《Out With The Old, In With The New》Chapter 6 - Their arrival
Advertisement
Chloe is the first one to wake up. At first she just thinks it's an ordinary day; Wake up, brush teeth, take shower, ect. Then she remembers that Jason, Kacey, and Luke are going to be landing in a few hours.
Chloe: OH MY GOSH! MARI, LILA, WAKE UP!
She grabs her towel and runs out of the bathroom.
Chloe: WAKE UP! WAKE UP!
She starts shaking Marinette and Lila and accidentally wakes up everyone else in the room.
Chloe: S-sorry!
Kagami: Chloe, what are you doing...?
Juleka: Too...early...
Marinette: Chlo...what's going on...?
Chloe: THE GUYS ARE COMING TODAY! THE GUYS ARE COMING TODAY!
Lila: Yeah...the guys are...today...
She starts dosing off and then springs to her feet.
Lila: TODAY!?
Marinette: What about today?
They sit up still feeling groggy.
Juleka: Your boyfriends are coming to Paris today.
Chloe: THEY AREN'T OUR BOYFRIENDS!
Marinette: KACEY'S COMING TODAY!?
Kagami: Yes, Marr, we've gone over this already.
Chloe finishes getting dressed while Marinette runs to the bathroom to get ready.
Chloe: And she says she doesn't like him.
Kagami: She's got it bad.
Juleka: Just like you with Luka!
Kagami: Don't act like you don't like Nino, Juleka.
She goes red and runs to the other bathroom in the room with her stuff.
Kagami: You can't hide from me!
Juleka shouts something on the other side of the door but it's muffled.
Chloe: HAHAHAHA! She runs away from feels like Marinette!
Speak of the devil, they come out of the bathroom drying their hair.
Marinette: I heard that! I will tell Jason that you like him!
Chloe: No, please, if you do I'll never be able to live it down!
Marinette: That's the point.
Lila gets her things and starts going to the bathroom when her phone starts ringing.
Lila: Who is it?
Kagami picks up her phone and starts laughing.
Kagami: It's Luke~
Lila: I'll take that!
In one swift motion, she takes her phone from Kagami and answers the call.
Lila: Hey, Luke...what's up?
Luke: Hey, Lila, we're landing in 30 minutes! We just flew over the Eiffel Tower!
Lila: Cool! Mari and Chlo!
She hangs up the phone and starts jumping up and down.
Lila: They're landing in half an hour! They're here!
She runs to get ready as Juleka comes out of the other bathroom. Kagami grabs her things and goes into the bathroom.
Chloe: Marr, which is better this one?
Or
This one?
Marinette: The first one.
Chloe: Ok!
Lila comes out of the bathroom and starts blowdrying her hair.
Lila: I hope Adrien isn't at the airport!
Marinette: Why would he be there!?
Lila: You never know! He could be following us!
Juleka: That's a worst case scenario that you better pray doesn't happen.
Marinette: If it does happen he's getting his ass beat!
Kagami: Hoping he does in case anyone was wondering. Shit- I've gotta get to fencing practice! I'll catch up with you girls later!
Everyone: Later, Kagami!
Juleka: I've gotta get back to the liberty. Mom says we've gotta set up for dad's birthday.
Lila: Alright, see you later!
Juleka: Bye!
Kagami and Juleka leave and Lila, Chloe, and Marinette start getting ready to go to the airport.
Lila: Do you think Luke's gonna like my haircut?
Marinette: Of course he will!
Chloe: Those backings look fantastic, Marr!
Marinette: Thanks, Chlo!
Lila: They're here! They're waiting for us at gate 38C!
Chloe: Let's go!
They all go outside to get into Chloe's limo. When they get there Marinette and Chloe are stunned to see multiple limos lined up outside the hotel.
Advertisement
Chloe: What? There's a lot of people! If they're going anywhere they're going there in style!
Marinette: Leave it to Chloe to go over the top.
Lila: Yeah, but she means well.
They get in the limo and start driving to the airport to pick up everyone.
Lila: Marr, if you don't mind me asking, how come you're barely go home anymore?
Marinette: *Sigh* Mama and Papa sent me a very long, very angry voice message about "bullying poor, innocent, Lila" and disowned me. Apparently, Agreste told them I "beat you up" this experiment is working wonders for me if I'm being completely honest!
Chloe: Oh, Mari...
Lila and Chloe watch as she breaks down crying and give her a comforting hug.
Chloe: We're so sorry...
Lila: I should've never done this! This is all my fault!
Marinette: It's ok, really, it just hurts...that they didn't believe me. But either way I have people who actually care about me and that's all that matters.
