08-21-21, 3:07 pm
Marinette entered the dimly lit room, the wooden, flaky door creaking as it opened slowly. The first time she'd been here everything looked caliginous and unwelcome. But after several visits, the mood felt cozy.
An old woman in a rocking chair watched her favorite show on a black and white television — hair flecked with grey and flower-designed dress tattered, yet a smile had blossomed on her lips. That very woman was none other than Lila's dear grandmother: Agatha Rossi.
"Lila! Is school over? So early?" said the woman eagerly.
"Good afternoon, grandma. Marinette's here if you don't mind. We'll be doing a Chemistry project together," said Lila in reply.
"Oh! Marinette my dear, hello," she greeted, pleased to see the girl.
"Hey, Mrs. Rossi." Marinette walked closer to her, locking the other in a tight hug.
"It's been a while." She let go, resting her hands on her lap. "Now good luck with the project. And don't get distracted, alright?" said Agatha.
They nodded and walked up the stairs. The two entered Lila's room, Marinette immediately sinking her bottom on the sky blue, inflatable sofa on the side of the room.
A quick chime sliced through the momentary silence. "Who is it?"
"It's Rin," replied Lila, typing in her password before reading the message.
The other stood up and walked to Lila's side. "We've told her countless times!" She bit her lip in frustration. "Is she joking?"
"No. It looks serious." She chuckled. "They're back together."
"That dumb ginger. I'm gonna strangle her one day," said Marinette nastily.
"It has nothing to do with her being ginger. Sabrina's just Sabrina, and she's hopeless. Just because he apologized doesn't mean she should forgive him." Lila knitted her eyebrows as she turned off her phone and carefully put it on her bedside table. "Forget it, let's leave her alone. This is giving me a headache.
"Hey. That Adrien boy, remember him?" asked Lila, changing the subject.
She shrugged. "How could I not? He was so eager to help us, pfft."
"That...was the first time I've seen you been remotely nice to a guy," said Lila amusedly, sitting on the floor.
"Shut it." Marinette pushed her playfully.
Their laughs were ceased once the blue-eyed girl looked around the room. The walls were all black, and there was a lonely lightbulb and a nightlight beside the zebra-themed bed. There were posters here and there, yet no pictures of her family; it made Marinette bite her lip as she pondered.
"You know, I've always wondered," said Marinette, "why aren't there any pictures of you and your parents?"
"Oh— them..." Lila looked at her feet.
Her fingers twitched.
The mention of them made her chest heavy, heart rate increased. Breathing was suddenly such a hard task. Barely able to compose herself, she quickly said in reply, "I'm sorry, I can't tell y—"
Marinette began shaking her hands aggressively, sensing her clear discomfort. "No, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. It's totally alright," said the blunette nervously, "I mean I didn't tell you about...you know, either."
"Yeah..." she muttered, rubbing her shoulders.
Silence overtook the room in a matter of milliseconds, and the air was suffocating. Without hesitation, Marinette changed the subject to the reason they were there in the first place. "So, do we demonstrate using a gaseous equilibrium system? Aqueous? I mean we already have the materials."
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Contradiction || Marichat AU
FanficA plethora of enigmas, there the two of them stood in the middle of it all. The past shattered into bits of glass, yet who knew these hopeless little moments could eventually serve as pieces to the puzzle that is the future? With magical costumes h...
