The Fox and the Ladybug

Part Two: Life of Ladybug

Marinette's POV

7:47 am

I woke up with a blurry red thing rubbing my forehead and pointing at a clock that said..

7:47!!!! "OH SHIT!" I exclaimed, jumping out of bed grabbing my pink hairbrush and my red hair ties. I put on a white t-shirt with a cute pink flower design on it and my classic pink jeans. I slapped on my gray jacket and put my hair up into pigtails. I got to the school entrance with an apple in my hand just in time... for the bell to ring signaling the start of class and screaming in my face that I was late... again. I stayed up till 3:10 am fighting Refleckta (goddamn, Juleka, wait till daytime to feel sad). I immediately felt guilty after thinking this because I knew Juleka didn't choose to get akumatized, but I just really wish that I get at least six hours of sleep tonight. I entered the classroom right after Ms. Bustier called my name for attendance.

After she took role, we started going over our homework due last night. Luckily, I was able to finish it, but I had to skip eating dinner with my parents, which is one of my favorite parts of my day. Sometimes I feel like being Ladybug means sacrificing everything else. Hawk Moth has been akumatizing so many people lately, it's almost like that's all he does. Yesterday I was babysitting when Mr. Ramier got akumatized for the 49th time. I had to think of an excuse to make my parents watch Manon in the bakery while I fought Mr. Pigeon. I still showed up late to the fight, making Chat Noir disappointed in me, even though he tried to hide it.

"Lila? Can you please tell the class what 6c(5+t) is?" asked Ms. Bustier.

"Ugh, Lila," I thought to myself. Why does Ms. Bustier even bother calling on her? She'll just come up with an excuse for why she was too busy staring at Adrien to pay attention.

"Sorry, Ms. Bustier, but my hearing disease is really bad today! Can you please call on someone else?" Lila said in a voice so high that bats could hear it.

Called it.

"Sure, Lila! Umm, Marinette?" asked Ms. Bustier.

I responded to the math problem and Ms. Busiter smiled telling me I was correct.

The lesson continued until the bell rang for lunch and I packed up my math book and my sketch of Adrien with his glistening golden hair and minty green eyes the color of the peppermint leaf of my dreams and he was wearing the outfit he wore on his last photoshoot and-

"Mari? You coming?" questioned Alya as she saw me staring off into space at my drawing.

"Uh-yes! Heh!" I said bashfully.

At lunch Alya saw me staring off in the direction where Adrien was sitting and practically pushed me to where he was sitting. Right when I was about to wave my hand up, Lila came up and sat down next to him, kissing his cheek. She then looked at me quickly, before looking to my friends and back to Adrien. That bitch pissses me off more than anything.

I spent the rest of the day drawing some fashion designs I'd thought of in the shower last night and half listening to something called mitochondria and was thrilled when I got home and went straight to sleep.