Kagami tried to help Marinette fall asleep by using her lightning magic to manipulate Marinette's nervous system. But what she found was a whole lot of surprising feelings for the fencer. Feelings that were very much reprocicated. Now, what exactly could two girls, fresh in love, do with these electric powers?
“Hey girl, I’m in your neighbourhood, are you up for breakfast?”, Alya said into her phone. “I’ve got some hot gossip you’ll absolutely want to know!”
“Sorry, no”, came Marinette’s voice out of the speaker. “This is not a good ti-hi-hi-me…”
That yawn sounded a bit odd, but Alya didn’t think much of it. She knew what Marinette was like these days.
“Aww, poor baby, did you stay up the entire night thinking about Kagami again?”
“Something like that…” Marinette sounded a bit embarrassed. She didn’t have to be, honestly, it was adorable to see her like this. Though hopefully not for too long.
“Then you’ll definitely want to hear what I’ve found out! She has this fencing match coming up that…”
“Yep, no, sorry, thanks, but I really don’t need help with Kagami right now, that’s all ha-ha-handled.”
“Don’t lie to me girl, you’ve been crushing on her for months. I know just asking someone out isn’t really your deal, so let me help you.”
“Nope, not necessary at ah-all… ow!”
Oh, that sounded painful.
“Marinette? Everything alright?”
“Yes, yes, totally fine, just an electric shock… a small one! Don’t worry. I’m not hurt, I just didn’t expect it.”
That did the exact opposite of not making Alya worry.
“What is going on with you? Are you having electrical problems in your room? Get out there if it isn’t safe!”
“No, it’s all fine”, Marinette lied in the usual way, where everyone could tell she was fibbing but nobody knew what about. “Electrical, yes, problem, no. Don’t worry! I have an expert for electricity handling all tha-ah-ah-…”
Marinette’s response was drowned out in weird static crackle. Things were definitely weird. “Weird” with Marinette was common, but it could be anything, from completely harmless, or her being stuck in a thought spiral again, to potentially the end of the world. It paid to make sure which one it was.
“That’s it, I’m coming over. You sound like you’re way in over your head.”
“No! I mean, yes, kind of, but you don’t need to come, I’m already about to… don’t worry, Alya, and stay away…”
