Marinette rushed through the streets of Paris. Late again, always late. She took a quick bite of the croissant she had grabbed off the kitchen counter as she skidded around the corner of the school. Alya was waiting for her by the doors, and Marinette couldn't help but smile. Alya was such a great friend.
"You're earlier than your usual late!" The red haired girl laughed as they both walked through the school doors.
"Thanks for waiting for me Alya," Marinette managed through mouthfuls of her breakfast, "I hope the weekend comes quickly!"
"You and me both girl! Lets get to class and get it over with!"
A lecture on history was enough to put anyone to sleep on a dreary Friday afternoon, but Marinette was wide awake. She excelled at history and projects, and it was one subject that her grades never slipped in. Her teacher was talking about an essay and a project, both to be done over the next couple weeks, and the blue eyed girl choked down a sigh. Being in school was hard enough without being a crime fighting superhero on the side. She found she never had any time for anything anymore; her schoolwork, her parents, her friends. Her eyes slid over to the blonde hair in front of her. She wished she could spend more time with her group of friends and get to know her crush better, but when she looked at the two activities; saving the world was always more important somehow.
"The essay on ancient Greece will be due next week; after which I will hand out your group projects."
Marinette snapped back to reality. Sigh. The next Akuma attack would certainly interfere with a long research essay. Despite it being the end of the day on Friday, she knew she should probably get right to work while she still could.
"Marinette, do you want to come to the movies tonight? Maybe Adrien and Nino want to join too?" Alya's voice once again brought her back to the classroom, and her heart leapt as both the boys in front of them turned around.
"Yeah dudes, I'm in!" The headphone clad boy piped up. "Adrien?"
"Sure, sounds fun!"
Marinette's heart made a full on stop. Should she be responsible, or take this opportunity to go out with her friends? Before she could even formulate a response, Alya had responded for her. "Great! Let's regroup around 7 at the—"
"At the library?" Marinette interrupted. "It's fairly central, and we could go to the movies from there?" Everyone nodded in agreement and the dark haired girl relaxed a bit. At least she had a few hours to start her project.
Marinette walked home with her mind a complete jumble of thoughts. She had never dreamed that she would be going out with Adrien anywhere, even if it was just as friends. What if they sat together? What if she stuttered the whole time? She decided not to think about it too much and focus on getting some homework done. She had a quick snack with her parents and went upstairs to change.
"Are you excited Marinette?!" A small voice beside her head asked. Tiki had been listening to the whole conversation of course, she knew what was happening tonight.
"I'm so nervous Tiki!" Marinette admitted as she slumped into her chair and glanced at the green eyes staring back from her wall. "I could totally mess this up. What will I even talk about?"
"Don't think too much about it Marinette, Alya and Nino will be there and you will just be yourself!"
"I suppose you are right. You'll behave yourself?"
"Of course!"
Marinette smiled. Her Kwami always cheered her up. At least she had someone to confide all her secrets in; secrets weigh heavily on minds. She walked over to her closet and pulled out some longer black pants. The evenings were brisk, and she knew she'd be walking home late. She slid a thin white sweater over her pigtails and looked at herself in the mirror. She rubbed at the dark circles under her eyes and grabbed her bag to head out again. The library was a 15 minute walk from her house, and she knew she needed to get there sooner than later. She'd barely been home a half hour. Tiki flew into her bag and she turned out her lights.