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Marinette Clarié
Chapter two
Marinette Claré
By Peacerockgirl
Adrien walked through the halls of his school, Collège Françoise Dupont. People that he passed would smile at him and some would give him greetings and ask how he's been doing. He knew what they meant, they were asking how has he been doing with the Marinette tragedy.
No one ever says the word 'death' anymore, and if they do they make sure Adrien isn't around to hear. Everyone knows the pain that he has endured since that night. Some wonder why it's so much. Did he love her? How close were they? Were they dating or maybe even married!? It's been three years after all, why is he still very depressed about it? No one even bothers to ask these questions in fear of making him break down or worse. Even the little things set him off easily.
To be honest Adrien sometimes asks himself these questions. He must have forgotten some of the answers to those questions overtime.
The teachers go easy on Adrien, Alya, and others that were close or a little close to Marinette. They went easy on Chloe for the first year but now Chloe has returned back to her normal self.
Adrien approached his locker, unlocked it, and opened it. He was greeted by a sight that would normally make people cringe and think that he was a serious stalker but this was for a different reason. And people respected that. After Marinette's death, Adrien and Alya decided to decorate their lockers in memory of her. They hung tiny string lights inside and hung pictures of her. Adrien had a lot of pictures of him and Marinette together, one being the one they took on the night of her death before they saw that movie. It was the last picture Marinette ever took.
You can call Adrien and Alya a stalker all you want but for them it helps ease the pain and helps them heal. It makes them feel safe and that Marinette is still with them. Adrien got his books for class. Before he closed his locker he stared at a picture of Marinette. Man she had a gorgeous smile.
'Wish me luck today Marinette.' thought Adrien before he sighed and closed his locker. Just then Chloe came up beside him.
"Hey Adrikins!" Adrien turned around to face Chloe. He gave her a small smile.
"Oh hey Chloe." Adrien mumbled.
"So~ I have some news for you~."
"Ok? What kind of news?" 'What on Earth does Chloe of all people have to tell me?'
"There's a new~ student in the school today."
"Ok?" Asked Adrien unsure. "And why do I need to know this again?" Adrien didn't really care about new students. It actually hurt him when they get a new classmate. It makes him feel like they're trying to replace Marinette's missing spot.
"Because I think you should talk to them. You need a new friend." Chloe patted his shoulder comforting.
"Chloe I don't need a new friend! I have plenty of friends." Adrien couldn't believe that Chloe would suggest such a thing! Sure she has tried something like this before but still! When Chloe returned to her normal self she tried in any way possible to forget that Marinette wasn't there and wasn't going to come back. She desperately wanted and still wants herself and everybody to move on. But she just doesn't realize that in her rush to move on it's hurting her more. She even went a little crazy for a month.
Chloe and Adrien didn't realize that people were starting to stare at them.
"But Adrien. You can't be like his forever! You need to move on!" She doesn't understand why he's still holding on to her like he is.
"Just shut up Chloe! I am not talking to this new kid and that is final! Now leave me alone!" roared Adrien. How could she say something like that to him of all people!? He snorted and speed walked out of the room and down the hall to his class. To no one's knowledge, the new student was watching Chloe and Adrien's talk from the shadows. They hummed in curiosity and moved to follow Adrien to his class.
In class Adrien sat in his normal seat in the back. He was still raging mad at Chloe for what she said to him earlier but he had calmed down a bit. He watched and named his fellow students as they came into the classroom.
Alya Cesaire
Nino Lahiffe
Rose Lavillant
Juleka Couffanie
Kim Le Chien
Mylene Haprele
Max Kante
Alix Kubdel
Nathaniel Kurtzberg
Ivan Bruel
And then Chloe came in followed by her best friend/assistant Sabrina Raincomprix. Adrien heard whispers from the other students about a 'new kid' but no one knew their name, not that Adrien cared. He didn't want to know their name, nor did he care about them period.
Just then his teacher, Miss Bustier came into the the classroom, the whole room went quiet.
"Class we have a new student today! Now I want you all to act the best you can be and give her a warm welcome to Collège Françoise Dupont! Please welcome Marinette Claré." The whole class gasped at the name and some turned towards Adrien, Alya, and Chloe to see their reactions. Alya looked shocked and had some tears in her eyes. Chloe looked like she wasn't paying attention, and if she was then she just didn't care. And Adrien...he looked completely shocked like Alya did. Could it really be Marinette? His Marinette!? But it's impossible! He watched her die! She died in his arms for crying out loud! She has a different last name so it must be a coincidence. But then yet again on the TV show, NCIS that Adrien and Marinette watched together (and Adrien still does) the main character, Gibbs says otherwise.
Gibbs Rule #39 - There is no such thing as a coincidence.
