Breaking Free

Chapter 14- MIXED (Chloe and Mari)

Marinette

After I gathered clothes, Damian and Chloé escorted me to the Manor. We didn't stop by the school, and didn't return after we got there. My hair was soaked from the coffee. It was sticky and crunchy. I have never heard of coffee having this effect on hair before. My skin felt like it was being peeled from my bones. When we got to the manor I was put in a room next to Chloes and across from Damians. I didn't unpack. I just left my clothes in their bags. No one came to my room, besides me and Tikki. So, I grabbed my phone and took a bath.
The hot water felt nice, even with the burns it felt nice. I played on of the playlists I played constantly. The song that came on was Princesses don't cry.

Boys their handsome and strong,
But always the first to tell me I'm wrong.
Boys try to tame me,
They tell me I'm weird and won't let it go.

Princesses don't cry- don't cry, Don't cry, oh
Princesses don't cry- don't cry, don't cry, oh, oh-o

I stopped listening to the music, I knew it was playing. All the next song I didn't bother trying to listen to, I just sat there and stared. I washed my hair, and body. I didn't sing, I didn't do anything else. When I got out, I put on a pair of sweats and a long sleeved shirt. Then the one song that I listened to on repeat for hours back in Paris came on.

I will not make the mistakes you did,
I-I will not let my, cause my heart so much misery.
I will not break, the way you did, it fell so hard.
I learned the hard way, to never let it get that far.

Because of you, I never strayed to far from the sidewalk
Because of you, I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt.
Because of you, I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me.
Because of you, I am afraid

I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known
Better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

I didn't know I was singing till I heard my voice crack. I didn't know I was crying till my voice cracked a second time. I refuse to let people see me cry. I straightened out, dried my eyes, before taking a nap.

Chloé

She was listening to the song again. I heard it from the bathroom, then it started to fade, so I guess she went into her bedroom. I heard her voice crack a few times. She was crying. And as quickly as it came, it was gone. Like a ghost. I sighed and leaned against my bed frame. I heard a knock on the door.
"Come in." I mumbled and threw a pillow over my face.
"Chlo, what's going on?" Jason.
I rubbed my face into the pillow before placing a smile on my face.
"Nothing. Just relaxing." I lied
His eyebrow rose up, before he sat beside me. Not touching me, but sitting there.
"Come on. I know something is wrong. Demon Spawn is sitting outside Maris door, just watching it. And today I found Adrien and Marinette in the janitors closet."
I froze "what?"
"Yeah, it was after she greeted the class. Adrien fell out of the closet, he was about to get up and do something but I caught him before he could."
"That's why. That's why she went numb. The little asshole tried something. Probably didn't get what he wanted, Mari will put up a fight till her dying breath." I stood up abruptly and rushed to the window. "I'll be back. Keep an eye on Mari. Have Damian sit with her. Keep her busy. She can't know I left. Pollen Buzz on!"
I jumped out the window, making my way to the hotel Adrien was staying at.

When I got there, Adrien was sitting on the bed, smirking at his phone. I opened the window and entered.
"Adrien Agrest, you have some explaining to do!"
His smirk grew wider "Chloé. So good to see you again! Did you enjoy your hiding place? I know I did."
"Adrien quit trying to take Marinette from me. She isn't property. You are going to stop going after her, or I will involve the police and Batman. Last warning."
He chuckled, darkly. Creepily. "It's not that simple. You may have gotten away, but Marinette will never be able to escape. I know for a fact, that right now she is screaming her head off as a nightmare takes control of her. I know for a fact that they can't hold her down, because of the thrashing, and the screaming. You can't win, because Marinette is already gone. And this trip will only prove it."
I rushed over and slammed him into the wall.
"What did you do?" I growled
"Nothing. I just broke the warning bells. Lila did the rest." He sneered
I let him go and jumped out the window. I called Jason.
"Tell me what's going on with Marinette now."
Silence. "Right now, nothing. She is sleeping and should-"
There was a high pitch scream on the other line. I closed it and rushed back to the manor. Please no.

Marinette
Dream talks about killing and torture. Read at own risk. End of italics is end of dream.

"Oh Princess! I'm here to save you."
Chat? No! No! No! No! Please! I turned around and there was Chat Noir, with his claws against Chloes neck. I couldn't even take a step, before his claws slashed across her throat. Blood pooled and Chloé slumped to the ground. I screamed. I tried to get to Chloé but, I felt my arms and legs being held in place. I struggled harder. The scene changed I was trapped to a table. I looked around and saw Damian and Jason chained to the wall. I saw the Joker come in and start carving Jason and Damian. I screamed louder. I struggled against the restraints. No!
"No!!!!!!"
I tried and tried to get free but couldn't. The scene changed again.
This time I was back at school in Pairs. I was kneeling now, I felt a liquid run down my arms and legs. I looked up and there was Alya holding a knife.
"You weak, you couldn't save Chloé, or Damian and Jason. And now you can't even save yourself. I just stared as she plunged the knife into my heart. The pain felt so real. I screamed again. Alya twisted the knife deeper, ripping my heart to two. I trashed one last time before I stopped struggling.
End of dream.

I woke up covered in sweat. I saw Damian, Jason, Chloé, and Tim trying to hold me down. When they saw I was awake they let me go. Chloé jumped on me and hugged me. Whispering in my ear, that I was ok and awake. My hand went to my heart. I swear it didn't beat. I traced were Alya shoved the knife in, then traced circles around it. I couldn't move. I was froze. Chloé slumping to the floor flashed in my mind. I flinched and clutched to her. Dream. It was all a dream. I wouldn't cry. Not now, and not ever. Damian being carved and his screaming filled my head. No! I burrowed my head in Chloes shoulder. I hate this!
"You good Mari?" Chloé asked
"Y-Yeah. Just a nightmare." I sighed and got up. Coffee. I need coffee. So I went to the kitchen and got coffee and stayed there till the next morning.