For those that are following my other story "Marinette and her Chat" fear not. I will be continuing that story. I am just suffering a little bout of writers block with that story so I started this one because I'm hoping that writing this will help remove the block. This is a Chlonette story for all of you that hate Chloe I can only say give her a chance. She has more depth to her then anyone realizes.
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Chloe felt like she was floating and weightless. She also felt cold. She could feel herself fading. How did I get to this point? How did it get this far? How did I become this far gone, that I was irredeemable? Oh right the Akuma Attack.
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Two months ago
"Where is Chloe Bourgeois?" the angry inhuman voice screamed. Said girl was already running down one of her school to get away from the Akuma that she had created. When am I going to learn to keep my mouth shut? One of these days not even Ladybug will be able to save me. she was franticly looking for a room that she could hide in until Ladybug and Chat Noir could stop and cleanse the Akuma that was after her.
She could hear blasts as the Akuma was demolishing the school. She turned down another hallway. As she ran passed the maintenance room she felt someone grab her and clamp and hand over her mouth. Before she even knew what had happened she was pulled into the maintenance room. She was then staring into bluebell eyes. "Don't scream." She heard the owner of those eyes say to her. She felt the hand removed from her mouth.
"What did you do to piss off this one?" The accusation in those words set her blood boiling just like they had for the last seven years. "Why do you always assume that I did something? I can't help it that some people can't handle the truth." She turned away from the bane of her existence Marinette Dupain-Cheng.
Marinette jerked her around. "There is a difference between telling the truth and just being mean." She practically growled at the blonde. "Ladybug won't always be able to save you from your big mouth." The Blasts were getting closer. She slowly opened up the door to check the hallway. It was clear. She turned back to Chloe. "Stay here. I'm going to try and lead it away from you until Ladybug and Chat Noir get her to deal with him." She went to leave but Chloe pulled her to a stop. "Why are you helping me?" She felt like her world didn't make sense. She would have left Marinette to the Akuma if the roles had been reversed. "I really don't know. I should just leave… CHLOE LOOK OUT!" Marinette pushed Chloe out of the way as the latest blast caused one of the walls to collapse. Instead the wall falling on Chloe it fell on Marinette.
Chloe couldn't believe that the girl that she had been fighting with for the last seven years had just saved her from being crushed. She rushed over to the girl that was now covered by the wall, and started digging out the rubble around her. She was able to get most of the wall off of Marinette, but there was a big slab that she just couldn't lift. "Hold on Marinette, I'll get this off of you." Even though she never acted like she paid attention in class she knew that if she didn't do something quick that the wall would slowly compress her organs until they would rupture causing internal bleeding or system shut down. In fact she probably already had some internal bleeding. She could hear Marinette's shallow breathing.
She looked for something that she could use as a lever. Thank god they were in a maintenance room. She found a long metal rod that it typically used for busting up rocks or concrete. She stuck one end under slab and used a larger piece of the wall as a fulcrum. It took her several minutes, but she was finally able to get enough rubble under the slab that it was no longer crushing the girl that had saved her life. She knew that she couldn't move the girl because it could cause more damage so she just cleared some room out from around Marinette's head. She very gently and gingerly put her folded up jacket under the injured girl's head to provide her some comfort.
Chloe knew that the other girl was out of it she appeared to have a hard time focusing on anything so Chloe just started saying thing to give the girl something to focus on. "I'm so sorry Marinette this is all my fault. I promise that when we get out of here I will do better. I won't be selfish anymore. I won't be mean. I'll become someone that you would be proud to call a friend. Please I do whatever you want me to do if you will just live." She just kept saying these words over and over again. If was several minutes later when she realized that she didn't hear anymore blasts. Did Ladybug and Chat Noir finally stop the Akuma? right now she believed that was the only hope that Marinette had.
