Secret Garden (COMPLETE)

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The words hit Marinette like bullets. Of course she liked him, but she wasn't sure. She needed this date to know if she did. And there he was, outside with fists for hands, knuckles as white as snow with a question neither knew the answer too. Adrien mouth hung open for a moment then he closed it when no words left. He licked his lips as he slowly let his fists go.

"If you don't bother us for the rest of this date, I'll have my Father schedule an interview saying if she is or not." Adrien swiftly opened the doors and joined Marinette inside. She stood and walked next to him as they were placed at a table, then sitting across from him as menus were placed in front of them. Marinette bit her lip as she picked up the menu, then placed it down, folding her hands on her lap as she lowered her head.

"Something wrong?" Adrien looked at her as she slowly lifted her head, shaking it slightly.

"I-I don't really," she bit her lip. "I-I don't really know how to read all this. I was blind my whole life, remember?"

"O-Oh yeah," he knew this restaurant didn't have their menus in brail. "Why don't I read what they have and you see if you want it or not, yeah?" Marinette nodded as he moved over in his side of the table and she sat down next to him, looking at the small pictures next to each item. Adrien read on and on until Marinette pointed at one. "You want Mac and Cheese?" He laughed as she nodded.

"I love it," her mouth was practically watering. Those were the only three words she knew how to read. "Then I'll learn more later but I want that."

"Fine," he chuckled as Adrien ordered for them. "I'll tell Dr.Swan to get you reading lessons too."

"Wouldn't that be like, a tutoring thing?" Adrien shrugged his shoulders as the curtains were closed on windows around them, blocking the flashes of cameras looking inside as the blonde woman strutted inside.

She glared at Marinette from the back of her head and walked to the table, slamming her hands onto it. Marinette flinched as she closed her eyes and coward away. "So, Adrikins," Chloe fluttered her eyes. "Are you ready for our date?"

"What date?" Adrien lifted a brow. "I'm on a date with Marinette."

"Why her?" Chloe scoffed. "She's just a blind bat."

"N-Not anymore." Marinette muttered and Chloe growled making Marinette whimper and shrink.

"Whatever," she rolls her eyes. "So what about a date?"

"Uhm no," Adrien shook his head. "I'm on one know and honestly Chloe, you're just a friend to me, but no hard feelings?" Chloe growled and scoffed, walking away from the table and sitting at her own.

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Adrien held Marinettes hand as they walked through Paris, the clicking of cameras softly hitting their ears. "So," Marinette giggled. "What are we going to do now?"

"I got tickets for us to go up onto the top deck of the Eiffel Tower." Adrien smiled as they walked into the large grassy field and to the Eiffel Tower, taking the rusty elevator up to the closest floor they could then paid their tickets in then went to the top. Adrien smiled as Marinette gazed onto the city she's never seen. Adrien silently huffed out a breath as he leaned on the edge of the railing, Marinette gripping it and smiling at her city.

"Oh it's beautiful," she smiled at Adrien. "Thank you, Adrien."

"Well I thought it would be nice for you to see the city you grew up in," Adrien softly chuckled as Marinette looked back out into the city and smiled again, the lights reflecting off of her eyes. Adrien looked at the bakery, tracing his eyes through the streets until he came upon a building with no lights on, windows broken and the plants inside dead. He sighed as the sight of Marinette greenhouse. He would have to fix it to its proper glory. "Where do you want to go next?" Adrien asked and Marinette looked at him, her eyes shining.

"Everywhere."