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“So, Adrien. Truth or Dare?” Asked Alya.
“Truth.” Adrien confidently said.
Alya Cesaire was in thought about what fun question to ask the young fellow. Adrien however wasn’t nervous really. He really didn’t have anything embarrassing to reveal. And with regards to being Chat Noir, at this point, he knew how to bend the truth to avoid revealing his secret identity. He was ready.
He looked at the other people in the circle currently.
It was Nino, Alya, Kim, Max, Rose, and Juleka.
Here they were at a late night party at Alya’s place. They were all enjoying, catching up, and having a laugh. Doing what high schoolers do. And of course someone suggested they play a classic party game.
Truth or Dare.
A lot of people were still on their way but Alya was excited to begin after drinking a ton of sugary sodas. She was extra pumped.
Alya tapped her chin for a moment before snapping her fingers. She knew what to ask.
“What’s your type?”
Adrien was confused by her question.
“Type in what?” He asked.
“As in, what kind of girl do you like?” She clarified.
Adrien looked at her for a moment before chuckling.
“That’s it? I thought that the question would be a lot harder.” He said.
“Well, I’m actually not sure what’s your type! That’s why I asked!” Alya said.
“Actually… now that you mention it, you’ve never really mentioned your type to me either. I mean… You did date Kagami for a while. Girls like her maybe? But what exactly are you looking for, bro?” Nino asked.
“That is a good question! What are you looking for in a girl, Adrien?” Asked Rose.
The others all soon nodded their heads. Apparently everyone wanted to know.
Adrien blushed for a moment from all the attention, but his skills in handling being in the spotlight set back in and he was back to normal.
“Well, since you asked, I might as well say so.”
“You have no choice in the matter! You have to tell!” Said Kim with a chuckle.
“No worries. I’m just thinking of what to say first.” Said Adrien.
Adrien thought for a moment as he wondered how to begin.
What was his type? Soon enough… the first person that popped into his head was none other than his lady. She was the girl of his dreams and the girl who stole his heart from day one. She was definitely his type.
“I like confident girls. Girls who know what they want and are willing to work for it.”
Alya nodded letting him know to go on.
“Girls who are sweet, outgoing, and have a very joyful personality but at the same time, know when to be serious and take action when it matters.”
“Okay… I’m getting a vague idea of what you like bro. Go on.” Said Nino.
“She has to be honest, kind, and fair to people. She’s always willing to lend a hand to others. I like girls who are also creative.”
Alya smirked.
“Creative? Honest? Kind? I’m thinking we all know someone like that.” Said Alya.
“Is that so? I haven’t even said all that much.” Said Adrien. He wondered if she figured out who he was talking about already.
“Oh… You’ve said a lot actually. You’ve told us her personality… what about her looks? It may seem a little shallow but I would still love to know! We want to narrow it down!” Alya said.
“What attracts the supermodel, Adrien Agreste? He’s probably met a ton of beautiful ladies for his job.” Said Kim.
“Beauty is subjective really. But to be honest… I do have a type.” Adrien said.
“Well, go on!” Said Alya.
Adrien thought more on it. How else would he describe his lady?
“She’d have to be shorter than me. Not that there’s anything wrong with dating a taller girl! It’s just… I have an ideal girl in mind.”
“Ooooooooooooooh.” The entire circle went.
“So there is a girl!” Said Rose.
“Well… tell us more, buddy!” Said Nino.
“She’d have medium length… dark silky hair. Deep and mysterious eyes. Bluebell ones. Which I could look and fall deeper in constantly. She’d have cute freckles and—-“
Alya quickly stopped him.
“Say no more! I already figured out what your type is! More specifically WHO YOU LIKE!!!” Said Alya.
The group of people in the circle all nodded their heads.
“You… you do?” Adrien was surprised. This was going to be a bit embarrassing talking about his crush on Ladybug.
“Oh definitely! It’s quite obvious from what you’ve said so far, Adrien. Her personality and physical description match perfectly!” Said Max.
“Haha. I guess you’re right. Well it’s none other than Lady—-“ Adrien was just about to finish saying her name only for Alya and the entire circle saying someone else.
“MARINETTE!” The group said.
Adrien blinked for a moment.
“Wait. What?!” He exclaimed.
“Did someone call me?” A voice asked.
Everyone’s heads turned to the newcomer and it was none other than Marinette herself, holding several boxes of pastries.
“Sorry I’m late everybody! Mom and Dad wanted to add on some more pastries for us to enjoy this evening!” Marinette said happily. “Did I hear that right? Did someone say my name?” She asked.
Adrien was stunned. He thought about it before of the possibility that Marinette could be his lady but there were several reasons that dissuaded him from checking further such as her time as Multimouse. But now… every single description which he made for his lady… was supposedly the same for his sweet classmate according to his friends.
His sweet classmate who he always felt was more than a friend but he never knew why. His world was spinning for a moment.
“Oh no…” He thought.
Adrien’s heart skipped a beat. His face was flushed. He might have found the love of his life. But he had to make sure. He needed a closer look.
****
Marinette finally arrived to the party and was immediately shuffled to join them in their circle.
“Marinette! You literally just missed something super juicy!” Said Rose.
“What do you mean?” She asked.
“Well, we were just playing ‘Truth or Dare’ and Adrien just shared with us a truth of his that was super interesting! Isn’t that right, Adrien?” Alya said.
After she dropped off the pastry boxes on a nearby counter, Kim literally shoved her to sit beside Adrien in their truth or dare circle.
“ALYA! Don’t!” Adrien said with a blush and it definitely looked like he didn’t want to say again what he was forced to say just a moment ago. She felt bad for him and so she decided to help him out.
“Oh? Uh-uh. Hi Adrien. Haha. It’s okay. I wasn’t here. I won’t force you to tell me what it is you were asked to tell.” Marinette quickly said.
