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Chapter 9
"Thanks, Roger. I'll see you later" Sylvia greeted and waved at the male. She let out a heavy sigh and readjusted the bag that slung over her shoulder. She has a feeling that this was going to be a strange day.
"Silvikins! Oh, it's so good to see you!" Sylvia was suddenly embraced by another blonde female and she blinked in surprise. "I can't wait for our shopping spree this afternoon! I'm going to show you all my favorite places!" Chloe exclaimed with a wide grin.
"Huh? I'm sorry, I don't follow. What shopping spree?" Sylvia asked in complete confusion. She didn't know of any arrangements for them to go out together. Sylvia did know that she owed Chloe...but surely Yvette would've told her.
"Don't you remember? I arranged it with your manager yesterday." Chloe stated and Sylvia blinked a few times. "Whatever, just know that you're going to shop with me this afternoon! I'll meet up with you later."
"Y-Yeah, see you later..." Sylvia murmured through her perplexity and watched as Chloe left. "What just happened? Surely Yvette would've told me...No use in trying to figure it out now." She wondered out loud and shook her head.
"Girl, you know, it isn't healthy to talk to yourself. Especially not in the middle of the hallway" Alya's voice reached her ears and Sylvia glanced back. Marinette gave her a warm smile and Sylvia blinked a few times before her eyes widened.
"Did I just think out loud?"
"Yes, you did, but don't worry about it too much! We all need expert advice sometimes." Alya said and Sylvia merely nodded. She found it strange how Alya would make such a statement but snickered.
"You're an odd one"
"Says the one talking to herself" Alya pointed out and Sylvia's hand shot towards her mouth. She was sure that she thought that! As well as the previous question! What was going on with her? Couldn't she even control her own thoughts.
"Anyway... Thanks for the ticket again, Sylvia. I'm sure were going to have a good time Friday" Marinette thanked and Sylvia nodded. She forced herself not to think anything that she could possibly blurt out.
"As long as you enjoy it w-with A-Alya!" She stuttered the last part and bit her bottom lip while forcing a smile. Alya and Marinette raised an eyebrow at Sylvia's peculiar behavior but soon shook it off. She was under a lot of stress and it can do a lot of strange things to a person.
"So I heard that you're making a new album, Sylvia. How's that coming along?" Marinette asked in curiosity and Sylvia's face fell while her shoulders slumped. "I take it not so well... Don't worry, I'm sure you'll get an idea soon!"
"Yeah, but I found a little inspiration... Thanks to Chat Noir" Oh no. She did it again! Marinette and Alya's eyes widened and Sylvia swallowed thickly. There was no way for her to get out of this situation now.
"Chat Noir? How so?"
"Uh... He uh... You know! Saves P-Paris and s-stuff! A-A r-real inspiration-!""Hey, Sylvia" Another voice said as Sylvia bumped into someone while trying to retreat. She glanced up at a familiar pair of green eyes and laughed nervously.
"H-Hi, Adrien! Nino!"
"Yo, Sylvia, what's up?" Nino greeted as he came in next to Adrien and waved at the girl. Sylvia took a small step back to the side but couldn't go far since Alya had a hawk eye on her. There was no way she was going to get out of this one.
"Oh, I'll tell you what's up. This girl right here found inspiration for a new album. All thanks to a little black cat. Who knew you had it in for heroes!" Alya said with a wink and Sylvia wanted to dig her own grave when the two males looked at her.
"Y-Yeah, i-it's a long story. Uh, it's n-not i-interesting at all! I-" Sylvia's words died off in her throat when her eyes caught something silver around Adrien's wrist and her blood ran cold. It was a silver bracelet with a small plate on the one side of it.
"Sylvia, you alright?"
"T-That bracelet..." Sylvia knew she thought aloud once again but in that moment she couldn't think about anything else. Her mind was occupied by the jewelry piece around Adrien's wrist. He glanced down at it and smiled.
"Oh this? Yeah, I found it in my room yesterday. Crazy huh? I'm actually looking for the one who gave it to me" Adrien said and looked back at Sylvia before his eyes widened. There were tears forming in the corner of her eyes.
"I...I...I have to go! Excuse me!" Sylvia ran passed Alya and Marinette as fast as she could and ignored the cries for her. All she concentrated on was getting away from them and stopping the tears that threatened to fall.
"What was that a about?"
"I don't know, but I'll go see if she's okay. If I'm not back in time just tell the teacher I'm helping Sylvia" Marinette told Alya before she ran after Sylvia. Adrien stared at the area where they both ran off to and a concerned expression came onto his face.
He hoped she was alright.
Marinette entered the bathroom silently and heard sniffing. A frown came onto her face and she glanced down at Tikki who glanced out from her small handbag. Tikki gave her a small nod before she entered the handbag again and Marinette straightened up.
"Sylvia? Are you in here?"
"Marinette?" A small voice murmured and Marinette flinched slightly at the pain in Sylvia's voice. "You followed me here?" Marinette walked towards the last stall in the bathroom and saw Sylvia looking up at her with wide green eyes.
"Of course I did! You left in tears! What's wrong? You can tell me" Marinette urged in a soft voice and Sylvia frowned while averting her eyes from her friend. She bit her bottom lip and her grip on her upper arms tightened.
