(A/N I forgot that I still had to update this :p)

3rd Person P.O.V.

*The Next Day*

Marinette woke up and applied some concealer and foundation on the bruises on her face.

She flinched a couple of times, because it hurt like hell, but she was used to it.

She grabbed a dark long sleeved shirt, so none of her cuts were shown, and wore some black leggings.

She applied some natural shade pink lip gloss.

She walked downstairs, only to be ignored by her parents.

Typical. She thought. I guess some things don't change.

She didn't get anything to eat and just walked outside.

"HEY GIRL!" Alya said, running to Marinette.

Marinette plastered a big fake smile on her face.

She's mastered this ability for a long time now.

No one could see through it.

Or so she thought.......

"Hey Alya!" Marinette said, waving.

Alya stopped running and looked at her friend, with a serious expression.

"What?" Marinette asked.

"Stop." Was all Alya said.

"Stop what?" Marinette asked.

"Stop faking it." Alya said.

And with that, tears rolled down Marinette's cheeks.

"W-what?" Marinette asked.

"Marinette Dupain-Cheng."

Oh no. Marinette thought. She used my full name, that can't be good.

"Adrien bullied you again, didn't he?" Alya asked, genuinely concerned.

Alya has known about the bullying and has tried to help Marinette in any way she can.

Marinette didn't say anything and looked down.

Alya ran up to her and gave her a hug, but not too tight, knowing bruises were there.

Alya was unaware of the way Marinette cuts herself, or she's being ignored at home, or that she self harms herself and has suicidal thought, or that she starves herself.

All Alya knew was the bullying.

So, whenever Alya saw cuts and scars, Marinette blamed it on the bullying. Whenever Alya and Marinette go to the bakery, the Dupain-Chengs were always 'busy' and don't have time to talk, but without Marinette, they talk to Alya with ease. Marientte's thoughts were unheard by Alya and everyone else in the world. Alya never notices how thin Marinette is and doesn't bother to tell her to eat, thinking she always does.

Yup, that was Marinette's life, but she wouldn't change a thing.

"What happened yesterday?" Alya said, letting go of the hug.

"Nothing much, just the usual beat up." Marinette said, wiping away her tears.

"MARINETTE! THAT'S NOT NOTHING?!" Alya yelled.

Marinette shrugged. "He's done worse."

Alya gave Marinette a sympathetic look.

"Next time I'm sick, I won't stay home from school." Alya said.

"Alya, that's bad for you." Marinette said to her friend.

"Yah, but my disease will spread and once Adrien catches it, HE'LL DIE! MUAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!" Alya laughed.

Marinette just looked Alya, speechless.

"I'm just kidding Marinette. C'mon. Let's go to school." 

And with that, the two friends rushed to school.

*Le Time Skip*

The two girls burst into the classroom.

Luckily for them, Ms.Bustier hadn't arrived yet.

The two girls sat in their seats, being completely ignored by the other students.

Nino entered the room and waved at Alya and Marinette.

The two girls stopped talking and waved back.

Adrien hadn't arrived yet, so Nino was able to talk to them.

Truth was that everyone thought Marinette was the bad guy and that's why they let Adrien bully her. Though, they don't know to what extent he bullies her.

They all think that he just teases her and sometimes beat her up, but nothing more than that.

They didn't know how much Adrien had beat her up, well, except for Alya and Nino.

Everyone hated Marinette, except for Alya and Nino.

They would ignore her, tease her, and even beat her up, not as badly as Adrien, but enough to give her bruises.

Anyways, Nino walked to the two girls and started chatting with them.

Marinette put on a smile, a genuine one.

She was happy that she could talk to her friends, the ones that would stick by her.

After a while, Adrien entered the class.

All the conversations died down, well except for Alya, Marinette, and Nino's.

Unfortunately for them, Nino had just told Marinette something, making Marinette laugh, and leave Alya blushing.

Alya hit Nino's arm, playfully, and smiled at him.

Marinette was still laughing at her ship.

"Oh you don't know how much I ship you guys!" Marinette giggled.

Alya and Nino blushed, furiously, and hit Marinette in the arm, playfully.

This caused Marinette to laugh even more than before.

"AHEM!" Adrien cleared his throat.

He was furious seeing thay Marinette was laughing, giggling, and smiling. SHE was happy, and she shouldn't be.

The group looked at Adrien.

Nino, scared on what might happen next, was silent and sat back down in his seat.

Alya glared at the boy (Adrien), while Marinette looked down, silently cursing herself.

Adrien noticed Alya's glares and grunted.

He walked to his seat and conversations started up again.

"HEY PRETTY BOY!" Alya growled at Adrien.

Adrien turned around and faced Alya.

"Why do you bully Marinette?" Alya's face was still stone-cold, but her voice softened.

Adrien was taken back by the softness in her voice, but regained composure, "She knows what she did."

