Chapter 6

"Hey. Do you two want to come over to my house?" Marinette asked as the girls were gathering all their stuff after the bell rang to signal the end of the school day.

"Sure." Crystal said.

"Of course I'm going! Why wouldn't I?" Alya said. The three laughed and walked towards Marinette's house.

The girls got to the house which turned out to be a bakery as well as a house. They went inside and Crystal followed Alya and Marinette to Marinette's room.

"Hey, Crystal, I want to show you something. Follow me." Marinette said. She led Crystal to ladder and they climbed it. Marinette opened the hatch and led her out onto a balcony overlooking part of Paris.

"It beautiful." Crystal said breathless from the sight.

"It sure is." Alya said as she joined the other two.

"You know, you don't have to call me Crystal. You can just call me Chris." Crystal told them.

Alya's phone buzzed and she checked it. "Gotta go. Mom's waiting for me to go home to get my homework done." Alya climbed down the ladder and left the two girls.

Marinette and Crystal looked out over the city from balcony as they enjoyed the view. Suddenly, a shriek cut through the air. Crystal zeroed in on the sound and used her good vision to see what was going on in the streets of Paris. She quickly thought up an excuse to get away. She checked her phone. It was 3:30.

"Sorry, I have to go. My mom likes me back home by four." Crystal said.

"Okay. See you tomorrow at school." Marinette said. Crystal nodded in acknowledgement and left Marinette's house.

Crystal rushed over to what seemed to be a group of trash cans in a half circle against a brick wall. She felt around in a gap in the wall until she found a switch. She pulled it and a small opening appeared in the wall. Crystal squeezed through and entered a dark tunnel. She crawled through it until the tunnel became a cavern. She went through the door that led to her dorm room.