Ms. Bustier entered class to find Chloe nearly in tears.
"Chloe, would you mind running to the Nurse's for me?" Miss Bustier asked, giving her an excuse to leave. Chloe nodded and left the room.
"Miss Bustier, can we talk about Soulmates today?" Rose asked.
"Well, I'd normally say no, but seeing how almost the entire class is sparking, I'll give the lesson on Soulmates." Miss Bustier said.
"Thank you!" Rose said.
"A long time ago, before any cities or countries existed, there were two heroes. Their names were Ladybug, and Cat Noir. These two heroes were always fighting sorcerers and witches, trying to keep the citizens of their town safe from the dangerous plagues. One of the witches was too strong, and there was only one way to defeat her. They had to reverse the effects of the spell, giving up their lives in the process. They successfully reversed the spell, and in their last moments, they shared a tender kiss. However, when their lips touched a spark shot out, spreading across the entire world with the spell. Initially, the witch meant to destroy all love, but with the reversal of the spell, it created a connection. The spark of their final act of love still lives within all of us, tying us together, and helping us find our loved ones faster than we would have without it." Miss Bustier explained. The entire class was entranced by the story of how the soulmate spark came about.
"Miss Bustier, did you ever find your soulmate?" Mylene asked.
"Well, everyone is destined to find their soulmate eventually, and it seems most of you are each other's soulmates." Miss Bustier said. "Who doesn't know who their soulmate is?"
Looking around, I saw that Alya, Adrien, Sabrina, Max, Nino, Nathanael, and I all had our hands up.
"Would anyone be against going around and touching hands to see who their soulmate is?" Miss Bustier asked. When no one rejected the idea, she allowed the students to stand up and walk around the class, touching the hands of everyone. I stayed in my seat because I wasn't ready to know.
"No way!" Alya exclaimed. I looked over to see her and Nino. Sparks were flying from her hand to his, and from his hand to hers. Sabrina and Max were next. However, Adrien and Nathanael didn't have the connection with anyone.
"Marinette, didn't you raise your hand too?" Nath asked.
"Yeah, Nath, I did." I said.
"Why didn't you check like everyone else?" Rose questioned.
"I'm not ready to know yet. I don't want to disappoint my soulmate." I said, glancing at Adrien. He looked almost confused when he caught my eyes on him.
"Hey, Mare, would it be okay if you and Nino switched seats today, so that I could get to know him better?" Alya asked, a pleading look on her face. She knew it was a lot to ask, seeing as how Adrien had just placed gum on my seat. However, I knew that if I was in the same position, she would switch for me.
"Of course, Al." I said. I gathered my things, leaving the napkin, and walked over to the open seat next to Adrien.
"Well, you can switch seats tomorrow, but class is over for today. Expect twice as much work tomorrow, seeing as how we didn't get much done today." Miss Bustier said, sending us home. I was headed outside when I heard a crash from behind me. I turned to investigate, and the lights shut off.