26-year old Marinette Dupain-Cheng ran on the busy sidewalks of Paris. She had forgotten her sewing kit...again. The good news? Her shop was close to the bakery. The bad news? She had a line of customers waiting for her at the shop. Groaning, Marinette ran through the entrance of the bakery, barely acknowledging her parents as she ran upstairs. Marinette ran into her bedroom, nearly knocking over a lamp, as she went through the scattered mess on the floor of her bedroom scavenging for the sewing kit. At last, Marinette gave out a cry of triumph, as she raised the little red pouch into her hands. Not bothering to clean up the mess she created, Marinette ran downstairs and back to the shop.
"Finally! My dress was getting filthy minute by minute!" snapped Chloe Bourgeois, the mayor's daughter. She had been invited to Adrien Agreste's wedding with Kagami Tsurugi, and had the crazy idea of (possibly) making Adrien fall in love with herself instead with her dress. Marinette visibly rolled her eyes, and sighed.
"I'll finish the last hem here, and dry clean it at home. Extra charge." she responded, fishing out a needle and thread from her sewing kit. Chloe sighed and grabbed her expensive purse grabbing a wad of cash. Although Marinette and Chloe did have their squabbles, Chloe had been trying to make an effort to get to know Marinette better. Chloe cleared her throat.
"What are you wearing to the wedding?" she asked, shifting from one foot to the other. Marinette gave a half-smile.
"Not going," she responded. Chloe's eyes widened,
"O-oh," she breathed. Out of all the people who would go, Chloe would have imagined that Marinette would have been at the top of the guest list. Sensing Chloe's shock, Marinette continued.
"I was invited, but I have a meeting with your mo--erm--Audrey Bourgeois that time," she explained, trying to cover up her mistake. Let's just say..
Chloe's relationship with her mom wasn't the best.
Anyways..
The meeting with Audrey Bourgeois wasn't the only reason Marinette wasn't going. After years of seeing Adrien and Kagami together, Marinette decided it was best to not go to the wedding in fear of getting her heart broken again. It was just luck that Audrey Bourgeois had called her on the phone scheduling a meeting at the same time as the wedding.
Chloe nodded, not wanting to pursue the topic of her mom farther, and bit her lip, checking the time.
"Hurry up!" she snapped, "I'm supposed to meet Adrikins--Adrien--in 10 minutes!" she cried. Marinette who was nearly done handed the dress back to Chloe, who could inspect the hem to see if it was just the way she wanted. After a few seconds, the blonde nodded in approval, and ran out of the dingy shop.
"Next!" Marinette yelled, calling the next customer. It was going to be a long day.
LOL I wrote this story without editing, so if there are any weird plot holes, please tell me! Update coming soon!
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