A/N: Sorry for the late update! Here's chapter 3
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"That was the worst!" Chat wrapped his arms around himself.
Kingda ka was one of the tallest and fastest rollercoasters in the whole world. You sit in pairs of two in a cart and then ride a few feet to face the intimidating ride. It's one giant hill, 420 feet in the air and excels up to 128 MPH. So for almost three minutes you sit there, staring at the ride until it catapults you up the runway and over the massive hill.
"M'LADY WHAT ARE YOU MAKING ME DO!?" Chat screamed, gripping tighter into the hard orange foam bars, his claws making dents.
They were waiting, in the first row, staring up at the huge ride.
"Kitty people are probably recording you! This ride is more crowded than Nitro! Nitro was filled with tourists too and i've seen some of the faces on this ride before meaning they are locals!"
"I KNOW BUT LOOK AT IT!" He dared to point.
She looked up at the ride. "Okay I totally agree with you kitty!" Ladybug tightly shut her eyes and looked away.
Everyone was scared of this ride at one point or another. The first time Alya went on it she texted Marinette with all of the details right after. She was terrified but was laughing by the time she reached the bottom.
"So you're scared too?"
"YES! DO YOU SEE THIS?!" She pointed too.
"WE'RE SCARED TOO!" Some kids shouted from the back, maybe some adults too.
"See Ladybug! I'm not the only scaredy-cat!"
"I just admitted that I was scared too!" She panicked, knowing that they were going to shoot off within the next 30 seconds.
"G-Good luck, L-Ladybug…" Chat clammed up.
"It's my middle name kitty," She smiled, slightly calming down. "We're a team, we can do this," She laughed at their childness. She took her hand and placed it on his which were still clawing into the seat.
"What are you doing I need to hold onto these bars for dear life!"
"Hold onto my hand for dear life then..." She blushed, starting to pry his fingers off.
The cart started to be pulled back, it was going to shoot in a few seconds.
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Chat quickly gripped her hand and looked right at her, his green eyes standing out clearly just like that morning and before on Nirto. "Thank you," He mouthed, gripping tighter around her hand.
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She nodded and braced herself.
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They were off.
The wind whipped at their hair and their eyes were forced closed by the pressure.
But their grip stayed. They were connected.
They were going up now, their heads shaking against the seat.
Being at the top was like slow motion. Ladybug opened her eyes and looked around.
"Oh my god Chat open your eyes!"
"NO!"
"Now!"
He did.
It looked like everything was painted with the setting sun. Cars parked in the lots flashed colors and people looked like small, little, ants. They were used to being this high before but never like this. Normally they were being pushed up by Chat's stick or hanging by Ladybug's yo-yo. Sometimes during patrol or even during battles they would be at the top of the eiffel tower, looking over Paris. Once they were even in the sky on Roger Cop's car.
Together.
Then they dropped again.
"Come on kitty it wasn't that bad."
"LB you were scared too."
"Yeah but i'm not anymore," She sighed. "And you gripped my hand so tight I think some bones cracked."
"I wish I used cataclysm," He mumbled.
"On my hand?!" She screeched.
"No on the ride!"
"Heroic," She giggled. "You have to admit the view was cool."
"Yeah whatever," He pouted.
*Beep beep*
"Meet back here in 10?"
"Of course M'lady," He grinned and ran with her to the bathroom.
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Ladybug
"So Marinette what was that?" Tikki grinned.
"Crap Tikki this is a disaster!"
"Why?"
"I'm in love with that damn cat…"
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Chat
"I thought you were starting to love Marinette," Plagg said.
"I am plagg!" Adrien said, breaking off cheese. "But I still love Ladybug."
"I know you do kid, but who do you love more?" Plagg muttered in between chewing.
Adrien sighed and leaned against the sink in the empty bathroom.
"We have ten minutes why not we walk around a bit?" He offered.
Plagg nodded. "More time to eat my cheese!"
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Marinette ran out of the bathroom, hoping to walk and clear her head for a bit before she rammed into something and fell back on the hard rocky floor.
"Sorry!" Both of the recipients apologized.
Marinette opened her eyes and gasped. "A-Adrien!?"
"M-Marinette hey," he smiled nervously. "So what brings you here?"
