A/N: Yes, yes, you can yell at me all you want. I told you I would post on thursday and I never did. I have no excuse other than my laziness. But I had a right to be lazy. I had an extra credit assignment due on friday so I was doing that. And I had to start that at 6 because there were people in my house and I had to stay downstairs. I'm extremely sorry. I'll be updating every single day. That's a promise. I had been doing that until the internet stopped working. Also, thank you so much for the views, reviews, favorites, and follows! Love ya'll!
No, no, no, no, no! Was all Marinette could think as she walked down the grimy street towards her apartment building. This can NOT be happening! She had tried so hard to keep a low profile. She had changed her name and kept her face out of the newspapers. And now all of that was for nothing! Her luck was as bad as Chat Noir's. That damned unlucky cat.
No. This wasn't his fault. This was hers. All hers. She was the one to blame. Why the hell did she think she could lead a normal life as "Mary Lin"? She shouldn't even have gone to that party. That damned party. But why in gods name was Adrien there? He had taken over her life in Paris and now he was going to jeopardize her new life in NYC. Well, this is what she got for running. For leaving her friends and family. Her past was bound to catch up with her she just wished it hadn't been so soon. Her life had just gone back to normal and now this happened.
She turned the corner, a street lamp seeping its milky light onto an empty street. The light from the lamp made it easy to see the mist swirling around, adding the final touch to the eery landscape.
She could see her apartment from her spot on the abandoned sidewalk and estimated how many blocks were left before she would be in the warm comfort of her room. Away from the her worries and away from Adrien. Away from her past.
Her head throbbed even though she hadn't drank anything. But she still felt like crap. She had walked 15 more blocks before she had reached her building. It was 30 stories high and glittered with the lights that were on in the apartments. The front door was adorned in christmas lights, the little bulbs twinkling like fairies. The potted pine trees on each side of the door were embellished with crystal snowflakes that reflected the little light, the fractures of light bouncing of the metal that framed the door. Why hadn't she noticed any of this before. Oh right, she had been in her own little world for the past 5 years.
She had made her way to her room quickly, away from the peering eyes that examined her red swollen eyes. She didn't want to, neither had the time to explain herself. She had to leave. Her case was blown. She had to get out of here. If she left soon enough then Adrien would think he was just hallucinating.
But as she stuffed her cloths into her pink suitcase, she couldn't hold back the tears. She sat down on her soft bed, and then let everything go.
Her heart pounded so hard against her chest it was painful. She sobbed into her hands, curling her body up into a ball. She had to force herself to breathe in between sobs. She could feel her heart breaking. Her world collapsing. Black ivory hair covered her face like a curtain, trying to protect her from the outside world. She couldn't move. Her chest felt like her heart had been wrenched out of it. God, the pain was too much. This was all too much. She stood up slowly, forcing herself to swallow her sobs. There would be time for tears on the plane, but right now she had to pack. Had to escape the complications of Adrien and her old life. Her past.
She grabbed her suitcase and opened her door, and started to walk towards the apartment door. Her suitcase a dead weight behind her, like it didn't want her to leave.
P.O.V Tikki: Tikki followed close, not saying a word, knowing this was the right choice and that if she said something Marinette would probably break down. But where was Sophia? She was supposed to be here. To stop Marinette. It might be the right choice but it wasn't a good one. It wasn't the one that would make Marinette happy. The miraculous holders happiness had to come first. If the miraculous holder wasn't happy they wouldn't be able to do there job. Tikki knew this from past experience. Bad things happened. Terrible things. Things that made Tikki lose her owner. Her holder. Her friend. Tikki couldn't go through that heartbreak again. But she knew Marinette wouldn't listen.
Sophia was the one who was supposed to be at her side. She was assigned to Marinette, and she chose to stay at a party instead of following Marinette. Headquarters would be pissed. At Sophia, at her. Marinette could lose Sophia. Marinette would lose Sophia no matter what if she decided to leave. But if Marinette stayed, then when she figured out who Sophia is, she would never forgive her. And this was all happening because of what? Correction, who. Adrien. He just had to come here! This was all too much. Tikki couldn't come up with a solution when all her thoughts were ramming into the walls of her fairy head.
Fine. Tikki would wait. She would wait a pray that Sophia had realized Marinette left the party. So begrudgingly, Tikki followed Marinette, her head bowed in shame for not being able to do anything. For not being able to help Marinette when she need her most.
A/N: I haven't written very emotional stuff in a while so this chapter was a little rough around the edges. I'm also so used to telling the readers and not showing because I'm always thinking: "This a fanfiction, not a book." But I'm getting that out of my head because fanfictions are just alternate universes of the book. Okay, well you didn't need to know that...Hope you like this chapter. And please write a review saying who you think Sophia is. Also, please say whether you want another love interest because that's where I'm leaning. Also, do you want marinette to leave again or no. So, P-L-E-A-S-E review! Thank you. Love ya'll! Oh
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