"I'm Back."

"Shit..."

"Wait a minute!"

"You and Elias Gray were dating!"Alya cried at her best friend's words.

The earpiece that sat on her outer ear fell out due to her sudden elevation from her chair.

"Alya! Sit down, I am in class!" Ms Boustier scolded the teen journalist. But before the girl could apologise for her abrupt outburst.

The words that had fallen from her lips a few seconds ago had now sunken into the minds of the other students in the class.

The collective surprise rang throughout the classroom, followed by a barrage of questions for the poor blue-haired girl who had sat comfortably a few minutes ago.

"Marinette was THE Elias Gray really your boyfriend?!" Rose leaned over Marinette and Alya's shared table getting close to Marinette's face.

"I thought she liked Adrien?" A quiet voice mumbled.

"We aren't together anymore anyway." Marinette huffed.

"Woah, trouble in paradise?" Nino whistled, laughing to himself.

Marinette rolls her eyes.

A few laughs were heard around the class.

"Nino." Adrien jabbed his friend.

"Oh come on guys, how do you seriously know if she's telling the truth," Chloe commented.

"Come on Chloe, even though Marinette has never told anyone about her past relationship, that doesn't mean that we should not believe her." Lila chimed in.

"Maybe they had a bad breakup," Lila suggested.

"Why did you break up," Alex asked, now curious to know.

"Well, long-distance relationships are quite difficult to maintain so we took a break,  
and I guess we just drifted apart from there as his career started making him busier and busier." Marinette shrugged, an unreadable expression on her features.

Adrien picked this up.

"Damn Mari! You dated a celebrity and didn't say anything about it." Kim said crossing his arms

"I honestly don't think that I could face him again," Marinette whispered. It's Adrien hearing it.

"Um, isn't Elias coming to Paris for a concert," Chloe asked looking at Adrien in particular

"Yeah..." Adrien trailed off, "He should be here by now for early preparation as well as modelling with me for my dad."

Marinette's expression changed. Her eyes seem to widen for a second before dilating again.

This time Adrien and Alya both noticed this giving Marinette a look of concern.

"I need to go to the bathroom!" Marinette raised her arm.

"You may go Marinette, don't spend too long." The teacher said.

The blue-haired girl only nodded her head and left.

Looks of worry followed her.

Even Lila to some extent felt bad but her main focus was getting Marinette's ex-boyfriend wrapped around her finger.

Marinette looked into the bathroom mirror remembering the real reason why she and Elias had broken up.

Her expression harboured a look of fear, regret, or sorrow but in all that, longing rested on her features more prominently than all else.

She took in a deep breath washing her face before heading back to class.
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The final bell rang indicating the end of the school day.

Alya and Marinette stood on the staircase in front of the main entrance chatting about things.

They watched as other students left or stand to chat as well. That was until an unknown black and red car pulled up in front of the school.

The passenger seat door opened up.

A head of white and black hair immerged. Stepping out of the car. Their eyes glued to their phone.

Marinette could already tell who it was. She lifted her books covering her face.

"Has anyone seen Adrien Agreste?!" The person asked.

"Shit," Marinette mumbled. To which the figure glanced in her direction.

Marinette felt their amber eyes stare into her very core being. 

'He sees me...'

Soon enough a high-pitched scream was heard, "ELIAS GRAY!!!"

A crowd ran towards the celebrity. Those who didn't know him lingered near, curious as to who this could be.

The vogue gentleman, clearly taken aback by the crowd of predominantly females enclosing him in the tightest circle.

Adrien so ran out of the school building.

"I'm here!!  Let's go!" He grabbed Elias trying to pull him out of the circle and into the car.

Elias was easily pulled out of the circle of enthusiasts but, when the blonde tried pulling him into the car he stopped despite the other's hard tugging.

He didn't budge. An indifferent look on his face. He simply turned around and looked at the blue-haired girl as she tried to walk away with her friend.

Gorilla then stepped out of the car grabbing the musician's shoulder to escort him back into the vehicle, but Elias just grabbed his hand pulling it off his shoulder. And walked away.

Gorilla winced and stretched his fingers.

The singer yelled, "Marinette~" He cooed.  Whispers were heard all around.

Marinette turn around only to come face to face with the man she was trying to avoid.

"Agh!" She stepped back in shock losing her footing in the process, causing her to fall backwards.

But before hitting the ground, an arm grabbed her arm preventing the collision.

"This reminds me of how we first met, doesn't it honey?" 

The girl quickly found her footing, Pulling her arm away from the male.

Alya's eyes bulged at the pet name.

"Why are you here?" The baker asked.

"...We both know why I'm here." Elias smiled down at the girl.

Alya kinda understood why Marinette was avoiding this guy.

He's...

A bit scary.

Amber eyes that Marinette had stared into in the past were searching her soul.

Marinette frowned as the other leaned in close to her ear.

Whatever he had said shocked Marinette as she pushed him back turning to walk away quickly.

Alya followed looking back at the Musician, noticing the red hue on his face as he smirked, staring at the back of his ex-girlfriend's head.

'What the heck did he tell her?!'