A Picture of You [An Adrienette Story]

Chapter Three

Marinette was pacing around her room, with Tikki hot on her tail.

"Adrien! Why did it have to be Adrien?" She exclaimed as she threw herself face down on her chaise lounge. Tikki flew over to the guardian and sat next to her face.

"Marinette. Think about it. This could be your big chance to let him know how you feel." Marinette lifted her head to give her bug-mouse a quick look.

"I don't know how I feel anymore, Tikki. That dumb cat is always hanging around and making me feel things. I'm constantly going from one to the other and I can't do that to Adrien. He deserves someone who can give him their whole heart. Why does this have to happen now?" She face planted back into the sofa.

Tikki sighed, she hated seeing Marinette this way. If only she could tell her Chat and Adrien were one and the same, but woah the miraculous code forbid kwami's for giving out other wielders names.

"Well, perhaps spending a whole day with him will clear your head. You can get to know the real boy, not just the purrfect model." Tikki threw in a pun, she's got to notice.

Come on Marinette notice what I did! Please! Tikki was willing for her to pick it up.

"You know what happened last time I got to know the 'real boy' in New York." Nope, she didn't notice, Tikki sighed. "We almost kissed Tikki, it was this close." She positioned her thumb and pointer finger to show a slight gap was between the two. "Then that akuma happened and Chat saved my life ... again. How can I even consider someone else? Chat puts his life on the line for me everyday. He's always saving me."

"Adrien's saves you too ... well more defends you. Can you not remember in the park when he jumped in front of you instead of Kagami? Thinking about it he's jumped in front of you a lot, how many times has he taken you down?"

"Tikki, you're just making this harder. I can't choose between them. I love them both. Perhaps I can have two husbands in the future?" Marinette sat up looking hopefully at Tikki.

"I think that might be illegal in France, Marinette." The two laughed unaware of the turmoil going on with a certain cat miraculous wielder.

Adrien walked to his fathers office and knocked on the door.

"Come in." Gabriel Agreste announced as Adrien slipped in through the gap in the door. "Ahh, Adrien. I hear you have an out of school assignment tomorrow which means you do not have to attend. Is that correct?"

"Yes father, that's actually what I've come to speak to you about." Adrien had his hands clasped tightly together, before putting one hand in his pocket and grabbing hold of oddly shaped bits of plastic, his Marinette lucky charm. He wasn't quite sure how this was going to turn out, he needed all the luck he could get.

"I have scheduled an additional photoshoot for you in the afternoon. Your partner will attend with you, I hear it is Ms Dupain-Cheng." Gabriel stood up from his desk and made his way over to Adrien.

"Yes father. We have been paired together to get to know each other. We've been set questions that have to be answered throughout the day." Adrien couldn't believe he was having a friend at a photoshoot with him. Perhaps this was going to work out better than he thought.

"I have moved your piano lesson to the morning so we shall send a car to pick up Ms Dupain-Cheng at 8am. She will also be attending. You will then have the day to spend together to complete your assignment, you may do as you wish as long as you're respectful. If you need more time after your photoshoot you can visit her at her home."

"You mean I can go to a friends house?" Adrien couldn't believe his luck, perhaps his father was sick? Or was it the lucky charm in his hand?

"Please let Ms Dupain-Cheng know the arrangements, and she better dress accordingly. If the paparazzi get hold of pictures of you with the girl she must look decent or your friendship will no longer be valued. Do you understand?" Gabriel walked back to his desk chair as he spoke, letting Adrien know that one slip up would ultimate end his friendship with the one ray of sunshine in his life.