Chapter 1
Marinette loved to draw. Little did she know, that when she drew on herself, it appeared in the same spot on her soulmate.
The young artist loved to draw on the underside of her left arm when she was bored. Alya saw her drawing on her arm one day before school and said, "Messaging your soulmate, are we?"
Marinette stopped drawing. "What?"
"Girl, do you seriously not know about soulmates?" Alya asked, shaking her head.
Marinette shook her head, and Alya called Nino over. "Can I see your pen, Mari?"
Marinette handed Alya the pen and asked, "What are you doing?"
Alya drew a little heart n the back of her left hand. Surprisingly, the heart appeared on Nino's hand as well.
"How did that happen?" Marinette questioned, confused.
"Since Nino's my soulmate, whatever we draw on ourselves is transferred to the other person," Alya explained.
Marinette thought for a moment then said, "So, whoever my soulmate is, has these exact markings on their arm?"
"Yep, and they can only be erased by the person who drew them," Alya said matter-of-factly.
"Ok," Marinette said, thinking about how she had never seen the underside of Adrien's left arm before.
Adrien was wearing another hoodie when he stepped out of the car. Nino came over to him, leaving Marinette and Alya to talk about something.
"Hey, dude, what's up? Nino said, giving Adrien a fist bump.
"Nothing much, just the usual," Adrien said, thinking, 'Except my soulmate keeps drawing on their arm, meaning I have to wear another freaking hoodie other than that, nothing, nothing at all.'
"Bummer, but we're going to Mari's for lunch, wanna join?"
Adrien looked distracted for a moment, then said, "U-um, yeah, I'll be there, definitely,"
"Ok, bro, see ya later then," Nino said, walking to his class.
Adrien walked over to Alya and Marinette, who were talking about having a sleepover sometime. "Hey, girls," Adrien said casually, "you do know we're about to be late, right?"
"Yeah, we're, um, just right leaving now," Marinette stammered, dragging Alya to class.
Adrien chuckled and started walking to his class, feeling a tingling sensation on his left arm. He pulled hi sleeve up and saw a rose drawn there. He smiled, pulled his sleeve back down, and hurried to class, making it just before the bell rang.