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As Adrien and Marinette walked into class they noticed a few of their old classmates and some new ones. Surprisingly, Chloe wasn't in their class.
"You think she went home because of what you said?" Marinette asked.
"I doubt that's the case." Adrien chuckled as he looked around the room.
That's when they heard a shout from the hallway. "What do you mean I can't be in the same classroom as Adrikins!? We've always been in the same class together!"
"I'm sorry, Miss Bourgeois. Your mother insisted we put you in a different class." Mr. Damocles, the school principal, informed.
Chloe froze when she had heard her that her own mother had decided to move her into a different class. "W-What!? You're lying! My mother would never!" She shouted.
Both Adrien and Marinette looked at each other with a raised brow. They both knew Audrey Bourgeois and how she always strived for everything to be "exceptional." While Chloe did excel in her curriculums, both of them knew Audrey wanted her to be top of her class no matter what. She would not have Chloe shame her for being second best.
Mr. Damocles pulled up a paper that had stated that Chloe will be moved to another class. She looked down at the bottom right to see her mom's signature. Grunting in defeat, Chloe stomped her foot then turned on her heel as she made her way to her new class.
After all, Chloe never wants to disappoint her mother.
Adrien and Marinette sat in their old seats in the front row. It was then that Marinette looked down and saw a small carving in the middle of their seat.
"No way, it's still here." She smiled as she ran her hand over the carving.
Adrien raised a brow at her then looked down at what she was looking at and smiled once he realized. "I can't believe they never bothered to change these seats." Adrien laughed. "Can you believe we wrote this when we first became friends?"
Marinette chuckled, "We were pretty dorky."
They both shared a smile as they looked down at the carving that said "AA + MDC = BFFs." Marinette was obviously the one who carved it into their seat considering Adrien didn't have a steady hand like hers.
"I'm surprised this is still here, too." He smiled as he pointed down at the carving in front of her.
She looked down and noticed a carving that said "You look pretty today." -A
She laughed as she remembered that day very well.
She wore a white floral dress that she had made herself. Chloe wouldn't stop teasing it that day which made her feel down for the rest of the class. When she came home from lunch that day, she noticed Adrien carving something onto the desk.
"What are you doing?" She asked raising a brow at him.
"Something." He smiled as he continued to carve something onto the desk.
"You know you'll get caught." She told him.
"Lots of people have been carving on their desks so I doubt the teachers care anymore." He laughed.
He wasn't wrong. Ms. Bustier didn't really care if people carved into their desk. She got tired of telling them to stop a long time ago.
"Aaaaand done." Adrien smiled as he scooted over to his side of the desk.
Marinette went and sat down as she looked down at what he wrote. Her eyes widened as she read the words carved into the desk.
'You look pretty today.' -A
She chuckled as she looked over at him. "Really?"
Adrien smiled, "well, you've been feeling down the whole day because of Chloe. So I just wanted you to have a reminder that despite what Chloe has to say..." He tapped on the carving he did and looked up at her. "That I think you look pretty.".
She smiled at him, "dork."
He chuckled, "You're welcome."
She smiled at the memory as she rubbed her index over the carving. She then laughed and looked over at him. "You do realize that if I wasn't sitting here then someone else would ready this."
He simply blinked at her. "Should I put your name then?"
"No, I don't wanna get in trouble and have people start rumors. It's enough people think we're dating." She laughed as she took out her notebook, getting ready to write notes.
"People think we're dating?" Adrien asked confused.
She raised a brow at him. "Seriously..."
He laughed as he leaned back into his seat. "Well, rumors are rumors. Only real friends know what's the truth. Right?" He said with a wink.
She smiled at him, "yeah, you're right."
Ms. Bustier finally entered the classroom as she greeted everyone with a smile on her face and started the lesson.
The bell rang and it was time for everyone's second class. Well, everyone except for Adrien who had fencing.
"I'll see you at lunch." Adrien smiled at Marinette as he gave her a light pat on the shoulder.
