A/N: I forgot to tell you that I get the names from a page that generates names, it wasn't me - me who invented them.

Thanks to Katherine.

What?

Shit. I've tried to kiss Nathanael.

A few steps further is Alix, who has just killed the butterfly. She drops it on the floor and frowns at me.

Shit. I am hugging Marc.

I separate myself from him, who looks everywhere.

"Why I am here?"

Nathanael walks over to us, avoiding my gaze, and pushes Marc aside to talk to him. I can't hear what they say.

"I am leaving. I cannot take this horrible day anymore. Do you take care of them?" Kagami says, pointing at the boys.

"Yes, yes. Go away. Today has been a very bad day for you." Alix answers.

She also remembers what happened, then. We have been really useless against this akuma and Kagami had to manage almost alone.

The girl runs in the direction of what I assume is her house. I don't know, I've never been there.

"Well, for the time it is, I think we should take these to their house. But I have to talk to you, so afterwards we meet at... the Eiffel Tower. OK?"

I nod.

She takes Marc.

She has decided to leave Nathanael to me. Better for me.

She wants to talk to me later, so I can't really take a walk with him or anything, but I can't really carry him either because I'll be so tired in a few minutes.

But I have another idea.

"Do you trust me?"

The answer is yes of course, you are my biggest fan.

"With my life."

Although such security surprises me a little.

I tell him to hold on to me, like a hug. He's too close, but I can't think about it.

Now I use my spinning top to hang from the tallest buildings and balance. So we go faster to his house, on the outskirts of the city.

More than five minutes go by, much more, although also much less than it would have taken us to go on foot.

I arrive at his house completely exhausted. The fatigue has spread more than normal, I think because I didn't stop to rest.

"See you." I leave. Surely Alix wants to talk about what happened with Kagami today.

"Wait. Don't you want to get some rest first? Here in my house."

"Actually, I have to..."

"I need to talk with you."

I guess Alix can wait.

He walks towards the front door. Is his family going to see me? No, I'd better wait for him to come up and go in through the window, like always.

"Not coming?"

"Your parents..."

"At some point they will have to see you."

What? Does he see himself so close to me? I have visited him too many times. This can be bad. We're not supposed to be friends with any civilian.

I ignore him and wait for light in his window.

He has brought a cake on a plate, which he puts on the computer table and sits on her bed.

"For you." he points out.

I don't know how to refuse to eat pastries, which are very fattening, so I don't. In any case, it will be good for me to gain some weight so that they stop being annoying with me.

"I have caused that akuma."

It's not a very gloomy tone, but it's not particularly happy either. It seems more like he is revealing something she feels guilty about.

"I know, Bunnyx said it."

He nods and is quiet for a moment while I eat my cake.

"I should apologize to Chloe. I told her very ugly things." he says suddenly.

I don't think it's a good idea to influence how he should behave towards me. That he thought that for himself has made me happy.

"I can't tell you that. Was this what you wanted to talk about?"

If so, I'll leave him with his thoughts and go now.

"No. I want to talk about something more important." More important than me? "I want to talk about…us."

Oh me. But not me, us.

Wait a minute, us. Oh shit. We can't talk about something so important right now. I'm not entirely comfortable with the idea. I have to think.

"I'm in a hurry, really. Better another time."

"No. It can't be at another time. You come when you want and you leave when you want. I'm asking you to stay."

I want to hear. It makes me feel really good to know that he likes me. But at the same time I don't want to hear it and I don't know why.

I go to the window. He stands up quickly and grabs my arm. I look at his face. He seems very determined. And that's why I doesn't let him go. I know nothing I do will stop him from saying what he wants to say.

"I told you last time: I always liked superheroes. And you seem taken from my dreams. And you come here and talk to me. With no one else. How was I not to fall in love?"

His tone is secure and confident. He has rehearsed this.

"I know you like me too."

He leans a little closer, placing his other hand on my cheek.

And he presses his lips against mine. It is soft, slow and chaste. It's a perfect kiss.

He pulls away and looks at me expectantly.

I don't know what to do, this shouldn't have happened. Not until I've fixed my situation as Chloe at least.

