Chapter 25: Pain I Thought I Lost

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We were currently walking to the Gymnasium, the music was so loud I could hear it, and we weren't even half way near it.

Since no one was in the halls, Adrien intertwined our pinkie fingers. Letting my cheeks glow a soft pink, he leaned in letting our shoulders touch and whispered in my ear, "Your adorable princess" he lifted his head and I looked at him, and low and behold he had his stupid smirk painted across his face.

I pull my pinkie away from him, watching his smirk form into a sad pout, my hands clutched around my woven basket. I felt Adrien's hand eagerly trying to get my hand by tugging on it, I responded by swatting his hand away.

"Pleaseee? I won't be able to hold your little pinkie when we go into the Gymnasium! I'll have to wait all night before I can do that!" He pleaded,practically begging me. I shook my head and poked my tongue out like a 3 year old.

The music grew louder and louder as we walked closer to the Gymnasium, I grew to the point where I had to ask Adrien to hold my basket as I plug my ears with my fingers. A smirk grew on his face "Y'know I could make you scream even louder than this" It took me a minute to realise and process what the hell he actually said.

"No! Ew your so gross! I'd like to keep my breakfast inside my stomach!"

"Yeah But would you like me inside of y-"

By then I was already running ahead of him into the Gymnasium, I immediately regretted it as screams and cheers got practically BLASTED into my ears, they were cheering a happy birthday song for Adrien, who had just arrived. While he was surrounded by his fans and fangirl I took the chance to find Alya.

This all made me feel like I was actually Little red riding hood, escaping the big bad wolf and going to grandmas, aka Alya. When I saw her and our group of villain friends, I was running to them. Mind you I was wearing those boots with high heels because I thought it was a good idea.

Spoiler it wasn't, it wasn't as bad as high heels but it was on that list. I felt a presence behind me, I started running it was when they tried to grab onto my hood was when I started sprinting. With Alya not prepared I jump into her arms and scurry behind her.

"What the hell Mari! You nearly ruined my costume!" She screeches, poor Nino he was practically right next to her, it didn't help that there was ear deafening music playing. I try hushing her immediately before speaking again, "ShH! I'm hiding from Adrien!" I whisper.

I heard a deep chuckle behind me, "Too late little red I found you" he whispers in my ear, and not even a second after his arms are snaked behind me carrying me. I started to thrash around hoping he would let me go, "Stop making love you lovebirds! This is Halloween not god damn Valentine's Day!" Nino scolds,he would be a great after one day.

Alya had a straight face, it meant she was thinking for recalling something, "Hey wait a minute! You never told me how you and Adrien are-" before she could finished I slammed her mouth shut.

I shook my head side to side, before nudging over to our group of friends that are relatively in ear range, my eyes sent a message, the tell-you-later-in-the-bathroom look, hoping she would get the hint. Sometimes I give Alya that look and she thinks I said I want to eat in the bathroom.

Slowly, Alya nodded giving me a glare. I looked around and the boys disappeared, I feel like one of them brought alcohol. Who am I kidding they probably did bring alcohol and it's now a black market sale. Alya and I wandered off to the other girls in their costumes.

Juleka and Rose were dressed in their Peach and Daisy matching outfits, whilst the others were in their Miraculous Ladybug Villain costumes. Of course they were going to wear a body suit, but they had different items, patterns and accessories to represent their chosen character.

For example, Kim, he had the mask that had features that represent his chosen character Dark Cupid, with a heart that had a crack and was barely hanging onto each other, painted in white with a black outline that was the same colour of of the mask but red marks on the eye holes. He had a quiver with black arrows, a black bow and black wings. It was all I could see before he wondered off with the boys.

Surprisingly, I haven't found any ear bleeding voices screeching like a cockatoo,

My mind blanked out for a while, "Marinette!" A voice interrupts ruining my quick train of thought and startling me.

I started blinking twice before I saw Alya in front of me with the famous hand on hip"Huh yes hello mom?" I babble,

"Yeah sweetly your late to school!" Alya replies with a slight high pitch tone, the others burst into giggles and laughter. My eyes roll back before heading over to the food table eagerly taking a cupcake. It was a yellow cupcake, with a chocolate silhouette of a witch on her broom with chocolate bats.

I bit into it before immediately spitting it out, My eyes looked for an exit to the bathroom, frantically I started just running into the crowd hoping I'd find a door. I noticed the boys here and there scattered around, I found Kim which wasn't hard since he was tall, but he was lip locking another girl.

Pushing my way through the maze of sweaty bodies and costumes, I approached them. Before getting cut off by two girls dressed in They gave me a weird smirking look before going off to the closest door, Kim was starting to get in a heated make out session with the other girl.

I look back and forth before groaning and following the girls, my inner thoughts spoke, undoubtedly I agreed. The girls were there leaning against the main gymnasium door, not many people were there only a few couples here making..out.

I walk over to the corner and leaned against the wall, listening to their high pitched voice. "Chloe is so smart for letting you follow them!" One of them screeches, she was in a arena Rouge costume, that looked way to small for her.

Luckily, the taste had died down and I could focus more on their conversation and not the revolting taste in my mouth, but I might need to wash my mouth a couple 100 times. "Did you see Marinette's face when she tried Chloe's food!? Priceless!" Sabrina exclaimed and the other roared into laughter.

"Did you see Alina with Kim?! Alix for sure is going to flip!" The one in the Rena Rouge costume cackled.

The girl in the turtle costume, "Lila, Kim's okay, but I'm going for Nino! I just need to get rid of that other girl" They all burst into laughter before Sabrina spoke again this time with a more evil smirk. My blood boiled as they trash talked about my friends, but we do the same for them so it doesn't matter.

"Let's get this footage to Chloe so she can use it against both of them!" With that they all laughed one final time before sashaying out of the door.

I left my little eavesdropping wall and walked the other direction hoping it would be where the bathroom would be, the taste in my mouth grew numb and I felt blank inside,

My pace picked up and I walked further down the hallway, lights flickered by I could care less, I turned to a corner and I looked up and on cue the lights flickered revealing a horrible reality.

At that moment, I couldn't believe my eyes on what they were seeing, all the pain and bullying I chose to ignore suddenly crashed down onto me, leaving me under. My mind went out like a light bulb, my soul was shattered like glass being dropped onto the cold hard floor, my heart? It broke into two like a branch being snapped in half, they weren't even holding each other, just two bits of broken heart floating in my shut down body.

Adrien was leaning against the wall with another girl with his hands all over her, and that girl was none other than the girl I hated the most.

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