"PLEASE SOMEONE HELP MARINETTE IS HURT SHE NEEDS HELP!" She didn't know how long she kept screaming but she finally heard what sounded like rubble being moved. "PLEASE HURRY I DON'T THINK THAT SHE HAS A LOT OF TIME!" A strange thought struck her If Ladybug and Chat Noir had defeated the Akuma why hadn't the 'Miraculous Ladybug' fixed everything. She heard the digging stop and heard muffled voices. She then heard "CATACLYSM." Most of the collapsed wall seamed to just rot way to dust. There was Chat Noir with a rescue crew behind him including a back brace to minimize spinal cord damage. Chat didn't was any time before lifting the slab that was on top of Marinette so that the rescue crew could get to her and do their job. She noticed that Marinette seemed to have passed out. Chloe noticed that The Cat hero looked pretty beat up.
After what felt like an eternity to Chloe they finally had her up and were carefully packing her out. Chloe couldn't stand it anymore all the emotions that she had been holding at bay because she needed to have a level head to care for the girl that saved her life came rushing out and she was sure that she liked like a crazy person. She was crying and laughing at the same time. She felt a hand on her shoulder she looked over and saw a leather covered hand with claws resting on her shoulder. "Are you alright?" she had never heard that concerned tone in Chat Noir's voice before.
Chloe's Emotions were still too volatile to allow her to speak so she just nodded her head. BEEP! BEEP! "I have to go, but you did a good thing. She is alive because of what you did for her." BEEP! BEEP! And he was gone leaving Chloe to collect herself without an audience.
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It wasn't until later that Chloe learned that Ladybug never showed up to the fight. School was cancelled until they could get the school cleaned up or until Ladybug showed up to do her 'Miraculous Ladybug' to fix everything. She hoped that included the injuries that Marinette sustained. She told her father about how Marinette had saved her and she wanted the best doctors in the world helping her no matter the cost.
It's been five days since the Akuma Attack. Marinette was in a chemically induced coma to help her heal from the injuries that she sustained from the wall falling on her. Chloe called the Hospital every day sometimes several times a day asking for an update on Marinette's health. She had been so worried about Marinette that she hadn't cared about putting on makeup or matching her clothing like she normally did. She just gabbed whatever was on top or in front not caring if they matched. She didn't care about much of anything just that Marinette was alright. It was on the sixth day that she called the Hospital and they said that she was awake and that she seemed to be recovering nicely.
Chloe couldn't hold in her excitement. She hung up with the hospital and called her driver and told him that he needed to be ready to pick her up yesterday. She had so much energy she started pacing around the elevator on the way down. As soon as the elevator doors opened on the ground floor she left a vapor trail out the front doors. The driver was lucky that he was there or Chloe would have freaked out she needed to get to the hospital now.
As soon as the driver pulled to a stop in front of the Hospital Chloe didn't wait for him to get to her door she was off like a shoot. She ran into the hospital and asked for direction to Marinette's room. The hospital elevator was so slow that she wanted to scream. How long does it take to go up three floors? When the doors began to open slowly she was done she forced them open and again was running. The only reason that she slowed down was because she needed to make sure that she was going in the right direction. She was getting frantic she felt like she was lost. Until she heard an unmistakable voice that could belong to only one person. She started running in the direction of that voice.
When she came to the door where the voice was coming from she didn't even bother to knock she ran in and zeroed in on the one person that she needed to see more than anything. She knew that there were more people in the room other than Marinette but she didn't care about them right now she just cared about Marinette. She ran to her "Marinette I'm so glad you're ok I was so…" Her words were cut off by a slap that made her ears ring.
"What the hell are you doing here? Haven't you done enough?" She had never heard this tone of voice from Marinette before. It was filled with so much venom she couldn't help but stand back feeling like she had been burned.
