Miraculous Ladybug: Popular

Chapter Twenty-One

Adrien gulped? "You're.. you're Marinette?" He squeaked as a trickle of sweat danced delicately down the back of his neck.

"N...no... I'm not. But I meant it in a way that I am a girl too. And I can acknowledge your feelings." She breathed out as she pushed herself forward into Adrien's strong arms.

He shook his head and sighed. "This is really psychologically messing me up how you have the same freckles as her." He whispered against the side of her neck as she grabbed his hands and moved them slowly down her body until they hit her waist.

"Do I really remind you of her?" She giggled cluelessly, smiling. "I don't think a girl wants to hear that. I'm my own person.." she gasped out as she felt soft lips against her neck start to knead.

He sighed against the crook of her neck and moved his hands up to her shoulders. He pushed her gently arms length away from him as he looked down at her. The size difference between them had him weak. He loved the feeling of her little shoulders underneath his anchoring hands. It made him feel like he could be a hero for her.. or Marinette? His clouded mind had no proper judgement.

"Adrien, I'm sure she won't be upset with this." Ladybug assured him as she grabbed his hands and moved them down slowly across the smooth perimeter of her curves. The tight latex gave a new feeling Ladybug couldn't fight against as his hands started to travel up and down on his own.

Ladybug felt her breath hitch. "I don't think I've ever really felt anything like this to an extreme.. you know it's weird to think there are people younger than me who have successfully explored their sexuality. Received some sort of sexual gratification." she whispered. Adrien went slower up and down her body, trying not to get anywhere near her chest.

"I don't like these feelings sometimes Ladybug. I can't stop touching you even though all I'm thinking of is Marinette.. but I feel this need. I've always been told that I should wait for marriage and that I should have one partner. Sometimes I get worried that my mom was threatened to stay with my dad because he is so against second chances. I doubt he'd ever want another wife.." he coughed awkwardly, as he pulled her in by her waist and looked lovingly down at her pursed lips.

His stomach churched as her blue eyes met his. They looked so pleading and vulnerable.. he couldn't deny she was being hot.

"Adrien, its okay.." she gave a coy smile as she moved his hands to her butt where he grasped it. She gave out a little gasp and her cheeks started to mimic her suit.

"Oh my god." Adrien sighed. "You guys even have the same butt." He let go and sat on the corner of his bed, driving his hands into his hair roughly, shaking his locks as if that would shake out the shame.

"I can't believe I did that to you. I really can't. I'm so sorry. You look too much like her and I'm not okay in a state like this. I've never followed my instincts like that before." He gasped at himself as his eyes went wide. "I'm a perv! I'm so disgusting .. oh god I'm so so sorry. If you want you can send Chat Noir to beat me up or something.

Ladybug kneeled next to Adrien as he scrunched over his lap, avoiding his problem.

She gently laid her hand on his knee and looked up, frowning. "I'm sorry I pressured you. Um.." she blinked, trying to think of something creative. "You look like someone I like a lot too!" She blushed. "Chat noir.." she giggled and smiled sheepishly. "I understand the pressure.. I couldn't help my feelings either. I'm really into him..!" She choked out through gritted teeth, trying her best to convince herself.

His eyes went wide. "No way.. I've always had a shot..! He mentally smacked his head.

Ladybug flinched as she heard the beeps to her miraculous. She signed and stood up and held her hand up. The frustrated teen refused to stand up and he waved her off kindly with shut eyes and a forced smile.

"Listen.. I think you should tell Chat how you feel and to meet him. Have you guys even hung out since the summer? I know there haven't been attacks but still." He smiled slyly as he already knew the answer.

She rolled her eyes and twisted her body to the side stretching, feeling the relief of her hormones subsiding. "Whatever. Me and him could meet on top of that little bakery. Hope he knows where that's at. I'll signal him."

Ladybug waved away as she went through the window, and leaped off onto a smaller roof of his home.

Adrien looked down at his hands overwhelmed. His mind was so confused. He felt so dirty. But he's done things to Marinette as well?

Did love coincide with sex? He never knew it could. His father always told him he had him just to have a kid. Did he have sex just to have a kid? Was there no love?

