The Bet

chapter 9

Marinette, alya, Nino and Adrien all walked down the stairs and everyone around them was still chattering about the school's Christmas party.

Marinette sighed. She has had enough of this school Christmas party thing. Whatever.... wasn't like she was going anyway.

"Hey Marinette can I talk to you for a second?", Adrien asked, he scratched the back of his head nervously. Alya squealed hearing Adrien's request.

"Alya!!", Marinette shouted. A blush creeping its way across her pink cheeks. She looked at adrien. "S-sure", she stuttered.

She and Adrien walked to the side and started to talk. Alya and Nino decided not to watch. Some things work well being unseen.

They both walked out of the school, going God knows where. Marinette looks up at adrien. "S-so what did you want to say?", She asked nervously.

"Uh I wanted to ask.....w-would you...", He paused and scratched the back of his neck nervously. He continued, "would you like to go to the Christmas party with me?", He blurted.

"Uhhhhh i-i s-sure", she replied. She didn't plan on going at all. But when adrien asked her she was all in. "Ok, ok cool", he chuckled nervously.

Marinette giggled cutely. Adrien blushed seeing her smile. All it takes is for her to smile for his day to be lit up.

Maybe it was just him but there was something in her smile that made him weak at the knees. She was so cute.

Wait what? Hold up..............did I really just think that?

Adrien planted his face into his pillow. He growled as he remembered what he had thought about Marinette. Did he really like her?

After all, she did reject him. So he doubt that she would ever give him another chance. He sighed deeply. He got up and picked up his phone from his burrow.

He looked through his contacts due to boredom and found Mary's number. He tapped on it and it said 'ringing'

Not even a couple of seconds she answered. "Hey!!", She answered cheerfully. "Hey", he replied.

"What you doing?", He asked. "oh nothing much", Mary replied. "what you doing?", She asked. Adrien blushed. Her voice sounded alot softer than usual.

"U-uh n-nothing", he stuttered. He grasped his chest. His heart was bounding in his ears. It was so loud he knew Marinette could hear it.

"Uh, good.", Marinette replied awkwardly. "So ummmm....I appreciate you asking me adrien", she said in a tender tone.

"Uh no problem", adrien replied with a smile. "No really thank you......I wasn't gonna go until you asked me actually", a small smile formed on her lips.

"Oh really?", Adrien asked. Marinette "mmhmed" in response. "Oh ok", adrien said. There was a long awkward silence.

The smile remained on Marinette's lips. "I really appreciate you asking me", Marinette said softly, breaking the awkward silence.

"No problem", adrien answered. "Ummmmm..... I gotta go now adrien. See you tomorrow ok?", Marinette said. "Yeah see you", Marinette smiled as she hung up the phone.

Adrien took the phone away from his ear and he flung himself back onto his bed. He sighed dreamingly. Ohhhh that girl.....she was something else.

Huh? What? What does that even mean? O my gosh I think I'm actually falling for Marinette.

"So........I guess the bet is off huh? But...still.....I'm going to tell adrien and this little thing that they both have going is going to be destroyed and Adrien will finally be mine", Chloe said, she balled her fists in anger as she remembers her conversation with alya a couple of minutes ago.

(Flashback) "hey alya!! Can I talk to you for a minute?", Chloe asked. Alya frowned seeing Chloe wave to her. "ugh what does she want?", Marinette asked in annoyance.

Alya shrugged. "I'll be right back", alya walked over to Chloe and folder her arms. "What's good?", Alya asked.

"Oh hi alya.....I was wondering. Do you know that the school is having a Christmas party tomorrow?", Chloe asked with a smirk on her face.

"Oh they are? Stop lying!!", Alya snapped. "I'm not", Chloe said calmly. "Their having a Christmas party tomorrow....and I wanted to let you know that I know your little secret", Chloe's smirk got wider.

"What secret?", Alya asked in a confused tone. "That you and Marinette made a bet about adrien", Chloe replied.

"That's none of your business!!", Alya shouted in anger. "Oh yeah.....I accidentally heard you...so don't blame me", Chloe said. She closer to alya.

"Bad let me tell you this....you piss me off I tell adrien", she threatened. Alya glared at her and walked away. "What did she want?", Marinette asked.

"Nothing, she's just being a snob again", alya lied. "Let's get to class", her and Marinette walked to class and Chloe watched with a menacing smirk.