"You don't know me. If you knew who I am, you wouldn't like me." I answer.

I don't know what else to say, so I gently let go of his grip and I go.

Oh my God.

My heart is going to jump out of my chest. I need Pollen's advice, but I still can't detransform. Now I have zero desire to see Alix.

I touch my lips. I still feel it.

No, now is not the time to think about it. Where did I have to go? Ah yes, the Eiffel Tower.

I meet her at the base of one of it legs.

"It was time!" she complains, showing me the miracle of her. Works. I knew it was a clock, but I didn't know that it still worked as one. "Why did you take so long?"

Because Nathanael.

"Today I used the poison. You do not remember?"

She narrows her eyes. I don't think my lie fooled her.

"Doesn't matter. Let's go inside."

Saying that, she opens a portal to her burrow. If she was going to do that why the fuck did she call me here?

I follow her, annoyed. I have had to travel a long way.

"You are a bitch." She says out of nowhere.

"Hey! What's with that gratuitous insult?"

"It's not an insult, I am too. And I've thought that two bitches are better than one."

Oh. I think I know where the shots are going, but I have a hard time taking her seriously with that little voice.

"Is this for Kagami?" I make sure.

"Of course it is! Do you remember what I did to you when you humiliated Kim?"

How not to do it? It was very humiliating. I guess she would see it fair. I'm not going to say anything, I already did at the time. And she still hasn't retaliated for Nathanael.

"Do you want to throw a garbage bag at... Who was she? Mariè?"

"No. That wouldn't work in our situation. I think you should threaten her."

Why me and not Alix?

"With blackmail, of course." she continues. "Everyone has dirty laundry. That's why we're here." She makes a circle with her hand, as if pointing to her burrow. "And that's why it has to be you. It would be more believable. You have resources that I don't. At least that people know."

Of course. She always has everything very well thought out.

She approaches one of her black circles and begins to touch it.

"First let's see who did it. Stay there while I search."

That is not necessary. I'm not needed here. I could have gone home and talked to Pollen about Nathanael.

"As we suspected, it was her. I would tell you to look, but you can't see anything. You will have to trust me."

Absolutely unexpected.

Back to Nathanael... She knows him well. Should I tell her something?

"Do you know something new about Lepidoptera?" is what I say instead.

She doesn't stop doing anything.

"No."

That wasn't what I meant, though it's a much bigger topic, really. There has to be some way to find out more about him. Aren't we doing just that with Mariè?

"Hey. Why don't we use the burrow to learn Hawk Moth's identity?"

It seems like a good idea, but she doesn't flinch.

"It doesn't work. I've tried it. He's protected and I can't locate him. He has black magic. Is...«

"Powerful, I know."

I cringe when I remember my mother throwing me against the wall with a flick of the wrist. I think that I will not be able to feel towards her again as I did before, I admired her. Since then she scares me.

"There it goes!" exclaims Alix. She stops doing her thing and she turns around. "By golly. The perfect and wonderful heroine of the town, Mariè, who saves us all from the very evil Kagami, is fucking her friend's boyfriend."

Oh. That is a very dirty loundry. Although it could have been worse, she could have committed a crime.

"Is it good enough?" She asks.

"You know yes. Do you think it will work?"

"You just said yes." She answers very stupidly.

"I mean blackmail. Not everyone would work something like this."

She shrugs her shoulders.

"We'll check tomorrow."

Her portal drops me directly into my suite, which she checks is empty and we say goodbye.

I lie on the bed, tired, even though I have to take a shower. But the first thing is to talk to Pollen.

I detransform.

"Do you realize what happened?"

"Yes." She answers as if nothing had happened.

I look at her. She has gone straight to the honey pot. It's the best for her. I need sleep, but she needs honey.

"What do you mean? He kissed me! This is something big. I have no idea what to do and I need your help."

"I know. I can tell what you think when we're merged. Remember? I can also feel what you feel." She says with an alarm tone.

What does she mean? That has she also felt like being kissed?

"My advice is: dedicate yourself to being a hero and do not have any relationship with a civilian, because that relationship would also be mine. Try to approach him like Chloe."

