BLIND LOVE

Some grief relieved

Marinette's PoV
What is my plan? What is my focus? It is Hawkmoth. That man, has RUINED my life, he has ruined so many lives. And who knows, if he has a family, their lives. My other focus is my studies...
In chemistry, I quickly jot down notes about Hawkmoth, sketching a quick picture of him.
Ok, he's an old man, has to be, and by old, I mean, maybe early 40s, late 30s?
I write this down.
That's...that's all I know...
I groan and slam my pen down.
"MARINETTE DUPAIN-CHENG."
I look up and see Miss Mendeleiev glaring at me.
"Y-yes?"
"Why are you frustrated? Does 'Chemical Equilibria' really frustrate you that much?"
I gulp and shake my head, "I-umm," my voice is shaky, "c-can I go to the bathroom please?" I feel tears fall down my face and wipe them, catching a glimpse of Adrien and Alya to my left as I hide my sketch of him under my school work.
She frowns, "ok..."

I run to the bathroom again.
"Oh god..." I sniff, "I'm a mess..."
"Hey girl, you ok?" Alya asks.
Nodding, I wipe my tears. She raises her eyebrows.
"...no. I'm not..."
Alya tilts her head, "come here..."
We hug and I cry, "I can't tell you...I can't tell you why...I want to, I need to...but I can't..."
"Come on, let's go talk to school-"
"No, no! I can't...they'll, they'll tell my parents. They can't know about it Alya!"
Tikki nudges next and whispers, "it's ok Marinette, you can tell her..."
Alya jumps, "what was that..."
I blink and take a deep breath.
"Alya, let's...um, go sit outside."
She nods.

We sit at a bench in the courtyard and I start.
"The reason why I am, um, a mess really, is that...and you really have to keep this a secret. I-in fact, I'm going to cover your mouth, after, ok?"
Alya anxiously nods, "oh gosh, what is it, tell me!"
I nod, "...I'm Ladybug, eek!" I cover her mouth after she gasps. I feel this weight lift off of me.
"Y-you're Ladybug?"
I nod.
"...huh...girl, GIRL!" She hugs me and I cry as she says, "You must be so stressed! With the duties of saving Paris piling on top of you and then school and Adrien and Luka-"
"A-and, there's one more thing...I need to find out who Hawkmoth is..."
"Why?"
I gulp, and say, "mine and Chat's friendship...destroys Paris...He got akumatized...and it was all because something happened, Hawkmoth found out about our identities and he used that against us...if there is anything wrong, then Bunnix would've arrived by now to stop me."
We sit there, waiting, but Miss Mendeleiev calls us back in class.
"Marinette!" Everyone sings worryingly as they hug me.
"I'm fine!" I laugh, "I'm good, now let's not disrupt the class anymore."
As I sit down, I high five Tikki subtly and hold my hand near my heart, where Master Fu's initials had been embroidered...

Alya's PoV
My best friend. Is Ladybug. This is AWESOME. Of course, I'll do my best to keep it a secret. People underestimate me! I have kept my secret of being Rena Rouge a secret, until Hawkmoth revealed it that little snake...I mean, butterfly dude?
"Alya," a voice calls.
"Oh, hey Luka."
"How is she?" He asks.
I'm about to talk when there comes raises voices from the music room and we run off to there.
"I'm just as much free to come here and do some projects as the next guy!" A voice, female, says.
"Yeah? Well, we don't want a Hawkmoth supporter here!"
"I told you, he manipulated ME. He told me I could get my revenge and I didn't get it," the voice says again. It was definitely Chloe.
"What about LB, huh? Do you still support her?"
Chloe gulps, "umm, well-"
"And there we have it folks-"
Just then, Luka booms, "WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE?!"
Chloe squeaks and is about to fall right into the drum kit, when Luka grabs her.
"Right," he says, "you two, stay, everyone else, out!"
I tap Luka's shoulder, "may I stay?"
He sighs and nods, "yes..."
I smile.
"Right, what happened?"
Chloe humphs as she pulls herself away from his grasp, "utterly ridiculous! I wanted to use the recording studio, WHICH was FREE by the way, and he wouldn't let me-"
I pipe in, "and since when did you sing Chloe?"
"Ever since I was a kid, Alya."
I raise my hands up, "ok..."
Looking at her, I notice how nervous she actually was. Chloe? Nervous? No way!
"Luka, you can't seriously let her use the stuff when she hates Ladybug and supports Hawkmoth-"
Chloe cries, "I don't! Ok!" She stands up, "GOD, you don't understand how HARD it is to please parents that are up there in the social ladder. My MOM is a world-renown fashion star and my DAD is the mayor. I just...I just want to be good enough for someone. One person..."
She turns away and Luka and I look at eachother.
"Mark, you should leave..."
"What? But-"
"Just leave, I'll handle her..."
Mark sighs and leaves, leaving the door slightly ajar.
"Chloe, you say you sing?"
Stuttering, she says, "w-well, I mean, yeah..."
He motions to the recording studio.
Chloe nods and we sit.

"Chloe," I say, "good luck..."
She blushes, "wh-whatever......thanks..."
I smile.

...
"Oh."
"My."
"God."
I pull Chloe out, "girl, you were FIRE. I could feel the passion!"
She blushes, "really? I-I'm not really a big fan of pop but..."
"Wait, so what do you wanna do?"
"Well, I mean, I love to sing, and I love to act. So maybe broadway? Or west end!"
Luka smiles, "you could do it! You really could..."
Chloe blushes, "you think?"
"I don't think, I know! You're voice is up there with Idina Mendel, Laura Dreyfuss and more!"
"Really?"
Luka nods. I smirk. Them two are cute...
Just then, the boy from before, Mark walks in, his jaw dropped, "you are amazing...m-my gosh, sorry Chloe-"
She giggles, "no problem, Mark?"
He nods and she smiles. Well Chloe is a happy little busy bee...