A/N: This is set after Princess Fragrance and after that its complete cannon divergence. I have a few other chapters ready to post and an idea with where I'm going with this but I want to see if there's enough interest first so please let me know if you've enjoyed whats up so far and i'll be happy to post more and keep it going!

Quiet frankly Adrien was getting really sick of the weird feeling that came from waking up while being already conscious, it left his head feeling achy and his heart feeling guilty. In fact he was just plain old sick of being used against his lady when he was supposed to be helping and protecting her! He could only assumed it had happened again as he found himself crouching and went on the side of the river. How was she supposed to fall head over heels in love with him if he kept getting caught by Akuma's and being forced to attack her. He hoped she was okay after this latest episode. Sighing he stood, how many times was that now four? Five?! Honestly he'd lost count.

At least, he noted, this time he didn't feel all the usual tell-tale aches and pains that often came with being forced to fight against his lady. There was a degree of stiffness in his back and he assumed he must have fallen or been thrown, but in all honestly he didn't mind. He'd take all the pain in the word if it meant he hadn't hurt his lady.

He reached for his staff, wincing a little, and placed it back in its hold looking down at his ring, only two paw prints left. He'd better hurry and get back home, his father had something important on today and of course he had to attend as well. He took out his staff again and quickly hurried his way home, the feelings of guilt settle heavily in his mind.

The whole thing had been boring as he knew it would be. He had smiled when needed, laughed when he should have and all around been paraded about by his father, never once able to get a moment to himself. The only other people there his age were Chloe and Price Ali, but his father's busy schedule keep him away from the only two people in the room he might be able to have interesting conversation with. By the time he got home it was late and he bid his father good night without a reply in return. Adrien sighed and trudged to his room, Plagg floating around his head making idle chatter about cheese.

Adrien quietly passed him a wedge on Camembert and plonked down in his computer chair, thoughts of once again being controlled by an Akuma clouding his thoughts. Why was it always him? Was it his bad luck or something more? Maybe Ladybug is simply immune and he's not. He shook his head, how was he to know. Plagg might know but the little cat never really told him what he wanted, or needed to know. He glanced over at the black cat and sighed again. He vowed to himself, and to his lady, then and there, he would not let himself get taken over by some Akuma again. He would be stronger, better, and protect his lady like he should! Not attack her mercilessly.

With the promise in place he made his way to bed and flopped into it, snuggling into his warm, but probably overly expensive, covers. Plagg joined him, sleeping on the pillow beside his head. The little cat's snores were soothing in a way and it wasn't long before Adrien found himself drifting off to sleep.

Morning came and Adrien was dressed and ready exactly on time as always. He was at school exactly on time as always. And like always the moment he walked into class he saw Chloe harassing another student. It seems that Rose's date with Prince Ali the day before had sent her jealousy off the scale and she was taking out her anger on Rose. Marientte was already there defending the young girl and Chloe was happily attacking her to. Adrien sighed, why did it feel like all he did these days was sigh, and approached the situation hoping to defuse it.

"Come on Chloe, that's enough; let's sit down for class okay." He gave her a warm, gentle smile and placed a hand on her shoulder, lightly tugging her towards their seats. She pulled out of his grip angrily and turned her anger on him.

"Honestly Adrien why do you keep defending these pathetic little worms! You and I, we're better than them, there's no need for you to feel sorry for them. So why don't you stay out of it, I'm just telling them the truth!" She rounded on Marinette and Rose again, "That they are tiny, insignificant little things that are not good enough to even look at let alone be near someone as important as Prince Ali or…" She spun back to look at Adrien once more, "Or even you Adrien!" She threw a glare over her shoulder at the two girls she had just attacked.

Adrien was shocked to say the least. This was worse than Chloe's usual outbursts and now poor Rose was crying now while Marinette glared at Chloe angrily. Adrien stepped back from Chloe, blown away by just how horrible she was being, at this rate Rose was going to become an Akuma again, if that's even possible, he thought to himself.

"That's not true Chloe, yo-"

"Oh come ON Adrien, you know it, I know it. We are better than them!" She gestured to Mari and Rose angrily, "We have money, we have looks, we have power, and we are not the same as them! Stop being an idiot and defending them, you belong to me." She wrapped her arms around his and tugged him closer.

"Chloe…" Adrien honestly wasn't sure what to say, how to reply, to her awful words.

"No Adrien you need to listen to me! They are nothing, less than nothing! They are dirt beneath our feet!"

Adrien was fuming at this point, how dare she say all these awful things about his friends. His fist clenched angrily at his side as he worked to keep his emotions in check. "Chloe you have to stop this, we're all people we-"

"No, they are maggots when compared to us Adrien!"

That was the tipping point. He couldn't hold back any longer, "The only maggot I see here Chloe, is you!" He shouted back, tugging his arm furiously from her grip, sending her stumbling backwards.

He hadn't really meant to say that out loud, hadn't meant to lose control like that, and it seemed it wasn't just Chloe who was shocked by his outburst. The entire class was looking at him, the teacher and a few students stood frozen in the doorway having just heard the last snippets of the argument. Even Rose's tears had stopped flowing. Adrien had never before raised his voice, never before spoke with such vibrant anger, and never before had he so clearly spoken out against Chloe.

The amount of people staring at him and the heavy silence that filled the room was overwhelming. While Adrien was used to being the centre of attention in certain situations this was not one of them. His bag slid from his shoulder and his eyes darted to the doorway, second later he bolted out of the room, pushing past student and teacher bodies, unaware who were who, simply following his need to escape everyone's piercing gaze.

He finally stopped, panting, at the park not far from the school. His breathing was shallow and it wasn't from the running. He knew his father was going to hear about this. Oh god, what if he took him out of school! He knew he was going to get in trouble for fighting with Chloe and putting his father's relationship with the Mayor at risk. His breathing was getting shallower as these thoughts raced through his mind. He needed someone to talk to, he needed Plagg.

He reached for his bag only to find it gone. Damn it, of course today was the one day Plagg wanted to lay in his bag and snack on cheese instead of hiding in his jacket like usual. Adrien felt an oncoming sigh and clenched his fists tightly, trying instead to deepen his breathing and calm himself down. He needed to compose himself before his father came looking for him. The very thought of confronting his father about the incident in the classroom turned his anxiety to panic. His actions back there were going to have repercussions and Adrien had no doubt in his mind after today his father would tighten his hold over him in order to control him more, a thought that made his breathing grow shallower and his grip on the calm feelings he had been trying to retain loosen and break.

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