Miraculous Short: Horror Movie Scene Part 1
"Alright guys, you ready for this?" I asked, getting ready to shut off the lights that hung above us. Alya and Nino sat off to one side of Marinette's living room couch, Nino in the far corner with his arm looped around Alya's shoulders loosely. Marinette sat in the middle of the couch holding a large bin of popcorn, shoving a couple pieces into her mouth and giving me thumbs up.
I shut off the lights, giving my eyes a minute to adjust before taking a seat on the other side of Marinette. Alya reached for the remote control and hit play on the movie.
It had been a while since the four of us sat down for a movie. Marinette was always so busy doing whatever she does, and I always got caught up with Chat Noir stuff making it nearly impossible to do anything with Nino. When Alya invited Nino and I to watch a movie at Marinette's, well, I just couldn't resist.
Alya and Marinette had picked out the movie this time, we usually alternated between who would pick. This time, the girls had picked a scary one. It was a remake to an original that I coincidentally watched just the other day, but I didn't complain. The original was good, the remake had to be amazing.
I reached over to Marinette's lap and grabbed a handful of popcorn, shoving the bits into my mouth hungrily. My favorite part about movie night, the snacks. There was a whole row of goodies on the counter that Marinette's parents had made us. Cookies, small cakes, even some homemade chocolates. They were being saved for later.
Alya bumped Marinette's shoulder and leaned over, whispering in her ear. I could only make out a few words.
"Now, girl… man up… if you don't…" Alya went on, but I gave up trying to catch what she was saying. Soon, Nino got involved with the conversation. He looked up and made eye contact with me. I raised an eyebrow, but he simply shrugged his shoulders.
Finally, the girls stopped whispering and the action of the movie started. Marinette set the popcorn bin onto the coffee table in front of her and pulled her knees up to her chin, hugging her legs close to her chest. I watched her eyes filter around the screen nervously.
I leaned over and brushed a strand of hair away from her ear, then got close enough to her ear so that she could hear me over the roar of the tv. My lips tickled her ear as I spoke, "You don't like scary movies?" I whispered. Marinette jumped a little, smiling at me nervously.
"No, I like them, it's just that the gore that really gets to me." She replied in a low voice. Our heads were ducked down, so we could hear each other. My heart seemed to beat a little faster in my chest.
"Not the jump scares?"
Marinette shook her head, "I mean, they catch me off guard, but could you imagine your limbs being torn off? Or your head just being chopped in half but some weird sword? Or even just being cornered with no way out. Scary." Marinette shrunk down into the couch a little bit more, her eyes widening.
It was weird, I never would have taken Marinette to fear such things. I knew for a fact that she didn't mind a little violence here and there, with the way she acted around Chloe. I wouldn't doubt that if she wanted to, she could put up a fight.
I put my elbow up on the back of the couch and touched her nearest shoulder slightly to comfort her. Marinette returned the favor with a small smile.
Our attention returned to the movie and I leaned forwards to grab some more popcorn before leaning back into the comfortable cushions of the couch. We got fifteen minutes into the movie before anything scary happened.
I heard Alya squeal a little, curling up into Nino's side. He wrapped his free arm around her waist, lightly cradling her.
It always made me happy to see the pair together. There was no better pairing in the universe.
Suddenly, someone in the movie screamed a piercing scream and the screen went red with blood. Marinette grabbed a pillow and shoved her nose into it, squeezing her eyes shut. The scene did look gross. The antagonist had practically decorated an entire bedroom in his victim's blood.
I glanced over at Marinette, she seemed to shake a little. I knew if I were her, I would want some comfort too.
I tapped her shoulder and she jumped. Giving her a kind smile, I whispered, "Do you want to know what they made that out of?"
Marinette nodded her head with a sour look upon her face. I continued, "It's made of bubble gum, gel food coloring, and water. The chunks are the gum." Marinette giggled a little.
"Well that makes me feel a little better," she smiled. I watched her a little longer, her brilliant blue eyes focused back on the television. Then, I glanced over at Nino and Alya. Alya had shifted so that she practically lay on top of Nino with his back against the arm of the couch and Alya laying between his legs on her stomach, head resting on his chest. Her feet were shoving Marinette closer to me, close enough that our legs were touching each other's on the couch now. Nino was absentmindedly running his fingers through Alya's hair. When he noticed me looking, he gave me a small wink.
That gave me an idea. I put my arm around Marinette's shoulders and leaned her into my embrace, her warm body pressed into my side, fitting perfectly with my posture. She tensed up for a second, looking at me for reassurance.
"You can relax, I don't bite." I said sweetly. Marinette let out another small laugh and leaned her head onto my shoulder tentatively.
It all felt so right.
Hello fellow Miraculousers! This started out as a short and became a story! Super excited to share this one with you guys. I will be releasing 2-3 more chapters this week. Let me know what you think in the reviews! Love you guys!