Chapter 22: She was worth the wait

Just because your garbage doesn't mean you can't do great things, it's garbage can not garbage cannot, remember that

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"HOLY SH-"

"NO SWEARING, YOU'VE BEEN OUT LIKE A LIGHT BULB FOR 5 HOURS AND SLEPT THROUGH THE ENTIRE DAY!" Alya screeched in Marinette's ear, Nino and I look at each other. I've heard how long Marinette and Alya's friendship as lasted, it was probably one of those rare friendships that will still be alive running after highschool.

When I was young I'd thought the same thing would happen for  and I..

It was a dream and a wish I held dearly, but events happened and that dream was crushed in the palms of my tiny fists, shattering it like a broken mirror.

I blanked out of The Marilya conversation (Marinette and Alya, apparently they do the same thing with our names, I think it was like Adrino)

I noticed Marinette with a smug face, "Okay okay, I'm sorry" she pulled herself up and walked over to the door, I assumed she was going to get her bunny slippers but nope. She replied with a "not" and was booking it down the hallway, barefoot mind you.

Alya screeched in protest and ran after her, I glanced at Nino who was already chasing his psychotic girlfriend out the school doors. I shrug unconsciously, closed the door and went on a light jog after them, when I reached the front of our beloved school I saw locks of midnight blue hair glistening in the suns rays.

"Where is she?! I'm going to take her macaroons!"

"Alya chill, I'm sure Adrien can go find her, you've been screaming so much I can't believe your voice isn't gone yet"

"But-"

"No buts, the only but here is yours walking back to the dorm, while I admire it from behind"

Boy, I knew Nino was in deep shit when he said that, and as expected Alya's hand came into pyshical contact to Nino's cheek. I grabbed Alya and pulled her away from Nino letting her calm down,

I sighed before releasing Alya from my grasp before she quote on quote 'claw my eyes out', "You two go back I'll just stay out here for awhile"

Nino gave me a salute while Alya stormed off saying a string of profanities, which are probably best not mention. I make my way towards Marinette who was sitting against the oak wood tree with orange and yellow leaves flying off with the wind.

Almost like those scenes with cherry blossoms and the protagonist talking to their crush in anime!

"Awh bugaboo I missed you" I cooed, in fact I did as cheesey as that sounds, I missed her company in since first grade. The only times she would talk to me was after I said some cocky shit, then firing back with an equal amount of confidence.

"Awh, I don't care" she smiled teasingly before looking back at the sun. I gasp in fake shock before sitting down next to her, and soon we shared silence. A silence only you and someone you have dearly know for so long could withstand, it doesn't feel the same when it becomes silence for me.

I was so submerged into the silence I felt startled when she asked me the question,

"Did you mean it?" She says, I noticed how her deep blue bell eyes reflected and shined with the rays of orange and yellow light. I pretended not knowing what she meant and answered,

"Mean what?" But I knew full well what she really meant.

Her eyes rolled back playfully, I wonder how her eyes aren't stuck like that I mean she literally does that whenever I'm dumbfounded.

"What you said before you rudely hanged up" I was about to say something before I got cut off, "you didn't even say bye". Memories of that night replayed in my head like a video leaving me flustered and red, I could feel Marinette's smirk of victory.

I calmed myself down and ran my hand down my fluffy golden hair, before meeting her ocean eyes with my green foresty ones, uncontrollably words came out of my mouth, words I was dying to say. The words that were never to be heard.

"Of course I do.. but I'm getting engaged to Chloe the second I leave school" my voice felt hitched during the second part, I saw the hurt in Marinette's eyes. Hurt I never wanted to see again, she gave me a sad smile.

"We could keep it a secret.." her voice trailed off,

"Keep what a secret? Our feelings? Of course I'm not just going to yell it out to the world, jeez Mari" I reply sarcastically,

A faint chuckle escaped her mouth, if I only knew the words that would come out of her mouth I would protect myself 20 minutes ahead.

Her head leaned against my shoulder, setting off a warm feeling at my stomach, I felt my body tense when she came into contact before relaxing.

"I mean, if we had a relationship, we could always just keep it a secret, that's if you want to." She breathed softly. I felt my mind come to a stop, then just going into malfunction.

My heart could literally beat Kim, the fastest runner in our school, in a running competition right now. I kept a straight face but inside I was a mess. I was always a mess, but she was there to always clean up my mess.

After while of nothing but the wind whistling, I was finally able to speak.

"I'd like that, just you and me, together" I paused a little before continuing, rotating my head to face the angle called Marinette,

"Would you?" I smiled, I gave a her a smile a genuine smile, no cockiness no smirking. Just a plain old smile that could make girls drop dead.

I felt her eyes bore into mine, like the earth and the water finally meeting at last, like finding that last puzzle piece you haven't found in so long, and now you could finally complete that puzzle.

She returned the favour with a smile that could make boys drop to their knees and words sweeter than sugar came out of her mouth.

"Yeah..I'd like that"

It was worth waiting for her forgiveness for what seemed like an eternity, she was worth everything.

She was worth the wait.

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