Amira's POV

Saturday arrived quite quickly and I was rushing around to get to the bus on time. I threw on my jacket and exited the apartment. I had taken extra money with me so I could buy something to drink and eat. I needed them to think I was like them. My mind panicked me as I was worried about buying material.

I felt around in my bag and found my phone. I plugged in my headphones and started playing some tunes. I hummed along on the bus journey and got some weird looks from the other passengers, but I'm never going to see them again. The driver was quite old and drove at about five miles per hour. Luckily, I managed to get there before 10. I sat on a bench in the park and played on my phone.

"Amira you made it!" Adrian said, walking up to me. I smiled and said hello," Alya, Nino and Marionette are joining us shortly," I nodded. We chatted about random nothings until...

"Adrian! And... Amira?" A red haired girl said. She said my name with a slight sour tone. Behind her was a girl with blue pigtails. I waved to her and she gave me her most obvious fake smile. What had I done wrong?

"Amira, this is Alya and Marionette. Alya and Marionette, this is Amira," Adrian explained I smiled at him and he smiled back.

"So when is Nino coming?" I asked. I was excited to meet everyone and maybe even gain some more friends. Alya's expression turned to anger, I looked down to the ground. Had I said something wrong?

"Adrian, Nino just text me, he wants to talk to you at the front of the park. Don't worry we will keep Amira company," Alya said, she put a firm hand on my shoulder and I flinched (it still heart from when I was robbed and beat up). Adrian nodded and headed to the front of the park.

"Its nice to meet you," I mumbled. Alya rolled her hands and sat me on the bench.

"Look its nice and all you being around with us, but lets make one thing clear. Nino is my boy-friend and Marionette has a claim on Adrian," Alya ordered. I held my necklace and breathed in and out deeply.

"You don't understand, I just want to make some friends," I reasoned, she laughed.

"Really? How come you haven't talked to anyone until now, you seem to have gotten Adrian's attention pretty well," Alya interrogated.

"Look I don't want to go into details okay? There are some things I don't want to discuss until I'm ready," I answered. She laughed again.

"Your just trying to play the innocent act, just cut it now and save yourself the pain later," She said. I looked to the ground and clung onto my necklace as tight as my hands would let me," Ah, panicking on what to say? Boo-hoo," I looked behind Alya and saw Adrian and what I assume to be Nino watching us," Not gonna say anything? Just crawl back to the city you came from, Adrian won't care. Go back to your mothe-"

"Don't speak about my mother," I said calmly. Alya smiled.

"Hit a nerve did I? Worried that mommy wont be proud of you?"

"Alya please don't talk about my mother,"

"Why not? She probably thinks the same thing I do!"

"Look lets not argue please Alya,"

"Your scared aren't you, don't like the truth. Hah- how pathetic are you?"

"I'm sorry I have a severe social anxiety that I fight daily! I'm sorry that I have trouble trusting people. I'm sorry I was feeling that isolated and alone that I finally allowed myself to let someone in my life! You know what this was a bad idea, I'm just gonna go and busk in the streets, cause everyone knows I do that now!" I shout. I walk off into a random direction and hold my necklace tight. I hear shouting in the background but I ignore it.

Adrian's/ Chat Noir's POV

"I'm sorry I have a severe social anxiety that I fight daily! I'm sorry that I have trouble trusting people. I'm sorry I was feeling that isolated and alone that I finally allowed myself to let someone in my life! You know what this was a bad idea, I'm just gonna go and busk in the streets, cause everyone knows I do that now!" I hear Amira shout. Nino and me had been listening to what Alya had been saying to her for a while. Marionette stood in silence looking guilty. Amira runs off and I walk up to Alya.

"What the hell Alya?!" I shout. She rolls her eyes.

"She's just some liar who wants to get with you," Alya said. I shook my head. Chat Noir knew that was different, but Adrian, Adrian doesn't in Amira's eyes.

"You know what, I'm going to find her, Nino pick your side now," I said and turned to leave. Nino followed me, he glared at Alya on our way out.

