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Had Alya really just asked who Chloé was?! Marinette nervously glanced over at Chloé, who looked as if she were going to break down and explode all at once.
“This had BETTER be a joke!” Chloé screeched. When there was no reaction, (other than Mari slightly flinching at the loud voice so close to her ear) she said a bit quieter, “I-I’m going to tell my dad. He’s not going to like this!”
“Alya, come on!” Mari said, looking at Chloé, almost sympathetically. “You know who she is! It’s Chloé!” Alya just stared at Mari as if she were crazy. “The mayor’s daughter? Tried to stick gum on my seat? The not-so-nice blonde girl that Sabrina is always trying to impress?”
“Rude! I’m standing right here!” Chloé huffed glaring at the blue-haired girl. Mari looked over, only slightly apologetic, before looking back at Alya.
“Girl, I think you need to get more sleep. The mayor doesn’t have a daughter, and the only blonde Sabrina hangs out with is Rose, well sometimes Adrien, I guess, but mostly Rose.”
Marinette could always tell when Alya was lying. That didn’t mean she could tell what the truth was, but she could definitely tell when Alya wasn’t being truthful, and right now? Well, right now she was. “Chloé is- um, she’s from a sh-” No! Mari thought. Not a show, then I’d have to come up with a title, and Alya would look it up. “S-she’s from a, uh, a dream! Yeah, that was it! I had a weird dream last night.” Marinette said, laughing nervously.
“Uh-huh...” Alya said, staring at Marinette with what can only be described as an ‘Alya’ look.
“We should probably get to class!” Mari exclaimed, grabbing Alya’s arm and heading up the stairs. Chloé was left outside alone. The way she saw it, she had two choices. She could either stay out here or maybe go around the city, unable to be seen or heard, or she could go inside where at least she had Marinette. Why Marinette?! Couldn’t it have at least been Adri-kins? Maybe even Sabrina? Sighing, she trudged up the stairs and into the school. She quickly made her way to her classroom before the door closed. Of course, no one but Marinette heard her when she started whining that her seat had been taken by Alix.
In fact, the only open seats were next to Nathanaël, Nino, and an empty table in the back. She settled for the seat next to Nino, as she knew that Adrien wasn’t going to be here because he had a modeling job today, or at least he did when people could see her. As Chloé plopped down, Mari looked over at her and opened her mouth to say something, only to be interrupted as class started.
Chloé spent the entire class trying to gossip with Marinette. Alya kept sending worried glances her way when she started to groan out loud, trying to ignore Chloé.
“Girl, really, are you okay? You seem really out of it today” Alya asked, glancing nervously at her friend on their way to lunch.
“I’m fine!” Mari said as Chloé trudged on behind her.
The two continued on to the lunch room and sat down after grabbing some food. Chloé began to follow Mari and sit by her when out of the corner of her eye she saw a certain blonde strolling in. “Adrikins!” she screeched sprinting to him. She threw her arms out, only for him to continue on by. “Adrien!” Chloé pouted. This can’t be happening! Everyone else may have been playing some stupid prank, but Adrien would never do that to me. That means it’s true! Only stupid, annoying, Marinette could see her. She thought as tears started to silently fall from her eyes.
She angrily swiped at her face and turned to go sit by Marinette. To her annoyance, Adrien was sitting directly next to her. “A-A-Adrien! I thought you weren’t shooting today! I mean, you are shooting! School. You are not supposed to be here!” Mari stuttered out.
“You really are hopeless,” Chloé said rolling her eyes as she slid into the empty seat across from her.
“Um, we finished early today, so I figured I’d come for the rest of the day,” Adrien said rubbing the back of his neck. “ I can sit somewhere else if you want.” He continued nervously.
“Bro, you aren’t going anywhere!” Nino exclaimed, plopping down next to him.
“That’s not what I meant!” Mari shouted. Alya elbowed her, raising her finger up to her mouth. “Um,” she continued, lowering her voice. “ I just thought you weren’t coming today. I-I’m glad you’re here.”
Adrien smiled over at Mari and then turned to Nino, starting up a new conversation. “Um, excuse me!” Chloé shrieked, making Mari jump. “Leave Adrien alone, or else!” She proceeded with a dark look.
“Whatever.” Came the reply.
“Uh, Mari? What’s wrong, what are you ‘whatevering’?” Alya asked, poking her in the arm to get her attention.
“Oh!” Mari answered, sending another dirty look Chloé’s way, “I’m just, uhhh, stressing about the test coming up in Ms. Mendeleiev’s class?”
“Okayy? Wait! There’s a test coming up?!”
“Yeah, dude, it’s on Friday,” Nino said, piping up from the other end of the table.
“Shoot! I totally forgot! Well, we could study together today after school if you want,” Alya offered, turning back to her best friend.
Mari looked doubtfully at Alya, “I think we both know that we won’t get any studying done.”
“And your point?”
Mari looked over at Chloé who trying to get Adrien’s attention, to no avail. I don’t know if I should leave her alone. I mean, I’m the only one who can see her. “I don’t know Alya, I might need to help out at the bakery tonight.”
“Fine, what about you boys?” Alya said, directing her attention to opposite end of the table. “Up for a study group tonight?”
“Totally, I definitely need some studying,” Nino answered.
“Sure, we can study at my place if you want. My dad won’t mind if it’s for school (I hope.)” Adrien replied. “Are you sure you can’t make it Mari?”
“Um,” Mari squeaked, “I guess my parents can manage without me for a night.”
“Glad to hear it,” Adrien replied flashing her a smile. “See you all after school”
Except me. Chloé thought glumly.