Marc's P.O.V: 

'Where's Nathaniel? He's usually here in time to make sure that we can work on the comic together... oh no... IS HE NOW EMBARRASSED TO BE AROUND ME SINCE WE'RE DATING NOW?!' 

My mind starts to dive deep down into a serious pool of panic as I nervously bite the tips of my fingernails, chipping off tiny bits of my black nail polish as I gulp subconsciously, rearing my fingers away from my mouth as attention wise my eyes stop working, thanks to myself so distracted in my own mind I quickly crash into someone in front of me. My eyes squeeze shut as I fall backwards. Dropping my notebook and some of my supplies as I hold a hand to my head. 

"Oh no! Marc I'm so sorry!" A female voice informs me apologetically as I look up from my sitting position as Marinette leans down to me with a hand sticking out to me. I chuckle awkwardly as I take her offering hand as she pulls me up off the ground. 

"I-It's a-alright Marinette, I-I wasn't paying attention s-so it's also p-pretty much my own f-fault." I inform the bluenette in front of me as she keeps on a warm and faint grin plastered on her face. 

"Heh... lets just say this is both our faults." Marinette says to me warmly as she scratches the back of her head sheepishly. She's always just as shy as I am, awkward too. But obviously my heart is already taken by Nathaniel. At the very least... I mean, it's not I just like boys, I like girls just as much. However, no way I can cheat. 

"O-Okay, I-If you say s-so M-Marinette." I agree with her as I quickly sweep up all my things off the floor as I organize everything back together with shifting them into my arms like usual. 

"Are you excited for the seasonal school dance?" Marinette asks me curiously as she leans closer to me. A sheepish blush grows on my face as all I can do is nod in agreement. 

"O-Of c-course! I-I mean... I-I am g-going to the d-dance w-with N-Nathaniel too, so-." 

"WHAT?!" Marinette exclaims in shock, I flinch in my standing stance as the bluenette keeps staring in utter shock, oh no... why do I just allow myself to slip off with my words in what I say? Great job Marc... you just done and go off saying that Nathaniel and I are going to the dance. 

"I-Is that b-bad?!" I ask nervously, hugging my stuff to myself more tightly as Marinette drops her shocked look, the slap of realization hits her as she profusely shakes her head to me. Chuckling a bit awkwardly. 

"O-Of course not! I mean.... I'm honored to know, after all... Nathaniel in class discussed to me your relationship with him! Honestly, I find you two to be a really cute couple! Totally support it!" Marinette bubbly assures me as she keeps on her face a smile. 

Oh god... Nathaniel... 

My head subconsciously nods to Marinette as her face drops to something behind me. Most likely thanks to Adrien's appearance so wandering to our direction. I spin myself right around just to see if my own assumptions are right, only for a hand to push me back, hitting my head on the metal of a locker. Marinette squeaking my name as she hurries to my side, Chloe out of nowhere stops just to lock eyes with me. 

"Well if it isn't writer freak, what do you think just standing around like an idiot for me?" She asks as her stare transforms into a glare. Marinette grunting in frustration stands back up as she guards me, stupidly just looking at the situation with Spades in cover under my hoodie. Observing. 

"Why can't you ever give Marc a break Chloe!? He's done nothing wrong!" Marinette states out to our stereotypical blonde bully Chloe. Turning her attention to Marinette with a serious case of bemusement yet bored. 

"Come on baker, you can't save anyone with that peppy attitude you have everyday," Chloe throws into Marinette's face as a pause of silence settles in, "If it really could, how come Akuma's still happen here in Paris then? Huh?" 

"Because... You never seem to learn the lesson, and besides... it's not only you that can cause Akuma's, despite the fact you made literally everyone in our class akumatized!" 

A spark forces me to my feet as I gently place a hand onto Marinette's shoulder. Her head snaps to me over her shoulder, my head shakes to her as I release a soft sigh of disappointment. To her? No, to Chloe? who else? 

"I-I'm really f-fine Marinette... C-Come on l-let's just leave. There's not really a-a point to k-knock some sense into C-Chloe." I inform her as Marinette just nods in agreement, taking my advice as she walks off 'calmly'. I follow after the baker as her route off is straight by the art room anyways. 

I just start to walk off from Chloe myself, as I hear a small insult to me as I just stay silent. Just Chloe being Chloe. I swear she's probably never changing her attitude, no drop of hope that anyone in the entire school can say. 

"Just so you know writer freak, your relationship with Art nerd is just revolting..." 

Stop, I stay frozen in place as something hits my heart worse then a bullet. I carefully look over my shoulder to Chloe, noticing my staring she brushes it off and gives me a sassy cold shoulder. Turning around the opposite direction as her footsteps wander herself to a different. I simply start my tracks all over again as I stare to where Chloe is off as I turn my head back to in front of me. Off to my usual work space... 

Nathaniel's P.O.V: 

Pencil streaks mark up my paper as constantly I make lines and erase them away. Footsteps ease up out of the corners of my ears as I stop making and erasing my pencil streaks on my paper. The door opens up to the art room as subconsciously off the bat I call out a neutral... 

"Marc?" 

Nope, too soon, Marientte steps inside as a moment of sadness sets in, but quickly fades as my ex-crush walks into the art room. Walking up to my station as she takes a seat next to me. Smiling to me with a honey sweet aura. 

"Hey Nathaniel... how are you holding up?" 

