Lost in the Blizzard

The Life of an Agreste

"Wait! Hold on!!" Shouted an agitated Alya.

Alya Cesaire. 18 years old, unbelievably tragic human being. Normally a joyful happy nerdy girl whose time was mostly spent reading comic books and watching crime dramas, but after years of absolute torment from her fucking bad shit crazy mother, she went off into the deep end, and what saved her probably working at a gas station future? Her secret DJ career. Yep, she was secretly famous, and now her life was back on track. Her bully life over, and where is the first place she decided to go...

"What the fuck does your mom have to do with anything?! And why are you making it sound like mission impossible?!!" She threw her arms into the air as she rose to her feet. This whole thing seemed off to Alya, she had to wonder, what the hell was going on?

"You need to chill out Alya..." Said a calm Nino.

Nino, oh sweet Nino. 17 years old. Stand up dude really. Likes DJing and eating really dumb food combinations. He started dating Alya which is new because he had a huge crush on Marinette for like years... Then suddenly they just started liking each other, you know good for them, it's just weird ya know. He also is a really loyal friend, like jump in front of a moving train that is powered by angry sharks and runs on mummified cat corpses for his pals...

"Chill out? Don't tell me to chill out. I want to know what the hell is happening!" Alya demanded flatly. 

"Why are you even here?" Adrien blurted out through the chaos.

Adrien Agreste, grade A precious boy. 17 years old. A socially awkward model, strained in a life he never wanted, he looked for a light in his life, any kind of light to shine in his darkness. This is where his crush on Marinette entered his life. Not much is actually known about Adrien, making his life a rather interesting mystery. Some have tried guessing but no one actually knew what secrets his life held, that is until this cold November morn...

"You messed with all of our lives and now you're just showing up-"

Alya pushed aside her hurt but could not resist the urge to talk back to the oh so great blonde. "You don't know anything about me!" She snapped back getting up in his face.

The tension was thick in the air and anyone could tell that these two would not be getting along. Marinette wedged herself between them after she fell out of her daze from moments before, she pushed the two agitated teenagers away from one another. "Stop it! Both of you!" She commanded each of them. 

Marinette was 17. Struggled with lots of bullying, Marinette tends to put others above herself because she truly believes she isn't enough. She lives alone in her own apartment that she affords because of her savings from working with her parents for many brutal years. Quite suicidal though could never seem to die with her sworn protector watching her every move...

Once the two stepped aside from each other, Marinette pushed Adrien onto the cold floor. "Sit down. Shut up. And explain what is going on."

Adrien sighed as Nino and Alya joined them on the rug. They each gave him their undivided attention. He started from the beginning, not the very beginning but far enough back that they would understand. "I grew up in a mansion, endless halls filled my life and to any other person, it would be living the dream." He paused to see Alya's eye roll. 

"My parents worked a lot. They ran an empire and we were supposed to go along with it. Every day was the same. I would wake up at 6:15 every morning and practice my Chinese, then I would eat a strictly prepared meal and go model for my parents' company then maybe at night after my archery of harp lessons, and after I tucked in my little brother Leon to bed, I would see one of my parents." Adrien told his tale as he looked off into the distance as if every detail had been perfectly preserved in his mind. 

Taking a shaky breath he continued, "I would be lying in bed, to awake to fall asleep and hear the echoes of their fighting. Yelling would bounce around the house and there would never be enough peace. As I grew older I came to terms that this was normal, I told myself that all families were this way, I got used to the nights where it was so bad, Leon would crawl into my bed and fall asleep crying next to me. I never understood it, we had endless amounts of money and fame but they were never happy..."

"Then the truth came out. My father was was cheating, not just at chess, but on my mother. This woman named Nathalie called my house. She was looking for my father, she said she was pregnant, that they had been seeing each other for 2 years. When my mom found out she was furious. She confronted him, he admitted everything, said he loved her. The next day he was dead." 

Nino, Marinette, and Alya exchanged glances. "The media said it was a car accident, but my mother planned it. After that she tried to seem good for the public, sending me to school and stuff but it was all for the brand. I chose to run away and hide from her and now she found me. Leon found me at the flower shop earlier and gave me a choice." Adrien shook his head and paused.

Nino felt on the edge of his seat and wanted to know what happened next. "Dude... don't stop! What happened?" Alya choked with laughter at the thought that that is a perfect 'That's what she said' moment.

Adrien wanted to smile knowing what Alya was laughing at but for one, Alya was a horrible person who hurt the woman he loved, and two, this was a serious moment. "He said, 'Adrien, mom knows where you're staying, who you're staying with. I want my big brother back so please come home... or... declare war against your own blood and mom will make you pay...' I wanted to be there for Leon but I don't think I could suffer as I did again. Then he said, 'She'll come for you when the first snow melts,"

Everyone was quiet. This was crazy. Everyone was thinking it, the idea that Adrien is being chased by his probably crazy mom, was more than unfortunate. It was tragic. Nino had a lot against Adrien. He posted nudes of his best friend, stole his crush, and was kinda a dick without meaning to be, but someone had to give him a chance. "Ok dude, I'm in!" Nino exclaimed as he slapped a hand on Adrien's back.

Alya rolled her eyes once again, before snarkily adding, "Do whatever you want, I'm outta here!!" Pulling her jacket back over her shoulders, Alya started for the door.

"Uhh...? Guys? I don't think any of us are leaving anytime soon..." Everyone rushed to the window Marinette was looking out of. Snow covered the ground in at least 2 or three feet. "We're snowed in..."

o o o o o

"Leon...?" Asked a voice through the darkness. "Is he here?"

The young boy returned to his mother's side and grabbed her hand in a supportive way. "No mother. Adrien chose her... What does this mean now?"

Emily sighed as she fingered her broach. "This means our plan will be put in motion... We'll get Adrien back... and we will do anything to make it happen... even if that means we have to get our hands dirty..."

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