"Marinette, wake up! You're going to be late. Again!"

"Aaah!"

Marinette rolled out of bed and onto the floor with a thud.

"Oh no, not again!" Marinette cried as she dressed in a hurry.

It was a typical morning in the life of Marinette Dupain-Cheng. She scrambled to brush her teeth and grab her purse before heading downstairs to leave for school.

"Have a pastry! Straight out of the oven." Offered Marinette's dad, the greatest baker in all of Paris.

"Thanks Dad! The perfect breakfast for a girl on the move!"

She quickly kissed her father goodbye as she rushed out of the door and across the street to school!

"Breakfast for you too, Tikki!" Marinette said as she broke off a piece of the pastry and put it into her purse.

"Thank you, Marinette." Tikki replied with a full mouth. "You know, you should really get a better alarm clock."

The final bell blared as Marinette fell into her seat, beside her best friend Alya. She'd made it just in the nick of time. Ms. Bustier hadn't entered the classroom yet, and there was chatter all around.

"You know," Alya began.

"I know, I know," Said Marinette, cutting her off. "I should really get a better alarm clock."

Alya laughed.

While that does sound like a good idea, I was going to tell you that we're getting a new student today. I heard Principal Damocles telling Ms. Bustier that she'd be in our class."

"A new student? This late in the semester?" This puzzled Marinette since the semester was almost over, and it made more sense to just wait until school started back up after the break to enroll.

At that moment the door opened, and Ms. Bustier entered with the new girl in question. She was a bit on the shorter side and had long, curly hair tied up into a ponytail. Her large, almond eyes matched her complexion, which was a beautifully flawless brown with golden undertones. She wore dark blue jeans and an oversized black sweatshirt that depicted the night sky.

"Good Morning, class. This is our newest student." She turned to the girl, "Would you like to introduce yourself?"

"Hey everyone, I'm Meg!" she said as she flashed a smile and scanned the classroom, her eyes lingering on Adrien, just for a second, before sweeping to Marinette and then back around to the front.

Ms. Bustier continued, "Marinette, as class representative it will be your job to show her around later and help her settle in. I'm counting on you. And Meg, not to worry; you're in safe hands with Marinette. Okay class, let's get started."

I wonder why nobody told me she was coming, thought Marinette. Usually, as class rep, someone from the office would have told her a new student was arriving. That would've given her time to prepare a nice welcome. Marinette looked back at Meg, who had taken a seat in the back row next to the window. She was looking out of the window, but must have felt Marinette's eyes on her because she snapped her head back around to meet Marinette's staring eyes. Meg gave a smile and a small wave, and Marinette returned and embarrassed grin before turning around back in her seat just in time to catch a glimpse of Adrien sharpening his pencil.

Adrien, she sighed internally. With almost being late, and the talk of the new girl, Marinette almost forgot to complete her ritual daydreaming about her crush. Even the way he sharpens his pencil is perfect.

She felt a nudge. It was Alya reminding her to pay attention to the lesson.

That's right! I'm still in class. What would I do without you, Alya? thought Marinette to herself giving a "thanks" smile to her bestie and focusing her attention on Ms. Bustier.