Heartbreak, Hero Style (Complete)

Confession

She took a deep breath, hidden behind a wall from the view of the model inside. For the past few weeks, he was acting nicer and nicer around her, and she thought she knew why. It took some convincing from Alya to make herself admit it, but she thought that Adrien liked her back. She knew that she would stutter if she said it to his face, so she wrote a letter that she was going to give to him directly. The envelope was currently being held tightly in her hands, which were shaking lightly in nervousness and eagerness.

"You can do this, this is nothing. You are Ladybug, you've faced much worse," she mumbled to herself.

".. Um, Marinette?" a quick turn to her side revealed that the blonde had exited the room, and was currently smiling lightly at her, staring through her with his emerald eyes. Her own sapphire irises stared blankly back, slowly registering that she was supposed to say something.

"O-oh, h-hi! I didn't see you there!" 'Destroyed! Ruined! Eliminated! He thinks you're weird!' half her mind shouted. But the louder part buried those thoughts. 'He's initiating conversation! Now's the time! Give him the letter soon!' Said letter crinkled lightly in her nervous grip.

Adrien, noticing the name elegantly written on the paper, grinned. "Is that for me?" He pointed at it.

Her eyes widened, looking down at her hands. "U-um, yeah, it is.." she started putting the note in his hand before retracting it. "Y-you have to read it alone! This is only for you! No one else is allowed to see it!" 'Idiot...'

It was his turn to stare at her blankly. "Um, okay..?" he took the letter from her fingers, noting the little heart above the "i" in his name. "Thank you."

"N-no problem!" she yelped, quickly covering her mouth. "W-well, you can respond whenever you want! You aren't being rushed! I'll see you tomorrow bye!" She ran off, avoiding his gaze so he wouldn't see her flushed face.

"I did it... I did it. I did it!" she threw her arms in the air in a celebratory manner, jumping through the halls. Most of the school left, besides those in clubs and her and Adrien. Still, she got some confused looks from people in classrooms, and quietly put her hands down, embarassed.

Once walking home, the little red god poked her head out of the girl's bag. "Great job Marinette! I'm sure he'll love the letter!"

She giggled. "Thanks Tikki. Do you think he'll say yes?"

"I know he will! I can tell!" she smiled triumphantly.

Marinette laughed, cheeks still red from running and talking to Adrien.

Tikki smiled. 'This girl deserves to be happy after an entire year of chasing him..'

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Meanwhile, Adrien was sitting in the classroom, looking in awe at the letter in front of him.

The black god on his shoulder groaned. "Can't we go home yet? She's probably gone already, you won't bump into her."

"That's not the problem, Plagg. How am I supposed to reject her?"

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Author's Note

Well, here's the first chapter! Sorry to say, but it doesn't necessarily get "better". Marinette doesn't have a good time. Feel free to comment, I'll try to answer everything!