For once, Ladybug's luck seemed to have rubbed off on Marinette. She was able to make it to class on time this morning, and she was hoping she could talk with her friends a little bit. But they were gathered around Lila's seat, enthralled by her tall tales. So Marinette sat alone, waiting for the class to start.

Adrien came through the door and took his seat in front of Marinette.

"Good morning, Marinette! Glad to see you here so early," he greeted, before taking a glance at the group gathered around Lila. "I guess Lila got an early start too."

"Hi, Adrien," she replied, with a nervous giggle. "Hey, I wanted to ask you before class started. Do you think you could come over to my house for lunch today? I wanted to talk to you about something."

Adrien took a moment to look at her and take in her facial expression before he answered, "Sure, I'd love to." He gave her a smile as Ms. Bustier walked into the classroom.

"Alright, class. I wanted to go over quite a few concepts today, so please take your seats and turn to page 148." The class slowly made their way to their seats.

"Girl, did my eyes deceive me, or were you having a normal conversation with Adrien?" Alya asked, as she slid into her seat.

"Um, yeah. I actually invited him over for lunch today so we could talk."

"Seriously? Finally! Just remember to keep calm, breathe, and take your time putting your sentences together."

"Right. I just have to prepare myself for the rejection."

"Marinette, don't psych yourself out. Just relax and you'll be fine. And remember to share the details with me and the girls!"

"Alya, is there a problem?" called Ms. Bustier.

"Uh, I'm all good!"

Adrien made his way to the front steps of the school and saw Marinette chatting with Luka. He was about to approach them, when he felt someone grab his arm.

"Adrien, I'm glad I caught you! I wanted to go over—"

"Hey, Lila," Adrien interrupted, gently pulling his arm from her grasp. "Sorry, but I said I'd have lunch with Marinette today."

"I won't take too too long. Besides, she looks busy right now."

"Uh, sorry, Lila. I gotta go, but anyone else in the class will be happy to help. See ya," said Adrien, before he made his way to Marinette.

"Hey, Marinette!" called Adrien. He saw Luka stop mid-sentence and look up.

Marinette turned. "Hey, Adrien!" she said with a smile before turning back to Luka.

"It was nice seeing you again, Luka. I gotta go. Bye!"

"Goodbye!" called Luka, as she walked toward Adrien. As they started towards her house, Marinette could feel an intense stare on her back.