Author's Note: I do NOT own Miraculous or the character Cecilia Roserade. Miraculous belongs to Zag Toons and Cecilia belongs to pinksakura271. For Cecilia's full description, visit pinksakura's profile page. The character Sampson Hikaru Blackwell was created by me, though, and if you would like to see his full character bio, feel free to read it on my profile. Other than that, I present to you the first chapter of Three MORE Things: Reading Is No Joke, "A Miraculous Encounter".

Sampson Hikaru Blackwell was running late.

Very late.

He sprinted to the high school as fast as his legs would carry him, black hair flying, dark blue eyes wild. He ran so fast while checking his watch that he didn't see the blonde girl with glasses until it was too late.

WHAM!

"Aw, feathers!" he yelled as they collided.

At the same time, the girl shouted, "Oh my pink!"

The students were stunned, books fell, and papers flew everywhere.

"I am SO sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going and I was running REALLY late so I didn't expect anyone else to be here, I guess, and are you okay? If you're hurt, that is ALL my fault! I can help get you to the nurse's office if you'd like-"

"Calm down, it's okay! I'm sure this sort of thing happens to lots of people all the time," the girl said as Sam bent down to pick up the books. "But, um... Could you help me find my glasses first?"

"Right, uh... Ah! Found 'em! Here..." Sam put the jet-black glasses back on the girl's face, and that was when he got a real good look at her.

You could say she was pretty, but to Sam, she seemed much more than that. She was undoubtedly, absolutely, undeniably beautiful! Her golden hair reached her waist and was held back from her face with pink head band decorated with fabric cherry blossoms. It framed her face perfectly. She wore a black shirt that read "Pink is Powerful" in pink stitching, a jean jacket that was fashionably cuffed at the elbows, jeans with cherry flowers down the sides, and boots that had deer and cat designs. Her lips were a soft pink and we're brought out by her pale, almost snowy, complexion. And her eyes. They were the most gorgeous eyes he had ever seen. They were a shocking pink, and had a certain sparkle to them that Sam could only describe as magical. He almost gasped, but stopped himself before she took it the wrong way.

Which she did. "You don't have to hold back, you know. And yes, I heard it. My eyes are pink. It's uncommon. I get that a lot."

"Uncommon? Sure, but I was gonna say magical," Sam replied, then quickly covered him mouth with his hand after he realized what he had let slip out. He started to blush a bit.

The girl laughed. Her giggles reminded Sam of clear bubbles with rainbow tints popping against silver bells freshly polished by fairies. (How he imagined that, even he didn't know.) "Thanks," she said. "By the way, my name is Cecilia. I'm new here, and they're probably going to have someone show me around. You go to school here, right?"

"What? Oh, of course not! Can't you tell? I'm one of the teachers and I was running late. I just got a call from the office telling me that my students locked themselves in bathroom stalls 'cuz they'd rather be playing video games than going to school," Sam joked, getting up after all the books had been given back to their owners. He offered Cecilia a hand and helped her up as she laughed again. "My name is Sam, by the way."

"It's nice to meet you Sam," she said with a sunshine smile.

"So, what was that about someone probably needing to show you around?"

"Well, I did have someone in mind already-"

"Oh."

"-But, it would be nice to be shown around by a new friend. If they have me tour around, will you be my guide?" Cecilia asked.

Sam hoped he wasn't blushing. He could feel heat rising to his face. The way she asked sounded so innocent and sweet, how could he say no?

"O-of course! We should get to class, though. It's probably already started."

He opened the doors for her and they walked into class.

And that was the beginning of the beautiful friendship between Sampson Hikaru Blackwell and Cecilia Roserade...

...As well as the start of something new for the both of them.