(I will be 100% honest- I didn't plan an epilogue for Underneath Our Masks, but I felt like it needed a little extra. *shrug*)
Marinette's P.O.V.
I can't help the butterflies in my stomach as I walk into class a little early so I can talk to Alya.
I mean, how is it going to go? Will it be awkward? I have no clue, and the uncertainty is getting to me. Adrien may have told me to get some sleep, but it was impossible after everything last night.
Alya waves me over from our seat. She whispers to me as I slide into my seat, "So? What did you do?"
"Uh… what?" I ask, confused. There's no way she could know about last night, so what is she referring to?
Alya rolls her eyes, looking exasperated. "Girl, you can't be serious." She beckons me closer. "Adrien's been acting normal. Why?"
I sit down and then shift awkwardly in my seat. "Well… Adrien and I talked yesterday… and it turns out that he likes me as much as I like him."
"NO WAY!" Alya yells. Everyone turns to stare, including Adrien. I try not to be mortified, but then he gives me a knowing look. I give him a double thumbs up and return, and he goes back to talking with Nino.
"No way!" Alya whisper-yells. I giggle.
"Yeah, that's about what was running through my mind." Along with some freaking out upon the realization that all the time I've been spending with Chat has been spent with Adrien, I don't add.
"So?" Alya asks for the second time in less than a minute.
"What is it this time?" I ask, pretending to be mad.
"Are you guys, you know… dating?" She pokes me in the arm.
I shake my head, and she looks disappointed. I hurry to say, "It was my idea, not his. I just don't think we're quite ready for it yet. Maybe in a few weeks or months. You know, to get used to this."
Alya's face is full of disbelief. "You passed up an opportunity to date him? Girl, you've been wanting to date him almost since he got here! Did you hit your head?"
"No, I didn't. I pinkie swear," I say to her. I hold out my pinkie, trying not to laugh. Alya hooks her pinkie with mine, her face completely straight. Then we bust out laughing.
Today's going to be a good day.