Blushing Miraculous

The Attack of the Girls

"Chat Noir?"

He opened his eyes to the sound of Marinette saying his name. She was sitting on the edge of her bed, her hand gently shaking him awake. Those blue eyes of hers were bright and shining. "It's morning."

Chat Noir sat up slightly. "Good morning Princess," he said, smiling at her.

"How did you sleep?" she asked.

"Very well," he replied.

"Before you go, I just wanted to apologize for last night," she said, looking down. "I was upset about my friends and I want you to know that I wasn't trying to make a move on you or anything like that."

Chat Noir stared at her. Why was she apologizing?

She continued. "So I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable..."

"No Marinette," he interrupted. "You don't have to apologize for anything. I had a great time with you."

She looked back at him. "Oh, okay. Well I'm glad that you're not mad at me."

He sat up fully so he was next to her. "You know that I could never be mad at you Princess."

She put one hand up to his cheek and smiled. "You're sweet," she said rubbing her thumb against his skin. Suddenly she remembered what day it was. "Oh, I need to get ready for school, and you need to get going!"

"Would it be alright if I come over later?" Chat Noir asked.

Marinette nodded. "Of course."

He waited one more second, cherishing the moment with her, before he got up and left.

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Adrien arrived to school, excited to see Marinette again. His excitement quickly disappeared, however, upon entering the building.

The news of his break up had already been circulated to the entire student body. He wasn't five steps into the courtyard before girls started coming up to him to express their 'sympathies.'

All he wanted was to go talk to Marinette, but he couldn't get anywhere near her. She was with Alya and Nino like usual. Nino tried to wave him over but he was unable to escape from the crowd of female students around him.

He was relieved when the bell rang and he had an excuse to get away. Finally he could talk to his actual friends.

Reaching the doorway of the classroom, he was greeted by a shrill "Adrikins!" Chloé Bourgeois quickly ran over and threw her arms around him. "My poor baby, I heard what that horrible girl did to you!" She tried kissing his face but he squirmed away from her.

"Er, it's okay Chloé, I'm fine," he said, pulling away from her grasp.

"Oh Adrikins," she said, hooking her arm around his and walking him into the room. "Now that you're done with what's-her-face, we can finally be together. Just like we were meant to be!"

"Chloé, get off of me," he said, pulling his arm away. "We're not getting together."

"I know you don't mean that," she said, swinging her hair. "You're just hurting right now. It's okay, I'll be right here for you when you're ready." With that she turned and went to her seat.

Adrien sighed and sat down next to Nino.

"Hey dude, how are you holding up?" his best friend asked him.

"I'm fine," he replied. He turned to look at the girl sitting behind him. Unfortunately Ms. Bustier started talking before he got the chance to say anything. At least he got to look into those blue eyes for a moment before he had to turn back.

Adrien waited for the end of class. As soon as it was over, however, he found himself face to face with Lila Rossi. "Hi Adrien," she said, batting her eyelashes at him.

His face dropped, he couldn't stand Lila. "Oh, hi," he mumbled out. He saw Marinette, Alya and Nino leaving out of the corner of his eye.

"I heard about what happened. I went through an awful break up myself so I know exactly how you feel," she said. "If you ever want to talk, you know where to find me. I'm a really good listener."

"Thanks," he mumbled, picking up his bag and slinging it over his shoulder.

She leaned in close to him. "Whenever you need me, Adrien, I'll be here."

"I need to go Lila," he said, quickly moving away. He gave an involuntary shutter as he walked out of the room.

Adrien didn't get an opportunity to speak with Marinette all day. It seemed like every time he turned around there was another girl throwing herself at him. But he was determined to talk to Marinette before school was done.

When their last class ended, Adrien quickly spun around. "Hey Marinette, hey Alya."

"Hey Adrien, I'm sorry to hear about you and Kagami," Alya said.

"Thanks," he replied before looking at Marinette. She remained silent.

"Well, we should get going Nino, or we're going to be late!" Alya said.

Nino looked at her confused. "Late for what?"

"You know, the thing," she said, standing up and moving to him.

"What thing?" Nino asked.

Alya grabbed his shoulder and squeezed, causing him to yelp in pain. "I'll tell you when we get there," she said through gritted teeth.

Nino's eyes went wide. "Oh right! The thing! I almost forgot about the thing!" He turned towards Adrien. "You two stay here. Me and Alya need to go to a thing. It's legit."

Alya squeezed his shoulder again.

"Okay," he yelled, standing up. "We're going to the thing now." They scurried out of the room.

"Well, that was super convincing," Marinette deadpanned once she and Adrien were alone. He laughed. She joined in too until she made eye contact with him. "Sorry," she muttered, looking down.

They were silent for a few seconds.

"And I'm sorry to hear about you and Kagami," Marinette said, not looking at him as she put her books away. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm okay," he replied.

"Are you sure? I mean, I know how much you were in love with her."

Adrien shook his head. "Kagami's great, but I was never in love with her."

This caused Marinette to finally look up at him. "You weren't?" she asked, tilting her head slightly to the side.

"No." He was caught up in those beautiful eyes again.

She paused. "But you said..." She was interrupted by her phone buzzing. Grabbing it from her purse, she checked the message.

Adrien waited for her to finish the sentence, but she didn't. "I said... what?" he asked.

"Oh, nothing. It's not important," she replied, putting the phone away. "I have to go. My parents need me to help them out in the bakery."

"Don't go," he thought. It was so nice talking to her as Adrien.

"I'll see you tomorrow," she said, standing up and walking to the door.

"Bye," he said weakly as he watched her leave. He stayed in place until he heard his phone.