Just then a young girl about Adriens age came walking into the classroom. Everyone stared at her in disbelief.
"Hi everyone. I'm Marinette Claré and I'm your new classmate."
Flashback
"Do you think there is someone else in the world that looks just like me Adrien?" Asked a ten year old Marinette
"I doubt it. Mrs. Harple says that there is no such thing as someone who looks exactly like you. If you have an identical twin then yeah but other than that no. There may be people who look kinda like you but not exactly."
"So there can be someone who looks a little like me?"
"Yep"
"That's so cool." mumbled Marinette
End of flashback
Definitely a coincidence
"And why don't you tell us something interesting about yourself Miss Claré."
"Ok, well I like to draw and design clothes."
Adrien felt his heart drop. Ok, maybe not a coincidence.
"Oh and I also love to bake in my grandparents bakery!"
Was this some sort of sick joke!?
Marinette Claré had long, neatly brushed dark brown hair with the whole front half of her hair blonde that went down to about her kidneys. It was obviously dyed but hard to tell which is the natural color or the dyed one. She wore a white tank top with a gray sweatshirt, jeans, Nike tennis shoes, and a golden necklace around her neck for some bling. It was not like anything Marinette Dupain-Cheng would wear but it certainly had her style; comfortable and casual.
His Marinette hardly wore any jewelry unless it was for a special occasion like a wedding or a school dance but the necklace that this Marinette was wearing went well with her outfit.
People continued to stare at her and she started to look uncomfortable so Miss Bustier pulled everyone out of their staring session by clearing her throat and addressing Marinette but she was really addressing the whole class. "Why don't you pick out a seat Miss Claré? I'm sure one of the students wouldn't mind making a new friend today." Miss Bustier smiled at the girl.
"Ok, thank you Miss Bustier." Answered the girl with a smile and walked towards the tables. People gave her sideway glances as she walked by them but no one called her out. She quietly and calmly made her way to the back of the classroom towards where Adrien was sitting.
'Please don't sit here. Please don't sit here.' He silently prayed.
Lucky enough she stopped at Adriens table and smiled down at him. "Mind if I sit here?" She asked kindly
After a moment's hesitation Adrien replied with a quite 'Yes' and scooted over so she could sit down beside him.
Some of the students were shocked that Adrien let this new girl who he didn't even know sit next to him where Marinette used to sit. After the tragedy all the students decided to make sure there was always an empty seat next to Adrien. That's where Marinette would sit. Even if they could see her or not everyone knew that she was still with them and was with them at school each and everyday. Some people went as far as to saying that they could sometimes feel her presence when they're at school or walking near her house or even sometimes when they're at the Eiffel Tower where everyone knows was her favorite spot in the whole city.
They believed that not having an empty seat next to Adrien or having someone sit in that empty seat would be disrespectful to Marinette. They didn't want her to think that they were forgetting her or much less replacing her with this new Marinette.
'Hopefully Marinette will be kind and let this slide for today. I'm sure I would get a new empty seat tomorrow.' Thought Adrien
"Hi" whispered Marinette Claré
Adrien jumped a little by her sudden voice but he quickly calmed down. He gave her the 'I don't really want to talk to you right now' look but mumbled a response.
"I'm Marinette Claré, what's your name?" She whisper asked. Did she not see the look he was just giving her!?
"Adrien Agreste" He mumbled back
"Agreste? Like the fashion brand?" Adrien slowly nodded his head.
"Oh my god! Your that Adrien Agreste! It's such a honor to meet you!"
'Oh no. Don't tell me.'
"I'm such a big fan!"
'Yep. Another crazy fangirl. Yay.' Adrien thought sarcastically
"I love your work." Marinette C whispered excitedly
"Thank you"
The two went quiet for awhile. Adrien was silently praying that this fangirl wouldn't be a total stalker towards him like some of his others. He may need to have the Gorilla with him during school after all. Great. Just great.
Now that Marinette Clarié was closer he could get a better look at her features. She had wide, baby blue eyes. She wore some massacre and some pink lip gloss but nothing crazy like what Chloe wears sometimes. She had faint freckles and the cutest little nose he has ever seen. Adrien would admit that she does look a lot like Marinette if it wasn't for the clothes, hair, makeup, and her eyes but other than those he was sure if they cut her hair, dyed it blue and put it in pigtails, got rid of the makeup, changed her clothes, and gave her sky blue colored contact lenses she would look exactly like the late Marinette Dupain-Cheng.
Adrien would also admit that she was very pretty like his Marinette but his heart belongs to her, never to this Marinette Claré.
He couldn't shake the feeling that this was some sick joke on him to make him depressed so he decided to pressure this 'Marinette' and ask some questions. Any signs of hesitation then he would tell her to get lost, that this joke wasn't funny.
