19. Time

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"Time is everything we have and don't."

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Anthony laid down on my lap as I stroke his hair, we've been enjoying each other's company for the past 2 days.

Today was our last day together before we drop him off at the airport tomorrow morning.

We haven't really talked that much since the night of the competition, but I didn't mind the silence.

Tikki was currently asleep in his hand as he looks up at me with a confused expression.

"I don't want to go back," Anthony sighed before rubbing his head against my hand, I softly do circle on his cheek as he lays a small kiss to my hand. I felt my heart skip a beat at the kiss and blush lightly before he laughed softly at my reaction.

"I don't want to leave you here," He frowned.

"You know I can't go back at the moment, maybe in a month?," I smiled nervously.

"To train for nationals?," he asked.

I nod.

"Maybe you can stay over at my house this time," he smiled.

My smile falters as I feel some of his hair fall from his scalp.

"Anthony-," he looks at my hand as I hold it up in front of his face.

"You're causing me so much stress I'm losing my hair," Anthony groaned.

"Yeah sure blame it on me," I laughed lightly "maybe your getting old, didn't your dad start balding at your age?"

"Very funny," Anthony gives me a glare "who told you that?"

"Your mother my dear bub," I laughed.

"God she can be- ugh," he groaned.

"Okay okay, so what do you want to do today? Before you-," I cut myself off as my eyes water "before- before you leave tomorrow."

Anthony looks at me before he stands up and lays Tikki on her bed and he engulfs me in a tight hug.

"I don't want to leave you okay? Don't think that-," He began.

"Then why don't you just stay here?," I sniffed.

"I-I have to do something back in Shanghai that I can't do it here bub, p-plus I miss my mom, and I need to talk to Master about what's next for me," his heart started to beat faster after each word.

"I'll be back okay? Maybe a month or even less, I do have to train you for nationals bub," he tried to make me feel better.

For some reason I felt like he was keeping something from me, something that he probably couldn't talk about. Since he's been here he always had conversations with his mom in secret and always shut down all of sudden when I mention things about how I wanted to move back to Shanghai with him. To maybe us starting our own studio, for him to train future nationals champions and I work under him for money to help pay for fashion school.

Anthony would always make up something that has to deal with my friends or how he wouldn't be a good instructor. I wanted to push for more reasons but I knew it made him uncomfortable, so I just tried to make him happy.

"Anthony?," I mumbled , he looks up at me and smiles softly.

"You're the most beautiful girl a person can lay eyes on," he whispered all of sudden, I can feel my cheeks flush at his sudden compliment and I push him off quickly.

"Ew don't be weird," I laughed nervously.

"What? Complimenting my beautiful, gorgeous friend," Anthony laughs and runs his hand through his hair.

"Your hair has grown so long since you've came here," I laughed lightly.

"Maybe I should get a haircut?," he mumbled underneath his breath.

"Really?," I asked and smiled to him.

"Maybe we should dye my hair a different color I don't know go crazy," he chuckled.

"Whatever you'd like to do bub."

Anthony sighed and shook his head, "Eh maybe not, then lets go look at hair accessories, or maybe I can buy you that necklace you've been wanting for a while."

"That necklace is almost a thousand dollars which both of us don't have and hair accessories sound cheaper so let's go with that," I smiled.

"Who said I don't have that money?"

"I said since I've been paying for everything," I joked.

"Literally I forgot my wallet that one time for the movies please stop, I feel terrible as it is," Anthony pouted.

"I know I know, I'm just messing with you," I laughed.

"Then we can go to the movies and check out the hair clips and then have dinner, and then have a sleep over while we look at the sunset, deal? Deal, now let's go get ready," he laughed before walking out my room.

I giggle lightly and turn to Tikki who is completely out of it.

I turn on my computer and quickly call Chloe and Alya through video chat which led to only Alya answering. Her screen popped up only to see Nino running in the back ground running after their dog, that they got together a year back.

"Nino take bean and Adrien to the living room Marinette's on video call!," Alya yelled as I see her in view of the screen.

