Pause and Play (alyanette college AU)

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Expectations

god i'm so cool should i be a writer???

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ALYA POV

After Marinette left, it was quiet.

I didn't really want to admit it but I already missed her company. The whole trip changed me, made me realize stuff.

But I knew this couldn't go any further.

I knew I would hurt her.

Hurt me.

Girls never effected me but goddamn it.

I needed to leave my room and do something.

I got the brilliant idea and decided to go walk around campus, try and look for something to do, and possibly get something to eat.

Arriving at the bottom floor, I left out the front doors and just walked around.

After a useless walk, I went back in the way I entered and noticed commotion in the dining hall.

I walked around the corner and noticed a short haired girl and the same man from the first day here.

"Cmon sir, you don't have anything? Coffee? Tea? WATER?" The girl questioned the bald man.

"Look kid, I said we've got nothing. Now please go bother someone else," he replied to her whining.

With that, he turned his back and walked through a set of swing doors.

The ravette sighed and turned around. "Oh, Alya! What a coincidence!" she says, walking towards me.

Kagami.

"Oh..hey Kagami. How was your thanksgiving?" I asked her, slowly walking towards her.

"It was great! My mother took me for a massive dinner at a hotel and the food was a AMAZING!" Kagami answered, facing me getting uncomfortably close.

I noticed her slowly entering my personal space, and I backed up trying to keep her out of it.

"T-that's goo-"

"Why haven't you called me? I've texted you?"
she interrupts.

I tried to show her I felt uncomfortable by standing my ground and showing less interest.

God this is weird.

"I've been..busy!" I awkwardly laugh.

"Oh...okay! Well, you have my number right?" She asks with a wide smile, making me kind of scared.

"Yup, look I've got to go, see you later," I tell her, and take steps to head back to the elevator.

"Wait!" Kagami grips my hand harshly and pulls me towards her and backs me into a wall, and instantly kisses my lips.

Taken by suprise, my eyes stay open and I just stay frozen for a second, processing how much I  didn't like this.

I quickly pull away and start awkwardly shuffling away from her and hurrying to the elevator, pushing the button repeatedly.

"Call me!" She yells from the cafeteria area.

The doors slide open after a minute of me pushing the button and I rush in, clicking my floor.

Dear god.

The doors slide open once more and I walk to my door. I put my keys in and unlock it but it locks again.

She must be here.

Turning it again to let myself in, it breaks open and I see Marinette facing the wall in the dark.

"Marinette? Are you sleeping?" I whisper just loud enough to get her attention.

I hear a shuffle in her sheets and she takes out what seems to be a airpod. "Yep," she says coldly and quietly.

I feel a stab in my chest.

Why is she being so cold?

"Oh okay. Goodnight," I reply.

MARINETTE POV

The moment I noticed it was Alya my heart shattered.

Adrien looked at me with guilt in his eyes, as mine teared up.

"I was right," I told him.

He put his hand on my shoulders and guiltily smiled at me.

And with that, I just rushed to the elevators and went to my bed.

Yes, I feel bad for leaving Adrien there but I knew he understood.

But I knew I shouldn't have gotten to hurt.

I thought she would change because of us.

Why would I think that? I practically did this to myself.

Arriving in my room, tears leave my eyes and I just shove my airpods in and put in music, drowning out my expections.

I turned down the music enough to hear her keys unlock the door, and let herself in.

I didn't want her to talk to me. But it's not her fault. It's mine for thinking different of her.

"Marinette? Are you sleeping?"

I feel a stab in my chest when I heard her voice.

Holding back pain, I numb my voice before speaking. "Yep," I spit out.

Facing the wall, I see her walking to her side of the room and sit on her bed.

"Oh okay. Goodnight," her voice pierced through the silent room.