Return - Miraculous Ladybug

[Chapter 14] Three

Narration
Marinette arrived at her work studio 15 minutes earlier than the designated time. For once she was early. She walked around her studio picking up things and began reorganising it so it could seem a little bit tidier. As she was grabbing the crumpled jackets that were squashed together beside each other on the coat hanger, a hand suddenly emerged from the pile and grabbed her arm, pulling her into the rack.

"W-whaaaaaat!" She screamed.

Adrien wrapped his arm around Marinette's waist and covered her mouth with his hand.

"Don't move Marinette Dupain Cheng. I've got a tight hold on you and I could easil-"

She was frightened to death, until she heard the familiar voice that she instantly recognised. She rolled her eyes and sighed. Before he could finish his sentence Marinette struck a lethal blow to Adrien's stomach using her trusty elbow.

"What was that?" She asked sarcastically.

"A-almost got ya d-didn't I?" He asked giddily while rubbing his stomach painfully.

"Don't you every get tired of playing pranks on me and then getting elbowed afterwards?"  She scoffed.

"Don't be mad M'lady, I was just playing a harmless prank. You know, like the old times?"

Shegave him a grouchy forgiving smile and helped him up from the ground. Lucas walked in from the door.

"Hey Marinette, hey Adrien."

Marrinette's POV
I waved hello back and glared at Adrien. Greet-Him-Properly. My eyes implied. Adrien frowned, but quickly put on his fake model smile as soon as I raised my elbow threateningly.

"H-hey Lucas."

"Ok so, we're working on this year's Gabriel Agreste Winter Collection. It's going to be huge so we have to do our best! Right off the bat I have a few ideas but I would like to hear your opinion so we can change things up."

I grabbed my folder and pulled out a few sheets of paper that had messy sketches.

"Hm, the design is fine but the way the coat is done is a bit unbalanced. Perhaps hanging the collar would even it out a bit." Lucas diligently replied.

He seems like a goofball but he's really serious about work. I guess that's one of his good points.

Adrien's POV
Marinette and Lucas began rambling on about things I didn't understand. As soon as they finished conversing they immediately sat down and silently sketched, occasionally exchanging a few words to one another as I sat here awkwardly. There was no point in me coming, I'm the model, I just wear the clothes.

"No Adrien! You must also remember to keep an eye on Marinette." I murmured to myself encouragingly.

My stomach made a funny sound. It was very hungry and I was very, very embarrassed.

"Haha....." I laughed as the two stared at me.

Marinette chuckled and stood up, stretching her arms and letting out a huge sigh.

"I guess it's time for some food?" Marinette suggested.

We both stood up and left the studio.

"Finally some fresh air." Lucas said happily.

"Marinette where are we going?" I asked curiously.

"To somewhere good."

We followed her undoubtedly and found ourselves standing in front of the one and only, Mcdonalds. Lucas stared at the sign as if he hated it. I, on the other hand, had only had Mcdonalds once. My father was very strict about my diet because I was a model. My diet restricted me from having a lot of candy, sweets, junk food and especially fast food. Speaking of a burger to my father was like an insult to him.

"I've had too much McDonald's...." Lucas complained.

"No, this isn't where we're going. Look down over there, across the street." Marinette said as she pointed to her bakery across the street.

Marinette laughed and walked ahead of us and into the bakery, we did the same.

"Welcome! It's good to see you Adrien!" Said her parents delightedly.

They gave me a huge hug, her father almost suffocating me.

"And you are...?" They asked as they looked at Lucas.

"I'm Lucas. Lucas Frangepine. I'm very good friends with Marinette."

"You're that Lucas! Marinette's told us a lot about you." Sabine squealed.

"Mama it's not like that anymore!"

Marinette's cheeks flushed as she awkwardly try to give her mom a hint. I felt frustrated, once again. Marinette shooed her parents away and brought us up into her room.

"Mama can we just grab some lunch?"

Her voice echoed down the stairs and her mum came running to the bottom to give her a wink and a thumbs up.

"Sorry about that. My parents can be a bit, pushy."

"No no no they were really nice, it was great to meet them." Lucas replied.

"Yeah it's so great to see them, I really missed them a lot because I don't visit them as much as I did back then." I bragged, emphasising the 'back then'.

Ah I hate this. I felt like such an asshole. I'm being so mean to Lucas for no reason. I heard the bakery door bell ring again, footsteps going up the stairs and the door creaking open. It was the red head.

"Hey Marinette, I came to give you back your paints."

"Oh hey Nath, thanks just leave them over there."

He placed them down on her table and just when he was about to leave the room Marinette stopped him.

Marinette's POV
"W-why don't you stay for some lunch?"

Nathanael looked down at my threatening hand, clenching his shoulder tightly.

"Nathanael please lighten the mood." I whispered into his ear.

"O-ok"

Sabine came up the stairs with a huge plate of quiche placed on top of a stack of smaller plates for sharing.

"Eat up kids."

She left the room happily and walked down the stairs.

"I wonder which one of them will be my son in law."

Adrien's POV
"Adrien I need to talk to you. I kind of have an idea of what's going on." Nathanael whispered in My ear as he pulled me out of the room and into the bathroom.

A/N:
SO SORRY ABOUT BEING SO INACTIVE 😭
Please forgive me for taking so much time off this book. Things have been really busy with school I just finished my exams and went into my senior years and I'm trying to balance it with work as well. It's just been really hectic and yeah. I'm really sorry! (I also completely forgot how the rest of this story goes so I'm trying to remember/recreate one😂😂😂)

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