Adrienette ~ A Miraculous Story: Romeo & Juliet

~ Chapter 1: Casting ~

"Spots off!", Marinette said as she hopped through the trapdoor that connected from the rooftop to her room.

Tikki flew out as Marinette landed on her bed.

"Another day, another Akuma captured, right Tikki?", the girl said as she laid down in her bed in exhaustion.

"Yup and another day filled with Chat's funny puns!", Tikki stated with a giggle.

"Oh c'mon, not you too. They aren't that great!"

Tikki gave Marinette a side eye as the blue-haired girl rolled her eyes.

"Okay fine, they're funny but, I rather not have any distractions while fighting akumas".

I knew she couldn't resist a good pun!  Tikki thought as she giggled, "Goodnight Marinette!"

Marinette yawned and smiled as she grew drowsy by the second, "Goodnight Night Tikki."

*

"Marinette wake up!"

"Five more minutes..."

"Marinette!"

She sighed, getting up from her bed, "I'm up, I'm up!". She began her daily morning routine, taking a shower, putting on clothes, brushing her teeth, brushing her hair and putting it in her signature pigtails and finally sliding on her mini purse that Tikki was always in.

"Um, Marinette?"

"Yeah Tikki", she said with a yawn, still tired from the day before.

"School starts in 15 minutes..."

"And?", the bluebell-eyed girl said as she grabbed her bag.

"Didn't Alya tell you to get to school 20 minutes earlier to talk about the role casting for the play, you know that you class is doing?"

"Oh no", she quickly put on her shoes and opened the trapdoor, and headed downstairs quickly.

Tikki had already gotten used to her owner's forgetfulness, flying into the bag quickly.

Marinette went down her stairs, grabbed a piece of toast that her mother handed to her, fully knowing her daughter's antics, as she raced out of the house. She rushed to school and stopped in front of her best friend who was waiting at the foot of the stairs, catching her breath for a moment.

"Girl, why are you never on time?", Alya said shaking her head.

"I- I went to sleep late, and I-", Marinette paused taking in a breath, "I kinda, forgot..."

"I could've told you that one", Alya responded letting out a small chuckle, "Anyway hurry up girl! The whole class is already waiting to start the voting!", she said as she started walking.

"Voting? Voting for what?", she said still trying to pace her breath as she walked beside Alya onto the school grounds.

"For the play! Were you even paying attention yesterday?"

"Uhh-", Marinette paused and thought back to yesterday, Adrien, Akama, Chat Noir's visit...,  "Uh-of course, right that play!"

"Uh huh", Alya said with a snicker, "C'mon!"

They both hurried to class where all their classmates were already in their seats. Their phones out in front of them, focused on their screens.

What is going on?, Marinette thought as she walked to her seat, glancing around the room.

"Now that Marinette is here we can start with the voting!", Alex said with a smile.

"I still don't get why we had to wait for that loser to get here", Chloe stated as she flipped her hair and went back to her phone.