The young, attractive, almost adult blonde teenager woke up earlier then his usual five o clock in the morning. He needed to get out of the house before his father and Natalie woke up.
He looked at his kwami who was very adamant about the sleeping arrangements last night. Plagg wanted the entire bed but ended up on settling with half the bed. He threatened Adrien that he would cataclysm his face if he came over to his side.
Plagg laid on a pillow and rolled when Adrien called his name. He let out a groan, he wished at this moment that Marinette was his wielder. They had the same sleep schedule. "Let me sleep."
"We have to leave. It's my only chance to go to public school." He said as put on his Amiri skinny-fitted jeans that were black with a white cherub printed on the right foreleg and a ripped knee on the left.
"You're such a strange kid." He yawned. "Who would want to be at school when he can stay at home all day?"
"It's boring here, trust me." He grabbed a jacket that was a hybrid of vinyl jacket and a hoodie and one of his many Gabriel Brand tee shirts. He also added a pink handmade bracelet that if he didn't wear Chloe would have a fit. Afterall, it was a Wednesday. Items that he pick out the day before. Adrien hope this look was good enough to impress his new classmates.
He sat on the end of his bed to put on his lucky pair of shoes which were bright orange converses. "Get up." He said as he poked Plagg's cheek.
"NO."
Adrien grabbed his stubborn kwami by the tail and stuck him his jacket pocket. He patted the pocket. "You can sleep in there."
"I HATE YOU!"
Adrien snuck into the kitchen grabbing some camberet for his irritable Kwami. His nose curled at the smell of the cheese. Paris's poster boy hoped the smell would fade before he made it to school. He thought about drowning the smell out with perfume but that would make it worse. If this was the price he had to pay to be a superhero was it worth it? He needed a few days to decide.
He grabbed his helmet, andmessanger bag that he had stowed away behind a potted plant the day before. He carefully closed the back door that he parked his citrus colored Vespa next to. He took a deep breath and counted to three before waking up the neighborhood with his bike's roar.
He wanted to stop to grab a bite to eat since Marlena, his personal chef was probablyat home and he didn't know how to cook. He noticed a bakery and parked to see if it was open. It was his lucky day for a tiny woman with dark hair had just turned the sign to open. Adrien was happily hit with smell of fresh bread and cookies when he entered.
It was rare for the bakery to get walk-ins so early in the morning. Tom Dupain was attempting to manage the phone orders by himself. Something that Sabine and Marinette insisted he learn how to do. "Hello my name is Sabine, let me know if you need anything." She said as she went behind counter to add croissants and danishes to the display. She watched as he had difficulty choosing. "Would you like a taste test?"
"I don't think I time but I'll gladly take recommendations and some camberet if you have any." He said as he completely forgot to pack some in case he needed to transform.
"Odd request but you're just in luck. Camberet is one of my daughter's favorite foods. She is about your age and she just started her senior year at Françoise Dupont." She rambled as she grabbed a cheese danish with a pair of tongs. Sabine wondered 'what are the odds that he has the Cat Miraculous?' As having a taste for camberet was an acquired taste. "How many would you like?"
"Three?" Adrien said not really sure how hungry he was due to first day jitters.
"Don't tell my husband but I'll add a extra one for free since you're a growing boy."
"Ma'am, I'm nearly an adult."
"Young man, when someone offers you food kindly say thank you and accept."
"Yes, Ma'am. I mean thank you Ma'am."
He awkwardly smiled as he paid for his breakfast.
Adrien smiled as he climbed the steps of the school. He had finally made it with no interruptions of his father's. He could finally make one of his so-called stupid dreams come true. His ran up the steps to the front door, but Nathalie, exiting from the bodyguard's car, tried to stop him.
"Adrien! Don't do this! Your father will be furious!"
"Tell him to go screw himself!" Adrien ran inside realizing that he was holding back more resentment for his father then he thought.