"T-The bracelet Adrien wore...I...I recognized it" Sylvia said and Marinette stared at her for a few moments before her eyes widened. Sylvia recognized the bracelet that Adrien wore? What were the chances?
"What do you mean you recognized it? Why would Adrien wear something like that?" Marinette asked but Sylvia shook her head frantically from side to side. "Please, Sylvia, I can only help you if you tell me"
"I can't... I can't tell you that he's my brother" As soon as those words left Sylvia's mouth they both gasped. Sylvia's hand slammed onto her mouth and her skin paled. She did it again! She said something that she thought aloud!
"What?!" Sylvia pulled Marinette deeper into the stall and closed the door behind them before looking back at Marinette. "That's... He's... You're... What do you mean he's your brother?" Marinette whispered in disbelief and Sylvia frowned.
"Adrien's my biological brother and I'm him older sister. My real name is Sylvia Agreste" Sylvia explained and Marinette was speechless. "I came back to Paris to find him and to get to know him. It wasn't really for new inspiration... I'm sorry I lied to you guys"
"No, that's okay, but does Adrien know?"
"No!" Sylvia shook her head. "No, he mustn't know about this! Please, I beg you! You have to keep this a secret! It's already bad enough that I can't keep my thoughts under control! If Adrien finds out..." Marinette put a hand on Sylvia's shoulder and gave her a warm smile.
"Don't worry, I promise that I won't tell anyone. You're secret's safe with me...Wait, what do you mean you can't keep your thoughts under control?" Marinette asked as she raised an eyebrow and Sylvia bit her bottom lip.
"Everything I think, I say out loud. I can barely stop myself from blurting out my thoughts!" Sylvia said before she suddenly realized something. "Oh no... It's because of that villain that shot me this morning! I thought it was too strange that I didn't have a wound..."
"What?! You were hit by an akumatized person this morning and you didn't tell me?!" Marinette grabbed her shoulders and looked at her in worry. Sylvia looked down with a guilty facial expression and nodded.
"Yeah, well, I didn't think anything of it until now! How am I going to keep this whole thing a secret?! This is bad!" Sylvia said and Marinette's expression turned serious. Sylvia was in need of help and if Marinette couldn't help as Ladybug, she would help as a friend.
"Don't worry, I'll cover you today. Just make sure you stay by my side and try not to think about anything until this Villain is sorted out, okay?" Marinette assured and Sylvia's eyes widened before she smiled with a nod.
"Thanks, Marinette. Though, I think he's onto me since I kind of freaked out because of the bracelet" Sylvia sadly stated but Marinette wasn't so sure about that. There always had to be a way out of a tough situation.
"Don't worry, we'll just say it resembled a bracelet that you bought when you first came to Paris but you lost it and that's why you were sad" Marinette concluded and Sylvia was shocked. Could that really work? She didn't have any other plan so that one had to work.
"That could work. Wow, you really think on your toes, don't you?" Sylvia gave Marinette a playful smile that Marinette returned. Though, Marinette could see that Sylvia was still upset about the bracelet and the fact that Adrien was her brother but no one knew.
Not even Adrien.
"Hey, if you want, you can come to my place after school" Marinette suggested. "I can see that there's a long story behind all of this and you're welcome to share it with me. You have my word that I won't tell a soul"
"I appreciate that, Marinette. I guess I owe you one" Sylvia said and Marinette laughed lightly while shaking her head. She was more concerned about Sylvia keeping all her secrets and feelings locked up inside of her. It could only end badly if she kept doing it.
"No need! Besides, I totally want to hear what's going on with Chat Noir and you." Marinette said and Sylvia blushed deeply. She stuttered over her words and Marinette chuckled at her flustered behavior. "You can tell me all about it after school. Let's go"
Sylvia's shoulder slumped and she reluctantly followed Marinette out of the bathroom. She was still a bit flustered but she was glad that Marinette supported her. She was definitely one of the kindest persons Sylvia's ever known.
Luckily, they made it to class before it even started and the bell was still a few minutes away from ringing. Sylvia swallowed thickly as they entered class and she could feel three pairs of eyes burning their stairs into her.
"Hey, Sylvia, you alright?"
"Y-Yeah! I-I'm fine! Sorry about that earlier, Adrien! When I saw your bracelet it reminded me of a bracelet that I bought when I came here earlier this week but I lost it" Sylvia fluently managed to say and Adrien shook his head while smiling.
"Don't worry about it. I'm sorry you lost your bracelet" Adrien said and Sylvia wanted to sigh in relief. "I actually found this in my room last night. I have no idea who gave it to me but it even has engraving on the back that I'm still trying to figure out."
Everyone, except Sylvia looked at the engraving and she swallowed thickly. She already knew what was written on it. "Forever A and S" She accidently said aloud and her eyes widened along with Marinette's.
"Yeah, how did you know?"
"I-uh...I-""Oh, she just saw it while you turned it over, isn't that right, Sylvia?" Marinette intercepted and Sylvia nodded in agreement. The bell rang and everyone started to take their seats. "See you at break, Sylvia" Sylvia nodded again and quickly advanced towards her seat without another word.
"You know, you two are acting very weird today, you know that?" Alya pointed out as Marinette pulled out her books and she smiled nervously at her friend. Alya rolled her eyes at Marinette and decided not to even ask. "Don't worry, I won't dig any deeper than the surface"
"Thanks, Alya"
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