Sitting in Mrs Mendeliev's class Marinette could hardly focus as she was too Busy staring to the right looking at Luka
With her head rested on her hands she happily sighed
But Alya didn't take the same suspension as she was currently fumbling with the Chemicals in chemistry
"MARINETTE ! HELP ME !"
Despite Alya's plead for help Marinette continued to watch as Luka did their lab today
"Handsome, smart, kind, guitarist and is a master at chemistry what can't Luka do"
"HELP ME !"
The Chemical mixture ended up quite literally blowing up in Alya's face as when Marinette turned back she saw the black dust all over her face and raised in eyebrow
"What happened to you ?"
Alya just groaned
"I want a new lab partner
Mrs Mendeliev clapped her hands grabbing everyone's attention as right then Luka's project puffed in the air with a giant mixture of black and blue making him, Juleka and Rose along with the whole class chuckle
"Sorry about that, added the wrong chemical"
Mrs Mendeliev chuckled
"That's quite alright Luka, like I was saying Class. I stopped you today because I've decided to switch your Lab partners for the year"
Immediately everyone groaned especially Chloe as she shouted What, clearly not happy to be losing Sabrina
"Yeah yeah, quiet down. I'll be listening off the Names right now so when I call your name switch seats"
"Marc and Nathaniel"
"Rose and Zoe"
"Ivan and Max"
Immediately Marinette smiled as she turned to Alya who had just finished wiping her face with a towel
"Do you know what this means !"
"That I can finally get a partner who does real work ?" Alya teased
"What ? No ! It means there's a chance I can be paired up with Luka !"
"What ? You know Juleka's never gonna let you talk to him alone"
"Yeah but, if we were Lab partners then we'd be forced to talk to each other ! What's Juleka gonna do, stop us from working all year ?"
"Have you met her ? she just might do that"
Marinette smiled proudly as she turned to look at the future rockstar
"Just watch Alya, finally my prayers have been answered as this is the saving grace I needed to get back in with Luka"
Rolling her eyes Alya had her head rested on her hand
"DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS NINO !"
"That I'm probably gonna flunk this class"
"NO !...wait maybe"
Shaking his head Adrien exclaimed
"THIS IS WHAT I NEEDED TO GET BACK IN WITH KAGAMI !"
Nino was Lost in what he said so Adrien explained
"If we were lab partners then that means we'll be forced to talk to one another ! and if that happens then I can finally prove to her why I am sorry"
"Ok even if you Miraculously were lab partners even though we have over 18 students in the class so that's a solid 1 out of 19 chance you know she hates your guts. What would you even say to her ?"
"No clue, But I have all year to figure it out" Adrien said as he stared at Kagami
"But what I know is It's gonna be breathtaking"
"Chloe and Lila"
"WHATT !" the two girls said in unison making everyone laugh
"Chloe and Lila, wonder how that's gonna work" Alya said as she saw Chloe angrily stomp her way to Lila's seat
"Now the final students, Alya and Kim"
Getting up from her chair Alya smiled
"See ya girl"
Marinette mindlessly waved goodbye as she was too interested in the call sheet
"Marinette and…"
"Luka, Luka, Luka, Luka, Luka, Luka" Marinette whispered
"Juleka"
Marinette felt like she had a arrow to the heart
"AH ! WRONG ONE !"
"Mrs Mendeliev's" Juleka said as she stood from her chair
"Yes Juleka"
"I can't work with Marinette"
"Oh yeah and why is that ?"
Turing to look at the Bluenette she glared at her angrily making Marinette gulp
"Juleka go and seat next to Marinette" Mrs Mendeliev said and all Juleka could do is cave as she picked up her bag and angrily walked to Marinette
Marinette saw a glimpse of Luka and he almost looked disappointed making Marinette drop her head in a defeated pout as Juleka sat next to her
"I"
"Don't talk to me"
Marinette quickly shut her mouth as she dropped her head to the table again
"That leaves Adrien and Luka and Kagami and Nino"
Adrien dropped his head in a defeated pout before groaning as he slid off the table grabbing his bag as he walked toward Luka
"Uh oh, sorry Adrien maybe next time" Plagg said as he peeked from his jacket
"Yeah maybe" he said before taking a seat next to Luka
"Sorry you didn't get paired with Kagami, I feel like it would've been a really good chance for you to clear the air between you two"
"Yeah, same for you and Marinette. Looks like your Sister wants to rip her head off"
"Yeah…."
