Author's Note:
I do not own any of these characters.
Marinette face-palmed herself. "We forgot about the Kwagatama!"
"Oh yeah. I saw you look it up earlier. What is a Kwagatama?"
"It's like a specially shaped bead."
"Oh. What does it look like?"
"It's shaped like a tear-drop and has a hole in the portion of the bead that's wider."
"Where could we get just one?"
"Well... I need to get some more beads anyway. I know of a store that sells them by weight."
Marinette led Adrien to the store and they looked over the beads. "Hey Adrien?"
"Yes?"
"Get a bag with some of each color for me and I'll check the other aisle."
"Sure."
Marinette slipped around the corner and slipped off her necklace that had the Kwagatama on it. "Marinette?"
"Yes, Tikki?"
"Aren't you worried Alya will figure out you're Ladybug?"
"She hasn't yet. And, I'll have Adrien to back me up that we bought it."
"Okay... If you're sure..."
"I am Tikki. Thanks for being concerned."
Marinette slipped the chain back around her neck and went back to Adrien. "I found a Kwagatama."
"Excellent." Adrien inspected it as Marinette held it up. "Hold onto it so we can make sure it doesn't get lost with the other beads."
As they got to the check-out, Adrien could've sworn he saw his bodyguard exiting the store and shook his head. They paid for the beads, being careful to have the Kwagatama on the pile to be weighed, but not get covered over.
Marinette put the Kwagatama into the backpack. Adrien and Marinette headed back to the school. They were first, so they sat down on the steps.
Marinette was tired. She leaned against Adrien and rested her head on his shoulder, prompting him to put his arm around her. They sat quietly together for several minutes until they heard Alya yell, "NO!"
Alya and Nino arrived to find Adrien and Marinette still sitting together with Marinette having what appeared to be a permanent smile and blush. "Dudes, you look comfy," Nino teased.
"We are," Marinette replied dreamily.
"Okay..." Alya started. "So you beat us back, but did you get all 10 items?"
"I think so," Adrien stated as they pulled the backpack around and unzipped it.
Marinette pulled out each item and showed them the video. Alya counted out the 10 items she could see. "How! How did you get a Kwagatama?"
"We bought it at a fashion supply store," Adrien answered.
Alya picked up the Kwagatama and inspected it. "Let's see your items," Marinette prodded.
They inspected the 10 items, including the 45 minute video of Alya and Nino diving for the rock... of which they fast forwarded through most of it just to verify.
"Your Kwagatama looks like the one we bought," Adrien announced. Alya again inspected her Kwagatama next to the one provided my Marinette and Adrien.
"Fine! You win!" Alya huffed and handed the Kwagatama back to Marinette. "I don't know how you found it at a store, but I can't prove it's not a Kwagatama."
Alya turned back to Nino who was scratching his head. He was just about to ask something, but Alya shushed him and glared at him. "S-Sorry. I forgot."
"Forgot what?" Marinette asked.
"N-Nothing. Alya just thought the two of you wouldn't be able to get a Kwagatama."
"Well... she just didn't realize how competitive I can be," Marinette quipped with smirk.
"Let's just head back to Nino's" Alya huffed. She was going to need extra blankets if she was going to be sleeping on the floor.
The End
