"Adrien...I'm starting to regret this decision..." Marinette rubbed the back of her neck
"Too late. Already asked Luka, no turning back now." Adrien replied
"Why didn't you make it a BLIND date?! What if he doesn't show up since I'm...I'm not like you?!" Marinette anxiously fidgeted with her nails
"What am I like?" Adrien asked
"Rich. Slightly handsome. Popular. And not a servant nor a maid!" Marinette jotted down
"Okay sure, everything there is true. Welp, I can't do anything to help you then!" Adrien shrugged
"You're not supposed to agree with me." Marinette huffed

"Look, Marinette. I know you're my servant and my maid, but you're still my friend. Don't be insecure. I know you've had a rough couple of years, but this is gonna be your time to shine!" Adrien encouraged

"Woah....that's too sincere, even for you Agreste." Marinette remarked
"Yeah, I can if I wanna be."Adrien replied "Also, could you stop calling me 'Agreste'?! It's not like we're complete strangers. Just call me Adrien. We're like, the same age!"
"Whatever you say.." Marinette agreed "...Agreste"
Before Adrien could remark on her teasing, they saw Luka in the distance.

Adrien and Marinette ran to him
"Hey Luka!" Adrien called
"Adrien; hey! Saw I'm guessing you're my date?" Luka teased
"WHAT?! No!" Adrien replied before presenting Marinette "This is Marinette, I think you guys have met."
"I'm just teasing, Adrien! Haha." Luka smiled "Hello Ma-Ma-Marinette!"

"H-hey! Luka! Hi!" Marinette blushed profusely
"Well I guess it's my time to leave. Have fun you two~". Adrien walked off.

Adrien then jumped into the bushes and turned his mic on. He watched Luka and Marinette from a distance, but heard their conversation through his headphones

"So, where are you taking me?" Luka smiled
"U-uh...w-well...um..."
Adrien giggled. He liked to see his feisty maid get all flustered and clumsy. It was a good change for once.

Luka laughed "I'm kidding. I'm the mad of this date, mind if I recommend something?"
Marinette burst up "N-no! Of course not! I should have asked what you'd prefer...."
"I'm guessing you've never been on one of these before, huh?" Luka grinned
a sweat drop formed down Marinette's cheek "Yeah...it's sort of my first time"
Luka blushed "So....I'm your first date?"
Marinette blushed as well

Suddenly, adrien felt a slight pinch on his chest. He wasn't sure why. Though, he couldn't get the thought of so,embody else being Marinette's first date. Maybe it was the fact that he had an emotional attachment to his first close friend
.
.
.
or worse.

Luka and Marinette start walking to an ice cream stand
"Hello lovebirds! I'm André, the ice cream m— Marinette! We meet again!" André greeted

"Hey uncle!" Marinette greeted back
"You know him?" Luka asked
"Yup! He's the one who took me in when my parents had abandoned me." Marinette responded
"Oh, nice to meet you there sir!" Luka happily replied greeted
.
(time skip sorry!)
.
.
Marinette and Luka went to the Eiffel Tower to gaze upon its glory.
"It's beautiful!" Luka gazed
Marinette, on the other hand, didn't even look at it. It reminded her of when her parents had abandoned her, with everything ending up to a tragedy of working in the Agreste mansion as a minor. She missed so much of her childhood.

"Marinette!" A voice echoed
"MARINETTE!" Adrien screamed at her earpiece "DONT REPLY TO MY SCREAMS! JUST FOCUS ON YOUR DATE!"
Luka shook Marinette "are you alright?"
"Y-yeah...I'm fine" Marinette smiled warmly
"No Marinette, you need to tell me what's wrong." Luka stood his ground
"W-well you see...." Marinette sighed ".....this is where my parents abandoned me. Left me to fend for myself. This is where Andre found me, taking me in. To which I still had left to find them. I would stay here for the longest time. It's just...I can't be,I eve that up until now....they still never showed up..."

Luka quickly embraced Marinette as she sniffled "Its okay Marinette...."
Adrien, who heard the whole thing and watched in the bushes felt sympathy for his poor friend. This is when he realized, she wasn't his maid, he shouldn't be ordering her around. His father shouldn't have done this, his father should've helped her. His father took advantage of this poor girl who needed money. He wouldn't let that happen anymore. From now on, he'll definitely treat her like a friend.
.
.

(time skip again sorry lol)

"Thanks Luka" Marinette smiled "it's getting late, you should probably be heading home..."
"Shouldn't I be the one taking you home?" Luka laughed
"I don't think Natalie would be too happy with that.." Marinette replied while laughing
"Alrighty, I'll see you.." Luka said "...Marinette" he continued before winking which set Marinette's heart on fire

Adrien promptly got out of the bushes "Woahh Marinette!" Adrien congratulated "Tier 2 already?! You've gotten farther than me and Kagami and I'm slightly jealous!"
"Thanks Adrien" Marinette laughed "Man, I'm so hungry, I want some crepe"
"As you wish!" Adrien gleefully stayed as he pulled her to a nearby crepe shop
"You're being awfully nice today.." Marinette wondered
"Consider it for today and only for today little lady." Adrien teased
"Oh I see how it is!" Marinette played along "Hey waiter! Can I have your largest order of crepe?!"
"Hey! Don't overdo it!" Adrien sneered

[A/N: I'm sorry for not updating this book in over a year! Next chapters I'll be updating will most likely come out all at once because I want to end this book already. I've lost interest in the story and while back reading I realised it barely made sense. Nothing's going to chance my original ending though, so stay tuned! I'll also be releasing a better more improved + slightly more sensible ML AU, so stay tuned for that as well! Till then💖]