She wipes her eyes and lets a chuckle escape from her mouth.
Marinette: Besides, it's not like life can get any more difficult...I think...?
The limo stops and they get out and start walking into the airport.
Kacey: HI MARI!
Lila: We're here too, y'know!
Kacey: Right...you two as well...
Chloe: Wow, ok then.
Everyone shares a laugh and Kacey's little sister comes up and tugs on the jacket. They bend down and give Clara a warm smile.
Clara: Who are you?
Marinette: My name's Marinette, but you can call me Mari! Who are you?
Clara: I'm Clara! Are you Kacey's girlfriend?
Marinette: Now, where'd you hear that, Clara?
They raise an eyebrow in Kacey's direction and he at them confused.
Clara: Kacey let me play his phone and Jason said I should go through his contacts and there was one with a name that was: "My special girl 🥰🥰" And I asked Luke and he said-
Kacey: Ok! Mommy looks like she could use some help! Go to mommy, go to mommy!
He starts nudging her to where their mother is and she starts struggling.
Clara: I'll tell mommy you broke her vase playing catch with Luke in the house!
He stops dead in his tracks and turns her around immediately pushing her back to Marinette.
Kacey: Go to the pretty girl! Go, go, go!
She looks at Kacey with a smile and he glares down at her.
Marinette: So, Clara, how old are you?
Clara: I'm 11!
Marinette: Wow, you're tall for your age.
Clara: I know!
Mrs. Arcs: Kacey, come help me with- OH MY GOSH! MARINETTE, IS THAT YOU!?
Marinette: HI MRS. ARCS! YOU HAVE A VERY LOVELY DAUGHTER!
Mrs. Arcs: THANK YOU! KACEY YOU'RE GIRLFRIEND IS SO SWEET! YOU SHOULD KEEP HER AROUND!
Kacey: MOM!
Mr. Arcs: Kacey, come help us with these bags! Jason, Luke, help your mothers!
Jason+Luke: Yes sir!
They all run to their families and start helping collect everyone's bags.
Chloe: Abby is so adorable!
Lila: I know!
Marinette: Clara thought I was Kacey's girlfriend...
The three girls share a small laugh and everyone comes back with different types of luggage.
Luke: What the hell do you have in here, dad, bowling balls?
Mr. Rivera: Yes, actually! There's a bowling tournament and I'm going to enter.
They all walk outside and everyone stares wide eyed at the limos.
Chloe: If you're gonna go places, then go there in style!
Abby: Cool! Do we really get to ride in these?
Marinette: Yup! Hop in everybody!
Everyone puts their luggage in the the trunks and gets in the limos.
Advertisement
Jason: These are some big ass limos!
Abby: Did you think the limo would be small like a car?
Jason: Smart mouth.
Marinette: If this man texts me one more time I'M GONNA-
They pause and see everyone staring at her. They clear their throat and shut their phone off.
Chloe: Agreste, again?
Marinette: Yes! He's got a new number, again!
Lila: Ugh! That's the 5 one this week!
Luke: Explanation?
Marinette: Blonde model boy. New number. Wants to talk. Can't take no for an answer. 5 times. Ignored everytime.
Kacey: Ouch, the cold shoulder!
Jason: Damn, that's harsh- Hey, is that him?
He points outside at the smoothie shop, seeing a very depressed looking Adrien Agreste.
Marinette: Yeah, that's the bastard.
Lila: Calm down, Marr.
Marinette: Yeah, yeah.
Kacey: Let's make a pit stop then!
The driver stops and Kacey looks at them all with a smile on his face.
Kacey: Who wants some smoothies?
Luke: Oh, you're a menace, man!
Kacey: What about it? Now, let's go get those smoothies!
Lila: Aren't you low on funds as it already is?
He averts his eyes, glancing ever so aggressively towards the smoothie shop and gets out of the limo.
Abby: Yay, smoothies!
They all get out of the parked limo, while the other two keep going to get to the hotel.
The group walks toward the Smoothie shop and Adrien looks up to see who's coming. He perks up when he sees Marinette, and is about to talk to her.
His joyful mood is quickly shattered when he sees Kacey put his arm around Marinette, but he thinks that they're just friends and tries to make his advancement anyway.
Adrien: Marinette, we've gotta- Lila?
Luke: You know this clown?
Lila: He's the model boy.
Luke: Ah, I'm gonna have fun tearing you a new one!
Adrien: Mari-
Marinette: Marinette.
Adrien: Huh?
Marinette: My friends call me "Mari" . You call me "Marinette".
