Chapter 13- The Start of the Evening

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Happy Holidays and a Happy New-Year! Thanks to everyone who is giving up their free time and is actually reading this.  I care for you all so dearly.  Hope you guys have had a great year, and if not, we have another one to try again.  Wish you guys the best!

<3  Sam

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Adrien's POV

Lunch Time

"Are you ready?" I ask Nino.

Nino gives a heavy sigh and adjusts his jacket around his neck like it's choking him, "I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous, but yeah, I'm ready." He says. We turn the street corner and Marinette's family bakery comes into view. 'Yeah, me too.' I say to myself.

I've been planning about how this whole evening will play out. We'll start with lunch at the bakery, then we'll walk down to the Eifel Tower. There's a Christmas market going on near there, so we'll go and do some Christmas shopping to get into the holiday spirit. After that, we'll go out and see a movie that we'll decide when we get there. Then I will ask Mari out (Only for Nino).

I can feel my hands sweating through my gloves in anticipation. I haven't been this nervous like this for a while. Why am I scared? I'm Paris's mighty hero, Chat noir. Asking a girl out shouldn't be so hard.

Nino and I make it to the front door, we look at each other. I nod my head to him, giving him an unspoken 'Let's do this.'. He nods his head in return and I turn the handle. A small ding from the welcome bell rings as I open the door.

"Hey guys!" I hear Alya shout as we enter. She's sitting at one of the tables by herself. I smile and nod my head in greeting.

"Sup Alya!" Nino says casually. I look around the small bakery in search for Marinette.

"Hey, where's Mari?" I ask Alya.

"Oh, she went upstairs just now to go get her wallet and bag." Alya says. I nod my head in understanding. I start to walk towards the upstairs, but Mr. and Mrs. Dupain-Cheng stop me.

"Oh, you boys are already here?" Mr. Dupain-Cheng says.

"Uh, y-yes sir. We just got here actually." I say a bit nervously.

"Oh good. We're just about to have lunch." Mrs. Dupain-Cheng says. I walk back to Nino and Alya who are talking about what we're going to do this evening.

"What movie are we going to watch tonight?" Alya asks.

"We'll decide tonight when we get there." Nino says.

"What's this about a movie?" Mrs. Dupain-Cheng asks behind me. I tell her about tonight's plans. When I finish, she gets excited.

"Oh that sounds like a ton of fun. Just be sure that Mari gets home before midnight alright?" She asks me.

"Yes ma'am." I say. With a smile on her face she disappears through a bakery doorway. I turn back to Nino and Alya. A few minutes pass by, and Marinette still hasn't come downstairs yet. I start to get worried.

"Do you guys think Mari is okay?" I ask.

"Yeah, it has been a while, I'll go check on her." Alya says and gets up from her seat. I follow her, but just as I am about to go on the stairs, Mr. Dupain-Cheng opens the bakery door Mrs. Dupain-Cheng went through.

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