Hey everyone i'm back with chapter 5. Ive rewritten the ending so I apologise that is is a few days late but no worries chapter 6 is nearly finished so yay! Anyways, Happy Reading! Read and review please :)
"Welcome home Bestie!" Alya open the door to the small bakery that Marinette grew up in.
Marinette looks like she's about start crying as soon as she see's her parents. Their loving arms wide open towards their home-sick daughter. The young girl taking in the scent of the homey and loving bakery within her father's and mother's arms. The moment lasts up until Nino joins in on the family hug while Alya laughs and snaps a selfie with the group behind her.
This caused everyone to burst out laughing once again just like the old times when they were younger and more free to be just themselves.
Once all the tears and giggles have gone, the five of them sat down for a nice dinner made by Tom and Sabine in celebration that their daughter was home and they were all a family once again.
"Thanks Maman for dinner. It was nice to have a home cooked meal for once." Marinette told her mother after putting her dinner dishes into the dishwasher.
Her mom took over her job at dishes and gave her a kiss before saying goodnight and sending the girl to bed.
Marinette walked back into her old bedroom after so many months of being gone to be back in the room that she loves so much. Her parents left everything the same, all of her designs, her photos and her desk full of scrape pieces of fabrics from past designs.
Mari silently thanked the universe for allowing her to come home to her family before settling into bed for the night.
The next few days went as a blur. Alya and Nino were helping her get ready for the dance nearly 24/7. It was fun to create so many outfits with her friends but it was entirely exhausting. 3 dresses and an outfit for Nino all in the span of 3 days. How was she going to pull this off. Luckily for some of her outfits she all ready had the fabrics she wanted in the cupboard and Nino was nice enough to go out to the fabric store and buy everything else she needed. Marinette set Alya up with her spare sowing machine, while she pinned together the fabric that needed sowing.
The 2 girls worked side by side for hours before Nino returned with the extra pleasure of pizza. Marinette finished cutting and pinning the designs together while Nino and Alya sowed for her.
"Thanks for helping guys I couldn't have done it with out you." Marinette told they while individually sowing on the feathers for Courtney's dress.
"No problem girl, You deserve a break and I'm enjoying spending time with you and Nino, like the old times. Its nice to have a break from the norm." Alya got up and put and arm around Marinette. "Plus we got something for you." She held out her hand towards Nino who pulled a small package out of his pocked.
Marinette slowly opened the gift. Before her eyes was a set of earrings. Ladybug earrings. "They're beautiful." She breathed. She got up and grabbed a mirror and put them in. "Thank you guys. It means a lot." She smiled and hugged the pair. They stayed like that for a little while before getting back to work.
Sowing machines going crazy, Feathers and rind stones being sown onto dresses and a the continues nature off coffee and macaroons coming out of the designers room above the bakery. These were the things that happened over the days coming to the ball.
It was late Saturday night when everything was finished and the three teens took a step back to admire their work. 3 beautiful dresses and a suit all with matching masks were displayed in Marinette's room. The said designer proud of their work and ready to get a good nights work before heading back to the school in the morning.
"Hey Mari, so here's the thing. I've been asked to sing tonight at the dance. Because their original singer couldn't make it. I've said yes because its a big opportunity but nothing is going to change about tonight we're still going to get ready and go to the dance. We're just going be heading their half-an-hour early. Is that okay?" Courtney's voice comes out of the car speaker as Marinette, Alya and Nino head towards the school.
"That's fine Courtney, I'm glad your singing tonight its about time you show off your skills. I have your dress with me now and were about and hour away from the school so we'll have plenty of time to get ready." Marinette answers.
"The only thing is I'll be singing all night, my voice is going to be shot." Courtney complains.
"Alya and Nino are coming and Nino's a DJ why do you have him DJ for part of the night and give your voice a break." Marinette suggest.
"That sounds great. Thanks girl. Ohhh... guess who dropped by your dorm yesterday morning?" Courtney says exitedly.
"Who?"
Cue the squeals "Adrien Agreste! He came by to asked if you were okay. He had a bouquet of flowers and and box of Chocolates. Poor guy knocked on my door after you didn't answer and his face like fell when I tell him you went home and wont be back until right before the dance."
Marinette looks at Alya who gives a sly smile from the back seat. "Really?"
"I think he was going to ask you out to the dance." More squealing ensued both from Courtney and now from Alya.
"I highly doubt that. We were room mates remember. He was just being kind." Mari suggested.
"Thats incorrect and you know it. Whether you accept the fact or not is a different question but deep, deep down you know that its true. Adrien Agreste has a crush on you."
"Haha very funny Courtney. See you soon." Marinette hung up and laid her head back. Before getting an earful from a certain someone in the back seat.
"I can't believe you! You have Paris top teen male model come to your dorm with flowers and chocolate the day before a before a major school dance and your response is Haha? What is wrong with you. I would dump Nino in a heart beat if he came asking be to a dance like that."
"Hey!" Nino commented.
Aya dismissed him before continuing to rant to Marinette. "Come on Marinette, he's the son of your idol and your disregarding it like its nothing."
"Because it is nothing! Your over exaggerating this Alya. His cousin and the rest of his friends are jerks and he's dating Chloe. The queen bee of the school who hates my guts. To think she would let her Adrikins go, is impossible and unheard of. I highly doubt he has a crush on me and if he does then it wouldn't work out anyways. He's the son of the Gabriel Agreste and I'm just a scholarship nobody. The school wouldn't even allow someone of his high social status to date some one of my low class. Its a high end privet school. The best of the best. You wouldn't understand." Marinette looks out the window.
"I'm sorry Mari. Your right, I don't understand but I do know you and I know that after last time your afraid to get back out their. You don't need to be afraid anymore. You're so caught up in social status especially being at this school, you need to let it go. Your all people, human. Skin and bones. Nothing will ever change that. So take this advice. Be yourself and don't be afraid to let people see you. Your beautiful and the world needs to see it." Alya says quietly trying to get through to her best friend. Marinette doesn't say a word but silent tears run down her face.
"You told Courtney that the world needs to hear her voice and that my be true but it goes for you as well. The world needs to see your designs and if they weren't up to the schools standards then you wouldn't be their. The Gabriel Agreste accepted your application, he never does that and if your afraid of accepting the fact the his son has a crush on you remember. You're already up to Gabriels standards and that praise is worth more then anything. Remember that next time you talk to Adrien." Alya says before becoming silent for the rest of the ride.