"Oh I'm um—just here with a friend," she told him, rubbing her head.
Adrien stood up and held out his hand for her. Marinette blinked twice and then took it, feeling its warmth against her skin.
"Is it Alya?" He asked, secretly hoping it wasn't so his and Ladybug's pictures weren't everywhere. But then again, the more pictures with his lady, the better.
"Y-yes," She stammered.
"Well I have a few minutes… wanna take a walk?"
She nodded slowly, knowing Chat was in the other room waiting for her.
"S-sure I got time, but only 10 minutes."
"Me too."
"What a quinkedink…" She said dumbly. "I-I mean why not we go walk?"
"Sure Marinette," He smiled.
"So is this your first time here?" She asked.
"Yes, I did some research and it seemed fun… what rides have you done so far?"
"Well we headed towards Nitro first, it looked so awesome."
"Was it?" He asked, remembering his experience with Ladybug.
"Yes, it was actually really funny," She giggled.
"Funny?"
"Oh well Alya was totally freaking out! She was so scared!" Marinette lied.
"So was I."
"You were?"
"Yeah my friend had to calm me down, i'm good with heights, just not rollercoaster heights I guess," He admitted. "Call me a scaredy cat all you want purr- M-Mari."
"Did you make a cat pun?" She squinted her eyes.
"Do you like cat puns?"
"Um I don't know… sometimes I guess."
"So do you want to ride something? Ten minutes isn't up yet…" He hoped.
"Uh sure why not!" She agreed.
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They were conflicted, totally conflicted.
Marinette was just saying that she loved Chat Noir, she finally admitted it but then Adrien had to show up! It was just her luck! Actually her luck was supposed to be great, since her alter ego is infact a Ladybug and her power is a lucky charm!
Adrien was feeling for Marinette more now than ever before. Except this time, Ladybug was here as well. Sometimes he just wished they were the same person, but of course that would never happen.
"S-So what do you want to go on?" Marinette asked.
"Um how about the Log Flume?"
"Interesting choice, sure let's go," she giggled.
Unexpectedly, Adrien grabbed her hand and started to run with her towards the next ride.
She tried not to freak out. If Adrien had done this a few months ago, she would of literally died. She still wanted to just freak and scream, but that damn cat is still cluttering her mind.
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The line was short and since it was cooler out not many people were there. They walked right up and were seated.
"You first purr- I mean M'la- I mean Mari!" He stammered.
Okay?
"Um t-thanks Adrien," She blushed and sat inside of the log shaped cart. She scooted up to the front so he could sit behind her.
They were close, really close.
The ride started and they came out of the starting area and onto the actual ride, which started with a hill.
"Scared?" He asked.
"What um no! Rides don't scare me."
He grinned. "You sure? Come on, everyone is scared on Kingda Ka."
"Ugh fine! Agreste what are you doing to me!" She giggled.
"Oh Marinette I can always sense when you're lying…" He said, regretting it soon after. He felt her tighten up a bit but then she giggled again.
"Ugh you're annoying!"
"Thank you-"
"Oh my god we're almost at the top!"
They inced closer but then, it just droped a foot and continued to swim along the track.
"Huh, well that was disappointing…" Adrien commented.
"I know."
The ride wove in and out of winds and bends, going down the occasional drop.
"Okay this is it," Marinette gripped the seat.
"I don't have anything to hold onto!" Adrien panicked. The drop was approaching, fast.
"Grab the side!"
"No! Its soaked!" He thought fast and grabbed her shoulders.
Once again she felt the warmth of his hands against her skin.
"I'm not a handle bar!" SHe joked.
"I dont care!"
And down they went.
Now, they were soaked.
Once they got down, it took a second to realize that Adrien was still holding onto Marinette's shoulders and she was leaning back into him, obviously being pushed back by the force of the drop.
"U-uh sorry!" Marinette apologized, stepping out of the log.
"No sweat, Mari," He said just before his phone alarm went off. "Well it's time for me to get back…"
"Ah me too," She looked at her phone.
"Shall we go together?" He asked.
She nodded with a smile and they headed back towards the way they came.
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A/N: Some adrinette for adrinette fans :)
Till next time!