Adrien pops up as well and smiles at me "Marinette!," he sits on Alya's seat and waved at the camera.

"Hey what's up?," he asked.

"Just asking Alya what to wear today," I smiled nervously.

"Oh yeah today's your last day with Anthony right?," Alya pushes Adrien from view and sits down in another chair.

"Yeah," I mumbled.

"Is he taking you out? A date?," Alya smiled.

"Date?," Adrien comes back on the screen surprised.

"No uhm, we are just hanging out, but I don't really know what to wear in a situation like this, we are going to the movies and, maybe to dinner-."

"Normal dinner or taking you out to a restaurant?," Alya smiled brightly.

"Uhm I'm not sure, let me ask," I mumbled before standing up and calling Anthony.

"Bub?!," I yelled.

"Coming!," I sit back down on my chair.

"You didn't know?," Alya asked Adrien who looked confused.

"No I thought he would be staying at an apartment or something," he answered.

"Why would he do that if their parents are good friends?," Alya asked.

"Do you think I know that? No," Adrien mumbled.

"Uhm what's up?," I laughed lightly confused.

"Adrien didn't know Anthony was staying at your place," Alya laughed.

"He's been here for a while now," I giggled.

"So you guys sleep in the same room?," Adrien mumbled nervously.

"No, are you crazy?," I laughed harder "he sleeps downstairs or in the living room, I mean most of the time we have sleep overs and sleep on the floor."

"Oh," Adrien mumbled.

"Bub did you call me?," Anthony walks in with a pair of joggers and a muscle t shirt and a towel around his neck drying his wet hair from his shower he must've took while I was on the call.

"Woah," Alya blushed brightly.

"Yeah, are we going to regular dinner or like to a restaurant?"

"Restaurant, why?"

"I'm asking Alya to help pick out my outfit," I smiled up at him.

"You are working to become a designer and you need help from your friend?," Anthony asked confused.

"Yup."

"You're weird," he laughed and walked out.

"It's not weird I just needed her opinion!," I yelled out to him.

"Whatever you say," he called back.

"Okayyyy, now that he's gone what do you think she should wear Adrien?," Alya turned to him.

"Uhm-, I don't know much about clothing, I just model," Adrien laughed.

"Hmm, what about that pink dress you worked on?," Alya asked.

"The one that was plain in the middle?," I asked confused.

"Yes that one."

"Alya- I haven't worn that dress because it was to plain," I groan.

"Well I mean why do you need to dress up, it's not like it's a date?," Adrien grumbled.

"Wait is it a date?," Adrien stood up quickly.

"Is it?," Alya began to squeal.

"No-no it's just y-you know- it's his last day can we not," I stuttered.

"Oh my god your stuttering like how you did with Adr-," I give Alya a look as Adrien looked at us annoyed "I mean with your crush when you were younger."

"Stop, please just help, I can't wear that outfit, especially since he's taking us out to a nice restaurant," I mumbled.

"Well how do you know it's gonna be nice? What if he just takes you to a silly dine in place?," Adrien mumbled.

"Stop being a downer! Go with Nino now!," Alya yelled.

"I don't want to," Adrien mumbled and looked up to me.

"Go," Alya grumbled.

Adrien huffs before saying a quick goodbye to me and walks out the room.

"What's his problem?," I giggled laughing at his sudden sassy comments.

"Maybe he's jealous?," Alya wiggled her eyebrows.

"Yeah sure, when that happens that's when I'll probably be at my death bed," I laughed.

"Don't say that geez," Alya sighed and looked at her wardrobe.

"Okay look babe, I love that pink dress on you, even though you say it's boring how about you come over and take a look at my new corsets I got a week ago from mail?," Alya smiled.

"Let me just ask Anthony what time we would head out and then be on my way," I mumbled before saying a quick bye and turning off the video call.

"Anthony how much time do I have to get ready?," I asked.

"I can give you 2 hours since it's 8, why?," Anthony sat down on the couch as he watched one of his favorite American films called the conjuring.

