Exiting the classroom, Adrienne had Marin's right arm around her shoulders and her hand around his waist to help with support. Marin ached in pain, but still managed a small smile on his face while looking at the smaller girl who decided to help him. A slight blush spread across his face after moments of realizing it. This was probably the closest he's ever gotten to her in years.

"You doing alright there?" She asked, looking up towards him. His face turned a darker shade of pink as he looked away. His feet were failing him and in a matter of time, he'd fall...taking her down with him. He refused to let his mind wonder to other things. Regaining awareness, he responded to her question before it became awkward.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine, thanks" She smiled and he looked down at her again. Briefly, their noses touched, signaling to the two teens they were a bit too close together. In an instant, they recoiled their faces and her grip on him loosened. Adrienne quietly giggled whereas Marin was mentally fangirling him his head.

"You know, you should be more careful. That looks pretty nasty" she observed. He sighed If only you knew

"Yeah..I will be, but ya know me, always failing at life- i mean falling all the time" He mentally facepalmed. Well, there goes that awkwardness again.   

As soon as they reach the the nurse's office, they found the room empty. "There's no one here..." Adrienne narrowed her eyes, taking a quick scan of the room. "It's alright, i think i can manage, thanks for your help" Adrienne narrowed her eyes and the dark haired boy. Was he trying to get rid of me? She asked herself.

"Oh no, you're not getting rid of me that easy" She smirked, "It's time for me to take care of a hurt kitten" She froze. CRAP DID I REALLY JUST SAY THAT. Marin looked at her a wide eyed, questionable look as to where the sudden use of the term 'Kitten" ever became part of her vocabulary. She sounded almost exactly like Chat Noir..  "I..I watch too many videos on Chat Noir" she simply stated before he could ask her a question. She hoped he'd buy it and it worked. "Ha..I was just gonna ask that". She turned around, quickly letting out a sigh So Close

While to two stayed inside the room, they chatted a bit. Only small talk as Adrienne grabbed some supplies. She might as well fix him up since she did know how. After many battles, she pretty much learned how to fix herself right up again before anyone would notice how severe her wounds were. If she told her dad, he'd pretty much freak out and keep her locked up in the house.

Now comes the awkward part.

"I'm gonna need to to lift your shirt up" Marin's blush worsened "Ah..What?" She pursed her lips "You want me to help you don't you? I need to see the wound" She pushed. Clearly, she wasn't uncomfortable and was very unaware at his uncomfort. Marin was having an internal conflict, whether or not let her see him shirtless. "O-Okay" he shuddered. The blond smiled, raising up his white shirt. Her small pale hands covered his stomach, and she became unaware of her fingers gliding across his abs.

"Uh..Adrienne? your..your hand..." She stopped and saw what he was talking about. Now it was her to turn to blush. "OH! i-i'm so sorry i..." She rubbed her neck, pushing her bangs out of her face. "Let's just get this over with"

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"She what?!" Alim couldn't help but snicker silently at the red faced boy who covered his face with his hands.

"Yes! I swear, she just kept her hand there..." his voice lowered slightly, almost seemed...saddened.

"What, do you have abs or something?" Alim smirked, playfully punching him in the gut. To his surprise, it was semi-hard. His wide eyes stared down at his abdomen seconds before looking up at him, Marin grinning slightly.

"No way..." He mumbled softly. "Oh..my stars..YOU HAVE ABS!?" He got to excited. "HOW? Dude you don't even do anything except sleep in, what you work out in secret now?" He wiggled his eyebrows. Marin looked away, laughing nervously. "No...not exactly" Marin's thoughts went towards all those missions to save Paris. All the cardio, leaping, jumping and climbing really pays off over time.

"Then what?" He asked curiously, his eyebrow raised and having a slight smile as if almost expecting Marin to make something up. Well..he isn't wrong, of course Marin has to make something up, but of course he won't know why. Marin sighed, not finding any good excuse and gave the impression that he was in fact, working out in secret. "Okay, you got me, I work out in secret" Alim chuckled, "Totally knew it, but that explains why you're always coming in late"

Marin rolled his eyes and chose not to fight it. Not paying attention, he leaned back, falling onto the floor, causing attention to go towards him. His shirt flew up, revealing his abs and his bandaged side. Marin moaned in pain, rubbing his head from the impact. Everyone else looked mesmerized by the sight.

