From Ashes to a New Beginning: A Miraculous Fanfiction

Chapter 29: Reunion

"Rose? Juleka? Is that you?" Marinette smiled, walking over to both of them.

Adrien turned around as he felt Marinette's hand let go. He saw Marinette rush over to what seemed like Rose and Juleka and proceeded to follow her.

"Wow Marinette, What are you doing here?" Rose smiled, hugging her.

"Oh uh..." Marinette stuttered, wondering if she was supposed to tell them that she and Adrien were dating or not.

They were supposed to keep it under wraps right? It was a little soon to be dating Adrien... wasn't it? Though how was she supposed to explain her holding his hand... if they saw it. Ugh... what a mess.

"We're on a date," Adrien spoke up, smiling, replacing his hand with hers.

Marinette's eyes shot open in surprise as her eyes darted to him.

"Oh my! That's amazing Marinette! I'm happy for both of you. How long have you two been dating?" Rose asked, her eyes sparkling.

Marinette and Adrien went quiet, looking at one another. Marinette squeezed his hand, letting him know to get them out of the mess he dug them into.

"Well... uh... ever since she and her previous boyfriend broke up... I comforted her and we kinda... clicked." He said nervously.

"That's so sweet!" Rose squealed.

"I heard you and Juleka are together." Marinette chimed in, taking the attention off of her and Adrien.

"Yeah, we moved in with her brother until after we graduate college." Rose smiled.

"Would you like to come over?" Juleka asked.

"Yeah, you two should definitely come over!" Rose said excitedly.

Adrien was about to reject the idea but saw Marinette smiling, excited to be spending time with her friends that she hadn't seen since high school. Even though he didn't want her to see her ex... Luka. He needed to trust Marinette... She loved him. She wouldn't leave him for Luka, right?

"Want to go, Adrien?" Marinette smiled.

"Uh.. sure." He gave a half-hearted smile in return.

"I can only stay for a little." He said, hinting at his plans for the night.

"Oh, that's right! Sorry, but we will have to leave halfway through the visit. Is that alright?" Marinette apologized.

"That's fine!" Rose smiled.

Marinette and Adrien went back into their car and followed Rose and Juleka back to their apartment, which Adrien already knew where it was.

"You don't have to leave because I'm leaving, you know." Adrien said, feeling a little guilty.

"It's alright Adrien. I want to see you off on your big night." She smiled, kissing his cheek, causing Adrien to blush as a light blush spread across her own cheeks.

"Though... telling people we're already dating... was against the rules. Remember Chat noir just broke up with me not too long ago." Marinette laughed.

"Yeah... sorry." Adrien laughed.

Not long after, they were at Rose, Juleka, and Luka's apartment and they all stepped out of the car. Rose and Juleka led them up the stairs, up to their apartment door. Rose was still her excited bubbly self she used to be in high school. While Juleka was still her quiet shy self, though from what they could tell, still sweet under the surface.

They opened the door and led them inside, letting Adrien and Marinette sit on the couch while Juleka and Rose went to get them drinks. Marinette turned to Adrien whose leg was shaking and Marinette could tell something was wrong.

"What's the matter? Why are you all nervous?" She asked.

"I'm not nervous? What makes you think I'm nervous?" He asked, obviously not hiding it well.

"You shake your leg when you're nervous." Marinette sighed. "Come on, what's wrong."

He was quiet. Should he tell her what was truly bothering him? Sure meeting Ladybug made him a little nervous but... where they were at making him more anxious than anything. What if he was there. What if she saw him?

"Is it because you're meeting ladybug tonight?" She asked, snapping him out of his thoughts.

"Ladybug? Huh? Uh... sure... yeah... I'm just nervous about meeting her tonight." He smiled nervously.

"You shouldn't be nervous." Marinette smiled, placing her hand on his hand.

Somehow, her placing her hand on his hand seemed to calm him down. He stopped shaking his leg from his anxious thoughts and took a slight breath in to clear his mind. He smiled at her and tried to relax. Just as he was about to finally relax, it seemed like someone stepped on his tail if he was Chat noir.

The door opened and they both turned their heads to find Luka.

"L-Luka?" Marinette's eyes widened.

"Marinette?"