It All Started On Her Balcony

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a/n: hola you lil beans! lil announcement that Lost In Shanghai has finally been completed and is available to read on all my social profiles linked in my linktree. also on the subject of that book, i wanted to say another HUUUGE thank you to you lil beans again for 850 READS- honestly i never thought that my book views would escalate THAT quick but anyways, im EXTREMELY grateful for every single read <3. i love just looking at the stats of my books and seeing all the reviews, votes and comments people leave. 

(this chapter is gon be written ONLY from marinettes point of view as shes mainly affected by what happens... not gonna give out any spoilers heheh)

warning: this chapter will contain some mild violence (idk if this is a tw really but some mentions of anxiety and panic attacks as well)... ight lets gooo!

Marinette's POV (the next day):

I wake up, 7am sharp and jump out of bed, prepared for the day. Everything was planned out and I was certain nothing could go wrong, even Tikki agreed that nothing could possibly go wrong. I quickly washed, threw on an outfit which consisted of light blue jeans, pink tank top and my usual blue/gray-ish jacket, pulled my midnight blue hair into a messy bun, did some light makeup and finally stepped out into the mid-spring sunshine and made my way to school. I should've known that Adrien was the stalker-ish kind as the minute I stepped out of the bakery, he jumped out from my right hand side and pulled me into a hug.

"Woa- Adrien?! Why the hell are you waiting outside my bakery, have you seriously got nothing else to d-" I stopped mid sentence and stared him up and down, I'd only realised now that his outfit looked so goddamn hot... his cotton white shirt halfway buttoned up, revealing half his chest and his tight blue jeans. I still couldn't process the fact that HE was my boyfriend.

"Like what you see hm?" He teased while smirking at me, I pulled myself together and managed to draw my eyes away from his perfect body.

"Y-yeahhh- I mean no- I mean... ugh forget it let's just get out of here" I stuttered, making a complete fool of myself, while grabbing his hand and making our way to school.

A little voice in my head was telling me that this plan was going to go ALL wrong, I shoved it to the back of my mind and focused on the positive side, thinking that everything was going to be fine. I couldn't have been more wrong...

We met Alya at the crossing just opposite the school and walked up the steps, to the entrance. My luck is always rigged against me as the minute we walked in, Luka was there- his eyes shooting daggers at me and Adrien- he was clearly jealous that we were together and I'm pretty sure Adrien sensed a little uneasiness in me as he grabbed my arm and squeezed it as if to reassure me. I remained confident and managed to walk past him without having a full on panic attack about what he could possibly do to me.

*time skip to after 1st and 2nd period (break) brought to you by FedEx*

Once again, we came across Luka and this time the sense of dread and uneasiness washed over me. Having severe anxiety really didn't help with this, I couldn't just have a complete breakdown in front of everyone, or have a panic attack either- I just somehow have to remain strong. I remembered what Tikki had told me when I first was given my miraculous- Always stay strong, even in your toughest times when giving up seems like the best option.

Alya had gone with Nino somewhere and left me and I had no clue where Adrien was, which worried me even more when I saw Luka coming towards me. I diverted my attention to to opposite side of the hallway and began walking down towards the locker room, that would buy me some extra time to come up with a strategy to get away from him. The corridor leading to the lockers were eerily empty, the only sound was the slapping of my shoes hitting the polished marble floor and my fast paced breaths.