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Bonus 1
“Maman! Papa! I have someone that I need to introduce you to!” Marinette called out to her parents happily in the strangely empty bakery as soon as she came in the door.
As she pulled Adrien into the bakery behind her, her papa called out to her from the back without even looking, “Sure, Sweetheart! Oh, and ask Adrien to get permission to have dinner with us sometime Breadstick!”
“Papa?!” Marinette glanced at Adrien and he shrugged, just as surprised at their conclusion as she was.
Then her parents looked around the corner and her mother teased “we do have to finish planning your wedding after all.”
“Maman!” Marinette loudly scolded as her boyfriend blushed with her as he laughed alongside her parents.
“So, are we thinking Fall or Spring?” Adrien finally offered with a chuckle, causing Marinette to shriek.
“Adrien!” Marinette exclaimed.
“She wants a Spring wedding dear.” Sabine offered with a serious tone and a small grin.
“And we get to make the cake!” Tom happily announced.
Marinette groaned but then grinned at Adrien with a not so subtle eyeroll, “alright you guys, I think we have plenty of time for that, especially since jumping to that conclusion really takes the cake!”
(Note: In the USA, taking the cake can mean something being the most amazing or outlandish idea or concept of them all, and it’s a good bakery pun too…)
Adrien looked like he could cry, “I knew we were meant to be.” He whispered as he wiped a tear from his eye at the pun.
Tom only winked at his daughter proudly, “that’s my girl!”
Bonus 2
Having been left to eat lunch together at her kitchen table, Marinette asked Adrien.
“So, what was Kagami talking about?”
Adrien looked a little sheepish, “well, she was kind of teasing me. You know how we went to the ice-skating rink together?” Adrien rubbed the back of his neck nervously. “Man, I feel so oblivious that I didn’t realize that you were… well you.”
He took her hand and gave it a squeeze, “I’m sorry about that, and for acting pouty that day while, while we were facing Frozer.” Adrien sighed, “the main reason why I asked her out was, uh, well, you, Ladybug you, had just rejected me again, so I thought that maybe I should try to move on. Honestly, I didn’t know you very well back then and, well, you’re just so amazing as yourself Marinette and you reminded me well, of you too, so I didn’t think that I had a chance to be anything more than a really good friend with you.”
Marinette didn’t know what to say.
“I mean, if the miraculous Ladybug would reject me, why would the amazing amd marvelous Marinette Dupain-Cheng even be interested. I didn’t want to get rejected again and I thought Kagami liked me, she, well, she’s different.”
“I’ll say.” Marinette muttered, but Adrien didn’t seem to notice.
“Also,” Adrien took a deep breath, “she was the one to encourage me to… to look for someone else, since I was feeling stuck, like nothing would change between us. Kagami likes her fencing metaphors and told me that the only mistake that a fencer can make wasn’t choosing the wrong technique, it was choosing the wrong target. She didn’t know about my uh, frustration in trying to court Ladybug. That’s why after our date, when I walked her to her car…”
Adrien paused and blinked as he realized something and blushed, “hey, I think she might have uh, seen that I liked you then.”
Again, Marinette was speechless.
Adrien chuckled as he blushed a little bit, “Marinette you I mean, I think I was trying to ignore how much I liked you because of my loyalty to you, Ladybug you, and I think that Kagami might have thought that I was uh,” he then bit his lip slightly as he admitted, “that I was pining after you, Marinette you. That you were my target.”
Marinette blinked and Adrien squeezed her hand to encourage her to speak, “say something My Lady.”
“Oh.” Marinette blushed as she nervously remembered, “well, uh, that kind of makes sense. That’s also the day that she told me ‘the only reason why I couldn’t stay on my feet was because of my hesitation.’ I guess she was kind of right.” She giggled and squeezed his hand shyly. “The reason why I fell down that day was because I was kind of jealous of her, because she was there with you.”
“Oh,” Adrien blushed a little, “so, uh, you liked me before we faced The Oublier? I wasn’t sure, although, I think I was hoping that was the case.” He gave her a small smirk.
“Adrien. That was what Luka’s comment earlier was about. He saw how I felt and encouraged me to go after you too.”
Now Adrien looked confused.
Marinette groaned, “I had a HUGE crush on you! Adrien you, probably as much as you had a crush on Ladybug, everyone could see it, except for you! Ugh, this is a disaster! It was so embarrassing that I could hardly talk to you!” She covered her eyes and Adrien reached out and helped her remove her hands.
Adrien grinned at her and smugly said, “you’re doing fine now.”
“Well, that’s because I know you’re my Kitty, and although we were just partners and friends before, before today, well, I, I trust you.” She smiled at him and blushed again. “Plus, I know that you’re a pun making dork now and that makes it easier.”
Adrien snorted, “well, I am your dork and we are purr-fect for each other My Lady.”
“Stop.” She playfully patted his shoulder and then nodded shyly, blushing a red that was almost as dark her Ladybug suit as she brushed her hair back with one hand, “so yeah, anyway, that was why I chased after you that day, I, I was trying to confess.”
