Muted Love

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Marinette's pov:

Today was the first day I would be starting public school. I was afraid. I was scared that nobody would like me. I couldn't speak to them. I couldn't be a normal teenager who can express her own feelings.

"Mari dear, your breakfast is getting cold." Mama calls me. I quickly grab my things and run downstairs. After eating breakfast, I kissed them goodbye and ran out the door.

I ran until I saw the big gates of François Dupont. I ran inside the gates hoping I was still early. Until I bumped into someone.

"Watch where you're going " a rough voice barks at me. I was terrified."I-I...." I tried to speak but it hurt. "Is that a pathetic excuse of an apology? The blonde model spat at me. "So...rry." I choked out. It was really hard. "Just get away already!" He yelled at me. Terrified, I ran away towards the classrooms. I quickly found my class and sat on an empty seat. I bit my lip to keep from crying.

Just then, all the students poured into the class. I felt my heart race. Just then I saw him. The boy I accidentally bumped into. He was heading this way. Oh shit he is sitting next to me! He groaned upon seeing me."you've got to be kidding me!" He muttered. But he sat next me. "I'm Adrien Agreste." He says not looking at me. Then he looks at me with no expression. "Your name?" He prompted. "Ma.. Mari" I tried to speak but a sharp pain shot through my throat. I winced. He looks at me raising his eyebrows." Are you okay?" He asks expressionlessly. I nodded my head. I grabbed a piece of paper and wrote my name and I also explained to him that I couldn't speak. "Why can't you speak?" He asks his tone serious but he didn't look like he believed me. I didn't answer him. "I think you are lying to get attention." He says annoyed. I was horrified. How could he say that?! He was so mean!

Just then, the girl sitting infront of me turned to face me. "You must be the new girl that can't speak, I'm Alya Cesairé. She says holding out her hand. I shaked it smiling. "Ma...Mari...nette" I try to say to be polite but it hurt even worse. I winced. "It's okay if you can't speak!" Alya says alarmed."You can just write what you want to say on a piece of paper." I nodded to indicate that I understood. " Alya! Isn't it obvious that she is faking it to get attention?!" Adrien says hotly. I shrinked back horrified that he would say such a thing."Adrien! That is just mean!" A boy sitting next to Alya frowned. He wore a cap and headphones. "Hey dudette, the name's Nino Lahiffe." He says shaking my hand. I smiled at him. But it replaced with a frown after Adrien trashed me.

Time skip to recess

"So Marinette, how long have you not spoken?" Alya asks eating her pie. " Nino nods his head encouragingly. As Adrien scoffs. The both of them glares at him and he pretends not to notice. I thought for a moment and I pointed out 5 fingers. "Wow.. that long?" Alya gasps. "What exactly made you go silent?" Nino asks casually. Now that was a sensitive topic. I started to sweat and tried to breathe normally. I couldn't bring myself to relive the most painful memories of my life. I couldn't tell them yet.

I shook my head and smiled weakly." Oh it's totally cool dudette, you don't have to. You can tell us when you feel like it." Nino interjects noticing my expression. "Yeah, that gives her loads of time to come up with a fake backstory!" Adrien snorted. That was it. He pushed the last button. I slammed my hand on the table and got up abruptly. Alya and Nino looks at me with wide eyes. Adrien however doesn't look even the slightest bit ruffled. "You......are.....mean!" I tried to shout at him. But it came out strangled and weird. I closed my mouth quickly with my hands. Tears brimming in my eyes, I ran towards the girl's toilet. "Marinette!" Alya calls out running after me.

Adrien's pov:
"What the hell dude?!" Nino yells at me angrily." What? You guys can't seriously be believing her pathetic charade!" I yell back. This girl seriously had attention issues. "Miss Bustier said she has been through something when she was young that made her go silent!" Nino says through gritted teeth. Honestly I didn't care. I rolled my eyes at him. "How are you so heartless?" He asks angrily. "That's me! Deal with it!" I snapped. "Well you know what? I'm done with your shit! You are being so mean to other people to keep yourself happy!" Nino says hotly.

"Honestly Nino. Chill." I say lazily. "No! I'm not going to let you be mean to Marinette!" He says storming off. I shrugged. I for one didn't believe a shit this Marinette girl is bullshitting. She may be tricking everyone but she can never fool this Agreste.