His Mute Princess

Chapter 20

The boys got ready fast and headed to the club. They showed an identification and stepped inside.

A popular American song was playing and almost everyone was dancing. Marinette and Luka were among those people. Marinette swayed her hips to the song and Adrien did not like the way Luka was too close.

Nino left and went with Alya, who was drunk slurring her words. Adrien turned back to see Marinette and Luka smiling and having fun. His heart broke slightly and he was torn. He wanted to go over there and pull her away but it would cause a scene. But he didn't want her dancing such a song with him.

Marinette looked up at Luka and he held her by the waist. She hesitated a little but continued dancing with him. This was the snapping point for Adrien. Had they continued dancing normally, he would've led it slide. She had the ring on, which was good. But he didn't like the way he was holding her now.

Aside from his jealousy, it was downright creepy and uncomfortable to watch. Luka was 2 years older than his sister, who's 18, making him 20. Three years isn't a big age gap or a big deal usually, but it was an issue in this case because Marinette is only 17, still technically a child.

His jealousy and his uncomfortable feeling made him forget he was Adrien and not Chat. He walked over to the and pulled Marinette away by her wrist. She looked up at him with wide eyes. Luka looked at him and raised a brow, "What was that about? We're just dancing."

Adrien shot him a glare and began walking away. Luka stared at them in disbelief. The girls all took notice and froze. "What is he doing?" Alya asked. Marinette continued to stare at Adrien, confusion running through her brain. She didn't know why he was there and why he had pulled her away.

Chat had shown signs of jealousy but why would Adrien show signs of jealousy? They were just friends. He and Luka had gotten along well before. Marinette was just dancing with Luka. It was just an innocent action.

Marinette snapped back to reality when she noticed he had taken her coat from the chair and started walking towards the exit. "Hey!" Alix yelled from behind. "Where are you going?" Nino asked, running towards them. "We're leaving," Adrien said. He put Marinette's coat on her and took her by the hand again, dragging her out.

"Come back here Agreste!!!" Alya screamed from inside. Nino held her back, fearing what drunk Alya would do to his best friend.

Adrien opened the entrance door and stepped out. Marinette pulled back slightly and he stopped to turn back. Marinette was staring up at him, confusion and worry on her face. "I didn't like the way you two were dancing." 'Why? It was dancing.'

"No it wasn't, it's... it's..." Adrien couldn't come up with the words. 'It's what? Adrien what's going on?' she asked. Marinette was beyond confused and extremely worried. 'Tell me, Adrien.'

"I... Marinette he's 20!" Marinette blinked in surprise. 'What?'

"He's 20 years old Marinette, you're still only 17! He's an adult!"

'But you're 18! You're an adult too,' she retorded. "Barely! Mari," Adrien cupped her face, "there's a difference between a 17 year old and a 20 year old. There is a difference between an 18 year old hanging around a 17 year old and a 20 year old showing romantic gestures towards a child. Christ Mari, you can't even drink yet!"

Marinette looked at him with a sad and shocked look. She didn't know what to say. Luka's 20? That is a few years older than her. Was she so naive to not see any romantic intentions from Luka?

Of course, Adrien knew Luka wouldn't do anything malicious with Marinette, not on purpose anyways, but even then there was an imbalanced power dynamic. Luka is more mature and would likely push Marinette, even if unintentional. Luka has had experience in relationships, Marinette hasn't. He'd go into the relationship differently than her.