Love Square -Adrienette/LadyNoir/MariChat/Ladrien MIRACULOUS LADYBUG FANFIC

CH23 :The Ultimate Competition P2

[Narrator's POV]

Mrs Bustier has a passion for literature so it was not hard for Adrien and Marinette to find her amongst the book stands.

"Hi ma'am!" Marinette greets brightly.

"Oh, hello." Mrs Bustier smiles and puts down the book she was looking at. "I see you're competing in The Ultimate Competition. I must say I am very impressed with both of your participation in the Story Book Parade."

"Thanks Ms Bustier. So, what challenge do you have for us?" Asks Adrien.

"A scavenger hunt!" Ms Bustier takes out a small list and hands it to Adrien. "Collect these items from the students in our class and bring them back to me. However, you are not allowed to simply ask your classmates. You must take the items without them knowing about your partaking in the competition."

"Right. Thanks Ms Bustier, see you soon." Marinette says, waving her teacher goodbye.

Adrien reads the list out loud as they walk. "One wicker basket, one wizarding wand, one tiara, one pirate's parrot, one magnifying glass and one clown nose."

"Rose's scrapbooking stall is up ahead!" Marinette says, pointing at a small pink stall. "Goldilocks and the three bears will have the wicker basket."

"Let's sneak around the back. As much as it pains me to steal from Rose, she can't know that we're participating in The Ultimate Competition." Adrien replies.

As they draw nearer, Adrien and Marinette notice that Ivan and Nathaniel, with possession of the wizard wand, are also hanging out at Rose's stall.

Adrien chuckles and rubs his hands together mischievously. "Here the prey gathers."

Marinette and Adrien sneak around the back of Rose's stall.

"Here's the plan. Everyone is inside the booth which means I can crouch behind the counter and they won't see me. We'll take Nathaniel's wand first and then once I create the distraction, you snatch Rose's basket." Adrien whispers.

"What? How will I know when your making the distraction? And What do I do in the meantime? How are we stealing Nathaniel's wand?" Marinette questions.

"Easy. You distract Nathaniel with your girly charms and leave the rest to me." Adrien answers before shoving Marinette forward.

"Woah—wait!" Marinette starts.

Adrien crawls around Marinette's feet and crouches behind the counter where she is standing right in front of Nathaniel.

"M-Marinette! Hi." Nathaniel greets.

"Hi, hey, what—what are you guys doing here?" Marinette says, her eyes flickering down to Adrien nervously.

Adrien is crawling under the stall table that is acting as a counter. Clearly he intends to swipe Nathaniel's wand from his pocket while he is busy talking to Marinette.

"We're helping out." Nathaniel answers. "Is everything okay?"

Marinette's head snaps back up. "Everything is fine! I-I just wanted to say hi to my fellow classmates."

"Oh...er, hi?" Nathaniel replies awkwardly.

Ivan, Mylene and Juleka all give Marinette a wave.

"Hi Marinette!" Rose says happily. "That's so nice of you to drop by, do you like my stall?"

"I love it! It's so pretty...and pink." Marinette answers.

Adrien successfully retrieves Nathinael's wand and scoots back to Marinette's side but she is still focused on Nathaniel.