Marinette's POV
Marinette waited for their reply. "I can try and get it to you by the end of the week." Adrien said softly, eyes slightly downcast. Marinette nodded. "Meet me here again in a week with the jewel." She said back. And with that she turned and walked away.
Nino's POV (you weren't expecting that were you?)
Nino glanced at Adrien. He seemed more distant ever since M had first sent a note telling them to meet her here.
"I HATE HER!" Rose clamped a hand around her mouth while everyone turned to stare at her after her outburst. Normally, Rose wouldn't say something like that, but the meetings have changed everybody in a way. Rose kept having outbursts like what she just had now, Ivan was even more silent, Kim never made dares against Alex anymore, Adrien was more distant, and Alya was getting angrier with every meeting.
Juleka NEVER spoke, Max stopped correcting people mathematically, and Sabrina followed Chloé around and didn't say anything to her anymore. Mylene was even more terrified of things than she was before, Nathanael never drew, and Chloé had been even more rude than usual but not as often.
As for himself, he was just confused. Why did M ask for these things? And why from THEM of all people. Marinette was- she wasn't here at all. Nino thought back to every single meeting they've ever had with M. Now that he actually stopped and thought about it, he didn't think she was at any of the meetings.
"Hey guys," Nino said "has Marinette ever been at the meetings?" Everyone stopped and thought for a few moments.
"No... I don't think she has." Alya said "Why?"
"Think about it. Marinette is the only one who has never been to even one of these meetings. Don't you think that's a little weird?"
"But what would she have against us?" Adrien asked. (Dude... You're ridiculously dense.)
"Isn't it obvious? The photo." Juleka, surprisingly, answered.
"She was telling everyone how it wasn't real." Rose said.
'Maybe... nah. She's not smart enough to come up with all this. At least... I hope she's not.' Nino thought.