The group was at lunch together. As luck would have it they were placed in first lunch altogether and Chloe was nowhere in sight. Thank God. The group was just talking when suddenly Nathaniel came out of nowhere and tripped. His entire plate of Spaghetti landed right on top of Marinette. She fell backwards and landed on Adrien making him topple back in surprise. The whole lunchroom watched and saw Marinette and Adrien covered in pasta on the floor together when the event was over. Marinette's cheeks turned a bright shade of red and right before she could apologize to Adrien Nathaniel interrupted.

"Marinette? Is that you? I'm so sorry," he said. He lifted to her feet while Nino and Alya wiped the noodles and sauce off of Adrien's clothes. "I wasn't looking where I was going and I... I'm just so sorry." Marinette knew Nathaniel from Kindergarten. They were buddies for a little bit when Alya and her were fighting but when Alya became her best friend again Nathaniel started to fade from the picture. She wouldn't have as many play dates and eventually they just never hung out. Nathaniel wasn't even told she was leaving until after she was already gone. Marinette took a minute to study him. He looked so handsome. He grew up quite well in her opinion.

"It's been awhile," she said. He nodded. He then proceeded to ask for her phone number so they could hang out. Maybe become friends again. Marinette happily obliged. She always regretted losing friends. She thought it would be fun to have as many friends as possible. She kind of liked being the popular one at her old school. When Marinette was finished handing him her digits she went over to check on Adrien and the gang. They were busy dabbing sauce off him with napkins. Marinette starting cleaning her own clothes and hair as well. Great first impression she thought. Now she had only made a fool of herself twice. When lunch ended Adrien and Marinette were whisked away to the office to call their parents for fresh clothes. Marinette texted Jackson to see what he was doing and explain the situation. School in Colorado didn't start for another week so she wouldn't be interrupting anything. He answered the messages within seconds. Adrien noticed Marinette glancing at her phone and smiling while they waited for their parents arrival so he decided to strike up a conversation.

"So... whatcha doing?" He asked playfully. She hardly noticed. She was too lost in the blissful innocence of young love. She continued to text. "Marinette?" He asked slightly louder. She still didn't look up. He eventually tapped her on the shoulder. She was finally knocked out of her daze.

"Huh?" She asked. She looked up at him and laughed. "Sorry I was texting my boyfriend Jackson. He's really sweet and his school doesn't start till next week. He thinks the whole spaghetti thing is hilarious," she laughed. Adrien laughed with her. "So... it's been a long time. I really hope we can just start off where we left off. Ya know? Being best friends with our group and just having fun," she said. Adrien grabbed her hand and smiled. He looked into her bluebell eyes and winked.

"Of course. Anything for my bestie." He said. She giggled. Why was he so cute? Suddenly she got another alert on her phone. It said, 'you still there? ' Marinette went back to texting and ignoring and Adrien let go of her hand. Maybe it wouldn't be exactly how they left off.

30 Minutes Later:

Sabine entered the office with two bags full of clothes.

