One day, I randomly had a burst of inspiration to make the class visit Rome. That's the backstory for this... yep. Very interesting XD

Anyway, this is what follows that idea!

"We will be taking a field trip to Rome in the summer!"

This caused the class to look up in pure surprise. They had just finished with their history class on US President John F. Kennedy (their last assignment for the week too), so this announcement seemed completely random and out of the blue.

"...What?" Alya finally said.

"We're going to be going to Rome!" Mme. Bustier repeated herself. "It will be the first week and a half of summer vacation for us! This isn't mandatory, but if you're not going, I'll need to know by tomorrow - we'll need to plan ahead for next month."

No one raised their hands as of now to state that they weren't going.

"Okay, for now - the chaperones are me, Mr. D'Argencourt, and Mr. Damocles," she continued. "However, if anyone else wants to suggest a chaperone, feel free to! This is open to relatives as well!"

"Are there any questions?" asked Mme. Bustier.

"Will we get to see the Colosseum?"

"Are we going to go in the Sistine Chapel?"

"Will we see St. Peter's Basilica?"

"Oh my, you all are eager!" the teacher giggled. "Yes to all of those - we will hopefully be able to see the Colosseum later in the day too. I promise you all will love it!"

"Are we going to see Caesar look-alikes?" asked Alix.

"Random, but, as they say... when in Rome!" Mme. Bustier shrugged. "...And I don't know the rest of the saying."

The class lightly giggled at the teacher's joke - she had stated it a thousand times before when they were studying Rome. And now...

They were actually going to be there.

After class dismissed for the weekend, everyone began to file out to their homes and after school clubs. Everyone was talking about how stoked they were for the trip - but one particular individual was wondering how he could go on the trip at all.

Adrien immediately went to Nathalie and the Gorilla in his mind - really, the only two parental figures he had. His father had somehow grown even more and more distant lately... every night he would pray that this would change. And he hoped it would.

But for now, he'd have to just hope that at the very least, Nathalie would be okay with it...

And there was only one way to find out.

"Would you like to go to Rome with my class and me?"

Adrien's voice sent a sharp message throughout the big room. Nathalie Sancouer, his father's personal assistant, looked up at him with almost shock in her eyes.

"As... as a chaperone?" Nathalie asked. "Do you even know if your father would-"

"If you went!" Adrien said. "This is a real opportunity for me, Nathalie. This is something that I really want to do... there's so much I could learn! So much I could see in Rome - St. Peter's Basilica, the Colosseum, the Vatican Museums, and more! I... I understand if you don't want to, though. Or if I couldn't go."

Something about Adrien's words sent a pang through her heart... despite how idolized he was by the public, or how famous he was, he was still just a boy. A boy who had a desire to live a normal life.

As stoic as Nathalie seemed, a part of her really did care for Adrien. He had no mother to show him love, and his father was barely a father to him.

So it looked like she would be taking a vacation.

"I will organize my vacation days," said Nathalie. "And your bodyguard will be accompanying us."

And like that, she was cut off - by a pair of arms wrapping around her.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you Nathalie!" Adrien exclaimed, hugging so tight she felt like she would burst.

And yet, she couldn't find the words to ask Adrien to let her down from his encasing hug - and a part of her didn't even want him to let go. Dammit Nathalie, why aren't you in character?!

"Y-You're welcome," Nathalie said, finally feeling her feet set back on the ground. "Uh... Um, I-I'll go discuss this with your father. But I would recommend you start making a list of what you need."

Adrien didn't have to be told twice - after telling Nathalie thank you at least five more times, he raced off to his room. The trip wasn't for another month, but Adrien would be prepared.

And Nathalie couldn't help but smile.

She had always wanted to visit Rome, anyway...

May 13th - Start of the trip

Marinette happily smiled as she walked down the street to the school with her parents right behind her, her suitcase in tow. She was so excited - Rome was such a fascinating place! The other classes were all doing something with their class for the summer, but nothing, in her mind, that they were doing could compare to a trip to Rome.

"Are you excited, dear?" asked Tom, so happy for his girl.

"Yes! Very!" Marinette said, nearly skipping instead of walking.

"Well, be sure to call and FaceTime us when you get to your room!" Sabine reminded her - she would dearly miss her daughter, but couldn't be prouder of her.

"Of course, maman," smiled Marinette.

When they did reach the school, there were sad but happy goodbyes said, and Sabine somehow managed to get the Gorilla to smile just by waving at him - the Dupain-Chengs really had a charm!

And once the two parents finally worked up the courage to leave, Marinette was left alone with the current crowd - Max, Sabrina, Nathanael, Adrien, Nathalie, Mme. Bustier, and the Gorilla.

