Not as long as last time, but at least I got something up.
Now that he thought about it, Adrien was pretty sure that this was more Nino's style. More accurately, this was Alya's style. He eyed the empty seat next to Marinette and then one seat up where Alya and Nino were sitting so close you could probably fit a third person on that bench. A small part of him was tempted to go do that, just to mess with their plans, but Adrien didn't want to hurt Marinette's feelings. Especially not right after she'd just reaffirmed that she really didn't hate him. Which was good to know.
So while his friends were being nosy, passive-aggressive little crappers, he wasn't going to pass up this chance to give their do-over a try.
Marinette looked up at him, chagrined. "I swear, I did not tell them to do this."
"I believe you. To be honest, I'm surprised that the two love-birds didn't pull this sooner."
"Well I guess we're stuck together," Marinette said, smiling to let him know that she wasn't actually upset by the turn of events.
He laughed and sat down beside her. "Seat buddies to the bitter end."
"Or at least until Madam Mendelieve yells at them for not paying attention and we get switched back," Marinette added, shooting a smirk back to her friends. They were oblivious to her comment, which proved Marinette's point. "Guess I'll have to savor what little time we have together, seat buddy."
Adrien liked this. There was still a hint of awkward between them, but he could feel it disappearing. The easy rapport they were starting to develop was reminding him of another blue-eyed, sharp-tongued beauty. He shook his head and turned to face the front as their teacher walked in. One, single coincidence did not mean anything.
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