a miraculous discovery

Chapter 10

Marinette
Tikki
Adrien
Plagg
Hawkmoth
anyone else

Marinette entered the room and started to look around. The room was almost empty apart from a table with some items on it. When Marinette observed the items on the table she understood the challenge. 

On the table were 4 items to help her design a cutter to cut the fabric, one needle, a box of bobby pins and measuring tape. Having to make a whole outfit in 3 hours without a sewing machine seemed impossible but if she was to prove herself to Adrien and Mr Agreste she had to do it. 

She looked in her back and pulled out the notebook she always kept in her bag. Adrien came over to her and put his hands on her shoulders. " I believe in you Mari, I know you will do an amazing outfit and I can help where you need. I may not be an expert in sewing but I can help you cut fabric and other things" Marinette started to blush. She was alone with Adrien in the room and he was standing so close to her she might burst. She recollected herself and sat down against a wall looking to Adrien.

" Thank you Adrien, could you just stand in front of me for the moment? I have to decide what looks good on you, I mean everything looks good on you, but- but I need to find the perfect outfit for you, because your perfect, I mean because your father, I mean euh so that he likes it." 

Marinette hid her face behind her notebook, afraid he might see the blush. "Don't worry Mari"Adrien said "I'm sure that whatever you will make will be perfect" he went to stand in front of her and she started to draw. 

While she was drawing they kept the conversation very light. From school, to their friends, to his after school classes. After 30 min Mari had finished drawing her design and was picking out the right fabric when a thought struck her. 

" The invitation told me you showed some of my work to your father. Can I ask you how you got those designs?" 

 suddenly Adrien felt his cheeks burn up. How was he going to explain that he is Chat noir and that he took pictures when she wasn't looking to show them to his father later. 

"I euhm, Chat Noir gave them to me, he told me he loved your designs and that he wanted you to have a chance to show the world. He saved me a few times so I kinda owed him. But even if I didn't owe him I would have still showed them to my father, you are really talented Marinette"

Marinette turned to face him, she had a slight blush on her face and smiled. "Thank you. And I will be sure to thank Chat Noir the next time I see him."

Adrien wanted to try the devil. He looked at her with a devilish look worthy of Chat Noir and asked her. " You seem to spend a lot of time with him and he speaks very highly of you. Is he your boyfriend?" 

he recalled Ladybug asking him that question about Marinette when she obviously knew the answer. This was payback. Or so he thought. Marinette was suddenly very nervous. 

"Boyfriend? No de- de- de- definitely not. I mean he's friend a, yeah tha- tha- tha- that's it, just friend. I mean I like euhm i don't I mean you I mean, euhm urg he's just a good friend" she finally said after lots of blabbing. 

She turned back to her table to embarrassed and continues drawing the forms. For the next hour they worked together in a comfortable silence, both thinking about each other. Adrien was thinking how she acted so differently around Adrien than how she was when he was Chat Noir.

Marinette was thinking about Chat. Was he really just a friend? They almost kissed twice now and she really didn't mind if they actually kissed. Does that mean that she liked chat Noir? But what about Adrien? 

When they were at 1.30h all the fabric was cut and they were ready to start pinning the clothes together. This of course was a problem for Marinette because she would have to get close to Adrien and touch him all over to put all the pins in places. She was most afraid of doing the pants. Of course Adrien had to undress himself so that Mari would be able to pin the clothes so that they fit perfectly. When Adrien undressed Marinette was trying very hard to look away, she really couldn't keep her eyes away of that toned body. 

He was skinny but with muscles in the right places. He must really do a lot of exercise Marinette thought. Luckily for Adrien, she was trying very hard not to look to much at his almost naked body that she didn't see the familiar scar on his back. 

During the whole time both were blushing furiously. Adrien was trying to stand still and was looking out of the window trying to think of something else than Mari's hands all over his body, mari's soft hands touching him Mari's hand between his legs while he was only wearing boxer briefs.  Mari had never pinned clothes this fast in her life.