1123/Valentine's Done Wrong (Right

Valentine's Done Wrong (Right
Date of Scene:	16 February 2024
Location:	Classroom
Synopsis:	It's Valentine's Day! Adrien and Naru meet in the halls to exchange chocolate, and more. Adrien surprises Naru with a very public display of balloons, a new coffee mug, and chocolate right in the middle of the hall!
Cast of Characters:	Adrien Agreste, Naru Osaka

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Adrien Agreste has posed:
Valentine's Day. The first of which that Adrien had spent in Japan. He's as crisply, immacuately dressed as always in his school uniform that of course was adapted because his father couldn't NOT touch something as tacky as that uniform in an attempt to make it more refined. It kind of made him end up looking like a rich prep school boy--So not that different than usual. If not for the fact that he typically loosened his tie enough that he could at least unbutton the collar, and his hair was it's usual feathered style, he'd look a bit uptight. Somehow he managed to pull off looking casual and relaxed even in this, though. It must be a model thing.

The bag he usually carries is there of course, sling over the back of his desk where it always was, but beside him was a larger black duffel bag that appeared to be full to the brim. Given it's well known that he's in fencing club at this point it wasn't unusual to see him with this bag, either. It was just unusual for it to be so. Full. Surely nothing odd was going on here at all.

He's smiling happily, humming to himself as he finishes up writing the last of the class notes in his notebook just in time for the bell to chime causing many to scatter in glee at the break time between classes.

Naru Osaka has posed:
Somehow, Naru manages to just make her bog standard, not altered much at all, school uniform look cute. Possibly because she's cute as a button, even if she wholly doesn't always realize it. Which probably adds to her ability to be cute about it.

Naru is quickly making her own notes in class, trying valiantly not to doodle in her notebook.. at least not /again/.. and pay attention. She's mostly winning, at least mostly. The buzz of conversation breaks out almost as soon as the bell rings, with all of the girls chattering about who is giving what to whom, and various of the students are quickly collecting up their book bags and satchels to head out into the hallway.

Naru giggles softly at a few teasing comments about a certain blonde that she's certainly looking forward to seeing between classes and she waves, with just a touch of colour in her cheeks, as she heads out into the hallway to look for said blonde. They're in the same grade, his classroom isn't THAT far away.

Adrien Agreste has posed:
Adrien Agreste takes a deep breath as the notebook is flipped shut and tucked away just for now. The girls in his class were similarily doting about who they would give chocolates to. A few may even risk a glance in his direction, though likely by now they knew he was seeing Naru. Still there might be a brave few who find... he's not going to be sitting around waiting for any of them.

"Ready, Plagg?" He whispers to his Kwami who peeks up from the confines of the larger duffel bag. "Ready as ever. Just give me the sign, I know what to do."

The straps are picked up to heft the duffel over his shoulder carefully letting Plagg take care of keeping what was inside from rattling around in any way. From there it's an easy stride into the hallway where he easily can peer over the heads of quite a few other students in his grade making it all the easier to spot Naru.

His free hand lifts to wave before he's even within conversational distance. A bit excessively cheery perhaps but... He really didn't care. "Naru! Ah, pardon me," he murmers to a few other students with an apologetic nod as he skirts by sticking near the windows in the hall to avoid the main flow of traffic. Up until he's right in front of her.

In a teasing tone he remarks, "So, do you come here often?"

Naru Osaka has posed:
Even with height, Naru can be a little hard to spot. A hazard of her being wee.. and likely finished growing. Much to her frustration. She's shorter than Usagi!

Still, Naru spots his wave and she turns to wave back, her own smile bright even if she's still got a touch of colour in her cheeks from the teasing. "Hey there Adrien." Naru emerges out of the flow of traffic towards the windows so that the pair of them can pause while letting other students pass.

Naru giggles at the line worthy of Chat Noir. "Most days even, although it's not /so/ bad when there's handsome blondes to find in the hallways." She reaches out to give his uniform shirt an absent tug, affectionate.

