When they got back to school, Adrien could feel daggers being glared into his back. He couldn't wait to get out of class because of this. As soon as the last bell rang, the young model grabbed Marinette's hand and bolted from the school. They took a breather once they were out.
"Adrien!" Kim's voice called. "Can I have a word with you?" His face was as blank as his tone was cold. And his tone was very cold. The Vietnamese boy was leaning on the by the massive staircase, lurking in the shadows. Max was nowhere in sight.
Adrien looked to Marinette, almost in fear. She smiled and kissed him. "There's nothing to worry about. Kim won't hurt you- to the point where it would leave marks or any lingering pain, at least." Before Adrien could question her, she ran off to talk to Chloé.
"Shit!" Adrien whispered, walking over. "What is it that you wanted to talk abou- Ack!" Kim's fist was rolled in the collar of Adrien's shirt, pressing against his throat. Adrien felt himself lift from the floor, being genuinely scared of his classmate.
"What are your intentions with my đứa trẻ?" Kim growled, his eyes hard.
"What?" Was all that Adrien could mutter.
"What are your intentions with my Marinette?" He asked again, his grip tightening.
"I promise! I just want to date her! Maybe marry her if she stays with me that long!" With his strained voice, Adrien became dreamy. "She's too good for me, I don't know why she had a crush on me in the first place."
"Damn straight." Kim nodded in agreement, his voice lightening and his grip loosening. "Shortcake is too precious for this world. Anyone who ever dates her has got to treat her right. No doubt you would, maybe even spoil her, but," Kim gripped Adrien tighter once more, his voice hardening once again. "You better not hurt my child. If she does, you'll get an asswhooping from the entire class, including Chloé." Kim smirked, but let Adrien down.
Adrien rocked back and forth on his feet, his hands behind his back. "So... Shortcake?" He asked, curious as to another nickname for his girlfriend.
Kim laughed. "Yeah! There was a point when Mari was the tallest kid in the class, save for me, and Shorty was too cliché and I thought of Shortcake because she's a baker. It stuck. It works out really well now that she's one of the shortest in the class."
"What other nicknames are there for Mari?" Adrien asked. He didn't want to steal anyone's nickname.
"Okay, well, there's Shortcake, Pinky, Mar-Mar, just Mar, Nette, Nettie- Chloé came up with that one when we were nine-, Kiss-ass, nerd, Little Miss Perfect, and Hoe. That last one is only for the girls to call her. Like, Mari is supposed to be innocent, but she's got one of the dirtiest minds in the entire school." Kim said through his laughter.
"Kimmy!" Mari's voice shouted. "Guess who's back~" The small girl ran over with a certain blonde on her back. Chloé had one hand around Marinette's neck and the other in the air.
"Guess who's ready to slay the gay~" Chloé cried, a grin on her face.
Kim looked wary. "Okay, is it the Chloé from the past two years or the one that I had a crush on in seventh grade? Because if you're the eighth grade you, I am gonna die."
"It's the me that is more bisexual than Korra and Asami combined." She got down and walked across the group, dragging her finger across Kim's cheek. Adrien lit up.
"I understood that reference!" He cried, grinning. A snooping Nathanael walked by with a smirk.
"I understood that reference." The redhead said. Marinette shot him a grin.
"You wish someone else got that Avengers reference."
"Damn, it's my little girl." The Vietnamese boy swooned, his eyes glazed from Chloé's actions.
"Remember, Kimmy, I like girls better." Chloé smirked. "I'm pretty sure I'm only bisexual because of Adrien. Have you seen that hunk of man meat?" She rubbed her temples and shoved Marinette's shoulder. "You just undid two years worth of distancing. I don't need to get hurt again."
Marinette shoved her back. "Well, just check yourself before you reck yourself, then."
Nino walked up to them, his arm around Ayla's shoulders. "Hey guys." He said, nodding as a way of greeting his friends.
Chloé walked up to Nino and flicked his hat off his head. Alya began to fume while Nino just stared at her, frozen. "If you think that you can just bully my boyfriend for no good reason-" She was cut off upon seeing Nino hugging Chloé, almost crying as she hugged back.
"Little Girl is back! You're back and your gay probably is, too!" Chloé tried to shove Nino off of her, but failed, horribly. She managed to turn, however, and sulked.
"How do I get this leech off of me?" She deadpanned.
