Marinette, The Broken Girl?

||Chapter 2||

School was over and I planned to head to the ice cream parlor nearby. Alya invited me, but I was hesitant. I mean, they're all still my friends, but, that doesn't change how I am NOW.

I arrived and Adrien had walked to the door at the same time.

"Marinette? You showed up?"
"If anything, I'm surprised you did," I said from afar.
"Yeah, my dad let me go, says he won't be home for a week or so."
"Oh, that's good."

Adrien was holding the door open, but I had tripped over the bench near the corner of the parlor.

"Wooooaaah!"

I was falling, and it felt like everything was in slow motion, until it stopped. It's like everything froze in place. I looked up with a blush and awkward smile.

"Careful, Mari, don't want to get hurt now do we?"
"Yeah--I uhh-- you know--- thanks..."

He nodded at me and blushed as well, I forgot how nice it felt to be happy, and be around Adrien. He was always so kind, and caring, but... NO... I can't embarrass myself.

*Flashback*
"ADRIKINS!!! I LOVE YOU, WILL YOU BE MINE?"
"Uhhh... Chloe?"
"Yes?"
"I love someone else..."
"WHAAAAAAAAT?!?!"

I'm not going to lie, it was interesting to watch, but hey, what makes me think that I even stand a chance? I'm not going to put myself out there like that. I can't do that, not to me, and not to Adrien.

"Actually, guys, Imma bail, I gotta go and watch the bakery, my parents are leaving for the week, so y'know, gotta keep an eye out."
"Yeah, alright girl..."
"Alya?" she looked up.
"I'm sorry about earlier, you know I would NEVER say anything rude to YOU"
She had nodded and forgave me.

Right when I turned around, there IT was... Chloe.
"Whoops!"
"Chloooe!"
"Sorry, Mari-trash,"
"Oh no, here we go again!"

I stood up and grabbed Chloe by her yellow blouse, "No one trips me and gets away with it,". I felt her heartbeat speed up. I nodded and started beating on her until my hands started to bleed, and her face was literally broken.

"And if you come after me or my family, then I'm going to do worse to you then you'll ever know."

She blinked, and nodded, "Sorry, Dupain-Cheng,"
I turned and looked at my group, and rolled my eyes. I began to head home.

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"Tikki? I can't take it anymore!"
"What do you mean, Marinette?"
"Tikki...I love Adrien, but I can't just tell him that because he told Chloe, he likes someone else, but, you know, what chance do I have of being 'the One'?

--Knock, Knock--
"Chat? What do you want?"
"Well, I heard that you haven't been you lately, and I was wondering if I could help with that."
"Kitty, you can't, I'm torn,and there's nothing you can even do about it."
"Princess... how'd you know?"
"'Princess'? I haven't heard that in a while...

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