just a reminder that they're all only 14 in this part of the story, they will soon be 15 sometime after the "best friends arc". just hold on a bit longer.

edit!!! i just did my research and correction, they are 13 in this part of the story!!! they will be 14 soon! they are only in 8th grade!!! they will be in 9th grade soon! thanks!

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All through the week, you did your homeworks, seatworks and such. It all comes down to the day you've feared for a long time.

Friday.

Suddenly, someone grabs you on your shoulders.

"Hey, Y/N!"

You stare. "Oh, hey, Nino." You raise an eyebrow. "What do you want?"

"I'm just trying to remind you that we're all going to your house later!" The boy grins. You sigh, looking to the side, seeming uninterested. You mutter something under your breath, but luckily, he didn't notice.
"So, yeah! See you soon, my dude!" Nino walks away, as he slowly waves at you. You wave back, only a bit weaker.

Walking inside the classroom, you were greeted by a force so strong, it was sucking the air out of you. The force belongs to none other than Alya Cesaire.

You grunt, silently pleading for the girl to let you go.

"Yoooo, Y/N! Aren't you excited? We're finally gonna do a project as a team of friends!"

You worriedly smile and thought about how messy the kitchen will be later. You took a deep breath and exhaled, pushing yourself out of Alya's grip. You sent her a small smile. "So excited."

You were so delighted they didn't see your true emotions. You turn around from looking at her and went to go up the stairs, until you bumped into someone's chest. You look up a bit and it was him again.

He waved. "Hey, Y/N."

"Adrien," you said in a small voice. "What do you want?"

"Nothing, really. I-- uh," he trailed off. Feeling a little bit awkward, you move to the right, but he moves to the same way you were going for. You looked at him and he looked at you, a small chuckle escaping his lips. You stepped to the other side, and he stepped to the other, facing you once again. You furrowed your eyebrows as he tried to laugh normally. You continued to do this for atleast 5 seconds, until you placed your hand over his chest to stop him completely.

He remained frozen, so you took your cue and stepped to the opposite of him, walking towards your chair. You felt a shudder coming down your spine. The most awkward thing happened.

The class started, and your first subject teacher entered the room. It went on for some time, before hearing the bell rang.

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Everyone was already out and the five of you were left behind. You packed your things slowly, seeing the four of them were still talking while packing as well. Your chair was a little far from theirs, but it's not a problem when they're always loud in class so you're far from getting in trouble. Strapping your backpack on your shoulders, you walked down the stairs, slightly hearing their voices, but not understanding what they're saying.

While Marinette was talking, she took notice of you and her face changed. "Oh! Hey, Y/N!" They all looked at you.

Your eyes widened slightly. "Um? Should we go, or I'm interrupting you guys?" You tilted your head slightly in an unsure way.

Alya chimed in. "Nah, it's okay, girl. The conversation was probably nothing. Let's go, team!"

"Woohoo!" Nino screamed, echoing through the halls.

Arriving to the front of your home, you felt anxious. What if they won't like you just because your house was messy? What if they start hating you because of all the things you post in your wall? What if-

"Yo, Y/N. Are you gonna unlock it, or...?" Nino's voice suddenly snapped you awake.

You shook your head. "Right, right." You snatched your keys and unlocked it. You gently open the door. (<-- reference)

It was really quiet, without the noise in your neighborhood. You opened the lights and revealed the mess that is the living room.

"Aw, it's so cool!" Marinette exclaimed.

Adrien nodded. "Yeah, first time going inside Y/N's house." ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

You rolled your eyes. "Okay, come on, guys, stop daydreaming. It's not really that amazing."

"Yes, it is!" Nino countered.

You scoffed and shook your head. You turned towards them as you were headed towards the kitchen. "What are we going to do again?"

"Oh!" Alya called. "This one!" She showed you a picture on her phone.

They all agreed, but with a different reason. You asked for instructions and ingredients in making it. You nodded, and went to find it. After preparing the materials, you placed your hands on your hips and smiled awkwardly. "All done?"

They smiled back and picked out aprons that they brought with them. The girls, including you, tried to tie your hair. (if you have short hair, you just clip your bangs, I guess?)

"Let's get started, team!"

Everyone cheered, and you were all sure that this is going to turn out great!"

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It didn't turn out great.

The kitchen was completely covered with flour, sugar, eggs and- what's that thing at the corner of the sink?!

You shook your head, feeling the flour slowly coming off of your hair. You sneaked a glance at everyone and they were showered with the ingredients. Alya and Marinette were laughing as they tried to remove the liquid mixture. Nino was getting something out of his glasses, while Adrien combed his hair to get the confectioner's sugar off his hair and clothes.

Nino groaned. "This was a failure!"

"I know," you agreed, slowly coming to a realization. "We should've just bake at Marinette's house. We made our kitchen a mess." You huffed, silently telling yourself that you're dead as soon as your parents found out about this.

Marinette looked down, disappointed. She obviously knew how to make macarons, but being a clumsy teenager, she believed that sje destroyed everything. Marinette blames herself for the mess.

Adrien, who saw the way the girl's expression changed, decided to approach her and patted her back, as a way of comforting. After a minute of silence, Marinette finally looked up and sent a smile down his way. Adrien smiled back.

You sighed and tried to cheer them up. "Uhm, why don't we just start over? We still have some ingredients..." You trailed, only to be continued with silence. "Come on, you guys! You said you're all looking forward to know me more...?' You gave them a pleading stare, almost a pout. In the end, you pretty much won, earning a few groans from them.

"But I'm tiiiired..." Nino dragged his words.

You pushed your lips togethers. "After this, we're all going to watch a horror movie." You smirked, seeing Nino's back to his energetic self. He shouted at an affirmation and started to gather all the remaining ingredients.

end of chapter five

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