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Adrien sighed as he flopped on his bed. “What’s wrong with Marinette, Plagg? I just told her that her hair looked nice and she burst out crying.”
The black kwami let out a laugh as he scarfed down another piece of cheese. “Sorry, kid, but I’m here to help you save the world, not to give you a biology lesson.”
“Biology?” Adrien sat up quickly. “What does that have to do with anything?” Plagg didn’t answer, instead he shrugged and flew to his spot on the sofa. “Wow… Thanks so much… I know, I’ll just call Marinette and ask her what’s wrong!”
“Yeah, cause that won’t ruin your friendship at all.”
“Well, who else am I supposed to ask? Wait. What about Nino? He’ll know the answer for sure. I mean, he’s dating Alya.”
“Or you could just forget about it and eat some cheese…”
The blond ignored Plagg’s comment and reached for his phone, texting Nino.
A: Hey, Nino! Could you help me with something?
N: Sure thing dude! What’s up?
A: Well, lately Marinette’s been acting weird and I was wondering if you knew what was going on?
N: Weird how?
A: Like, moods changing constantly. Like she’s happy one sec then angry the next. Then cries out of nowhere. Did I do something wrong?
N: How long has this been going on? It probably doesn’t have to do with something you did
A: Ummm maybe 2 or 3 days.
A: I try to be respectful and give her some space but then she thinks I’m ignoring her. She acted this way last month too but I thought she was just having a bad week or something.
N: Ok well
N: Based on what I know from Alya it’s not really my place to tell you but
N: Let’s just say it’ll probably happen for a week every month then it’ll be okay again
N: Just give her a couple days and she should be fine
A: She’s usually really sweet and understanding but when she’s in those moods she’s hard headed but I try to just stay low and keep her happy
A: Wait, every month?
N: Yeah it’s got to do with hormones
Adrien’s eyes widened and a slight blush settled on his cheeks.
A: You know what, nvm. Okie dokie I’m not gonna dig in anymore.
N: You asked! I was just telling you what it probably was
A: So every week once a month?
N: Yep
A: Should I ask her what’s wrong?
N: NO
N: You can ask if she’s okay though
N: But don’t ask her about any of the stuff we just talked about. Some girls are sensitive about it for some reason
A: Ok. Girls are confusing
N: You can say that again
Adrien set his phone on his bed and leaned back again. “I don’t understand… but then again, maybe I don’t want to understand.”
“Eh, don’t worry. You’re not missing out on much.” Plagg shrugged as he flew over to his chosen. “It just complicates things.”
“What do you mean?”
“Well—”
“Adrien, it’s dinner time.” Nathalie entered the room and the kwami flew into Adrien’s shirt quickly.
“Okay. Thanks, Nathalie.” Adrien followed the woman downstairs to the dining room where he ate his dinner in silence.
Adrien erased another math problem and looked at the clock before sighing in defeat. “I can’t do it, Plagg! I have to know what’s going on with Marinette. I won’t be able to sleep if I don’t know.”
Plagg rolled his eyes and tossed the blond his phone. “Fine but don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
A: Hey uh question
A: Why does that thing happen to girls one week every month?
A: Is it something I should worry about?
A: Or should I not even be talking about it?
N: Oh
N: It’s uh
N: Got to do with reproducing
A: Oh
A: Wait, reproducing?
A: As in like, having kids?
N: Yep
The model thought for a moment. “Reproducing? Having kids?” He gasped and quickly texted back.
A: IS SHE PREGNANT????
N: What
N: GOSH NO
N: DUDE
Adrien’s ears burned with embarrassment. How was he supposed to know that reproducing didn’t just mean pregnancy?
A: Look I’m tired and confused and I don’t know why I’m still talking.
N: I mean
N: I’m not sure I should be the one telling you this
N: It’s not really my place
A: Oh
N: Your dad would probably do a better job at it
N: If you want me to tell you I can but I thought you’d already know
A: Know what?
N: About IT
A: Hm?
A: Am I supposed to?
N: Didn’t your parents ever give you the talk? My dad gave it to me a couple years ago
Adrien was confused. What did he mean ‘the talk’? He had never been told about what happened to girls once a month.
He called Nathalie into his room and asked her about it. The assistant’s face turned red and she gave a quick explanation before exiting the room quickly.
A: Well my father is always busy and I just asked Nathalie but she got all flustered and said it’s a conversation for him but he can’t really talk because of all the stuff he has to do
A: I’d appreciate it if you explained it but I don’t want to make you feel weirded out
N: Nah
N: I can try and explain it
Adrien slipped into his pajamas and got into bed as Nino began explaining what was happening to Marinette. Cramps… Uterus… BLOOD???
N: So that week is called a period, monthly visitor, or as I like to call it “Torture time”
A: Blood??
A: Torture??
A: So she’s losing a lot of blood???
N: Technically it’s just Mother Nature though sometimes Alya says it feels like torture
He cringed at the thought of Marinette being in pain. Wait, what if she died? Was she going to die? Did he need to take her to the hospital? Why wasn’t she already in the hospital if she was losing a ton of blood?
A: That’s not good
A: She won’t bleed out right?
N: Alya said something like it didn’t come out of your actual blood supply that you need to live so no
N: Marinette won’t bleed out
A: And it happens EVERY month??
N: Yep
A: That’s terrible!
A: And all I can do is just give her space and wait?
N: Yep
N: Maybe give her chocolate
N: But there’s not really anything you can do
N: Oh and never EVER ask if she’s on her period
N: I learned that the hard way
A: Gotcha
N: Anyway I gotta go dude
N: I need to finish this homework
A: Ok Thanks Nino
N: No problem
Adrien was astonished. How could girls go through that every month and still act so normal and calm. How were they still alive?!
He never knew exactly how strong girls were until that moment. They went through this thing every month and never complained. Wait, that meant that Ladybug probably had this thing too. Could she get any more amazing?
He should do something for Marinette. How fast could chocolate be shipped to his house? Maybe he could talk Gorilla into stopping by a store tomorrow morning before school.
Adrien couldn’t take the pain or suffering away from his friend, but he could at least try to make it bearable.