A Series of Events

2

Marinette woke up the next day, and was committed to getting dressed and showered early.

She jumped into the shower, and washed her hair. A task that now takes a lot longer than it used to.

She jumped out, and looked through her closet.

"The weather said 10 to 15 degrees Celsius throughout the day. So I should probably wear something warmer, but not too warm." She told Tikki.

"What about that one long sleeve dress you own, and some stockings or tights? I think that would look super cute." Tikki suggested. She pulled out a long sleeve, bright red, fit and flare dress. The length was just above her finger tips. She paired the dress with some black leggings and some cute black suede boot heels.

She looked in the mirror and smiled. Her hair had air dried, and was looking really wavy and full of volume. The sides of her hair occasionally slipped into her vision though. To counter this, she out on a matching red hair band to keep the side hairs from blocking her vision. Her bangs were freshly cut, and out of her face thankfully.

"You look so cute Marinette! You should take a picture." She suggested.

"You know what. I think I will." Mari dug out her phone, and look a cute photo in the body length mirror. She posted it onto her account, and wrote "Felt like wearing a cute red dress. I made it myself. What do you think?"

She placed Tikki in her bag with a chocolate chip cookie, and she headed downstairs.

"Goodbye Mama. Goodbye Papa." She said as she passed them.

"Goodbye. I love the dress sweetie." Her father complimented her.

Marinette grabbed a croissant on her way out, and walked to school. She felt very refreshed. Usually her mornings were stressful, but she was glad she took some time to wake up early and get dressed in something cute.

She walked in the school, but she was early enough that the doors weren't open yet. She sat down on a bench inside the gym, and pulled out a book to read.

Unbeknownst to her, some people were staring at her. She was wearing a quite bold color for the day, and everyone else just wore a jacket to cover. Juleka walked over to her and squeeled.

"Wow Marinette! You look so cool! Did you make the dress yourself?" She asked, in her normal bubbly voice.

"I did. And thank you. I love your jacket. Especially the bright pink color." Mari complimented Juleka.

"Thank you. Also." She leaned towards Marinette to whisper. "A lot of guys are staring. I think you are creating a crowd." She told her before skipping back to her group of friends. Mari blushed a little as she looked up slightly. Some people looked away. She just continued to read her book, and try not to let the stares get to her.

Someone else walked up to her, and wanted her attention. It was Kim.

"Hi Kim. What's up?" Marinette said.

"Nothing much. I was just wondering what you would do if I spilled black coffee all over your dress." He said. Of course. Kim was sent on a mission by Chloe. Chloe had him wrapped around her finger. And of course, he was holding a cup of, most likely, black coffee.

"I would have to throw you over my shoulder if you even attempted it." She said confidently from where she sat.

"I doubt you could lift my arm alone." He laughed. He flexed his muscles slightly.

"You wanna bet?" She said. Kim smirked, and placed the cup of coffee on the ground.

"Try it. I give you full permission to flip me. If you can that is." He said. He held his arms out. Marinette stood up, and took her purse off, laying it on the bench.