This chapter has an Adrienette OVERLOAD you guys. Don't say I didn't warn ya. ;)
The bus ride was mostly long and boring - they had things to do, and people to talk to, but since they had to be there so early (they aimed to make it to Rome by 11 - therefore, most of the students had to be up around 7 on a Saturday), it was mostly just them trying to catch up on lost hours of sleep.
However, Caline excitedly stood up to wake everyone up when they were about fifteen minutes out of the city.
"Guys! Guys!" she said, basically jumping out of her seat. "We're almost there!"
"H-Huh?" Adrien asked, wiping his eyes and fixing his hair from where the window had messed it up.
It was there that Marinette then let out the literal cutest yawn he had ever heard, and he was suddenly wide awake. Wait... he wasn't crushing on Marinette... right? He was in love with Ladybug, duh! But... well, at the very least, yes, Marinette was cute and adorable. End of discussion (for now).
"MCDONALDS!" Kim suddenly screamed, pressing his face up against the window, as he saw the restaurant pass by.
"Ah!" Max yelled, suddenly facing the jock's hip in his face. "Get off me, dammit!"
Alix suddenly woke up. "Max? You swore?"
"Do not act so shocked," Max said, adjusting his glasses when Kim sat back down. "We all have our hidden specialties."
"...Anyway," Caline continued, "On the way to our hotel, we will be passing by the Colosseum! Feel free to take photographs, if you wish - just don't use the flash! Trust me, its not going to help."
And pass by the ancient battle arena they did - the camera shutters were clicking like lightning flashes.
"They're very interested children," Nathalie said to Caline.
"I'm so proud!" the teacher smiled.
Mr. Damocles, meanwhile, was proud of himself - like an owl, he had stayed awake the whole trip! Armand, however, was thoroughly exhausted; he really just wanted to get out of the driver's seat and into a comfy bed.
And the rest of the accompanying class really couldn't agree more with the gym teacher's inward thoughts.
They had all finally made it to their hotel - it was midnight. Because of this, they were going to give the students until 9:30 instead of 8:30, like formerly planned, so they could doze a bit more.
"Alright... official rooming chart," Caline said, pulling out her clipboard, after yawning. "Alix, you're with Jalil and Max."
"Kim, you're with Rose and Juleka."
"Nino, you're with Ivan."
"Alya, you're with Mylene."
"Nathanael, you're with Sabrina."
"Adrien, you're with Marinette."
"Chloe, you're with me."
"Armand, you're with Mr. Damocles."
"Ms. Sancouer, you and Mr... uh, Adrien's bodyguard, may choose same or separate rooms."
Marinette squeaked silently, and Adrien was inwardly joyous - this was about as good as it got! It was a golden opportunity for their friendship to grow!
Mme. Bustier knew what she was doing - and while she could swear that this was not the original schedule, she felt like the students would work it out amongst themselves anyway. She was too tired to deal with anything for the rest of the night. Armand was already asleep where he stood - Mr. Damocles nudged him awake. He almost knocked the principal's head off.
Anyway, after they all received their room keys, then when the elevator dinged, a select portion of the students piled in to go to their respective floor.
When Adrien and Marinette got to their rooms, Adrien, like the gentleman he was, held the door for Marinette, and let her have first dibs on which bed she wanted. She ended up choosing the one closer to the wall/bathroom, and he got the one next to the window. The room also had a desk, a fridge, a TV, a chair, a lamp, and a nightstand between their beds.
Adrien was beaming with joy from the moment he got to the room.
"Wow... you can almost see the Colosseum from here!" he said excitedly, looking out the window.
"R-Really?" Marinette said, still not really over the fact that she and Adrien were sharing a room.
"This... this is so cool," Adrien said, flopping back onto his bed. "And of all the people who I could have shared a room with... I'm glad its you, Marinette."
Marinette was only able to give a huge smile without stuttering herself to death.
After that, they got changed into their pajamas - Marinette's were her regular pj's, but Adrien's were special for this trip - Ladybug themed t-shirt, Chat Noir themed pajama pants.
"Do you think these look good on me?" asked Adrien.
Marinette was floored. "T-They look amazing! Y-you look amazing!" she said happily.
"Aww, thank you, Marinette," Adrien said, smiling brightly.
Suddenly, they received a knock at their door. Adrien answered it, and on the other side of the door was Nathalie, clothed in her pj's and with her hair in a tall bun.
"I'm just checking to make sure you are comfortable where you are," said Nathalie. "Do you need anything?"
"Not at all," Adrien smiled, "I've got it made where I am."
Nathalie smiled very gently. "That's good. I will be in room 514 if you need me; your bodyguard is right across from me."
"Thank you, Nathalie," Adrien said, suddenly hugging her again. "Goodnight, sleep well."
Nathalie, this time, did hug back with more give. "Goodnight, Adrien. You too. Sleep well too, Miss Dupain-Cheng."
"Of course, Mme. Sancouer! Goodnight to you too!" said Marinette, waving from her bed.
