⚠⚠⚠ (!!Warning!! Suicide, abuse, self-harm, swearing and bullying are mentioned throughout this chapter and I advise sensitive readers to be cautious reading ahead.) ⚠⚠⚠

Lots of love Abs xx

It had been a day since Marinette had an allergic reaction and Nino was starting to get worried. He hadn't seen Marinette since their two tour guides rushed her out of the cafeteria and into an ambulance that had just arrived. Due to what happened, their tour was postponed and everyone was blaming Marinette for it even though they were the ones who gave her the cookie with cherries in.

No one besides Adrien knew that Marinette had siblings, let alone that the tour guides were her brothers. To be honest, it wasn't like Adrien was going to tell anyone, he practically forgot about that piece of information by now. Alix also knew but why would she spill something like that to the enemy?!

Nino was in his hotel room that he shared with Nathaniel, Alya and Lila both requested for boys and girls to be mixed but for once Ms Bustier was being competent and didn't allow it. Nathaniel wasn't that bad, he stayed reserved and was never in Nino's way. Nino was lying on his bed with his headphones plugged in, listening to a random playlist he found, he was thinking back to the day it all happened. The memory was still quite vivid and it created a sort of rift between the class...

{The class was escorted back to the hotel after Marinette was taken into the ambulance and to the hospital}

Everyone had gathered in Lila and Alya's room to just chill out, Lila was currently struggling to breath because she was dying from laughter after the whole ordeal at the WE cafeteria. Nino was happy Marinette had forgiven him and he sat at the back in the corner staring out the window trying his best to drown out all their laughter.

He wasn't really paying attention to what they were talking about till someone shouted.

"Will you just Shut the fuck up!" Juleka's voice was loud, louder than any of them had ever heard and was as loud as any normal persons voice when they shouted. Her voice was so unfamiliar that it caught the whole rooms attention. Upon finding the girl standing upright, her expressions dark as she silently fumed, her purple side fringe covering half her face.

"You guys seriously think it's okay to laugh about the shit you just pulled?! Because if so then your fucking hilarious!" everyone stared wide eyed at the swearing girl, none speaking.

"Marinette is fighting for her fucking life right now and you have the audacity to sit here and laugh about it! You people are absolute shitty people." She gritted her teeth with every word that slipped off her tongue, not caring for the reactions she was receiving.

"I'm sick and tired of you treating her like she's worthless, like she's shit because news flash, she's one of the best people I've ever met and I'm fucking stupid to have not stayed by her side throughout the end of high school."

She stopped and took a single breath before she continued her rant.

"I'm no longer going to sit on the side and watch you torture that angel, I've heard enough of the lies and the excuses. You're all just toxic and I'm afraid that I've gone too far and I won't be able to forgive myself if Marinette is dying in the hospital all because of my stupid mistakes."

Her rant was filled with pure emotions, more emotion than she's ever shown. It really did shock the class, not even Lila could interrupt her because she too was frozen in shock.

"I've been the biggest asshole for not doing anything before but I've had enough of this class, your all the bigger assholes for doing what you've done." she licked her soft lips and didn't stop there.

"What has Marinette ever done to you guys to deserve what you've done to her? Huh!? Please enlighten me because from what I can see, she's been nothing but been patient and the most purest angel that has walked this earth."

Her eyes scanned the collection of students in the hotel room before continuing,

"Have you forgotten about all she's done for us? Let me enlighten you: When she convinced you Ivan, to admit your feelings to Mylene! When she convinced you Mylene, to not be scared and carry on acting in our class film! When she introduced you to Marc, Nathaniel! When she got you that interview with Ladybug Alya! The several times she helped try out all your games Max! The time she helped prepare for your date with Ondine! This is just the touching surface, I could go and and carry on the list!" She sucked in a broken breath.

"She's done nothing but helped us and we've done nothing but broken her, I can't stand by that" She blew her side fringe away from her eye,

"Fuck you, Fuck all of you dirty little shits." She walked to the sofa and picked up her bag she took for the tour and throwing it onto one of her shoulders securely before giving the whole class the dirtiest look she could muster, the whole class shuddered at the look.

Before Juleka could move from where she stood, slow clapping filled the room catching everyone's attention. They all looked around to face a standing Alix who made her way to Juleka.

"Someone actually noticed and finally put their fucking foot down, It's been getting boring in a class filled with people who share the same brain cell."

She could clearly hear the offended gasps from her classmates but her focus was sorely on Juleka.

"Welcome to the good side where we don't believe in liars and fakes. You're our official seventh attendee." Alix's voice held pride as she smiled at the girl.

"Seventh? Since when did that many people not believe in this bullshit?" Her thumb was pointed towards her classmates.

"For sometime now but better late than never. Nino, get your ass up because I can no longer think around such idiots." She briefly looked back at the boy who didn't object and followed the two girls out the door

The class was left in utter silence trying to comprehend what just happened till Lila spoke up

"They're just jealous of my happiness, they've been faking our friendship all along! How cruel could they be, just as bad as Marinette!" Crocodile tears rapidly streamed down her tanned cheeks as the whole class turned to her with the same worried expression painted on all their faces.

Juleka was spitting nothing but facts, they were all 'Dirty little shits'

{Back to the present}

Nino was still in shock from the day, never in all his years of going to school with Juleka, had he heard her go off or talk to anyone that much. And that says a lot since they've been going to the same school's since middle school. He was brought out of his revere when his door opened and in walked Alix and Juleka.

