Give and take
Summary:
They continued to take and take.
They thought no one noticed.
They thought no one cared.
Karma would prove them wrong. The students of Caline Bustier just continued to take and take from Marinette.
They took advantage of her kindness.
Of the things she would do for them both as class rep and as a friend.
They took the positive energy Marinette seemed to radiate that had people gravitate towards her, like a moth to a flame.
They were so wrapped in Lila's tales, her promises of future fame and glory, they hadn't noticed that Marinette was slowly becoming a shadow of her former self.
But still, they continued to take.
And thought no one noticed.
Thought no one cared.
Thought they had actually gotten away with just taking and not giving anything in return.
But karma was watching.
Waiting.
Seething.
And it would come to collect its due.
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What they had taken from Marinette, karma had given the young raven haired girl ten times over.
Alya had severed the bonds of friendship with Marinette?
Every single student in Dupont was battling to now claim the vacant best friend spot.
Lila had taken her position as class rep, truly believing it was an easy job. It wasn't.
The Traveler's club which consisted of Fèlix, Kagami, Aurore, Mireille, Chloé, Allegra, Claude, and Allen wasted no time in inviting Marinette to join them.
Rumor had it that they were planning on a trip to Spain.
They had taken any chance Marinette thought she was going to have with Adrien, by pushing him towards Lila, much to the model's annoyance.
The smugness they felt was short-lived when social media was flooded with pictures of Marinette on a date with Dupont's Ice Queen, Kagami Tsurugi.
And it infuriated Lila when social media stated them to be the ideal match.
It should have been her and Adrien that were social media's dream couple!
Full of spite, envy, and jealousy, the italian had taken any future chances of Marinette ever interning for the Agreste brand after graduating from Dupont.
Her sense of triumph lasted for about an hour.
She wanted to throw her phone against the wall, Paris was lit up with whispers that Marinette was going to be snatched up by the Style Queen herself after graduating.
Lila and her followers couldn't understand it. What made Marinette so special?
They asked karma: why do you favor her so?
Karma replied: she will suffer no more. Remember, I do not just take, I also give.
