"She wore her hair down that day. It looked pretty, usually, she wears her hair up. she looked pretty. I told her that too, maybe too many times. I was memorized by the dark blue locks that hung over her shoulders, bouncing lightly as she crossed the classroom. she was one of my closest friends at the time and she never wore her hair down, so I made sure to tell her she looked good. I told her so many times that she asked me to stop. but it's ok, that's what a good friend does, right? or did I mean something different? no that possibly couldn't be it, could it? that's what Adrien didn't understand at the time. but it's funny how fast things can change. there is something so horribly dark about past friends. the days spent together, laughing and collecting memories just to be thrown away. it started out as friends, then best friends then lovers. that feeling of comfort slowly moving away gives Marinette shivers. she never wanted it to end like this, but she truly never wanted to start like that either. in her eyes, they were meant to be best friends and nothing more, in his eyes they were meant to be lovers. some friends aren't meant to stay together forever, but this one is worth a try. " Page 1.

Marinette leaves for a tour with Jagged Stone at the end of Sophomore Year. When she comes back, she has changed physically and emotionally. She might just throw Lila out the window if she lies (lila probably will lie). But Marinette might blame it on the jetlag and how tired she is. In which Marinette changes and she takes no shit from Lila.

In this AU, Félix and Marinette's characters are based on the ones from the Miraculous anime PV that was never made (extra explanation of MCs in prologue). Additionally, there is a focus of side characters such as Gabriel, Nathalie, and Chloé (all these characters are based on the canon cartoon). This story takes place in the world of the cartoon but I have added some elements of the anime and my own spin on things. It's mostly plot and romance with occasional action. Excerpt below. **************** "Even if we experience a thousand different futures, I'd still probably fall in love with you, over and over again," he whispered, taking his last breath. His head felt heavy in her hands. Marinette inhaled sharply, feeling the pain in her chest. This can't be real. It can't. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marinette stood away from the others on the hillside outside, staring at the crumbling building from afar. The air was thick with smoke and the atmosphere glowed orange. "You can't leave, Félix. I can't do this without you," she whispered as tears welled in her eyes. Alya and Nino hadn't come out of the building yet, and Marinette feared the worst. Tears began to spill out, streaming down her face. "I need to take your memories, Marinette," Time Capsule said. "Let's make sure none of the other versions of ourselves have to live through this future." Marinette nodded and let her extract her memories. She wiped her eyes as she thought: Time is running out... Please hurry. Don't make the same mistakes we did. **************** All images and characters do not belong to me. If you see fan art of yours that you do not want used (or want me to credit properly), please let me know. Everything was found on google.