The Play

A Dream or A Nightmare?

hey besties. forewarning i wrote this when i was 13 years old so youre in for a wild ride. also it was 2016 so like literally 10 episodes of szn 1 were out and we watched them all on youtube w fanmade translations lmaoo. a different time. anyway slay 13 y/o me - 2.28.22

The first part is a little dull but it gets better.

There she was, our main character, Marinette Dupain-Cheng. She woke up right on time, much to her distaste. She usually slept later, but her kwami, Tikki woke her up. Tikki just happens to be one of eight kwamis that turn normal civilians into superheroes. And Tikki just happens to be one of the strongest ones. Lucky for Marinette. Yes, Marinette is one of the superheroes. She goes by the name of Ladybug, her nicknames Lady Magic and Lady Luck. She constantly risks her life to save others. Of course, nobody knew that it was her doing this except for herself and Tikki.

She sometimes got lonely. She couldn't talk to anyone, not even her partner, Chat Noir, because she didn't want to reveal her identity. It had to stay hidden, or else that childish crush she knew Chat Noir had on her would dissipate instantly and nobody would care. Of course, little did she know this was all in her head. In real life Chat would love her even more, relieved that he now could date his lady and his princess at the same time, but not be cheating-not that he'd ever do that anyway.

But she didn't know that and remained lonely.

She pulled on her typical grey and pink outfit and headed out the door, fashion design book and pencil in hand. She walked under the shade of the orange and red autumn trees and didn't glance up once from her sketching. Her brows furrowed with concentration as she added a side note and drew lace on the skirt of the dress.

She walked into the road, Yes poor Marienette walked straight into the road, distracted by designing the dress, and failed to see a car coming straight at her. She finally looked up and her eyes widened. A scream formed on her lips and her pupils dilated as she thought this was the end.

A millisecond before the car hit her, a strong figure knocked her out of the way, landing next to her on the sidewalk. She looked over, panting, at Adrien Agreste himself! Her crush, her dream, her everything. He looked as shocked as her, mouth open, breathing heavily. A moment later, a huge, burly man picked him up and set him on his feet. He yelled at him in a deep and monotone voice, "You could've been killed! What would your father say about it if you had died!" He seemed more concerned about his job than Adrien.

Adrien stared back, still in shock. Marinette slowly and shakily stood up and started walking, still horrified, to school, sketchbook still in shaking hand. Alya wasn't there. She sat alone at her desk, eyes just beginning to relax, as Rose, Juleka, Alix, and Sabrina crowded around her, asking what happened and if she was alright. Max had already computed how fast Adrien must have gone to save her from standing on the sidewalk, 6 feet away from her and move her 6 more feet, 12 feet in total, if the cars were going the speed limit, 15 mph (Around 24 Kilometers per hour) in .5 seconds. He calculated it.

It was 14 mph. Pretty much the same speed as the car (again right around 24 kilometers per hour). This is true, I did the math.

Marinette wondered if it was human to go so fast. As Ladybug she could go that speed for about 3 seconds, but that was with Tikki's help!

The teacher walked in, disrupting her thoughts. She straightened her shirt so she looked slightly less flustered. The words she said frightened Marinette more than any akuma.

"Class, we are to do a play honoring Ladybug and Chat Noir. We will pick the people who resemble them the most and they will play that part." Marinette paled. What if they figure out who I am????? What will I say? The bluenette wondered, immensely worried.

"Miss Bustier?? Hello-o! I am the perfect part for Ladybug. I even have a costume and I look just like her! Alya- I know, she's a total loser, but listen-even thought I was her!" Chloe exclaimed, raising her hand, like she wanted to be called on, but speaking anyway.

Marinette ground her teeth when Chloe insulted her best friend. "Don't talk about people behind their back, Chloe!" Both Adrien and Marinette said at the same time. They looked at each other, Adrien smiling, his perfectly white and straight teeth causing a swoon worthy grin, and Marinette blushing profusely, resembling Ladybugs suit.

Ms. Bustier shook her head. "I'm sorry, but you have the wrong hair color and body and skin type. Let's see... Marinette could play Ladybug! She looks very similar."

Marinette sucked in a breath nervously.

Chloe screeched in outrage. "That girl looks more like a-a trashcan than Ladybug! She can't even tell her crush she likes him. I'm sure Ladybug would have told him ages ago." She snarled.

Marinettes eyes watered.

🚨Mild Origin Spoilers skip the part that I pointed out if you haven't seen them but the rest is fine to read🚨

Nino and Kim defended her. "But she has something that you don't have- compassion and kindness." Nino called angrily. Kim joined in. "Yeah! Do you remember who brought croissants for the class on career day when she didn't have to? Marinette. Do you remember when she calmed the class down and took charge when Knights threatened to storm YOUR hotel? Marinette. Do you remember who gave me the confidence to asks you to be my valentine when I didn't know how heartless you were? Marinette. Do you remember the one to comfort Juleka when YOU made Sabrina lock her in the bathroom? Marinette. Spoilers: Do you remember who comforted Ivan when he got akumatized, back when I wasn't his friend? Spoilers over. Yeah, Marinette did that. It wasn't you, Chloe. It was never you." Kim spat out viciously.

Marinette was stunned. She slowly wiped the tears from her eyes and hugged Kim and Nino. "Thank you guys." She whispered.

Ms. Bustier grinned quietly and pressed something on her phone.

"So Marinette for Ladybug?" She asked.

The class cheered yes.

"But who for Chat Noir?" Marinette asked.

The teacher looked to Adrien. "You were my top choice because of your hair color. You can put in color contacts and mess up your hair, I guess. Sound good class?"

Adrien bit his lip and nodded.

The class cheered again. Adrien smiled at Marinette.

Alya stumbled in, way late. "I have the script! I finished it!" She yelled victoriously, waving some crumpled papers in her hand.

When she learned that Mari was to be Ladybug, she tilted her head to the side. "You have the same hair color, style, complexion , body type, hair style, eyes color and size... You'll do okay." She critiqued. The knots in Marinette's stomach slowly loosened. Not even the expert knew it was her.

Alya moved a stray hair out of Marinettes face, getting closer. "I'll be expecting an interview later for not yelling my realization out to the class, Ladybug." She whispered to Marinette.

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