A Race: Marinette Vs. Kim

"I dare anyone to race against me! Winner decides loser's fate." Kim declared on a rather sunny afternoon. He was bored and wanted to win something. Why he chose a race, he had no idea. If only he'd known.

Alix, his usual victim was home sick and most of his classmates were smart enough to decline any dare that Kim cooked up. "I'll do it!" A voice said.

Kim's head whipped to the general direction of the voice. He saw Alya, Nino, Adrien, and Marinette grouped together. "

Ahhhh! Adrien. Are you my challenger?" He asked. Adrien shook his head with a Chat Noir like smirk. Kim frowned.

"Nino?" He asked. Nino shook his head.

"Alya?" She was laughing as she shook her head.

"Marinette?" He asked in disbelief. Marinette laughed at Kim's face. "Yup. Prepare to lose!" She said.

Kim scoffed. "Like you could beat me, but I'll accept. I'm thinking a nice new jacket would be nice. Or free pastries whenever I come to you bakery." Kim said, confidently. He was excited for an easy win.

As the two discussed the starting point and finish line, Nino was a bit worried. "Can Marinette actually win against Kim?" He asked Alya. "If the girl wants to win, she will find a way." Alya replied. "Have some faith, Nino." Adrien said.

"I think she'll win. In fact, I'll bet on it. 150$ says Marinette will win." Adrien exclaimed.

Nino raised his eyebrows. "Agreste is betting $150 on Marinette. Anyone gonna bet against him?" Nino yelled out. Chloe was first to answer.

"$200 on Kim." She called.

"$50 on Kim" Ivan said.

"$75 on Kim."

"$25 on Kim!"

"$40 on Marinette!" Alya yelled. The she turned to Nino. "Lahiffe! You better be writing everyone's bets." Alya shouted.

"I am! I am! Calm down." Nino tried to calm Alya down, but she was a woman to be reckoned with. "Calm down? You got everyone started!" Alya said. "But-" Nino was cut off.

"The race is about to take place. The first one to finish 5 laps is the winner. Loser is under the mercy of the winner." Max stated.

"They will be timed with my watch." He said. He nodded to Juleka. "On your mark, ready, go." She said. Marinette and Kim ran and the crowd watched with intense focus. Even Mme bustier was watching.

Marinette had a plan. It was pretty easy. Keep pace with Kim and speed up on the last lap.

Everyone was surprised when Marinette easily kept pace with Kim.

Kim gulped. He was a bit worried that he wouldn't win, but Marinette had to tire out some time, right?

Kim ran even faster and Marinette still caught up. "This girl's fast!" Kim muttered. Marinate heard and chuckled. "Just wait, Mr. Arrogant."

"Two laps left!" Nino yelled. Kim's legs were burning, yet Marinette wasn't even sweating.

One lap left and Marinette was starting to sweat a bit, but she still was in sync with Kim.

To everyone's surprise, Marinette started to speed up. Kim tried to catch up, but he was too tired. Marinette made it to the finish line while |Kim was not even half-way through the final lap.

Marinette knew she shouldn't, but couldn't help herself as she started the sixth lap.

After about a minute, she had caught up with Kim and was now passing him. Kim nearly tripped when he saw Marinette in front of him again. He was almost at the finish line.

Marinette went for a seventh lap and was halfway done when Kim finally finished. Marinette ran even faster to hurry up completing the lap.

Everyone's mouths were open and their eyes were wide enough to fit a coffee cup in them. "You're going to catch an akuma if you guys don't shut your mouths!" Marinette called.

Everyone obeyed. How was Marinette still standing? Kim was laying on the ground, moaning. His dignity was shattered and he vowed to never race again.

In the end, Kim had a time of 11.43. Marinate had a time of 8.39, setting a record.

Adrien and Alya made a lot of money. There was a total of $350. They split it and each got $175.

Alya decided that Marinate should have a career in racing. "You should join the track team!" Alya suggested.

Chloe was extremely angry and yelled at Kim. "Thanks to your incompetence, I lost $200! You are a worthless waste of space!"

Marinette condemned Kim to one month without bets and everyone, especially Alix, who wished she was there to see the show down, was thankful.

Hopefully, Kim learned his lesson.