{Important Notice} Sports |~| A Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir Fanfic

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Welcome back!
Let's get on with the story, shall we?

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Monday
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After they arrived at the sports shop, they began browsing for tennis balls and rackets.
"Isn't this cute?" Alya asked Marinette, holding up a pink tennis racket with red hearts on it.

"Yeah, it is! It's just I'd like a tennis racket that matches my dress that I made, but otherwise I probably would get it." Marinette told her, pulling up a picture of the tennis dress she had designed herself.

"That looks fabulous! Is it complete?" Alya inquired. Marinette nodded with a smile before she continued browsing for tennis rackets. She finally found one that matched her tennis dress. Alya originally wasn't going to do tennis, but because Marinette told her that she had made a tennis dress for her, she gave in and bought a tennis racket that fit with her dress. They paid for the rackets and left the store, heading for Marinette's house/the Dupain-Cheng bakery.

When they arrived at the bakery Sabine greeted them warmly. She was going to ask all sorts of questions, but she didn't because Marinette explained that they needed to get back to school fast, as there was only a short, 30-minute break in between the end of school and after-school activities.
(I know there probably isn't a break in between, but for the sake of this fanfic, there is. Just roll with it, okay?)
Marinette and Alya hurried up the stairs to her room. Alya gasped in astonishment at her and Marinette's hand-designed tennis dresses.

(I don't have pictures, so bear with me. :p )

Marinette's was a delicate princess pink on a material that was used for most tennis dresses. It was sleeveless, and there was a small open-backed area. It was pleated, and had tiny pearls scattered near the pleats for decoration.

Alya's was a bright cyan that stood out very easily. It faded to cerulean blue on the bottom, and it was also open-armed. It showed off more of her back than Marinette's did, even if only by a little bit. The pleats were plain, without the sprinkling of decorative pearls that Marinette's had.

"This looks awesome, girl! I'm super excited to put this on!" exclaimed Alya as she turned the dress back and forth, admiring it.

"Thanks Alya! I put a lot of time into designing it. Anyways, we have to hurry! Our 30-minute break is almost up!" Marinette reminded her, checking the time that now read 15 minutes before their tennis class started.

They changed into their tennis dresses as quickly as they possibly could and put on jackets. "Bye mom!" Marinette shouted back to her mom as they left the bakery to return to school for class.

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"Of course Father would make me take tennis. Apparently fencing isn't enough exercise." said Adrien with an eye roll.

Nino patted his back sympathetically. "I'll be taking it too, dude. We can struggle together." Adrien smiled a little bit at his friend's attempt to cheer him up.

They stepped into the tennis court around 7 minutes early. The teacher wasn't even there yet. A few students were there, playing with tennis balls or sitting on a bench. Nino set his tennis racket down next to a bench, and Adrien began to dribble a tennis ball. "Hey Nino, this is pretty f— AH!" he exclaimed as he lost control of the ball and it zoomed off to the other end of the court. Nino desperately tried to contain his laughter as Adrien chased after the runaway ball.