My True Love

【 12 】

*Damian's Pov*

I led Marinette to the car where Alfred was waiting. When I was looking for Marinette, I texted Pennyworth to wait in front while I looked for her.

I opened the door for her and she went into the car. I then went into the car and sat next to her. I saw Pennyworth glance in the mirror making eye contact with me, he didn't even look surprised that I brought someone along with me.

"Pennyworth, this is Marinette. Marinette, this is Alfred Pennyworth."

"Hello Monsieur Alfred it's nice to meet you," said Marinette.

"Hello Miss Marinette, it's a pleasure to meet you. Where to Master Damian?"

"Can you take us to the ice rink?"

"Of course Master Damian."

"The ice rink?" Marinette said with a questioning look.

"Yeah, I like to go there sometimes. Thought it would be fun." I said, feeling my face heat up. I started feeling funny in my stomach.

*at the ice rink*

We got our shoes to ice skate and went to the bench at the edge to put them on.

"What made you want to come here today, Damian?" Marinette asked while tying her shoelaces.

"It's just one of my hobbies I've picked up over the years," I told her.

I came here one night during a patrol when I was twelve. I thought it was weird how the ice was set up. When I got back to the Manor I searched up the place and learned about ice skating. I came here alone and learned to ice skate because it looked easy. After a couple of tries, I got the hang of skating. I usually come alone without anyone knowing because I know my brothers will most likely make fun of me for liking skating and about me actually doing something fun.

"So you like ice skating, what other things do you like doing?" she asked.

We now entered the rink. We both started skating next to each other while continuing our conversation.

"Uh, I like painting I guess. I do some martial arts sometimes. I like to annoy my brothers too, they're a bunch of idiots so someone has to be the brains out of the brothers."

She giggled.

"I don't have any siblings, I'm the only child but some of my friends have siblings and they act the same way. I also like drawing but it's more like sketching. I mostly just sketch my ideas of my designs in my head. I'm into fashion so when I have a design I always sketch it down. What kind of painting do you do?"

"I just paint what I have in mind, nothing good anyway. So you're into fashion? Do you plan on becoming a fashion designer?"

"Yeah, that is my dream. Two of my friend's parents are famous fashion designers and gave me really good compliments on my designs. Chloe's mom is a big influence in the fashion industry and wanted to take me to New York to start my career but I stayed in Paris to continue in school. I was fourteen and felt like I needed more experience before I go and start my career. She still tries to convince me sometimes when she visits her daughter but I told her if her offer still stands after I finish college I'll accept."

"That is amazing. At fourteen, you must be very talented for her to recruit you at that age and still want you now."

"I guess so," she said laughing.

"How about we start racing?" she asked.

"Are you sure? I seemed to master the art of skating," I told her, giving her a small smile while I stopped to face her.