Marriage for Riches or Love? AU *Adrienette* by Summer Cheng

Chapter 6 Marinette Confesses to Adrien?

  Marinette slowly opens one eye. Then the other and looks up at him.  She sees his arms around her and sighs. She thinks, wait, why did he not hit me?  She feels herself continue to shake though he has done her no harm.  No physical harm that is at least not yet anyway. 

   "A-Adrien, I am s-sorry, I l-laughed.  Y-you just l-looked so c-cute that is all."  Marinette says shyly.  She feels awkward as she does know what to make of it all.

   "Marinette, it is okay. I never should have yelled at you like this." Adrien says in a less scary tone of voice.  He continues to hold her, but does not seem to notice.

    Marinette nods her head. She realizes he still holds her. She wiggles away from his grasp.  She feels tears come down her face. She can tell he cares some for her even if only a little.  

    "Adrien, I-I..."Marinette says. She looks up at the ceiling as she speaks.

    "Mari, what is it?" Adrien ask.

    " Will you k-kiss me?"  Marinette says. She can feel her cheeks burn at the request.

    Adrien does not say a word.  He just walks over to her and kisses her cheek. 

   "Oh, Adrien!"  Marinette says and cries even more now. She can not seem to stop.

   "Marinette, who did this to you?  Who makes you feel afraid of me?  Answer, please!"  Adrien says.

    "M-my f-father, he used to abuse my m-mother and m-me."  Marinette says.

    "Marinette, I am sorry. I did not know."  Adrien says.

    "It is okay, it is not your fault." Marinette says.

    Adrien orders room service. He decides it is for the best as Marinette is no postion to head out right now.  A few minutes later a man knocks on the door.  Adrien checks to see who it is and recognizes the man as the food person.  He unlocks and opens the door.

       Marinette hides behind him as the man enters the room.  The man sets down a try and leaves.  Adrien goes over to the door, closes it and locks it back.  He looks at her in wonder.

      "Here, you should eat something."  Adrien says.

     "Yes, I suppose so." Marinette says. She eats a few crackers, some cheese, and a small donut.

     Adrien eats some of the veggies, and offers some to her.  Marinette shakes her head.  Adrien shrugs his shoulders. 

      "Mind telling me why you hid from that guy earlier?"  Adrien ask.

     "I was afraid of him." Marinette says.

    "Why?"  Adrien ask.

  "He is a stranger, and he looked scary."  Marinette says.

    "Oh, I see. Look, I promise I will let anyone harm you.  You are my wife, and I must let anyone hurt you."  Adrien says.

    Marinette looks at him sadly. She sighs.  This is way harder than I thought.  How can tell him how I feel?

     "Adrien, I  love you!"  Marinette confesses as she reaches out and holds one of his hands in her own.

    Adrien pulls his hand away.  

  "Marinette, I am sorry, but I do not love you!"  Adrien says.

  "No one ever loves me. Only my mother, but she is dead."  Marinette says while her eyes feel up with tears once more.

   Marinette  sits in the chair.  The rest of the day she refuses to move from the chair, look his way or talk to him.  It  is all his fault for his hatred towards her.

    Marinette's  POV:  I thought for once, he might love me!  How could I have been so wrong?  Why did he hold me close and speak so kindly to me?  Why did he order room service?  Why did he promise to keep me safe, when he does not return my love?  What kind of man have I married? 

    Marinette's  POV:   I sit in the chair in shame.  I never should have told him.  It only makes my love for him a huge ache in my soul.  He does not love me.  He wants nothing to do with me.   I do not understand.   I cry and refuse to speak, to move, etc.  I can not.  I rather die than to spend time with this horrid man who rejects his own wife. 

    Adrien's POV:  I look at her  in shock.  I did not realize she felt this way.  I am fool to have thought this could ever work.  I am such a loser.   My wife confesses her love for me, and I still can not return it.  I feel horrible about it, but my love for my former girlfriend has not gone away.  It is not like I can make myself love her.  

Adrien's  POV:   Still, why does she remain in that silly chair?  The chair is not that comfortable.  It is hard as ever.   Why she will ruin her back.  She sure is a strange one.  I should not have let my father talk me into this arrangement.  It is all wrong.  She is fragile one and needs love.  Love,I can never give her!  I look around in shame at the the awful thought that I have hurt her despite my very promise not too.  I might not have physically wounded her, but I did emotionally.  

  to be continued in Chapter  7   Promise Broken?