When You Live Forever...
Your memory gets hazy
Marinette
I woke up the next day slightly sore, but fine either way. To my surprise, Plagg was curled up on my chest, purring soundly. I don't know when he got there, but it must of been after Tikki went to sleep. She was on my stomach.
"Plagg." I whispered, and he opened one golden green eye. "Arde-Adrian's going to be worried if you're not there when he wakes up."
Plagg yawned, staying quiet for the sleeping Tikki. "He's already awake. He wanted me to wake you up, but you were so warm… I took a nap instead."
I looked at the clock by the bed. 7:15. Why this early? I voice my thoughts to him. He shrugged.
"He wanted you to know why he wouldn't be here when you woke up. He started going to school again."
I remembered what he says about Alya, and I nodded, getting up. I should have extra documents, birth certificates, ex cetera. "Well then, school, here I come."
"You don't have to go."Plagg said. "Adrian just started to go because he was bored and lonely."
"I'll be bored and lonely if I don't go." I said, picking up Tikki and placing her on a pillow. Getting up, I scanned my suitcase before picking up a bag. Papers filled to the brim, and I filled through them, picking up a few. "Plus, I want to meet Alya."
Plagg muttered something, and flew to sit with Tikki as I changed clothes. Placing the papers in my bag, I left my new room. Adrian's new cat, (I wasn't going to say that I wasn't happy that he named her after me. It's a beautiful cat, after all.) Mari, was snuggled up next to Adrian, who was drinking coffee. He loved his coffee.
He raised an eye at my ready attire. "Have plans?" He asked, taking a subtle sip of his coffee. Mari mewled and jumped off the couch.
"Yep." I nodded, smiling as I held up my documents. "I'm going to school as a new exchange student."
He stared for a long moment, before a large, cat-like smile emerged on his face. His eyes glinted. "That so?"
I nodded, rolling my eyes as my hands settled on my hips. "Yes, Adrian, what's got you so catty this morning?"
He snorted. "Im always catty."
I moved over, snatching his coffee to take a sip myself as he pouted. Making for a weak attempt at grabbing the coffee, I moved it away. Taking another sip, I gave it back, bringing my hand up to his hair to scratch it. "Thanks, Kitty."
"You're so nice." He grumbled, a purr starting in the back of his throat against his will. He leaned his head on my shoulder, leaning into my touch. "I don't want to go to school anymore…"
I stopped, standing up. "Sorry, kitty, but I want to check out Paris. I've been here two days and I can tell it's changed."
"They kept the Eiffel tower." He said. "Ashi would be glad. She worked so long on it."
Adrian made sure Mari would be fine, and we woke our kwami. Plagg opted to spend time in my bag so I carried both kwami as we made our way to the elevator.
OOoo_ooOO
School wasn't too far away. As soon as we reached the school, Adrian grabbed my arm. "There's something you need to know before you go in and see it."
I raised an eyebrow. "What?"
He licked his lips. "Some school kids here, especially Nino and Alya, they look alot like, some of the immortals."
"Descendants?" I asked. Adrian nodded.
"I think. Then, there's this other girl, Chl-"
"Adrian!!!"
I was ashamed to say that the girl had snuck up on me. In a wave of blond, this girl had tackled Adrian into a hug, kissing his cheeks. My eyes widened, and I looked away. Adrian got a girlfriend?
I didn't like it.
Adrian pulled the girl off of him, and I realized something. She looked identical to Nonna, the immortal with the bee kwami. I had been there when she died.
"Chloe." Adrian greeted, keeping her at arm's length. She smiled at him, then saw me. Her eyes narrowed in suspicion. "This is my best friend, Marinette. She just moved here."
Chloe looked like she wanted to argue about who was who's best friend, but she kept her mouth shut. I only got a nod before she started fawning over Adrian again. I could tell, though. They were not dating.
Phew.
Adrian excused himself, and we walked to the principal's office. It was surprisingly easy, only taking ten minutes at most. It probably helped that Adrian recommended me, and, apparently, he was a golden boy at school.
Our kwami stayed quiet as we entered our classroom. I took an empty seat behind Adrian. The class was half full, and the seat by him was taken by a boy that looked strangely like a young Wu. Not exactly like him, with darker skin, but similar.
Adrian introduced us, apparently, his name was Nino. We hit it off when he started talking about mixing tracks from two of my favorite bands.
Adrian, though, didn't know of them. "I feel left out." He grumbled.
