At Last

Too Much

Adrien's POV

Well, this is great. Ladybug and Chat Noir were supposed to be dating. Not Marinette and Chat Noir. At least Alya didn't know about Ladybug and Chat Noir dating. Then it would seem like cheating.

I sat at my desk and stared into space. I was trying to think of what I was gonna do about the whole dating thing. I couldn't do anything now because I wasn't Chat Noir at the moment. I decided that I would visit Marinette later tonight and we can talk things over.

"Adrien?" Ms. Bostier called, snapping me out of my thoughts and bringing me back to reality. "Did you hear what I just said?"

"Uh... Yes..." I lied.

"What did I say?" she asked. I decided to make up something random.

"You said that we were gonna have a test on... Thursday over this...this unit..." I explained off the top of my head.

"Yes and how many questions are there and how many points is this test worth?" she asked. 

"It'll have 48 questions and it'll be worth 100 points," I replied. Again. Off the top of my head. Ms. Bostier looked satisfied. Woah. I got all of that right? Looks like my luck isn't so bad after all.

The teacher finished explaining the test and gave us our homework for the night. The bell rang and I grabbed all my stuff and noticed that Marinette was being swarmed by the whole class, except for me. I was trapped in my desk, though, because of the large crowd. I listened to what everyone was saying since I had nowhere to go. 

These were the questions I heard:

"You're dating Chat Noir?"

"You're dating a superhero?"

"Did you kiss him?"

"Do you know his identity?"

"What's it like to date him?"

"How old is he?"

"Is he a good kisser?" I glared at Nino. "What? I was just wondering!"

"ALRIGHT! QUIET DOWN AND LET ME EXPLAIN!" Marinette shouted. Everyone looked shocked. I was too. I had never heard her raise her voice like that. "One at a time, please."

"So, you're dating Chat Noir?" Alya asked.

"I already told you, though!" Marinette said.

"Well, everyone wants to know, too!" Alya defended.

Marinette sighed. "Okay. Yes, I'm dating Chat Noir."

"Did you kiss him?" Alix asked.

"I...uh..." Marinette started nervously. "Y-yeah..."

"Is he a good kisser?" Nino asked. I glared at him again. You don't ask questions like that. It just isn't the right thing to ever ask anyone that question.

Marinette blushed and rubbed the back of her neck. "He's...he's... Yeah..." That caused me blush. She thought I was a good kisser. I'll show her good later on... (A/N: *cue Adrien wiggling his eyebrows*)

"How old is he?" Myléne asked.

"I don't actually know..." Marinette admitted. Oh, I gotta tell her that, too.

"What's it like to date him?" Nathanaël asked, sounding like he was trying his best to not explode with rage.

"It's...really great..." Marinette's voice trailed off and she stared out into space with a goofy smile on her face. I covered my mouth and tried not to laugh at her goofiness. It was adorable how she talked about me without even realizing that I was literally right in front of her.

"Do you know his identity?" Kim asked.

"No," Marinette replied.

"So, you're dating a superhero?" Max asked for confirmation.

"Yes," Marinette confirmed. There were a few more questions, but I wasn't really paying much attention until I thought of a question to ask her. I tried not to smirk at my question.

"So, what do you think of Chat Noir?" I asked.

"He's pretty cool," Marinette replied.

"I mean, you know the cat suit and puns and stuff, but don't you think I'm hot?" I asked. Marinette looked confused. "I mean, he's hot... Don't you think he's hot?" I messed up. I messed up bad.

Everyone left to go to home and it was just Marinette and I. Alya had to leave earlier before I asked the question (thank God) and Nino decided to go with her.

"Uh...yeah... He's...he's hot..." Marinette replied with a bright red face. Ha, ha! Yes! Score! Marinette thinks I'm hot!

"Yes!" I accidently said out loud. "I-I-I mean, uh... Yes! That's...good for-for you." 

I made the excuse of needing to leave. I had already messed up twice or possibly more. I didn't need to do it again.

I ran home and up the stairs, all the way to my room. I flopped onto the bed and I heard Plagg laughing at me.

"Oh, you messed up big time, Adrien," he said.

"You don't need to remind me..." My voice was muffled by the pillow.

"You really gotta work on your communication skills," Plagg said.

"My communication skills are just fine! I just need to pay attention to what I say and if I'm in superhero form!" I protested.

"Yeah, that definitely doesn't count as communication," Plagg said sarcastically. I realized he was right. Then I remembered that I had fencing after school. I grabbed my bag and rushed outside where Gorilla was waiting to take me to fencing class.

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I arrived back at my house and wondered what the heck I was gonna say to Mari later on knowing everything that I had learned at school as Adrien. I mean, how was I was I supposed to bring up my age? 'Oh yeah and btw, I'm 16 years old.' Pftt. Right. That would be weird. 

Also, how am I supposed even talk to her at all? Especially after what happened earlier? I mean, it really wasn't that big of a deal that she told her parents and Alya that we were dating... Okay. Yeah, it's a big deal. 

What was I gonna say? 

Oh well. 

I'd figure it out once it's time for me to go see her. 

Then I remembered we had patrol. Now I would have to wait even longer to see her. Ugh. My luck just can't decide whether it wants to be good or bad...

Marinette's POV

Adrien said he had to leave. I told him bye and sat there, feeling awkward. I opened my purse and grabbed out my phone. I called Alya.

Alya: Hello?

Me: Hi, it's Marinette.

Alya: Oh, hi Marinette!

Me: Uh...

Alya: What?

Me: I think Adrien's in love with Chat Noir.

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*facepalms* Oh Mari...and oh me... Where do I come up with this stuff? I have so many different ideas of what to write next, but I have no idea how I'm gonna put it into words. Wish me luck.

Bug out! 🐞

~LadybugLuvsTikki