Marinette woke up before her alarm, as usual. She got up and shut it off before it could beep. She stretched out her limbs and felt her excitement radiate off of her. Today was the biggest day of her life. She would disobey her Father, Tom, and go to public school. She had been homeschooled her whole life, and took Italian, piano, and fencing lessons. Her whole life revolved around photoshoots and business. This left Marinette with no normal childhood. Life for Marinette hadn't always been this way. These shoots and meetings had only started when Sabine, her Mother, had died six years prior. Marinette shuts her emotions out.

Adrien shut his alarm off, waking up early for once in his life. The first day of school was always one of the most exciting for him, and he wanted to look his best.

Once at school, Chloe Marinette’s only friend sticks gum on a seat

"That's not necessary, Chloe," Marinette says, crouching down to peel the gum off of the seat. Adrien and Nino came into the classroom as she tried to get it off. "Hey! What do you think you're doing?" Adrien asked, moving her out of the way. "I... I was only trying to get it off." Marinette explained. "Yeah, right. You're friends with Chloe, aren't you?" He said, brushing her off. He got the gum off with a tissue and threw it away, sitting down with a huff. Marinette and Alya sat down next to each other. "Why didn't you tell him it was Chloe?" Alya asked. "Chloe may be mean, but she is my only friend. I'm not going to rat her out." Marinette explained. Alya frowned.

Later, after school, Adrien waited outside in the rain as Marinette came out with an umbrella and looked at him. "Hey, look. I know Chloe is mean to you and stuff, but I'm not like her. I didn't put the gum on your seat, I was trying to get it off after Chloe put it on." Marinette said, "Have my umbrella, you might be waiting in the rain for a while. My ride is here. Bye."

Adrien watched her walk away, clutching the umbrellas and his bag, blushing furiously.

Marinette, wielding the Cat Miraculous, would become Lady Noire, while Adrien, with the Ladybug Miraculous, would become Mister Bug.