Adrien: We are friends-
Jason: You sure little man? As far as I'm concerned, you're a little backstabbing traitor!
Adrien: Marinette, what did you tell them!?
Marinette: The truth!
Lila: Unlike me, but that's not the point!
Adrien: You...were lying the whole time!?
Chloe: Oh, look, we have a genius here.
Kacey: How about you all go get your smoothies or whatever you want and I'll...
He looks at Adrien with a psychotic smile and Adrien starts shaking.
Kacey: Have a little talk with sunshine boy.
Chloe takes his credit card and takes everyone inside the building, while he has a "little talk" with Adrien.
Kacey: I bet you're wondering what all this is about, right?
He nods his head afraid to answer his question verbally.
Kacey: Bluebell, Chloe, and Lila are best friends- haven been ever since they were babies. A year ago, Lila said most of you- A.K.A: Bluebell's class, was fake. Mari gave you the benefit of the doubt and you let them down.
He grits his teeth with the last 3 words he lets pass.
Kacey: Lila had the idea to become a manipulative liar, Chloe be a bratty daddy's girl, and Mari an aspiring fashion designer. Basically, this was a test an you flunked badly!
He wants to beat Adrien to a bloody pulp so badly, but know that Marinette wouldn't like it if he did that. Instead, he takes a few breathes, remembering that he could get Akumatized.
Adrien: Hey, who are you anyway!? You think you can just come waltzing into her life acting like you own her!
Kacey: Yeah, actually, you're the one doing the waltzing. Considering I've known them longer then you have. And I don't own them. They are a person of their own free will
Adrien: HA! You could've never met her because she would've already introduced you to us!
Kacey: You're forgetting one little, tiny, teensy weensy detail.
Adrien: What?
He asks through his gritted teeth, upset that anyone but him is with his princess.
Kacey: That they only met you this year, but they were in the U.S with me for 2 years before moving back here. I mean- face it, either way, the princess is mine-
Adrien starts repeatedly punching him in the face and gut. Kacey deflects most of the hits, but takes more hits then he dodges. He would fight back, but he's worried of what Marinette would think if he does.
The rest of the group runs out of the smoothie shop and try to shield Clara's eyes from seeing her older brother getting brutally physically assaulted.
Marinette tries to separate the two of them, but is caught in the crossfire, getting hit by Adrien, causing them to end up with a black eye and a busted lip.
Adrien and Kacey freeze and before Adrien can react, Kacey rushes over to Marinette to make sure they're alright.
Kacey: Bluebell! Are you ok!?
They chuckle and look up at a beaten up Kacey.
Marinette: I should be asking you that. You've got a black eye, your face is turning purple, you're missing a tooth, blood's dripping from your mouth and your cheek is busted. Are you ok?
Clara pushes her way to the front of the group and runs to her brother crying.
Clara: Kacey! Are you ok!?
Kacey: I'm ok, Lara-
Clara: Nu uh! You're bleeding everywhere!
Kacey: I'll be fine, I promise.
Clara: Are you sure?
Kacey: 100%, honest!
Clara: O-ok.
She turns to Adrien and runs toward him and kicks him in the balls.
Adrien: AUGGHH!
Clara: I HATE YOU!
Marinette: Go Lara...oh god it hurts...
Kacey: Sorry, Bluebell!
Marinette: I have a question- and answer honestly, who in the saints and demonic fuckers started this?
Chloe: That's a new one!
Adrien: He...attacked me...
Marinette: You're a fucking liar.
He looks at her teary eyed trying to ignore the pain below.
Marinette: What reason would he have to attack someone he doesn't know? Plus, he isn't a hypocrite. He told me not to beat anyone's ass, so why would he do something he told me not to do?
Adrien: But, he-
Marinette: Shut up! Now, since all you can do is lie to my face- Kacey, what happened?
Kacey: He was confused about what was happening, as expected, so I told him. Then, he said something about me waltzing into your life, so then I brought up the fact that I didn't do anything and technically he's the one doing the waltzing since you only met him this year. Then he got all offend saying "You could've never met her because she would've introduced you to us" and I'm like "How if they were in the U.S and she only met you this year?" Then outta no where he just starts attacking me!
Marinette: You're a fucking phyco, Agreste!
She looks over when Abby starts tugging on the sleeve of the jacket.
Marinette: What is it, Abby?
Abby: Is everyone in Paris this mean?
Marinette: No, no! It's only 5 people and he's one of those 5 people.
Abby: I don't like him at all...he's like dad when he has to go to work on his day off.
