Our College Life

Chapter 8

Marinette POV
The next morning, I woke up in the comfort of my bed, to the smell of something from the kitchen. I swore I remember I had leaned my head against Adrien's shoulder last night, and had fallen asleep watching Lost. I groaned as I moved to look at my Apple watch, and saw that it read 9:30am. Wow had I slept in.
I got up, and slowly walked to the kitchen to find the delicious smell. When I got there, Adrien was fully dressed, back to me, facing to drive where he seemed to be cooking something. By the smell I could tell it was pancakes. I pulled out the barstool next to the counter and sat down.
"Good morning sleepy head" Adrien greeted me.
"Thanks for putting me to bed instead of leaving me on the couch last night." I said.
"It was my pleasure" he replied as he slid a plate with two pancakes my way.
"And thanks for not letting me starve either" I said with a laugh.
When I finished, I decided that I would go for a peaceful walk throughout the park and around the neighborhood . Adrien wanted to set up his Xbox and "play with his squad" so he wouldn't be joining me. when I walked into the living room in my new clothes, Adrien looked up. I told him I would be back in about a hour or so. I had chosen white sneakers, long sleeve red sweatshirt, and a pair of black leggings. It was still kinda chilly in the !morning so I dressed a little warm. I also threw my midnight blue hair into a sloppy bun. I grabbed my phone and Airpods and walked out the door. I put on some music and walked as I enjoyed the parks and things of London. When I got to the park, I sat on a bench and decided to call Alya.
"Hey gurl!" She answered
" Hey! I miss you already! Did you know who my roommate was gonna be? " I asked, wondering if she knew anything about me bunking with Adrien.
"Isn't it hilarious?!" She shouted in my ear laughing. It was obvious that she knew.
"Me and Nino wanted to keep it a secret but your parents planned it!" She replied
" B-but how? And why? " I asked
"Your parents wanted you with someone you know instead of living with some random guy." Alya continued. "So when they heard about Adrien going to the same college in London you were going to, they contacted Mr. Agreaste to see if specific arrangements could be made. She told me so she wouldn't have to explain because she knew you would most likely call me first."
" Wow.... " was all I could say.
"I know right?" Alya asked " well I gotta take my sister's to the park but I can call tonight ok? "
"Ok. Talk tonight." I said as she hung up.
I then walked home and told Adrien all the things Alya had told me.
"Wow. "Adrien said after hearing the whole story. " That was nice of my father. "
"Yeah I guess it was." I answered. " I'm going to take a shower now so you can keep playing all you want. "
"Ok." He answered. I could feel his eyes on me as I walked down the hallway to my room and closed the door.

Adrien POV
When I woke up, I could smell no delicious scents coming from the kitchen, so I assumed Marinette was still fast alseep. I looked at my phone to see that it was about 8:00. I got up and changed and then went to the kitchen to start breakfast. Marinette sleeping in didn't really surprise me. She was usually late to school during our years of high school, mostly from sleeping in. I'm a few minutes, I had pancakes ready and I ate them gladly. This house felt very warm and cozy, nothing compared to the heartless and cold mansion were I spent much of my time in my youth. When I finished with my pancakes, I opted to make Marinette some as well. Soon, I heard Marinette walk in and greeted her with a;
"Good morning sleepy head"
"Thanks for putting me to bed instead of leaving me on the couch last night." She said. I could feel my face grow warm. Hopefully she would think it's from cooking the pancakes.
"It was my pleasure" I said as I turned around and gave her the two pancakes. Her hair was a wild mess. Her bed head was so cute though. Wait. What? I watched her as she dug in, and groaned as thought she ate like she hasn't eaten anything in forever. I chuckled but she didn't seem to notice. She was too engrossed with eating. When she had finished, she stood up and said;
"I'm gonna go for a walk. Wanna join me?"
"No it's ok." I answered . "I wanna settle in some more. I'll join you tomorrow ."
" Ok. " she said.
She then walked to her room and shut the door. When she came out, she had put on a red sweatshirt with white shoes and leggings. Her dark hair was pulled up into a cute sloppy bun.
"I'm gonna walk around the neighborhood and parks. I should be back in an hour or so." She told me as she put in her Airpods. I watched her from the couch where I was sitting, ready to play with my squad.
" Alright. See you then. " I answered with a smile.
She smiled as she walked out the front door. I watched her through the window as she looked both ways, and crossed the street to the park. "Why was I suddenly so mesmerized by Marinette?" I asked myself. I then brushed it off and continued playing. About 30minutes later, I got a text from Marinette.
"We need to talk when I get home." She has sent.
" Ok. " I sent back. "How long will you be?"
"A few minutes. Probably 10." She responded .
"Alright. I'll see you then." I texted
" Ok see you when I get home. " she said with a blushing smiley face. (☺)
Home. This was home. My home was here, here with Marinette. This felt like a home, warm, peaceful, happy. I then realized I was day dreaming, and played the last of my game. 10 minutes later, Marinette walked through the front door. I turned off the t.v. And she came and sat down beside me.
"What did you want to talk about? I asked her.
" Well, this whole situation of us being "accidental roomates"." When she said accidental, she made air quotation marks with her fingers, giving me the impression that it wasn't really an accident.
"When I got to the park, I sat and called Alya to ask her if she knew anything about this." She started. "She told me it was all planned out by our parents. My parents said they wanted me to be with someone I knew while living here in London, and when they heard that you were going to the same school as i, they met with your father to ask if specific arrangements could be made so we would be with eachother. They planned out all the flight arrangements and everything. They somehow knew we would go through the airport together so we would be with some one we knew." She finished.
I started laughing. "Wow. This is great! I was actually worried I would end up living with some random stranger. I'm actually glad your parents did that. " I admitted.
"Yeah I'm happy they did it too." She agreed. " I'm glad I didn't end up with a guy I didn't know it didn't get along with or whatever. "
"Yeah." I agreed. " Well, it all worked out for the best! Now we can have fun together in London knowing it wasn't on accident. " I said.
Yeah." She said. " London awaits! "

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