You're The Music That's Been Playing In My Head: Book 3

Sole Crusher: Part 2

"What was that all about? I never got the impression that Zoé wanted to please her mom, especially on someone else's behalf," Mari comments, Alya soon chiming in. "That's crazy, the Bourgeois family is so toxic that it only took a couple of hours for Zoé to want to please her mom even if it turns her into a terrible person. We barely managed to drag Chloé out of that."

The girls start coming up with plans to help and I interrupt telling them, "Let's just figure out what the situation is first. I'll handle it," After class, I approach Chloé. "Hey, Chloé how's your sister settling in?" "Oh (y/n) it's you. Zoé, unfortunately, won't be in our class, according to Mr. Damocles she's a year behind us. Was that all?" "Actually I was wondering about earlier and why you lied to your mom about us being friends with Zoé and why she agreed with you, from what I know it's not like her to give anything other than her actual opinion."

Chloé gives me a nervous smile. "Well, you see I just wanted to prevent an argument. It's Zoé's first day here and all and she doesn't need stress from mom." "Weren't you also gonna stop trying to please your mom?" She blinks before yelling at me. "I am! I just...Wanted her in and out of the school as fast as possible but that was it!" I shake my head as she storms off, she still hadn't realized she didn't need to rush being able to stand up to her mom.

After school I shot Zoé a text asking why she went along with the lie and the response worried me a little, she said she wanted to throw Chloé another bone to let her know she wasn't upset for giving into their mom's demands. So I texted her back stating she shouldn't have to please Chloé for her to know she wasn't mad at her and she told me she'll have a talk with her sister on the barge tonight.

There was still some time before we had to go to the barge so I began working on a new song when we heard Tom and Sabine scream outside and we told the kwamiis to hide when footsteps coming up were heard and Chloé barged in. "Chloé? What's going on?" Marinette asks while she barges the door. "It's my sister she's been akumatized and is after me, I don't know why, you've gotta believe me, I'm telling the truth!" She explains when the roof is pulled off and we look up to see a tall golden version of Chloé with diamonds and horns. That was Zoé?! She reaches in to grab Chloé but ends up grabbing me and Marinette instead.

"Zoé?" I asked worriedly and she shook her head. "I am Sole Crusher. You can't escape me Chloé!" She bellows as she chases after her sister who ran out of the bakery calling out for help soon running all the way to the barge.