"G-Good Marinette... thanks, I'm just really waiting f-for Marc to come in." 

"What? But he's right behind-?" 

Marinette stops herself as she spins around in her seat to try and point to 'Marc' right behind her, only for nothing but awkward nothingness in front of her. Quickly standing up, she goes back out the door and shouts out Marc's name. I chuckle as yeah, I'm still sad at times that she doesn't feel the same for me like back in the past. But, hey at least I can still enjoy her personality and her as a good friend. 

Besides... I now have Marc as my boyfriend, so that is already settled. 

"S-SORRY! I-I N-NEEDED A BREAK FOR A MINUTE-!" Marc shouts back to Marinette with her head out the door, she retracts her head back into the classroom as Marc stops at the frame. Placing a hand on it as he breathes breathlessly. 

I nod to him as I stand up from my seat and carefully help him to his station. Rose pauses her rock music blasting into her ears with her headphones as she looks at the two of us, her blue bell eyes widening as she squeals softly. Juleka simply tuning her guitar as she playfully rolls her one revealing eye to Rose. 

"You feeling okay Marc? Ehh... sorry just making sure..." 

"O-Of course N-Nath... D-Don't worry about me so much." Marc assures as he flashes a soft smile. 

I nod to my boyfriend and my comic partner by my law as my hand flies off Marc's shoulder. I just turn around as he grabs my wrist for a split moment, instincts turn my head back to him as I tilt my head a little out of curiosity. 

"C-Can w-we talk a-afterwards?" Marc asks me as his tone sounds slightly desperate like. 

Talk? What is the problem that's bothering him now? 

"O-Of course Marc!" I promise him as Marc sighs in relief. Returning a smile as he lets go of my wrist. 

"Thanks... a-and s-sorry if that f-felt sudden." 

"Don't worry about it... really." 

Marc's P.O.V: 

Nathaniel just finishes his sentence for me as he goes back to his station and starts to work on final drafts for our newest comic. I take my notebook out of my pile as I open it up, grabbing my pencil as I try to start writing, only with my pencil just hovering off the paper. Come on, what's so hard with trying to do my hobby all of the sudden? 

Spades looks at me from hiding in my hoodie as his snake like eyes stick to my face. I notice his staring as I take a break from my pause of awkward pencil hovering over my notebook. I flip my hoodie up as I double check everyone and everything around me. I can't afford to have anyone know about my Kwami, but I swear he can't ever wait until we're somewhere more private. Spades shifts up to the hoodie over my head as he stays hidden in the compartment of the fabric. 

"Marc, I'm getting worried about ya, your letting that Chloe get too into your head." Spades informs me as I sigh and nod softly. 

"I-I'm aware S-Spades... but... I-Is it true on what she's s-saying-?" 

"See? This is what I'm talking about, your letting the rich brat get too into your head! Her opinion about the two of you shouldn't make you feel like your relationship is bad!" 

"S-Spades?" 

"Yeah?" 

"H-How do you k-know so much o-on this t-type of thing?" 

"...I'm a Kwami Marc, I've had many wielders with similar problems related to yours. So, I've learned to adapt to figuring out these times of problems with my words." 

"M-Makes sense...?" 

Spades nods to me as he peeks out of his spot by my ear, seeing already students packing up there things. I mean, is it already that long? Or is it because I arrive here pretty late? Spades shifts himself back to the main base of my hoodie, Nathaniel himself sighing tiredly as he too gathers up his comic illustrations together. Swiftly putting them into his green portfolio. 

Guess this is my cue, I stand up from my seat as I grab my things in my arms and hurry over to my boyfriend's side. Nathaniel turning to me as just as Rose and Juleka leave, Nathaniel takes my one hanging free hand in his. A blush bursting onto my cheeks as Nathaniel's cheeks get the same exact reaction. Us walking out of our art room class, our art teacher farewells us. Saying back to him a farewell, Nathaniel pulls me out of our school as he keeps pulling me off to somewhere. The train station coming into view as confusion hits me, is he taking us to someplace special for us? 

"M-Marc, you said y-you wanted to say something to me earlier... I-I'm getting worried for you, I mean... of course I love you and I care about you so... yeah. What's bothering you?" Nathaniel asks me as we stop just by underground train station, leaning against the metal rim. I sigh softly as I nod to faintly shorter boyfriend looking at me. 

"Y-Yeah... i-it's just something Chloe said to me e-earlier..." I explain to Nathaniel, soft whimpers escapes my lips as tears start to fall from my eyes subconsciously. The mental bullet shattering a part of me as Chloe's disgusted words keep repeating in my head. 

"M-MARC?! W-Whoa whoa what did she say-?" 

"I-I need y-you t-to be honest w-with m-me w-when I-I ask this..."

"W-What's that Marc?" 

"I-Is our relationship t-together r-really th-that d-disgusting...?" 

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(Hiyanara! Janis_The_Bunny here! At last a new chapter! I wanna just apologize on the long pause as I yes am still trying to update this as much as I can, but the problem is that now with a crap tone of things going on at once. Things are now becoming more difficult to handle at once, so yes I am in a bit of a state of stress and frustration to keep everything happening at once. But I do vow that this is still going to be worked on until the very end! So for now sit tight and thank you for reading this chapter! Along with your support and amazing reads you treat this book with!  

That's all for now of Janis_The_Bunny! Stay tuned next time for me!)