All my excitement and confusion go away at a stroke.

I'm nervous, for various reasons. The first is that I'm going to meet Nathanael again. He won't know it's me, at least there's something good.

Last night I couldn't talk to Pollen anymore. She forced me to eat a meal that was getting cold and was surely left behind by Jean. And also to sleep, after taking a shower, doing my facial care routine and brushing my teeth.

She didn't want to tell me her feelings, which, if I notice, has been going on all along. She tries to be a moral guide to me, and a friend. That only makes the situation more awkward between us. I had completely forgotten about the loss of intimacy when I am Queen Bee.

The second is that I don't know how this whole blackmail thing is going to turn out. I should have asked Alix for a photo or something. But I also don't want a picture of those naked people. Gross!

But when we arrive (the three of us together, as always) we find that there is already a ruckus.

Mariè is surrounded by people and speaks in a high tone. She is upset.

"It was them. I'm sure."

Her pointing makes everyone with her turn to us.

"What are you talking about?" Alix asks.

Marionette stands in front of everyone, causing them to shut up and watch.

"Someone has burned Mariè's locker. The only one who might have a motive is Kagami. And also, she is known for being aggressive."

"Why would I do something like that? She said that she had not done anything. Unless, of course, she was lying."

Oh! That has been good. She has left her with no outlets.

"I don't think she lied. Although I don't know who did it."

"But still, you accuse me without proof."

That irritates the stupid Marionette, she doesn't know how to turn it around. It is a great enjoyment for me. Kagami manages to make her look bad.

"We are not accusing you, we are only saying that the only one who could have motives is you."

"That sounds very accusatory." I intervene.

Her annoyed look is directed towards me, although something behind me draws her attention more.

"Kagami would never do something like that." Adrien says behind me. "You have told the director, right? Well, let the police take care of it. I'm sure setting a fire in a high school is illegal."

He leaves her speechless, ending the conversation. We have won. I smile, and I don't try to hide it.

Adrien goes to sit at his place and we at ours.

Considering that it's already settled, we don't have to blackmail her, right? Although there is another person we should talk to.

After the first class, I pull Alix aside and tell her my idea. So, when it's time for lunch, we head off, leaving Kagami and Adrien alone. In any case, it would be very uncomfortable to eat with them again.

We make the excuse that we have something to do. Although technically, it's not an excuse. We really have something to do.

We walked around the yard, looking for her.

"Hey." I say, for not being silent. "The clothes you are wearing today are horrible."

She looks at me between annoyed and surprised. Have I offended her? It happened to me with Kagami.

"I don't care."

"I mean, I can remodel your closet."

"I want that as much as I want to get punched in the face."

That is a no. Well, not everyone wants to be well dressed.

"Tinkerbell!"

And now the retard is going to stop us. Will give us time?

I notice her tense up a bit.

"Hercules," What stupid nicknames. "I'm busy. Whatever it is, tell me later."

"Okay, but then there will be no ice cream."

The big guy holds out his hand, holding an unwrapped ice cream sandwich.

Alix raised an eyebrow.

"What's the trick? Has it fallen on the ground?"

He shakes his head. Yes. This is going to waste our time.

"Nothing, just that you're going to have to eat it with my saliva."

Then, he licks an entire side of the ice cream. Gross!

Alix stays the same. What's more, she accepts the ice cream.

"Now I know that it hasn't fallen on the ground."

He is stunned.

"Doesn't it disgust you?"

"Not a bit. Bye bye."

We walked away, leaving him standing in the middle of the patio.

"Are you really going to eat that with the cold weather?"

She shrugs like it's just normal.

"Yes i like ice cream."

Then I see Rose. She is sitting with Juleka on a stair.

"She is there." I point. "But she is not alone. How do we separate them?"

No need to do. As soon as she finishes speaking, Rose stands up. She heads in the direction of the toilet.

We both hurry up and stand on either side of her.

She notices right away and gets nervous.

"Oh! What are you doing here?"

"We will accompany you." I say with a smile, making it clear that I have control here, or at least we do.

I watch as she tries to send a message with her phone, but before she can, Alix snatches it from her.

