Our Love Story || MariBlanc || AU

Chapter 4

Marinette POV:

The shrill ring of my alarm clock reverberated through my room, waking me up from my deep slumber. I sat up and rubbed my eyes sleepily, slowly adjusting to the warm rays of sunlight shining through my trapdoor right above me.

Glancing at the clock, I saw that it was ten minutes to eight o' clock!

School starts at eight! Crap!

I quickly scurried to the bathroom and changed out of my pajamas, and wore my usual outfit.

I quickly grabbed my monogram round sling bag and gestured Tikki to hide inside. Then, I swiftly grabbed my backpack and headed to school. When I got to school, I ran towards Alya.

"Hey Alya!" I say out of breath.

"Girl, are you okay?" She asks, concerned.

"I'm fine! I just ran to school! Didn't wanna be late!" I say while panting.

Just then, the bell rang.

Alya and I looked at each other and made our way to the classroom. When we got seated, I recalled about a project I had to complete with Adrien.

The one and only, Adrien Agreste!

As if on cue, Adrien walked in with Nino.

I stole a glance at Adrien before opening up my textbook to get ready for class. After what seemed like endless hours of studying, school was finally over! I walked over to Adrien's desk to remind him about the project.

"Hi Adrien! Are you still meeting up at my bakery to complete the project?" I asked.

"Yes, I am." He replied.

"Okay then! Let's go now!" I chirped.

"Wait, you mean right no-?"

Before he could finish, I grabbed his hand and dragged him out of the classroom. Soon, we were out of school walking towards my bakery.

"Did you bring the pictures of Chat Blanc for the project?" I asked, trying to break the silence.

"Yes, I did." He replies.

"Great!"

"Why are we even doing our project about the evil cat guy? Everyone will be doing it about Ladybug."

"Well, I know that you don't really like Ladybug. And, Chat Blanc isn't that bad! Sure, he has destroyed Paris a few times but, the more I look at him, I can sense that something is wrong..."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Well, when I see him, his eyes! I can tell that he isn't really evil or angry. He just seems sad, tired and...lonely..."

Adrien's eyes softened.

Third-Person POV:

The rest of the walk was quiet. Once the teens had reached the bakery, Marinette led Adrien to a table that was scattered with stationaries. The two sat down and got themselves comfortable. Then, Adrien reached into his backpack and pulled out an envelope, and handed it to Marinette.

"Here's the photos," Adrien says.

Marinette opens the envelope and removes the photographs, and sets it on the table. She stares at it wide-eyed.

"Wow, Adrien! The quality of the photos is amazing! Thank you!" Marinette cried out.

"No problem." He says.

"Oh! Give me a minute! I'll get some snacks!" Marinette beamed.

"You don't really have to -"

Marinette shushes him and goes to the kitchen and grabs a few pastries.

After a few seconds, she comes back with a tray filled with croissants, macaroons, and danishes. She sets the tray on the table and starts to work on the project.

"These look wonderful, Marinette." Adrien says.

"You're welcome! Help yourself!" Marinette exclaimed.

"O-Oh, thank you."

Marinette gives a nod and continues working on the project with Adrien.

"Chat Blanc is more interesting and cool than Ladybug." Marinette says with her tongue sticking out while pasting the photos on a paper.

"You think he's cool?" Adrien asks in disbelief.

"D-Did I say that out loud?" Marinette asks.

Adrien gives a nod and continues to stare at her.

"W-Well, I-I mean! I'm sure that there's good in everyone! I guess he could be a cool hero! HAHA!" Marinette says while chuckling nervously.

"I don't think he can change to be a good hero," Adrien says.

"I believe he can." Marinette says, smiling widely, still focused on the project.

Adrien smiles and continues to stare at her sympathetically.

641 WORDS! Thank you for reading! Hope you are enjoying the story so far!

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