"Amira?" We shout in the streets. I heard a rough guitar pattern in an alley. We followed the sound and saw Amira on the ground playing her guitar. I held Nino back and we listened.

"I wanna sing, I wanna shout. I wanna scream till the words dry out. So put them in all of the papers I'm not afraid, they can read all about it, read all about it. Oh," She finished the note and held her head in her hands. Amira opened her necklace and stared at the picture inside of it. A tear fell off her cheek but she wiped it away.

"Amira?" I said. She looked up at me and closed the necklace instantly. I settled down beside her, as did Nino.. She tucked her hair behind her left ear and put on one heck of a smile.

"I'm sorry for the things Alya said, how about we go get something to eat?" Nino suggested. Amira told him she was fine and she stood up, putting her guitar on her back.

"Actually, I think we should all go and buy some material for our assignments, what you guys say?" I added. Amira's face dropped slightly.

"Ok lets go," Nino answered. Amira didn't say anything but just followed us through the streets and into a small craft shop. We looked around and she stared lovingly at one piece of airy and light green fabric.

Amira's POV

"Its beautiful," I muttered. Adrian let out a soft laugh behind me and I turned around. I read the price tag and flinched. It was thirty euros for the roll. I put it back on the shelf and sighed," I don't think this place is in my price range,"

"This is one of the cheapest ones in town," Adrian muttered. I heard him and sighed deeply," Do you want it?"

"I would love to have it but I'm- my family is very strained on money at the moment," I lied. His eyebrow raised, he could see through my lies.

"I'll get if for you," He suggested. I shook my head but Adrian picked it up and took it to the counter.

"Oh no, you really don't have to do that, I'm fine really, the teacher doesn't expect much from me," I informed but he insisted. Nino purchased what he wanted as did Adrian. I had a weight in my stomach that was full of guilt. Why didn't I just say I left my money at home?

"What you guys got there?" Nino asked. Adrian smiled and put the bag in my hand.

"Amira has some nice material for her dress," Adrian explained.

"Look Adrian give me a week and I'll pay you back, but you really didn't need to-" I began but he cut me off.

"Amira, really its fine," I went to argue more but I closed my mouth. He was stubborn that's for sure. We headed to the café and Nino told me some funny stories from his family. They were quite funny.

"My brother loved all my DJ stuff so much that one night he stole my equipment and claimed he was 'having a disco' for his teddies," Nino told me. I laughed and Adrian rolled his eyes.

"That's the story he tells every girl the first time he sees them," Adrian added. I giggled and Nino's smile faded into a frown.

"So Amira any stories you want to share?" Nino questioned I thought for a moment, I need to think carefully about here. Adrian looked at me with concern.

"Well my older sister used to always sneak downstairs during the night to steal the chocolates my mother would make for us, my mum found out so one night she replaced the sweets with Brussel sprouts dipped in chocolate. My mother, my brother and me hid under the counter until she had eaten one. When she did we jumped up and turns out my mother had accidently used milk chocolate. My sister was lactose intolerant. So she ended up being sick for a while. Lets just say she never stole the sweets anymore," I explained. Adrian and Nino laughed, I giggled slightly.

We found the café and I bought a water bottle and a small salad. Nino got a sandwich and a coffee whilst Adrian purchased a cake and some soda. We sat in the courtyard and ate. After we finished eating we parted ways. I jumped on the bus and headed home. I secretly wished Chat would show up tonight.

Adrian/ Chat Noir's POV

I was running on the rooftops to Amira's house and guess what I saw her doing again? Feeding the birds. I jumped onto the roof of the apartment block and looked down at her. I startled her and she slipped slightly. I grabbed her arm and pulled her back onto the pipes.

"Good thing I'm here then, eh?" I said smiling. She rolled her eyes.

"I wouldn't have nearly fallen if you didn't scare me," She answered. That was a good point. But this cat doesn't give up.

"You still shouldn't be doing that," I added. She laughed and crept into her apartment, I shortly followed.

"Maybe," She muttered. I looked in her apartment and she had some material scattered around.

"Where did you get this then?" I asked. Of course I knew the answer but she didn't know I did.