"If anything, you're the leech. Remember when you had to give Mari a hickey. It stayed for days." Kim snorted.
"It was a week, to be precise." Marinette said, rolling her eyes. "We were horrible middle schoolers. I'm six times more innocent now than I was back then."
"You speak like it was so long. It's only been two years. We are only in ninth grade."
"What's going on? Why does everyone have nicknames? Why is Nino hugging Chloé, of all people?" Alya asked, her hands tugging on her curled hair.
"We've all been friends since kindergarten." Kim started. "At least, until the end of seveth grade/beginning of eighth grade."
"Kim and I were raised together. His birthday is a few days before mine and he and my mom met in the hospital, having shared a room. They bonded over tea and being Asian." Marinette continued.
"I got my way into that pair by kindergarten, already thinking that I liked both genders, so why not the closest pair of kids in the school that were opposite genders. It sucked to find out that Mari was really straight. Like, the straightest girl in history, I swear." Chloé huffed.
"I became friends with them in second grade. Our teacher made Chloé be my buddy or something like that and I just molded in with them." Nino said, wiping the stray tears. Mari punched him.
"Pussy. Man up. I knew our girl would come back, it was just a matter of time." She said, patting his shoulder.
"Anyway, fast forward a few years. I started to have a crush on Marinette, so I tried to avoid her at all costs. It seems really stupid when I think about it now." Nino looked down at his feet. "That's when we started to fall apart as a group."
"I confessed my love for Mari, only to realize that my love was unrequited. I was angry at her for not doing that and I began to be mean to her because of it." Chloé gazed longingly at Marinette, who hugged her from behind.
"Don't worry, Chlo. I'll always love you, even if it's not the way you love me."
"During that time, I realized my crush on Chloé. I was angry at Marinette and I avoided her, too. Looking back at it, we were all sucky friends who don't deserve you, Mari." Kim looked at Marinette, crushing both of the girls in a hug. Nino found his way in and began to tear up again, being the big sap he is. "I'm-"
"We." Nino and Chloé corrected.
"We are sorry, Baby Girl."
Alya snorted. "That would make for a hilarious movie. Well, not hilarious, but a really good one in a teenage way. It would be like the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, but also relative to boys."
Adrien sniffled. "Oh my gosh, you guys! That was like a sad movie!" He sniffled again. "Not, like, completely sad, but that story is movie-worthy."
"There are two kinds of people in this world." Nath said, passing by again.
"Fuck you, Nath. Go die in a ditch." Marinette's muffled voice shouted, as well as a middle finger that only belonged to her.
"Hey, there's the Potty-Mouth!" Alix said, grinning.
"Die, bitch." Marinette said, pointing her hand in Alix's voice. She squeaked and the group let go. Marinette playfully glared at Chloé. "You cunt. What have I told you about the ass-grabbing? I know I have a nice ass, but not everyone needs to know that." Mari turned to Adrien and Alya. "When we hang out in public, Chlo would always walk around with one of her hands in my back pocket and I didn't think anything of it. I let her to it because it kept a ton of guys away."
"You liked it." Chloé smirked. Marinette flushed.
"Maybe... Either way, you're a hoe." Marinette tried to retort, but the other girl's smirk stayed.
"Only for you, babe." Chloé winked. Marinette stomped over to Adrien and put her head in his chest.
"I now know where you got your flirting skills from. Neither of you can flirt."
Laughs rang throughout the group, Adrien and Alya practically melting in and becoming part of the group.
Meanwhile, back in the classroom
Sabrina looked out the window to see Chloé laughing with Marinette and the others like they were old friends. Technically, they were. The redhead looked away quickly, almost getting whiplash. Sabrina was horribly jealous, of both Chloé and her friends.
"I should be by her side, making her laugh like that. I should be there instead of Marinette. I should be popular." Sabrina sank to the floor where she buried her had in her hands and leaned on her knees. She didn't notice it when a black butterfly flew into her headband.
huh. i guess i have to finish this now. i love good!chloe and i kinda plan on distributing more miraculouses. only the bee, fox, and turtle ones tho.
i own nothing. just the idea.
tbh these were supposed to be oneshots guys help me idk how to write good stories without stopping midway. save me. (translation from navi-lingo: hey guys, can you please send in some ideas for oneshots after this little arc? that would be great, thanks! (: )