here's a winter fic for all the ice skaters out there...
xo moonbaby
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Marinette could not be more thrilled about the class field trip. Finally she could show everyone she wasn't always a klutz!
She looked in the mirror again and smiled. Her big scarf draped over her shoulders, her cute sweater was cozy and pink, and her skating skirt fit down over her hips and then flared out, perfect for twirling. Complete with thick wool tights and high socks, she couldn't wait to hit the ice.
"Come on Tikki!" She grabbed her figure skates and twirled with happiness, before racing down the stairs. Her kwami zoomed after her, giggling at Marinette's excitement.
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Marinette hummed excitedly and bounced in her bus seat. Alya laughed at her.
"I've never seen you like this, Marinette! What's so great about a stupid frozen lake? No cool movies, no scoops.." Alya sighed. She infinitely preferred museums.
Alya was not alone. They were a bunch of city kids, and they all knew that Alix and Kim were going to make it all about some dumb race. Almost no one had skates with them, and were going to have to rent them there.
Adrien climbed onto the bus, looking sheepish. He had a pair of gleaming new skates hanging over his shoulders, clearly never used.
"I bet daddy Agreste just couldn't let him rent skates like us commoners," whispered Alya.
"Bro, back here!" Nino waved from the seat across from Alya and Marinette. Adrien smiled and headed towards them, only to be stopped by a hand on his jacket.
"Sit with me, Adrichou," whined Chloe. She was fully decked out in a new skating outfit, with similarly shiny, never-used skates hung jauntily around her neck.
Adrien looked down. "Thanks Chlo, but I'm just going to go hang with Nino…I don't want to make Sabrina move." Chloe frowned, not having considered anyone's feelings but her own, as usual, even her best friend sitting right next to her. She turned her wrath towards the back of the bus, and her eyes settled on Marinette. Her eyes gleamed evilly.
"Can't wait to see Mari the Klutz on ice! That's sure to be a laugh!" Chloe cackled.
Adrien dropped into the seat with Nino, across the aisle from Alya and Marinette. He sighed wearily. "Don't mind her, Marinette- I know for a fact Chloe can't skate to save her life. I mean, can any of us skate? What a weird field trip." Nino and Alya agreed heartily.
Marinette just nodded a little and hummed again, looking out the window. Mari the Klutz!? That doesn't even have a good ring to it…
"What are you so happy about, Marinette?" She looked around to see the three of them staring at her.
"Oh! Me? ha ha I don't know, I just, um.. like skating!" She flushed a little. Show, don't tell, Marinette! She wore a secret little smile.
"Really? Can you teach me!?" Adrien sounded a little desperate.
"Of course she can!" Alya was delighted. She had a scoop!
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