A New Beginning [Miraculous Ladybug AU]

Chapter 3

Chat Noir's / Adrien's point of view
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I hurried back to my house after Ladybug had swung out. Pink-tinted cheeks followed me all the way home. Ladybug kissed me! I tried to get myself some sleep as I was going to start my modeling career again in for my dad's clothing line.

Morning came and I had figured out 10 different ways to take a leave from work today. I was still drowsy after the late night escapade yesterday. I tried to get myself together as I prepared to go to my dad's building at the business district of Paris.

After a quick breakfast of croissants and coffee, I got in my new car that my dad bought me. The drive from the mansion to my dad's work place was a short one. It took only one full song for me to get there. The building was still as majestic as ever. 50 story tall and it shone under the sun. I went inside to be greeted with a lot of new faces. Everyone was new. I was guided by Helen to the workshop where she said my dad's top designers were creating their designs. I looked around and suddenly, I spot a lady with pigtails on her black hair, adorned with blue highlights. Suddenly she looked up. She didn't notice me, but I saw her blue bell eyes and her face. Marinette Dupain Cheng, still as gorgeous as ever. She's grown taller, I mean of course, due to age, but she seemed to have never aged a day older than the last time I saw her. She had also still wore a similar dark grey blazer with rolled up sleeves, just like she used to when we were at high school. The only thing that changed was what she wore underneath the blazer. She used to wear a white t-shirt with a black collar with some designs below the collar, now it's just a plain white t-shirt without designs. Still, she was beautiful just the way she is. I crept up closer towards her, and knocked on her table.

"Um hello?"

"A-Adrien? H-hi, long time"

"Yeah, long time,"

"W-what brings you back?"

"Oh, my dad wanted me to continue modelling, so here I am...about to model some new designs. You've got some nice ones there, mind if I?"

"No, g-go ahead,"

I can't tell whether I've become intimidating again, or that she's just shocked to finally meet me again.

I went over the designs, they were flawless. The colours were in season and the way that she designed them was authentic. There was one design that caught my eye. It was a black suit with some green outlines on its sides. It was almost as if she was basing it on me, Chat Noir. Then there was a red dress with black spots all over it, resembling Ladybug.

"These are some great designs. Where did you get your idea from?"

"Oh, I got those from Ladybug and Chat Noir's costumes...Do you like them?"

"They're beautiful Marinette, just like you,"

Did I just say that?

"I-I mean, they're beautiful like the, the, the,  never mind...they're beautiful Marinette,"

I could see Marinette's eyes started to open wider as she was left agape on my comments. She quickly asked permission to leave for the toilet. I'm pretty sure she was just trying to not embarrass herself in front of me. Too late for me though, I had just told Marinette she was beautiful. Which I one would totally burst her up with excitement, since Nino told me that she had a crush on me since high school. I just smiled and prepared myself for the photoshoots.

Lunch came and we had a break from the photoshoots. I went to the bathroom for a while to wash my face.

"Whoa kid, did you just blabber around about how beautiful you think Marinette is?" Plagg snickered, "Shut up Plagg, or you won't be getting Camembert tonight,", "Okay lover boy...he he" Plagg snickered once again.