"Damn bro! you weren't kidding...how long has this been going on? seems like you've been at it for awhile" A couple of girls walked by, some took a glance and talked among themselves, giggling all while looking at him. Marin could hear their whispers, somethings along the lines: 'Wow that hot' or 'Who knew he worked out'. Marin's faced flushed again, for who knows how many times that day. The moment he stood up, Adrienne walked to her seat. Stopping in front of him, with wide eyes, her eyes wondered where ever other girl's eyes were on. Her face turned a light shade of pink, remembering the incident that happened this morning. Sitting in her seat, she giggled slightly "Marin, I thought you said you were going to be more careful?" she mumbled to herself. She probably didn't realize she had the biggest smile anyone's ever seen her with.

As the class resumed, the students were asked to do a big end of the year project. They're required to care for a robotic child, designed to act like a child based on how the 'parents' treat it. Completion of this assignment will be done with partners, requiring a boy and girl. Some moaned and complained, thinking the project would be anything but a health class assignment...in a english class.

"Now's your chance to ask Adrienne to be your partner, and you better not chicken out or else" Alim whispered. Marin looked at the back of the blond's head, her straight hair swayed slightly back and forth as she was organizing her things in front of her. He took a deep breath, his fist began to sweat and the butterflies swarmed in his stomach. His heart raced as he stood, about to tap her shoulder when Clayton pushes him backward, against the table.

The force was strong enough to jab his injured side, causing the bleeding to commence again. He cried out in pain, holding his side.

"What the heck Clayton!" Alim shouted angrily. Clayton sighed, rolling his eyes facing the brunette.

"What?" He spat, annoyed.

Alim balled his fists, threatening to throw a punch at him. Marin held up a hand to him, which told him it wasn't a great idea.

"You can't just push someone out of the way! What the heck is wrong with you"

The students gasped, hearing Adrienne scream in anger. It was the first time anyone's ever seen the famous model react like this. They all knew she didn't him the way he claims, saying that she's totally into him. Clayton remained emotionless, looking at her angered expression. Her hands were crossed as she stood up, looking up towards him.

"Hey, it's not my fault he's so freaking clumsy all the time-"

SLAP

Oooh's were heard the moment, Adrienne slapped the guy. He held his cheek, shocked at what she had done. Marin looked at her, admiring her. She's so cute when she's mad... but at the same time, it took him quite a bit to realize what happened. She slapped him. Why is she being so protective over me? he questioned. The whole class went silent. Adrienne walked towards Marin, helping him up his feet.

"Would you like to be partners?" She smiled. He blinked "M-me?" She nodded once, giving Clayton a glare. He blushed, giving her a slight nod. Clayton frowned, still holding his cheek, he stormed out of the classroom, slamming the door which sounded almost like as if it was gunshot. Clayton was more than pissed and Marin had a feeling, this day wasn't going to end well.

Everyone settled down, before cheering  and clapping on how Adrienne stood up for Marin. Who knew right? "Way to go Adrienne!" people shouted and chanted. Adrienne giggled a bit, feeling slightly embarrassed at all the attention she received because of it. "Dang girl, didn't know you had that in you" Nina laughed, hugging her best friend. She laughed a bit, hugging her back. She stopped as soon as her eyes landed on the boy before her

"Are you okay?" She asked him, looking straight into his blue eyes. His cheeks tinted pink again, but he shook it off and returned another smile. "Yes, t-thank you. That was pretty cool of you" Adrienne winked "No problem, i'll see you later partner" Marin blushed harder, while Alim laughed and leaned an arm on his shoulder.

Yup, this was definitely an interesting day.

I'm sorry for all the grammar. Didn't have time to edit the entire thing. Hope you enjoyed it! To who ever is reading :)