hey ya'll! soooo... I posted this idea on ifunny a long time ago... and I wanted to finish another story before I started a new one... but I got over a bout of writer's block and started working on this again. oh well. I hope ya'll enjoy!

~inudigifan201

Ch, 1. Marinette the designer

Mr. Agreste stared down a black haired man with hazel eyes wearing a black turtle neck, blue jeans, and tennis shoes. Adrien matched his father's expression to a boy about his age. The boy also had black hair and hazel eyes. He wore a black button down shirt with a white shirt underneath, destressed jeans, and red tennis shoes.

"Maxwell." Mr. Agreste's eyes narrowed.

"Gabriel." The man smiled vilely.

"Lucas." Adrien matched his father again.

"Adrien." The boy matched the man.

"Um… Mr. Agreste?" Marinette walked into the office. "You wanted to see me?"

Mr. Agreste's expression softened as he turned his gaze to her. "Yes, Miss Dupain-Cheng. Come on in."

"New intern Gabriel?" The man, Maxwell, grinned evilly. "She's awfully young."

"Or perhaps a model." The boy, Lucas, looked her up and down and smiled evilly as well. "She's cute."

Marinette blushed and gripped her sketchbook closer to her chest.

Adrien glared daggers at Lucas while Mr. Agreste cleared his throat.

He then held out his hand. "Have a seat Miss Dupain-Cheng and I'll have a look at your designs."

She did as she was told and handed her sketchbook to Mr. Agreste.

Lucas plopped down next to her. "What's a pretty little thing like you doing designing clothes when you should be wearing them?"

"Excuse me?" Marinette raised an eyebrow.

Adrien's eye twitched. "Marinette is very talented and wears her own designs all the time."

Lucas smiled wide. "Marinette? That's a pretty name." He scooted closer to her. "I'm Lucas Bianchi."

She scooted away. "Nice to meet you." She was still polite.

Adrien sat down in-between them and stared more daggers at Lucas. Marinette's face turned beet red.

Maxwell looked over Gabriel's shoulder at the designs. He chuckled a little. "You boy is right Gabriel, this girl could give us a run for our money."

Mr. Agreste glared at him again. "And that is why I'm taking her under my wing and helping her start up her own line."

Maxwell rolled his eyes. "Her style is a complete divergence from yours. Her line would fit better with my company."

Mr. Agreste snarled. "I know. But she is young and does not know the cut throat ways of the fashion industry. She's going to be my apprentice and maybe one day take over my company. Heaven knows my son is not interested in designing himself."

Adrien shrugged. "I also can't draw all that well."

Marinette's jaw dropped. She couldn't believe her ears. Mr. Agreste wanted her to take over his company? Was she dreaming?

Maxwell gave her a warm smile. "Signorina, perhaps you would like to see the world? My son and I travel all the time and I could show you the ropes all over the world."

Adrien scowled. "Marinette hasn't finished school yet and her parents might not be too happy about their only child globe-trotting with a complete stranger."

Mr. Agreste nodded. "Adrien makes a very good point. If she accepts your offer, she will be uprooted from her whole life. And she doesn't know you."

Lucas winked at her. "That could be changed. How about it cutie? You, me, dinner?"

"Um…" Marinette held up a finger to let him down easy.

"She's not interested in you Lucas." Adrien glared daggers at him.

She looked back up at Mr. Agreste and Maxwell. "I should probably be getting home now." She stood up and grabbed her sketchbook off the desk. "We can talk later Sir." She blushed as she scooted to the door. "Your assistant has my number." She then waved. "See you in school tomorrow Adrien." With that she ran out the door.

Maxwell nodded as Lucas stood up. "My son and I should be going as well." He gave Mr. Agreste a vile smile. "See you at the shoot Gabriel."

"May the best model win the fair Marinette." Lucas gave Adrien a wink. He then fallowed his father out the door.

Adrien growled under his breath as he stood up.

"Adrien?" Mr. Agreste stood up and walked over to the painting of his late wife. "What do you think of Miss Dupain-Cheng?"

Adrien's scowl faded as he scratched the back of his head. He loved his partner Ladybug, but… at the same time, he wanted Marinette all to himself. Especially after Lucas tried to flirt with her. "It's complicated." He blushed.

Mr. Agreste hummed a little. "Then make it un-complicated and make her your girlfriend. We can't have her be in Maxwell's back pocket. He'll only use her to make himself even richer. I was planning on setting up a savings account for her so that when she becomes of age she can use the money. Would Maxwell do that? No!"

Adrien nodded. "And Lucas would just use her for her body and when he's done with her he would just toss her out like trash. Just like his past four girlfriends. She deserves so much better than… than that sleaze ball!" He crossed his arms with a little huff. "She deserves to be treated like a princess."

Mr. Agreste nodded. "So we're in agreement?"

Adrien scratched the back of his head again. "Yeah, I guess we are."

Mr. Agreste smiled and turned to face his son. "Good, you will make her your girlfriend and she will become my apprentice. And we will protect her from the Bianchis." He put a hand on his son's shoulder. "Can I count on you son?"

Adrien put a hand to his chin to think it over. Did he really have a chance with Ladybug? Or was she just an unattainable dream? Marinette on the other hand, he didn't know his chances. Maybe he could win her over. She was the only girl at school that hadn't confessed her love to him… that didn't already have a boyfriend anyway. She was a complete mystery to him; just like Ladybug. And he liked it! Now that he thought about it, he realized he had a small crush on her.

He then looked his father square in the eyes with a smile. "Yes!"

Mr. Agreste smiled. "That's my boy."