Adrien continued to turn red as he looked at her but he started to calm down.
“Thanks Marinette. I’m… really glad you’re here.” He said.
“Oh, he definitely is very happy.” Said Juleka quietly causing the others to giggle.
Marinette raised an eyebrow at them. She decided to ignore their teasing and comfort the uncomfortable fellow.
“I’m- I’m happy to be here too.” She smiled at Adrien.
“Alright! Let the game continue!” Said Alya quickly.
****
It was another thirty minutes of silly dares and funny truths. Alix, Nathaniel, Mylene, and Ivan arrived, and joined in the circle as well. Everyone was laughing and having a good time. But Marinette knew that something was off with Adrien. In fact… it took her a while, but she realized that he was constantly looking at her. He had an inquisitive gaze and kept taking peeks at her whenever he could. She tried to ignore it at first and pretend she didn’t notice. It made the room a lot warmer with him constantly gazing. It became too much at one point and so she had to ask.
Marinette leaned in towards Adrien and whispered to him.
“Is… there something wrong, Adrien? You keep looking over to me.” She said.
Adrien looked flustered.
“Oh! No no! Oh my God. I wasn’t… I didn’t realize. S-sorry.”
Marinette actually giggled. It was funny to see Adrien look flustered from something she said for once.
“It’s okay. As long as there’s nothing wrong.”
Adrien nodded.
“There definitely is nothing wrong. I just…uhm. I didn’t mean to be creepy. Sorry again. I’ll let you know why later.”
Marinette wondered what he had to tell her.
“Okay. As long as there isn’t any food on my face or something gross.” She laughed causing Adrien to laugh as well.
“No. Definitely not. You look wonderful tonight.” He said.
Marinette began to blush like crazy. Adrien’s words always made her swoon.
“Alright, Adrien! It’s your turn!” Said Kim.
Adrien looked like he was taking a moment to think of what and who to ask. Then he turned back towards her.
“Marinette… Truth or Dare?” He seemed excited.
Marinette gulped. She definitely couldn’t let him know any truths from her. Particularly with question related to love. She definitely might mess up and say something stupid especially with how he was looking at her so far this evening.
“Dare!” She quickly said.
She nearly regretted it because Adrien began to smile. It was if he wanted her to do a dare in the first place.
“Okay then. Marinette. I dare you to not move and look into my eyes… for one minute.”
Marinette choked.
“WHAT?!”
“You heard me. You just gotta stay still and look at me for one minute while I look at you. That’s it. Plain and simple.”
Marinette heard Rose squeak nearby. The others in the circle were whispering excitedly.
“You heard him, Marinette! It’s basically a staring contest! Just do it.” Said Nino.
Marinette gulped and her face was turning even more crimson. This was definitely not what she wanted to happen! She already felt nervous from him taking peeks at her for some unknown reason. Now she has to stay still and look at him for one minute while he looked back?! What was going on?!
“Oh-oh okay. Like this?” Marinette cursed her own tongue for immediately just going along with it. How could she ever say no to Adrien?
“It’s a dare anyway. I can’t say no.” She thought to herself.
Marinette leaned in closer to Adrien and began staring at him. She concentrated at his beautiful green eyes.
“Let’s begin in 3…2…1…” Adrien started a timer and began looking at Marinette.
Marinette watched as Adrien seemed to look at her closely. She felt like he was searching for something… or anything from her expression and it was getting harder and harder for her to stay still.
“What is he looking for?” She thought.
Adrien then leaned his face closer to hers as he examined her further. And then… he gasped.
“Whatever it is… he found it.”
A wide array of emotions went through his face… None of them bad though. Ranging from shock and even… a spark of happiness.
Suddenly, Adrien began to lean in closer to her face. So close that his forehead was already leaning on hers.
Marinette squeaked a moment. Whatever was happening was making her heart race. In fact she noticed Adrien was still getting closer… his lips getting even more tantalizing. He was closing his eyes.
“Wait… Is he going to kiss—?“
Marinette instinctively began closing her eyes as well. Her lips began reaching out for his. There was a moment where she was sure she slightly felt a hint of his lips on hers but—-
“TIME!” Said Alya.
The alarm was buzzing and it broke both of them out of the moment.
Adrien quickly leaned back and his face looked horrified. Marinette was completely still.
“Oh my God! Marinette! I am so sorry, I —-“
The group cheered and clapped.
“Whew! That went a lot better than I expected! Nice dare, Adrien! Who’s next?” Asked Alix.
“I am!” Alya said. “And this dare is a two for one! No changing it up! I dare Adrien and Marinette to have some alone time in my room for ten minutes! Starting right now!” The entire circle of friends pushed both Marinette and Adrien to Alya’s room and closed the door behind them.
“Have fun!” A voice shouted. They could hear the cheers and the high fives from behind the door.
Marinette was still catching up to the moment. She looked at Adrien as he appeared mortified.
“Oh my God, Marinette. I am such a horrible friend. I almost… I can’t believe I almost did that and to think you’ve always only seen me as a friend and I—-“
Marinette finally felt her courage spark within her. Something was happening between them and she had to take this chance.
She went up to Adrien and held one of his hands.
“A-Adrien. A while ago… Were you… Were you about to kiss me?” She asked. Her heart was beating like crazy as she waited for his answer.
Adrien nodded. He looked embarrassed and ever so guilty.
“I shouldn’t have done that. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to take advantage you. My body moved before I knew it when I realized I really wanted to kiss you and—-“
“I wanted to kiss you too.” She quickly said causing Adrien to shut up.
There was a momentary silence as they both looked at each other. The both of them were blushing.
There were a few hesitant footsteps towards one another until finally…
They kissed.