*After the proposal*

Marinette was so happy for her friend. While the boat was taking them back, she couldn't help but think back on what she heard earlier.

*earlier that day*

Alya just ran out in her slippers, it must have been something very important. But, Marinette was very curious, so she followed them.

"First, promise you won't punch me." Wait, that's Nino. Why would Alya punch him?

" I promise."
"Ok. You know how Marinette and Adrien were slowly falling in love?"
"Yeah?"
" Well, they're not. I mean, Marinette is, but Adrien isn't."

Marinette didn't hear the rest, she couldn't have from all the thoughts swarming inside her head. She turned around and started running. She didn't know where she was going, she just knew she had to get away from there. She came to the beach, fell on her knees, and started crying:

"W-why? Why would he do this? Why would he play with my feelings in that way? D-doesn't he know that I love him? Everyone knows t-that. Why would he do such a thing? Why? WHY?! WHY?!" She started hitting the ground. All that ruckus was heard by a woman, who could not just ignore her:

"Are you ok, miss?" The woman asked.
" I... Don't know. How do you know french?"
" I used to live in France, a few years back."
"Huh. Ok *sniff* *sniff*"
" Why are you crying? I know that a boy caused this, but what did he do to make you cry?" The woman asked as she helped Marinette up.
" Well, for starters, his name is Adrien. And, I have been in love with him for 3 years now. And recently, he started to notice me, and he was really romantic towards me, atleast I thought he was."  Tears threatened to spill from her eyes once again.

" Well, if he was romantic, why are you crying?" The woman asked.

" I overheard my friends talking earlier, and they found out that he doesn't love me. I was fooled." Marinette whispered, staring into the ground. After a couple of minutes of silence, the woman spoke:

" You should talk to him about it."
"W-what? Why? If he doesn't love me, then what's the point?"
" Don't conclude anything without conversation, dear. He might still think its too early for love, or maybe your friends misunderstood. You will never know untill you don't talk to him. I'm sure it will work, miss..."

"Oh, my name is Marinette."
"Marinette." The woman smiled.
For the first time, Marinette took a good look at the person, and she was petrified. The warm, welcoming smile, the blonde, flowing locks, beautiful green eyes. This person looks exactly like him.

" Y-you look exactly like him." Marinette stared wide-eyed, mouth agape.

"W-what? Marinette, what is his surname?" The woman asked, gripping Marinette by the shoulders.

"A-Adrien Agreste, the son of Gabriel Agreste."

The woman let go of Marinette, and stood up abruptly.

"Well, Marinette, I need to take my leave. It was nice talking to you, and remember, conversation before conclusion!" The woman smiled and waved at Marinette, and then she suddenly ran into the forest.

" Who was that lady?" She murmured to herself.
" Oh no! Alya!" Marinette remembered, and quickly ran back to the bungalow, forgetting about the woman, for now.

Back to present time

They stepped out of the boat, where the limo was waiting for them. The limo took them back in a matter of minutes, leaving them in front of the main building.

" Well, dude, and dudettes, this was a fun night." Nino said.

" Oh, its gonna get better."  Alya winked at Nino and licked her lips.

" Alya, go easy on him." Adrien said with a wink.

"Have fun you two!" Marinette giggled.

" Night, Adrien, night, Mari!" Alya shouted as they parted ways.

" Night Alya, night Nino! And Nino, use protection! I will kill you if you make her pregnant before marriage!" Marinette waved with the sweetest smile, which made Nino's hairs stand on end.

" I see you have been giving some private lessions." Nino whispered.

" Oh, Monsieur Lahiffe, its time for your private lessons." Alya purred as she started kissing his jawline.

"Now, lets continue this elsewhere." She jumped  into his hands.

"You speak my language." He walked to the bungalow, while Alya started unbuttoning his shirt."

With Adrien and Marinette

The walk to the bungalow was a quiet one, but it wasn't weird silence. It was nice, listening to crickets, seeing the stars, a light breeze in the air, and a few lights flickering from the others. Adrien was concerned, though. Marinette was not near him, she was atleast 3 feet (1 meter) away from him, looking at the ground. They didn't talk, which is alright, since it was a tiring evening. But still, something was wrong.  Adrien unlocked the door, took off his shoes, and threw himslef on his bed.

" Phew, finally! Bed, sweet bed!"

" Just remember,conversation before conclusion."  Marinette whispered to herself. Unfortunally, Adrien's keen hearing heard something.

" Did you say something, Mari?" Adrien lifted his head.

" Oh nothing important." Marinette sighed as she bowed down to take her shoes off. Her creamy legs were visibly seen, as her dress lifted all the way up from her lower thigh to her butt. Adrien saw this, and gulped. He visibly blushed, and to deter his mind from imagining anything dirty, he looked at her face, and saw a bit of sadness. He sat up, and asked:

" Is everything ok? You seem sad."

At that, Mari looked at him, sighed again, and sat on her own bed.

" Adrien, we need to talk."

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Aaaaand that's all from this chappy, kitties! First of all, sorry for not uploading, I had a family crisis. But, the good news is, crisis over! I will upload regularly, from now on untill the end of the month. But! Enough about that! I have a few questions:

1. Do you have a problem with a little bit of smut here and there?

2. Does the nickname kitties insult you in any way?

3. Should I make holiday specials?

4. What do you like most about this story?

That's all from me for now! The next chappy will be the last 'The Night When Everything Changes' chappy.
Stay safe, kitties!
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