𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒑𝒂𝒅
"Luka...he..." Marinette swallows as she looks down at her lap from the slightly angry gazes of her friends.
"He...cheated." She mumbled, feeling tears prick at the corners of her eyes again. The collective gasps of her friends didn't help.
Adrien felt his hands curl into fists at his sides as he glared at the floor with a sudden fire that grew the more he thought about what she just said. He bit his lip so as not to burst out in a shout and go over to Luka's house to freaking kill him.
Alya suddenly stood up, her blood boiling. "He did what?" She hissed. Seeing her best friend's weak yet affirmative nod, Alya walked toward her phone, ready to call Luka and shout in his ear. Nino pulled her back, so as not to accidentally worsen the situation. He urged her to take a deep breath, and then look at Marinette for a while. Alya finally took in Marinette's slightly shaking body and quivering bottom lip and sighed. She walked over and enveloped her in a big hug.
Kagami stood staring awkwardly before joining in and putting her arms around both Marinette and Alya. Marinette sniffled a little and let herself be engulfed by the hug, feeling the warmth of her friends. The guys watched them until they separated and Alya looked at Kagami, "What should we do?"
The others could see a glint of pure rage in her eye, something that warned them that Luka might be cooked. Kagami shot her a "Don't make Marinette feel worse by blowing up at her ex" look and turned to Adrien, "Adrien." The said blonde's head shot up from glaring at the floor and he looked at her, confused.
Kagami exchanged a sly look with Alya and turned back to Adrien.
"None of us girls have any extra clothes...do you have something you can lend Marinette?" She asked, a hidden smirk in her expression. Marinette heard her words but was too busy wiping her tears for the meaning to actually sink in. Adrien quickly goes upstairs and grabs a random garment from his "never-worn" wardrobe, which had grown over the years due to his modelling career.
He returns and passes the hoodie he'd taken to Marinette while she goes into a bathroom and quickly changes. She steps out, tugging nervously at the hem of the hoodie. It covered to just a couple centimetres above her knee, given her height. The sleeves hung long and droopy over her arms and the hood went down to the middle of her back.
They all stood around Marinette, hugging and comforting her while she recounted the events leading to that day. Adrien listened silently, the anger growing as his heart aches for hearing her pain.
timeskip to after they calmed down
"Yeah...That's what he did..." Marinette finished, looking up finally. "You know what? Forget him, girl. You have us!" Alya exclaimed. The rest nodded in agreement. "Especially Adrien..." She mumbled.
"Oh, nothing." Alya laughed lightly, brushing it off.
They played another game for a few rounds, with Marinette watching them from her perch on the couch. Soon, little yawns started coming from them.
"Well, I'm tired now...where's our room, Adrien?" Kagami asked. Adrien pointed to a room in the corner of the second floor and Kagami ascended the stairs, pulling Felix along wih her. "Night, guys..." Felix said, trailing off as Kagami drags him into the room.
"Hm. You know what, we should go to sleep now, too...its late..." Alya said thoughtfully. Nino looked at her, confused, "B-but...we haven't eaten the candy yet..." Marinette's face brightened at the word "candy", her eyes lighting up.
Alya nodded hesitantly. "And you didn't tell me?" Marinette questioned. Alya shrugged, "Sorry?"
"Alya you know how much i love candy..." Marinette stared at her. "Oops...sorry, girl..." Alya apologised, laughing a little.
Alya goes to Nino's bag and took out two packs of candy and passed them both to Marinette. "...What about me?" Nino asked, pouting a little. Alya rolled her eyes, "You'll have another type of candy, baby."
Adrien looked on, confused, didn't Alya bring only one type? Nino's eyes dart to Adrien's expression, to Marinette and around the room, avoiding eye contact with his girlfriend, as he felt a blush creep up his neck. Both Marinette and Adrien looked between them both, feeling slight tension in the room. Though unsure of what they were talking about, Marinette slowly took a piece of candy in between her fingers and placed it into her mouth, still watching.
Alya rolled her eyes at Nino, then pulled him upstairs to a guest room, while he struggled to walk because of the height difference.
Adrien was left with Marinette.
They haven't spoken much the past few years, this moment was awkward. Adrien looked down at her from where he stood, while she sat there on the couch, spacing out with a tear-streaked face, munching on the candies.
Adrien spoke up, "Hey...Marinette...I need to tell you something."
Marinette snapped back into reality and stared up at him, with that look, that innocent, wide-eyed look, that drove him crazy. He could feel the heat rushing to his cheeks once again and was grateful that the room was dim. "What...did you want to tell me?" Marinette asked, curious now.
"Oh! I-I...just wanted to let you know...that I-We! We're here for you if you need us, always." Adrien stuttered. Why was he stuttering? He cursed his mouth for the sudden awkward silence that ensued his words.
"Thanks, all of you are the best, really." Her soft voice poked through it, startling him a little that she didn't stutter or trip over her words like she used to. Guess times really have changed. He wasn't going to lie, he loved the adorable stammering she had with her words. Especially since it only happened with him. Or it used to.
He sighed quietly while she continued to eat her candies. "Don't let him take away your happiness, Marinette..." Adrien managed, relieved he didn't stumble with his words this time. The advice he shared led Marinette's lips to curve slightly, but that small smile she offered was enough to brighten her whole face up, in his opinion.
Adrien stood shifting from one foot to the other, nervously fumbling with his fingers. He was confused, why was he suddenly this way? He was never like this before...This feeling, it's new.
Deep in thought, he moved to the opposite side of the couch, sinking into the soft white plush of the sofa.
a/n : woah suddenly this is so long… what’s that feeling, i wonder? 😱😱 well, till next week! 🫶🏻
