Nathaniel's Route

Before Adrien walked out of the room, he glanced over at you. "Hey, (Y/n)?" You turned to face him.

You raised an eyebrow. "Yeah?" He scratched the back of his neck.

"Umm, which superhero do you want to interview?"

His question caught you off guard at the moment. You glanced at Nathaniel to see his response. He shrugged his shoulders, giving you the say.

"Ladybug!", you shouted with a smile. Adrien's smile was replaced by a frown. You thought of all the fun questions you could ask her.

Ladybug was, after all, your favorite superhero. You even hoped she would see you on your birthday. She inspired you to do your best everyday.

Adrien nodded his head and pretended to go to the restroom. You sat back and sighed in contentment. Knowing y'all were going to interview Ladybug made you very happy.

You turned to Nathaniel who was scribbling on some paper. "What are you drawing, Nathaniel?", you asked curiously. He looked up at you while blushing.

"U-um, it's a sur-rprise."

You nodded your head while locking eyes with his pencil, eyeing every move suspiciously. Adrien came back and sat next to you. "Hey, guys. Let's get to work."

You turned around and smiled. Your eyes then made their way to Adrien's door, widening at the sight. "Ladybug!"

You ran up to her with a warm smike. She returned it and held out her hand. "Why, hello (Y/n). I've been told you wanted to interview me for a project?"

You nodded your head vigorously. You led her to a chair and you sat next to Nathaniel. "This is Nathaniel. He'll be jotting down notes during the interview."

She nodded her head as she waved at him. You began asking her questions until it got late. "Thank you, Ladybug. We really appreciate it.", you said as she walked out of the room.

She waved and was out of your vision. You yawned and turned to your two friends. Nathaniel was seated at his chair, seemingly waiting for you.

You sat next to him and smiled, embracing him. "Thanks for putting up with me today.", you joked. He laughed with you as Adrien tapped on your shoulder.

"Hey, where's my hug, (Y/n)?"

You laughed as you did the same thing. It was dark outside, so Adrien invited you to just stay. You complied and made a pallet on the floor, as did Nathaniel.

Adrien fell asleep easily, tired of the day's events. You couldn't fall asleeo. You were too happy.

"(Y/n)?"

Your head peered over to Nathaniel who was wide awake. You quirk ed an eyebrow in questioning. "It's st-still your birthday, you know?"

You nodded, confused. "Yeah, so?" He cleared his throat in preparation.

"I never got to give you your gift earlier.", he explained. You gasped at the thought of getting a gift. He reached to his side and exposed a piece of paper.

He handed it to you carefully. You eyed the beautiful piece of art. You gasped when you saw the entire thing.

"I-if you don't feel the same, I-"

You cut him off with a kiss. The paper hand a picture of you and Nathaniel kissing each other with a question at the bottom. You pulled away and stared at him.

"Of course, I'll be your girlfriend."

He smiled and pulled you in a tight embrace. You heard something coming from above your heads. It sounded like the crunching of popcorn.

You lifted your head up, removing your arms from Nathaniel slowly. You gasped as you saw a tiny black creature with an enormous bucket of popcorn. It had emerald green eyes and it was staring at the two of you.

"Awe, come on! It was just getting to the good stuff!"

You laughed and stood up. "Oh, how cute. A little cat toy.", you mocked. Its eyes narrowed at you.

"I am a cat toy!", it protested. You simply shook your head and pet its head. "I wonder where Adrien got it from? I want one."

You yawned and removed your hand from the creature. You laid down beside Nathaniel on your pallet and kissed him goodnight. You went to sleep dreaming of that black cat-like creature.

You failed to notice Nathaniel snake his arm around your sleeping form. He smiled to himself while closing his eyes. The black creature chuckled at Nathaniel's movement and flew back to where he was sleeping.