LadyBugOut AU (Snippets)

A Fence of Occasion

Summary:
Marinette, in the midst of writing her list, decides to patch things up with Kagami.

Chapter Text
Marinette hummed to herself as she was heading back towards the bakery, staring down at her list with an unsure gaze.

“Max is smart,” she muttered to herself, “and he has good reflexes from gaming, but he gets way too into his own head. That could be a huge problem…”

Tikki poked her head out, looking around to ensure it was safe before speaking up. “How many people are you adding, Marinette? You already have half of the class on there!”

“Well, I want it to be extensive!” Marinette argued in a hushed tone. She pouted, glancing over her list once more. “…Do you think Jagged Stone would have time for a miraculous?”

“Master Fu is not going to pick Jagged Stone.”

“He might,” Marinette disagreed. “…He’d definitely like the superhero angle.”

“Marinette!”

“I know!” She huffed, even as she sketched Jagged Stone’s picture and general traits on her list, regardless of what Tikki had said. Sighing, she admitted, “I guess he would be outted in a week anyway.”

A noise in the distance caught her attention. She stopped walking, gaze drawn to her school. The doors were cracked open and she could hear an occasional clinking noise.

Ah, fencing classes. She’d almost forgotten. It’d been a while since she’d tried out herself before swiftly losing the open spot to—

Marinette paused, looking down at her list thoughtfully. Tikki peered up at her, confusion written across her features.

“What is it?”

“Tikki,” she began, “…what do you think about Kagami? For the list, I mean.”

“Kagami?” Tikki didn’t seem opposed to the suggestion, but rather surprised. “I thought you didn’t like her?”

“It’s not—” Marinette’s cheeks turned pink with embarrassment. “It’s not that I don’t like her. She…” Sighing, she continued, “she was in my way of getting to Adrien.”

It sounded even worse when she said it out loud. Shaking her head to clear her thoughts, Marinette headed up the stairs, staying out of view but where she could peek in to see what was going on. She drew a quick but recognizable Kagami on her list, mulling over what traits she knew about her and writing them down thusly.

determined

strives for perfection

never hesitates

She peeked into the school just in time see Kagami - with the red suit, there was no doubt it was her - strike her opponent and practically knock them over. Marinette winced at the poor individual before writing down merciless on the list. She was quickly realizing that some of the traits she was writing could be considered both a pro and a con, so she added a separate column for such things.

She was so focused on adding and adjusting her list that she didn’t know how much time had passed. It was only once Tikki was patting at her arm that she snapped out of it.

“What?” she asked, looking down at her purse to meet Tikki’s gaze.

“The class is ending,” Tikki warned in a hushed whisper.

“The class—” Marinette stiffened, looking at the school, then at the sky as if to get a gauge of the time. She stood up in a rush, rifling through her bag to get it open so she could stuff her list inside.