Chapter 2

~Marinette~

Marinette woke up (or so she thought) to see twigs, leaves and tree all around her, and she could tell that it was probably about three in the morning. 'Where am I?' she thought, simultaneously taking in her surroundings all while feeling confused and upset. The poor cat had been ripped apart with the things bare teeth!

"Where am I and why am I here?! What happened to my friends?!" she shouted, getting no reply for a few seconds before a creepy voice said:

"About the second question, I can't answer that. You'll have to work it out yourself. Anyway, you're wherever you shouldn't be, Dupain-Cheng. " Something about that voice seemed familiar, yet she couldn't recognise it a the same time.

"What is that supposed to mean? How do you know my name? WHY AM I HERE?!" the girl started to shout questions at the other speaker, but it just ignored her. The bluenette could feel a pounding headache coming her way; being the stubborn girl she is, she ignored it and carried on pleading for answers. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, for the teenager, she decided to give up and stop asking questions, so the girl decided to wander further into the woods. By now, she had a pounding headache (as she thought she would) and ended up sitting on an old log which was covered in damp, green moss. 'Well,' She thought 'this is gonna be a really long day'.

Then she decided to lay down, and everything went black...

~Adrien~

"OH MY GOD! Mari!? Marinette, can you hear me?! Are you ok?" Alya screamed, whilst Adrien started to play doctor and checked her pulse, laying her fragile, broken head on his lap. He touched the back of her head feeling his hands become sticky and warm with the poor girl's blood, and he thought 'If I put pressure on the back her head, it might stop it bleeding so much,' so he did just that.

"Alya or Nino, call 112 now! Also, calm down Alya, because the quicker you stop worrying and call someone, the more likely it is that she'll live, alright?" He said as calmly as he could because he was also really worried, but hid it well. 'Years of practice, I guess' he thought. Then he muttered something to the unconscious girl:

"You'll be okay. Just hold on, please, princess." causing tears to form in his eyes, blurring his vision. it was all so crazy, all of his friends were crying, people were shouting, but worst of all, his lady was hurt...

~Chloe~

The whole school was worried and nervous for the 13-year-old girl who had been rushed to the hospital with Adrien and Alya in tow, crying their eyes out. Questions went without answers for the whole of the day: Was the girl (Marinette) okay? Were her friends okay? Did her family know? Would she live? No-one knew. The students (and the teacher herself) who were the most upset and worried were all of Mme. Bustiers class, even Chloe. The main reasons Chloe was upset was because firstly, Marinette Dupain-Cheng wad, without a doubt, the kindest and most forgiving person on Earth. Secondly, the poor girl had gone really far to help fix her relationship with her mother and thirdly, just because Chloe was slightly jealous of the bluenette, didn't mean she should, could or ever would wish death, or even harm, upon her. Being easily distracted by the new set of events Mme. Bustier decided to make the class write about things they are thankful for and why they are thankful for it, knowing that the students (well most of them) would write about Marinette and all her amazing qualities. Chloe sighed, thinking about what to write and then had a strange, but good, thought 'I'm going to make amends with everyone because I can't stand this anymore, also, I really don't want Marinette to die thinking that I despise her, 'cause I really don't!' which gave her all the inspiration she needed. The blonde knew that all of her classmates (even Sabrina) had written at least a page and a half, but Chloe could only write this:

I am thankful for all of these people:

My parents, for bringing me into this world so I could meet all these amazing people here today.
Sabrina, for being the best friend ever and just being there for me when I needed you the most.
Marinette, for forgiving me and being kind, no matter what I said or did to you. Also for having the brightest smile in the world that can make even the most depressed, smile.
 Finally, Ladybug and Chat Noir, for saving me even if I didn't deserve it, for giving me my miraculous so I could fight with you, be a better person and just be free for once in my life. As well as in general, for saving Paris every single day, because I think that without you two no-one would be the same and that would be a terrible thing.

By the time the blonde had finished writing, there were teardrops all over the paper and Sabrina was trying to calm her down and stop her crying.
"Calm down, Chloe. It's okay, everything will be fine. I'm sorry about the homework though. I completely forgot, actually, have mine I-" The ginger-haired girl was about to offer the sobbing girl her homework when she said quietly with a small smile:

"N-No, Sabrina. It's your homework, not mine. I'll just have to do it at lunch. But thanks anyway." which shocked everyone who could hear the conversation because Chloe never said that, especially with such a pleasant tone. "Okay!" The girl said and carried on writing as if nothing ever happened (which clearly was not true). Everyone had gone back to their work, which reminded the blonde of hers. Feeling as if it wasn't enough, she added a little note at the bottom of her page that said:

From now on, I am going to be a better person, apologise to everyone who I've hurt, I'll shout it to all of Paris if I have to just so I can turn over a new leaf. I am going to be the best version of me today, tomorrow and for the rest of my life. Absolutely nothing is going to stop me.

The girl was determined to get her classmates trust and friendship no matter how long it took her. She would wait for years if it meant that she could befriend them, especially Marinette because that girl deserved everything and more. 'Now,' Chloe thought with a newfound resolve, 'time for the apologies'. So the blonde walked up to Mme. Bustiers' desk and asked if she could do something she never thought that she would do. The silently weeping teacher nodded, smiled at the girl, to which she (surprisingly) got a genuine smile back and sat down while trying to get her class' attention by clapping her hands. All 10 pairs of eyes looked up just as she started to smile again, hoping to lift the poor children's moods. It partially worked.

"Chloe here has an announcement to make, so even though you must be very eager to carry on writing, could you please put your pens down and listen because I have a feeling this is important" Caline smiled to herself and gave Chloe a quick wink before letting the girl make her announcement. 'Finally, she has realised that it's better to love than to hate... If only it wasn't under these circumstances' Mme. Bustier thought to herself, sighing. Then she just listened to the girl who was trying to make amends: Chloe Bourgeois, who was twiddling her fingers and slightly shaking. Although most of the class thought she was having second thoughts on whatever she was about to do, she was actually just worried at how they would respond to her sudden change of heart but the blonde just stopped herself from shaking. Turning around, she saw there teacher smiling like Marinette always did. So the girl gathered up all of her lost confidence and started to speak, with remorse fully detectable in her voice. 'Thank you, everyone, for everything good you've ever done for me. It may not be much, but it's the main reason I decided to stay here and why I'm doing this.' The remorseful (but grateful) girl thought 'Please be okay, Mari. I just want to make things better between us. Please...'

A/N: Did you enjoy this? Is there anything you think I could do better? Review if you can, because your opinion matters to me and I would love to know what you think about this. Thanks! Bai everyone! 3 3

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