"Greetings, Marinette!" Max said. "Are you excited for the trip?"

"Definitely!" Marinette smiled. "I can't wait to see all the beautiful sights!"

"They definitely will be beautiful," Adrien agreed. "This is... I can't believe its even happening, really!"

Marinette smiled softly at her crush. She knew how he had it hard at home, and while it was none of her business, she wanted to do everything she could to keep him as happy as she could make him. That being said, she didn't know if she was doing as good of a job as she could do whenever she was a stuttering mess.

"I've never been to Rome! Or, really, that far out of France!" Sabrina said excitedly. "This is going to be so exciting!"

Even the Gorilla was excited about going to Rome!

Plagg and Tikki, however (disguised in their wielder's respective bags), didn't really care that much. Yes, it was exciting - but Marc Antony and Cleopatra had been Chat Noir and Ladybug for a few years, so they already knew their way around Rome. Despite the fact that they weren't the best wielders, they were iconic...

And as for the rest of the class, they all showed up one by one. Jalil, Alix's brother, arrived as well to be another chaperone, very eager about learning about a different dynasty in history. Chloe had also shown up, but any attempt she made on Adrien was met with death stares from Nathalie and the Gorilla - and somehow they were both equally as frightening.

"A-Adrien... a-are you looking forward this to? I-I mean, to this?" Marinette asked nervously.

"Of course I am!" Adrien smiled. "There's no one I'd rather make this journey with than with you all."

Marinette's mind almost cut off at the "you" - and thank goodness it didn't, otherwise she may have passed out. That, and Alya sneaked up behind her to give her a surprise hug. Nino also came up to bro-hug Adrien, and even though Nathalie was still cautious of the DJ, the Gorilla seemed to enjoy the kid.

"Okay! Is everyone here?" asked Mme. Bustier, clothed in the most casual wear they had ever seen the teacher in.

All of her students said yes, and the chaperones all nodded. They did a head count, and indeed, everyone was there.

"Well then... I guess that's that!" she said happily. "Okay, ladies on first; gentlemen, would you mind staying back for a second?"

"Not at all!" the guys said.

"Such well mannered boys," the teacher said inwardly.

After all the girls got on, the boys followed suit - Mr. D'Argencourt was driving (and when Chloe tried to give him a glare, his curly mustache shot back something far worse), Mr. Damocles and Mme. Bustier were at the front on separate sides, Jalil was on one side, and Nathalie on the other. The Gorilla sat behind Nathalie.

Meanwhile, Alix was sitting by herself in front of Kim and Max (the latter had brought AirPods.), while Ivan any Mylene sat together, obviously. Rose and Juleka sat together too, and Nathanael was originally planning to sit by himself, but after Chloe insisted on having the back to herself, Sabrina sat next to him; he didn't mind her company at all, however. Adrien, Nino, Alya, and Marinette all sat in the same area.

"Okay, one final headcount..." Mme. Bustier said, counting everyone as she went through the rows. "Alright, kids - are we ready for Rome?"

"Yes!" they all chorused.

"Amazing!" she said, clapping her hands. "Armand, let's head out!"

"With pleasure, Caline," smiled Armand - he was eager to just get to see the Colosseum.

And then, the bus began to move slowly. And in the blink of an eye, they were leaving the College.

"Maybe Rome is need of... The Owl!" Mr. Damocles said dramatically.

"...Jacques, I swear," said Armand, "if you brought that owl costume-"

"You do not want him to finish that sentence," Caline warned.

Mr. Damocles gave a friendly chuckle to his colleagues - he knew this was just them joshing about. However, you could never really tell with Armand... he was a mysterious fella.

Meanwhile, the rest of the gang was too excited to notice the teacher and principal's argument - Kim was interrogating Max about AirPods.

As you can tell, important stuff was going on.

However, towards the middle of the bus, Adrien was staring out the window - well, he was alternating between that, and staring at the back of Marinette's head.

He had actually never noticed this before...

It was... it was a pretty significant thing too!

Her hair shone in a really pretty way. The blue really reflected off the sunshine... what an interesting fact! He knew more about his friends every day.

Oh Adrien... oh... poor boy... he's so stupid I love him

Anyway, *clears throat* Next chapter will have TONS of Adrienette - seriously we may be in for an overload her guYS GET DOWN-

You can fight me on the fact that Max owns AirPods too

But for now, that's all there is here! However, the next chapter should be up very soon! ...Adrienette hotel room sharing, anyone? ;) Thanks for reading guys! Please leave a review and let me know what ye think! Love you all!

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