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Felix Graham De Vanily was sick. The person who insisted that he wash his hands three times before actually eating and carried an insane amount of wipes and hand sanitizer in his backpack was sick. Did it make any sense? No, it didn't, but they say that there is a time for everything, which means that there is a time when Felix will get sick.
And Felix being sick leads to Marinette's problems. Marinette loves making small things for her friends whenever possible. Which meant making something for Felix was necessary unless they wanted to trigger the end of the world. For he was sick, and he needed something to make him feel better. This signaled Marinette's problem of, what the hell was she supposed to get such a stoic boy. So, she decided to do what she did best, well actually two things, be friendly and stalk. In other words, she was going to be friendly by going to Felix's house to help him out, maybe make him some chicken noodle soup, read him one of his huge books, sing him a song. Really, Marinette was going to do anything to make him comfortable.
At first, she was thinking of roping Allan, Allegra, or Claude into coming with her, but she then remembered that Felix... struggled in the aspect of getting help from others. Him getting help from Marinette would really be the limit. So Marinette got her courage up and went to Felix's house before her cowardly ass came back.
When she got there, she checked that she had her phone to "discretely" take pictures of what she thought might be the inspiration for his get-well-soon present. And sure enough, when she saw that her phone was fully charged and present, she took a deep breath and rang the doorbell. The good thing about Felix's house versus Adrien's house was that while Felix still had a large house that was technically considered a manor, it had a lot of light and life to it. There also wasn't a creepy camera that poked out when she rang the doorbell, so that was a bonus. Plus, Mrs. Graham De Vanily, or rather Amalie as she insisted Marinette to call her, was a lot more cheerful, unlike her brother-in-law, who was stoic and cold to everyone. While this house did have an intercom, it was always Amalie who answered. Not an assistant, like Natalie, although now that Marinette thought about it, she wasn't sure if Amalie even had an assistant. Yes, she had a cook and a maid who would sometimes help around, although it was mostly Amalie herself who did that. So she probably didn't have one.
Marinette was pulled out of her thoughts with the intercom buzzing, "Hello, who is it?"
Marinette quickly cleared her throat and replied, "Hello, Mrs. Graha- I mean Amalie. I wanted to visit Felix because he told me that he was sick. So, I decided to come over and maybe help him with anything he needs."
The intercom gave off a slight static before saying, "Ah, Marinette dear, I'm so glad that you could come. Felix will be ecstatic that you are here. Once the gates open, come on in, and I'll lead you up to Felix's room."
With that, the gates swung open, allowing Marinette to enter the premises. She walked through and stopped at the door of the house. The door then burst open and a storm called, "Amalie" tumbled out. She hugged Marinette tightly, effectively cutting off her air supply.
"Hi, Amalie", Marinette wheezed out.
"Hello, my dear. I am so glad that you have come to help out Felix. You are by far my favorite of all his friends." She said as she released Marinette leading her inside.
"I'm glad to help. Don't tell him this, but I actually want to make him something, but I have no idea what he would like. So I thought, why not find out and help out at the same time."
"Well, thank you, my dear." Amalie then stopped in front of Felix's door and knocked. A nasally, "come in", was heard from the other side. Amalie beckoned Marinette forward.
Marinette went through the door and saw Felix on the other side looking horrible. His face was matted with sweat and he looked so tired. When Felix saw Marinette though, his reaction was hilarious. He did some sort of cough-sputter-squeak-squeal-sneeze combo that had Marinette laughing like a maniac.
Felix just glared at her as he coughed, "Yeah, laugh it up, Netta", he wheezed.
Marinette continued giggling before she finally managed to stop. "Okay, Felix, I am here to take care of you. You have no choice." He scowled, miserably, but didn't argue. Because he knew that a mad Marinette was a scary Marinette, and under no circumstances did he want to encounter scary Marinette.
So, for most of the day, Marinette did everything for Felix. She made him some chicken noodle soup for Felix. Only it was a special family recipe. He liked it so much that Marinette was thankful that she made enough for him to have it for dinner as well. She read him some of his books and sung him some songs of his request. When she wasn't doing that she was giving him tissues, wiping his head with a wet cloth, fixing his bed, checking his temperature, or giving him medicine.
Finally, Felix decided to fall asleep which gave Marinette a chance to snoop around. She walked around his room but was disappointed to find that it was neat, orderly, and not incredibly personalized. So, she started looking through drawers. Most of them contained supplies needed for school or his many extra-curricular. When Marinette was losing hope, she finally found something amazing, there was a drawer with a picture of a cat, cat-puns, and more cat-related items. She took the picture and quickly went to ask Amalie about it. "Amalie, I found this picture of a cat. Does Felix have a cat or is it someone else's?"