"A boy bought it for me but I feel terrible for letting him do that," She mumbled.

"Why's that?"

"I don't know, I feel guilty. He knows nothing about me and I can never pay him back," She explained," I get uncomfortable whenever someone does this it makes me feel annoyed with myself,"

"I'm sure he doesn't mind," I said. I put my hand on her shoulder and she smiled lightly," But it seems something else is up?" I wanted to know about what she said to Alya.

"Well... A girl who has never spoke to me before shouted some wild claims about me. She was generally horrible. She kept talking about my mother and how I was only friends with this boy to be with him. I got riled up and ended up apologising for all my problems," Amira explained. I saw the sadness in her eyes that she tried to hide daily.

"What problems?" I questioned. She sighed heavily.

"The reason I didn't speak with anyone for my first three months here was because I have a severe social anxiety. When I tried to talk to people I would stop breathing and panic excessively. So I hid, successfully for three months. I begged the teachers to not introduce me and to skip me on registers - I would go to them at the start of each period. That way no one recognised me," She began," Then this boy spoke to me, I was going to run and escape him but for some reason I managed to speak to him normally, sure I was nervous as hell but I managed to keep my composure,"

"Do you know why you have it this bad?"

"Yes... But I don't want to talk about that yet,"

"Okay I wont pressure you," I told her, she thanked me," Was there anything else you said?"

"I told her about my trouble trusting people, that's due to my past. I also mentioned about the isolation and loneliness I was facing so my natural instinct was to finally socialise," Amira finished and smiled lightly. There was a beep and I worried slightly.

"Um I don't suppose you have any camembert?" I asked. She laughed and looked in the fridge. Amira shook her head sadly.

"I have some cheese or bird seed," She joked.

"The cheese will do," I said.

"I will leave the room so you can transform," She says and gets up to leave.

"No, stay. You can use the quilt as a blindfold," I suggested. Amira nodded and sat on the sofa. I tied the quilt around her head and she chuckled. I transformed into Adrian.

"So she cant see me?" Plagg whispered. I shook my head. He flew over Amira's head and I glared at him.

"Plagg leave Amira alone!" I complained. Amira laughed and touched the top of her head, she gently caught Plagg and held him in her palm. She pointed her arm in the direction of the cheese and beckoned it towards her. She patted Plagg's head with a finger and he purred. I didn't know he liked it when people did that! Amira gave him a small piece of cheese and he ate, sat on the palm of her hand.

"I like her, can we come here more often?" Plagg begged and Amira laughed.

"I will never get to see you though," She added. Plagg sighed, he flew up to her ear and whispered something," I think we can manage that," I looked at them in confusion.

"Make sure to have camembert next time," Plagg said. Amira nodded," Right buddy I can change now,"

"Bye Plagg," Amira said. She lifted him up and lightly kissed him on the cheek.

"Bye Amira," He said and looked in my direction.

"Plagg, claws out!" I shout and transform into Chat. I untie the blindfold and Amira rubs her eyes," So no kiss for me then?" She shook her head.

"Anyway you should get going, Ladybug will castrate you if you don't go on patrol," She joked. I nodded and said goodbye before leaving.

Amira's POV

Wednesday came and I hadn't eaten or drank since Sunday. I know its bad but I'm desperate to get out of the area and I was trying to get as much money as I could from playing on the streets but I would always forget to buy food and drink. I woke up and the dizziness hit. I grabbed my bag of material and legged it to the bus stop. Today we would be making our outfits for our assignments.

The bus got to school on time and I walked into class. The teacher insisted on keeping us in her new seating plan so I was near Adrian again.

"Okay the measurements for the dress are on your desk, you may start," She explained and everyone began talking. Adrian turned to me and smiled, I managed a weak one back.

"Amira are you okay? You look a little pale," He asked. I nodded. We got up and moved to our mannequins. My eyes get fading in and fading out.

"Adrian I don't suppose you have a drink?" I asked, he nodded and went in his bag, our hands touched. I felt a weakness spread through my body. I clung onto his hand and fell to the ground.

"AMIRA?" Adrian shouted. That was the only thing I heard before everything went black...