The two boys watched as Marinette continued to pout as Juleka just folded her arms angrily
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"Why does the universe hate me" Marinette sighed as she sat down next to Adrien, Alya and Nino
"What do you mean ?"
"I mean why does the universe despite me in every way ? All I wanted was to be lab partners with Luka and what do I get ? his sister who absolutely hates my guts"
Adrien just as annoyed let out a loud groan
"Trust me Marinette, I know how you feel. All I wanted was to be paired up with Kagami but of course Kim got paired up with her. Now I have to watch as he tries to flirt with her for the rest of the year" Adrien said as he plopped his head down to the table mimicking Marinette
Nino and Alya just looked at their best friends before looking at one another letting out a sigh as they shook their heads
"Look maybe there's a silver lining to all of this" Alya stated
Adrien and Marinette picked their heads up and raised their eyebrows in confusion
"What ?"
Placing her book down Alya rolled her eyes
"Marinette wanted to be placed with Luka because she wanted to sweet talk him right. Well since Adrien's paired with Luka then maybe he can put in some good words for Marinette. And since Marinette is paired with Juleka then…"
"THEN I CAN CONVINCE JULEKA I'M NOT A BAD PERSON ! AND THEN SHE'LL ALLOW ME TO TALK TO LUKA AGAIN AND THEN HE'LL FALL IN LOVE WITH ME AGAIN AND WEE BE BACK TOGETHER AND GET MARRIED AND HAVE A DAUGHTER ! AND-"
"Woah girl. Let's slow it down a little, how about we reel it back to the talking portion" even though Alya tried it was no luck as Marinette already rushed away leaving the three.
"Wait, that helps Marinette but what about me ?"
Swinging an arm around Adrien Nino smirked
"Don't worry bro I got you. Give me 5 minutes and I promise you, Kagami will be begging you to come back"
Despite his reassurance Adrien only sighed more as Nino gave a proud smile
One that only lasted 3 seconds as suddenly Kagami appeared yanking Nino up out of his seat surprising Alya and Adrien
"Come with me" she said dragging Nino away from the two
"Hey Kaga-"
"Don't speak to me"
Immediately Adrien sat down in a sadden pout as Alya just sadly patted his head as slowly he began to purr
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"JULEKA ! JULEKA ! JULEKAAAAAA !"
"OH MY GOD WHAT !"
Turing around the black and purple haired girl let Marinette catch up to her as she held a wide smile
"Since we're partners now I was thinking we should meet up somewhere so we can discuss today's notes ! let's say hmmm your house !"
Juleka just smirked as she folded her hands
"Heh, nice dry Marinette. The answer is no. Just because we're partners doesn't mean I need to spend every waking moment with you"
"But Juleka '' Marinette sighed "I want to prove to you I'm better. I've changed. I made such a terrible, terrible mistake and I hurt both you and-"
"Don't you dare say his name ! you don't have the right"
Quickly Marinette backed up and nodded her head sadly
"Please just walk with me and I'll explain to you and show you all the reasons I've changed…please ?"
With her arms folded and a intense look on her face Juleka tapped her foot and rolled her eyes before caving
"Fine ! one chance Marinette one !"
A smile formed on the Bluenette's face as she immediately went to hug Juleka but she only responded in a eye roll
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Nino was immediately pushed against the many bookshelves that surrounded the Library in a confused daze as Kagami held her normal glare at him
Nino just gulped
"This is usually how most of the fanfics I read start ?"
"What ?"
"What ?"
Rolling her eyes Kagami crossed her arms as Nino just dusted off his blue jacket
"Why exactly did you just shove me against a bookshelf again ?"
