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History Obliterates

Adrien quietly poked his breakfast around his plate.

"You're not eating." Said Nathalie, looking down at Adrien's plate.

"It's been three months." Said Adrien, quietly.

"Three months since what?" Asked Nathalie, frowning.

"Since Marinette disappeared." Said Adrien, looking up at Nathalie.

Nathalie looked down at him, "That is not a good enough excuse for not eating."

Adrien sighed and started eating the food, finding the texture to be more like cardboard. Once he had finished, he got up and went to the car waiting to take him to school.

As soon as he set foot on the steps, he was almost barrelled over by Alya. Adrien looked over the top of her head, trying to spot Nino.

"W-what's wrong?" Asked Adrien, as Alya was breaking down.

"T-they found Marinette." Gasped Alya, as Nino approached the school.

"Really?" Said Adrien, delighted, "Where was she? How is she?"

"She's-she's-" Alya was struggling to get the words out, before breaking down again, everything she was saying becoming incoherent.

Nino and Adrien quietly guided her back into the school and towards the classroom. They got half-way there before a teacher told them to go to the assembly hall.

When they arrived, they were placed with the rest of the class, Chloe was checking her nails, Sabrina was holding Chloe's bags, Lila was regaling everyone else with one of her stories and everyone else was quietly talking amongst themselves.

Everyone went silent when a shrill whistle cut through the chatter. A police officer stood on the stage at the front of the hall, a whistle between her lip.

"Now that I have your attention," Said the Police Officer, her voice cold, "Perhaps we can get this over with."

Adrien felt the temperature of the room drop slightly.

"At 10:57 last night we discovered the body of a teenage girl, roughly three miles from this location," Said the Police Officer, "that body was confirmed to be one Marinette Dupain-Cheng, a student that attended this school. The reason for this announcement is to inform you of our presence here for the duration of this investigation and as an appeal for anyone with any knowledge on why this may have happened to come forward."

Adrien lost all feeling, suddenly finding himself in history with the rest of his class.

Ms. Bustier wasn't making any attempt to teach, simply leaning against her desk, waiting for any kind of movement from her students.

"Is this how it's going to be?" Asked Alya, quietly, "Sitting here as if we weren't told one of our classmates is dead!" Alya's voice broke with the last word.

"I knew I shouldn't've ignored her phone call!" Cried Lila, getting everyone to look at her.

"Lila, what are you talking about?" Asked Juleka, her eyes narrowed.

"She phoned me last night, I ignored it because-" The Italian was cut off when Alya lunged at her.

"SHE CALLED YOU AND DIDN'T ANSWER?!" Screamed Alya, as Nino grabbed her waist.

"B-but she bullied me so much..." Simpered Lila, trying to turn the situation so she would get sympathy.

"YOU COULD HAVE SAVED HER AND YOU DIDN'T!" Alya screamed again.