Awakening the Phoenix Within

Vol.1 Chapter 1: Fall to the Deep Abyss

Ever since the incident during Miracle Queen, Marinette struggled with many things in her life.

For one, due to no public knowledge of why or how she got back to school, Marinette earned the most of student body's resentment. Not even her friends come to her aide. They just avoid her like the plague. The more she thinks about it maybe their identities being compromised had been a blessing in disguise.With how they're acting towards her, being a hero is not fit for them.

Another thing she is struggling with is trying to move on from her unhealthy crush on Adrien. Now that he's dating Kagami she backed off thinking about the happiness of them both.

As a result to the news of the golden model boy of Paris being off the market. Her main 2 tormentors of course were fuming with jealousy & she became the prime target of their frustration labeling as their toy & stress dummy. Chloe may have reduced her frequency but when she's in front of Marinette, she is bitches all out, Marinette was the only one she focuses on. Lila on the other hand was going with the low key approach by driving her reputation more down the ground even more than it already is.

And that was only the 1st week, the following week, things got worse, students started getting physical with how they felt about her. Tripping her, pushing her making it look it was her clumsiness was the one to be blamed. Then they mess with her stuff, hiding it where it was difficult to find but she eventually found them. This continued until the end of the week.

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It was Friday, she woke up. She couldn't wait for the day to end so she can spend the entire weekend alone. Alas, school awaits. She wakes up earlier nowadays in order to avoid getting in contact with anyone from school but it seems pulling another all-nighter resulted in her being late again. She made quick work in getting dressed & ran to class but she was in for a big surprise that day.

She made it to class, luckily Ms. Bustier wasn't in yet & she headed to the back where she was banished for her supposed attitude when something caught her eye, there were notes on her desk, she thought it was a sign of them reaching out to her, telling her they're starting to see the truth about Lila but she was wrong again, every last one them were filled with insults, names & threats. Stuff like "I wish I never met you", "I thought you were nice", "hurry up & die already." She took a deep breath & removed all of it then she buried her face on her desk & cried silently until she fell asleep.

Ms. Bustier entered the room not minding Marinette's condition seeing she usually does this, so started the lesson.

By the time Marinette woke up it was end of the class. She felt relieved at 1st but her mood quickly changed when she tried to pull on her pigtails but one side was missing. She scanned her surroundings & sure enough there it was on the floor beside her scrunchy. She wanted to cry again but this will surely give her classmate the pleasure so she suck it up. Luckily for her she was wearing a hoodie today.

It was lunch time when she decided to hide in one of the stalls in the girl's comfort room. Unknown to her the class are planning something again.

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With the class:
"We cut her hair, but she seems unfazed"

"I know, let's wreck her sketchbook. That will surely get her upset then we will record her misery."Alix suggested

"Yeah, she's so mean to Lila.She deserves that." Rose said.

"Oh you guys thank you for looking out for me. I just don't get it I only wanted to be friends with her yet she threatened me that she'll take you all from me" Lila cried