Miraculous Kat

Part Two: Home sweet home?

"What in the world is going on here?!" Sixteen heads turn to look at Miss Bustier, Who was standing in the doorway.
"I'll tell you what's happening!" Chloé whined. "This girl interrupted the movie!"
"She fell out of a portal thing in the ceiling, Chloé," Marinette glared.
"She still interrupted the movie that you left for us."
"I go to a meeting for five minutes," Miss Bustier muttered. She sighed. "All right, come with me, Miss...?"
"My name's Katherine, but I go by Kat."
"What's your last name?"
"Mirkwood," Kat replied.
"Well, Miss Mirkwood, come with me. We'll call your parents and figure out what to do with you in the mean time."
—In the office with Principal Damocles—
"What was the number again?"
Kat repeated her phone number. Damocles tapped the numbers in and waited. Kat waited, too, barely able to breathe. The phone rang a couple times, then someone answered.
"Yes, hello," Damocles said, "this is Principal Damocles principal of Collège Françoise Dupont. Is this the Mirkwood residence?"
He paused. Kat hopes against hope that it was her family. Damocles nodded a few times. He sighed.
"Well, I'm sorry to bother you...yes, we'll cover the bill for this call...yes, goodbye."
"Did...did they answer?" Kat asked, a breath from crying. The principal exchanged a look with Miss Bustier, who had been listening to both sides of the call.
"The people who answered...they didn't know any Mirkwoods. Are you sure that was the right number?"
Kat nodded. Tears filled her eyes, and her throat tightened. Damocles murmured something to Miss Bustier, but Kat payed no attention. She barely registered the slight pressure around her shoulders as Miss Bustier guided her back to class.
"Kat, did you hear what I just said?"
"What?" Kat's voice wavered.
"We're going to see if one of my students will let you stay with them for a while, okay?"
"'Kay." Kat took a deep, shuddering breath and steadied herself. I can do this, she thought, it's just an adventure. No need to worry. With that in mind, she fixed her messy, sandy-blonde hair and reentered Miss Bustier's classroom.
"Why don't you sit back by Nathaniel?" Kat did. She gave Nathaniel a small smile. He nodded and went back to doodling Ladybug and Chat Noir. Kat tried to focus on the movie, but fell asleep. When she woke again, she felt refreshed and the movie was nearly over. She yawned and stretched, making a jacket fall from her shoulders. That peaked her curiosity. It most definitely didn't belong to her. Kat glanced at Nathaniel, who was munching on popcorn, jacket-less. This is a first, Kat thought. She held out the jacket and tapped Nathaniel's shoulder.
"Thanks," she whispered, smiling a little. He took it and smiled back at her.
"No problem," he whispered. He held out his bag of popcorn. "Popcorn?"
Kat took a few pieces. Already, she was becoming accustomed to the idea that she was stuck here.
"I'm Nathaniel."
"Nice to meet you. I suppose you already know my name." Nathaniel nodded and they both directed their attention back to the movie. Well, Kat did. Nathaniel went back to drawing.
Five minutes later, the credits rolled. Everyone sighed and stretched. Miss Bustier cleared her throat to get everyone's attention while she turned the projector off. Kat knew what was coming. She fiddled with the lace on her light blue pajama shirt.
"All right, class, before we go on with today's lesson, we need to find Miss Mirkwood somewhere to stay. Does anyone have room for her?"
"I do," Adrien said, "I'll call Father."
"Anyone else?"
"I might have room..." Marinette said after heaving a huge sigh. She knew that she'd want to be treated well if she were in the same situation. She sighed again and took out her phone to call her parents.
"What about you, Miss Bourgeois?" Miss Bustier raised an eyebrow.
"No. Way. No!" Chloé said prissily. She realized how that sounded and revised her thought. "I mean...everything is full. No rooms, nothing."
"Yeah, right," Kat muttered to Nathaniel. He smirked. There was a giggle from Rose across the aisle. Kat must have been louder than she thought.
"Anyone else?"
Kat poked Nathaniel in the side.
"What about you?" She smiled, so he would know she wasn't necessarily serious.
"We don't have any extra rooms, sorry." He looked genuinely sorry, like he would have enjoyed having her stay with him.
"Father said it was okay," Adrien piped up after ending the call. "Or, rather, Nathalie said that my father said it was okay. It's the same thing, really. The only thing is, Father has photo shoots booked all weekend."
"Love you, too, Papa," Marinette ended. "We can't take her until the weekend. Papa has a renowned food critic coming."
"Well, it looks like we have that all sorted then," Miss Bustier smiled. "Miss Mirkwood, you can stay with Adrien during the week, and with Marinette on the weekend."
"Thanks, guys," Kat said.
Adrien smiled and waved. Marinette pouted a little. Miss Bustier went on with the lesson.
"Today, we'll be learning about the Greek gods." A shiver of excitement ran down Kat's spine. She knew a lot about that topic, thanks to a certain book series. I'm gonna have some fun, she thought with a smile.
————After School————
"This way, Kat." Adrien pointed to the limo that just pulled up. He opened the door and gestured for her to get in. She gasped upon entering, not because it was fancy, but because Gabriel Agreste was already in the car. Adrien started to get in, then blinked in surprise.
"Father?"
"Hello, Adrien." He turned his attention to Kat. "Who is this?"