Miraculous Marichat

Chapter 12

3rd person POV

Chloé had a change of heart that day, she went to Mr. Damocles' office and requested permission to go home. The rest of the day went on, the main four couldn't talk about what happened at the moment, they would have to wait till after school. After a few hours had passed, the end of the school day came, as Alya and Marinette were walking into the locker room, they ran into Adrien and Nino. "So, what did Chloé do that finally made you snap?" Nino asked. Marinette sighed, then replied. "You were there Nino, do I have to explain? But she was also talking smack about one of the best, if not the best, hero in Paris." Her response was bittersweet, short, and got to the point, Nino got enough of an answer and decided to drop it. There was an awkward moment of silence as they all put the books and papers they didn't need away. Adrien, not liking the tension, decided to change the subject and speak up. "I'm gonna go and get ready for fencing, so I'll see you in a bit, and I'll see you guys tomorrow." He pointed at Marinette when saying 'you' and waved goodbye to Alya and Nino. "What does he mean by 'I'll see you in a bit'?" Alya looked puzzled and turned to Marinette, Nino was confused as well, Marinette sighed. "Adrien's grades have been dropping a little, so he asked me to help tutor him, as I have the best grades in the class." Nino was satisfied with the answer and moved on, Alya on the other hand, had stars in her eyes, she was very excited, and once Nino saw her face, his turned to one of tiredness, he knew immediately what his girlfriend was planning, and knew she was gonna drag him into it. "So, how long is this tutor session going to last for?" She asked, stars still in her eyes. Marinette matched Nino's expression, preparing herself for Alya to spy on her and Adrien, while dragging Nino along with her. "I don't know, probably an hour or two?" Alya's face then turned to one of mischief asking another question. "When does this session start and how many more are there going to be?" "It starts at 4, and I don't know how many more there will be." Alya looked ready to explode, she was very happy. "Well you might wanna head early, y'know just to be there early." Alya looked at Marinette, very happy. "I can't, I have a few things to do at the bakery, and Adrien has fencing and other things to do as well." Alya's face turned to one of slight sadness, Marinette gave a smug smile at her, don't worry Al, it'll be like two hours at most, and 30 minutes at the least, just be patient, go on a date with Nino or something." Many different ideas popped into Alya's head at that moment, Marinette waved goodbye to them both, then left the locker room, headed out of the school, and to the bakery. Nino looked at his girlfriend and smiled, "André's?" He asked, Alya gave a nod and they were out of the school, on their way to find the famous ice cream. After fencing, which took less time than usual, Adrien headed to the library to practice his Chinese lessons. Meanwhile, Marinette had almost finished at the bakery, she just needed to help two more customers, grab her stuff, and then leave. After gathering everything she needed, she kissed her parents on the cheek, and waved goodbye. She met Adrien in the library and sat next to him. "Oh! Hey Marinette" said girl, waved and smiled at him. "So, what has been the hardest subject for you recently?" She said taking her tablet and notes out of her bag. "Well, math and history have been the hardest subjects, which is surprising, because math is one of the subjects that I used to score highest on." Marinette gave a small smile. "Well, since those two are the hardest for you, why don't we start with the simplest one for now, so that way we can work our way up to the harder ones." Adrien smiled back, "Sure, the easiest for me is physics, I've always excelled at that." Marinette had one question on her mind, and she intended to ask it before officially starting the tutoring. "Adrien, if I may ask, why are your grades dropping so suddenly? You used to be one of the highest scoring students." Adrien gave a sheepish smile, putting his hand on his neck. "I guess I've just been distracted, I can't really put into detail, but that's the simplest I can put it." Marinette gave a nod of understanding, she didn't push anymore and began taking out everything she needed.