As Nathalie turned to head back to her room, she smiled to herself. "What a nice young girl... a perfect roommate for Adrien," she thought.
Adrien then flopped onto the bed, and pulled over the blanket and snuggled up, facing Marinette on her bed.
"Goodnight Marinette," Adrien smiled. "I can't wait for tomorrow!"
"N-Neither can I!" Marinette giggled excitedly. "G'night Adrien!"
And with that, the lamps were turned out, and the lights were turned off.
And with that, their kwamis continued their silent conversation in the desk drawer which they had sneaked into when they first got to the hotel room.
4 AM
Juleka was sleeping soundly next to Rose - after Kim had claimed his own bed, Juleka and Rose had no problem sharing one. The two had fallen asleep back to back, but somewhere in their sleep, Rose had snuggled up closer to Juleka.
But now, she was slowly stirring awake due to a repeating thumping sound coming from the other side of the room.
"Jule... Jule!" Rose softly whispered.
"Hehhh... what's'it?" asked Juleka groggily. "Wha's that... noise?"
"I don't know," Rose whispered, "and I'm scared..."
"I's pro'll nothin'," Juleka muttered, still not fully awake and slurring in her words.
Suddenly...
They heard the thumping briefly pause.
And grab a breath.
And then, it returned to its activity.
"Oh my God... Kim?" Juleka said, sitting up in the bed.
"Oh! Oh, did I wake you two?" asked Kim, suddenly standing up and feeling very guilty. "Oh my God, I'm so sorry!"
"You actually only woke me," said Rose timidly. "I woke Juleka."
"Go back to sleep, Kim," said Juleka, rolling back into her blanket cocoon. "You can work out tomorrow... just, go to bed."
"Yes ma'am," Kim said, immediately jumping back into his bed.
"You're okay, Kim!" Rose said, still as bright as ever. "It wasn't your fault! I'm just a light sleeper."
"We can talk tomorrow," Juleka said, eager to get back to bed. She wasn't usually this dull, but she was tired as freak and she wanted to sleep.
Kim, meanwhile, decided that he could take a bit of a break from arm workouts...
Surely, tomorrow night, air squats wouldn't make any noise, right?
Marinette woke to the sunlight beaming through her and Adrien's shared hotel room - and the sound of water being cut off in the bathroom.
"Adrien?" she said, yawning and stretching as she sat up in the bed.
"I'm almost done here, Marinette!" he said from the bathroom. "I didn't want to wake you up, so I went ahead and got ready!"
"Oh! He's such a gentleman!" Marinette muttered to herself. "O-Oh! Thank y-you!"
"No problemo!" he said; his mouth was full of something, from the way it sounded. Toothpaste, probably.
After Adrien came out of the bathroom, clothed in his pajamas (and no, he was not going to wear them down to the cafeteria), he gave Marinette a smile as she went to go shower and get cleaned up for the day ahead. Adrien took the time to get changed into his traditional black t-shirt and jeans, and put on his favorite white jacket. After putting on his orange sneakers, he made sure Plagg was still in his bag.
"You excited about visiting Rome, Plagg?" asked Adrien.
"Eh, overrated," Plagg shrugged. "I was with Marc Antony once."
Adrien gave him a look.
"...We all know how that story ended," Plagg said, looking a bit down. "He wasn't that bad a charge either. A bit stupid, yes, I will say that."
"I need to refresh myself on him," muttered Adrien.
And with that, Adrien picked up his bag, ready to head downstairs. "Marinette! I'm going downstairs! I left the room card on the desk!"
"Thank you Adrien!" Marinette said.
And with that, Adrien headed out of the room to go downstairs. On the way, he ran into Kim, who looked very guilty.
"You okay, dude?" asked Adrien.
"I was doing push-ups last night, and I woke up Juleka and Rose on accident," he muttered. "I still feel kinda scared Juleka's gonna kill me in my sleep. That girl takes her sleep very seriously."
"...Dang," was all Adrien could say.
He already knew this trip was going to be one for the books...
Gabriel Agreste sat in his office, thinking long and hard about his decision to let his son go to Rome.
It was a city full of culture, not to mention a very rich and exquisite history - and there were plenty of opportunities for him to learn there. But he was still very keen on keeping a close eye on his son... especially since he had figured out he was Chat Noir.
And something inside him told him that he had made a foolish mistake by not only allowing Adrien to go on that trip - but Nathalie, and his bodyguard too!
Gabriel let out an audible sigh, and rubbed his left temple in a circle motion to try and calm his nerves down.
And then...
He had it.
The perfect idea.
There were certainly saddened people in Rome... right?
As he picked up his phone, he couldn't help but smirk to himself at his stroke of genius.
"Hello, Parisian Airlines? This is Gabriel Agreste... when is your next flight to Rome?"
And so the plot thickens... :O :O :O
Please tell me what you all thought of this chapter! I'd love to hear feedback from you guys! I hope the Adrienette overload wasn't TOO bad XD Thank you all for reading! Love you all!
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