"Can you believe we're finally here girl?" Alya was setting out her clothes in her wardrobe as Marinette started to clean around and fill up the kitchen with their supplies. The two girls were sharing a dorm together at the French University of the Arts, FUA for short.

Alya had been accepted onto the media and journalism course, whilst Marinette was on the fashion design course. Obviously she couldn't go too far from home due to her commitments to the Miraculous and Chat Noir. Herself and Chat had agreed to stay local in case they needed each other for akuma attacks or any other supernatural attacks. It helped a bit to know she would still see him every month. She had grown rather fond of her kitty.

The dorm was white and spacious. There was a bedroom for each of the girls with a bathroom in between. The main room was a combined kitchen / living area. There was a small breakfast bar, a sofa, an armchair, a coffee table and a television.

"Hey Marinette, how about we go get something to eat before the Masquerade ball?"

"Sure. Pizza?"

"As long as there's somewhere on site. I'm not walking far." Marinette covered her mouth and giggled. 

Alya was straight to the point and that's why Marinette loved her. They were best friends since the first day Alya joined her school four years ago. The same day as she received her Ladybug Miraculous. Of course Alya didn't know that, and Marinette had no intention of telling her. Unfortunately it just wasn't safe, especially as she was now the Guardian.

"Come on, Mari, lets eat and find some nice boys to dance with tonight."

They grabbed their keys and bags, and made their way out the door.

Meanwhile on the other side of the campus Adrien and Nino were settling into their dorm. Which was a mirror version of the girls.

"Come on dude, I'm starving. Let's go get some pizza and check out the talent." The talented DJ announced.

"Just be glad Kagami's not here. She would have your balls off for saying that." Replied France's most famous fashion model.

Nino started laughing and slung his arm around Adrien. Kagami was Adrien's 'girlfriend'. She'd been pursuing Adrien for years and under Ladybugs instructions to 'live life and say yes to opportunities' he'd decided to try and see what it was like to be in a relationship.

"Come on man, you've had two dates and both were arranged like a war attack. Have some fun whilst you're here. She'll never know."

At that moment Adrien's phone rang. He picked it up and Nino groaned seeing who the contact was, he released Adrien and went to 'freshen up' in the bathroom. Really he just didn't want to hear the phone call, the temptation to grab the phone and throw it at the wall was twitching through his finger tips.

Kagami was suffocating and had taken the place of Adrien's father. Just when one devil loosened up, Adrien had stepped foot into a possessive relationship with the she-devil.

He had no problems with the girl herself, it was the whole set up of the relationship. It just wasn't healthy. Everything was scheduled and organised, there was no fun or freedom. Even to the point of her sending Adrien a weekly timetable.

Perhaps Adrien likes to be dominated, Nino laughed to himself and closed the bathroom door shutting himself away from the conversation.

"Yes Kagami, I'm in my dorm now."

"... and who's your roommate?"

"Nino, you know that."

"Can you put him on the phone please? I want to make sure he understands your schedule."

"He's in the toilet at the moment Kagami, I don't think you'd want to be on the phone in there with him. Look I'm going to have to go, we're going to get something to eat."

"I hope it's something off our selected menu."

"Yes, yes of course ..."

"I know you're lying to me, Adrien. I deserve to be treated better than that."

"We're going for pizza." Adrien sighed.

"Adrien, I can't believe you'd do that to me. It's been 4 days and you're already changing from the man I love." Adrien screwed up his face. She always told him she loved him, but he just couldn't say it back, most likely because he didn't.

Should he love her after two dates? He thought to himself. He did fall in love with Ladybug first time he saw her but obviously that's different, she's his other half, be it romantic or as a partnership.

"Listen Adrien, this call has lasted longer than what I'd planned. I'll update our schedule and send you a copy. I've got to go now. Love you."

"Bye." Adrien turned his phone off and slammed it down on the counter with a growl.

"Good convo Dude." Adrien knew Nino was being sarcastic. Nino made no attempt to hide his dislike for the way Kagami treated him, but Adrien felt she deserved a chance. After all, she had lived as much a sheltered life as he had. They were both blind in terms of relationships.

"Let's go, Nino." Adrien began to walk out the door.

"What about your phone?"

"Leave it. I want to actually live whilst I'm here."

"That's my boy," Nino jumped on Adrien's back who then proceeded to piggy back him all the way to the pizza cafe. The guy had some serious strength.

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"I forgot to grab the serviettes. I'll be right back, Alya." Marinette made her way to the front of the cafe in search of serviettes and straws.

"Mari, over here!"

"Oh wow! Luka!" Marinette ran up to the blue haired boy and threw her arms round him. "How are you?"

"I'm great thanks. I was wondering if I'd run into you here." Luka was a very talented musician and was in his final year of university. He'd already been offered group and solo contracts, but was set on completing university before deciding what to do.

"You look wonderful. How's Chloe?" Chloé Bourgeois was Marinette's ex-rival and Luka's very serious girlfriend. As much as they never got on at school she made Luka incredibly happy. Especially as Marinette could never commit to him the way he wanted her too.

"She's great thanks. She'll be here for the masquerade this evening. We'll try to find you to say hi."

"I'd love that. Listen, I've got to go Alya's waiting for me," she gave him another tight squeeze. "It's so great to see you so happy."

Marinette started to walk backwards when she hit something solid. She turned around only to have a tray of soda dumped all over her. Once the shock of the cold ice wore off she looked up and into the eyes of none other than Adrien Agreste. Gabriel Agreste's son.

"Wow! Watch where you're going shorty?"

"Excuse me jackass, I think you're the one who dumped soda all over me."

"Jackass? Big words coming from such a little mouth."

"It would be a perfect fit for you then wouldn't it!"

Nino snorted with laughter and quickly tried to regain composer before Adrien punched him in the face. The man was built like a Greek God, thanks to years of working out for his modelling, and, unknowingly to Nino, running around Paris as Chat Noir.

"Ouch! You're a feisty little one aren't you. Perhaps we can test your theory sometime." Adrien shocked himself with that comeback.

Where the hell did they come from? He thought to himself.

Nino was just as shocked as Adrien. He'd never heard his friend be anything but a polite gentleman. Adrien tried to hold his composure, he'd never get away with this back home.

"Mari ..." Alya had come over to join the conversation too. "What the hell happened to you?"

"This jerk dumped his drinks all over me."

"Let's be honest," Adrien responded, turning to Alya, "she walked into me."

"I don't think so blondie!" She poked him in his insanely hard chest. "You bumped into me!"

"Did you get out of bed on the wrong side today?" As Adrien and Marinette continued throwing insults at each other Nino was looking Alya up and down.

"You're a cutie, aren't you?"

"Bite me." Alya responded grabbing Marinette by the arm and dragging her back to their table.

"I can't believe I just called Adrien Agreste a jackass." Marinette sat down and buried her face in her arms on top of the table.

"And you said he had a little penis."

"Oh no! I did, didn't I?" Marinette groaned, blushing a very deep red. She could feel the heat radiate through her skin.

As Adrien and Nino walked past the girls, Adrien gave Marinette a quick wink. She bared her teeth at him and he laughed, walking away to sit down with Nino.

"What the heck Adrien?"

Adrien ignored Nino and began eating his pizza. Who the hell did that girl think she was? Sharp tongue and beautiful bluebell eyes, she was a lethal combination. He made a mental note to stay away from that one.