Tales of Ladrien ✔️

03 | Maybe, Just Maybe

Marinette's POV

I climbed up the steps to the balcony and looked out. So many thoughts were running through my head. I didn't know if I should tell Adrien or not. Maybe he'll be disappointed when he finds out who I am. He's a model, he can get any girl he wants. When he finds out it's me, he is going to hate me and end up with somebody like Chloe. I have to talk to him tomorrow as Ladybug, maybe I'll tell him, it's that there is just so much to go wrong. Today has been good so far, no akumatized villains by Hawkmoth. I wonder what Chat is doing right now.

Adriens POV

First I had to talk to Marinette. I walked into Tom & Sabine Boulangerie Patisserie(that's the bakery name) that her parents own.

"Hey, Mr. and Mrs. Dupain-Cheng"

"Oh hey, Adrien. Please, no need to call us that. Makes me feel old. Just call us by our names,"
Sabine Cheng, Marinette's mother, said waving her hand.

"Marinette is up in her room, I'm sure she wouldn't mind you coming up," said her dad Tom Dupain, Marinette's father.

I walked upstairs, and called out "Marinette!" No answer. Plagg came out of my coat.

"So do you want me to go snooping around?"

"Yea, but just be quiet. I'm gonna go talk to her and see what you can find."

I headed upstairs to go and talk to Marinette

"Hey Marinette, hope you don't mind your parents just said to come up here. I kinda want to talk to you about something."

Marinette's POV

I turned around and Adrien was standing in front of me. So much for talking to him tomorrow. But maybe I can find more stuff out when I'm not Ladybug.

"Oh...um...h-hey Adrien," I said so nervously. Why did he make me so nervous? He's just a normal human being, with his gorgeous green eyes, hair that shines like the sun. Snap out of it Marinette.

"Um...Marinette are you okay? I can just leave if it's a bad time for you."

"What? No!"

"Oh...wait Adrien sorry, I just wasn't expecting you. I'm mean it's fine your here. We can go back inside if you want?"

"NO...that's fine. It's nice out. We don't need to go inside. I won't talk to you that long."
"Oh ok. So what's up?"

"I wanted to talk to you about Ladybug."

Oh no. Does he know? How does he know? Who told him? Did he just find out? I'm in trouble.

"Oh, I see. What about her? I mean don't you like her?"

"Yea, I do, kinda. I was wondering if you to were close at all?"

"What? Why would I be?"

"No reason, I hear you sometimes are late to class or not show up."

"What does that have to do with me being friends with her?" something was definitely up. What was he thinking?

Adrien's POV

Play it cool. You gotta be more subtle, she can't know I'm on to her.

"No reason maybe you were just hanging out with her, that's all," I nervously scratched the back of my head.

"Oh, well. Nope. Don't know her. Haven't even met. Both live in separate worlds. I mean I'm nothing like the fantastic, awesome, Ladybug."

"Oh well ok, I was just asking."

"Oh ok," she said very awkwardly.

I think it was my time to go before I completely mess this up. I hope Plagg found something useful.

"Well, thanks, Marinette I guess I will see you tomorrow at school."

"Yep, bye Adrien."

I walked downstairs and called out for Plagg. No answer. I looked for him a bit and couldn't find him. Oh, no did Marinette's parents find him? Where is he?