School Secrets – Chapter 4: Trouble Brewing
Everyone in the classroom could feel the tension in the air that afternoon. Everyone could tell that something was off, but only three knew exactly what it was. You sense the icy air in between Marinette and Alya, freezing Marinette's tear stained cheeks. Adrien looked pretty bewildered and very off focus for the rest of the day.
Finally, the school bell rang again, and everyone rushed home, away from the choking air of the classroom.
"How could I have been such a fool Plagg?" Adrien asked once back in his room.
"What do you mean?" Plagg replied, "A fool to not like camembert?"
"No Plagg!" Adrien grunted angrily, "I just left her there, crying on her own! I'm such an idiot, I should have done something!"
"Well you didn't, so no point in moaning about it now!"
"I going to do it."
"Do what?"
"I'm going to give Marinette a visit and show her who I really am, to try and make her feel better about the whole 'gave my identity away and turned out really bad' issue"
"Okay but do I have to go with-"
"Plagg, claws out!"
"I've really thrown myself in the deep end this time Tikki," Marinette cried once in her room again, "I didn't think she'd react the way she did… What am I going to do?"
"Humans can be unpredictable, but forgiveness is never gone."
Suddenly, there was a thud on the floor, and Marinette spun around to see who it was. It was Chat Noir.
"Good evening Marinette," he said.
"Chat Noir, now really isn't the best of times." Marinette answered glumly.
"I know, I know. But I just came here to apologise for what I did at school today."
"What do you mean? You didn't need to come to school today, there were no attacks."
"You need to go and talk to Alya m'lady."
"How do you know about Alya and me? Wait! Did you just say 'm'lady'? How-" she stopped when Chat was surrounded with a emerald green glow. As the glowing light faded, Adrien emerged. He grinned.
"Adrien?" Marinette screamed, and then she suddenly thought to herself, "Oh God… I've kissed Adrien!" Her head was spinning.
"Is this okay?" Adrien asked.
Marinette snapped out of her daze. "Wha-… yes. Of course. This is just a lot to take in all in one day…" She felt her eyes watering.
Adrien moved towards her, wrapped his smooth arms around her and gave her a soft warm hug.
"It'll all turn out alright," he whispered into her ear, "I promise."
Suddenly her TV buzzed to life, blaring "Breaking news. Volpina strikes again. The once heroine is back at the Arc de Triomphe, with a new hairstyle and motive, claiming to avenge everyone who has ever been betrayed by their friends. She has since begun to trap citizens in cages all over Paris, saying she will rid us of the liars. Making matters worse, Ladybug and Chat Noir are nowhere to be seen. They better get here quick, or who knows what the fate of Paris will be? And now, the weather."
"Looks like she's still in a mood," Adrien joked.
"No time for jokes, Cha-Adrien." Marinette replied, "Let's go!"
End of chapter 4