Tales of Ladrien ✔️

05 | Call Me

Adrien's POV

As we drove up to school I saw Nino waving and smiling at me. I wish I had his life. So laid back and probably has a father who cares about him.

"Hey Nino, is Marinette here yet?"

"Naw, man you know she's always late. For some reason."

"Yea, oh look there Alya, let's go and talk to her."

"Whatever you want, man."

We walked up to Alya, who was probably waiting for Marinette to show up.

"Hey, guys. Have you heard from Marienette at all? She's not answering"

"Nope, maybe she slept in accidentally. I do that sometimes," Nino said.

I suddenly heard footsteps run up behind me, turned around and saw Marinette. She leaned over her hands on her thighs panting.

"Am...I late?" She asks still in her pant.

Suddenly the school bell rings, and it is time to starts school.

"Nope, but you were close, gurl," said Alya.

Marinette and I both shared an awkward glance, before walking in. We got to our seats as our teacher Miss. Bustier walks in. She announces that we have a project on French poetry. Everybody moans.

"Um...Miss do I have to do the project?" asks Chloé.

"Yes, Chloé everybody has to do the project. But luckily this is gonna be a partner project," says our teacher, Miss. Bustier. "I will be assigning partners today and the project will be due Wednesday of next week," she announces as everybody in unison sighs in relief.

Marinette's POV

Phew, it's gonna be a partner project, I say to myself. I turn to Alya who is sneakily on her phone.

"Oo, I hope I get paired up with Adrien."

"Ok, and the partners will be, Mylène and Ivan, Rose and Juleka, Max and Kim, Alex and Nathaniel, Sabrina and Chloe, Nino and Alya, and finally, Marinette and Adrien."

OMG! I'm with Adrien!! I just hope it won't be awkward. He turns around to me, smiles and waves. I start awkwardly waving slowly back to him.

"Your projects will be on a famous French poet. You will do your project on one person. You are all going to write a biography on this person. Make sure including there most famous piece," Miss. Bustier says, then motioning for all of us to start.

"So...um...Marinette who should we do?" Adrien turns back around and asks me.

"I don't know. We can do Charles Baudelaire."

"Sounds good, how about we exchange numbers so we can get together after school and work on the project?"

Adrien wants my phone number!! But it's only for a project so it means nothing, but he still asked!! I gave him my phone and he gave me his phone. I held his phone in my hand looking at the wallpaper on it. His mom. I feel so bad for him. It must be hard to have her be gone and then left with his dad who doesn't care about him. I put my number in his phone and hand it back. He gives me back my phone too and I look down and see Adrien's number. He stands up, grabs his bag and before he walks it he says...

"Call me."