I do not own Miraculous ladybug, or any of these beautiful characters (Sadly)
Hey, it's me again. I know it's been a while since I posted something. But a guest commented on one of my stories, and gave me an idea for a WheelchairAU, and I just couldn't pass it up. So here it is. I hope you all like it. Please let me know what you think. I love you all, and hope you like this story, as much as I do. - Alice O'Flynn
"That's not nice, Chloe," Adrien scolded the blonde, as he saw her place gum on the classroom seat.
"The girls who sat there yesterday need to learn a lesson," Chloe laughed, brushing off Adrien's reproach. Adrien knelt down, trying to take the gum off the seat, resigned to the fact that Chloe wouldn't.
"Oh, how nice," A brunette said from behind Adrien, her tone scathing. "Let me guess, you're Chloe's friend,"
"Yes… Why does everyone keep saying that?" Adrien mused, standing up.
"Why else would you be putting gum on Marinette's seat? Honestly, you're just like Chloe," Alya said, promoting laughter from Sabrina and Chloe. "Very funny you three." Her tone was murderous.
"I didn't…." Adrien started to protest, wanting to defend himself. He didn't want to make enemies on the first day of school.
"You make me sick, the way you guys treat her. Honestly…." Alya's tone was dark, but she got cut off by a calm, quiet voice.
"It's alright, Alya," Marinette said, with misty eyes, coming up behind Alya.
"But it's not Mari…." Alya started, but was cut off by Marinette raising her hand.
"It's okay, I'm used to it. I'm too tired to…." She trailed off, as she maneuvered her wheelchair closer to her seat. "It's alright," Her voice was worn, as she took a piece of paper out of her backpack, and placed it over the gum. Before moving from her wheelchair, onto the bench.
"But Mari…." Alya protested, though this time, she sounded heartbroken. She wanted to fight for her friend, while Marinette seemed resigned to her fate. She didn't like how easily Marinette took Chloe's bullying. Like Chloe had been doing it for so long, that it just become a part of Marinette's day. It was odd how protective the brunette was, or a girl she had only met the day before, but she instantly wanted to protect the blue haired girl. And seeing how much the girl was hurting, made her heart ache for her.
"I'm sorry," Adrien tried to apologise, but Marinette was ignoring him. Tears starting to roll down her face, as she was looking down at the desk. And Alya was glaring at him murderously. He wanted to do more, to actually apologise to Marinette, but it seemed like she wasn't listening to him. He deflated, looking a bit like a kicked puppy, and went to his seat.
"Wow, that was rough dude," Nino said, patting Adrien on the back. "Why didn't you tell them you didn't do it?"
"I tried, but they weren't listening to me. And it's not like I have the best reputation here, given the fact that I'm Chloe's friend. But she's my only friend, we've been friends since childhood." Adrien explained.
"Then you need to make new friends. I'm Nino," He said, extending his hand out to Adrien. "And the girl you just met was Marinette. You should try to be her friend as well."
"She doesn't seem to want to have anything to do with me." Adrien said, sadly.
"I'm sure she'll listen if you explained what happened. But just… Maybe wait until Alya isn't around. She looks like she will kill you if you try and approach Mari again." Nino said, noticing how Alya was still staring at Adrien.
"She seems very protective of her friend. Did they grow up together?"
"Nope, they just met about twenty four hours ago. But that is kind of the way things go for Marinette. I bet half the school would actually kill for her. The only reason the rest of the class didn't run you out, is because they saw that it was Chloe. Marinette is loved by everyone. Well, that's everyone except Chloe, and Sabrina. We were devastated when the accident happened…."
"The accident…?" Adrien inquired.
"It's what landed Mari in the chair. Before that, she was the captain of the track team. Best runner in the whole school. If Mari was in the competition, she won. It was as that. But one day, on their way to a track meet, a lorry crashed into their car, leaving Mari in the hospital. And without the use of her legs. It almost killed her." Nino seemed a bit shaken at that point, "She made it through, but the doctors said she would never walk again. She took it hard. But so did the rest of the class…."
"Why is that?" Adrien was curious.
"As I said, the entire class…. well, the entire school loved her. Kim used to challenge her, like he now challenges Alix. And Marinette always won. He always played upset, but he would keep challenging her. I think he was half in love with her. And after the accident, he was heartbroken. He treats her like she's fragile, now. In an almost dotting manner. She used to be a part of Juleka and Rose's band. But after the accident, they broke up. It just wasn't the same when Mari wasn't there. And Nath… Nathaniel didn't come to class for about a week after. I heard rumors that he spent most of his time at the hospital with Mari. And Mari…. Well, she just seemed resigned to it. It broke our hearts when she came back… Because…. Because she wasn't herself anymore. She used to be a strong, confident, motivated girl. Now, she's meek, always trying to hide away, let's Chloe walk all over her, and her self confidence is completely shot. She came back broken. That was the hardest thing." Nino seemed to be tearing up.
"That's awful…" Adrien tried to think of how to comfort his new friend.
"She used to be my best friend… I want the old Mari back. I want her to be herself again. But she isn't the same. Even if she can't walk or run again, I want the confident Mari back." Nino said, sounding heartbroken, as he sent a glance over to the girl in question. "I want her to be herself again." Nino would have gone on, but Mme. Bustier called attention to class, and started taking role.
"Bruel, Ivan," Mme. Bustier called, as a part of role. And Stoneheart burst through the door, yelling present. The class scattered, all trying to get away from the akuma. But Marinette simply shrunk in her seat. Terrified what would happen, since she couldn't really get away, and she was still scared of failing as Ladybug again. So she simply hid away behind her desk, as the akuma grabbed Mylene, and Chloe.
A/N: I wanted to hop in here, and let you know that I edited out a bit of the story. The reason being, the last paragraph just didn't fit. I had wanted to mention Ladybug in this chapter, but it just seemed rushed, and didn't make much sense. I hope this is better, and makes more sense how it is now. As always, I would love to hear your feedback for the story!