Adrien's POV

"Marinette, you won't believe the day I've had!" I say as I enter her room.

She hurries over me. "What was it like out there?"
"Oh, it was sunny, and lovely, and everyone was so happy..." My eyes close for a moment as I relive it all again.

"What did you do with your mother?" she asks.

"First, we went to a new cafe for breakfast. We ran all the way there. I had hot chocolate and waffles, and they were amazing! I should take you there sometime, bugaboo! And then we went to the Louvre and saw all sorts of incredible art, then the zoo, and then we found Andre's ice cream cart. My ice cream really reminded me of you, Mar..." My voice trails off.

My lady's eyes are wet with tears. Her arms are folded across her abdomen, her head slightly bowed. I feel a pain in my chest. What's bothering her?

I gently lift her chin, catching a glimpse of sorrow in her bluebell eyes. My love... "What is it, Marinette?"

"I just..." She shakes her head.

What? Why is she doing this? "Please tell me..."

Marinette looks up at me again, her lip quivering. "It's all a lie!"

A lie? "W-what?"

She puts her hands on my shoulders. "Things aren't all good out there, Adrien!"

Huh? "What do you mean? Everyone seemed so..."

"Happy?" She sniffles.

"Yeah. Why would so many people fake that?" I really don't understand what's going on...

"Because Hawk Moth is making them!"

I can feel myself getting irritated. "Making them what? Pretend? No, he's making beautiful lives for them!"

"He's..."

"Marinette, please!" Taking a breath to calm down, I pull her hands off my shoulders and let my fingers intertwine with hers. "We can go out there. We can live like that, bugaboo. Like we're in a dream."

"It's not a dream, it's a nightmare in disguise!" She yanks her hands away from me. "Why can't you see that?"

Now I'm angry! "Why can't you see that it's beautiful?" My breathing's becoming more intense as I glare at her. "I've waited over a year to see my mother and have a happy family again, and now I have it. Everything's magical and wonderful and perfect, and I want to share it with you, but you don't believe it, and you dare..." I sniffle. "You dare to want to take it all away from me! You..."

Her hand comes flying at me. Suddenly, my face is stinging horribly. I touch my cheek, my skin still red hot from the strike.

"Get out!" Marinette screams. "Get out of my room!"

Shaking my head, I turn away from her and dash out the door. What's her problem? Why doesn't she trust Father's world? I really thought she'd handle this better! Father created all these incredible things for us and everyone else. She can't just reject... ugh!

I storm into my room and stay there until it's time for dinner. Then I go downstairs to join my family. My wonderful family that only wants the best for everyone. Hopefully Marinette will understand that soon.

How do you feel about this?  Will Adrien come to his senses?