Still looking for suggestions! even from season 2! Here's another easily avoided akuma attack. And remember, in this universe, Adrien isn't a model. enjoy!
School Photo
Somehow, taking instructions from Vincent the photographer seemed second nature to Adrien. His voice was so comfortable, he couldn't help but do what he was told.
Well, normally.
When Juleka went off to the bathroom, Adrien had a feeling something was going to go badly very shortly. Then Sabrina had to go to the bathroom. And Chloe took Juleka's spot.
NOPE!
"Ms. Bustier, I need to go to the bathroom too."
"Dude!" Nino looked over to him, seriously amused. "You too?"
Chloe pouted and their teacher was confused. "But -"
"Yeah, gotta go, bad." Adrien almost leapt over the bench with the shorter kids, apologizing to Marinette along the way. He gave them an apologetic smile. "I'll be back really soon."
The annoyance on their principal's face would have been comical if he wasn't fighting some dark pit in his stomach. Adrien practically ran to the bathrooms, spotting Sabrina gleefully coming back along the way. Yeah, that was not a good sign. Even if he honestly didn't need to go potty, he knew he had to go to the bathrooms.
Silently apologizing to every woman in all of creation, and his mother twice, Adrien opened the women's instead of the men's and heard banging and shouting from inside one stall. Quickly he removed the chair blocking the exit and opened the door. Juleka fell straight into his arms, sobbing her eyes out.
"Hey… Hey it's okay." Quickly he gave her a hug and tried to soothe her fears. She cried into his shirt for a bit longer before calming down. She didn't really seem into going back out there though. Couldn't blame her. So he offered a solution because she didn't need any more crap. "Want to skip out on the photo together?"
Surprise took over her face, getting her to look up at him. "What?"
"I mean, it's just a photo," Adrien brushed off. "I've got plenty at home. And I can hire Vincent to take more any day. If you want, we can even make it a private photo shoot. I bet Rose would love organizing that. You'd make a great model."
"But… my curse -"
"I've got the worst luck in the world." It came out so naturally, but he was certain no one would understand it. He wasn't even sure if he did. "It doesn't stop me from living my life the way I want. So, want to skip the class photo? We can get ice cream."
Juleka just watched him for a moment in silence before shaking her head with a smile. She stepped out of his arms and took one of his hands. "There's no way I'm making you miss out on your first class photo, Adrien Agreste. Let's go back."
His smile broadened and he gladly let the girl lead him back to the courtyard. Marinette and Rose were already headed towards them as they came into view, both relieved to see them okay. Seeing them, Juleka let go of him and strode forward with more confidence than before. "Did he take it yet?"
"Not yet," Rose squeaked, a bit pinker than normal as she looked between her friend and him. Marinette was also giving them a strange look. "Chloe wouldn't have the shoot until Adrien came back."
"Good thing I left then." He grinned at them all. "Wouldn't be fair to not have the entire class in the class photo." He winked at Marinette and she blushed redder than Nathaniel's hair. He couldn't help but chuckle at her response. He took her hand and turned them all back towards where the class was waiting. "Let's get back. They've waited long enough."
Marinette was still stuttering and red when she was set back in her place for the photo. Rose took her spot and Adrien helped Juleka to hers, giving Chloe a pointed glare. "This is her spot, Chloe."
"But Adrikins!"
"We can take fun pictures later," he emphasized for everyone, triggering something in the girl sitting in front of him, "but this is the class photo, Chlo. It has to have the class. And if you want to be part of my class, get back to your spot."
Somehow this shut Chloe up, but she certainly wasn't happy. Everyone was surprised by his words, and personally so was he, but this really wasn't about him. It was about everyone. Relenting, Chloe went back to her spot next to Sabrina, who looked a little sheepish.
Smiling, Adrien looked back to a beaming Juleka and then to a proud Ms. Bustier. Lastly, he looked forward to an annoyed Vincent. "Can we finally take this thing? There are a lot more classes to shoot!"
"Sorry about all that," he smiled sheepishly, rubbing his neck. Yikes, where did his disobedience come from? Quickly he put his arm down and smiled his best professional smile just in time.
"Everyone say 'Spaghetti!"
A/N: Have to say, I love Vincent. He's a super minor character who will likely get akumatized one day, but he's a fun one. Anyway, all it took to prevent this akuma was getting Juleka out of the bathroom and someone putting his foot down. Well done, Kitty.
Got more ideas? I'm not going to apply a timeline to this one so suggest whatever. Though I'm definitely going to have sandboy in the main story (awesome plot driven ep.) if you know of any other akumas that happened for dumb reasons or could be prevented, do tell. I have a third one waiting thanks to a suggestion. Enjoy!
