Marinette Dupain-Cheng was your typical barista. Everyday was average for her. Everything seemed alright.

Today specifically, it seems like bad luck had suddenly struck her.

"Crap! I'm so late!" A distraught Marinette panicked as she went through her unorganised closet. She shuffled blindly into a pair of old jeans and a stained gray sweater. Sadly, it was all she had that smelt normally.
"Guess I have no choice" Marinette sighed as she put on the clothes. She took a bottle of perfume and sprayed it all over her body. She then quickly rushed downstairs to grab some bread.

With bread still hanging out of her mouth, Marinette Dupain-Cheng started running out to the streets to get to her job, a local coffee shop downtown named "Le Cafe"

When she finally got to the bus stop, it had already left. The next bus would come 30 minutes after, and she had 15 minutes left until her shift.

"Today is not my day." Marinette sighed as she began to run. It was a raise against time.

In the end, Marinette was 15 minutes late to her shift.

"Agh!" The bluenette panted.
A familiar redhead soothed the poor girl
"It's alright Marinette" the redhead giggled "I took over for your shift"
"Seriously Nathaniel?!" Marinette gleamed "Thank you so much!" She said as she hugged the smol boi
Nathaniel's face became as red as his hair

"Woah there Marinette!" An ombré haired girl laughed "Careful, you might kill the poor boy!"
"Whoops! Sorry Natha- oh my gosh!! You're so red, I'm so sorry! Did I suffocate you?!" Marinette worriedly asked
"N-no! I'm fine" Nathaniel bashfully said before he ran off
The ombré haired girl laughed even harder "Seriously Marinette! You have got to stop being so timid sometimes"
Marinette looked at her, confused "What is that supposed to mean, Alya?"
The ombré haired girl smirked before walking off

Marinette took her apron from the clothing rack and began to work. As she took the customer's orders, Marinette began to admire her surroundings. This was the simplest life could get. The cream coloured walls that filled the cafe, the plastic plants on each corner of the room, the aroma of freshest brewed coffee, and the sound of people chattering. She could practically hear all of there rumours, stories, drama. It was amazing. Marinette was once again, filled with bliss. But this bliss quickly ended when a familiar voice yelled her name.

"Hey Dupain-Cheng!" A blonde girl taunted
"Oh no" Marinette thought. She recognised that voice anywhere. It was the one and only Chloe Bourgeois
"Good morning to you too, Chloe." Marinette said, preventing herself from rolling her eyes

"I saw you running down the street earlier while I was in the limo with daddy, I would've let your carpool, but I forgot we're not friends anymore!" The blonde girl taunted once more
"And who's fault is that, Chloe?" Marinette asked, trying to be as polite as possible
"Yours of course! I told you Kim was MINE! And you STOLE him from me" Chloe snapped
"Chloe, I never dated him. He just said he liked me, it's not like I responded back to him with mutual feelings. Also that was in HIGH SCHOOL"

The commotion started to reach the customers, and both Alya and Nathaniel noticed that

"Alright ladies, I need you both to calm down" Alya tried to calm the scenario
"I'll be taking your other Ma'am" Nathaniel tried to help
"Hmph! At least a cutie is taking my order now!" Chloe winked at the red headed boy which made him shiver in disgust

Alya pulled Marinette to the storage room
"What's wrong with you girl? At this rate you might get fired!"
Marinette sighed "I'm sorry Alya, I think I've just had a rough day today."

Alya smiled genuinely "it's alright girl, but keep a hold of yourself, Nino's bringing somebody to the coffee shop today!"
"What? But Nino's just a photographer; who could he bring?" Marinette asked genuinely
"Remember when I told you about Nino's new promotion? He got that from his friend, the most well-known young model in Paris, Adrien Agreste!" Alya gleamed
"Oh, I think I saw him on Instagram the other day, he didn't seem out of the ordinary though. I'm more into the emo models like Luka Couffaine and Jagged Stone!" Marinette giggles
"Oh trust me Mari, when Adrien Agreste comes to this coffee shop I'm sure he'll change your tastes when it comes to men!" Alya assured her best friend

"Whatever Alya!" Marinette rolled her eyes

With that sentence, they heard the back door open

"Alya!" A voice called
"Nino!" Alya ran into the arms of her boyfriend
"Did you bring him?" She whispered
"Yep" he answered as the boy behind him removed his hoodie.

It was THE Adrien Agreste

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