My Muse // Life Swap AU // A Kagaminette Story

~🌸 Chapter Four 🌸~

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"So, what do you want to do?"

Adrien was sprawled out on the floor, staring up at the ceiling. Kagami had insisted he sit on the couch with her, but he declined. He likes the floor.

"Well, I was thinking you could fill me in on our classmates. I didn't actually meet most of them today, since Marinette was so busy trying to get to know me."

Adrien thought for a bit, before agreeing to spill.

"Sure. You mentioned Marinette, so we'll start with her. She's an international fencing champion, and she seems to really enjoy it. She draws a lot in school, and is really creative. She's into fashion, and she's modelled with me once or twice."

"She seems really cool..." 'So I've only made two friends at this school, and they're both famous? Wow...'

"Yeah, she's great! When I saw her dragging you around today, I thought you guys might have known eachother from fencing, but I guess I was wrong. Her best friend, Alya, is an aspiring dj with an epic taste in music. Alya's very tough and assertive, but she can't keep a secret to save her life. Nino is my best friend, and Alya's boyfriend. He runs a crazy popular blog that reviews different music and art venues. He's defensive and kinda stubborn, but I know he cares."

"Your friends sound amazing, I'm glad I'll be getting to know them!"

She smiled at the idea that she and Mari looked like they were close.

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Marinette pulled her bag out of the expensive ride her mother sent to fetch her. She still wasn't used to the weird looks everyone gave her when she got into her car at the end of the day, even though she'd been doing it for years. She trudged further into the park, a phantom exhaustion already settling over her. The feeling of being so absolutely drained after training was burned into her body, and she dreaded the next hour and a half.

She approached her mother, who was seated on the usual park bench. She bowed a little, before sitting down next to her.

"You're 5 minutes late. Don't let it happen again." She said, giving Mari what she assumed to be a cold stare. You always had to assume things about Tomoe, she was rather unclear most of the time. Marinette nodded with a small "Yes ma'am", and the two stood up, taking positions parallel to eachother. Tomoe handed the short girl a rapier, and Mari pulled her helmet and guards out of her bag. As they moved to a fighting stance, a scream sounded through the park. Marinette's ears perked at the noise, searching like a hawk for where it was coming from.

A small, old man had been knocked down by someone speeding by on a bike. She dropped her sword and raised her visor, running over to the man quick as lightning. She gently helped him off the ground, gathering his cane and a bag he had with him. She handed him his belongings.

"Are you ok, sir? Everything intact?" She asked, a friendly smile on her face.

"Yes young miss, no broken bones here. Thank you greatly for your help." He spoke slowly, a homely warmth to his voice. Mari smiled once more, shook his hand, and excused herself. Her mother stared her down the entire time it took for her to get back.

"How dare you run off like that?! You are so ignorant sometimes, so rude!"

"Sorry ma'am, but that man needed help. I couldn't just leave him there, that'd be like leaving a turtle on its back!"

"And now we're talking back? The audacity! If people can't help themselves then you leave them behind. You are responsible for nobody's wellbeing but your own."