"No. The three of us are going to be alone."

Very good. Intimidating her is the best way. I put a hand on her back to make sure she doesn't turn around.

There are people in the bathroom. The good thing is that she doesn't ask for help or anything like that. Although it is not that we have kidnapped her.

We wait for everyone to leave and I close the bathroom door from the inside. It's not the first time I've done this.

After that she is visibly scared.

"Are you afraid?" I laugh. I'm very good at playing the villain. And now it is very necessary.

"Don't worry, we're not going to lock you up in the basement storage room." says Alix. She's good at being an angry friend.

Rose senses the threat in those words, which scares her even more.

"I do not know what you're talking about."

And she dares to deny it!

"Didn't you tell Kagami that there was a replica of the Rosetta stone in the storage room in the basement?"

"No."

She keeps lying. Does the disgusting Marionette have that much power? Does she scare you more than me? No, that's not going to happen.

"I know you care about your grades. See? I can get you expelled. I don't even need a real reason, I just have to convince my father. I have done it many times."

"If you're going to expel me anyway, why do you want to know the truth?"

She has fallen.

"Then there is a truth to tell." Alix intervenes.

She walks up to her and looks into her eyes hard. She is scary.

Is incredible. She's a shorty, eating ice cream, and yet she's scary. More like this than being Bunnyx. It has no sense. Bunnyx has powers, but a stupidly sweet voice.

Rose swallows. We've already scared her, now we have to give her another option to give away Marionette.

"Because it is not for you that we are after. If you tell us who sent you to do that to Kagami, we'll leave you alone."

"Send me? Nobody did."

"What else?" Alix asks.

"Come on, we know you're not a bad person. That couldn't have occurred to you." I lie.

Yes it is. Even if it didn't occur to her, for the simple fact of doing it, it already is. And Alice. And I also. The only one who always has good intentions is Kagami.

"Did it occur to me? No. But she didn't tell me to do it either."

She. She has already included someone else. We are advancing.

"Who came up with it?" I ask.

To that, Rose shakes her head.

And we stagnate again.

Alix, who just finished her ice cream, waves the phone in her face.

"I'll break it." She affirms.

She is not a threat. It is not a warning. It's confirmation that if she doesn't tell us who came up with that idea, she'll be left without a phone.

"Wait. It is expensive. Don't do it."

But despite that, she doesn't try to take it away from her. She is stupid.

"Well, tell me who."

She is very afraid. Why? If she rats out the stupid Marionette she'll get rid of us. It may be that she is afraid of being left alone because of this. Still, she would have Juleka. I hate to say it, but she would never leave her. She is in love.

"It was Juleka." She says in a very low voice.

Ok, that took me by surprise. Although when I thought about it, she never did or said anything that would take away from her the image of her as an innocent and perfectly good person. She has to keep looking like an angel to everyone.

"But it's not Juleka's fault." she rushes to correct. "Alya told us to think of a way to keep Kagami under control and get her away from Adrien since Marinette felt really bad for not being able to talk to him because Kagami hogs him. It was Alya who made me."

Again! Same thing again: Marionette falls in love with a boy and tramples on anyone who might get between her and the boy. At the time it was me with my problems and now it's Kagami and her friendship.

Well now she's completely without Adrien, all thanks to me.

Rose realizes that she has blurted it all out and covers her mouth.

Yeah, possibly kicked out of the group. Despite not having named her as the perpetrator, it has been noticed her part of her guilt.

"In addition to being a coward, you are a traitor. A real gem. Hey, you can go now. That's what we needed."

Alix returns her phone and she leaves in a hurry. I guess she will tell Juleka how they are alone now.

The one who has not been left alone is Sabrina, even though she told me that she had realized the true nature of Marionette.

Has she been a part of this? After she apologized to me?

"I feel like a bully." murmurs my companion.

"That's because you're not used to real bullies playing the victim." I explain.

I've been "the villain" for years. The evil queen who made others suffer for fun. No one ever thought that I was defending me, even though they were the ones attacking.

"Dupain-Cheng already did this to me, but you were one of the deceived people."

Alix looks at me very seriously.