Was his mom ever left feeling unloved? Did his father kiss his mom goodnight? Hold the door open for her? Push in her chair for her? Was there any sort of emotion his father was ever able to give to his mom?

He throw himself onto his bed, tearing up. "God, why am I so confused."

Alya and Nino sat across from each other at an iron twisted coffee table. Drinking their sugary coffee and giggling.

"Nino, hun.. do you think Adrien likes Marinette?" She raised a brow, pointing her whipped covered straw at her boyfriend.

He scraped up falling whipped cream and delicately sucked it off his thumb. "Uh..." his eyes went wide. "I don't wanna say the wrong thing.."

Alya banged the table and raised her brows. "Nino, we talked about this. It's not proper bro code if it's hurting someone..!" She sassed.

He sucked on his thumb again and shook his leg underneath the table. His light brown eyes were a seesaw, going back and forth between his lovely girl and an arguing family at a bigger table.

"I've never seen him really into anyone!" He confessed. "He doesn't even notice.. things. " He wiggled his brows and eyed his girlfriend.

"Ew!" She laughed, flicking her cherry stem from her cake at Nino's cheek.

He laughed as well but then slowly sighed, frowning as he leaned in closer.

"I doubt he's ever even looked at—" he felt a pair of eyes on him. A mother was walking by with her little boy teetering behind, heading towards the restroom.

"He's never been in touch with that side. Honestly I feel like if he let loose he'd turn into Chat Noir!" He teased. Alta laughed.

"Nooo way..! He's way too wholesome for that crap. You on the other hand—" she winked and giggled.

The two continued with their teasing banter until Ayla was struck. "You don't think he's finally getting into a rebellious face? You don't think he'd toy with Marinette? That girl has too much issues."

"Well, so does Adrien so they're a perfect mess. We don't talk specifics but I've been literally banned from his house. Can't even walk in a certain radius or else there's a laser pointed at me. Pretty sure it's a kitty laser but it's still freaaaaky!" He chuckled, leaning back in his steel chair.

Nino got up to go to the restroom, forgetting to push in his chair. Ayla rolled her eyes and kicked her long legs out and pulled the chair in with the toe of her shoes. She stretched, her head perking up.

"Listen.. Oh no YOU listen! Let me handle this! It's not hard to make a teenage boy fall for someone...!" Lila snapped. "Just leave an extra key for your house out and I'll be able to work my magic whenever. Oh my god shut up please.. we can't worry about Ladybug when we don't even have the first one down. Yeah. Mhm. 'Kay bye." Lila shoved her phone in her back pocket.

"No way.. what the hell..." Alya left a tip underneath her eaten cake. She jumped the fence over dramatically.. almost falling over. Little kids pointed and giggled and she hushed them with her finger.

Nino washed his hands as he whistled harmoniously. He shook his hands off and pressed his hip against the door. He grinned as he marched back to his girlfriend only to find her purse and a tip.

"No way that girl left her phone." He rolled her eyes.

Lila walked into an alleyway up against a flower shop. Alya crept along side the brick wall of a doughnut shop which led to the alleyway as well. She pushed her glasses up, causing a gleam on them.

Lila stopped in her tracks in the middle of the alleyway. Wind pressed against her brown hair strands as she crossed her arms. Alya pressed her body against the shadows, trying to seem as minuscule as possible.

"I know you're their dummy." Lila smirked, not turning around.

"Shoot!" Alya snapped as she swept herself out of the shadowy covers.

"You have some nerve following me around. What did you hear?" She did a 360 on her heel, hand propped on her sticking out hip with a raised brow.

Alya crossed her arms as she stomped forward. She raised a hand and shoved a little finger in Lila's face. "More than enough! Girl you're done for! talking about ladybug! You got some nerve." She huffed.

Lila snacked her blaming finger away. "Alya, I wouldn't be so ready to point the finger at anyone. I know your secret."

"What are you talking about?" She inches into Lila's face. Their lips a few inches apart.

Alya's face went red as her brows furrowed.

"You. Know. Nothing."

Lila smirked and graced her dainty hand against Alya's cheek. "Oh honey, I know what happened with Adrien and you. I'd advise you listen to what I order you to do. You wouldn't want your best friend in the whole world to know, would you?"

Alya gulped. "What do you need?"