Miraculous Kat

Part 21: Let's Rock'n'Roll

Note: I have never been to a live concert, so I have no idea if 7:00 is a normal time to start or not, but I'm going with it. Also, sorry this took so long. School started and I've had tennis practice, so I've been busy.

——The Day of that Jagged Stone Concert I Talked About in Part 18 and Have Taken a Really Long Time to Get Back to——

Marinette paced in her room, extremely nervous about the coming night. It was Friday, and Kat was at Marc's while waiting for the concert. Tikki had tried a million different tactics to calm Marinette down, but none of them worked for long.

At 5:00, Kat showed up out of nowhere. Marinette had turned, walked towards the wall, turned back around, and jumped because Kat was in the doorway, holding three boxes. Kat grinned.

"Nervous much, Mari?"

"I guess you could say that," Marinette replied sheepishly. A deep pink colored Marinette's cheeks. Kat chuckled and had Marinette sit down.

"Maybe this will help." Kat pulled out a see-through overskirt out of the first box and placed it between them. She took the second of the boxes she had, a shoebox full of fabric paint, and placed it next to the skirt. Kat explained, "You can doodle or put a design or whatever on it."

"Thanks, but what am I supposed to do with just an overskirt?"

"You'll see," said Kat with a mysterious smile.

The two of them spent the better part of the hour talking while Mari made the overskirt look magnificent. Most of what they talked about was how cute their crushes were, and then about how lucky it was that Nathaniel liked Kat back.

"Don't you worry, Mari," Kat said, "he'll figure out that you're meant for each other eventually. And if he doesn't, I'll figure it out for him. We're still technically kids, so don't worry too much if it takes him a while. You've got the rest of your lives."

Marinette smiled. Kat's words weren't quite what she wanted to hear, but they were comforting nonetheless. The two continued talking about the upcoming concert and making little designs on the overskirt. When it was finished, Kat pulled out a beautiful light pink dress (a shade lighter than Mari's pants). It was a casual dress, but would still make Marinette the belle of the ball. Mari's face lit up. The sweetheart collar finely complemented the skinny waist. Kat grinned.
"Go put it on," Kat said. Mari did, and when she came back, Kat attached the overskirt. "Ah, truly, the most beautiful of them all."

Marinette and Kat shared a smile.

——At the Agreste Mansion——

While Kat and Marinette were being creative, Adrien was excitedly getting ready.

"This is gonna be awesome, Plagg!"

"How awesome could a concert with your dad be? He'll probably put everybody to sleep."

"Oh, come on Plagg, it won't be that bad. It'll be fun."

"Somehow I doubt that."

Adrien rolled his eyes. He sighed and checked his phone. Still another hour and fifteen minutes. Frantic knocking came from his bedroom door.

"Adrien?" Came Nathalie's voice. "Adrien, you have a photo shoot right now, you need to go!"

Adrien opened his door, his brows furrowed.

"But the concert is tonight, Nathalie."

"Yes, well, you might be a little late. I'm sure it'll be fine. Now, come on, we're late."

Just then, Mr. Agreste came down the hall.

"Adrien, now," he commanded.

"But, Father, the concert—" Adrien's expression was one of hurt.