"Yah she knows, you know, but no one else does!" Alya said, sighing.

"Look Alya, it's none of your business. It's no one's business. This is between me and her, no one else." Adrien grunted.

Alya was now furious, "THIS DOES CONCERN ME! I'M HER FRIEND AND I WILL NOT JUST STAND HERE AND WATCH HER GET BULLIED BY YOU!"

No one dared to pay attention to the conversation between Adrien and Alya, knowing that it was not wise to.

"Don't get into things you don't understand." Adrien growled, glaring at Marinette. "It's all her fault anyway."

Alya looked over to her friend who had tears rolling down her cheeks.

"The less you know, the better Alya. He's right, it is my fault." Marinette said, wiping away her tears. She looked up at Alya and put on a sad smile. "Let's just leave it already, please."

Alya sighed, "Okay Marinette. Just for you."

Adrien groaned and turned over to the front of the room.

Ms. Bustier entered the room and class begun.

*Time Skip*

Marinette packed up her bags and walked out of the classroom with Alya.

Everyone had left the classroom.

Adrien stayed in class, remembering something.

*Flashback*

Marinette smiled at Adrien.

"I'll see you tomorrow, alright. I need to tell you something." Marinette said, hugging him one last time before he had to go to his home.

"Okay Mari!" Adrien said, breaking the hug and walking to his car.

Once he got home, he went straight to his room.

Tomorrow was the day he was going to confess to Lila about liking her!

*Time Skip*

Once he came to school he ran to Lila.

"Lila! I got to tell you something!" Adrien said.

"What is it Adrien?" Lila asked.

"I-I um l-l-like y-y-you." Adrien stuttered.

Lila scoffed. "Sure Adrien. I know you like Marinette."

"What?" Adrien asked.

"Oh come on Adrien! Everyone knows it! YOU LIKE HER!" Lila yelled.

Adrien was taken back, "I don't like her like that Lila. She's just a friend."

"REALLY?! ADRIEN STOP TRYING TO PRETEND YOU LIKE ME!" Lila yelled.

"But I-"

"ADRIEN STOP! I LIKE YOU, YES, BUT I KNOW YOU LIKE MARINETTE MORE!"

"Lila! Marinette is just my friend! Plus, she doesn't like me like that!" Adrien said.

Lila scoffed, "Hah. Lies."

Then Marinette runs to Adrien.

"ADRIEN!" Marinette said.

Adrien turns to Marinette. "What is it, Marinette."

"Um. I like you." Marinette said, blushing like a tomato.

"See, I told you. Stop pretending Adrien and just leave me alone." Lila said, walking away.

Adrien clenched his fists, tears running down his cheeks.

"Adrien?" Marinette saw Adrien crying and was going to hug him, until Adrien pushed her away.

"STAY AWAY FROM ME!" Adrien yelled.

Marinette stood there, shocked, "Why?"

"YOU RUINED MY CHANCES WITH LILA! I LIKED HER, NOT YOU!  PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE!" Adrien yelled.

"W-what?" Marinette chocked on her words, tears streaming down her face.

"YAH THAT'S RIGHT! I DON'T LIKE YOU! I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WERE FRIENDS IN THE FIRST PLACE! WHO WOULD EVER LIKE A PIECE OF TRASH LIKE YOU!" Adrien yelled.

Marinette was taken back by his statement. Tears streamed down her face. "A-Adrien. I-I."

"Ugh. Just shut up Marinette and leave me alone." He then proceeded to walk away from the girl.

She deserved this, she ruined his chances, it was all her fault.

Whenever he tried to talk to Lila, she would just walk away.

He got furious and took his anger out on Marinette.

However, when Lila had to move to Italy, he was even more furious.

He beat up Marinette more frequently.

He constantly did this, feeling no guilt at all.

He felt as though she deserved it.

Things only got worse when his mom disappeared and was claimed dead.

From this day, he never let Marinette smile.

Her smile only reminded him of his mom.

Her mere happiness reminded him of his mom.

So he made sure she was never happy.

He felt the reason his mom disappeared was because of Marinette.

It was because of the same reason Lila rejected him.

Marinette was the reason.

And for that, he hated her.

*Flashback end*

He shook his thoughts from his head.

'It's her fault.' He reminded himself. 'She's the reason for all this crap. She's the one who ruined your life. She's the reason your life is a piece of shit. She's the reason you can't feel love again.'

Tears flowed down his cheeks. He stood up and walked out of the classroom and into his big empty home, not knowing what was in store for tomorrow.

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A/N:

I know it's not really a good reason for the bullying, but hey, it keeps the story going.

ALSO

lil_fangirl27 and 2WritingGirlz HAD A FRIENDSHIP MOMENT!!!! Look in the comments in the previous chappie! THEY HAD A FRIENDSHIP MOMENT CUZ FRIENDSHIP RULES!!!!

#FRIENDS

Okay That's it.

BYEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!