A chiding voice came from her left. "Marinette! She saved your life and she also paid for the doctors that fixed you." she gave Chloe another withering glare. "I won't have needed saving if she hadn't created the Akuma that caused the wall to fall on me. I shouldn't have pushed her out of the way." Each word hit her like a physical blow. She looked around the room to try and find something that could distract her from the pain she was feeling. She noticed that Marinette's parents were accompanied by Marinette's best friend Alya, Alya's boyfriend Nino, and Adrien Agreste. She saw all of them giving her a look she didn't know what the look was. "Chloe you really want to prove that you're sorry?" Chloe didn't trust her voice so she just nodded. "Then Stay the hell away from me."
Chloe knew she was crying she couldn't help it. She nodded again and nervously looked around the room again looking at everyone else before she turned and slowly left with every step she took she felt like her heart was breaking. I was too late. I should have tried to change before she was hurt. She has every right to be angry with me she almost died. she was so preoccupied she didn't her the sound of running behind her of someone calling her name. It wasn't until she was almost to the elevator before she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Chloe wait." Adrien stopped her. She looked up into his eyes she could barely see him through her tears. "Give her time." No amount of time will make her not hate Me. this thought caused a sob that she couldn't hide. "Listen you kind of came at a bad time her parents were trying to cheer her up because the Doctor had just told her that she may not have use of her legs." OH MY GOD. this just made her cry harder. Adrien put his arm around her shoulder and walked her into the elevator. She didn't even realize that she was home until Adrien took her to sit on her bed. He took off her shoes and got her tucked under her comforter. "Don't worry everything will get better." I don't see how.
The next Morning the school had been fixed the news was all a buzz about theory after theory of why it took Ladybug so long to fix everything. Chloe didn't even care that Ladybug was back she just hoped that it healed Marinette so that she could see her smile again. The Mayor announced that school would once again resume the following day.
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Chloe was happy to get back to something normal she was in a rush she had woken up late she didn't even have time to put on makeup or accessorize. She rushed out the front door of the hotel. She was almost to her car when she heard a plea for help. She turned to the source and saw a short old man in an obnoxiously loud Hawaiian shirt. He had fallen down and his cane was out of reach. She rushed over to help him up. "Are you alright? Here let me help you." She grabbed his cane and then helped the old man to stand. "Thank you, young lady. You are very kind." She got the door man's attention. "Please see to this man he fell down can you help him inside where its warm." Once she was sure that the old man would be fine she got into her car and was off to school.
Chloe was almost late to class. When she walked through the door a hush came over the room. Everyone was just staring at her. Well almost everyone, there were a few that were glaring at her. One of which was a set of bluebell eyes. She looked down at her feet and walked over to her usual desk and sat beside Sabrina. Chloe tried to say good morning to Sabrina but the other girl just ignored her. So this is how it's going to be? I will get through this. I have to. If I prove that I can be a good person maybe she will talk to me again. She just didn't know how hard it was going to be. It wasn't until the end of class when she watched Alya get up to help Marinette stand, that Marinette had crutches to help her walk.
The only time that anyone would talk to her was when a teacher would ask her a direct question. There were a couple of times that Adrien started her way but she would shake her head at him. I don't want the friends that he has to start treating him like they are me. I can get through this alone I have gotten through everything else alone.
Chloe's day dragged by so slow she felt like she was suspended in time. She felt like she was going to scream any second just so that she could feel like she was not invisible, but she never did. She felt so alone. She remembered how if felt after her mom left and all the adults talked around her as if she wasn't even there. She never wanted to feel that soul crushing loneliness again.
When school was out she ran out before she broke down. She was able to make it to her car before she started crying in the back seat. She cried all the way home. She finally managed to dry her tears before the driver opened her door for her.
She rushed to the elevator and then rushed into her room. She barely made it to her bed before she broke into sobs. She laid there and cried until she fell into a fitful sleep riddled with nightmares of being in a crowd of people and nobody will talk to or look at her. When she finally woke up she realized that she must have fallen something because something was poking her in the side. She rolled over and found a small black box that had red oriental etching on it. "What's this?" she opened the box to find an ornate golden hair comb with the emblem of a bee on it. For a moment she forgot her troubles she couldn't believe how beautiful it was. She ran over to her Vanity just to see how it would look in her hair.
