Only If I'm With You

Chapter 6

Honestly? It felt a little silly to interrupt this precious moment with finding crutches. Where did he put it? Nathaniel grumbled, almost tipping over, if it wasn't for Adrian. He saw his crutches inside, the middle of the pond. "How did it-? OH, Chloé!" He grumbled, remembering the blond brat went past him, picking up something while doing so. And also, she had her cheap-but-rich -looking ring at the top.

Marinette rolled her eyes. "Stay here Nath, I'll go get them. Just because she doesn't have anyone to be with doesn't mean she can ruin other people's Valentine's Day! She already ruined mine!" She declared, stomping towards the pond. "Uh, Marinette, be careful..!" Nathaniel called, and sat back down. Marc blinked, then crossed his arms. "Chloé always finds a way to ruin our life now!" He grumbled. Nathaniel glanced at his partner, looking determined. "Then we'll always fight back! Together" He smiled, hoping he didn't sound too cheesy. I totally did. He thought helplessly.

When Nathaniel and Marc looked up, he saw Marinette completely wet, as if she dived into the water herself. Adrian was drying her with his jacket. "I got 'em!" She shouted, almost slipping. She hurried over, and handed the crutches to Nathaniel, which was oddly dry for an object to be stuck in the middle of a pond. "Thanks Mari. I owe you one" He thanked, placing them aside, somewhere he could easily spot when someone had taken them. "No problem! Now, to deal with Chloé! Come on Adrian!" She declared, stomping the other way. Adrian looked confused, before getting tugged by his own girlfriend. He just waved awkwardly before disappearing behind a wall. Nathaniel and Marc just glanced at each other, both hoping they won't end up like that in the future.

It was hard to focus in class. Marc's pass to be in the sophomore class ended. Now, they wanted to be with each other more than ever, every time of the day. Did he regret dating a freshman? People had better luck Cat Noir and Ladybug telling the whole of Paris their secret identities than hear Nathaniel say that. He sketched quietly in class, glad he sat at the farest away from the front. Only an hour had passed, and he was already missing him. Was it the effect of Valentine's Day? Maybe. He felt a little lonely though. All of his friends who dated, they were all together right now, beside each other in their seats. He wondered if Marc thought the same.

Nathaniel winced. Just slightly. His leg was throbbing again, even when he took his medication. Strange. "Um, Ms. Mendeleiev? May I go to the nurse's office? My leg is starting to hurt.." He asked. Ms. Mendeleiev snorted, then nodded, allowing him to go. When he was hobbling to the nurse, he went past the freshman class. He peered in, hoping to find Marc. Lo and behold, he saw his partner, looking rather distracted. His eyes darted towards the window, almost as if he was finding inspiration for a poem of some sort. His eyes lit up when he saw Nathaniel, then alarm, almost as if he was asking: Why are you here?! Nathaniel's eyes pointed to his leg, he barely waved before continuing to go to the nurse's office.

Nathaniel was taken home early for the day. When it was lunch break, he texted Marc to reassure him, just in case. "Hey Marc! Srry I'm not here! I went home early! My leg started to hurt.. I hope you have an amazing day at school anyway! Be sure to text me back whenever you're free! 💖" He typed, and sended it proudly, before groaning in embarrassment. "Is everything okay back there?" His father asked, his eyes not moving from the traffic. He steered his wheel a bit too hard since he just narrowly dodged a car crash. Nathaniel bashed onto the side, his leg throbbing even worse. "Nathaniel, are you alright?! I'm so sorry, we almost had a car crash into ours for a sec!" His father asked, alarmed. "Yup.. Perfectly fine.." His son responded, trying not to wince too loud in front of his father. Ouch.