a miraculous discovery

Chapter 9

Marinette
Tikki
Adrien
Plagg
Hawkmoth
anyone else

Next day at precisely 12 o'clock marinette was standing in front of the Agreste gates. Chat noir had helped her with everything, clothes she was wearing, how her portfolio was sorted, what she was going to say to mister Agreste, everything.

 She was let in by Nathalie who showed her a bit of the house until they came in a room where the table was set for three. Marinette looked around, from the window you had a beautiful view of the Eiffel tower. There was a knock at the door and Mr. Agreste entered followed by Adrien.

"Good afternoon, miss Dupain-Chen, thank you for coming."

" Good afternoon Mr Agreste, thank you so much for inviting me, it really is an honor. Hi Adrien."

They all sat down around the table and the soupe arrived. The soup was a cold creamy broccoli soup with truffles. Marinette had just finished her soup when the first course arrived, coquilles saint Jacques on a bedding of green salad with a white wine sauce. 

Marinette had never eaten something so classy before, so she didn't know how to eat it. She glanced over to Adrien who saw she was lost so he showed her how to properly eat and which cutlery she had to use. During the soup and the first course no one was talking, marinette had a feeling they never talked during meals. When Nathalie had taken away the plates Mr. Agreste started to speak.

" Adrien showed me your designs and they were really good, but anyone can make a good design when they have all the means. What I am looking for is a real designer that can create anything at any time. So I have a little test for you. If you pass that test I will help you produce the line and organise a fashion show to start of your career. Although if you fail you will never be able to enter the world of designing again. You have until the rest of the meal to decide if you take up on my offer"

Before Marinette could answer Nathalie placed the next course on the table. Before Marinette was a small ball with one scoop of green mint sorbet. After the two previous courses Marinette understood why the desert was so small, but she didn't understand why there was stil cutlery left.

Maybe Nathalie didn't know which one she had to set on the table because she didn't know what they were going to eat. Marinette could not have been more wrong. When her plate was cleared away a whole bunch on people came in with lots of different trays, all smelled better than the other. 

The chef came in as last and before them he started to cut the meat and place it on the plates next to the vegetables.when the plates where in front of everyone he explained what it was they were going to eat. 

" For today's meal we have an Australian Wagyu Sirloin with some green beans melted in butter and a gratin dauphinois. Everything is topped of with a special sauce from the chef. Bon appetit"

When Marinette put a piece of meat in her mouth she felt like she was in heaven. The meat just seem to melt on her tongue, she had never tasted something so good in all her life. 

During the whole meal Adrien stole quick glances toward Marinette. He told himself it was to see if she was doing ok but deep down he knew he just loved seeing her, especially when she smiled. When she smiled it seemed like the whole room lit up, like there was a sun in the room. The food seemed dull next to her smile.

After the mean course, the cheese plate and the dessert, that was composed out of an assortment of danish pastries from Marinette's family bakery they were let to a room at the other side of the mansion. Before entering the room Mr agreste turned to Marinette. 

" You have had the whole meal to think about it, will you accept the challenge?" Chat noir had said that Mr agreste was probably going to challenge her so she came prepared but he still looked very creepy when he looked at her like that.

Come to think of it, how did chat noir know that? Marinette picked up her courage, straightened her back and looked Mr. Agreste right in the eyes.

"I am very honored you would give me this chance and I accept the challenge with great pleasure.

"Very well, in this room you will find a box full of different fabrics and everything you need to make something. You have 3 hours to make a new outfit for my son Adrien. The theme is "a schoolboy in a mans world" He will stay with you so he can help with the fitting. After the three hours Adrien will have a photoshoot in your clothes, the people of Paris are going to decide if what you have done is worthy of my time. The countdown will starts when you open the door."

"Understood sir" There had to be a catch, this seemed to easy. Marinette opened the door and the countdown begun.