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1. Pranks
Adrien couldn't help but watch Marinette laugh at something the girls in her group tells her about. After Love Eater's event, he noticed that Marinette became more distant towards him, whenever he greeted her at school, she just gave him a small smile and walked away without saying a word or avoided him as though he were the plague. He couldn't help but wonder if he did or said something to her that day that made her leave both Kagami and him alone.
Dude, would you stop staring at Marinette? "Adrien almost jumped out from the bench, forgetting that he had been sitting next to Nino.
"I wasn't staring at Marinette," Adrien muttered as he rubbed the back of his neck.
Nino gave him a flat look, "Don't look like that to me, dude, just go talk to her."
Adrien sighs, "I tried Nino, but she just avoids me whenever I try to talk to her."
Nino shrugged, "You're going to have to find a way for her not to run away from you."
"That's it! "Adrien explained that he got up from the bench and grabbed his school bag.
"Where are you going now? "Text me when Marinette heads to the locker room! "Adrien yelled as he ran to the locker room, while Nino just shook his head.
Adrien hid behind a set of lockers, waiting for Marinette to walk in. He stood still and quiet as he could, but after waiting for five minutes, he began to wonder if he was going to have to find another way to talk to Marinette privately. As he was about to leave the room, he received a text message from Nino that Marinette was going to the locker room.
Adrien responded quickly with thanks, put his phone back in his pocket, and went back to hide behind a set of lockers. He heard the door of the locker room open, and the footsteps were coming toward him. Marinette put her backpack in her locker and grabbed everything she needed for her first class of the day. When she closed her locker, Adrien thought it was the perfect time for him to go out and chat.
“Hey, Marinette!” Adrien spoke and was taken aback, as she screamed and jumped at least ten feet from the ground.
"A-Adrien, huh? You've got to stop doing that!"
He chuckled at her, “I’m sorry Marinette, I didn’t mean to scare you, but you have to admit it was kind of funny,"
“It wasn’t funny!” says Marinette as she turned away from him
“Sorry, it's just… I wanted to ask you something.”
“Me?”
"I was wondering if you'd like to come over and play Ultimate Mecha Strike Three this Friday? ”
Marinette frowned, “I...I can’t… I already made plans with Luka on that day.”
His smile fell, “Oh, I see.”
“You should ask Kagami, I’m sure she would like to spend time with you,” said Marinette as she gave him a small smile.
“Yeah… I could ask her.”
“We should start heading to class, the bell is going to ring soon” said Marinette as she walked towards the door.
“Are you mad at me?”
She looked at him with confusion,“What?”
"It's just ... you've been avoiding me, and I feel like I may have done something to make you upset with me.
Marinette sighs, "I assure you Adrien I'm not upset with you. I'm just going through some stuff.
“Is it something I can help you with?”
Marinette shook her head, “I’m afraid not.”
“I see… If you ever need anyone to help you can always come to me.
"Thank you, Adrien, but whatever I’m going through I think I can handle it just fine."