Wishing Upon A Star In The City Of Lights

Chapter 5: Plans and A Question

   During lunchtime, as Marinette was ranting about school, Alya's phone buzzed. She pulled it out. Her eyes lit up with amazement and mischief. 
    Hey you remember my best bro, Adrien? Him and 'Nette met this morning and I think he's crushing on her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We should do something so they can properly meet!!!!!!!!

   "What?" Marinette asked her friend.
  
    "Nothing. So you were saying?"

   "Okay... remember that guy I told you about that super annoying? He literally never. Shuts. Up! Oh and guess what? Lila just transferred into my school. MY SCHOOL!" Marinette slowly raised her voice. She was fired up, angry.

   "Ok, chill. Calm down, M. Who cares if she transferred-" Marinette interrupted her friend.

   "ME! I care! You know I don't like her. Why can't she just transfer to another school. I don't know if I can be in a class with her without feeling the need to... I don't know... murder her."

   "Okay, okay, like I said, calm down. Because, I swear if you don't calm down right now, I will call Nino and you know how that's gonna go. And I don't think you want whatever happened last time to happen again, do you?" Alya was right. The last time Marinette got fired up like this, Nino had to pin her to the wall. It didn't work. She was so riled up she felt the need to punch something or someone. Nino gave up and decided to let Marinette punch him. Marinette instantly felt better and better with each punch. But he still had one last trick up his sleeve. One Marinette didn't see coming. Nino looked down at his shoes and kneeled down, pretending to tie his shoe lace. But as he crouched down, he grabbed on to Marinette's waist and carried her over his shoulder.

   "Get the tape," he told his girlfriend. She immediately went to look for it. Nino set Marinette's down in a chair. She sprang right back up. Nino grabbed her legs and body slammed her to the ground. He got on top of her, holding her arms to the ground. Marinette kept squirming around until she gave up and sat there with Nino pinning her down. It was an awkward position but they had to stay like that until Alya came back with the tape. Marinette, as her usual self, was coming up with a plan for when Nino got out of the way.

   "... I'm not even gonna ask," Alya said. Finally Nino got up. As did Marinette. She tried to run, but she didn't get too far before Nino caught up to her. He came up from behind and got a hold of her legs and, once again, carried her over his shoulder. She didn't understand. Her plans never failed. Well, they have a few times, but that's not the point. The point is that she usually has great plans that work most of the time.

   This time, with the power of team work, Nino and Alya finally got her to sit in a chair and calmly tell her story. Taped to the chair, of course. It was the only way.

   Marinette's snapped back to reality and answered the question Alya had asked her. "No," she answered.

   "Good. I don't either. Now chill out, I have him on speed dial," Alya said.

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   A few hours later Alya and Nino were planning how this proper meet was going to be. And after hours and hours of coming up with different scenarios and excuses, they finally found the perfect way of telling their friends that they should all get together.

   "Okay, how about 'hey we should get the whole gang together'?" Nino asked.

   "Love it! It's perfect! I'm hanging out with her tomorrow, I could tell her then. Hey, are you sure Adrien is the one falling for her?"

   "Bro, trust me. The dude wouldn't stop blabbing about her. He may not know a lot about her, but what he does know he talks about it with a lovesick expression and his eyes shine brighter than they ever have. He's definitely falling," he said.

   "I don't blame him. Mari is awesome!" Alya exclaimed.

   "That what I told him! I also told him that every guy she's hung out with has had a crush on her because of how cool she is, me included," Nino explained. Alya nodded in agreement.