"Sorry it took me so long guys," she said. "Gabrielle asked if I could bring over some of Adrien's clothes too because he was busy and he had Nathalie pack practically the whole closet. He wanted to give you options." She smiled at him apologetically. She knew how hard it was to be the son of such a perfectionistic father. "He said he wanted you to wear blue for the first day because it was the signature color of his new fall line or something like that. Anyways here's the lot." She handed both bags to Adrien and then turned to her daughter and pulled a dress from her purse. "I hope it's acceptable that I only brought one choice for you," she joked. Marinette laughed and accepted the bright blue dress her mom handed her. It was the dress she wore on her first date with Jackson. She loved it. Adrien and Marinette headed to the bathrooms and changed quickly. Marinette then accompanied Adrien to his locker and tried to help shove two hefty bags into his 3 foot tall locker. When that failed she offered to keep one in her locker until the day was over. He finally agreed after one last desperate attempt to push the bags in. They were already late to class and although they had a pass it was still difficult to miss so much of Mrs. Mendeliev's daily lecture. She never repeated herself and it was nearly impossible to do the homework. Marinette and Adrien has never had her as a teacher but the rumors proved true when they got that night's assignment. According to the eighth graders Mrs. M never misses a homework assignment. She assigns one every night they have school no matter what. Even on the first and last days of school. Marinette and Adrien stared blankly at the assignment while the rest of the class started working. You miss half the first day class and suddenly you're way behind. Marinette was glad Mrs. M her only main teacher. School in Paris worked differently then school in America. Here she got two main classes and only went to other teachers for extra curricular. It felt like grade school again but she didn't mind. She got to hang out with all her friends all day long. Everyone she knew from kindergarten was in her class. Sadly that included Chloe. She saw Kim, Melen, Chloe, Sabrina, Nathaniel, Alix, Ivan, Rose, Juleka, Max, and of course her three main friends; Nino, Alya, and Adrien. When Ancient history finally ended she followed her friends to Ms. Bustier's class. Everyone loved Ms. B. She was the kind teacher that was always a friend to her students. Marinette instantly liked her. It was impossible not to. Even though the second half of the day was less eventful she sure was glad school was over. She didn't want to embarrass herself any more than she already did. In poetry Ms. Bustier had the class describe their houses and what was inside. What objects stood out? What was the color? What shape? When Marinette's turn arrived she drew a blank. She didn't have any idea of what to say but Chloe new exactly what to say.

"I think Marinette would live in a dumpster because that's where trash belongs," She snickered. She was sent to detention but not before throwing her banana peel on top of the hardened marinara sauce that was already on her head. Chloe would get out of detention. Her father was now the mayor of Paris and with one phone call she'd have herself out of detention for the entire school year no matter what she did. She marched down to the office to threaten the principal while the rest of the class began to stare at Marinette again. Alya was fuming. How dare she speak to her best friend like that? She had her arms wrapped around her to comfort her but that and the threat of suspension were the only things holding her back from chasing Chloe down the hall and starting a fight. She soothingly patted Marinette while envisioning pounding Chloe to the ground.

"Now Marinette we all know that wasn't true. You can't let little things like that get to you. Especially things said by bullies," Ms. Bustier soothed. "Now can you explain your real home?" Marinette mustered up some strength not to cry and told them about her half house half bakery. Everybody gushed over the idea and told her they would love to live in a house filled with the scent of cookies and cakes 24/7. Marinette's confidence was boosted and she continued describing the wonders that lay in her house. The View, the private roof access, and her amazing new room. Everyone loved hearing about her home. Very soon the bell rung and it was time to go home. Marinette collected her belongings and the group was headed to Marinette's house for croissants. Everything was going perfectly until Marinette tripped over spilled water and ran straight into the door. Her nose was bleeding like a watercolor painting and her clothes were ruined for the second time that day. Her dress was covered with blood water and cuts. Could this day get any worse? Adrien ran to her side and helped her to her feet. Alya already had the tissues and Nino was getting the nurse. She was slightly bruised and her dress had caught on the door but she was okay. Just really light headed. The nurse arrived and saw Marinette pitifully shoving tissues up her nose while her friends held onto either side of her arms. They helped her limp to the nurse's office and for once Marinette really hated school. Chloe made sure to snap some pictures while Marinette and her sad looking party of friends made their way through the school. Within minutes #badfirstday was trending on Twitter. Marinette didn't even want to look at herself in the mirror when she got home. Her makeup was running, her hair was covered in squishy banana and old sauce, he dress was teared and soaked, and her legs were bruising and scabbing. She never wanted to go school again. How could something so fun turn into a total nightmare? Adrien and Nino sat downstairs quietly eating their croissants while Alya comforted Marinette in her room one again. She didn't want the boys to see her like this. When she regained her composure she went down stairs to share the snack. They talked about how awful the day had been and agreed to never speak of it again. When everyone left Marinette went in her room to call Raissa and Blythe. They understood her better than anyone because she had grown up with them as her best friends. They talked about the day and it made her feel so much better. When they hung up she hopped in the shower and told herself she wouldn't give up on school so quickly. There was still a whole year to make a good impression and today had been so bad nothing could be worst. Right?