"So I can head to Alya's to get ready," I smiled.

"Why can't you get ready here?"

"Because she's good at helping me put outfits together and I want to look pretty today on our last day together," I pout.

"You look pretty everyday thoughhhhh," Anthony whined.

"Can I go?," I laughed.

"Of course you can, you don't have to ask me," he smiled.

"Pick me up at her house, you remember right?"

"Yes ma'am!," he saluted.

I nod and go back into my room before packing up my dress and grabbing my makeup, I shake Tikki lightly.

"Hey babe," I kissed her cheek as she smiled lightly.

"I'm gonna head to Alya's to get ready to go out with Anthony tonight, would you like to stay or come with?," I asked.

"I'll stay with Anthony, I'm still sleepy," she yawned.

"Okay, I'ma leave now sweet dreams," I smiled before leaving.

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As I reached Alya's house I see Adrien and Nino outside playing basketball.

"Hey Marinette!," Nino called.

"Hey," I smiled.

"Alya is inside."

"Hey Marinette," Adrien waved.

"Hello."

"Going to get ready for your outing tonight?," he asked.

"Yup, I should really start getting ready, so bye," I smiled and walked in the house.

"Chloe?," I laughed as I see her sitting in Alya's room.

"Alya filled me in and I came with my makeup," Chloe pulls her large makeup box in front me and opens it up.

"Let's get started babes," Chloe quickly grabbed me and sat me down on Alya's chair and began to pick up my hair.

Alya all of sudden walks in with a bunch of snacks in her arms "I didn't know you were coming?," she asked Chloe.

"Oh please like I'm gonna miss out on Marinette's first date," Chloe rolled her eyes, as my cheeks turn red.

"I-It's not a-a date," I laughed.

"Oh please if you don't take Anthony I will," Chloe laughed.

"You have Kim," Alya laughed as she sets down the food and walks to her closet.

"Kim is seeing that chick Ondine lately," Chloe groaned.

"Ugh just talking about her boils my blood, like okay yes she has a bangin bod and is nicer than me and she's in swimming like him-," Chloe shakes her head softly and started to rub moisturizer on my face.

"Kim doesn't seem like that," Alya sighed.

"Oh please he doesn't seem like a lot of things," Chloe mumbled.

"What does that mean?," I asked.

"That's a story for another time love," Chloe smiled "so where are we going out tonight? All Alya said was dinner at a restaurant."

"Movies, stores, dinner, sunset, then sleep over."

"So simple makeup and hair down like usual, maybe a bit of glitter on your eyelids and some lip tint on those gorgeous lips you have," Chloe smiled.

"Oh my god yessssss she'll look so damn hot! Anthony will literally faint," Alya smiled.

"He better I mean duh, I might when I'm done," Chloe laughed.

"I found it!," Alya runs up to me with a waist corset that is white with a bit of glitter "this will look amazing on you, and it will go with the glitter on your eyelids."

"Omg yes I'm living for it, hey stop moving," Chloe hits my head softly.

"Ow," I groan.

"I need all hands on deck, this girls eyebrows need help," Chloe's eyes widened.

"Yeah you need my help, they are bushes Marinette how can you let the get this bad?," Alya said dramatically.

"I'm gonna die," I mumbled to myself.

(This chapter took a while since I've been pretty busy these past few days, but I'd like for you all to know that I have summer school so I won't have everything done so quick how I used to, mainly because I have a life lol, my boyfriend and I are very stressed already at the fact that we won't have enough time for one another especially since we live 40 minutes away and he doesn't go to my school. Also how I have to fix my grades

:((( and worry about my dog while I'm gone, also how my stomach been acting up [nothing like that•_• yah nasties] and I'm scared ima embarrass myself at school, also that I'm a complete loner and I don't have friends. So if I don't post from time to time please understand that I'm trying my best to please the viewers and the readers :) just don't give up on me please :))). This is a huge dream of mine and you guys are making it come true!!

I love you bubs a lot and appreciate everything you guys do for me :)))