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Turning a Blind Eye

Who's blind? Adrien. 
Adrien realises what he's done to Marinette and how bad the consequences are. 
(This is a bit of foul language but I'm putting my anger into this)

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"Why are you taking her side, Adrien? What happened to 'we're in this together'??" Marinette yelled, tears making tracks down her face. 
"Her lies aren't hurting anyone Marinette. She's only lying to make friends. So stop trying to out her and take the high road." Adrien told her sternly. He hated to talk to people that way, but it was high time Marinette stopped. 
"The fucking high road?! I'm done with you, Adrien Agreste. You are a fucking coward and I hate you." Marinette spat before storming off. Adrien stood there for a bit, processing what just happened. Plagg flew out from his jacket.
"Look, kid. You probably shouldn't have said that. She could attract an Akuma." 
"Yeah, right. Marinette is our everyday Ladybug. She's stronger than that." 
How wrong he was. 

It had been months since Marinette proclaimed she hated Adrien. She distanced herself from the class, and they happily shunned her, believing everything Lila told them.
"Marinette pushed me down the stairs! Marinette beat me up after school! Marinette this. Marinette that."  Every single thing that 'happened' to Lila was always done by Marinette. The class always got back at Marinette in horrible ways. Ripping her sketchbooks. Cornering her after school, hitting her, pushing her. Adrien knew it wasn't right, but he never stopped it.
 Lila clung to him like a sloth to a tree, always flaunting it in Marinette's face. Adrien tried to reconcile with Marinette, by sitting with her, but she always ignored him. He once tried to talk to her, but she yelled at him. This continued for ages until Adrien got so mad he did something he regretted immediately. He hit her. Hard. 

"Marinette! I am so sorry! Are you-" He had stuttered.
"Just don't." She whispered coldly, clutching the side of her face. "Just... leave me alone."

Adrien learnt that day that he had a temper. It had been held back for so many years, due to oppression from his father. He knew it was going to get worse, but he needed to contain it. He had to if he wanted to stay Cat Noir. 

Class the next day...

"Seriously Marinette?! How could you?" 
"What did I do now?" 
"You stole Lila's bag."
"It's under her table. Are you that stupid?"
"How dare you?!"
"Look, I know you're just as fucking blind as Adrien, so I'll let it slide."
"What do you mean, let it slide?! You're in the wrong here!" Adrien watches the scene, and his heart breaks when he hears Marinette call him blind. Before anything else can happen, Miss Bustier walks into the room, beginning the lesson. 
Adrien zones out quickly, mulling over the past few months. 
Lila coming to school.
Marinette is shunned by the class.
Lila hurting and lying about Marinette. 
Marinette supposedly hurting Lila.
Lila harassing Adrien. 
LILA harassing ADRIEN.
LILA hurting MARINETTE.
Adrien jumps up from his seat, walks out the door, oblivious to the cries of his classmates and teacher. He runs down the stairs, and out the door. Tears fill his eyes as he runs to the park closest to the school.

What had he done?

Adrien sits on a bench, catching his breath. Tears spilled down his cheeks as he collected his thoughts. He runs a hand through his blonde hair. Plagg flies out of his jacket, sitting on his lap like a cat.
"What have I done, Plagg?"
"Turned a blind eye, kid."
"What do you mean?"
"Look, turning a blind eye means pretending not to notice all the bad happening. In this case, you've turned a blind eye to all of the suffering that sausage-haired bitch has caused Marinette.
"And don't be expecting a pat on the back when this is all over. People will find out what you've been keeping from the class, and the teachers. This will come back to bite you in the butt."
"You're right, Plagg. I guess it's time to fess up." Adrien mumbles, wiping his eyes. 

The events following were, in Alya's words, absolutely insane. 

Adrien stands in front of the class, ready to speak. 
"Uh, hi, everyone. I, uh, have something I'd like to confess."
"It's alright, dude. Whatever you have to say, we'll accept you." Nino chirps. Everyone agrees. Marinette just rolls her eyes. 
"I have proof that Lila is a lying manipulator." He says as he turns on the projector, playing security footage of Lila harassing him, and Marinette. As the video plays on, everyone's jaws drop to the floor, eyes bulging out of the sockets. When the videos end, photos start flashing over the screen. Pictures of ripped up books, red nail marks on skin, black eyes, and many, many injuries. 
Finally the video ends, and everyone's eyes shift to Adrien. After several silent, awkward minutes, Alya finally speaks up.
"L-Lila? Bestie? Is this all true?" Lila starts laughing, that normal laughter turning into hysteric laughter. She stands up, cackling before slamming her hands on the table.
"SO YOU FINALLY GET IT!" She yells, still cackling hysterically. 
"Get what?" Alya stammers, cowering in her seat.
"IT WAS ALL A LIE! Everything. It was all a lie."
"So, the injuries, the bullying?" Nino says.
"How stupid are you people? Even Adrien knew, and he's blind as fuck."
"Dude! How could you not tell us?"
"Not cool, Adrien!" The rude chatter continues until someone finally yells, 
"ENOUGH!" Marinette yells. Everyone's focus turns to her. The apologies start streaming in.
"Ohmygod, Marinette, I'm so sorry!"
"We're so sorry, please forgive us!"
"Please forgive us!"
"NO." Marinette silences everyone. 
"What do you mean, no?" Alya says, confusion crossing her face.
"I mean, no. I won't be forgiving you. You have mentally and physically abusing me for months now. You shunned me and turned everyone against me. Saying you're 'sorry' won't fix all the wrong you've done. So, congratulations on your realisation I'm not just a toy that you can throw away when you're bored, and have a fantastic life." Marinette finishes before walking out of the room. 
"Marinette! Wait!" Adrien yells, running after her. 
"What?!" She spits in his face. 
"Why can't you forgive them? They said they were sorry! And, I'm sorry too."
"You, of all people, are sorry? As I said, one 'sorry' won't fix all of the damage you caused, just from letting them do what they want."
"But, they're your friends! They love you! And, so do I." 
"They stopped being my friends the day they picked the liar over me. And you can walk your sorry, rich, entitled, enabler ass back through that door. You are dead to me. We will never be an item. End. Of. Story." Marinette turns away, but Adrien grabs her wrist. 
"Please Mari-" Before he could finish, Marinette's fist collides with his nose. He releases his grip, and groans in pain, clutching his nose.
"What the fuck?" He yells. 
"Leave me alone, Agreste. Don't ever touch me again, don't ever speak to me again, don't ever look at me again."

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1/2 chapters down. I swear, Marinette and Kagami should be best friends. 

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