was literally no way Alya was going to let her get off so easy. Because, like, even if she wasn't dared, Marinette would definitely ask him out.

"-using puns." Alya finished her dare with a smug smirk.

Marinette groaned loudly and pointed an accusing finger at her. "I can't believe you're-"

She paused when she saw her dark-haired (with a shock of white) turn around – curious to see who made that noise.

"-actually going to make me do that." Marinette continued in a significantly softer voice.

Alya grinned at her – wickedly, she might add. "That's the point, Mari." She sing-songed.

Her best friend made her hands into a shooing motion. "Now go. You gotta ask someone out, girl!"

Marinette huffed and dragged herself behind the man as he waited for the person in front of him.

Pausing, she made a mental list of all the coffee-themed puns she could use and took a deep breath.

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Jason turned around when he felt a light finger tap him on the shoulder.

He wasn't exactly surprised to see the girl who groaned before behind him, grinning.

She said, "I seem to like you a latte."

Jason's eyebrows shot up. He was expecting some kind of flirting, but definitely not this kind. Nevertheless, he played along, "Really? And who would you be?"

The female giggled. "Marinette,"

"Well, now, Marinette," Jason bowed gallantly, "My name is Jason. And may I add you are brew-tiful?" He even added a wink on for a good measure.

Marinette's eyes brightened as he set the unspoken challenge. "It seems like we're the blend then, aren't we?"

His response was interrupted when the bored barista at the counter said, "If you two are done flirting, could you please order? There are others behind you, you know."

Jason turned around, giving a half-hearted apology and placed his order. He turned to ask Marinette what she wanted. "Do you want to order anything?"

Marinette nodded and gave him her order.

Once they got their steaming cups of coffee, she grinned. "Thanks a latte, Jason."

Jason resisted the urge to one-up her and instead asked, "Would you like to go on a date with me? A real one, this time, not as a dare."

Marinette grinned at him sheepishly. "When did you figure that out?"

"Wasn't that difficult, seeing as your friend isn't quite that quiet." Jason stifled a laugh when her cheeks pinked a little.

"Actually, I would like that very much." Marinette dug around for something in her purse. She scribbled something on the paper she pulled out and handed it to him. "Here's my number. Call me up, yeah?"

Jason nodded and she grinned brightly at him. "Guess I'll be seeing you around, hot stuff."

He couldn't stop the grin that spread across his face when he heard that.

She couldn't resist the last pun, could she?