“Oh, Marinette.” Adrien sighed, “that’s kind of why I asked if you were suggesting that we, that you and I, should go to the rink together back then.” He chuckled before he nervously explained. “I was kind of hoping that was what you were implying, I knew that if anyone could be more amazing than my Lady, it would be you, that maybe you could help me stop feeling stuck, because I knew at that point that Kagami would only ever be a just friend to me. You, you were already a really good friend and honestly, I was struggling not liking you more than that since just letting myself like you felt like I was cheating on Ladybug you. I was… just not that good at reading between the lines and didn’t see that you liked me too.” He shrugged and gave her a happy grin, “that may have made me rethink things. Who knows what would have happened if we’d both just, took a risk and said something to each other?”
Marinette gave him a teasing look, “Adrien, Kitty, I don’t think it matters now.” She leaned over and gave him a chaste kiss, which he accepted gratefully. “We’re together now, right?”
“Forever and always My Lady.” He promised. “As long as you will have me.”
“Oh Kitty,” Marinette smiled, “I think eternity is too long of a time to ask me to put up with your puns.”
Adrien laughed and pulled her into a hug before kissing her once more.
Bonus 3
So, after nearly being suffocated in one of Tom’s hugs as they said goodbye, Adrien suggested that maybe they should tell his father before they went back to class, before the media told him for them. He was just a Facetime call away after all, if nothing else they could at least tell Nathalie. Marinette readily agreed.
So once they were at school, they sought out an empty classroom to make the call.
Before Adrien even had the chance to call though, Adrien’s phone rang. Recognizing the ringtone, Adrien gulped as he pulled out his phone. “It’s Father.” He whispered to Marinette.
Adrien pulled out his phone and swallowed, unsure of what to say. Plagg and Tikki came out of their hiding places to float beside them, “you’ve got this Kid.” Plagg encouraged, “just pretend that he’ll reward you with cheese.”
“Plagg!” Tikki scolded softly.
“It’s going to be okay.” Marinette reassured him as Adrien nodded at her in agreement, because now they were together and they could do anything together, so he answered his phone and put it on speaker.
“Father, I’m glad you called. I uh, I have some news for you.” Adrien announced.
“I assume it’s the news that you’re dating one Miss Marinette Dupain-Cheng.” His Father answered bluntly and without a hint of emotion.
Adrien swallowed and looked at Marinette, who mouthed the words with a stunned face, ‘he knows my name!’
That caused Adrien to smile, “yes Father. She’s standing right beside me and you’re on speaker, I, I really, really like her Father.”
Marinette blushed and added, “and I like Adrien too. He’s really a remarkable and wonderful young man, I’m so glad to have him in my life.” She looked at Adrien adoringly and mouthed, ‘I love you.’
“Hmm.” His father sounded like he was weighing what to say, which didn’t happen often, so Adrien was getting hopeful.
Adrien mouthed back at his girlfriend, ‘I love you too.’
“I suppose that is agreeable.” Gabriel finally said, “if she will agree to be your plus one at future functions, and of course we’d provide her with something to wear from the line occasionally if she wouldn’t mind.” He added leadingly, “well, most of the time that is, I hope you can agree to that Miss Dupain-Cheng?”
Adrien chuckled as Marinette’s eyes shown with glee, “I think you’ve made her day Father, she’s nodding yes and is a bit speechless. My Marinette is really into fashion.”
“I am aware.” Gabriel noted, “which was why I was calling to congratulate you.”
Adrien looked astonished as he asked, “father?”
“Well, first of all, your shenanigans today have brought a positive media response to the company and our sales have already grown by a significant percentage from the free exposure.”
“Oh.” Adrien replied, looking a little less pleased.
“And, honestly you shouldn’t be wasting your time on anyone that doesn’t have long term potential Adrien.” Gabriel then continued in less of a monotone, “from what I have seen of you Miss Dupain-Cheng, you would be an asset to both our company and to our family, as you make Adrien happy.”
Marinette was blushing furiously as she had to thump a startled Adrien on his back to remind him to breathe as he tried not to go into shock. He coughed but was able to muffle the sound with his free hand.
“T-Thank you Mr. Agreste.” Marinette managed to reply for them as she pulled a water bottle out of her bag for Adrien to take a few sips from since he seemed to need it.
“Speak nothing of it. Now, I believe that as you are now my son’s girlfriend and potential future wife, that you should call me Father, Miss Dupain-Cheng. May I call you Marinette?”
A blushing and slightly embarrassed Adrien shyly beamed at Marinette, this was going a lot better than he thought it would.
“Y-Yes, Father.” A startled Marinette managed to reply as she unscrewed the cap to her water bottle and handed it to Adrien. “That would be fine.”
“Excellent. Nathalie will contact you about the details Marinette. It was good speaking to you both. Oh, I have one more quick question for you.”
Adrien quickly cleared his throat to ask before he took a drink, “yes, Father?”
“Spring, or Fall?” Gabriel easily replied.
“Huh?” Adrien asked as his girlfriend blushed beautifully and he took a swallow from his girlfriend’s water bottle.
“I know it will be a couple of years, hopefully, as there is no need to rush, but what is your favorite season for a wedding Marinette? I think Spring would suit you both really well.” Gabriel calmly explained.
Adrien spit out his water in shock, with Marinette and Tikki just barely dodging the worst of it, but Plagg caught the brunt of it.
While Plagg enjoyed watching shows where they had them routinely as he waited for Adrien to finish with something, he found that he most certainly did not enjoy spit-takes in real life.
Soggy cats looked simply catastrophic after all…