I Am Strong

Changes

The next day at school, Marinette had seemed different. Alya knew this as soon as the bluenette walked in.

"Girl, what's up?" Alya asked.

"Nothing, I have no idea what you mean." Marinette replied, not looking at Alya and with slight sass. Alya glares at the girl in pigtails.

"I'm not buying it." She said bluntly. But before Marinette could reply, Adrien walked in.

"Hey Marinette, I'm sorry about yesterday, I was under a lo-"

"Save your excuses." Marinette interrupted surprising both Adrien and Alya.

"I don't need your pity, Because in some ways, you're right. I'm weak. I finally admitted. I'm weak in school, I'm weak socially, I'm weak in so many ways. I realized that now. So don't worry about it. I'm sorry I hit you." She concluded. Then the teacher walked in making both Alya and Adrien shut up.

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The bell rang, signaling that school was out. Marinette sped through the crowd as she walked to her locker. She was avoiding Alya and Adrien. Once she grabbed her stuff she turned to leave, but a hand gripped her wrist. She turned to see Adrien.

"What do you want?" She asked, scratch that, more like demanded.

"I want you to listen to me." He said with a hint of pleading. Marinette just nodded.

"I really do feel bad for calling you weak. That was out of line. But in reality, you're so strong. It's just hard to notice sometimes because you hide it." Adrien said, still holding her wrist.

"Then tell me, how am I strong?"

This question caught Adrien off guard as he just stared at her, trying to think. Then he finally spoke up.

"You are strong at designing, at...at being a good friend...and...um..."

"Exactly, you don't know my strengths, you don't know me at all. And you calling me strong when you are holding my wrist like I'm fragile doesn't help. Goodbye Adrien, see you tomorrow." She said and began walking away. Chloe then decided to step in.

"Marinette! How dare you talk to my Adrikins! A peasant like you should be grateful to be in his presents!"

Marinette said," I'm not in the mood for your bullcrap Chloe, go cause an Akuma!" She then proceeded to walk past Chloe to her home, leaving the blond in shock with her slave. Adrien just stared after her, in awe, and some anger. He then looked at Chloe and decided to attempt to prevent an akuma.

"Chloe, you ok? If it makes you feel better thanks for trying to stand up for me." He didn't mean a word.

"OH ADRIHONEY!!! You're very welcome! She-" Chloe's babbling was cut off by a car horn.

"Oh well I have to go, see you tomorrow." Adrien waved flashing one of his signature modeling smiles.

She fell for it," Buh-bye!"

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"Tikki, let's go on patrol early." Marinette told her kwami while sitting at her desk.

"But what about your homework? You still have physics and your reading assignment."

"I'll do it later, if we go earlier, we can finish earlier." The bluenette reasoned.

"You just want to avoid Chat Noir, don't you?"

"Yes, kinda."

"Ugh...fine, but you are going to have to deal with him sooner or later. You know this, right?"

"Yes, and it'll be later. Tikki, transform me!" With that, Marinette turned into Ladybug. She opened the hatch to her balcony and before she could swing out, a black kitty landed onto the balcony. Ladybug cursed under her breath.

"My lady?" Chat hopped into the room.

"Chat..." She greeted nervously.

"Why are you here." He questioned. 'My Lord he's dense' Ladybug thought.

"I just stopped by because Marinette is making me a dress, but when I got here, she wasn't home." She thought up a lie.

"Ohhhh, who would've thought my princess and my lady were friends!" Chat chuckled to himself, completely falling for her little lie.

"What are YOU doing here kitty?"

"Well, bugaboo, since you asked, I need to have an important Chat with my purrincess." Chat replied, trying not to laugh at his own puns. Ladybug rolled her eyes.

"Well I best be going, I have important business to attend to in my civilian life." I said, trying to escape.

"Which I would PAWsitively love to be a part of! If only my lady would let me." He said the last part more seriously, trying again to get his lady to reveal herself to him.

"Chat, you know we can't show our identities to anyone, even ourselves."

"But why?"

"Think of the dangers Chat!"

"So what?! We literally throw ourselves into danger everyday with those akumas! Why does it matter if we add another 'danger' to the lists?!"

"Chat, have you ever thought that maybe I don't want to reveal ourselves because I'm ashamed? Because I find more confidence in myself with a mask that nobody can tell who's underneath? Or that I don't want you thinking of me differently? I may be a 'superhero', but I still have insecurities, and imperfections! It doesn't make me any less human Chat!" With that Ladybug swung out, leaving Chat to his own devices. 

She sped her away to a random rooftop far away from the bakery hoping to be out of sight and away from everyone. She then proceeded to sit down and cry.

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Ladybug just left. Chat felt empty. He sat down and tried not to break down. His lady thinks that he won't like her civilian form. She thinks that her civilian form is awful. She doesn't trust him to accept her. She rejected him. Sure, Ladybug rejects him a lot, but this is by far the worst one.

Marinettes door opened and her mother came in saying," Marinette, we heard shouting, who are you talking-" Sabine saw Chat on floor about to burst into tears, and her daughter out of sight.

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SORRY I HAVEN'T UPDATED IN FOREVER. I WANTED TO BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO COMPUTER SOMETIMES. BUT MY COMPUTER IS A OKAY NOW! I SHALL TRY TO UPDATE MORE :)