No Longer Enemies

Marinette's POV

I walk back home in a daze. When I get there I go up to my room, not hearing my mom as she asks how it went. I fall back onto my bed and stare up at the ceiling. "Are you okay Marinette?" Tiki flies up out of my purse and hovers in front of me. "You've been in a daze since Chloé left." she continues. I blink a couple of times, trying to clear my mind and say softly, " Well that didn't go as planned." Tiki giggles and says, "Not at all, what happened?" I tilt my head to the side and say, "I don't know, I guess she just looked really cute and it caught me off guard." I look at Tiki as she hovers at my eye level. "Are you still going to stick to the plan? Let her off gently after your date?" Tiki asks. I think for a moment then say, "I should, but I don't know if I will be able to. What if I freeze up again and agree to something else?" Tiki watches me for a moment then says, "Maybe you should try following your heart." I stare off out my bedroom window. Follow my heart huh? I think. What will my heart want? Just then I hear a nock on my balcony trap door. I climb up on my bed and open it to reveal Chat Noir's head as if it had been pressed against the trap door window. He pulls back and I climb out through the gap to stand next to him on my balcony. "How's it going Princess?" Chat asks. I pause for a moment, then admit, "I just got asked out but I don't know if I should go through with it." Chat looks at me in surprise, then says, "who asked you out? Was it your mysterious crush?" I blush looking down at my feet, remember all the times I had leaned on Chat when things hadn't gone well with Adrian. "No, it's with someone else." I say. He watches me quietly, waiting for me to continue. I take a deep breath and say, "Promise you won't tell anyone?" He nods and says, "of course Princess. I promise on my Miraculous." I nod and say, "It was Chloé Bourgeois who asked me out. And I agreed to go."