A Burning Desire

18- Revealed

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"Adrein?" Marinette whisper-shouted as soon as he moved his hand from her mouth.

The classroom was so dark, she could barley make out Adriens's face, but immediately recognized his voice.

"What are you doing?"

Adrien pulled his face closer to hers.

"I could barley keep myself together in class" He whispered, placing his hand on her cheek. His touch made Marinette shiver.

"You're so beautiful."

His lips were so close to hers, She was sure he was about to kiss her, when suddenly, her Kwami let out a loud sneeze.

Shit.

"What was that?" Adrein asked, slightly pulling back.

Marinette looked around frantically, trying to come up with an excuse.

"I-Yeah, sorry that was me." She stuttered, letting out a fake sneeze. "I sneeze when I-I'm nervous." Marinette lied, looking down at her floor.

She knew she needed to get Tiki help, but in the situation she was in, that was almost impossible. Her back was to the wall and Adrein's tall figure was hovering over her. She hated to admit it but in this moment—

She really didn't want to leave.

Adrein chuckled "You're nervous?" His hand found it's way onto her chin again and tilted her head up from the floor. Her face became hot once again.

"W-What— I-I'm—"

But before she could finish her stuttering fit, Adrein pulled her in, and their lips connected.

In that moment, when she felt his familar lips on hers, her mind went blank. Marinette could only focus on him, and his hands on her body.

Him mouth moved down to her neck, and she let out a small gasp, closing her eyes shut. She was about to completely loose every thought in her mind when she remembered why she was trying to leave in the first place.

Her Kwami.

Tikki was sick, and she was spending the time that she could have been getting Tikki help making out with Adrein—but it wasn't necessarily her fault! He was the one who pulled her in. But she still felt bad.

Her face scrunched up in shame, and Adrein noticed. He quickly pulled his lips from hers.

"Marinette, what's wrong?" He questioned, placing both of his hands on her cheeks.

"It's nothing..I just really need to go, it's an emergency at the bakery—" Marinette quickly said, trying to rush out of the classroom. A feeling of deja vu hit her when she said that, and it made her think back to their last encounter.

But this time, she really had to go, and couldn't play around this time. She just realized how much she was failing Tikki.

"Wait!" Adrein said. She turned to see a slight frown on his face. "Again?"

"I..I'm sorry, I really had to go, I didn't expect you to pull me in here." Marinette laughed awkwardly.

"We can see later, ok?" She assured him

Adrein opened him mouth to say something, but hesitated.

"I want to talk to you later tonight, I really want— need—to tell you something. I trust you."

Marinette looked confused for a moment, but then nodded "Ok" before rushing at the classroom and out of the front door.
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"Master Fu!" Marinette screamed as soon as she saw him.