Chapter 8

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Chloe waited impatiently, sitting in Marinette's desk chair and spinning around wildly.

It had been 10 minutes since Marinette, er, Ladybug, left to deal with Serpentina.

And Chloe would be lying if she said she wasn't the least bit worried for her former nemesis.

Then again, she was the Ladybug. Defender of Paris, applauded hero. She could handle herself, right? Right?

This akuma was definitely not like any of the ones she had seen before, though. It was the demon spawn Louise herself! Ladybug and Chat Noir would've defeated her by now. Speaking of which, where was Chat?

All of a sudden, Adrien began to stir. He softly moaned in pain, his eyes squeezing tightly.

Chloe jumped to her feet, grabbing a hair brush and pointing it at Adrien. He could still be hypnotized, so she needed to defend herself.

"Stay back!" Chloe yelled dramatically. "I'm warning you!"

Then, one of Adrien's emerald green eyes cracked open, scanning Chloe. His face was still contorted in pain. "Chloe? What are you doing?" he asked, slightly wincing. As soon as he said those words, he closed his eyes again in pain, grabbing his head. "And why does my head hurt so bad?"

Chloe dropped the hairbrush, laughing awkwardly. She shrugged. "Oh. I don't know..."

Adrien's eyes widened, remembering the events that had conspired before he turned into Serpentina's servant. "Oh no," he gasped. "I was under Serpentina's control, wasnt I?"

"Yes," Chloe mumbled, crossing her arms. "And I kinda had to whack you in the head. I had no other choice, you were attacking Marinette."

Adrien felt his entire world crumble. He attacked Marinette? Did he hurt her? He immediately sat up in the bed, despite the immense amount of pain radiating throughout his skull. "Where is she? Is she okay?"

"She's fine," Chloe nodded quietly. "But she is really busy right now."

"Chloe, where is Marinette?" Adrien repeated, his face dead serious.

She is transformed as Ladybug right now, fighting Serpentina by herself.

"I... can't tell you," Chloe answered, biting her lip.

"I need to see her," Adrien said, leaning over the side of the bed.

"No!" Chloe yelled, pushing Adrien back into bed. "You're hurt and need to rest."

"I don't care, Chloe," Adrien murmured, swinging one leg over the side of the bed. "You won't tell me where she is and I need to make sure she's okay!"

"Please trust me when I tell you that she is completely fine."

"That doesn't make me feel any better," Adrien shook his head, swinging his other leg over the bed. His bare feet touched the cold wood flooring, waking his senses.

Chloe wanted to tell Adrien that Marinette was Ladybug so bad. That way, he would know where she was and that she could protect herself.

But it just wasnt her secret to tell, and Chloe didn't want to break the trust Marinette put into her.

Chloe watched as Adrien tried pushing himself into a standing position, but his legs wobbled, and soon he was plummeting towards the floor.

Luckily, she caught him and kept him sturdy. "See," she said. "You aren't well enough to walk on your own. Your muscles and nerves are probably out of whack since they were taken over by Serpentina. Who knows what her poison did to you."

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