Miraculous Ladybug: Bloodied, Bruised And Broken

Classroom Conversations

'Why are you drawing Chat Noir?' Adrien Agreste, the love of my life, asked me.

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'Marinette?' I hear his voice echoing in my already pounding eardrums.

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'Erm...are you alright there?' His palm waved across my face, but my brain was too fried to even register his efforts.

Chat. Noir. Why? Why the HELL was I drawing that alley cat instead of my charming Adrien? Did...did I actually hold special feelings for that cat? Or worse...do I think Adrien is like Chat Noir? No, that can't be right. That's ridiculous. I...not possible.

'Hey, c'mon Mari-can I even call you Mari? Anyway, can you please respond to me? You ah...don't have to answer my question if it makes you feel uncomfortable.' Adrien sweetly asked me, not even giving up once in trying to get a reaction from me. He truly is so kind.

I knew my face was bright red, but I was more worried about how I was to reply to him. Luckily everyone around us was still too busy to eavesdrop on our very, very awkward conversation.

'I'm f-fine.' I faced him, but it took only a second for me to bail and instead tilt my head down. In embarassment-my entire body on fire and completely glowing with the colour red mind you-I scrunched up my eyes and quickly mumbled. 'I guess I was just thinking of two heroic blondes and I accidentally merged the two of you together....wait.' Eyes wide, I looked up at Adrien. 'I...I didn't mean heroic-Chat Noir is a hero-NOT THAT YOU'RE NOT HEROIC EITHER! Its just hes a superhero and he's always looking out for me-LADYBUG- and he'd do anything for her, like you would do anything for me...um...ill just stop now.' I winced. That was completely terrible.

'Um...okay.' Adrien smiled. 'So do you want to start again or...?' His green eyes drifted to the clock in the classroom. 'It looks like we won't have enough time to...'

Just then Mdme. Bustier announced herself again. She stood up at her desk and waited until we were all silent. 'Attention everyone. It seems that as you have been working so very hard on your assignments, I am willing to give you up until next week to complete them.' Instantly the class rose up and cheered in excitement.

'Well then it's settled. I can finish my artwork at home.' I smiled at Adrien.

'Great! But...how will you know to draw me if I'm not with you?' He asked innocently. I couldn't just say it was because I had so many photos of him in my room, which I'm pretty sure I have studied on so many times that I'm confident I could see through any disguise he wore to mask his identity.

'Um..well...' no answer I thought of would suffice his question without making it seem like I'm a stalker...or even a yandere. (Which I'm not, btw.)

'I could always come to your house?' He suggested.

'Uh...s-sure we can do...activities at these places...at my house?' I sighed...then replayed what exactly I had said to him. Oh no. That sounded way too suggestive. MARINETTE YOU IDIOT, WHY?!! I mentally screamed to myself. Panicking nervously, I ducked my head away from him and hid my face with my hands. The effort was futile as he could still see me and my massive blush, but at least I could gain some of the little confidence I currently possessed. 'I'm sorry, gosh I'm really really sorry! I c-can't do this. '

'No!' I squealed, shying away even further from contact when Adrien tried to give me assurance. 'P-Please forgive me I'm so stupid I didn't mean what I said I h-have trouble speaking to you-I mean people!'

'Hey, Marinette, you've honestly done nothing wrong.' I was vaguely listening to what he was saying-my main focus was to calm down and let my lungs re-learn how to take in oxygen. But then his voice changed...he sounded confused. 'You know…I don't even know what you meant by "activities".'