The rest of the week passed in a blur, Finals were over. Marinette felt comfortable that she had done relatively well. She had put in more hours studying, even bringing flashcards with her on patrols for when Paris was quiet.
Only one of her classmates had been Akumatized this week, and that was on Monday. Marinette had been diligent about alternating patrols, studying, and sewing her and Alya's formal dresses. They were nearly done, all they needed was final fittings before formal tomorrow and Alya was on her way over.
Her mother had brought up a tray of fresh treats and Marinette scrolled through the girls only group chat on her phone. The girls were discussing their plans for formal. There were pictures of the girls in their dresses and everyone asking to see updates on her and Alyas dresses, which marinette snapshot a quick close up of some fabric scraps and her drawings but kept the dresses themselves under lock and key.
Sorry ladies, just a little tease. You can see our final looks tomorrow night at formal!
She finished it up with a heart emoji and the picture.
"These really look amazing!" Tikki her kwami said and she danced in circles around the dresses in her room. "I really love dancing" she said as she demonstrated her moves mid air. Simultaneously the ladder to her room made noise, and up climbed Alya.
Marinette rushed to hide her kwami friend behind her as her Best Friend opened the trap door to her loft.
"OH! Marinette, these look AMAZING!" said Alya gazing at their dresses on the dress forms. "I can't wait to try this on RIGHT NOW!"
Marinette and Tikki both let out small sighs of relief and immediately Marinette set to work on the fitting and pinning the last adjustments for Alyas dress.
She had made her friend promise not to post any pictures, not even to Nino before the formal. She wanted this to be special for both of them.
When Marinette added the last stitch to both the dresses and stepped back to admire her handiwork she was so proud. The dresses looked amazing, and she couldn't wait to show them off tomorrow night at the dance. She wasn't even totally bummed that Adrien couldn't go, because he could see the dress at Anti-Formal on Saturday. Not the big reveal she was hoping for but it was something.