For You

Chapter Six

As the car came to a sudden standstill, both Adrien and Marinette hopped out.

The heat from the summer sun was beginning to take a toll on the locals. There were ice-cream stands on every corner along with all sorts of colorful umbrellas. It was quite a beautiful scene to witness, and Adrien couldn't help but feel a little intrigued.

He didn't get out much, so this whole experience was a little overwhelming.

Marinette squinted her eyes as she rubbed the sweat away from her forehead. She felt unbelievably hot, but was glad to finally be home where she could change into something cool and maybe even go to the swimming pool later on.

As she patiently waited for her blond acquaintance, the scent from the delicious pastries caught her attention. Now that she thought about it, she was feeling a little hungry.

Her anxiety was very overpowering, causing her hunger pains to be repressed for extensive periods of time. She was a nervous wreck, but couldn't seem to find the root cause of her sudden emotional imbalancement.

Without thinking, she looked over at the teenager who seemed to be lost in another dimension. His eyes remained fixated on a toddler with honey locks. When the young child scraped his knees, his mother immediately ran to him with open arms.

Marinette continued to stare as she wondered what was going through his mind. Adrien appeared to be reliving a painful memory, but he didn't say a word.

His restless mind seemed to lock him away in the depths of unwanted shame. The raven-haired girl was dying to say something, but she stopped herself. She gave him a soft smile and hesitantly tapped his shoulder.

"You okay?" She mumbled.

He immediately looked at her with eyes so void, they were almost unrecognizable. He concealed his pain and quickly put of a brave face.

"Yeah, I'm fine!" His tone was harsh, but it seemed to be hiding something else.

Marinette didn't know how to react, but choose to not say anything. With his bitter words flowing into her eardrums, she gave him an empty glance then pushed herself right past his rigid body.

She frowned and crossed her arms while not paying any attention to the world around her. She felt rather disappointed when she realized that she was back to square one...

She thought Adrien was beginning to soften up to her, but it would seem like that wasn't the case. She had exhausted her attempts and decided to just let it go.

She could do everything to try and change the way he saw life, but that didn't mean it would be successful. She had had enough, and left him behind.

She had only walked about two steps before she felt a large hand tighten around her wrist, causing her to instantly freeze on the spot.

"Look, I'm very sorry! You just caught me off guard..." He rubbed his neck in embarrassment, hoping that she would accept his apology.

There was so much sincerity in his eyes. Marinette couldn't help but feel a little star-struck for a spit second. She instantly looked away, while wondering what that feeling was.

Marinette was hesitant, but she nodded her head in agreement, "Okay."

Neither one said anything else as they made their way inside the bakery. They were both greeted by the scent of freshly baked croissants, which caused their mouths to immediately water.

Adrien hadn't had croissants in such a long time, he had almost forgotten what they tasted like. His eyes instantly lit up when he caught a glimpse of the glorious mounds of croissants that rested in a neat pile.