Author's note: Hello! Sorry for taking so long to update ~ I've been very busy with school. Anyway, enjoy this chapter. A review is appreciated! 🐞💖
After a long car drive, several bathroom and snack breaks, naps and a variety of playlists, the group arrived at the lodge and unloaded the car.
"Call me if you guys need anything, okay? I'll only be ten minutes away."
As Alya reassured her sister that everything would be alright, Marinette smiled and stretched. To randomly entertain herself she began to breath out to see the cold air.
"You do that too?" Adrien asked, slinging his bag over his shoulder.
Marinette blushed and nodded. "Yeah. It's kind of fun."
The blonde boy smiled. "It is."
The four friends waved goodbye to Alya's sister and went inside.
….
"This place is amazing, Nino!" Marinette exclaimed.
"Isn't it? I'm glad my parents let us come." He replied sitting down on one of the couches.
The living room was fairly large. Spacious enough for three couches surrounding a wooden coffee table, and a nice fire place. There was large window facing the woods and the rest of the lodges that were nearby.
Alya joined her boyfriend on the couch and kissed his cheek. "It's great that we're all here together. We need a break before going back to school."
Marinette giggled. "Alright you two break it up. Where are our rooms?"
"Marinette is asking the right question. I feel like taking a nap." Adrien said.
Nino laughed. "Bro, you slept through most of the drive!"
Adrien smiled as Nino showed the group their rooms. Alya and Marinette would share a room, Nino and Adrien would share another.
"hey, Nino." Alya whispered "I have an idea."
Nino looked at his girlfriend. Adrien and Marinette were unpacking in their respective rooms.
"Alya, if your idea is to set them up. I'm not sure about it." He whispered back.
"Oh, come on! It's the perfect opportunity, you've seen how they've danced around each other. They just need a little push. "
"and I suppose you'll give them that push?"
Alya grinned. "Of course."
….
Marinette wrapped her scarf tightly around her neck and followed Alya outside. It felt nice to have a moment for herself and friends. She squeezed her eyes and hoped Chloe was taking her responsibility of watching over Paris seriously.
"Marinette, watch out!"
In the second she distracted herself, Marinette found herself slipping and falling towards the snow. Suddenly someone grabbed her by the waist just in time.
"Don't worry, I've got you." Adrien said.
Marinette tried hard not to blush. "Thank you." She said, standing upright.
The blonde boy smiled at her. "You're welcome. I wouldn't want you to get hurt."
"Hey, Adrien! Heads up!" Nino shouted as he lunged a snowball at his best friend.
Marinette yelped as the snowball hit Adrien square in the face, causing him to nearly tumble to the ground. He quickly recovered though, rapidly forming his own snowball and throwing it towards Nino.
"Oh, it's on bro!"
"Snowball fight!" Alya shouted.
…
"I don't see how you find that entertaining."
Tikki rolled her eyes and smiled fondly. How could she not? Marinette was smiling and having fun.
Tikki and Plagg had stayed inside, choosing the warmth over the cold of the snow and air. They sat in a window still and observed the young heroes go back and forth with the snow balls. They had formed teams, taking turning to side with each other. One moment it was the girls against the boys, another it was Nino and Marinette versus Alya and Adrien. Now, it was Alya and Nino against Adrien and Marinette.
Nino threw a snowball towards Marinette, who wasn't watching. Before any of them knew it, Adrien used himself to shield the blue-eyed girl. He dramatically fell to the ground and Marinette gasped. The group was silent until Adrien gave a thumbs up, indicating he was ok. Nino and Alya triumphantly cried out.
"Those two are a perfect pair of idiots." Plagg said. "The mighty heroes of Paris can't even win a snowball fight."
"They're having fun. Here, they don't have to worry about saving anyone." Tikki replied.
Plagg tilted his head and looked back out the window. The group had joined Adrien on the ground and began to make snow angels. Plagg wouldn't admit it but seeing his holder enjoying himself, actually enjoying himself, made the ancient kwami feel relief.
