Mari's POV

I stared at Adrien and nodded. Adrien looked angry and I was just being quiet again. I sighed and licked my lips. "Did you try and change his mind?" He nodded. "Yeah. I told him I wasn't going to do the photoshoot with her. Also, he wants me to take her to his annual gala and the mayor's ball that my father wants me to attend next week." "And?" "And I told him no to that too and he wasn't happy about that. He said...." He told me everything his father said about me and I was overwhelmed. My fashion idol said those things about me. 

He thinks I am a gold digging harlot and thinks I am using Adrien. I felt tears well up in my eyes. I let out a strangled sob and Adrien stopped talking. "Princess?" I let a tear slide down my cheek and he wiped it away. "Hey, it'll be okay. I promise." I closed my eyes in attempt to stop the tears. That failed miserably. They all came pouring out like a waterfall. 

Adrien pulled me into a hug a rubbed my back soothingly. "He hates me, Adrien. He thinks I am a witch or something." I cried and cried and truly felt like every bad thing that had been said about me through out my life was true. I truly felt useless. I rubbed my eyes and took a shaky breath. "Don't think bad about yourself, Marinette. Please don't believe him." He was a mind reader. I nodded. "Also, can you come to dinner on Wednesday evening at my house? I uh, sorta told my dad he has to meet you. " I nodded. 

"Sure. What time?" He smiled. "I'll come pick you up at 6:30 PM. Also, wear one of your designs. An MDC original. Nothing to fancy but, still elegant." "Okay, do you mind staying the night or until I fall asleep?" He shook his head. "I don't mind. Whatever you need, Bugaboo." He kissed my forehead and I smiled a bit. 

I climbed down my ladder and he came after me. I grabbed my laptop and opened Netflix. I sat on my chaise next to him and he pulled me on his lap and wrapped his arms around my waist. "What do you want to watch?" He smirked. "The Ladybug and Chat Noir movie." (A/N: From Animaestro.) I nodded and found it on Netflix. 

It started playing and me and Adrien watched. Adrien would occasionally sat that they put bad puns and would correct them with puns just as bad and very few times they would be better. I started to nod off as Adrien played with my hair and then, wake me up by kissing my neck and making me flustered.  

The movie finally ended and it was 11:57 PM. We climbed up to my bed and Adrien transformed. He gave me a quick kiss and winked. "See  you tomorrow at school, Princess." He jumped onto my balcony and I watched him run into the night. I closed my trapdoor and Tikki flew onto my pillow. "Goodnight Marinette." "Goodnight Tikki." 

I closed my eyes and let myself be consumed my sleep.