"Hey, how do you think you did on that test yesterday?" Alya asked Nino as he and Adrien turned their chairs around to face the girls. This was a morning ritual for them, sitting in a makeshift square, chit-chatting until class actually started.
"Oh, you mean the one I bombed?" Nino answered, sighing loudly.
"That's the one." Alya nodded sadly in agreement.
"Yeah, that was crazy hard!" Marinette nodded, joining in, "That last short answer question didn't even make sense!"
"I think I at least got a B," Adrien said, crossing his fingers, "But I won't be surprised if I don't…"
"Dude, if you get anything below an 80, I'm screwed." Nino grumbled, smacking his head against his arm, now resting on Alya's desk.
"Let's just hope for the best, I guess," Marinette laughed, reaching over to pat poor Nino's head.
"I didn't even have time to cram or anything," Adrien sighed, leaning back in his chair, "I had to get a haircut!"
"For real?" Alya chuckled, "What, was it a centimeter too long?"
"It's my bangs," Adrien answered with a smirk, pointing to his forehead, "They grow fast."
"Oh, I'm so sorry," Alya laughed, holding her hands up in faux innocence, "My mistake."
Marinette just laughed at her friends antics. They were ridiculous. In the back of her mind, she laughed a little at how two of her favorite blondies had to get a haircut at around the same time. Maybe they even went to the same barber! Well, no, Adrien probably had some famous stylist assigned to his hair, while Cat Noir probably just grabbed some scissors and did it himself. Either way, it was a funny image.
"I haven't had a haircut in a while," Marinette thought aloud, brushing some of her pigtail.
"It looks nice long!" Alya complimented.
"Aw, you think?"
"Yeah!"
Marinette grinned, flattered at Alya's compliments. Also, she totally noticed Adrien's nods as well. Maybe she'd just start growing her hair out after all.
But before Marinette got a change to say anything else, class started. It was pretty average, the only outstanding fact was that they got their tests back! Adrien did, in fact, get a B; but it was a really high B. Alya did better than she thought, which was good. Marinette got a low B, which she was perfectly happy with. Poor Nino, on the other hand, was suffering with his low grades.
"Dude, I can help you study or something," Adrien offered, patting Nino's back.
"I need a miracle worker, not a tutor…" Nino grumbled, his head pressed against the table.
"I'll put a message for Ladybug on the Ladyblog for you, Nino," Alya joked, and the rest of the group laughed with her.
Marinette thought it was especially funny, since Ladybug herself was nowhere near a fan of studying. In fact, the only reason she even got the B on it was from Adrien's help.
"What kind of grades do you think Ladybug actually gets?" Adrien asked, already turning his chair to face the girls. The school day was officially over, but they weren't in any rush to get away.
"All A's, definitely!" Alya answered, "She's definitely the smart type."
"Really?" Marinette asked with a chuckle, "How can you tell?"
"She's a natural leader! And you can tell, she's super precise and everything, she has to be an all A student. Probably in some honor thing, too." Alya explained passionately. Suddenly Marinette thought she should be more concerned for her grades, the expectations were high.
"What about Cat Noir?" Nino asked, finally picking his head up, "How do you 'analyze' him, Alya?"
"Hmmm…" Alya started, tapping her chin, "He's definitely not failing anything, but he's probably not an all A like Ladybug. Maybe… Maybe a B-C average? Except in P.E., obviously."
"Do you think their superhero strength carries over to their normal lives?" Marinette asked, gathering up her books. It would be nice if her superhero coordination carried over, but alas, it doesn't.
"Probably!" Alya nodded, "Maybe not to the super extreme extent, but like, enough for them to be the top of their class, y'know? I bet he's the captain of some sport team, too."
"What sports do you think they play?" Nino asked, all of them starting to slowly get moving out to the courtyard, "Don't you think they'd be concerned over their identities? Like, won't someone notice if some random basketball player has superstrength?"
"Well, like I said, the whole superstrength doesn't carry over, they're just better than others, like a really athletic kid or something," Alya explained.
"Whatever you say," Nino laughed at her determination, "I gotta get going, see you guys later!"
They all waved goodbye, and Alya checked her phone.
"I should get going soon, too, I'm being summoned for babysitting duties," She laughed, shoving her phone back into her pocket.
"All right, see you Alya! Text me!" Marinette waved, checking her phone herself. No messages from her parents asking for her help, so the bakery was probably pretty regular right now.
Adrien saw his driver pull up, and waved his last goodbyes to Marinette, leaving for fencing practice.
"Have fun!" Marinette called as she started to walk away. Thankfully, her house was within viewing distance of the school, so it's not like she had to really worry about making it on time.
But for the short walk, her mind started to wander. Marinette never really thought about what kind of grades or sports Cat Noir did. She knew he had a personal life, but she just never really thought about it much. Did he play a sport? What kind of grades did he get? What was his favorite class?
She reached her house, giving a slight sad chuckle. For someone she easily considered a best friend, she really didn't know much about him at all, did she…