"Because I need something from you. And that something has to do with Adrien"
Almost immediately a smile grew on Nino's face
"I KNEW IT ! I KNEW YOU WERE STILL IN LOVE WITH HIM ! OHH THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT ! IT'S GONNA BE !-"
Kagami quickly covered his mouth shutting him up
"Shhhhhh, Nino shut up. And it's not about that, if anything it's the opposite of that, I need you to convince him to move on from me"
Nino's once happy expression changed as when Kagami removed her hand from his face his expression dropped
"Huh ?"
"I need you to tell Adrien I'm not interested, and I need it to stick"
Immediately Nino was met with his eyes lighting up
"What ?"
"Do I need to be specific, tell Adrien im not interested, I don't care how you break the news just break it"
With a final shove to the bookshelf Kagami grabbed her bag and walked away leaving Nino to only sigh as he took off his hat and ran his hand through his hair
"Damn, why is it always up to me to be the bearer of bad news"
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Marinette and Juleka continued to walk down the streets of Paris as the Bluenette went on and on about how much she's changed
And in hindsight it seemed like a good idea
That was if Juleka didn't hate her guts as she just held a annoyed expression on her face
"And I also did a lot of volunteering this summer…granted it was for my community service but it waa for a good cause !"
"Mar-"
"OH ! AND WE BAKED A LOT OF COOKIE AND CUPCAKES FOR THE ORPHANAGE ! ALMOST 200 !"
"Marinette-"
"AND I DON'T KNOW MAYBE IF WE CAN BE FRIENDS AGAIN WE CAN BAKE ANYTHING YOU WAN-"
"MARINETTE ! I DON'T CARE !" Juleka yelled as the two came to a halt in the street
A surprised expression formed on her face as Juleka continued
"God see this is why I don't like you ! all you think about is yourself !"
"Juleka, I promise you that's not true ! I-"
Before she could continue to claim anymore her phone began to ring in her purse making her nervously chuckle. But Juleka's pissed off face gave her all the answers she needed as she quickly pulled her phone out answering the call
"Hello"
"Marinette, hey it's Adrien, me Nino and Alya are fighting Monarch's newest victim. Near the ice cream shop and the bike store, He shoots fire out of a mystical flamethrower and we could really use your help"
Marinette groaned
"Really Adrien now"
"I'm sorry, do you have something better to do !"
"KINDA YEAH !" she yelled before looking back at Juleka
Juleka just held her dismissed face as the Bluenette just awkwardly laughed before bringing her attention back to the phone
"Dammit, ok hold on i'm on my way"
"Ok"
Hanging up her phone Marinette sighed
"Jul-"
"Whatever" she said before abandoning this attempt of friendship and walking away leaving Marinette to only pout and hanging her head low before quickly running off
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Cat Noir quickly dodged another flame of fire shot out towards him as he jumped to Rene Rouge and Carapace
"This guy is seriously pissing me off" Rene Rouge sighed a statement they all fully agreed on
Flamethrower just held a smirk on his face as he pulled the exhaust back on his fiery weapon
"I'm gonna cook you all alive ! BURN BABY BURN !" he said before Immediately pulling the trigger shooting a strong surge of fire towards the trio
Rene Rouge and Cat Noir dispersed dodging the flame as Nino could only block the attack with his shield keeping him trapt as he slowly was sliding back
Both Rene Rouge and Cat noir tried to help both throwing their weapons to knock of Flamethrowers guard but they couldn't seem to touch him due to the surrounding fire near him only leaving their weapons to richotte back to them
Sweat was starting to form dripping down Nino's forehead as the fire was starting to get to great for him to handle as his arm felt like it was dipped in Lava
Luckily a Yo-Yo had wrapped around the Flamethrower Immediately grabbing the Fire Villain's attention as Ladybug had quickly dropped into the Scene kicking him straight in the face knocking him back to the ground giving Nino the chance he needed to breathe
"You ok ?" Ladybug asked as she lended Carapace a hand
The turtle themed hero accepted the offer as he just nodded his head
"Yeah, just a little hot, I thought my suit could withstand different temperatures" Nino said as he took off the green cap that usually covered his hair revealing his brown hair
"Normal temperatures yeah, but Monarch's Akuma must be different"
Rene Rouge and Cat Noir had appeared next to the two. Rene Rouge immediately hugging Carapace as Cat Noir just noticed Ladybug's annoyed expression, one he knew to well since he's been on the other end of that look
"Hey you ok ?"
