"I'm sorry, Chloe, but having you living here with me isn't going to work anymore." Andre sighed, avoiding meeting his daughter's eyes.

"B-but Daddy?!" Chloe desperately began, "What am I supposed to do?" She had finally let down her bitchy front, too upset to keep her cocky face. She was crying. A lot. This was a new side Andre hadn't seen, since her mother left.

"You.. you are going to go live with your mother." Wide blue eyes enlarged in front of him as the words escaped his mouth. "I'm sorry, Chloe, and you know I love you, but I have to do this. It's for your own good." He tried to assure her.

"What did I ever do to you?" She screamed dramatically, then stormed off towards her room.

"Wait, Chloe!" He yelled frantically. "You know why you have to move out, Chloe. People think that I am being an influence on you. The way you behave at school, it isn't good for people to think that of their mayor. Also, I think I might be spoiling you too much."

"So does that mean I have to give up all my things?" Horror crossed her face.

"No! Sweetie. No. Look, living with your mother will not be that bad. I've already called her, and she is expecting you tomorrow." Andre placed his hand on his daughter's back, which was quickly rising and falling.

"Ugh, fine!" She suddenly sat tall, and resumed her normal attitude, despite being a little weaker. "Get rid of me. It won't do well for you, but whatever."

"M-mom?" Chloe timidly knocked on the door of the house the driver had taken her to. She had never been here before. It was quite far from where she lived before, and smaller, but not a dump like she'd expected. She heard shuffling inside. The chauffeur dumped the last bag beside her and quickly left, as the lock in the door turned.

Chloe had not seen her mother since her parents broke up. Ten... Eleven years ago. From what Chloe remembered, she hadn't changed at all. She still had a small frame, which Chloe had inherited. With slender arms and legs, and a tiny waist, so small you would hardly believe she gave birth fifteen years ago.

Her eyes were emerald, similar to those of Adrien's. She remembered how, when they were younger, she would look into Adrien's eyes and remember her mother's. It helped her when her mother left.

Her hair was blonde, which Chloe had also inherited. Currently, it was loose around her shoulders. She was wearing jeans and a loose t-shirt. If she was anyone else, Chloe would have criticized her outfit, but it only brought her back to the old memories she was keeping locked inside.

"Mom?" Her voice was cracking and questioning, but there was no doubt in Chloe's mind that this was the woman she hadn't seen for eleven years.

"Chloe" Marie smiled, and scooped up her daughter in a giant hug. At first, Chloe was ginger and stiff, but one sniff of the perfume brought her back to her childhood, and she melted into the embrace.

"Don't worry, honey. We're going to make sure you feel perfectly at home. I got you some sushi, I know you love it." Marie helped carry Chloe's numerous bags into the house.

'Oh wow, really?" Chloe began, "is it just you here?"

"Yep. Pretty much, I've been all alone, but not anymore, baby girl."

Chloe quickly realised her recent attitude change. "Oh, well... pfft. I guess it'll do. Although I'm used to staff..." she trailed off, noticing her mom's smiling face. Usually, people would be upset, or mad at her at this point. "Why..why are you smiling" she couldn't keep her facade, she was too curious.

"How could I not be? My daughter just came back to me! Here, darling, sit at the table and eat, I'll bring your bags upstairs." She guestured to the table which had a plate of sushi neatly layed out.

Even if she was rude... her mom didn't care? This was new.

Her room was definitely not as big as she was used to, and it was a struggle fitting all her clothes in the normal sized closet, but she was comfortable. Her room and bed were painted yellow, her favourite colour. Wow, her mom must have really been preparing.

"Wow, you have some of the things from when I was younger." Chloe acknowledged, approaching the dresser top, which had her favourite toy from her childhood, a little doll.

"Yeah, I kept this room with some of your things in case you wanted to come visit me. I guess it turned out pretty well." Her mom laughed shyly.

Chloe turned around and smiled at her mom. "I guess it did."

"Hey... mom?" She yelled, and footsteps echoed through the house as her mom came to her room.

"What is it, darling?" She asked.

"I... just wanted to know if you could help me with my homework? Sabrina's busy today, so-"

"Oh, of course!" Marie seemed slightly desperate to spend time with her daughter. "What is your homework?"

"Particle physics. I just don't get it at all! Like this... I don't understand bonding." Chloe sighed.

"Particle physics... let's see..." Marie looked around, thinking. "Aha! Well, Chloe, you like clothes, right?" She asked, earning a blank nod. "Well, who's your best friend that you like to share clothes with?"

"Sabrina."

"Okay! So you can be Chlorine, haha it sounds a little bit like Chloe too! And Sabrina can be Sodium, which also sounds like Sabrina!" Chloe laughed at the comparison.

"Now, Chlorine really needs a purse to go with her new top, and Sodium has one that matches really well! So Sodium gives the purse (the electron) to Chlorine. Now both of them have complete outfits(shells), because Chlorine has the purse she was missing, and Sodium doesn't have an extra purse! Now, they are friends, attracted to each other, because Sodium gave Chlorine her electron." Marie explained.

"And then they become Sodium Chloride!" Chloe finished happily. "Thanks, Mom, Daddy never really had time to help with homework. That's why I usually let Sabrina do it for me." Chloe admitted, embarrassed.

"I will always have time for you, Chloe. I want you to succeed, and of your own merits, not by manipulating other people. I am going to be so proud of you one day." Her mom hugged her. "Now, get along, that homework is due tomorrow, isn't it!"

Chloe hurried into school. She had been extremely conscious when she got out of the small car and not a limo, and felt everyone's stares. She slid into her seat next to Sabrina, holding her head high.

"Are you okay, Chloe?" Sabrina asked.

"Well of course I'm okay, why wouldn't I be?" She replied sarcastically.

"Chloe." Adrien called her, for once.

"Yes, Adrikins?" He walked closer to her, not wanting to announce to the whole class.

"I... I heard what happened with you and your dad. Are you okay?" He whispered.

"Oh well..." she paused, glancing at Marinette, who seemed angry at Adrien whispering in her ear. "Oh it was drastic, Adrien, you should have been there to protect me!" She complained loudly. "I just need some comfort today." She sobbed, pulling Adrien to sit next to her, and wrapping his arm around her.

"Oh, of course." Adrien replied, unable to argue. He looked over to Nino, who rolled his eyes.