"You're eating at my place?" She asked him.
He turned around to look at her, "always!"
"Kay, see you at lunch!" She waved as she continued on to her next class.
Adrien made his way downstairs and into the locker rooms to change into his fencing gear. He greeted some of his fencing buddies who warned him about a new fencer that would be joining them today. Adrien raised a brow in confusion as he put his helmet on and made his way out of the locker rooms.
"Good morning, students. Today, we have a new fencer who will be joining us." Mr. D'Argencourt announced as a fencer in red gear appeared in front of everyone. Adrien looked over at the fencer. Their red gear really made them stand out from the rest of the white ones. He also noticed a black ring on their finger with a Japanese symbol on it. Why did that look so familiar to him?
"Tsurugi, would you like to have a practice match to get you started?"
The fencer simply nodded at Mr. D'Argencourt.
"Very well. Agreste, you will be practicing with Tsurugi. Everyone else, find a partner. I will be going around examing each and every one of your fencing styles." Mr. D'Argencourt said as he left Adrien and the new fencer alone to practice.
"Would you like to take things slow?" He asked.
The fencer shook their head at him.
"Alright. So do you know the rules of fencing or should I explain-"
"I'm good, thanks."
Their voice sounded a bit raspy. Most likely from the helmet over their head. "Alright. So let's begin." Adrien smiled as he pulled his helmet down and got into his stance as well as the red fencer.
In seconds, the two lunged towards each other as their sabers clashed. They were both equally matched but Adrien knew that this fencer was a lot more skillful than he was. Their fencing style was incredible. The way they dodged each swing and lunged towards their opponent with grace.
After awhile, the two stopped and sat down on a nearby bench together.
Adrien then took off his helmet to wipe the sweat off his forehead. "That was a pretty good practice. I've gotta admit, you're the first fencer that has actually made me put up a good sweat." He chuckled.
The fencer chuckled at him as they took off their helmet. Adrien's eyes widened after realizing the person underneath.
"Thanks, you're not too bad yourself." They smiled.
The red fencer... was a girl? It then all started to make sense... the ring, the red gear, the name Tsurugi. Adrien knew a famous fencer by that name and her name was...
"Tsurugi Tomoe. Y-You're related to the Tsurugi Tomoe!?" He asked her.
The girl blinked at him the chuckled. "She's my mother."
"N-No way! She's amazing! Wow!" He smiled then suddenly stopped and chuckled in embarrassment after realizing he was in the presence of Tsurugi Tomoe's daughter. "S-Sorry. Your mom is just really amazing! I've seen her competitions a lot."
The girl smiled, "thank you. You're an Agreste, right? I'm going to assume that you're the son of the Gabriel Agreste."
"Oh, I'm sorry, where are my manners?" He laughed. "Adrien Agreste and you are?"
"Kagami. Tsurugi Kagami. Famous parents, hm. Guess we have something in common." She smiled.
It was then the bell rang signaling that it was now time for lunch. Both Kagami and Adrien got up from the bench as they made their way towards the locker rooms to grab their duffle bags.
"Well, I'll see you again tomorrow, Adrien." She smiled.
"You don't go here?" He asked her.
"No, I go to Kingsworth. We don't have fencing lessons there so my mother made me take them here."
"Oh. Well, okay. Maybe you and I could have an actual match tomorrow?" He asked.
"Asking a girl you barely know on a date already? You sure have guts, Agreste." She smirked.
Adrien started blushing, "I, I u-uh... D-date?"
The girl chuckled at him, "see you tomorrow for our match." And with that she left.
Adrien felt his heart pounding in his chest and the heat rising to his cheeks. He then ran out of the locker rooms and made his way out of the school and over towards the Dupain-Cheng's Bakery. He made his way inside and greeted both Tom and Sabine.
He then made his way upstairs to their kitchen to see Marinette setting up two plates for them.
"There you are. You alright? Why's your face all red?" She asked him.
"I... I met a girl."