Adrien Agreste has posed:
There was some of Adrien in Cat Noir even if he was a bit more outgoing when transformed. He knew she found it amusing though, and knowing his secret meant he could be that slightly goofy person on occasion. Even if he was far more serious and subdued for the most part. Calmer even.

The little tug at his shirt just draws a grin as he leans in over her a little with hand raised to brush a bit of her hair back behind her ear with a light touch to her cheek.

"Glad to be able to brighten your day, then!" A little chuckle comes from him as his hand drops back down to his side. Eyes rolling up to glance ceiling-ward he seems thoughtful as he remarks, "So I understand things are different in Japan for Valentine's Day..." he begins, only for his gaze to swing back toward her with a hopeful sort of grin. "Should I consider myself one of the lucky guys to gain your favor today?"

Naru Osaka has posed:
"To the way I see it, things are different everywhere else." Naru points out with a little laugh, leaning her cheek into his touch just ever so slightly. PDAs at school are a fine line to tread, but especially on Valentine's day, they can get away with some utter adorableness.

"Do you want treats now, or later?" Naru asks of him as he queries about his luck and her favour. "You're not the only lucky one.. there might be a little something for Plagg too." Her voice is quiet, their conversation intimate enough that the mundane students aren't listening.

Adrien Agreste has posed:
"Oh! Well I think maybe later then," Adrien responds with a soft smile. His voice is quiet as he responds, "Trying to sneak Plagg cheese in the middle of class sounds like 'hard challenge mode' and I'll pass on that for now." There's an audible 'Awwww!' of dissapointment from somewhere nearby. Audible to Adrien and Naru at least. Plagg was pretty good at hiding when he knew he actually had to.

"Later then. Maybe..."

A half-step back is taken during which he unslings the duffel bag from his shoulder to interpose between their bodies as he suddenly crouches down in a dramatic fashion.

Right. In. The. Hallway.

With a flourish he reaches down to unzip the near-to-bursting bag. From it comes a sudden explosion of color as red, pink and white balloons float up out of the bag. Just three balloons with an excess of ribbon. As they rise up the ribbon pulls out little cards tied to them in the shape of hearts, and on them written on Kanji it spells out:

White Day is Too Long To Wait For You, Naru <3

His hands reach into the bag just toward the end of the floating balloons to grasp a coffee mug with a donut shaped handle, painted with pink and colored sprinkles, as it declares on the mug itself 'I'm D<3NUTS About You'. It's raised up in his hands offering it out to Naru, the mug itself filled to the brim with colorfully wrapped chocolates.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Naru! Would you do me the honor of joining me for dinner tonight?"

Naru Osaka has posed:
"Later then." Naru agrees with a little laugh as she hears Plagg's disappointment. She expected that would be the end of that, later would mean later.. and then.. oh no. No, there was more.

Naru's eyes widen, and her hands fly up to her face as Adrien crouches down and then there's BALLOONS! And CARDS! And RIBBONS!

Naru's cheeks flush as she starts to giggle. She's the quiet one, the background one.. not the one who has their boyfriend present her with baloons on Valentine's day!

It's rare that Naru squeaks, but as he offers her the mug and she is sorting through her thoughts, there's a little squeak. "Omg Adrien." She starts and then she starts to giggle as she takes the mug. "Of course we can do dinner tonight." She leans in to, around the mug and the balloons, right there in the hallway, steal a kiss.

She's already blushing, might as ensure that there's plenty of gossip later.

Adrien Agreste has posed:
Adrien Agreste certainly doesn't mind the response to the display. He's still crouched down so her leaning in puts him just slightly below her given the height difference. It's almost as if they were the same height for once! As soon as she's taken the mug from his grasp he risks sliding an arm around her shoulders to hold her steady as he rises up to his feet again--And if any where watching, and familiar, that was very much a graceful ballet-perfect move.

The kiss is held the entire while just lingering no doubt to the embarassment of many until he's once again having to bend his head down to return it to her. Only then does he relent breaking away to give her forehead a quick peck as well. "Looking forward to it!"

