At Last

The Crushes

Marinette's POV

My alarm went off, shocking me out of my slumber. I turned it off and fell asleep.

"MARINETTE!!" Tikki shouted, waking me. I jumped out of surprise.

"Aah!" I screamed. "You scared me, Tikki!"

"Sorry. It's just that I was trying to wake you up so you could get ready for school, but you wouldn't budge!" she explained.

"I do probably need to get up. Let's see... School starts in... AN HOUR AGO?!" I screamed as I checked the time on my phone.

I bolted out of bed and rushed to get ready. I put on my regular outfit and brushed my hair, putting it in it's signature pigtails. I grabbed my bag, ran downstairs, and grabbed a croissant. I quickly stuffed a couple of cookies in my purse for Tikki.

"You're running pretty late," Mom noticed.

"Yeah. I overslept. I'll try to get up earlier. Bye, Mom! See you after school!" I said, waving goodbye. I rushed out the door and sprinted as fast as I could to the school.

By the time I got to the school, I was exhausted. I walked inside and went to my locker and grabbed my books for the class I needed to go to. Luckily, the bell for classes to switch rang, so I wouldn't embarrass myself.

Alya came up to me. The look on her face explained it all. She was probably going to ask why I was so late, talk about the LadyBlog, then talk about Adrien. It would all go it that exact order.

"Why are you so late, girl?" she asked. Right.

"I overslept," I replied simply. Now, the LadyBlog.

"So, you won't believe the video that I posted on the LadyBlog. I got a close-up of her and Chat Noir fighting the latest villain," she explained. Right again.

"That's cool, Alya! Can I see the video?" I asked.

"Sure. It's a good thing I posted this on the LadyBlog first. I wouldn't want to lose this video," Alya joked. I giggled, remembering the time that I accidentally deleted one of Alya's videos.

"Stop it. Just let me see the video," I pleaded.

"Okay. Here it is," she said. She pushed play and I watched as Chat Noir and I fought. We looked pretty cool, but it was hard work. The video ended and I looked at Alya. Now she was gonna mention Adrien.

"Hey Marinette," she said with a smirk. She pointed behind me. "Look who's over there. It's Adrien..." And I win the gold medal for predicting my best friend.

I turned around and saw him. He was actually walking up to us. Nino was with him.

"Hey, Marinette. H-hey A-Alya," Nino stuttered. That's weird. He never stutters. Alya didn't seem to notice.

"Hey, Adrien. Hey, Nino," Alya greeted. She elbowed me in the ribs. I winced a little.

"Hi, Nino. Hi, Adrien," I said, waving. Then I realized that I didn't stutter. Again, Alya didn't notice.

"Hey, Alya. Hey, Marinette. So, Nino wanted to talk to you in private," Adrien told Alya.

"Couldn't he have just told me himself?" she asked.

"Well... He wanted me come with him since I'm his best bud," Adrien explained.

"Well, then what are you waiting for? We can just go over there," Alya said, pointing to an empty bench with no one nearby.

"O-ok. Let's g-g-go," Nino stuttered, sounding like a robot. Still, Alya didn't seem to notice. I wondered how she couldn't notice her friend's odd behavior. I could tell why he acting that way. He had a crush on Alya.

Alya and Nino... Hmm... I ship them... How about... DjWiFi? Yeah. I like that. DjWiFi walked over to the bench and sat down, out of earshot. I was wondering how the conversation would go.

Nino's POV

I sat down on the bench with anxiety coursing through me. I really liked Alya. I wanted to ask her out, but I was afraid she would say no. Then a bunch of 'What if's' started going through my mind. What if she doesn't like me back? What if she says no? What if she just sees me as a best friend? What if she only friend zones me? Or worse, what if she sees me as a brother?

All of these 'What if's' started to get to me. I became extremely nervous about asking Alya out.

"So, Nino, what did you want to talk to me about?" Alya asked.

"I...uh...I was w-wondering...if y-you would l-like to...g-go to a...d-d-d-d-dinner and...m-m-m-movie with m-me," I stuttered. I couldn't believe that I was stuttering so much. I didn't want this to happen. Now she'll definitely friend zone me.

"Sure, Nino. I'm available after school today," Alya replied. Then my anxiety disappeared.

"Okay, I'll pick you up at...Is 6:00 okay?" I asked. I was proud at myself for not stuttering.

"Alright. I'll see you then, but I do have one question. Why did you need to ask me in private?" Alya asked.

"Well...it was supposed to be a sort of...um..." I started. I was beginning to become nervous again.

"A date? Of course I'll go out with you!" Alya exclaimed. Then I became extremely happy that she had excepted my offer.

"Let's go back to the others. They'll probably want to know what happened," I said.

"Yeah. Let's go," Alya agreed. She kissed me on the cheek. I blushed. Then we walked back to the others.

Adrien's POV

Alya and Nino sat down on the bench and started having their conversation. I decided that I would start my own little conversation.

"Do you know Ladybug?" I asked.

"Hmm? Oh, yeah. I befriended her a while back," Marinette replied.

"Good. I'm friends with Chat Noir and he wanted to know if Ladybug liked anyone, so he came to me and told me to talk to a friend of Ladybug's about something," I explained. It was strange talking about myself in third person.

"What is it?" Marinette asked.

"He wanted to know this. Does Ladybug like anyone?" I asked.

"Oh, um...Yeah. She likes someone," Marinette replied.

"Would you happen to know who she likes?" I asked.

"Of course! She likes Chat Noir! Just don't tell him. She wanted to wait a little while before really making any moves. She wants to know for sure that Chat Noir likes her," Marinette explained. I was nearly bursting with joy. I kept it on the inside though.

"Yeah, he likes Ladybug," I replied.

"I'll tell her. Don't tell Chat Noir though," Marinette said. Alya and Nino came back over.

"She said yes!" Nino explained.

"Yep. We're going on a date tonight," Alya said. Then the bell rang. We walked into the school and I was filled with joy. Ladybug finally liked me. She was finally falling for me.

That was my first chapter. Hope you liked it. I will update whenever I can. I have other books to update and akuma attacks to take care of. I really am starting to fall for Chat Noir. He got me to like him. I'm getting off topic. Please comment, vote, and enjoy! If you follow me, I will follow you back! Bug out! 🐞