Marinette's POV

Friday

Once school was over, I overheard Adrien asking Nino if he wanted to hang out. He accepted, and I hugged both boys. I gave Adrien an encouraging smile, before leaving with Alya. We walked home together, chatting about how awful our science teacher is. My hands shook slightly, anxiety beginning to course through my veins.

We got home and sat on the couch, scanning random tv stations and eating croissants. I felt a buzz in my pocket, and immediately my heartbeat quickened. I pulled out my phone and saw a text from Adrien.

'Nino said he likes me too!! We're dating now!!' His message said.

"Hey, so, Adrien just texted me. He said him and Nino started dating!" I said, trying to steady my voice.

"No way! Lemme see!" She grabbed my phone, and read the message for herself. She looked at me with concern. "I'm so sorry, girl."

I laughed, "No, it's fine! I didn't really like him anyway. How do you feel about it? Does it bother you that they're both guys?"

"What? No! It doesn't bother me at all. I'm glad they're happy!" I smiled and my hands stopped shaking. I texted Adrien back, saying, 'That's great!! And it doesn't bother Alya!!'

We chilled out for a few hours before going upstairs to get changed. Alya got out her pajamas and I had to force myself to look away, squeezing my eyes shut. I quickly changed and turned around.

Is she trying to kill me?

She was wearing a tight spaghetti-strap tank top and some loose shorts that would show her butt if they were even an inch shorter. I sucked in my breath, and tried to tear my eyes away from her cleavage. My face grew hot, and I could feel it all the way in my ears.

"Girl, you okay?" She laughed. I nodded a little bit too fast, then forced myself to look at my laptop.

"Do you want to watch a movie?" I asked, my heart beating a million miles a minute.

"Sure! Let's watch the Notebook!"

I cursed internally before nodding and grabbing the CD. I inserted it into the laptop and set it on my desk.

"We should sit on the bed. It'll be more comfortable." She suggested.

An unending string of curse words went through my mind. "Okay."

We both climbed up onto the bed, and sat next to each other. My bed is pretty small, so we were pressed up against each other with the laptop sitting on one of each of our thighs.

When the movie was almost over, I felt Alya cuddle up against me. I went stiff, then looked over and realized she was asleep. I allowed myself to revel in the moment. I cuddled up against her, and fell asleep almost immediately.

It didn't last long though.