#beta alya

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True to her word, Marinette avoided Adrien, at all costs. She even sent a text to Alya saying she wasn't allowed near Adrien and to not invite him anywhere if they planned for her to go.

"Come on, Mari, it's not like he would know." Alya chastised.

"I gave my mate my word." Mari growled, "Don't make me a liar. If Adrien is there when I show up, I'll levae and I will tell him. Likely, he'll ban me from seeing you as well."

"That's not fair!" Alya shouted, "We've been friends forever and-"

"But he is my mate and my only pack member! When you have a pack, you'll know what I'm talking about." Mari replied, "I have two classes with Adrien and we're already getting my schedule rearranged."

"So, we won't see you at lunch?" she asked.

"You haven't had lunch with me in months." Marinette sighed, "I've been meeting Damian for three months."

"Adrien-"

"Stopped being my friend the moment I became a Beta." Marinete declared, "You leave with Nino and he runs away from me as fast as possible. I've been alone since I matured."

"Why didn't you ever say anything?" Alya pressured.

"What was I suppose to say? Alya, instead of going on dates with your boyfriend, can you both stay with me? Can you force Adrien to continue being friends with me?" Marinette asked, sarcastically, "The moment he started ignoring me and cancelling our video game session, barely looked a me, barely spoke to me, I knew I wasn't anything in his eyes."

Alya bit her lip. She had hoped that by leaving them alone, they would finally get together. It had only driven them apart.

"Don't worry about it, Alya. I can hear you overthinking through the phone." Mari giggled, "Just make separate plans with us and it'll be fine. I think I can convince Damian it will be okay as long as he comes along. Anyways, I'm gonna go. Maman is making onion soup tonight and my head has been hurting. I hope I'm not coming down with anything. My stomach has been in knots and I really don't want to pass anything to Damian."

"Okay, Girl." Alya sighed, "Go eat. Get some sleep and I'll pass the message to Nino. Talk to you at school."

"Night, Alya." Marinette stated and hung up.

But Marinette never showed up to class. After a week, Alya was getting worried and Marinette wasn't answering her texts. The next week, she went straight to the bakery.

"Alya?" Sabine questioned.

"Is Marinette okay?" she asked, "She's not answering my calls or texts. She's not in class. She mentioned feeling sick and-"

Sabine laughed, "Marinette is fine. I suppose Damian is keeping her occupied and comfortable. She won't be in school for a couple months. You'll probbaly be able to see her again in five months."

"Fi-Months?" Alya shrieked, "Why? Is he holding her prisoner?"

Tom smiled, "The opposite, actually. He's protecting her and making sure she's comfortable. We'll be grandparents by then."

'Marinette is pregnant!'