"I'm sorry. I wanted to know why you were like this, yet I didn't make much real effort to learn about your history or your situation. But the way you behave makes me see that you've already been through something like this and you're telling the truth. Although I have noticed Marinette's behavior a bit strange at times, especially towards Adrien when he liked me. Of course, I never thought that she would reach this level."

The bell rings indicating the end of the break.

"We need to talk to Alya. The problem is that she is much more difficult, she is much stronger and more confident and she is with Marinette all the time. We need a much better strategy and we will not have it for tomorrow." She exposes.

"I agree, see you later."

Because now there is an elective: geography.

I part ways with Alix and go to class.

I arrive of the first. I sit in my usual place and take out my things, I even finish writing an exercise that we will correct today.

Among the other students is Mariè. A few hours ago I thought that with what happened to her would solve it, I don't think so anymore. With everything I've done and all the people who have come in, she has had plenty of opportunities to shut up. And she doesn't. She keeps saying shit about Kagami. I'll shut her up.

I get up and go to her seat. Without running. The teacher will be late. I've seen him smoking outside the school.

When she sees me approach, she shuts up. I'm glad to have that effect on people.

"Mariè, Mariè. Has no one told you that you catch a liar sooner than you catch a cripple?"

She's been talking about my friend all day, so she thinks I mean what she said about her.

"I'm not lying. Kagami is a bad news."

Bad news, the one she defends.

"I'm not referring to that obvious lie, but to another one that maybe your friend is very interested in."

I smile showing my teeth and I see it in her eyes: panic. That means I have it in the palm of my hand.

"What was your name?" The girl looks at me as if I had just offered her to eat cockroaches. She doesn't know that she disgusts me more than I disgusts her. "Sixtine, right? What an awful name!"

Number looks from one to the other suspiciously.

I gesture for Mariè to follow me out of the classroom.

I look at the teacher's desk and I'm right, Mr. Poulin hasn't arrived yet.

We got out and moved a little away from the door. There is no use threatening secrets if anyone is going to hear it.

"How did you know?" She asks nervously. She's not so cocky anymore, huh?

"I know everything." I lie. I guessed that the "friend" was Number by pure fluke. "Let's make a Deal. You don't do anything to Kagami, you don't talk to her or about her anymore and I don't tell Sixtine that you fuck her boyfriend."

"You have no proof."

Her confidence returns a bit. We have to put an end to that quickly, it's going to think that she can against me.

"I do not need them. By telling her, she will already be suspicious and will find them herself. I have said it: you catch a liar sooner than you catch a cripple."

"You are a whore."

Insults, insults. What those who have no arguments say.

"Tell her, you say?"

She crosses her arms and growls something.

"I can't hear you." I scoff, putting a hand next to my ear. It is true that I do not hear her, but I can imagine what she is saying.

"I accept the deal."

Marvelous. Although I wouldn't have minded ruining their "friendship" either. Friends don't do those things.

I come back to class feeling pretty proud of myself.

Nathanael has sat down next to me. Why? I remember how he kissed me yesterday. Although Pollen was there too, it was for me. My heart races and my palms begin to sweat. I'm nervous, I have to talk to him.

"I go here." I explain. He may have been wrong.

"I know. I wanted to talk with you."

Is he going to apologize like he mentioned to me yesterday? If so, I have to do it first. I humiliated him first.

"First of all," I stop him. I sit in my chair and look at his face. I think I'm blushing. "I want to apologize."

"No." he shuts me up. "Let me do it first. I was ungrateful and cruel. Being akumatized is a horrible experience and no one should go through something like this, let alone wish it on someone else. Now I know how guilty you must have felt for causing my akumatization. I'm sorry."

I feel my whole body relax and I smile, this time with joy. Yesterday I did everything I could not to influence his decision and he, on his own, has decided to give me another chance.

"Thank you. I..."

"Good morning." Poulin interrupt.

Nathanael nods, as if to say we'll continue the conversation later.

I was devastated when I thought I couldn't fix it. It is incredible that he is the one who has decided to take the step.

A/N: Sorry about the romance scene. It's not something I read a lot.