"Adrian, you look like a child." Someone said, and a girl entered the classroom. Again, she distantly reminded me of Fred, before he and his twin went crazy with red hair dye. Again, from whatever genes, she was darker than him. But, I could see his smirk on her face, his features, she even had his blue eyes. She was clutching her phone like it was gold. "You have to see what I've got!"
Surprisingly, horridly, she had recorded our entire fight. And posted it. "I've started a new blog!" She squealed. "I haven't thought of a good name for it, maybe Ladyblog, because she's a ladybug or-"
"What about the guy?" Nino asked. "Maybe a mash of their names. Like, I dunno, The LC Blog or something."
She bit her lip. "I'm thinking, but I've already got a thousand views, and 8 hundred likes… And I've added a page where viewers can add pictures of them if they take any. People are going crazy about them! They're superheroes!"
"Sounds like you're the one going crazy of them." Adrian murmured, before brightening. "Hey, Alya, I want you to meet my best friend, Mari. We were close before I moved here."
"Nice to meet cha gurl." She says, sliding into the seat next to me. "I have a thought on who Ladybug might be, but I have no clue on Chat Noir… That's what people are calling them. I like it."
I spoke up. "Well, looking at Chat Noir, his eyes are catty. It be hard to figure it out, he might not even have green eyes really." Throwing them off the trail since day 1, good job Mari.
Alya snapped her lips. "Looks a bit like Adrian, distant relative?"
Adrian drew a face. "Don't remember anyone who could wield a baton and cough up hairballs."
He didn't mention that he was an only child, that his parents had died thousands of years ago, that his closest family he had was being killed off by someone he also thought as family. That he could be killed next.
"My Uncle Jack use to pee in a litter box." Nino offered. I tucked in a giggle. Alya have him a knowing, inside smirk that shared emotions I couldn't reach.
The class was a combination of history and English. I understood history pretty well, but English, besides speaking and reading it, changed so much. Not to mention French. I was so happy to learn that people in Paris could speak both.
I was taking down notes when someone spilled water over them. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry!"
It was a blonde, with sky blue eyes. She held a hand over her mouth and tears held in her eyes. I shook my head. "It's okay. I'm Marinette. You're?"
"Oh, Rose." She smiled, before ducking her head and moving to the back. I grumbled slightly at the ruined notes and fished out more paper when another paper hit my desk, orderly notes all written down. I looked at Adrian.
He shrugged. "Don't look at me like that, Mari. You're a clumsy person, I knew you would lose them at some point."
I smirked slightly at him, but stopped before the teacher could say anything.
School ended soon after, and I walked with Adrian and Nino home since Alya lived the other way. Nino seemed excited about something.
"Dude, you should be more popped for this! It's your birthday tomorrow! 16, right?"
Adrian snorted. "Actually, it's 2,998, almost 3,000." Nino went blank. "Just kidding, I'm turning 16."
I giggled a little. We didn't know our actual birthday, the calendar changed so much over the years. I just let Adrian decided a date, and I choose around three months after. It's worked so far. "He's never been a birthday person."
Nino's eyes lightened. "You gotta help me throw him a party!"
Adrian shook his head. "Nino, it's fine. I don't even care for my birthday." He clenched his first a Little, before walking forward a bit, ending the conversation.
I gave him a sympathetic smile. "Something bad happened on his birthday a while back, so it's bittersweet. Don't worry about it."
Nino sighed. "Oh, now I feel bad." He frowned. "That's not fair to him at all!"
I shook my head. "He's use to it. I'm actually a little surprised he told you about his birthday, he usually keeps it hidden."
Nino places a hand on his head, watching his house come closer. "Not fair at all."
He left, leaving me with a cold feeling. I jogged to catch up with Adrian. "Adrian, don't be like that."
Adrian mumbled something, before speaking louder. "He doesn't need to worry about my stupid made up birthday. All it does is bring misfortune and death."
I frowned. "Nonna's death was not your fault. She was the one who found us, she was the one who decided her fate."
He was still upset. "She wouldn't of looked if it wasn't my birthday. Her first words to me was 'happy birthday.' Because of me, she was killed." He paused for a second, leaning against a wall. "What if we're the only ones left? Mason could've died, we haven't seen her. The twins have been missing for to long, and I'm worried about them. If we defeat Gabe, would it even matter anymore? People I thought I would have forever… they've died."
I walked up to him, giving him a hug. When we parted, I punched him in the chest. "Don't talk like that!" I scowled. "If I gave up, then i would of died a thousand years ago!"
Adrian frowned and went to speak when a boyish laugh echoed around. Suddenly, he was surrounded in a large bubble. "Time to party!"
I'm backkk! Sorry, my laptop broke. This is IPad magic!
