Heartbroken Hero

Chapter 8

Marinette stood silently in her place, processing Adrien and Louise's words. Her heart raced with anticipation. She wanted answers. And even though she didn't know exactly what was going on, she wanted to tell Adrien not to go wherever Louise wanted him to go.

But Marinette's thoughts were interrupted when she noticed Chloe exiting her limo across the schoolyard and walking towards her.

Oh great, Marinette instinctively thought. Time to get yelled at for absolutely nothing.

It was the first time Marinette had seen Chloe since her meltdown in Ms. Bustiers class the other day, so she was mentally preparing herself for the onslaught of insults.

However, to her surprise, Chloe was relatively calm. A little annoyed, but calm.

"Marinette. I know you want nothing to do with me, but I have a proposal for you," Chloe stated, leaning on one hip and crossing her arms.

When Marinette didn't reply, Chloe continued.

"I have been... less than friendly to you these past few years, but I'm finally willing to put aside our differences in order to fight a common enemy."

This piqued Marinette's interest. She raised an eyebrow. "Go on."

"I have a plan to expose Louise. Once and for all."

Marinette was already on board. She opened her mouth to reply a simple "okay," when Chloe held out her hand abruptly. The over-the-top blonde pinched her eyes shut and wailed dramatically.

"I know, I know! You don't believe me at all! But trust me, Louise is evil. She needs to be stopped before she hurts Adrien!"

Marinette widened her eyes. "Chloe-"

Chloe flinched and interrupted once again. "Stop yelling at me! What more do you want? I know I'm a brat, but come on!"

"CHLOE!" Marinette yelled, silencing the blonde. "I was going to say, I trust you!"

Chloe blinked, the slightest hint of tears forming in her eyes. "Really?"

"Yes!" Marinette laughed, shocked by the entire situation. "Now, what is your plan?"

"Wow, I wasn't expecting your compliance at all," Chloe scoffed.

Marinette's desperation for answers really changed that.

Chloe cleared her throat, pulling out a pink notepad. "Anyways, this is my plan."

She handed the notepad to Marinette, who began reading the blonde's cursive writing.

Marinette gulped, rereading each sentence over and over again. "Are you sure this is going to work? I mean, it seems a bit farfetched."

"It will. Everything is put into place," Chloe smiled.

Marinette shamefully handed the notepad back to Chloe, as if she was apart of some criminal activity. She looked at the ground, unsure if she should tell Chloe what she had heard Adrien and Louise talking about.

"Chloe?" Marinette squeaked.

"Yes?" Chloe asked, fluttering her eyelashes.

Marinette opened her mouth to speak, but quickly shut it again. She wasn't sure of what she heard, so it was best for her not to get Chloe all rowled up over a 2 second conversation.

Marinette fake smiled, crossing her hands behind her back as she weaved past Chloe to head into the school. "See you tonight at 6!"

Chloe smirked in victory, finally pleased that someone believed her. "Don't be late."