Felix was... Confused, to say the least. His cousin had texted him saying he wanted to meet up tomorrow at the movies at 3. Yet they lived in the same house. Surely he could've walked across the hall and simply asked him? But more importantly, Adrien knew how much he despised going to the theatre, how Felix preferred a good book over a movie any day.

But what confused him even more was the fact that Adrien had a photoshoot tomorrow, at 3, so how on earth was he planning to sneak off to the theatre to watch the movie when he should be in the changing room at the photoshoot. Things just weren't adding up. With a sigh, Felix picked up his current book off of his desk, and sat down in his chair.

He would go to the theatre tomorrow, if only to see his cousin make a fool of himself when he inevitably got caught.

-x-

Marinette was on cloud nine. Adrien had texted her to meet him at the movies tomorrow at 3, and she couldn't have been more excited. She spent all morning picking out her outfit, deciding on a simple pair of jeans, a light pink shirt with her signature flower design, and her ever-present purse. She even decided to let her hair down, taking it out of her usual pigtails. He'd always said he liked it down.

She would've asked Alya and the girls to help her get ready, or even told them about it in the first place, but she really wanted to do this on her own, and prove to them she could.

Glancing at her phone, she noticed the time, 2:55. She was going to be late! Once Tikki made herself comfortable, Marinette dashed down the stairs, giving her parents a quick wave as she headed out the door.

It was her first date with Adrien! Even if he hadn't called it a date, per se. Still, she got to hang with him at the movies! Running through the doors to the cinema, she checked her phone once more, 3:03. Close enough. She made her way to the concession stand, deciding to purchase a medium-sized popcorn and a cherry slushy. Quickly making her way to her seat, she was relieved to see the previews were still going.

"S-sorry I'm late." Marinette said sitting down, proud she only stuttered once.

"I wasn't aware you were expecting me." Came a voice that definitely didn't belong to Adrien.

Surprised she turned to her right to see not Adrien, but Felix, sitting next to her. "Felix?" She said. "But I thought-" Adrien. She thought Adrien was supposed to be here.

"I had wondered how my cousin was going to get out of this one. It seemed he gave his ticket to you. You don't have to stay, you know. I've been told, quite a lot unsurprisingly, what unpleasant company I can be."

"Did you just say Adrien was supposed to meet you here? Because he texted me saying to meet him here. And even if I didn't want to stay," which I kinda don't, as I still don't trust you (though she kept that part to herself) "I'm not going to let this popcorn and drink go to waste."

"You must've misunderstood, then. My cousin had a photoshoot at 3 today, so he couldn't have told you to meet him now."

"Yet you were expecting him."

"I'd assumed he'd try to sneak away. I personally came to see how well that turned out."

"Huh." Was all she said. Well, she wasn't going to let one little misunderstanding get in the way of a good movie. Turning towards Felix, she tilted her popcorn bowl towards him. "Popcorn? It's salted caramel."

He stiffly nodded, taking a piece, slowly chewing it. "My favorite." He said quietly.

The previews ended and the movie started. Taking a drink from her slushy, she watched as the title popped up and the movie began. While she couldn't say this was exactly how she hoped her afternoon would go, she couldn't say it was terrible. Felix actually wasn't that bad company.

Sure, he didn't joke around about silly things that happened or comment on the main character's inability to ask out his crush, but he didn't say anything when she somehow spilled her slushy all over her shirt, and got the popcorn to stick to it as well.

In fact, he actually offered her his jacket, so she didn't have to walk out of the place and humiliate herself. Of course, he did ask her to have it washed and have her return it to him at school on Monday.

When the movie ended and the credits began to roll. She got up, and took her popcorn bowl and slushy cup, and threw them out. She didn't even realize Felix was standing next to her, until she accidentally bumped into him.

"Sorry." She said, cheeks flushing a little in embarrassment.

He nodded, turning around to leave without another word.

Marinette didn't know what to make of it. So she took a breath, put on a smile, and walked out the door. Today might not have been what she'd expected, but she'd had a nice time, and hey, maybe Adrien was right. He really did want to improve.

And maybe, she could help him out with that.