day 10: "very high stakes board game"

"Alya," Marinette warned softly, "I'm not sure this is a good idea."

"Come on, what can go wrong?" she asked, dumping the box onto the floor. The sheen of the game flared up at Marinette, making her uncomfortable. Nino averted his gaze too, trying not to make direct eye contact with the board.

Adrien rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "Maybe she's right Alya. This is like the start of every horror film in existence." He glanced down at the box. The ouija board itself didn't really scare Adrien, but the idea of it did. If the spirits inside were really real, then what did they want? How would they treat them? How much did they know about him being Chat Noir? Adrien was thinking ahead, more petrified of the 'what if' then of the board itself.

"Guys, there's nothing to be afraid of! I've done this hundreds of times with my little siblings! Besides, it's not like we have any bad spirits after us or anything! We're just having fun."

"Alright," Nino finally spook up. "Just for a little bit. But as soon as this stuff starts getting creepy or serious we're shutting it down."

Alya rolled her eyes. "You guys are boring, but fine. We'll have to make do."

Adrien glanced up. He could see Marinette sitting in front of him, very uncomfortable. Marinette was one of the strongest people he knew. Seeing her like this didn't do a whole lot for his confidence, but he trusted his friends even if they did have whacky ideas.

"Alright, now everyone put your hands on the piece in the middle," Alya directed. The four did as they were told. "We'll start with a little warm up."

She paused, mainly for dramatic affect. "Is there a spirit among us today?" She asked. Marinette drew in a sharp breath. The piece in the middle started to move towards "yes."

Alya gasped.

"What is it?" Marinette asked.

"I just never got this far before!" The group collectively drew in a shaky breath, looking at each other for guidance.

"So what happens next?" Nino asked. "Please don't let it be some freaky-ass bullshit. My body can't handle much more of your crazy today."

Alya rolled her eyes. "Well, Nino, now we ask the spirit questions! What do you guys want to know?"

Mari pursed her lips. She was thinking about what Alya might want to know most, and not liking the idea of her asking a spirit about Ladybug's identity.

Adrien did the same, thinking of how awesome it would be to find out Ladybug's identity. He could finally find her in real life and woo her like a proper gentleman.

Alya sighed. "You guys are so lame! I'll go first then. What are the identities of Ladybug and Chat Noir?"

Marinette and Adrien sprung into action, Mari pretended to lose her balance, pushing her hands further into the board. Adrien did the same, effectively landing on top of Marinette, who was on top of the board. Adrien had not been expecting such a reaction from Marinette, but he wasn't expecting Alya to want to know his identity either.

"What the fuck are you guys doing?"

Mari sat up quickly, pushing Adrien off of her and retreating to her side of the room. "N-nothing," she stammered. "Absolutely nothing."

Adrien pushed himself off the ground. "Yeah Alya, I just think Mari and I aren't really that comfortable playing with this thing."

Nino nodded aggressively. "I agree this is some shady shit."

Alya rolled her eyes. "Alright, alright. We'll find something else to do then instead."

Both Mari and Adrien shared a sigh of relief.