chapter 1: marinette dupain-cheng

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warning/s: language

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"Remember," Ms. Mendeleeiv started. "This Thursday we will have a quiz about the table of elements. Class dismissed!"

Everyone began to head out. Nathaniel wanted to stay to finish writing the lecture on the board. Aiko, his best friend (actuallly me), bid him goodbye.

"See you later," he replied.

A random student decided to sit on his desk to casually talk with his friend. He sat directly on his paper. Nathaniel blinked as he tried to pull his notes away but it was no use.

Usually, people don't see that I exist. The only ones who do though, are the-

"Hey, Nath~" Ivan slung an arm across his neck and grumbled in his ear with a grin on his smug face. Marc was standing with his arm cross, smirking.

Nathaniel stayed silent. He was used to it, anyway.

"Could you help me finish my homework?" He asked in a sweet, yet devilish voice.

Internally, the red-haired boy gave him an intense glare. But on the outside, he was wearing a sour expression.

I'll take my revenge someday, just you wait!

Ivan, who was getting annoyed with Nathaniel's silence, bent his head slightly to the point where it was getting slightly uncomfortable. "Can you?"

He nodded and immediately wore a reassuring, yet nervous smile. "Sure."

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The artist sat on the school's grassy yard, his green sketch notebook on top of his and Ivan's homework. He snatched a glance towards the football team, passing balls with their feet. He almost scoffed. He never considered to be the athletic one.

Still, he continued to look around the park for some kind of inspiration. Suddenly, her voice had caught his attention.

"Okay, I need you to slightly tilt your head to the side!" She shouted to her model wearing her latest design. Alya was beside her, skillfully taking photos with her camera. The bluebell-eyed girl looked at the results. "That's perfect! Thank you so much!"

Marinette Dupain-Cheng. Whenever she walks into the room, I feel warm and light. Her smile. Her cheerfulness. She shines like the sun. She always manages to make my day better everytime I see her.

Nathaniel smiles, his face getting red. He looked back at his paper and it's like his hand moved on its own. He was making a world, and it's as if he's living on it. It contains all the things he love, including the girl with low pigtails.

He kept smiling, but he failed to notice a certain girl walking towards him, holding a few pieces of paper. She tapped him on the shoulder.

He jumped, facing her with wide eyes, quickly closing his sketch notebook. He was speechless because she was right in front of him! What is he supposed to do?

"Um," Marinette spoke, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "Is this yours?"

He stared at the papers in her hand and saw scribbles but he also noticed Ivan's name on it so he instantly nodded, carefully taking it from her.

"Well, I'll see you around, Nathaniel." She gave him a small smile, fully turning around.

Woah.

She knew his name!

He knows he shouldn't make this such a big deal...

But he did and now he's ready to die happily.

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