She sat down in front of her vanity. She didn't even notice the fact that she didn't have on any makeup. Took out her signature ponytail and played around with it until she had a slightly messy French twist she then stuck the comb in to hold it in place. There was suddenly a burst of yellow light that appeared in front of her. Once the light had subsided there was a very big bee where the light had been. "Oh god! Get away from me!" Great this is how I'm going to die. Eaten by a mutant bee. she ran to her bed and hid under the covers.
She couldn't see it but she could hear it buzzing around her. "Please don't be afraid? I won't hurt you. I'm your Kwami." The voice had a slight buzzing to it. It was kind of soothing. Chloe peaked out from under her covers. "What's a Kwami?" the bee smiled. "I am silly."
Chloe harrumphed at the Kwami "I got that, but what is a Kwami?" The bee didn't stop smiling "A Kwami is a creature of that has the power to bond with chosen humans to give them power." Chloe perked up at this. Is that how Ladybug and Chat Noir get their powers?" the bee nodded. "Yes from Tikki and Plagg" the girl just gave her a blank look. "Sorry that's the names of the Kwami that belong to Ladybug and Chat Noir."
Chloe's head was spinning. "Are you saying that I can be just like Ladybug and Chat Noir I can be a hero?" The yellow Kwami enthusiastically nodded her head. "Exactly." Oh my god I can be just like Ladybug. "How does it work." She asked her Kwami.
"Well first before I tell you that we need to go over the rules. First you can't reveal your Identity to anyone it would put them in danger. Second you must never use your power for personal gain. Third once you have used your major ability you only have a limited time before you return to your civilian self." The bee answered.
"Is that why Ladybug and Chat Noir disappear so soon after defeating the Akuma?" Again the Kwami nodded. "What is my Major ability?"
"your Major ability is to summon and control a swarm of bees."
"Oh that doesn't sound like a very spectacular ability."
The bee smile gets bigger. "It's a very big swarm."
Chloe made an 'O' with her mouth. "What other powers do will I get?"
"You will be able to fly you can choose to see ultraviolet light just like a bee, and your weapon will be a Trompo."
"My weapon is a children's toy?" Chloe pouted.
"Ladybug's is a yo-yo." Her Kwami countered.
"Fair enough." A thought struck her. "What is your name?"
"My name is Pollen. It's nice to meet you Chloe."
"How did I get chosen to wield a miraculous?" She didn't understand how she was chosen until recently she wouldn't have been what she would have thought was needed to wield a miraculous. She thought back to the old man that she had helped. If it had been a week ago she would have just made fun of his clothing and kept walking. But that was before she made the promise to Marinette that she would be a better person. Even if Marinette doesn't remember Chloe did and she wouldn't go back on her word.
"Master Fu is the Great Guardian he is the one who decides who is worthy. He saw something in you that made him believe that you have what it takes. Those that wield the bee miraculous as some of the most selfless and caring people to ever walk the earth." I'm not any of those things. she hung her head. "I'm not either of those things."
All of the sudden her Kwami was hugging her neck. "You may not have been those things but that doesn't mean that you can't become those things." She continued to hug her neck and hummed a steady note that was relaxing. "You already changed I can see it. If you were still the person that you were you wouldn't be being so nice to me. You would be bossing me around and being mean but you're not." This gave Chloe hope that she could still become someone that Marinette would want to be around. I hope that I can be some that she could call friend and maybe something more her face became scarlet. WHERE DID THAT THOUGHT COME FROM!?
"Chloe are you alright your face is red and you feel very warm?" Chloe was able to choke out. "I… A… yeah I need to take a shower."A very cold shower. with that thought she rushed out of the room to her bathroom and shut the door.
