"Ok students, settle down, please." Called Mme. Bustier from the front of the classroom.

"Now as you all know, the school's annual field trip is coming up, and this year Mr. Damocles thought it would be wonderful to travel to the coast and go to the beach!" She concluded happily.

Immediately, the whole class began buzzing with excitement.

"The beach, really?!"

"Oh, I can't wait to go swimming all day!"

"And build sand castles!"

"I'm sure mine will be the best!"

"IS THAT A CHALLENGE!?"

"I can't wait to draw the beautiful sea waves on the shore."

"AND we get to go as a class! This will be so much fun!"

Everyone continued to talk eagerly until Mme. Bustier calmed them down once more.

"Yes, I know it's all very intriguing," she said, "and I can't wait either! So today, I'm going to help plan for the trip, which means you children get a free day."

More cheers echoed through the room.

"Now I'm going to be gone for the rest of class, so I want you all to be on your best behavior." And with that, Mme. Bustier walked out of class, leaving the students to talk amongst themselves about the trip.

Alya instantly turned to Marinette. "Girl! I am so excited! I can't wait to hit the beach. Sand between my toes...it's gonna be awesome!" The young reporter practically vibrated with delight.

Then the aspiring DJ turned to his girlfriend and said with a small smile, "Well I'm excited to see you in a swimsuit!"

That earned him a hard punch to the arm.

Marinette laughed, Nino knew just the ways to aggravate his girlfriend. But Marinette could see the blush on Alya's face.

"Well you better get ready to be impressed," Alya retorted, "cause my swimsuit is already being made by the best up and coming designer, in my so humble opinion," Alya exclaimed, pulling Marinette closer.

"Oh right dudette! I can't wait to see the sick suits you make!"

"Maybe you could make one for Adrien..." Alya said slyly, causing the young designer to blush and look down at the model. She almost forgot he was there! But fate saved her.

"Sorry Marinette," said Adrien, "my father is probably gonna make me wear a swimsuit made by his company. Always supposed to represent the Agreste brand."

"o-Oh, t-that's ok." Marinette managed to get out.

Now all she could think about was Adrien in a swimsuit! Ohh those abs!

"That's ok, more for us!" Alya exclaimed, high-fiving Nino. This caused both Adrien and Marinette to laugh.

"But girl, you should totally wear that rocking two-piece you've been sketching for a while now."

Marinette froze.

Oh crap, she was gonna have to wear a swimsuit.

This was not good for several reasons: 1) She was surprisingly fit. Running around Paris as a superheroine really helps one build up some muscle. How was she supposed to explain that to everyone? 2) She was still really self-conscious about her body. Yes, yes, super toned, but Marinette always had self-doubt. She never really considered her self pretty before, no matter what Alya or her parents said. 3) How would Adrien react!? Would he like that she's fit? Or would he just think she was disgusting? Oh no! Now they will never get married, have three kids, and a hamster! Oh nooooooo...

Luckily, or unluckily, Chloe brought Marinette out of her train(wreck) of thought.

"Pu-leaze. As if Maritrash would look good in a swimsuit, especially one of her own horrible designs! I mean, look at her! Even with all her clothes on I'm surprised no one has covered her hideous physique with a trash bag!" Chloe remarked before laughing her haughty laugh.

Alya was practically fuming with rage, both Marinette and Nino had to hold her back to keep her from tearing the spoiled brat in two. Meanwhile, Adrien admonished his childhood friend, saying, "Chloe, that wasn't very nice! You shouldn't say things like that to people!"

"Oh, Adrikinz," she replied, "I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just stating the facts. And the fact is that Marinette Dupain-Cheng over here is the most hideous girl in class, or heck, maybe all of Paris!" Chloe finally spat before the bell rang and she sauntered out of the room.

Nino continued to hold Alya back as she yelled a string of curses at the blonde, but Marinette just looked down forlornly at her desk.

Was Chloe right? Was she really just one big disaster?

Adrien saw the pain on her face and said, "Hey, I'm sorry Chloe was being rude. You're an amazing person Marinette and you are nowhere near hideous."

"t-Thanks." She stuttered before pulling a still angry Alya out of the classroom.

She had a lot of work to do.