New York, New York

Sadness

*Alya|Rena Rouge*

I looked at my friend sadly. Wishing that I hadn't been so blind to Lila's lies. I mean, once you uncover one everything else kind of just, unravels. I was the most trusted news source on Ladybug and Chat Noir before but now, I have to build myself back up because of Lila's stupid lying ass.

When I found out that she was lying all I could see was red and I still see red whenever I see her stupid face and her devilish smirk. I just wished that Marinette and I could have the bond that we once shared. Now, those seemed like dreams and I know that wishes on a star just don't come true. I guess for a while they did with Ladybug and everything and then thinking that Lila was a dream come true with her 'connections'. Now just being accepted into Marinette's friend circle was a dream come true.

It literally broke to see her closer to Chloe than she is to me now. I just wish that there was away to make it up to her but life's not a musical where things just miraculously come true. The only person with that kind of luck is Ladybug. After all, Ladybug's represent good luck.

I wonder if Chat Noir ever has good luck since black cats symbolize bad luck. But then again, it's a stereotype. Are all miraculouses stereotypical?

Well the fox one is illusion because people believe that if foxes could talk then they would be constantly trying to trick you. I wouldn't be the judge of it though since I'm not the guardian of the miraculous and Ladybug is. I don't know what each one does and only the ones that have been brought into the field.

I was snapped out of my thoughts by yelling coming from the other side of the bus. I looked and saw Peter and Anna bickering about something to do with science and smart people stuff while the rest of their friend group provided back up to the side that they were on.

I shook my head at their friendship sadly to get rid of images I knew would form replacing them with me and Marinette.

I let out a muffled cry as a tear rolled down my cheek. I didn't care about the fact that either Marinette didn't notice or didn't care that I was crying. I didn't care about the fact that Nino was saying my name and asking me what was wrong. I ignored Adriens concerned voice asking if I was fine. I tuned out the people around me asking if I was fine. And most importantly, I ignored the fact that Marinette's back was still turned towards me even though I knew that she heard my crying since everyone else on the bus heard it and last time I checked, Marinette's hearing was just fine. The world just seemed to blur as more and more tears started coming from my eyes.

Why was I stupid enough to beleive Lila? Why?

*Marinette|Ladybug*

I heard Alya crying behind me.

I heard everyone asking if she was okay.

I saw Peter and his friends drop their conversation to give her worried looks.

I fought the urge to turn around and do the same thing as everyone else.

But I didn't.

Deep inside my head a small voice was saying:

She deserves it.

She did the same thing to you so you should do it to her just to make her know how you felt.

So I did it.

I kept my back turned and didn't budge.

Even as I felt tears prickling in the corners of my eyes.

I stayed strong.

I forced my tears back in.

I won't show them I'm weak. I'll keep a strong face. I won't feel sympathy for my ex-best friend.

She doesn't deserve it.