Four Couples, Same Habits

Breathe

"Marinette!" Alya yelled in terror as the wood beneath her friend's feet broke and she fell into the water.

Adrien heard her gasp and came running. "Alya, what happened?!"

"Marinette! She fell in!"

Adrien gasped.

"Go get warm towels," he commands her. "And the teachers."

Then, he jumped into the water.

It's dark down there from the ship.

He lets his eyes adjust before setting off to find her.

A few minutes later, he finds her at the bottom of the water.

He noticed how heavy she is.

Her suitcase. She had it on her back. It's what prevented her from floating back up. It worked against the life vest.

He took it off and quickly swam up to the boat with her in his hands.

"Adrikins," Chloe whimpered. "I promise that Marinette that if he died saving her, that I'll kill her."

"You can't kill a dead person," Kim said.

"Don't assume that she's dead!" Max cried.

They saw a head pop through the hole.

Adrien briefly coughed up some water before pushing Marinette back up.

"Grab him!" Nino exclaimed, taking one of his friend's wrists and pulling. Ivan pulled him up.

Marinette lay limp, but Adrien was coughing up water, on his knees, shivering.

"Adrien! You're okay! Why did you risk your life like that, trying to save her?!" Lila asked.

Adrien bared his teeth. He grabbed Marinette and backed away from Lila with a tiny growl.

"Keep away from her. After you unscrewed the nails of the wood she was standing on, I don't want you near her - or me."

Lila frowned. She backed away.

Adrien wrapped warm blankets around Marinette and held her to him.

"Please, my lady..." He whispered softly, tears threatening to wet her even more. "Wake up..."

Alya's hands flew to her mouth. "Marinette..."

Adrien laid her down on the floor. "No..."

"Are you guys stupid!?" Rose asked, pushing everyone out her way to get to Marinette. She stuck two fingers on her neck.

Everyone simply waited in silence.

"She has a pulse." Rose told them. "But it's weak."

Adrien sighed.

He knew she wouldn't approve of it later if she woke up again, but he could always use the "to save you" excuse.

He sat her up and put his lips atop of hers...

And breathed.

One.

Two.

Three.

Marinette gasped. She pushed Adrien away, rolled over, and coughed up water.

"M-Marinette!" Adrien stutters. She keeps coughing up water for a minute before moaning and falling down.

"Is she gonna be okay?" Sabrina asked.

"I'll be..." Marinette muttered. "...fine. I'm just cold."

"That was all the towels in the towel warmer," Miss Bustier said.

Adrien held her close.

"Silly kitty. You'll get sick..."

Adrien's eyes widened a little bit.

The night before, she just ran from him. When she heard that they were roommates, she didn't bat an eye.

And now she was calling him kitty.

Adrien smirked and whispered in her ear. "Water can't take this cat down, m'lady."