"Trust me" // mlb fanfiction

9//trip

Two days after their conversation, they have a field trip at school. This is bound to be the best field trip ever, even Adrien's father gave permission for him to come! Which is very unusual. Those are going to be three days of fun, jokes and perhaps a tiny bit of schoolwork.

Yet, as always, Marinette overslept. It's not her fault, she had a patrol with Chat at midnight and after that, she couldn't stop thinking about how he trusted Marinette but not Ladybug, since he didn't even tell her about his injury during their patrol.

"Marinette, hurry. The bus is leaving in two minutes!" Tikki exclaims, Marinette starts running again. Her school isn't that far away from her house, but it feels like miles. As she arrives, she is just in time to see the bus leave the corner, she missed it.

"What should I do, Tikki? I'm not fast enough to catch up with it by foot." Marinette says hopelessly. If she can't come to the best field trip of the year, she can't spend three days with Adrien!

"I can catch up with it as Ladybug." Marinette says before thinking about her words.

"No, Marinette. You shouldn't use your powers for your own benefits. Don't you remember last time?" Tikki says. She's right, last time she used her powers for her own benefit, she gave a present to Adrien, which somehow resulted in Chat Noir being akumatised. She can't let something like that happen ever again!

"I'll call Alya." Marinette offers, grabbing her phone and dialing Alya's phone number.

"Where are you?!" Alya's voice sounds over the phone.

"I missed the bus." Marinette says.

"Duh, I noticed that too." Alya says laughing.

"What should I do?" Marinette asks.

"I don't know, girl. Try to get a lift from someone. Maybe Adrien can give you a ride. I can call him if you'd like."

"A-Adrien? Isn't he on the bus?" Marinette asks, her voice immediately sounds higher.

"His bodyguard drops him off, that way he could get to his last photo shoot before leaving. So, you want me to call him?"

"Yes! I mean- no, I mean- I don't know!" Marinette stutters.
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"I'll call him, just stay at the school and wait for him." Alya says, ending the call.

About fifteen minutes after Alya ended the call, a silver car rides past the school. The window opens and a boy with blonde hair and emerald green eyes sits inside.

"Hey Marinette." Adrien says, Marinette slowly starts to walk towards the car, rethinking whether she can still run. She figures she can't, what would Adrien think if she runs now? With all the courage she has, which is almost none, she walks up to the car and sits down next to Adrien.

While the car drives, the silence is awkward. Marinette tries not to stare at Adrien, which is rather hard. While Adrien is looking outside the car window.

"I still can't believe my father let me go on this field trip." Adrien starts a conversation.

"Y-yeah, it's nice that you're coming with me- I mean us!" Marinette stutters, which makes Adrien laugh. Her head turns as red as a tomato and she too turns towards the window.

At the same time, Tikki and Plagg find their way into the trunk without either Marinette nor Adrien noticing.

"Hey sugarcube."

"Hi Plagg, how's Chat doing?" They are used to talking about their owners as Chat Noir and Ladybug, even though they know their real identities.

"He pretends he's okay, but I think it's getting worse." Plagg says, Tikki never heard him talk this concerned before, he really cares about his owner.

"What about Ladybug?"

"She can manage. She may not look like it, but she's prepared. She has the horse miraculous with her, in case of an akuma attack. But as-" bubbles come out of Tikki's mouth as she tried to say 'Marinette' "-she's confused. She thinks she's in love with three different people at the same time and it's driving her more crazy than when she was only in love with Adrien."

"Is she still into the blue-haired dude?" Plagg asks. "Chat and" Bubbles come out of Plagg's mouth "are much better options and she fell in love with both of them, that must say something!"

Tikki giggles, he's got a point. "We can try to get them closer." Tikki offers.

"Sure, but only because the Dupain-Chengs make the best cheese-related food in their bakery." Plagg says, he'll never admit he secretly ships the two.

When they return to their owners, they notice the two heroes are actually talking to each other. Well, stuttering and talking, but it's a start.

"What are you planning on doing on the trip?" Adrien asks Marinette. She hasn't actually thought about that, she hasn't had time to think about doing anything for herself in the past few weeks.

"Oh- uh- I don't know. Maybe get a little inspiration for some designs."

"Do you have your sketchbook with you? I'd love to see some of your designs." Adrien asks, excited about seeing the sketches.

"Are you sure? I mean, I'm no one special. It's just- a hobby of mine, you know." Marinette stutters.

"I'm sure they're good."

Again, Marinette turns as red as a tomato, she opens her bag, grabs her sketchbook, tries giving it to Adrien, but accidentally drops it. As she tries to reach it, Adrien does the same, their hands touch and they both back away, blushing heavily. Marinette picks up the sketchbook and gives it to Adrien, apologising.

"Those are really good, Marinette." He says after taking a good look at a few pages.

"Thanks." Marinette is certain her head is redder than her Ladybug suit right now.

After flipping through more pages and complimenting her on almost every design, one amazing design catches his eye: a black hoodie with cat ears and a red hoodie with black dots.
"You should make these into real clothes!" Adrien says.

"You think so?"

"Totally! I'm a huge fan of Ladybug, I would buy that hoodie for sure."

Again, Marinette turns red. He likes her design and he's a fan of Ladybug, which means he likes her double! This is the best way to start this trip!