(Marinette's POV)
A few hours later . . .
I carefully balance the pizza boxes with one hand and my overnight bag with another hand, lest I drop it with my level of clumsiness. Only years of helping my parents in the bakery helped me balance everything.
I ring the doorbell with the pizza box, cringing at the awkward movement.
"Mari! Lemme take those of you." Alya says as she grabs half the pizza boxes.
"Hi guys!" I say happily, seeing all my friends at one place.
I squeaked as I got tackled into a hug. "Hi Marinette! It's so good to see you again!" Rose says in her bubbly energetic voice.
"Hi Marinette! It's been so long." Alix says as Juleka murmurs a quiet "Hi Marinette."
"Now that everybody is here, lets get this party started !" Rose cheers.
Finally, some layback time.
"Mari, Truth or dare?" Alix asks.
"Dare, I guess." I say as I hold back a yawn.
"Wait, I have an idea," Juleka says as an uncharestically sly smirk stretches over the usually quiet girl's face. "I dare you to prank call somebody who I get to pick."
"Oki, sure I guess . . ." I say as I pass her my phone.
Juleka bit her lip as she scrolled through her contacts. "Hmm . . . Cesaire, Dupain Cheng, Akihiro . . . who's he ?"
"He's my boyfriend."
"The Cygnus dude?" Alya asks as she frowns.
"Um, yeah. We're still dating."
Rose grins. "Okay everybody, pay up!" She says as everybody collectively groans.
"You bet on my love life?!" I say, shocked.
It was Rose's idea." Alix says as everybody except Alya pays Rose.
"Fine," I say pouting. I open my phone and dial Cynus. After a few chimes, he picked up. Or so I thought. "Hello? Cygnus?"
A female voice answers from the other end. "Who are you? And why are you calling at 11 PM?"
"Uh,I'm sorry. Can you give the phone to Cygnus?"
"No, I don't think so." The female voice answers gruffly.
I mentally groan. And then I see everybody still egging me on. And I try again.
"Do I know you? Your voice sounds familiar."
"Unless you know a Chloe Bourgeois, you are severely mistaken." She declares boldly. I gasp.
"Uh, I don't think so. E-exactly how are you related to Cygnus?"
Please don't let it be what I think it is ...
"I'm his girlfriend."