Amalie looked surprised for a second, before schooling her expression, "Marinette, this is Felix's cat until a month ago. Adrien had come to the house and wasn't paying attention. He opened the door and that was when the cat managed to slip out. We haven't been able to find him."
Marinette was deep in thought before asking, "What was the name of the cat?"
Amalie smiled softly, "Oh, Felix named the cat Monsieur William Shakespurr. Felix loves puns, especially cat puns, so when he had the option to name his own cat, he went for a pun."
Marinette nodded her head in thanks before going back to Felix's room and putting the picture away. Marinette thought about what she could make. That's when she thought of something. He loves cat puns, so what better thing to make than a purrito. She could make it look like Monsieur William Shakespurr and then add on Felix's grumpy smile that Marinettel loved so much. She blushed at the thought.
She quickly gathered her things, said goodbye to Amalie, and told her to tell Felix bye, and then raced home. She set to work making the purrito, and finally, she had managed to finish it. It looked exactly how she had imagined it and more. So she put it in her backpack so that she wouldn't forget it whenever Felix came back to school and fell asleep with a smile on her face.
Felix didn't come to school for two more days. When he finally did, Marinette went up to him before class started. "Hey Felix, could you meet me after school? I want to give you something." Felix nodded looking at her curiously. She just smirked mischievously before heading to class.
After school, Marinette ran to the front of the school. When she saw Felix, she took his hand and dragged him to the park. She quickly took out her gift and thrust it into his hands while bouncing and chanting, "Open it, open it, open it!"
Felix chuckles slightly which has Marinette's jaw-dropping before she recovers and smiles gently at him. Felix opens the gift and stares. It was a grumpy stuffed white cat with vibrant blue eyes. It was wrapped in a blue blanket. On the blanket, stiched in gold were the words "I am Monsieur William Shakespurr! It's meowce to meet mew furriend!"
Felix started laughing so hard, "Oh my gosh, Netta. How did you come up with this? Also, what is it?"
Marinette grinned, "It's a purrito. Also, I may or may not have come to your house only because I wanted to know what you liked. So while I was helping you, I may or may not have been snooping and come across a picture of Monsieur William Shakespurr. I asked your mom about him. She told me you liked cats and cat-puns. So I made something that was literal cat-pun and that could be a tribute to Monsieur William Shakespurr. Do you like it? Oh no, what if you didn't like it? What if you think of me as a creepy stalker and you never want to be friends with me again?"
Marinette went on rambling about what he thought about her. Normally, Felix would snap her out of her catastrophizing. But with the gift she had given him, he found the love he felt for her pulsing through his body making his mind go hazy. So, he stopped her catastrophizing by kissing her.
Marinette squeaked in surprise when she felt something warm press against her lips. When she realized it was Felix's lips, she relaxed. Felix kissed her hungrily before looping his arm around her waist pulling her flush against him. Marinette's hand went to his chest before slipping upwards towards his neck. She wrapped her arms around his neck and played with the ends of his hair while Felix put his hands in her sweet coconut smelling hair. She smelled like hot chocolate and baked goods. Her lips tasted sweet like strawberry. Felix smelled like a green apple and tasted like peppermint. They both thought the other's lip was intoxicating, and they never wanted to stop. But, they eventually pulled away so that they could breathe.
Marinette panted with her cheek flushed, "What was that for?"
Felix smiled and gave her a peck on the lips. "That was for the fact, that I absolutely love the present. I will always like whatever you make me because you're special to me Netta. As for being a stalker, I know all too well about your stalking tendencies. Especially after you told me about how you used to have his whole schedule in your room and even if you didn't, you had it memorized like a pro. While others might find it creepy, I find it admirable that you are so committed to one person. As for me like you, never doubt that I don't. I have loved you since I met you Netta, and I will love you till the day I die."
Marinette started sobbing which made Felix look at her concerned, "What's the matter? Why are you crying? Did I say something wrong?"
Marinette shook her head while hiccuping, "No, you didn't. These are happy tears. I haven't ever had anybody say something that sweet to me ever in my entire life. And after Adrien being oblivious and dating every girl that liked him except for me, I thought that no one could ever possibly like me. Thank you, Felix, for giving me something that I have always wanted."
She threw herself at him still crying. Felix caught her and kept her in his arms shushing her and kissing her head and face affectionately. When she finally calms down, she gazes up at Felix once more before kissing him. Once they pull apart, Felix asks her, "So, will you be my girlfriend, Netta?"
Marinette takes his hand and squeezes it while smiling at him with teary eyes. "I would love to be your girlfriend, Felix." She gave him one more lingering kiss that Felix returned. As she kissed him, all Marinette thought about was Felix... and that he had asked her to be his girlfriend after she gave him a gift. Who knew that a purrito was her answer to getting a boyfriend?!
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