Destiny

A New Friend [Undercover]

Adrien
Hi :)

Marinette
Hi Adrien, how's your week been?

Adrien
It's gone well, how has yours been?

Marinette
Your umbrella has come in handy a few times, so thank you for that. The first week has been good. Just getting used to everything. I think I've gotten lost about 15 times trying to find the correct buildings..

Adrien
LOL XD How did you manage that? I hope someone came to the damsels aid?

Marinette
A damsel? Really? XD Well if you must know, a guy walking past took pity on me this afternoon, and led me in the right direction. I just hope he wasn't late to his own lecture.

Adrien
That's nice of him. What was he like?

Marinette
He was tall, blonde, obsessed with cats.

Adrien
He sounds purrfect!

Marinette
I thought you might like him. If you met I think you'd get on well.

Adrien
Tall and blonde? No chance! I don't mix with my own kind. I bet he's attractive too, damn him!

Marinette
More like he's majorly big headed.

Adrien
Fine! Next time I see you wandering around mumbling to yourself I'll leave you bee!

Marinette
:( You'd just leave me? A poor defenceless young girl, lost in a new area on her first time away from home.

Adrien
Defenceless? I thought you said you weren't a damsel in distress? Anyway, I've had to wear makeup for the past two days to hide my bruise from your right hook.

Marinette
:cringe: I'm so sorry about that.

Adrien
I'm not, I'm glad you can defend yourself, just next time give me some warning so I can book a day or two off work. My boss wasn't too happy with my split lip.

Marinette
I am so sorry!

Adrien
I'll heal. It's okay. At least I can say a pretty girl was 'hitting' on me.

Marinette
Oh my God! Are you for real?

Adrien
As real as they come. Anyway, did you know you can mix concealer with moisturiser? It helps it melt into the skin.

Marinette
How do you know this? What do you do anyway? I don't think you've mentioned your job before.

Adrien
Unfortunately, Mademoiselle, if I told you I'd have to kill you.

Marinette
Are you some sort of secret agent?

Adrien
Damn! You figured me out. You see, I'm an undercover agent. Student by day, but by night I fight the evil of Paris, keeping the streets safe for beauties like yourself. I'm wanted by interpol, but work alongside MI6.

Marinette
Aren't you just the flatterer? But seriously, what do you do?

Adrien
Can you promise you won't think differently about me? You seem to be one of the only people who haven't made a point of jumping on my contacts, which is amazing since you're enrolled at ESMOD.

Marinette
I wouldn't think differently about you at all. You'll still be the crazy geek I message randomly in the middle of the night about wild boars.

Adrien
Awww fun night Friday ... the day Paris ran out of alcohol. Best text conversation ever.

Marinette
Shut up!

Adrien
Now why would I do that? You're the one who wanted to be a pixie. You'd look cute too. Anyway back to the conversation, you've never asked me what my last name is.

Marinette
Don't change the subject. What do you do Adrien? Are you as mysterious as you seem or are you just boring?

Adrien
I'm not changing the subject XD It's important to my story. So, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, please ask me what my last name is?

Marinette
Adrien ... Please can you inform me of your last name? It is highly important and will probably change my life as I know it.

Adrien
Agreste

Marinette
Agreste?
Adrien Agreste?
Yeah right! And I'm Santa Claus.

Adrien
Great ... Can you add me to the nice list please? I've been helping this damsel in distress out quite a lot recently, and I think she's getting quite taken with me.

Marinette
That's not funny Adrien.

Adrien
Well, I am Adrien Agreste so that makes you Santa Claus.

Marinette
Hold up ... so you're telling me you're the son of Emilié and Gabriel Agreste ... as in the fashion powerhouse.

Adrien
Yep

Marinette
I don't know what to say.

Adrien
How about ... 'Adrien, that's amazing, but you're still my' ... what did you call me? 'Crazy geek'?

Marinette
OMG! I insulted Adrien Agreste

Adrien
Mari, I'm just like anyone else.

Marinette
Did you just nickname me?

Adrien
Well ... yeah ... do you not like it? I could call you something else? How about Princess?

Marinette
I - um - yeah ... okay?

Adrien
Cool.

1 hour later ...

Adrien
Marinette? Are you okay? You haven't responded to me in an hour.

Marinette
I've been googling you.

Adrien
And ... ?

Marinette
I can't believe I didn't spot it ... at all. How stupid am I? I study fashion, I should know the top model in the business! I am such an idiot.

Adrien
Don't beat yourself up ... you're one of the first people I've ever met that seems to genuinely like me. You looked past the face and that means a lot. You're the first friend I've ever made myself, Marinette.

Marinette
That makes everything worse.

Adrien
How? Do you not want to be friends?

Marinette
That's not what I meant. Okay, you're coming out with me and my friends on our next night out. They won't judge you, and they won't care that you're famous, rich and ridiculously attractive.

Adrien
Ridiculously attractive? Are you flirting with me now?

Marinette
Um - no - I'm just a fan.

Adrien
Sure ... coming from the girl who didn't even know who I was.

Marinette
Quit gloating! Anyway, as much as I love missing out on precious sleeping time to message you, I have work early in the morning, so I better say goodnight.

Adrien
Wait ... you've never told me where you work?

Marinette
It's nothing special ... just a coffee shop close to the university

Adrien
I like coffee :D

Marinette
I'm sure you do

Adrien
Perhaps ... I could come and try one of your coffee's sometime?

Marinette
If you can find me, I'll give you one 'on the house'.

Adrien
Is that a challenge?

Marinette
;) Goodnight Adrien.

Adrien
Sweet dreams about me, Princess.

Adrien shut down his phone and smiled. This girl was something else, and tomorrow he would track her down and find out more. Plugging his phone into charge, he rolled to his side and smiled, he couldn't wait to see her again.