Chapter 38

                                    

                                          
Marinette sat at her desk, eating her lunch while Chat talked about the whole akuma attack.
"It was at the Louvre, the first part in the pyramid entrance. The cops told us they think it's an akuma so we went in. It was so quiet in there. No noise, nothing. I could hear myself breathing."
Marinette stared at him with amazed eyes.
"Everything was like that and then I felt something pass my shoulder, I thought I imagined it, but LB said she felt it too. Then something grabbed her ponytail and began dragging her away."
He finished the akuma story and paused for a second, looking down. "It didn't make any noise either. It was a weird experience."
Chat looked back up and grinned, "How was your day with Thomas?"
Tommy was wonderful! He was already asleep when I got there and I got to eat a snack. When he woke up he was a little fussy but fell asleep right after with some warm formula.
I had to hold him because he refused to go in his crib! I just watched TV. He woke up about half an hour before you guys arrived and he was very well behaved! she signed. 
Chat chuckled, "How so?"
'Very quiet and very cute,' she mouthed and grinned. 
Chat felt his heart warm up. Every second he spent with this girl just made him happy and lifted his spirits.
"I love you."
The words left his mouth before he could even think about it. Was it even appropriate for him to utter those three words?
They'd known each other for over four months and had only been dating for about one.
Marinette stared at him with wide eyes and a pounding heart. Had she started hearing things? No way he muttered those words. Right?
Chat felt panic upon seeing her face. Maybe he shouldn't have said that.
He felt extremely relieved when she signed the words back. Chat grinned and leaned in, giving her a small kiss.
Marinette smiled. "You're the best, you know that right?"
Marinette scrunched up her nose. "You are! Don't make that face princess."
She laughed. Chat left a happier man.
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Marinette had recovered that weekend. Saturday had cheered her up a lot and spending Sunday with her parents was fun.
They had gone out, exploring the city's smaller landmarks they had yet to see. They even made plans to go skiing when winter break came up in a few weeks. 
Marinette showed up to school happier than ever. Late, but happy. 
Classes had already begun and Marinette sneaked in quietly into class, taking her seat next to Adrien. The teacher either didn't notice or just didn't care. Either way, Marinette escaped a detention. 
Adrien glanced at her with a smile and she smiled back at him, cheeks tinted with red. Alya raised a brow at this. Marinette looked back at her and Alya sent her a suspicious glare. Marinette turned around quickly. 
The teacher announced a project that would be done in pairs. Chloe turned to Adrien and batted her eyelashes at him, ready to ask him for them to be partners. 
Before she could open her mouth, Adrien put his hand up, stopping her. "No thanks, Chloe. I'm doing the project with Marinette." He placed an arm around her shoulder and pulled her in close. Marinette's face turned red and Alya blinked in surprise. She turned to Nino and he turned to her with an equally confused look. 
They both nodded at each other, signaling they would ask them during lunch what the hell was going on. 
Chloe glared at Marinette before turning back to face the front. The teacher cleared their throat and Adrien let go of Marinette. 
 After class Alya pulled Marinette to the side. "What was that about?"
'What was what about?' she asked. "Don't play dumb, missy! Adrien's affection! You even blushed at it when on Saturday you didn't even bat an eye!
"And that was only the morning, something happened those two hours and I want to know what happened!" Alya placed her hands on her hips. "Spill." 
Marinette looked around nervously. She made eye contact with Adrien who was looking up at her from below with a confused look. She signaled to Alya with her eyes and Adrien nodded in agreement. 
"Well?"
Marinette turned back to Alya and tried to think of an excuse. 
Luckily Adrien showed up and saved her butt from Alya's rage.
"What's the problem, Alya?" he asked. 
"What was that show of affection?" 
"I always show affection. It's normal for a guy to show affection towards his girlfriend." 
Or not. Marinette wasn't a violent person but man did she feel like choking him. Now they were both screwed.
Alya let out a dry chuckle, "Your what?"
Adrien must've been asking for a death wish as he replied with, "My girlfriend."
Alya sent him a glare and then turned to Marinette. "Isn't Chat your boyfriend." Marinette stood still, afraid to move.
"He is," Adrien said calmly. Before Alya could say anything else or even process what he said, Adrien took Marinette's hand and dragged her away.
Once they were a safe distance away from Alya's claws, Marinette stopped, tugging at Adrien's arm. He stopped and turned to her, "What's wrong?" 
She sent him a glare and huffed, crossing her arms. "What? She asked a question and I answered." Marinette continued to glare at him. 
'She's going to kill you, you know that, right?' Marinette mouthed. "I've been through worse," he grinned.
Marinette rolled her eyes slightly. Adrien raised a brow, "Where'd this attitude come from?" 
Her arms dropped to her sides and her face fell. Adrien panicked. Shit, I made her sad. 
"It's not a bad thing! At least, not entirely. It's good that you have some attitude to defend yourself. It's just a shocker. I'm so used to you being so sweet and innocent, but now you have sass and attitude." He paused.
"It's kinda hot." Marinette's eyes widened and her face went red.
Adrien laughed. "I'm just messing around!" She huffed and slapped him on the arm. He just grinned. 
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Sorry if this chapter is a little messy! I was so busy this week and fell behind! 
I just had time to write this oml 
again so sorry <3