The Treasured Ring AU *Marichat/Adrienette by Summer Cheng

Chapter 3 Chat Noir Meets Marinette

   previously in Chapter 2, Chat Noir sneaks out of the house and heads towards the park...

 Now, on with the current Chapter for you dear readers.  

      Chat Noir arrives at the park and sees this girl with blue hair all alone. He walks slowly over to where she stands. He is not sure how to approach her for he is never seen one , so pretty!  He remains silent as he joins the young girl.  He thinks, why I have never met her before now?  Chat sighs.  It is right then that Marinette looks away from the vast array of stars to see who made the noise. She is taken aback to see a boy in a cat suit. Funny, she thinks, why is he in a costume at this time of year?  She was certain it was long past Halloween.  

    "Hi, who are you?" Marinette asks.  "I'm Chat Noir, Miss.  You can call me Chat," he replies.

 "Okay, but why are you in the costume?  It is nearly Christmas time you know!" Marinette says. 

"Goodness, girl this is not a costume. You see I have always been like this," Chat responds. 

  "Oh, I am sorry.  I did not mean to offend you," Marinette replies.

 "None, offense taken.  Oh, and what may I call you?" Chat asks.

"Marinette Dupain-Cheng is my name, but you can call me Marinette," she replies.

 "Marinette, what a lovely name!" Chat grins.

 "Why thank, you kind sir!" Marinette says. 

She giggles just a little at the funny face he gives her.  She thinks, he a strange boy to say the least.  Marinette decides he must be someone special what with the kind compliment he just gave her.  Why they had only met and he was already  such a gentleman.

    Marinette's  POV:  Who would have thought my special spot, would bring me a friend?  Oh, but does he even consider me a friend?  Oh, I sure hope so!  I have very few friends in the world.  My mom probably might be upset to hear I spoke with a boy.  Perhaps, I can keep this entire thing a secret.

Chat's POV:  I wonder, what goes on in that pretty little head of her's ?  She giggles. Then smiles up at me.  I  hope she will not mind if we are friends.  Apart from Natalie and a few other trusted servants of my father's I have no friends.  How does a person ask someone to be a friend?  Hmm, it is not as though I have had much experience in the matter. 

   

   Chat scratches the back of his neck as though in deep thought. He looks up at Marinette.  He notices as she plays with her hair.  He wishes he could know what she thinks of him.  He blushes. Why they only just met!  Certaintly, he could not know enough about her to have developed feelings for already.  Why he hardly knew anything about her apart from the laugh, her nice hair, interest in the stars and her name.  This was all he knew. Yet somehow, he felt as if he had known her for years.

"Chat?"  Marinette broke through the silence. 

"Yes,  Marinette?"  Chat says.

"Would you?  I mean could you and I maybe, be friends?"  Marinette asks.

"I would certaintly like that Marinette.  To be honest though I have little experience in such things," Chat replies.

"Wow, this is great!  You are my first real friend!  I mean besides my dog,Shirley."  Marinette says.

"Oh, well in that case I am glad to have met you!" Chat says.