They all start laughing while Adrien hangs his head down realizing that in his attempt to gain adoration from his princess, he's going to lose her.
He starts thinking of ways to guarantee that doesn't happen, while he watches Kacey help Marinette to her feet. Feeling guilty about what he's done he mutters a sorry.
He gets no response and looks up. He realizes the reason why. Marinette is to busy checking out Kacey's wounds he caused, Kacey's trying to reassure her that he's fine, and everyone else is trying to calm the kids down while going back to their limo.
Adrien watches as Marinette and Kacey walk away. Kacey wraps his arm around Marinette and glares at Adrien before going back to their friends.
They all look at the time. Realizing that they've been out almost all day, they start going home and Marinette and Kacey start going on their date.
Adrien continues to stare as Marinette walks hand in hand with Kacey down the treet, feeling a panging feeling of despair knowing that this moment could've been his.
Advertisement
- In Serial14 Chapters
Dream Dungeon
Welcome to the dream dungeon. Ely suddenly finds himself in a mysterious dungeon accessed only through sleeping. Many people are drawn into this dream world, confused and mystified. Those in this dungeon must kill monsters to survive; maybe even each other. Join Ely as he struggles to survive a ruthless environment. What replaces his rest is untold trauma. What seems like an innocent game trope turns into a nightmare. This is a story of tragedy and the path to ultimate power. All in the hopes of an uncertain survival. _________ This fiction has NOT been abandoned. I made a haughty promise earlier to not worry because I'll continue this series, and with things lately, I've only proved myself a liar. Further promises dwindled, and I've lost trust. So many things have been going on recently that I've been booked. I will refrain from making any future guarantees or promises as my busy schedule will stay with me for a long long while. Time for me to actually spend on writing and revising won't appear until at the least November 19. I won't say expect that's when I'll restart, but you can expect expecting it to maybe happen. That's really shallow. But with everything going on, I've let my small reading base down. I apologize. I still stick by my statement though that I won't abandon this project. I plan to stick it to the end, no matter the delay. Most importantly, thank you everyone; readers who both like and dislike my work. I appreciate your time spent on my dumb imagination. Stay toasty my readers in this winter season. Cheers. UPDATE: We're back on track. Thank you for your patience. Any future readers, heyo! Glad you're here. UPDATE 2: So far it's been 21 days since I last uploaded a chapter. The best thing done for any fiction, no matter how good it is, is that it continues, and I have a bad history with that. 1 fiction on hiatus and already more delays with less than 20 chapters in this fiction. I've been very preoccupied with adding more things to do in my life rather than actually committing to any particular thing. That applies primarily to this. I cannot abandon this, as busy as my future looks and will look as I get busier and busier. Someday, I hope, I will be able to sit down and just write. just. write. But for now, I ask for patience. I suppose I'm glad this fiction hasn't picked up so that I don't disappoint too many people if any really. But I need to commit and it's going to happen sometime and sometime soon. No more flowery words. I'll see you later. UPDATE 3: It's very evident I won't be able to pick up this story for a while. With AP Testing, competitions, and other things I am busier than ever. But I must complete this fiction. I have too. Until next time. UPDATE 4: It is now the summer. I owe everyone an apology. Chances are, nobody's around to see this, and that is okay. I only blame myself for this sort of brokenness of a fiction, not that it is actually that bad but I am just exaggerating it for dramatic effect.But what's not exaggerated is the severity of my broken promise. I apologize for my naive claims about finishing a novel that I couldn't finish and that I didn't have the discipline to finish. Nor the skills, really, I was and am still an immature writer.What is to place now? I want to make it clear I understand this is my fault. I will man up to this. And I will accept any criticism. I understand I messed up. Reading Stephen King's On Writing made it clear to me that I need to do two things:Read lots.And write lots.I have done neither. If I don't have the time to read often, how do I expect to write? I need to become more experienced. I need to become a serious writer.So if I want to dream of continuing, I need to at least fulfill both requirements. I enjoy writing. I haven't written seriously outside of school in a while. I planned to write this summer and finish this. I made a lot of promises that I didn't keep.So there's that. I won't enact any self-pity, or be foolishly obsessed. What I did was wrong, and I must deal with it. I let down readers. And I apologize.I hope I can find forgiveness. This is a writer's sin.I won't promise I'll finish this. I intend to finish this, at some point, because writing is fun and I want to write. But how things are don't reflect that. Maybe I'll finish this at some point. Maybe I won't. I won't be naive to make that promise.I thank everyone who has read this if this is the end. If not, and hopefully not, I thank everyone who is to read future chapters. I thank everyone who allowed me to live in the miniscule little dream of mine as I passed my days. I thank everyone who cares enough to read this. Until next time, peace everyone. Thank you. You are all great readers and great people. I wish everyone the best in whatever reading/writing endeavors follow you henceforth.
