Love Problems: A Miraculous Ladybug Fan Fiction

Chapter 8: The Confession

Marinette's POV

I couldn't wait until dismissal time. It was difficult for me to pay attention in class and I kept on staring at the clock. It felt as if every second was a minute, and every minute was an hour. I thought I couldn't last another minute in class when finally the school bell rang signalizing school period was now over. F I N A L L Y.

As we packed our stuff, the teacher noted us to do our homework. After which, when I was at the main door of school about to walk to the Agreste Mansion, I heard Alya's voice calling for me. I then saw her still inside the school. She approached me and asked, "hey, girl! Wanna hang out with me today? Let's go walk around Paris!"

I replied with, "sorry, Alya, but I have plans to do today."

"No worries! It's fine. What's up?"

Her question alarmed me. "Let's not talk about it here." I then practically dragged her to the girls' restroom and took a breath there.

"Okay. No more beating around the bush, Mari. What's up?" Alya eagerly asked.

Stuttering, I whispered, "well... y-you see... I've decided to confess to Adrien face-to-face in his mansion ehehe."

That's when I saw Alya's eyes open wide, with her jaw dangling. It felt like this was going on forever!

I tried to caught her attention by waving my hand at her face. "Umm... Earth to Alya? Alya, you there?"

I was surprised when she grabbed both of my arms using her hands, still with her eyes wide opened, she practically screamed, "OH MY GOSH MARINETTE I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!!! YOU'RE TRULY ADRIEN'S ONE TRUE LOVE I CAN FEEL IT!!!"

That's when I panicked. Oh no what if someone overheard us! No no no no no!!! I checked all the bathroom stalls again to check if no one really was there. After which, I scolded Alya. "Alya! DO. NOT. SAY. IT. OUT. LOUD."

"Ehehe sorry, Mari. I'm just so proud of you, you know that? What influenced you to do such thing?" Whispered Alya.

"Well... you see... for some reason Cat Noir went to my place last night. We just chatted and on one point we were talking about crushes and stuff..." 

"Tsk tsk tsk Marinette," Alya scolded. "After all my effort for you?! That was it?!" 

I giggled nervously as I scratched the back of my head and apologized.

Suddenly, I saw a smirk on her face."Hmmm.... maybe you like Cat Noir too, perhaps?" Alya teased.

"WHAT ALYA NOOOOO!!!"

She laughed.

"He's just a good friend, and I cherish that," I blushed.

Alya opened the door of the restroom. She then paused and looked at me. "Well then, I wish you the best! Good luck, girl! And I won't invade your privacy this time," she winked at me and closed the door. I paused for a while and then glanced at the mirror. I fixed my hair and maked sure that I was prepared for what's coming. When I was sure that I was ready, I opened the door and was surprised to see Luka sitting down on the ground, as if he's waiting for me.

"You decided to confess, huh?" Luka asked, not meeting my eye.

"Well... yeah," I answered nervously.

"One question though: why didn't you just ask him today at school?"

"Well... I feel it's less embarrassing talking to him in his place rather than school."

He stood up and his eyes met mine. He approached me and patted me in the head. "I wish best of luck to you then," he said as he gave me a smile and went away.