Mysterious Rose by Summer Cheng

Chapter 14 Rose Earrings, Rose Poster?

          Two weeks ago, Marinette came her to see her aunt.  It has been a long two weeks. She still longs for home. She wishes she could see Adrien again. She wonders if he thinks about her any while she is away. *flashback: She recalls the kiss he gave her on her forehead the day she left to go to the airport to fly out here. Marinette remebers he leaned into the window, and kissed her forehead just like that and pulled away.  He told her, "I will miss you!"  She saw he turn away as if he could not bare to see the car pull away with her in it.  Flashback ends, just as quickly as it began.   

      Marinette's  POV:  

        Two weeks, ugh!  Must she really stay her for another few weeks. She is not to happy about the phone call she got from her mother last night. The one in which she was told she has to stay away for an additional three weeks. She sighs. She wishes she could just get on  a plane and head back home now!  What is the use in waiting an extra three weeks anyway?

      Adrien's  POV:

       He dashes into the bakery in the hopes to see her.  He knows it is a long shot, but he must see her.  He has to speak to her.  He has to tell her that he will be away for six weeks for a last minute photo shoot in Thailand.  He does not want to leave without telling her he will miss her. 

       Only, when he enters the place he cannot see her.  He sighs, maybe this was a mistake to come here!  Perhaps, she does not want to talk to him.  He does not blame her as he did not have her permission to kiss her forehead even if only for a short while before she saw her aunt. 

     "Adrien, why it is nice to see you!  How have you been?"  Tom says.

    "What brings you here?"  Sabine ask. She acts as if she has no idea.

      "Oh, I came to see Marinette!  Tell me she is back, please!  I need to tell her something important." Adrien says.

      "Adrien, she is not here. She is still at her aunts in fact she will be there for at least another three weeks." Tom tells him.

     "Three weeks,but I have to go away to Thailand for a photo shoot. It will be six whole weeks and I leave tomorrow!"  Adrien blurts out.  His face shows his disappointment that he cannot see Marinette before his trip.

     "Well, do not worry, we will be sure to let her know." Sabine says.

        Adrien just nods his head and dashes back out the door. He runs home sad. He cannot believe it. He does even get to tell Marinette himself.  He feels as if everything in the universe is against him. He goes to his room, and finishes getting his things ready.  He does not look forward to the last minute photo shoot anymore than he has any other ones.   He feels like his father ruins everything with these silly things.  Sometimes, he wishes he could live his own life without any photo shoots to tie him down.

        Natalie's  POV:

        She sees Adrien storm past her in a hurry!  She can see his mind is not at ease. She does think his father makes him work far to hard.  She feels sorry for the lad that he cannot have  a life outside the modeling job.  She longs for him to be able to do as he pleases.  It is not right for Adrien to have to live his life in his fathers footsteps all the time.

         She shakes her head.  It is not like she can do a thing about it.  She is not his mother. She is just a secretary.  She cannot  stop the business of Adrien Agreste anymore than she stop his father, Gabriel Agreste. She sighs. She often wishes she could confess her affection towards Gabriel, but as life would have it she knows it would do no good. She cannot possibly compete with his love for his dear wife though she maybe dead, she can see how he still refuses to move on.