Marinette and Alya were standing on the steps that would lead to the rest of their middle school careers. They were holding hands as they stared upon the great doors that would open to reveal how 7th grade was really like. They took a deep breath and walked through them. The second they walked through they could already hear the soft pitter patter of new shoes and the excited chit chat among old friends reuniting. They looked around and saw the sights. To Alya everything was the same. This is the school she went to the year before anyways but to Marinette it was a whole new world. New faces, new hallways, new rules, and a brand new school. She couldn't handle it. The pressure to be perfect started sinking in. She had already messed up once today and that was enough. Chloe was back in school and meaner than ever. An old man had fell while crossing the street and Marinette had run to help him just in time for Chloe to see her get down on her knees and help him. She didn't notice the small detailed box he had tucked in her bag because Chloe was making sure she was the center of her attention.
"Marinette Dupen Cheng," She snarled dramatically. "Is it really you? It's been too long," she said sarcastically. "I can't beleive that after all these years you finally decided to move back. Well I hope Paris isn't too high end for a country girl like yourself." She faked a smile and swayed back to her locker with a girl Marinette recognized as Sabrina following close behind her. Marinette was surprised to see Chloe managed to hold a friend that long. She sure was as mean as she remembered. She was also kind of offended Chloe considered her a country girl. She lived in a city in Colorado not in the middle of nowhere. She thought of herself as high fashion and didn't need some bratty French girl cramping her style. She decided her best bet would be to ignore her. Suddenly she heard a squeal so high she thought it must have been from the smallest little girl ever that the sound came from but no. It was Nino.
"MARINETTE! OMG!" He screamed. "I can't beleive you're back!" He ran over and hugged her so tightly she thought she would suffocate. She was turning blue but he couldn't let go. It had been too long. "I'm so sorry I wasn't there to say goodbye all those years ago." Marinette hadn't even remembered that he wasn't there but the fact he remembered made her happy for some reason. She felt at home. She felt relaxed and happy and she felt like herself again. She hugged him again. Then she noticed something she hadn't before. Adrien was nowhere in sight. Where was he? She hadn't seen him yet and she presumed he would be with his best friend but he was nowhere near Nino. She didn't want to admit it but she had kind of missed him in Colorado. They certainly weren't best friends anymore and she had no feelings for him but she wanted to see him. She wanted to rekindle the friendship. She wanted to be the four amigos again. Their group wasn't completely together again without Adrien. Just as she was about to ask she saw Adrien running through the doors. He looked winded like he was running.
"Hey guys!" He yelled from across the hall. Suddenly he locked eyes with Marinette. "Marinette!" He screamed. "I can't beleive you're really here! I missed you so much!" When he reached her he practically picked her up by the waist and swung her around. He was too excited to control himself. When he finally let her down they were still staring into eachother's eyes. "Sorry I got so excited. It's just been awhile. I really missed you." Marinette smiled. They didn't notice that half the hallway was staring at them. Seconds later Marinette felt the tension and let go of the eyelock. She looked back to Alya and laughed. "How was America? I've heard such great things about that place! You'll have to tell us all about it during lunch!" He said loudly. The four amigos were back together and already full of laughter and fun. Maybe moving back really was the best option for Marinette. Maybe it would change her life for the better...