Chapter 2
The class was now in the break playing with each other in small groups. Most of the parents stood together with other parents watching their children play and chatted along with each other.
Nathaniel hung out with Luka, Ivan, Kagami, Rose, and Jin on the stairs observing their offspring play tag with another. Ivan held out his smartphone in his hands to watch the kids through it and took a few snapshots of them running and showed it to Nathaniel, which nodded.
„Who would have thought one day we would sit together years after we finish school and watch our own offsprings play with each other?" Luka asked looking at the friend group, which nodded at Luka's comment.
„I wasn't for myself expecting it so early, but I gotta admit it gives me such a great feeling to see Elliot run there along with the others," Kagami stated watching Elliot crash against Rouven, which was laughing afterward Rouven began to haunt the blonde laughing along with him, making Kagami smile enchanted. „Adrien blessing me with this cute, little boy was the best thing he could have done," Kagami mentioned earning a nod from Ivan.
„Did you really have to give up your education to be able to be around Elliot?" Ivan questioned looking at the Japanese woman, which shake her head.
„No, I was able to repeat the next semester on the other year. I just didn't want to be less present in Elliot's life as I would be along with Adrien gone at the uni. I left the university to be at home with him, later on, Gabriel opened for me a 70% workload to be working at the office along with him and Emilie,"
„At least it's something good," Ivan commented.
„How's is every one of you doing?" Kagami questioned. „So far I only know about Lila and Nathaniel. What are you doing Rose?"
„I opened the hair salon along with Juleka, Jean, Aurore, and Marc," Rose mentioned. „We cut everyone's hair and Jean and Juleka also know how to barber. Every man can get for 7 bucks a new haircut. Depending on what else we do it gets another price," Rose explained.
„What would Nath pay for his haircut?" Luka asked placing his hand behind Nathaniel's head watching Nathaniel grab Luka's hand to pull it down.
„Hey, I like my hair the way it is," Complained the redhead making Luka snicker.
„Sure you do, babyface," Luka joked.
„Says the one who has the face shaved," Nathaniel countered making Luka grin.
„You know I just shave my face out of hygienic reasons, right?" Luka commented making Ivan chuckle at their argument.
„Are you two really going to talk about shaving right now?" Questioned the tall man.
„Don't worry Ivan, if Lila was here the conversation would have turned awkward in the next five seconds," Kagami mentioned making Ivan chuckle.
„She really would," Luka agreed making Nathaniel frown.
„Hey you two are talking about my wife," Nathaniel commented watching Luka slap his friend on the back.
„Don't worry, we're not meaning to offend," Luka assured, then his phone began to ring and he got up to attend the call and walk towards the exit.
„Do you still work in the retirement home, Nathaniel's dad is living?" Rose questioned earning a nod from the raven-haired man.
„Yeah. I don't feel like anything has changed at all except for Cody growing up," Ivan mentioned.
„This year was tough for me and Nathalie. We were all on our own and we only managed to visit my mom every second week. Lila was the entire time out in Italy during the recording of the series. Lila's luck now was, that the role she got as a protagonist will mainly play in Paris and just the first season takes place in Italy. Soon she will be here and we'll be able to see her more often,"
„Wish I could see her today, but we're going to have dinner with my parents and we won't be able to come," Rose mentioned earning a nod from the redhead.
„It's okay you can visit us any other day," Nathaniel added making the blonde nod.
„I may bring her one of the coupons my frequent guests usually receive at Christmas. In case she wants to color her hair back,"
„I think she likes having black hair so far," Nathaniel mentioned. „But it's not a bad idea either,"
„Good," Rose agreed, then watched Nathaniel take out his smartphone as he heard it receiving a message and he opened it to see it was sent by Ivan, that showed his son along with Luka's running. Nathaniel gave a thumb up, then opened his gallery to send the previous picture he took during class to the chat Ivan was in along with 14 other students from his class. Ivan replied with a thumb up followed by Marinette beginning to type down a message.
„Aww my little Prince," Marinette commented with several hearts beside it.
Mrs. Donner passed across the court of the elementary school with a plateau with middle-sized and small cups of coffee and stopped by the adults on the stair to offer them a drink.
„Is anyone interested in a coffee or an espresso?" Questioned the teacher earning a nod from all students, except for Nathaniel and the teacher bowed down at the adults so each of them could take a drink.
„Ivan remember the first time my friend Paulo offered Adrien a cigarette to smoke?" Luka questioned earning a nod from the tall man.
„Oh yes I do," Ivan responded with a laughter. „Why did he want to do that again?"
„He said something about it would make him more manly," Luka mentioned. „Really?" Nathaniel asked. „I would have never done that,"
„I understand you,"
„Hey what's the next lesson in the schedule?" Ivan questioned. „Was it Math?" The raven-haired man asked earning a nod from the teacher.
„Yes, it is. Don't worry. It's very simple for them," Mrs. Donner said watching Luka elbow Nathaniel on his arm.
„You'll be able to tell Nathalie the difference between a plus and a minus, right?" Luka joked making Nathaniel frown.
