When Paths Cross ⚔️ (A Miraculous Ladybug Fanfiction)

9. Sightseeing

Felix looks the two up and down and asks, "You both aren't going out in your pajamas, right?"

Marinette and Adrien glance down at themselves.

"I'll go change real quick."

"Me too," He agrees.

Felix chuckles to himself as they run upstairs. "What dorks."

***

Felix walks ahead as Marinette and Adrien fall behind, getting distracted on the busy street with pop up shops. They keep stopping to look at the beautiful jewelry, clothing, and souvenirs.

Marinette finds a guitar pick with a crocodile on it and snaps a picture to send to Luka.

To: Luka <3
From: Marinette
12:24 PM
This reminded me of you and your dad :)

To: Marinette
From: Luka <3
12:25 PM
I love that
Also I just got back :)

Marinette smiles at her phone.

"Hey, Marinette!" Adrien calls to her. "Come look at this."

She puts her phone away and walks over to him. "What is it?"

He holds up a beautiful black scarf with red tassels. "I think this would look nice on you."

"You think?" Marinette takes the scarf and wraps it around her neck.  A gust of wind passes through and tosses the extra fabric in her face.

Adrien bursts out laughing and quickly takes his phone out and snaps a picture of her. "You're adorable."

She pulls the fabric down and fights a blush. "How much for the scarf?" She asks the clerk."

"Thirty pounds."

As she reaches for her wallet, Adrien hands money to the clerk.

"I can pay for it, Adrien."

"I know, but I wanted to."

She smiles. "Oh... thank you."

Felix watches them closely, studying their interactions, and crosses his arms. For two friends who are in relationships with other people, they seem awfully close and flirty with each other.

Once they reach him, he asks, "Are you guys hungry yet?"

Marinette nods. "Yeah, I can eat something."

"Sure," Adrien agrees. "What time is it?"

"A little past twelve-thirty. Come on, there's this restaurant up ahead that's one of my mother's favorites."

Marinette and Adrien follow Felix up the street and a few minutes later, they find a cute and cozy, tiny outside restaurant on the corner.

They sit at a table by the window and a waitress comes over and takes their order.

"Ooh, do we have time to go see Big Ben?" Marinette asks.

"We have a couple hours, Marinette," Felix answers. "My mother and uncle have a lot to discuss."

"I wonder why my father decided to come today," Adrien wonders out loud.

His cousin shrugs. "Maybe he wanted to skip the charity gala and avoid all the press. Can't say I blame him. I didn't want to attend myself."

"Are you always so gloomy?" Marinette asks.

"Are you always so close to guys who aren't your boyfriend?" Felix counters.

Her eyes widen and she sits back, playing with the ends of her new scarf.

Adrien looks between them, but stays quiet.

If Adrien had said anything, Felix would have called his cousin out, too.