𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴: Soul Bound - DISCONTINUED

𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚒𝚡

She looked at the door knob, reaching for it with a step, only to feel her feet frozen in place. Dealla looked down, seeing her torso down going transparent--- as if she was fading.

Dealla's eyes burned, and tears started to well up as she tried to move, move, move---

-Again, and Again, and Again-

➳ 𝔰𝔬𝔲𝔩𝔟𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡

Pupils dilating inside the pool of black, her eyes shot open. Dealla Seinfeld brought a hand to her chest, gripping the cloth of her sweater. She gasped, coughing as she tried to breathe in the oxygen that seems to be missing from her lungs.

Her breathing labored, and her other hand held her throat, scratching it with her nails as tears fell down her cheeks. The skin on her neck burned. And it hurt so, so much—

"Dealla!"

Blinking her eyes, Dealla furrowed her brows as she looked around, her vision blurry and very much saturated with the color blue and green. She held her head, caressing it as it started to pound with the blood rushing through.

Dealla looked at both her shoulders, seeing a hand on both sides before she looked straight ahead, eyebrow raising at the blurred image of Adrien Agreste.

"Is—" she paused, clearing her throat at the hoarseness of her voice, "Is something the matter?"

Adrien furrowed his brows, both hands gripping lightly on the girl's shoulder. He opened his mouth to reply, but Nino beat him to it.

"Dude, what happened?!" asked Nino as he shoved away the blonde, taking his place in front of the confused girl.

"What, what happened?" said Dealla in genuine confusion as she fiddled with the hem of her skirt, looking around confusedly, seeing the race of Alix and Kim still on going.

She looked at her other hand, eyes slightly widening as she saw it holding the other end of the banner she and Nathaniel made.

Nino brought his two hands to the girl's shoulders, shaking her lightly, "What do you mean 'what happened'?! You blacked out for two minutes!"

"Wait, who's holding the other end of the banner?"

"Don't change the topic!"

Adrien winced, putting a hand on his best friend's shoulder to calm him down from shaking the girl. "I don't think it's wise to shake her like that," said Adrien as Nino slumped his shoulders, nodding slightly. Adrien turned to the suspicious girl, narrowing his eyes slightly as she saw her stare incredulously at something.

Adrien followed Dealla's gaze, his own eyes slightly widening as he saw an antique watch knocked from Marinette Dupain-Cheng's grasp.

Dealla reacted immediately, pushing herself forward to catch the falling object, pulling the banner making the person holding the other end jerk back in the process.

It was like a domino effect; Dealla falling forward to successfully catch the watch, pulling the other end of the banner in the process, making Rose (the person holding the banner when Nino left) holding the other end of it to fall. And then she held an arm for support, only to pull Juleka's arm as they both fall, with Juleka bringing Nathaniel with her.

The only ones standing—Adrien, Nino, Marinette, Alya, Chloé and Sabrina (apart from the ones on the race)—all looked at the chaos that ensued with Dealla on the floor, holding the watch in her other hand as the others groaned and moaned in pain.