Adrien was bombarded by two students asking for his autograph. Both claiming that they were huge fans. He sighed as he signed the magazines. He wished Chloe was here for she was great at chasing unwanted attention without making him seem like the bad guy.
A blonde with a high ponytail, summer tan, that was wearing the internet famous strawberry dress latched onto his arm quickly scaring away any student. It seemed as if his thoughts had summoned her presence. "Adrikins! I can't believe you're actually here!"
"I couldn't disappoint you a second time. I also got you a present."
"It better not be stupid."
He opened his bag and pulled out a Colour Pop eyeshadow palette. He wanted to give her something to help her on her journey on becoming a make-up tutorialist. "I guess you don't want this."
"I love you." She said as she grabbed the palette from his hands.
"I'm glad you like it." He liked being friends with Chloe. It wasn't easy. Far from it but she supported his dreams that his father called stupid while he supported her's in which her mother called stupid. One would shudder at thought of what would of been if they didn't have each other.
Meanwhile, Alya dressed in a redish brown velvet sweater, a faded rolling stones tee shirt, shredded jeans, and a pair of black crocs. "Cute pants!" She said as she looked at Marinette's hand painted sunflower jeans."Can I get your opinion on this?" She asked as she showed Marinette her phone. On the screen was a surprisely well done website with the title Ladyblog.
Alya didn't give Marinette much of a chance to respond. "Itsbringing you all the latest news about the coolest superhero, Scarlett Lady. How awesome is that?!" She took her phone back then showed Marinette the views she had on her first video. "Check out the number of views since I posted the video!"
"I recommend choosing something different for the title's design. You need something to catch your audience's eyes. Besides that I think it's really amazing that you got something this dope, done so fast."
"Could you design a new logo? I realize you design clothes and all but I think you'd be really good at it."
"Yah, I can do that. But, like first tell me why you trust Scarlett Lady so much?
Like what if she's not really cut out to be a superhero even though everyone thinks she is?"
"Girl, what are you talking about? Oh, wait." Alya had a thought of reason why Marinette would question the only person that could defeat the supervillain. "I know what this is about. You're scared, but don't be! I've seen her with my own two eyes, girl! Scarlett Lady is a true superheroine! Her planning skills might need a bit of work but I believe in her."
Marinette noticed a group gathered around Ivan. She couldn't help but to inch close enough to eavesdrop. She was curious to see if Ivan was okay.
Alix the tomboy of Marinette's classmates asked Ivan a question. "Like man, you really don't remember anything?"
"People were terrified. I quite enjoyed every moment." Juleka, Luka's younger sister by two years mumbled. Marinette suspected that she was secretly an Addams. With her morbid imagination and dark demeanor.
Kim who was very upset that he almost died yesterday. "You were seriously out to crush me, dude!"
Ivan apologized to Kim just to avoid conflict. "Oh, I'm sorry… I wasn't myself…"
Chloe was curious to see what the group was talking about. She hoped that they were singing praises to Scarlett Lady but she was utterly disappointed."Once a monster, always a monster." She scoffed.
Ivan clenched his fist and marched off but this did not stop Chloe from throwing a few more insults.
"How could you say that to him?" Marinette asked as she put her hands on her hips. "He has been through a lot. Have some class."
"He was the one who broke Sabrina's dad's arm!"
Marinette knew Chloe had a point. That he indeed did injury a civilian even if he was an officer of the law. "Now you care about her family?"
Alya seprated Chloe and Marinette. She didn't understand why the blonde man prevented Chloe from cornering Marinette. "Both of you stop it."
"Just because you got footage of Scarlett Lady doesn't mean you have to get so high and mighty." Chloe replied as she popped a bubble in Alya's face.
"You little…" Marinette wanted to punch the smug look off her face.
"Look out, Minnie Mouse is angry."
Chloe laughed as Marinette never looked threatening to her.
Adrien ignored the bickering and smiled at Marinette who wore a white shirt that had the word Saturday in red letters printed on it. He had concluded by Chloé's reaction. She was probably the throne that had been piercing Chloe's side for all these years.