Marinette woke up the next morning, a good feeling in the pit of her stomach. She thought about Last nights events. The kissing..with Adrien! Tikki however, wasn't very happy. At all. "You had a makeout session with Adrien?!" She hissed. Marinette pouted and felt the hickey.

"Yeah, I did!" She Said. Tikki looked furious. "Marinette! You have a boyfriend!" She shrieked. Marinette sighed. "Had a boyfriend. I'm going to break it off with him today" She bit her lip.

"What?'' Tikki gasped. "Why?!" It was then that Marinette showed her her large bruise, that was still Purple. "He threw a Lamp at me, Tikki! What am I supposed to do? He says he loves me but that's another reason.. I.. I can't be with him! It's too harsh! It's like lying to Luka and Myself. I can't be in a relationship with someone I don't Love" She mumbled.

Tikki hugged her cheek. "I had no idea Marinette. I'm so sorry! I'm your Kwami and you have to tell me these things, how else am I supposed to protect you?" Tikki sighed.

"But tell me this Marinette, Do you love Adrien?" Tikki wondered. Marinette paused. "I-I..I don't know" she gasped. "Then I think the best thing to do is break it off With Luka, but not to get together with Adrien.. Give yourself a little bit Of Independence" Tikki smiled. Marinette nodded.

"Your right Tikki!" She said triumphantly.
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Marinette wore a turtle neck, and just Incase any surprise hickeys showed up, she wore her hair down. She looked more grown up with her hair down. Her Cheekbones and Jawline were more defined and the dazzling blue highlighted her beautiful pale skin.

"Pretty!" Tikki giggled, making Marinette giggle too.

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"Marinette.." Luka Said, tears forming in his eyes. "You can't seriously say that.. after 2 years of us dating? Your really going to throw that all away?" He asked, a sudden strap of anger in his voice. Marinette got frightened.

"Luka. You hurt me. Please, This is for the best" She sighed, hugging him. "Yeah, Your right" he cried. She squeezed him again.
"I hope we can be friends" she said, squeezing his hand and walking away. Tears rolled down her cheeks and dripped onto her neck.

She felt the hickey that Adrien had given her. It felt good that he had marked her body, and not in the way that Luka had done it.  She made her way to the locker room, collapsing onto the ground and covering her mouth so her quiet cries couldn't be heard.

"Hello? Is anybody here?" A female voice asked. Marinette heard footsteps coming closer to her. She didn't care.

"Marinette!" Alya gasped. She scrambled to her best friend and held her in her arms. "My God Mari, What happened?" Alya Asked, rubbing her head. Marinette burst into a sob. "I hurt badly" she cried.

"Who?" Alya Asked, hugging her bestfriend. Marinette wiped her tears. "I broke up with Luka" she cried. Alya was shocked. "Oh my god, Girl! I'm so sorry" Alya said, hugging Marinette.

It was then she noticed the bruise on her neck.. "Marinette.. What happened?" Marinette sighed. "The bruise is from Luka. Don't ask. I broke up with him over it"

"Anyway, Adrien Came over yesterday and we did something we shouldn't of" Marinette muttered, rubbing her arm. Alya gasped. "Girl? Did you do it yesterday?" She Laughed.

"Alya! Of course not! We made out and he gave me a hickey! Jeez!" Marinette said, shaking her head. Alya hugged Marinette. "I'm so proud of you!" She laughed.

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It was lunch Time, and they all headed to a bench in the Park. Everybody brought lunch, except for Adrien. "Uh- I'm on a Diet because my father wants me to get back into Modeling" he explained.

"Well, Could you finish this? I don't want to throw it out and I'm absolutely full, I couldn't eat any more" Marinette explained, passing her Quiche to Adrien. More than half of it was left.

"Awesome! Thanks Marinette!" Adrien Said Excitedly. Marinette smiled politely. He wrapped his arm around her waist and slipped her closer to him.