„Are you kidding me?" Questioned Nathaniel making Luka chuckle. „Of course I do,"
„That's great, but you don't need to worry about if anything isn't understandable for you to explain to your daughter when needed. The school is here to help her out when she needs it," Mrs. Donner explained earning a nod from Nathaniel.
„Your group seems quite close I have noticed. Were you in the same class before?" Questioned the woman earning a nod from Luka.
„Well I was a class ahead of them, but I knew Nathaniel and Ivan from the elementary school. Rose was my sister's childhood friend and they're together now and I'm married to Marinette, who attended the same class as Nathaniel and Ivan,"
„Okay and I think I've seen you in some magazines along with the former teeny model Adrien Agreste, right?" Questioned the teacher earning a nod from the blue-haired woman. „I remember starting university and see your first image with him,"
„Oh yes….I think it was with our sponsors for the fencing tournament or a paparazzi shoot," Kagami mentioned. „I'm not really fond of photoshoots so I'm sort of lost in the ones I attended with him,"
„It's no issue. I will move further to the next parents. See you all in the classroom again,"
„Is anyone of you going to eat at home?" Ivan questioned. „I'm not sure if I can make it to cook something quick for Cody only,"
„My mom offered me to pass by her house for lunch with Rouven. If you want I can ask her if she could make space for you two," Luka offered. „Nathaniel, you're also interested?" Questioned the raven-haired man his short friend.
„I was planning on stopping at the restaurant down the Louvre, but if you don't mind it, I could go with you," Responded the redhead.
„Great, I will just make the call," Luka stated getting up from the stairs to search his mother's phone number to call her.
„Has Adrien actually have a plan B, if he fails again at the exam?" The blonde woman asked watching Kagami take a sip of her espresso.
„I didn't ask him anything about it, cause I don't want him to feel negative about it or that I think negatively about his performance later on the exams. I think after we know the results we can see later. Maybe he'll get luckier this time and we won't need a plan b,"
„Wee, when he passes this means he will once more be distant from all of you again. How are you able to deal with that?" Questioned Rose.
„Well, we may get used to that. If there's something changing between all of us I ask Adrien if we can find out a solution to this. We will wait first,"
„Don't let Adrien miss all the memorable moments he can experience with Elliot throughout his life. How many men or even women miss the most important parts of their kids' life, just because they're hoping to provide them a better life?"
„Oh Rose don't' worry. I and Adrien are both in this. We promised each other to help each other out,"
„That is good. These coming years are going to be the best ones you'll have with him. Believe me," Rose spoke earning a nod from the blue-haired woman watching the playing kids.
Adrien sat in the bedroom in front of his desk gazing into the book he was using to study. Plagg, his kwami sat on top of a shelf over the desk, which contained various named files watching the blonde learn for the exam.
„Why didn't you go together with Elliot and Kagami to the first school day?" Plagg questioned. „You would be only the morning there,"
„I need to focus on Friday, Plagg," Warned the blonde.
„I know you do, but you could have been present there like Kagami or at least for an hour or two,"
„I could, but I couldn't. I will make it up for him tonight anyway by watching that movie with him they didn't finish yesterday," Adrien mentioned picking up the smartphone, which lied at the edge of his table counting the amount of minutes he's been studying, which were at 135. „I'm not sure when exactly we will watch it thought. I would prefer in the afternoon rather than after dinner,"
„Wouldn't you want it after dinner?" Questioned Plagg. „You know so that he can straight off go to bed or get ready for it?"
„I don't know…..Well, it could come the case that he has homework to do and I believe it's better for him to do them right after school. Or he should do it the way he feels is better for him. I used to hear from Kim or Ivan, that they had the need to do something after school before working on the homework first,"
„Eating first always is a good option," Commented the black kitten earning a nod from Adrien, which looked back at his smartphone as he heard it vibrate then pressed on the home button to lighten up the display and see a message from his wife, then he sighed.
„Oh damn it, the surprise party," Adrien commented leaning back on the seat picking up his phone to unlock it.
„Morning Adri. I forgot yesterday about the surprise party we were participating in going to. If you prefer to stay back to study, stay. I'll be going there to at least see Lila again. See you later,"
„I promised her to go a long while ago. I'm not going to skip it,"
„What about the movie?" Questioned the kwami.
„We'll see that later. I'll wait until they're back," Adrien stated beginning to text a message to Kagami. „I prefer to solve it with her, rather than randomly agreeing or disagreeing on it,"
„Sounds quite better than the last few times,"
„That's why I chose this way. I'm lately being so absent that soon or later I will end up being like my dad or worse"
„What your dad was in the past was worse. You're just something else…..something that comes before bad,"
„There's nothing before bad. I'm either bad or worse,"
„Okay, I know something else. You're not perfect and that's normal. You'll never be perfect, you will just learn how to deal with it. This is a good start, you prefer to discuss with Kagami the issue about Elliot and Lila's surprise party you agreed on going months ago. Just talk you two about it and it will get solved in a way or another. Which way you'll both agree on remains unknown for now,"
„Sure, I'll do it, don't worry. Here I need to focus now on the learning," Mentioned the blonde shoving the smartphone back to the end of the table, followed by the kwami to sit down on its cover with a piece of cheese on his hands to observe the holder continue his practice for the exam.