The class had nothing to do since the tour was put on a temporary halt till Marinette returned, if she returned that is. The class had been exploring more of Gotham while the three of them stayed indoors, it was safer to stay inside.

They sat in silence till Nino spoke up,

"Any news on Marinette's condition?"

The two girls looked at him with the same curious look, Alix answered his question in half,

"Chloe flew in after I called her, apparently she's in the hospital with Marinette's family."

Huh? Since when did Marinette have family?!

Everyone knew of Sabine and Tom's passing, Gina was still travelling and Roland had gone radio silent since their deaths, no one knew Sabine's family so that was ruled off.

"Family? But she-" Nino was interrupted by Alix.

"It's all been fake, Sabine and Tom were her temporary guardian's for her stay in Paris till she returned back to Gotham. She's got several brothers and even sisters, our tour guides are actually two of her brothers." her voice was flat as if it was old news, Juleka and Nino stared at Alix with utter shock.

"Woah, I wasn't expecting that. Shits messed up."

Juleka was no longer mumbling under her breath, she spoke with a normal inside voice.

"You took the words right out of my mouth sista, I'm waiting on a call from Chloe any second now." Just as the they fell back into a comfortable silence, a phone rang.

"It's Chloe!"

Alix was quick to accept the call and put it on speaker for the three to hear. Alix wasn't given anytime to say anything when Chloe spoke.

"She's Awake! No one knows how but she's alive and everything but now she has to explain all the shit to everyone." the three of their eyebrows furrowed at some of her words.

"What do you mean 'alive', she always was alive?"

"Oh! Yeah, she died yesterday but she somehow came back from the dead! Don't ask how but it happened, while she explains everything to her family, do you wanna come over and see her?"

She spoke quickly and the line soon went silent while she waited for an answer.

"Y-yeah, we'll catch a bus or walk or something like that." Alix's stutter was quick and shoved aside and she stood from the bed and left the room, Juleka and Nino following.

"Let's go see our zombie friend them shall we?"

*****

"And then she gave me the cookie with cherries in it, leading me to where we are now."

Marinette let tears slid down her cheeks for the first time in years, yes she cried at the airport when they arrived in Gotham but they were tears of happiness, not tears from any negative emotion.

"T-things just got real bad and cut-cutting took away so much p-pain, it be-became a habit." her hand covered her mouth as more tears flowed, wetting her hospital gown.

"I was stup-id a-and"

She licked her lips at a loss for words, she felt like an utter disappointment and nothing could describe what she was feeling right now. No more words followed her sentence as she broke down for the first time in forever, she didn't care if someone was watching her in her most vulnerable form. She didn't fucking care.

The three Kwami sat on their Guardian wanting nothing but protect and comfort her, she didn't deserve any of this. The room remained in silence, nothing but monitors beeping and Marinette's weeping was heard. At some point, Marinette's crying died down and she was left in whimpers and silent tears fell.

"Please say something, your scaring me." she sounded so small and vulnerable that it hurt her brothers.

"This is a lot to take in but you need help Marinette."

"Dick's right, your health comes first and neither your mental or physical state is in good condition."

"Whatever happens, we'll be there for you."

Her eyes glistened as a fresh round of tears glazed over,

"I kept thousands of secrets from you and tried to kill myself, actually dying by accident along the way and this is what I get! No scolding or anything?"

She let out half, broken laugh and she wiped her eyes with her shaking hands.

"Oh you just wait little missy till your all better and everyone is informed of this."

Dick's voice was firm but the siblings burst out in laughter nonetheless.

It was in this moment, Marinette knew everything would be alright. Her keeping Paris a secret was probably a bad idea but mistakes happen, Marinette's been forgiven and she couldn't ask for a better family. She had only told her brothers and she still had her father and sisters to tell, God knows what their reactions would be but right now Marinette needed to focus on herself for once and she would get better. She's sure of that as she stares at the laughing figures of some of the most important men in her life.

*****

"Aww, I can't believe I missed this all because I just had to die."

Marinette pouted as she handed Alix her phone back. Marinette had finished watching a recording of Juleka's little show the day before. Alix had been sitting back and recording the whole thing for memories sake and for Marinette to watch. Chloe too had watched the recording and to say she was proud of Juleka was an understatement.

"I could've been there as a witness but no, I was crying over you young lady who decides to die and then casually wake up like it was nothing."

Marinette smiled and shrugged carelessly, her body was in slight pain and wasn't allowed to leave the hospital till another two days or so. The doctors had more monitoring to do and some tests to conduct on her since she did come back from the dead as well as since she had a serious allergic reaction and had to make sure she wasn't going to risk her health any further.

Some doctors had suggested on admitting her to a Psych ward upon seeing her self harm but her brothers refused with no hesitation. They wanted and needed to keep a close eye on her themselves and knowing their sister, a Psych ward would only worsen her mental stability and make her go crazy. Marinette didn't argue with them, she gladly agreed because she knew that one way or another that they were right.

Alix, Nino and Juleka arrived a little less than twenty minutes ago and they were now sitting in a comfortable silence. Chloe and Alix both sat at the bottom of Marinette's bed while Nino and Juleka sat in those uncomfortable plastic chairs that all hospitals have lying around somewhere.

Marinette used the silence to her advantage and spoke up, all eyes on frail figure.

"Now I need to explain some things to you two. Chloe and Alix already know and I know I can trust you two, call it gut instinct." She slightly sat up, Chloe and Alix following her actions understanding what was about to be said.

"This is going to sound real crazy and all but I need you to trust me too." the two students sat in the plastic chairs nodded slowly, full attention on the bluenette.

"I'm Ladybug."