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Chloe needed to go to the bathroom, she was having a shit day already and she didn’t want to fucking deal with anyone- yeah, that hope washed down the drain when she heard someone sobbing inside one of the stalls.
She let out a rough sigh, I swear to fuck there will not be an akuma today she cursed to herself. She strutted up towards the door and knocked. The person inside stopped crying, letting out a squeak.
”U-Uh.. occupied..?” Chloe recognized the voice to be Juleka Couffaine. She didn’t move from her spot or say anything, she just tapped her foot patiently. “Is there no other stalls.?”
She leaned against the door.
“Nope, they’re all filled with crying girls too” She dryly said, pulling out her phone. Juleka let out another yelp, before growling, Chloe lifted herself off the door to see the goth stomp out- she looked up to see the girl, eyes red with tears and absolutely fuming.
It was.. actually kind of scary, like Chloe had never seen Juleka so.. mad. The girl’s copper eyes searched Chloe’s face, looking for some kind of anger.
”What the h-hell are you doing here..” Juleka rasped, eyes flickering around as her shoulders shuddered up and down for breath. She was still in crying mode. Chloe scoffed, pulling out tissues from her purse
”Jesus fuck you’re a mess, hold on I can’t speak to you when you look like this-“ She said, Juleka’s rage train stopped as Chloe began to softly wipe the goth’s eyes, “there you go, now I was here to escape the classroom- and looks like you were too, what’s wrong?”
Juleka’s eyes widened before narrowing again, she leaned against the wall, grimacing.
”W-Why should you care..?” She hissed, “You hate me..”
Chloe rolled her eyes, god, connecting to her classmates sucked ass- oh well, she made life hard on herself
”It was implied but never stated,” The blonde said, fidgeting with her hair “Regardless, I don’t want you to akumatize, so why did I find you crying alone in the bathrooms? I’d assume you’d be seeking comfort from Lavillant.”
The hurt expression of Juleka spelt jackpot to Chloe. She nodded to herself, be careful about this
”I thought so, what happened between you two? Both looked off near today” She added carefully, Juleka looked at her nervously
”You were watching us?” She asked, raising an eyebrow
”I was watching anything but the lesson” Chloe smirked, luckily it made Juleka chuckle a bit. The goth took a deep breath, her eyes searching the floor, probably wondering what to say
”We didn’t have a fight or anything.. but- it’s a little.. weird between us right now..” She said softly “I accidentally.. I didn’t mean to- b-but I told her I was.. uh- I told her I liked her..”
Chloe tilted her head, raising an eyebrow, the goth winced before opening her mouth again
”like.. as in like-liked her..” She added. Chloe leaned forward a bit, making a more sour expression. Juleka sighed, eyes red and tired “I.. told her I loved her..”
Chloe nodded, leaning back against the stall again
”And you’re crying because.?”
Juleka growled, gripping her shirt as tears began to fall down her face again
”Because she doesn’t like me back duh! I ruined everything.. my friendship with Rose.. my friendship with everyone else- I’m going to be fucking made fun of again a-and..!” The goth choked back a sob,
”Hold on- why would this break your friendship with anyone else?” She asked. Juleka’s eyes widened a bit, as she struggled to control her breathing again
”B-Because.. they’re Rose’s friends..?” She weakly said, eyes unsteady
“Really? You mean to say, all of the people who absolutely adore you are specifically Rose’s friends and not your own?” Chloe asked again, Juleka’s eyes searched around the room
”I-I mean.. n-no..? Probably not.. I’m pretty close to I-Ivan, Nathaniel and Alix.. cause Ivan’s in Kitty Section and Nate and Alix are u-uh in the art club” Juleka said, Chloe nodded.
”Now why would anyone make fun of you?” She asked, as she began to organize the emotions that flickered across the goth’s face.
”Because.. uh.. I don’t know- cause I like.. Rose? Girls? It’s not.. normal..” she murmured, eyes filled with a heart quenching heartbreak. “She doesn’t like me anymore..”
“Why do you think Rose doesn’t like you?” Chloe narrowed her eyes.
She thought for a moment before looking up at Chloe with a suspicious glance
“W-why am I even telling you this.. you’ll probably just make fun of me when we get back to class..”
Chloe scoffed, shaking her head
”I wouldn’t do that Couffaine, I know I’m a straight up bitch- but I’ve got a moral code” She said, tilting her head up “Granted, it’s a very slippery and loose one, but that’s not the point because you-“
She pointed at Juleka
“-you need to go talk to Rose, because I promise you she adores you- both of you make these disgusting puppy dog eyes at each other and it’s killing me that you haven’t noticed.”
Juleka’s eyes widened, cheeks burning a bright pink
”You’re.. lying..” She murmured, doing her best to hide her face under her bangs. Chloe groaned
”Trust me Juleka, please! Lavillant loves the shit out of you and is probably freaking the fuck out about whether or not you still love her!” She exclaimed “She was probably just surprised? What’d she do when you told her you loved her? What’s the context?”
The goth shrunk back a bit,
”She was telling me how much she loved Prince Ali.. saying how cool he was, but then she said that she liked me too and how cool I was as well-“ Juleka winced “-then I accidentally said I loved her too?”
She buried her face in her hands
”I tried saying that I meant it in a friendly way but.. I ended up admitting that I super meant it..” Juleka murmured, “Then I ran away.. and we haven’t really talked since..”
Chloe nodded thoughtfully,
“Well, if she apparently- against my two years worth of evidence- doesn’t absolutely want to marry you, I’ll take full responsibility of whatever akuma shit that would happen-“ Chloe said, before looking over to Juleka “However for now, you need to go talk to her, clearly you haven’t told anyone besides me and her- and it’s eating you from the inside out.”
The goth’s shoulders drooped, the blonde sighed and pulled her out of the bathroom.
”Why are you helping me?” Juleka asked, her eye’s widened a bit
”I don’t know..” She thought, as they neared the classroom- fortunately Rose was already in there, even better- she was alone “Don’t get used to it! Now go be her prince or princess- or whatever weird fairy tale shit she reads” she huffed, pushing Juleka in.
Rose looked up to see the goth stumbling inside. Juleka turned around to give one last nervous stare at Chloe before the blonde closed the door. She took a deep breath, pinching the space between her eyes.
Why the hell did she help Couffaine?
She peeked through a crack of the door, seeing Juleka say something- Rose’s eyes widening, before her cheeks burning a bright pink. Chloe didn’t realize the small smile that grew on her face as the two girls kissed.
She walked to the cafeteria, perhaps that satisfaction to see them happy was a little nice- especially when Juleka and Rose had waltzed out of the classroom, eating together- hand in hand.
There was a small disappointment inside a Chloe though, stemmed the fact that the moment ended so quickly. For just a little while, she felt needed, depended on. She sighed, it was fine- just a one time thing she thought, as the bee sat alone.