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“We can’t be friends anymore,” Alya said.
“Is that what you all think?” Marinette said while she stood up.
“Don’t be shy, raise your hands if you agree with Alya,” Marinette said the name with such venom, it sent a shiver down everyone’s spine. Everyone except Nino, Sabrina, Chloe and Adrien raised their hands. The people who didn’t were so still, people might have thought an Akuma that turns people to statues came by. Adrien, Chloe and Sabrina were fine. The former wasn’t still because he had no idea what was about to ensue. Sabrina and Chloe knew what was about to ensue and had been waiting years for it.
“I guess we’re enemies, then.” Marinette walked out. People were confused for the rest of the day mainly Adrien and Alya. What the hell just happened? Nino was frozen for the rest of the day. Sabrina and Chloe were making plans. When school was over, Adrien pulled Nino aside and forced him to tell him everything.
“Fine, dude. Years ago, Marinette and Chloe ruled the school and world side by side. Marinette left school suddenly and went to America for a couple of years. She didn’t tell anyone not even Chloe who was her best friend. When she came back, Chloe was pissed that Marinette didn’t tell her anything, they resolved the issue a week in, though. Marinette knew she didn’t want to be on the throne again so Chloe told her that ‘she was either with her or against her.’ Marinette told her ‘that it looked like she was against her, then.’ She became the nicest girl in school and people forgot about the two queens. That’s why Chloe hated Marinette so much or it looks like she did, Chloe could never actually hate Mari. Marinette couldn’t hate Chloe either. Today, it looks like she snapped and is going back to her old ways.”
“Marinette used to be as horrible as Chloe?”
“Worse and better. Marinette was fair, she wouldn’t punish anyone who didn’t deserve it. But if people were mean, she would end their life in a second. Chloe was the face. Marinette was the brains. Anything Chloe does now, Marinette taught her. Chloe’s all talk though. Marinette could do it, she could probably do so much more now that she has more celebrities in her pocket than celebrities in LA. It’s simple though, just don’t talk to Lila or Mari’s enemies and you’ll be fine.”
“I don’t want to even speak to Lila. Or anyone who hates Marinette.”
“See, you’ll be fine.”
Meanwhile, Chloe was at Marinette’s house. They were sitting on the balcony of Marinette’s room.
“Finally, joining me again. See, I knew you would cave in. I refuse.”
“Chlo, we both know you want me back. That is why you had people spread the word at school, right?” Marinette replied. Chloe chuckled.
“How do you have so many sources already? It’s been less than a day.”
“My sources never left me. They loved me too much.”
“Let’s be honest, they loved your baked goods.”
“And they still do,” Marinette sighed. “I missed this Chlo.”
“Yeah? Me too. Can’t believe how long it’s been, three years since we’ve had a friendly conversation. Or any conversation.”
“Now that I’m back, we must catch up on the drama! So, you and Sabrina?” Chloe laughed.
“It’s more of a friends-with-benefits type of situation. I love Sabrina, but not that way. She loves me too, but not in that type of way. We sorta just do it whenever we get frustrated.”
“Just sex? Nothing else, no dates?”
“We still hang out and we’re best friends, plus Sabrina has her eyes on this boy. He’s hot, if Sabrina didn’t like him, I might have flirted with him for a bit.”
“Name? Is he someone I know?”
“I don’t know, neither does she. They have this little thing where they give each other a new name every time, it’s cute or something. And no, he graduated collége two years ago. They know everything about each other except their names. How are you and Adrien?”
“Me and-and Adr-Adrien!” Marinette burst out laughing and so did Chloe.
“How did you keep that up for so long?”
“I don’t know! I remember Alya just deciding I had a crush on Adrien which while I did, it was super small. It was so weird. I hated it, acting like Adrien was some perfect being. Like he wasn’t a person!”
“Are you going to take down the posters and that schedule of his that I saw on the way here?”
“Firstly, the posters are staying up. I may not be in love with Adrien, but I’m still in love with his father’s work. Secondly, I have everyone’s schedule, I was the class president after all and I needed to make sure everyone was available to come to the dances, field trips, that sorta stuff. I only put his schedule up to take a better look at it. I took it down almost immediately after I was done with it.”
“What about knowing his favourite flavour of macaron?”
“I know everyone’s favourite everything. Yours is lemon even though you say it’s too disgusting. Chocolate is your backup if there is no lemon.”
“Lemon macarons are disgusting!”
“So you don’t want one?” Marinette pointed to the lemon macarons on her table, Chloe stopped for a second calculating whether to take one or not. She gave in, Tom and Sabine’s food was the best in the country, she wouldn’t admit it though.
“What’s the plan to take down Lila? I’m assuming you already have one,” Marinette said as she ate her macarons.
“Of course I do. It would be ridiculous, utterly ridiculous to not! So, here’s the plan. Slow. Painfully slow, we let Lila lie for a couple of months before we start the final plan. It should also give us time to plan things out and she would stop being suspicious. Then, we have her let everyone down. Ask her for things and when she doesn’t pull through, people will start having doubts. We add to their doubts, of course. Then, the finale!”
“Which is?” Chloe grinned and started explaining.