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He had just entered Marinette's room through the trapdoor when he felt her jump from her chaise lounge towards him, and, lead by an instinct he possessed with and without the suit, he opened his arms and pulled her into his arms. She looked terrified.
“Marinette, what’s wrong?” Adrien asked the girl, with a concerned look on his face. Less than three minutes ago, she’d let out a loud scream while they were facetiming, and had asked him to come immediately. He wasn't able to say anything because she cut the call right after.
And so he'd suited up and made his way to Marinette's house as fast as he could.
“I…” she stuttered. “Now that I think about it, this sounds kinda stupid, I shouldn’t have panicked like that.”
She looked away, but Adrien delicately removed one of his arms from her back and grabbed her chin, assuming that the sudden red on her cheeks and the way her eyes widened was because she felt embarrassed.
“It’s okay, you can tell me.” He took his mask off and smiled at her.
“Promise me you won't laugh.” She said after regaining her composure.
“Marinette, I’d never laugh at you being scared, I promise.” He caressed her cheek, feeling the warmth on her face.
“Okay.” she said.
He nodded and smiled to reassure her. So she took a deep breath and mumbled something that Adrien couldn't quite understand.
“Can you repeat what you just said?” he asked, with his eyes locked on her.
“There was a spider on my desk.” she said out loud, looking away once more.
Adrien didn't laugh, as promised. But he couldn't miss this chance. And so he grinned.
“Mari, if you wanted to see me in person rather than through your computer screen, you could’ve just asked.” he joked.
Marinette rolled her eyes and fought back a laugh. “I’m being serious, Adrien!”
“I know, I know.” He said as he let go of her and went towards her desk to seek for the spider. “Now, where was it?”
“Right next to the computer.”
Adrien turned his attention towards said computer, but didn't see any trace of the spider. He was about to make another joke, when he finally saw it.
“You found it?” Marinette asked.
“Yes. What do you want me to do with it? I’m not a fan of the idea of killing my own kind, you know?” he winked at her. Marinette groaned.
“I don't know, just get it away from me.” she said.
“I’ve got an idea.” He carefully put the small spider on one of his gloved hands, and used the free one to put his mask back on. “You, me, and our little friend, going for a trip around the city, what do you say?”
“I don't want to be near that spider, Adrien.” Marinette stated.
“You wound me!” he laughed. “But don't worry, I'll make sure to keep it as far from you as I can until we find a new home for it. Plus, there's a beautiful and clear night outside, perfect for a hangout between two best friends.”
The look on his face made it impossible for her to say no, so she finally sighed.
“As long as that creature doesn't touch me, I think I’ll be alright.” She said.
“Perfect!” He walked towards her and secured her body with one of his arms, with the spider on the other one.
“Are you sure the spider won't move?” she asked.
“Absolutely.” he answered before shooting one of his webs towards her balcony through the open trapdoor, getting them out of her house and into the night sky in record time. And thankfully, he was subtle enough to grab the spider and put it a few rooftops away from its former home before Marinette noticed it had landed on her shoulder for a fraction of a second. Mission accomplished.