By age 5 the children were starting preschool together. As luck would have it Marinette and Adrien were placed together while Chloe was placed in a whole different classroom. Marinette was overjoyed. Chloe was anything but pleased. She practically begged her father to have her transferred but since the room was full and Mr. Bourgeois was not mayor yet he didn't have the power to change her classrooms. On the first day Sabine made sure to make Mari feel like a princess. She dressed her up in a darling pink jumper, ballet shoes, and twin Minnie Mouse buns in her hair. Two big pink bows were tied into the look and a dab of lipgloss just for the occasion. All of Marinette's new supplies were carefully stuffed into the small violet bag and a big lunch was in her matching lunchbox. She looked so ready for school. Tom snapped a picture before walking her to the bus stop. She waved and smiled shyly at her new bus driver as she stepped slowly onto the big yellow vehicle. She took a seat close to a young girl with pigtails and large glasses.
"Hi, I'm Alya! Wanna be friends?" Said the girl. She gave Mari a big grin covered with rainbow braces and instantly Mari liked her.
"Sure! Hey, can I tell you a secret?" She whispered. "There's a boy in our class who I have a big crush on." She said. Alya stuck out her tongue and smiled.
"Ew, boys are yucky but don't worry. I won't tell you're secret. What's this boy's name?" She asked
"Adrien Agreste," she whispered nervously. Alya laughed and hugged her new bestie.
"I can't wait to meet him!" She yelled. The girls giggled and talked for the rest of the ten minute bus ride. The second the bus came to a stop Alya grabbed Mari's hand and dragged her off the bus. "Okay, where is he?" Mari looked around anxiously. Suddenly she spotted him talking to Chloe! She pointed to him.
"He's over there talking to that girl! Her name is Chloe. She likes him too," she said grumpily. Alya gave her a mean look.
"Don't worry Mari, I'll make sure she doesn't get in your way!" She yelled. She grabbed Marinette's hand and pulled her over to Chloe and Adrien. "Hi Adrien!... Chloe" she sneered. "I'm Marinette's new best friend and since you are her friend I need to be your friend too," she said making sure she only looked at Adrien.
"Okay!" He yelled. He graciously hugged the girls and grabbed their hands. He pulled them inside to find their desks. The desks were arranged into groups of four. Adrien, Marinette, Alya, and some other kid named Nino were all in a group together. The group jumped with joy. Alya seated Adrien right next to Marinette and herself right across from her. Soon class started and other kids started settling into their new seats. The teacher gave them a few moments to socialize within their groups. Marinette smiled knowing that Chloe was probably stuck in a group with a bunch of strangers she would learn to hate. She turned to Alya and started discussing random things every little girl talks about; unicorns, princesses, and all that jazz. Adrien decided to make friends with Nino since he seemed so lonely. The instantly hit it off. They were friends in a minute. Already chatting away caught up in their own little world. Suddenly the teacher clapped and interrupted the chatter. The children all stared at her expectantly as she walked to the chalkboard. She drew a simple picture of a girl and boy playing on the swings.
"Okay children, your assignment is to draw a picture of you doing your favorite hobby. It can be soccer, swimming, hiking, or even chess," She chuckled. "Just find something you love and draw a picture of it. You have the rest of the time until lunch to work on it. If you have time do more than one. Have fun children!" She sang cheerfully. She passed out crayons and paper then sat at her desk and read. Marinette instantly knew what to draw. She went to work on her masterpiece. Already at a young age she was very artistic. She used multiple colors and even styles. She worked so hard on her one drawing she used up both of the two hours on her piece. When the lunch bell rang she was shocked out of her daze. She had been so concentrated on her drawing it was practically hypnotizing her. She had finished just in time. She gathered her lunchbox and shawl and ran for the door. The children were allowed to eat outside as long as it was warm and since summer had just ended it wasn't too cool yet. For lunch Marinette, Alya, Nino, and adrien sat together in a circle on the softest grass they could find. Trouble soon started when Chloe's class came out. She had also found a new friend which was pretty surprising. Her name was Sabrina and she was surprisingly shy. Marinette guessed Chloe would have found a friend as rude and outspoken as her. The girls stalked over to the group and squeezed right between Adrien and Marinette. She was obviously upset.
"Excuse me, I was sitting there!" She yelled. Chloe glared at her.
"Marinette don't you know you should share your space with people. It's the nice thing to do. Wow, so rude!" She snarled. Sabrina kept quiet. Marinette glared back but Chloe hardly noticed. She was already on Adrien's arm and nothing else mattered to her at the moment. Alya looked about ready to kill her. The girls were gonna have a rough year but the boys couldn't care less or even seem to notice. One thing was for certain though; Adrien was the girl's only goal.