Miraculous Mermaids (discontinued, but check the last chapter for extra info!)

10

Adrien POV:

Oh my gosh. I can't believe it. Marinette looks amazing! She's wearing one of her designs from her Chat Noir clothing line. It's a black hoodie with the words 'NOT A SIDEKICK' written in big, green letters and cat ears sewn on the hood. She's also wearing a green short skirt, thigh-high black socks and flats, and a black choker with a little golden bell in the middle.  The longer I stare at her, the more flattered I feel.

"Ugh, Maritrash! That outfit is hideous! What does it even mean? 

"It's Chat Noir themed, Chloé.   " Marinette responds. As she pulls down her hood, I can see that she tied her hair with green ribbons. 

"Um, no it isn't!" Chloé scoffs.

"Yes, it is. And if you were a true Ladybug and Chat Noir fan, you would agree with me."

"She's right, Chlo." I butt in.

  Chloé smirks. "I know, Adrikins! I was just joking! In fact, I have the exact same hoodie myself!"

"Psh, no you don't Chloé." Marinette scoffs.

"Uh, yes, I do Maritrash! How do you know what's in my closet unless," she gasps, "you stole it from me!" 

Marinette rolls her eyes. "Like i'd want anything from your closet. I know you don't have this hoodie because it's one-of-a-kind. I made it myself last night. The designs are right here." She whips out her sketchbook and flips to the page where the hoodie design is and shows it to the whole class. 

Now it's Chloé's turn to roll her eyes. "Whatever. And, by the way, Chat Noir is nothing but a sidekick."

I feel a pang of  hurt. In the corner of my eye, I see Alya and Nino's eyes harden. Marinette's hand curls into a fist. "Now listen--"

"Alright class. Settle down and turn in your permission slips." Mlle. Bustier walks in. 

Marinette grumbles and reluctantly walks to her seat and pulls out her slip.

"Oooh girl, Chloé is so lucky that Mlle. Bustier came in when she did!" Alya remarks.

What? "What does that mean Alya? Was Mari going to punch Chlo or something?" I ask.

"What? No! Mare's too wholesome for that. Last time someone called Chat Noir a sidekick, well, let me just show you." She pulls out her phone and shows me a 5-minute long video. I press play. Marinette's voice shouts back at me. I can hear her saying how Chat Noir is needed by Ladybug and how he's not a sidekick but a partner.

"Woah. She went off on that guy for a full 5 minutes?"

"Yep! I'm so proud of her!" Alya exclaims.

I glance over at Marinette and see that she's all red.

Marintte's POV:

I'm so embarassed! Alya said that she was gonna delete the video! Keeping the vid was bad enough, but know she's showing it to people? To ADRIEN?! Alya looks at my blushing face and smirks. "Look, I know that I said that I was gonna delete the video but I just couldn't! This is too good! Now, would you please please PLEASE let me post it on the Ladyblog?"

IS SHE CRAZY?"Nope. No way Alya."

"But Marinette..," Alya whines.

"No."

"C'mon, Mari. People really need to look at this." Adrien interjects.

"I-! Um...ugh! Fine!" I sigh in defeat. What? What do you want me to do? How can anyone resist those beautiful green eyes? Plus, he 'Mari' bombed me.

Both Alya and Adrien smile "Thanks girl! You're the best." Alya says.

"Yeah, whatever."

After uploading the video, she turns to me. "Now, the big question. When did you make that sweatshirt and how come I never heard you say a peep?"

"Well, I couldn't sleep and decided to make the sweatshirt."

"Wait, hold on," Adrien says, "You made that in one night?"

"Amazing, right Agreste?" Alya answers for me. "Whenever Mari puts her mind to an idea, nothing can take her away from it."

I nervously chuckle. "Well, since you seem so interested in this design, do you want to see the others?"

Her jaw drops. "There are others?" 

I pull out my sketchbook. She flips through each page grin becoming wider and wider. "Wow! Mare! These are AMAZING! How come I never heard anything about this?" 

I giggle. "I know how to keep a secret." 

"Shut up."

Our conversation is interuppted by Mlle. Bustier. "Alright kids! Get into groups of four. During the trip, you will stay with your group for different activities."

Nino looks at Alya, Adrien, and me. "Hey dudes. Wanna be a group?"

We all nod our heads. "Sure." Adrien replies.

Mlle. Bustier speaks up again. "Now, get into your groups so I can mark them down."

We all shuffle around the room to get in our groups. "Ok," Mlle. continues, "Chloé, Sabrina, Max, and Nathniel are group 1. Ivan, Mylene, Kim, and Alix are group 2. Rose, Juleka, Mireille and Aurore are group 3. And Marinette, Alya, Nino, and Adrien are group 4. Now remember kids, don't forget to pack tonight and be here by 7:30. No later." She adds looking pointedly at me. "Class dismissed."

We all walk outside. "Well, dudes, I gotta go pack. See ya tomorrow!" Nino waves.

"Me too." Alya adds.

"I don't have to pack, but I do have to set my 50 alarms." I joke, walking toward the bakery. "See ya!" 

"Wait, Marinette!" I turn around to see Adrien walking with me. "My father's not having my limo pick me up today and I don't really wanna go home yet. Can I stay with you for a while?" 

I blush. "Uh, sure, let--let's go. Bye guys!" I wave to Alya and Nino. Both with smirks on their faces. Such great friends.

"It's been a while since i've visited your room, huh Mari?"

"Yeah." Is all I manage to say with out stuttering. Wait. Adrien is coming to my room.

The pictures.

Oh no.

Hallo! Updates will be less frequent (like they were ever frequent) now because of school. I will still try to post as much as possible. To make up for missing chapters, I will try to make them longer than usual. Please be patient! Thanks!

-mj