Get Well Soon - A Miraculous Ladybug Fanfic
Chapter 1: The Fall
"Remember class! Chapter summaries for 1-3 are due tonight. Be prepared for a quiz on this material tomorrow." called above the bustling of students packing their supplies.
"Girl, I think you reached a new record today! You nodded off hard enough to hit your head on the desk." Alya chuckled.
Marinette pouted. "It's not funny Alya. That really hurt." She sulked rubbing her bruised temple.
The pair left the room in a hurry to enjoy their free time. Entering the bright campus outside the wearisome confines of class, Marinette let out a sigh of contentment.
"It feels great out today!" She commented, stretching her arms towards the warmth the sun's rays offered.
"It sure does! Reminds me of the Akuma Chat Noir and Ladybug defeated a few days ago." Alya remarked, scrolling through the Lady blog.
"It was a fantastic battle. Too bad you missed it babysitting Manon."
"Well, I did watch the recap on your blog. I've got to say, it was really cool when Chat Noir swooped in to use Cataclysm against the villain's assault. Without his cat-like reflexes, Ladybug would never have reached the akumatized object." Marinette recounted with energetic hand motions.
"I agree. Though, Ladybug did most of the heavy-lifting." Adrien Agreste replied from nearby.
The love-struck teen blushed as the boy approached her with a smile. "Ladybug and Chat Noir sure make an incredible team." He added.
Alya nodded with a slight smirk at her friend's change in behavior.
"I was actually wondering if you two would like to head over to my film set today? We're shooting a new television ad and the directors wanted a few of my classmate's opinions on the project. Nino couldn't make it, but I thought you two would have a lot of fun there."
It took all of Marinette's will-power not to faint (preferably in Adrien's arms) right then and there.
"We would love to come," Alya spoke on behalf of her short-circuiting friend.
"Awesome! We'll start filming in an hour. See you there." Adrien left with a polite wave.
As soon as the teen was out of ear-shot, Marinette burst in elation. "We're going to have the rare opportunity to see Adrien perform on-set! If I'm dreaming, somebody pinch me."
"OW! Not literally." She yelled as Alya laughed.
"So cool!" Marinette gushed, stepping foot on-set.
"I agree. Being here will help me gain experience in the movie industry. Maybe they'll give me a bunch of references for an internship! Better yet, maybe they'll put me on the editing team!" Alya rambled enthusiastically.
As the girls explored the set, they met with a few of the men working on the project.
"So you must be the classmates Adrien told us about. It's great to have you here!" They greeted with strong handshakes.
As the girls answered their questions about the footage they'd collected so far, the model made his way towards them.
"So how's the ad coming along?" He asked the crew, scaring Marinette out of her skin in the process.
"We're doing great! Your friends have been a huge help. They came up with a brilliant stunt we could add. Would you be open to climbing up that platform there? We'll have you run across it and leap into the safety net below." The director asked pointing towards a prop mounted about ten feet high."
Adrien nodded. "No problem."
"One of the members of our tech department will hook you up to the harness once you're atop the platform."
Adrien gave him a thumbs-up and began his ascent up the prop.
Resuming their conversation with the crew members, the girls jumped when they heard a loud cry. Their gaze shifted towards the top of the platform to find Adrien clutching the last rung of a ladder for dear life.
"Hold on Adrien! The technician is coming to pull you up!" The director shouted.
To no avail, the boy's grasp slipped. Marinette could only watch in terror as the boy she loved plummeted to the ground before her very eyes.