"So, Marinette Claré was it? Where are you from?"
Marinette Claré paused a moment before quickly responding, "Out of town. I was born fifty miles north from here but i've been moving from place to place with my parents since I was six but they sadly died last year in a car accident."
"Oh man. I'm sorry to hear that." Adrien replied symphonic
"It's ok. That's just life. After their deaths I moved in with my aunt for a while but she has her hands full with seven of her own children and she couldn't take care of me as well so she sent me here to Paris to live with my grandparents so, here I am." She smiled at Adrien.
"I know how it feels to lose someone you love as well." Whispered Adrien to himself.
"Excuse me?"
"Oh nothing!"
Marinette gave him a sad look but didn't ask about it any further.
"So how old are you?" Asked Adrien after an uncomfortable moment of silence.
"Just turned sixteen, how about you?"
"Sixteen"
"I guess we're the same age then." Marinette said with a small giggle
'She has the cutest laugh i've ever heard. Well second cutest.'
"Yeah I guess so." 'Keep it small and simple Agreste!'
They didn't speak another word to each other for the rest of class. About an hour later the bell finally rang. Before Marinette left the room she turned back to Adrien and gave him a small, reassuring smile.
"I know about your mother. Don't worry about her. I'm sure wherever she is she is alright." She plasted a hand on his shoulder. "Thanks for the talk earlier Adrien. I hope we can do it again some time. Friends?"
Adrien smiled at Marinette and nodded his head. "Yeah. I would like that very much."
Marinette's smile grew at this. "Ok! See you tomorrow Adrien."
Adrien watched as Marinette practically skipped out of the room, his smile never leaving his face.
"Ooh. I think I see two new lovebirds." Nino's voice was suddenly beside Adrien. He jumped and quickly turned around to find Nino laughing at him and Alya coming up and slapping him on the chest.
"Oh be quiet Nino! Leave Adrien be!"
"Alright whatever you say babe." Nino gave Alya a little kiss on the cheek and followed her out the door. Before he left Nino turned back to Adrien, he gave him a small smile and a thumbs up.
Adrien smiled back before chuckling to himself. "Lovebirds? Please! Like that's ever gonna happen." He mumbled before walking out of the classroom himself.
That night Adrien scrolled through news articles on his computer when a certain one caught his eye.
"Police are baffled by what they found when they responded to a suspected robbery at the BNP Paribas Bank late this afternoon. They say when they got there they found the robbery suspects, six men armed with guns and 10 knifes tied to a column with the bags of stolen money nearby with a note that said 'I appreciate the backup guys but I think I got these very bad kitties in the bag. - Ladybug' Now no one has any idea who this mystery Ladybug is but whoever he or she is they are a hero. This is Linda Carswell reporting, Central Paris News."
Adrien stared at the screen in disbelief. Ladybug? What kind of name is that!? A hero? Why was she a hero? All she did was arrest the robbers and returned the stolen money! She basically did the policies jobs for them!
"Adrien! It's time for dinner!" Came Nathalie's voice
"Coming Nathalie!" Answered Adrien
"So what do you think of the Incredibles?"
"Easy! That movie is a classic! It's one of the best movies of all time!"
"Wow. I didn't know we could agree on something~ Princess"
"Oh shut up."
*laughs* "Come on Mari, admit it. You love me."
"Pfft. In your dreams pretty boy!"
"..."
"Race ya to my place!"
"Oh your on!"
*laughs*
"You better pick up your speed Mari because I'm gonna beat you."
"No!" *continues to laugh*
*scream*
"MARINETTE!"
Adrien's eyes shot open. He sat up so quickly he almost fell out of the chair he was sitting in. 'Oh. It was just a dream.'
He sighed and leaned back in the chair. He suddenly started thinking about his new classmate. It was like he couldn't get her out of his head!
'Marinette. What is happening to me?'
Oh snap! What would Adrien do about this Marinette Claré and who is Ladybug? ;) Read the next chapter to find out! I just had to add in the NCIS reference in there! And before you ask, yes I have been watching NCIS for forever! (Since I was four to be exact)
So a little fun fact I thought you guys should know. Claré is pronounced Clary in french but it is spelled with an e instead of a y. It's like the name Clare but holding out the e. I think it's a lot more fun to say xD
Gibbs Rules - people/cjsdesign/works/13156913-gibbs-rules-white-version?p=canvas-print
What Marinette Claré looks like (first picture) - pin/356839970444647975/
What Marinette Claré's clothes or outfit looks like (It won't let me put in the actual link so just type this in with no caps or spaces! Sorry) one direction - girl outfits . tumbler . com
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