Babysitting • Adrienette •

Chapter 8

Marinette

"Okay then, Adrien. Give me your best Ladybug impression," I say, trying not to burst out into a fit of giggles. He narrows his eyes at my playful tone before holding his head high and sending me a tight smile. He is such a dorkasaurus...

"Fine. I will. You'll be blown away," he clears his throat. "Lucky charm! Time to de-evilize!" he shouts in a high pitched voice, throwing his arm in the air. At this, I let out all my suppressed laughs, holding my stomach as I do.

"OH MY GOD! I'M DEAD!" I cry, leaning back as the laughs tumble out of me. Adrien narrows his eyes down at me again as he folds his arms.

"You try doing Cat Noir, then," he challenges, clearly annoyed at me for not taking him seriously. But, come on, how can I when he sounded like Elmo?

"Okay," I laugh, accepting his challenge. "Hey Paris, look how amazing I am! I'm the cat's meow!" I mock voice Cat Noir, making my voice sound deeper and trying hard not to laugh again as I do so. Just because I like him doesn't mean I can't still make fun of him, right?

If it's possible, Adrien gets more offended. I don't know why, but it seems I've triggered him even more. "Cat Noir has never said that in his life! And that pun was terrible! Also, my Ladybug impression was a lot better than what you just did," he matter-of-factly states, his jaw dropped at my 'absurdity'. "I can do a way better Cat Noir impression!" he adds, still infuriated.

I get agitated now and I snatch the Ladybug doll from him and shove the Cat Noir doll to him. "Well I can do a way better Ladybug impression!" I argue, and we narrow our eyes at each other. Ugh. I'll show him.

"Go on then, Maritrash," he snickers. I gasp dramatically at his name for me, huffing in annoyance.

"Fine, Adriasshat," I mumble, loud enough for him to hear me. I prepare my doll and move her arms as I speak like I do when I'm Ladybug, adding my own little twist on it to spice things up a bit. "Miraculous Ladybug! Oh look who's that boy walking down that path? It's Adrien! Wow he's the one who stalks me and has a ladybug costume of me that he cosplays in! Creepy!"

Adrien scoffs at this. "That was your voice, not Ladybug's! You're not even trying." He sighs angrily, before preparing his Cat Noir doll. I almost laugh at this. If he actually knew I was Ladybug, he'd get so embarrassed at what he's told me in the past 15 minutes. "Wow, you did amazing at capturing that akuma, m'lady. Oh wait, look it's Marinette! She's the girl that probably has loads of Adrien Agreste merchandise despite the fact that she's constantly rude to him because she secretly likes him because he's so amazing-"

I still, my eyes widening. "W-wait what? H-How did you know?"

He seems to still as well. "Wait, that's true? I was only-You actually-"

"No, no! I mean, I don't know! Ugh, I mean maybe I do, maybe I don't! You know what?! It's none of your business whether I...like you...or not?" My face heats up to the temperature of the freaking sun. What did I just confess to? Oh my gosh, can the ground just swallow me up? Adrien's eyes are wide as he stares at me in disbelief. It's then that the full extent of the situation hits me.

Me and Adrien were just arguing and mocking each other like we'd been best friends for our whole lives.

We just played with the dolls without Manon.

I just confessed to Adrien that I have a crush on him.

ADRIEN KNOWS I HAVE A CRUSH ON HIM!

We sit in silence as I mentally shout at myself for the tragic mistake I just made. Have you ever noticed that even silence has a sound? It kind of sounds like air rushing through your ears and you can only hear it when you really concentrate enough. If I'm being perfectly honest...

RIGHT NOW I WISH I COULDN'T HEAR IT BECAUSE ADRIEN ISN'T SAYING ANYTHING AND IT'S MAKING ME SO NERVOUS, I HAVE LITERALLY RUINED ANY FRIENDSHIP WE HAD EVER BUILT UP AND I HATE MY SELF SO MUCH RIGHT NOW, LORD KILL M-

"So you...You uh, you...like...me?" he awkwardly cuts off my mental freak out. I feel my face get redder and redder at this question; I can't answer him in words without crying at such mortifying embarrassment. So I just nod, looking down.

Then he asks the most stupid thing ever.

"Are you sure?"

My face drops and my anxiety and embarrassment is forgotten for a few seconds. "What do you mean am I sure? Am I sure about liking someone who I've been obsessing over for the past 2 years? Am I sure about liking someone who I can't go 5 minutes without thinking about? Or am I sure about..." My anxiety reappears as I reprocess what I've just confessed to. "Am I sure about liking someone who probably doesn't feel the same way?"

When I finally look up I realise that Adrien's shocked face is no longer there. He's smirking, almost as if he knows something I don't. "Marinette, I asked if you were sure so I could get permission before I did something," he says. My heart rate quickens as his smirk widens into a smile.

"Do what?" I cautiously ask, my heart beat loud in my eardrums.

His tongue glosses over his lips and his eyes flicker down to mine.

"This."

Before I can process what is happening, he moves his body forward and kisses me. My eyes widen at the sudden contact, but I soon place my hands on his upper arms and melt into his touch. Upon noticing my reciprocation, I feel him smile against my lips and gently push me backwards until he's hovering over me as we kiss, his arms either side of me.

I'm in my own little world of exhilaration and pure bliss as the moment I've been longingly pining for finally happens. Adrien and I are finally kissing. The very thought makes my insides feel like jelly. It's truly unbelievable that the boy I've had a crush on for so long took the initiative to kiss me! Does this mean he likes me back? I mean, I know he still likes Ladybug, but I still like Cat Noir so it is possible to like two people at once, right?

Adrien slightly pulls away from me for a short few seconds. "I think I like you too," he breathlessly mumbles before crashing his lips back onto mine. It's my turn to smile now, and I move my hands from his upper arms to around his neck. My true love likes me back!

We're so consumed in one another that we don't hear the front door open and Manon's delicate footsteps climb up my bedroom ladder.

"Marinette?"

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A/N:

OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS I WAS GRINNING SO MUCH WHILE WRITING THIS LIKE YAS ADRIENETTE KISSED! I would absolutely love to know your thoughts on this chapter; like is it going to fast or is it too unrealistic? Because I really want to make sure this is a good book so any feedback is much appreciated!

Thank you also for over 600 reads like wtf? It feels like yesterday I was thanking everyone for 100! Wow I've only just notice how many exclamation marks I use 😂😂 I honestly need to stop😂

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