The group waited outside of their hotel, excitedly chatting and wondering what was going to happen while they were there.

After about 30 minutes of waiting, a couple of limousines arrived outside the hotel and the group of teens were ushered inside each of them.

This was actually happening and as they neared the palace, Marinette felt a very strong urge to throw up. She felt absolutely terrified.

"Mari? Are you okay? You're looking kinda green there." Alya pointed out, an expression of worry on her face and the bluenette only managed a weak nod.

"I'm just...scared. I mean, we're gonna be in the presence of royalty! Isn't that just- well, terrifying?" Marinette exclaimed.

"Don't worry, you'll be fine. Plus, if you embarrass yourself we'll be right there for you." Nino grinned lightly.

"Nino!" Alya sent a small glare in his direction.

"Not helping!" Marinette added as Alya gave her a hug.

"My bad- I'm not good at this." He rubbed the back of his neck as Adrien laughed lightly.

Marinette looked up front to see if the driver was someone that she recognized. He seemed familiar but she figured that he might be new.

6 pm: The Palace

After a pretty relaxed ride towards the palace, the class had arrived and drivers got out, opening up the doors for the students and teacher to exit.

Mrs. Bustier, followed by Marinette, Alya, Nino and Adrien and then the others.

Standing on the stairs of the palace was an older looking woman. She wore a face mask over her mouth and only her eyes were visible in the garment that she wore.

Beside her was a male with similar attire and another man with reddish hair, dressed in what appeared to be a guard outfit. One spoke up, welcoming the group to the palace.

"Hello and welcome." The woman spoke first and even with her mask you could tell she was smiling

"We hope that you have been enjoying your trip so far." The male beside her spoke.

"Yes and thank you very much for your hospitality your highnesses." Mrs. Bustier spoke.

The pair bowed to them and the group of students bowed their heads gently.

"That's very good. We asked for you to come early to give the young one's a chance to explore the palace."

A chorus of cheers erupted.

"We'll have our guards give a tour to whoever would like one."

The man dressed in the guard uniform then stepped forward. Marinette recognized him and smiled a bit at the familiar face

"Good evening. My name is Bo-Lin and I am the head of the guards here at the palace. I, along with some of the other guards will be giving you tours around the palace while dinner is prepared. Now, let's head inside." He gestured for them to follow and the class ordered themselves in a line, making their way inside the palace.

As the group split themselves off with the different guards, Marinette managed to sneak away and made her way towards her grandparents.

"Nainai! Zufu!" She called out and the two enveloped her in a hug.

"Ah, how are you my dear?" Her grandmother questioned, cupping the teenagers face in her hand and smiling.

"Thing's have been good! I've missed you so much!" Marinette giggled softly and began getting caught up with her parents

Meanwhile: With Nino, Alya and Adrien

The trio was now exploring the palace with Bo-Lin and grouped up with Nathaniel and Alix but there was noticeably someone missing.

"Hey, has anyone seen Marinette? I thought she was with us?" Nino questioned when he realized the bluenette wasn't there.

"Shoot you're right." Alya said as she looked around.

"I'm sure she's fine. Maybe she just got lost or wandered off or something?" Adrien said and shoved his hands into his pockets.

"I'll call her." Alya took out her phone and dialed Marinette's number.

With Marinette

"I'm glad to see that France is treating you well dear. It's so exciting knowing that, in a few years, you'll be queen. Now tell me, do you have a boyfriend?" Her grandmother question curiously.

"Nainai!" Marinette blushed brightly and covered her face.

"What? I want to know~ After all, we're presuming he would become king when you take the throne." The older woman said.

"I don't no." She admitted and shrugged.

"But you have someone you're interested don't you?" She raised her eyebrows.

"How did yo-"

"I can see it in your eyes my dear." Her grandmother smiled lightly an Marinette looked away.

Her grandmother placed a hand on the girls shoulders as her phone rang.

"Oh my friends calling!" She jumped a bit and answered the phone.

"Hey Alya!"

"Marinette, the hell?! Where are you girl?" Alya said into the phone and Marinette flinched.

"I'm in the palace, I saw an old friend so I decided to go and say hi and I lost you guys. Where are you?" She questioned.

"You know where we entered? Go down the hall to the left and take the stairs. We're going to check out the princesses room." Alya explained. "And don't do this crap again Marinette, seriously."

"I'm sorry! I'll try and find you." She insisted and got up as she hung the phone up.

"Nainai, I'm sorry. I have to go, my friends are wondering where I am."

"No no, go along and have fun with your friends. We'll be able to catch up and spend time together after the coronation." The older woman shooed away the teenager who gave her a gentle peck on the cheek before running off to meet her friends.

Palace Dining Hall: 7 pm

After the tours around the palace, the students had made their way to the dining hall for dinner and the table was filled with more food that the kids could've ever dreamed of in their life. Enough to probably put them all in a coma for a month.

Marinette held her hands together in front of herself and glanced around.

"Woah..." Nino muttered softly. "It's so beautiful-"

"The most food I've ever seen in my life..." Adrien pretended to wipe away tears from his eyes.

The two girls rolled their eyes and headed over to the table, the boys pulling out the chairs for them and they sat, chatting and having a nice dinner with the royal family.

After the dinner, music started to play in the hall and it was cleared out so they could dance and have a nice time.

Alya and Nino had wandered off to go and dance and Marinette and Adrien were left chatting together in the hall about anything and everything.

As the pair talked, a voice called out.

"Marinette? Is that you?"

"James?"

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A/N: It's Thursday which means my unofficial update day. I'm sorry for missing last weeks update but tbh, I just really wasn't feeling up to it. Decided to finish and update this day because I still want to be somewhat consistent. My life's been a little bit busy at the moment if I'm being honest so for a bit, updates might be sparse. I'm springing for at least 2 next month and then it SHOULD go back to once weekly before I have testing and shit. Hope you enjoyed
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