Seeing Red

Chapter 1

"MR. AGRESTE, MR. AGRESTE," voices clamored around Adrien as he got out of the car. Gorilla's huge frame shielded the paparazzi flashes as he marched his young master up the steps. "Mr. Agreste, a word for your adoring fans!" "Will you be doing underwear modeling?" "WE LOVE YOU ADRIEN!" The last statement was shouted by a crowd of teenage girls in too tight clothes and too bright lipstick.

Gorilla sighed. "Mr. Agreste will be unable to answer your questions the moment. Please make an appointment." And they were gone, up the steps of Collège François DuPont. It was the same routine, day in day out. Wake up at five, train with a power yoga instructor to keep up his model body, eat a pitiful breakfast, watching the news, and leave for school. All with fans clamoring outside. Adrien grew up surrounded by people, but it got tiring. It was much more fun to socialize as Chat Noir. But that was the life of an Agreste. 

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Marinette sighed. She was late to school. Again. It was getting to be a habit, but what could she do? Ladybug duties kept her up late, but she was not a morning person. *WHAM* she felt herself bang into someone's chest and tumbled to the ground. 

"Whoa!" A guy's voice, calm and cool, grabbed her shoulders and lessened her fall. "Are you alright?" Marinette looked up and saw blond hair, green eyes, and a gray shirt. For a moment, she thought the boy was Adrien, but she immediately saw differences. The eyes were less tilted, the cheekbones and jawline more pronounced, the hair shaggier.

"Oops, sorry." She gave the stranger a sweet, sheepish smile. "I'm late to school and I wasn't looking where I was going."

He huffed. "Well that's kind of obvious." Swiftly, he pulled her up along with her books. And set them in her arms. "I'm Felix. Felix DelaCœur. And you are?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Marinette. Marinette Dupain-Cheng. It's nice to meet you, Felix." 

He looked taken aback. This girl got real friendly, real fast. (Ooc I know but \(-_-)/) "You too."

Mari gasped as she looked at her watch. "Oh no! It's 7:55 already! School starts in 5 minutes, and I'm still ten minutes away!" Her face crumpled, and for a moment Felix thought she would cry. "I'll give you a ride. You go to the Collège, right?"

Mari smiled again, sunny and breathtaking. "Oui, thanks!" 

Felix looked at his watch. "We better run. My car is parked on Hogwarts Boulevard. (HP reference cuz I'm trash). 

Mari grabbed his hand and took off. "Allons-y!" (Doctor Who reference because again, I'm trash.)

(HEY GUYS SOCKS HERE. I CANT ADD AUTHOR NOTES OFFICIALY BUT WHOOP YOLO. ANYWAY I LOVE ADRINETTE BUT IT FEELS LIKE ADRIEN GETS A LIIIITTLE TOO OBSESSED WITH LADYBUG AND DOESNT SEE THE AWESOMENESS OF MARI, WHILE MARI LOVES EVERYONE. IT WILL HURT ME TO WRITE THIS BUT OH WELL. SO, FELLOW LADRIEN HATERS, SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE RIDE, UPDATES WILL BE EVERY TWO DAYS.)