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During lunch, Adrien really couldn't stop staring at the bell around her neck. Every time it rang, he smiled. He couldn't help it- he had finally found his first friend (though, she probably didn't know that).

"Hey, dude, you ok?" Nino asked, drawing Alya's attention. Marinette was too busy doodling in her notebook.

"Oh, I'm fine, Nino." Adrien took his eyes off of Marinette. "Why do you ask?"

"Oh, I know!" Alya shoved Marinette with a small smirk. "Mari, Adrien's probably wondering why you wear your bell!"

"My bell?" Marinette looked up, her hand coming up to grab the golden bell. "Oh, a dear friend of mine gave it to me. The first friend that I ever made when I moved here."

"It's not just that!" She laughed. "Her father told me-"

"That's not for you to tell." Marinette blushed, placing a hand over Alya's mouth, and then she looked at Adrien shyly. "It might be ridiculous, but from what I can remember, he had green eyes, I gave him my good luck charm, and that I always referred to him as kitty." She fumbled around with it, the bell ringing clearly for his ears. "I couldn't remember where he wanted to meet with me, but I do hope that he recognizes this bell if we ever meet again. Even if it's silent."

"Silent?" Adrien asked, his expression confused. But he could hear it clear as day!

"Yeah. The ball's in there, and it jumps around, but no matter how hard you ring it, it won't make a sound." Nino described.

'So then why can I hear it?' Adrien asked himself.

"That's cool." He swallowed. "How will you know it's him?"

"Simple." Marinette smiled warmly, and Adrien couldn't help but smile back, his heart doing something weird inside his chest. "I hope that he has the lucky charm I gave him is still with him, and that either I or he see it. Then again, it's been so long, I doubt that I'll ever see him again."

'You have, Princess.' He thought, the nickname making his smile grow. 'You just don't know it yet.'

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"How was school, Adrien?" Nathalie asked as Adrien hopped into the car.

"It was great!" He said happily. "I made friends with almost everyone in class, but I'm more close to Marinette, Alya, and Nino. All of my teachers are great too! The only thing that sucks is that I felt uncomfortable throughout the day." Adrien frowned at the last part, and Nathalie made a note to bring it up with his father about hiding his ears and tail being more comfortable.

"That's good."

"Do you think I could invite Marinette, Alya, and Nino over at one point?" He asked, probably expecting a no.

"I'll ask your father, do you mind giving me the last names?"

"Oh! They're Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Alya Cesare, and Nino Lahiffe. Though, if I can't have them all over, I'd at least want to hang out with Marinette." He admitted, a small blush blossoming on his face. Nathalie raised an eyebrow and took note of what he had said and done.

"Understood."

"Is there anything else?"

"You're father wanted you to be comfortable with the school environment, so you don't have any lessons for the next few days." Adrien nodded in understanding.

"Anything else?" He half asked.

"One thing." Nathalie admitted. "But not right now."

"Really?" Adrien asked, curious.

"Later tonight, after your father has gone to bed." Nathalie clarified, the car stopping in front of their house. "It's a… sensitive subject after all." Adrien was only confused, but he didn't comment as he hopped out of the car and walked into the house with Nathalie.

"Ok."

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