"Im fine" Marinette grumbled "let's just get this over with"
Adrien didn't trust the answer but he didn't have much time to think about it as Flamethrower had risen to his feet
Spinning her Yo-Yo Marinette spoke
"We're gonna have to find a way to cool him down, LUCKY CHARM !"
Immediately a water hose had dropped down making the bug themed hero smile
"Wow never predicted a Lucky Charm before, Cat Noir plug this up to the water drain over there"
"Without a due bugaboo" he said before grabbing the hose
"Rene Rouge take the hose and on my command let it spray"
"Got it"
"Carapace your with me, we needed to contain this wildfire"
He just smiled and nodded
"Got it"
Handing Rene Rouge the Hose Ladybug and Carapace were quickly off dashing towards the fire villain quickly blocking his attempts of attack with their shield and Yo-Yo
Waiting on stand By Rene Rouge and Cat Noir watched as Ladybug and Carapace directed Flamethrower's attention forcing him to turn his back as Carapace deployed his dome between him and Ladybug as Flamethrower brought the heat up more
"CAT NOIR ! RENE ROUGE ! NOW !"
Nodding their heads Cat Noir started the nearby water hydrant as Rene Rouge pulled back the exhaust firing the water dead center at Flamethrower
"GAH !" the villain groaned as he immediately felt the full force of the water hit him straight in the back aiming directly at his backpack
Immediately his once bright brun dimmed as Carapace brought down his dome giving Ladybug the chance she needed taking the flame gun from his hands
"If you would so kindly do the honors" Ladybug joked as she tossed the tool to Carapace
"Oh cool ! I can finally do it for once !"
Grabbing his shield Carapace slammed it right on the flamethrower breaking it to pieces revealing the tiny purple Akuma that flew out
Reeling her Yo-Yo back Ladybug began to Spin her Yo-Yo revealing a bright white light beginning to flash around
"No more evil doings for you little Akuma"
"TIME TO DE-EVILIZE !"
Grabbing the purple Akuma in her Yo-Yo Ladybug soon released the creature free as she waved goodbye
"Hey Ladybug you're gonna need this" Rene Rouge said tossing her the water hose
With a smile she tossed it in the air
"MIRACULOUS LADYBUG !"
Soon a pink flurry of ladybug's began to cure everything as soon enough everything was brought back to normal
"Pound it !" the 4 heroes said as their fist clashed in a circle
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"GAH ! YOU MAY HAVE WON THIS TIME TEAM MIRACULOUS BUT JUST LIKE A FIRE I WILL RAIN ! AND I WILL SOON BURN EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO THE GROUND !"
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"Hey Bro….I gotta tell you something, it's about Kagami"
"Yeah what is it !" Adrien said his expression of happiness was something Nino had never seen before as he began to twiddle this thumbs
"she….she uh..she…"
"Yeah !"
Nino sighed
"She actually likes you a lot and is scared to tell you" Nino lied
Adrien formed the biggest smile he had ever done before, before picking Nino up hugging him tightly
"THANK YOU ! THANK YOU ! THANK YOU ! THANK YOU ! AW ! NINO YOU ARE SO AWESOME !"
"Yeah….heh, that's me…."
"So girl, what's the scoop? Is Juleka ok with Lukanette ?"
Marinette just sighed
"No, in fact I made it worse. Alya, should I just give up ? maybe it's a sign of the universe telling me to stop"
Alya just bit her lip as she saw her best friend in sadness
"Girl, who cares what the universe or Juleka thinks, do you love Luka ?"
Marinette nodded her head
"Do you want to be with him"
Again Marinette nodded her head as she looked up at Alya
"Then that's all you need to know, Universe or not. As long as you know you like him don't let anyone tell you different"
A smile formed on Marinette's face
"Thanks Alya, I…..I needed that" she said before giving her best friend a hug making her chuckle
"Yeah no problem Mar"