8 72 - In Serial23 Chapters
The Overzealous Healer
CONTENT WARNING: Gore, animal cruelty Genre: Transgressive, dark fantasy Book 1 Blurb: Timo is a child who commits magical murder, and the farm sends a witchhunter to investigate. Without modern social nets that we take for granted, he is shunned, consumed by inexplicable loneliness. To survive, he must find an acceptable outlet for his powers and his moral insanity. However, Timo plans to have fun while he's at it, and mayhem is on the menu. The Scorpion, a jaded witchhunter, tracks down the suspect. As he digs further, he must ultimately make the hardest decision of his life. ---Please read [Roadmap Announcement] for details.
8 194 - In Serial37 Chapters
The Legend of Fanaura: Cursed
'Hey, need some help there?' An unfamiliar voice echoed through her mind, and she startled, losing her grip on the red phial. It rolled through the grass, away from her. "Oh shoot!" she yelped, and her focus diverted from her opponent for a split second, but it was enough to prove fatal. The beast took advantage of her distraction and lunged towards her. She tried to back away, but in her haste, she stumbled and fell. She looked at the beast, inches away from her, and shut her eyes in fear. She raised her arms to cover her head, even if she knew it was futile. Yet seconds passed, and no pain came. Then she heard the beast let out a pained yelp. She opened her eyes to the familiar sounds of battle before her. A tall man stood before her, locked in battle with the beast. He wielded a sword as long as his height, yet it didn't seem to hinder him in the slightest. She watched in awe as he swung the obviously heavy sword around as if it were light as a feather. His movements were swift and precise, and it didn't take long before the beast fell to the ground, motionless. “You alright there, miss?” The man sheathed his sword across his back, before turning to her. Her eyes widened when she heard his voice. It was the same voice who had that had spoken into her mind and the cause of her almost-fatal distraction. "You...!" she hissed.***She was the chosen one to end the war between the Goddesses when they were supposed to take care of the world balance. Refused to be the pawn of the Goddess she chooses to kill herself, thinking that it will end her obligation and suffering. But when she woke up in another body, she realized that she can't outrun her fate. Being reborn in the same world after the end of the Goddesses war in a pre-apocalyptic situation, she knew she needs to face her fate as the cursed heroine. But her path won't be easy as darkness lurks and hidden between her friends and comrades waiting to punch her in the back and ruined her journey of redemption and world saving. Would she succeed or succumbed once more?
8 113 - In Serial31 Chapters
Waifu Wars
In a world where waifus exist, one young boy and his waifu, Trash-Chan, will compete to get to the top of the Waifu Wars.
8 147 - In Serial14 Chapters
Patchwork System
Notification (cannot be ignored): For being the first being to kill another of its own species after Sublimation, Lyam Aldren is awarded the Title of Cain’s Successor. Let all fear the Kinslayer!!! Lyam Aldren, killer for hire, was just going about his business when he suddenly received a notification from something called the System. Apparently, the entirety of Earth, its denizens and its matter were transported into the world of the System, planted in 'patches' all throughout the infinite world. The world of the Patchwork System is one of challenges, where life is cheap, power is king, and Classes and levels are a thing. In a brutal world, there is perhaps room for a killer with bloodstained hands to find his own way, free of his past. However, his Title and his inherent nature plague him, his fragmented personality laid bare to those with the eyes to see, and if he doesn't become powerful enough to defeat or escape those who would use or destroy him, he will quickly be devoured by the merciless world created by the System. Compared to my previous work, this is a more 'classic' litrpg setup, with clear (if somewhat complex) progression through levels and skill gains, with a 'system apocalypse' setup. Unlike most system apocalypse story protagonists, Lyam is neither a leader nor is he particularly interested in saving his fellow Earthlings. This is a story of a man who is both endangered and set free by the destruction of his old world, as he finds both power, new discoveries, and adventure in a place where his past matters not at all and power is the only language most speak. Later in the story, there will be harem elements, but the first volume is dedicated to Lyam's first months in the System. For those who are more interested in the Heirs of the Hooded King, I am putting it on hiatus as I rework the setting and future story developments a bit.
8 171 - In Serial26 Chapters
The Ending They Should've Gotten - Monty and Winston
What if Monty didn't die? And what if he and Winston got a happy ending?
8 111

