Happy Ending(of sorts)
Summary:
Happy Ending
Sometimes you fk up and sometimes you REALLY fk up
Especially when you hurt the people close to someone without many people that they hold close. Ms Bustier and the two students that followed her in were confused by what they saw. Marinette had been running away in tears and the class had broken out into chaos. “Class.” She tried, “Class!, Class please settle down!” She tried again. “HEY IDIOTS SHUT UP AND EXPLAIN!” Chloé shouted, seeping an air of danger that everyone could swear was visible. Everyone sat in their seats, even Leo didn’t protest. Ms Bustier just pats her on the shoulder and smiles before taking over. “Thank you everyone. Now who can explain in simple words what was going on before we walked in?” The redhead asks the awkward teens. Before an instigator like Kim or Leo can speak up Nathaniel stands up in the seat at the back. “Marinette came in with a mark on her shoulder and uh someone thought it was a hicky and then things got extremely confusing with the questions and then someone else call her a slut. Uh and then she ran off.” The shy boy relays to the teacher. At that two things happen, Adrien bolts out the door like the hounds of hell are nipping his heels, and Chloé starts laughing like she’s being tickled from the inside.
By the time Adrien caught up with Mari in an unused classroom she is a trembling mess of tears and hiccups. Her dress must have snagged because it had a rip across the bottom, she would probably be sad about that later. The hiccups must have muffles the sounds of his approaching because she jumps when he sits next to her and starts speaking. “Mar-“ she meeps and jumps.” Oh sorry, didn’t mean to scare you. Um Marinette, I heard what happened. I know you probably don’t want to talk to anyone right now but if you do I’m gonna be here. I won’t let anyone bother you.” He soothes, keeping her in his vision as to watched the door.
It’s a long moment of manic laughter before anyone tries to speak up, it happens that Rose tries to ask Chloé if she’s okay when said blonde starts her crusade. “I know I already called you idiots before but I didn’t know how ridiculously stupid you all were. First off we all know she’s not that kind of person! secondly I’m guessing it was Leo that said these things and third going back to number one you all know her! And you all should remember she has a funky birthmark on the should that’s dark enough to look like a bruise! I mean come on Nino has known her since kindergarten! Shame on all of you two faced friend deserters!” Chloe’s breaths come in heaves as she tries to calm the rage that boils inside her, there are few things more life ruining than throwing the s word at a woman with a new career and she might have been a bitch but Chloë would never cross that line.
Adrien could hear the classic signs of a major Chloé breakdown from where they were and he hoped that for everybody’s sake that Hawkmoth was busy. His Lady might have to fight alone, he was not leaving Marinette’s side for anything. “I f-forgot to put m-my con -concealer after I-I put on the dr-dress. Aaand Leo kept touching m-me and ssaying weird stuff. -hic- I didn’t knooow he meant sex, he tricked me.” Mari sputtered out eventually between soft sniffles and a sob or two. And woooo boy Adrien was seeing red, he had been mad before because her knew teens their age did dumb stuff that caused hurt feeling but this wasn’t dumb assumptions, this was an attack! His hands clenched up with the need to claw up Leo’s smug mug. No one messes with Chat’s princess! “I was wrong before Mari-berry, lies are terrible and they can hurt people. I’m sorry”
Ms Bustier was very disappointed with her class, she had no idea how the at least semi decent students she started with had turned into gossip crazed, inconsiderate, delinquents but she was finding it harder and harder to be loving with them. “Class I hope you understand that jumping to conclusions and making assumptions are easy was to make enemies of your friends. Instead of free period I’m assigning all of you three pages of, why we don’t make accusations without proof. And another page about why you should go to a teacher in you think a friend is need of help. You should all get to it!” Ms Bustier declares as she leaves the room to inform the principal of the situation.
Adrien could hear footsteps coming their way, he was ready for war itself if it revered it ugly head. And it was war alright but the with the face he could recognized anywhere. “Hey Chlo, is it safe to leave yet?” He askes his childhood friend. She shakes her head and walks over to take up residence on Marinette’s other side. “No we should probably stay here and wait for her parents. What a shit show.” She advises, gently fixing the bluenette’s hair with her fingers. Adrien hums in agreement before asking, “So how are we getting rid of Leo?” Chloé looks up and grins. “If it’s okay with Fretty-netty here I have some ideas saved up that will have him running back to Italy in no time.” They didn’t have to wait long before Marinette croaked out a “I’m in.”.
Across town a man in lavender and lilac frowned deeply. He would be cutting all ties from Leo Rossi. Slut shamming and slander were two things he himself had had to deal with as a trans man in the business world.