Reluctantly he steps back again his own cheeks a warm pink though his grin was broad enough it was easy to hide as just being out of breath. Yep. Nothing odd here. "I've been looking forward to seeing your reaction all day." There's a pause, and he glances to the side a moment only to chuckle. "I guess we should probably break this up before the gossip reaches the teachers. I'll take the blame if they do," he assures. It'd be far easier to claim 'foreigner sorry!' than let poor Naru take the heat for breaking any PDA rules in school.

Naru Osaka has posed:
"I dont think we'll get in trouble." Naru is still blushing, and still giggling and still much closer than one might view as 'proper' if one was asking the more prim of the people at school.

Naru is also still holding her baloon bedecked new mug close and she glances down at it and grins anew. "Although I /am/ going to have to figure out how to tuck these in my locker, or else I am going to distract everyone in my next class." She giggles again. "You are such a goof."

By the way she looks up at him as she says it and the tone of her voice.. she's delighted that he's /her/ goof.

Adrien Agreste has posed:
"Hey, if I can't make a public display to prove how awesome of a girlfriend you are on Valentine's day, when else can I?" Adrien teases back lightly, his voice low and warm as they speak. He's perfectly alright with how close they were standing. Even if after a moment of gazing at her there's a little 'ahem' squeaked down by the now-empty duffle bag at his feet.

Wistfully sighing he stoops quickly to scoop up the bag by the straps and sling it back over his shoulder again. Ignore the quiet exclamation of, "I helped too, Naru! That means extra cheese points, right?"

Adrien rolls his eyes a bit good natured at the kwami, and he clears his throat. "I guess I should have thought about hiding it during class, I admit. Maybe just put it at the back of the room?"

Naru Osaka has posed:
"I'm sure you helped." Naru comments with a quiet chuckle, the little exclamation enough to distract the teens from another kiss in the hallways.

Probably for the best. Right? Right!?

"I'm not very /good/ at public displays." Naru points out with a soft laugh and she looks up at the balloons consideringly. "Maybe the back of the classroom will be fine. I could probably fit them in my locker, but it might be a very near thing and I wouldnt want to squish the baloons."

Adrien Agreste has posed:
Even at the suggestion that she may have to squish the balloons, Adrien remains smiling. "If you have to I understand. Just so long as it's not my heart you're squishing," he teases lightly while his hand lifts to pluck one of the chocolates from the mug.

It's deftly unwrapped between his fingers only to raise to her lips to offer her the bite of the tasty little treat. "Maybe a little squished. Hugging is okay."

Naru Osaka has posed:
With her hands full.. even if they truly dont' need to be full.. but it's a lovely excuse, Naru leans forward a little to nip off a bit of the chocolate. "Mmmm. You picked well." She decides after the taste of it.

There's a fresh laugh from her. "I'm neither so strong, nor so giant that I can squish you enough in a hug to squish your heart." She teases, lightly.

She lifts her hand off the mug that she's holding to reach for the chocolate that he's fed her, to be able to give him the other half of it.

Adrien Agreste has posed:
"Swiss chocolate. I hear it's some of the best." Naturally he had planned this well enough in advance that he could get the chocolate early! Or at least planned the chocolate and then did the rest after. Leaning forward he opens his mouth to take the remaining nibble with a playful wink. "It IS good. I'm glad you like it."

Before she can get too far with her hand, he reaches up to grasp it giving it a squeeze, and a quick peck to the back of her knuckles. "I should get back to class before the break is over. I'll see you tonight. All vegetarian, I promise."

Naru Osaka has posed:
"Now you're just showing off." Naru teases him. Because of course he's showing off, he can!

"We both should get back to class." Naru agrees. "And I'm looking forward to dinner tonight. Want me to come by your room?" She offers with a smile. "Or will you swing by ours?"

Adrien Agreste has posed:
"I'm pretty sure Chrono's going over to visit Rashmi tonight, so mine will work. I'll double-check though just in case I need to triple the dinner order for Usagi-chan too." Because he wasn't going to just eat in front of someone without inviting them to join if they were there!

Reluctantly he gives a final nod, tugs at the strap of the bag slung over his shoulder, and steps back. "See you tonight then, Naru! I'll text you with final plans before last period."