Marinette ran home as fast as her legs could carry her. When she was halfway home she decided to stop and rest. She brushed down the shirt of her pink gingham dress and put down her black kitten Plagg.

"Plagg are you okay?" She asked stroking him. "Did she hurt you? That Chloe is horrible! Don't worry Plagg I won't let her take you away."

She continued running home until she made it to the Dupain-Chang farm. Unfortunately for her, her parents were so desperate to pay off loans and bills that they were busy bees at that moment.

"Mom! Dad!" Marinette called to her parents. "Mom, I just went by Chloe's house and she-"

"Marinette not now." Sabine said.

"But Mom Chloe wants her father to take Plagg away from me. But that's only because he sneaks into her house and tries to catch her stupid little canary but Plagg would never hurt it he was only playing."

"Marinette please. We're doing something very important right now so we'll talk about it later." Tom said.

Marinette sighed and wondered off to another part of the farm where her parents farm hand workers Adrien, Nathaniel, and Nino were working on a wagon they were going to sell.

"Okay boys take it easy." Nathaniel said.

"Ow! You cut my finger!" Adrien said sucking on it.

"Well why don't you move your finger out of the way?" Nino joked. "I swear Adrien you have the worst luck in town."

"He must be a jinx." Nathaniel suggested.

"Ha-ha so funny." Adrien said unamused.

"Hi boys." Marinette said.

"Hey Marinette." They said.

"Nino you're big and strong right?" Marinette asked.

"That's what I've been told."

"I really need your help with something. Chloe is-"

"Sorry honey but I can't right now. I gotta feed those hogs."

He grabbed a bucket of slop and went to the pigsty while Nathaniel went to get more tools from the shed.

"Chloe giving you a hard time again?" Adrien asked. "Best to avoid her."

"Easier said than done." Marinette said. "She's basically everywhere and she gets everything she wants all because her father is the mayor."

"Well I know one thing that she'll never get."

"What's that?"

He picked a white carnation flower and handed it to her. "A flower from me."

"Oh Adrien you're always so sweet."

"Marinette!" Nathaniel called. "Can you help me get the tool box?"

"Sure thing."

Adrien hammered on to the wagon while smiling at Marinette like he did every time she came around while they were working.

"Hey loverboy quit staring at the boss's daughter and get back to work." Nino chuckled.

"I am so working." Adrien argued not taking his eyes off the girl or not paying attention to where he was hammering causing him to hit his finger. "Ow!"

"Serves you right." Nathaniel laughed.

Marinette wondered over to the pigsty and began to walk onto the top of the fence where Nino was feeding the hogs.

"Hey sweetie don't let that hag Chloe get to you." He said. "She may think she's something just because her father's the mayor but she's nothing to be afraid of."

"I'm not afraid of her." Marinette said trying to keep her balance on the fence.

"Next time she squawks walk right up to her and spit in her eye. That's what I would do." He said. "That would shut up her up for good."

"I wish I could be brave like you Nino but everytime I try to stand up to her I always end up- oh!"

She had lost her balance and fell right into the sty.

"Help! Get me out of here!" She shrieked.

Nino and Adrien jumped into the pigsty and rushed to her aid. Nino shooed the mean-spirited pigs away while Adrien picked her up and carried her to safety.

"Are you alright Marinette?" Nathaniel asked helping her out.

"Yes I'm fine."

"Did you hurt yourself?" Adrien asked.

"No."

"What's going on here?" Sabine asked. "You boys better not be slacking off."

"Oh no ma'am it's just that Marinette fell into the pigsty." Nathaniel said.

"Marinette how many times have I told you to stay away from there? You could've hurt yourself."

"Sorry Mama."

"And you three what have I told you about letting Marinette near workplaces? You remember I could have you three replaced in five seconds."

"But ma'am-"

"No arguing."

"Alright Mrs. Dupain-Cheng but someday they're going build a statue of me in this town and-"

"Well don't start posing for it now.
Here boys I made you cookies fresh from the oven as a little token of my appreciation." She held up a plate of chocolate chip cookies.

"Thanks Mrs. Dupain-Cheng." The boys said taking a cookie from the plate.

"Now get back to work."

"Yes ma'am." They said returning to continue their jobs.

"Mom do you know what Chloe said she would do to Plagg? She said-"

"Now Marinette I'm sure it's nothing to worry about." Her mother said reassuringly. "If Plagg really didn't do anything wrong then I'm positive Chloe won't do a thing."

"You don't know her Mom. She lives to ruin people's lives."

"We'll discuss this later now go on and find yourself a place where you can't get into any trouble."

Marinette sighed as she watched her mother hurry back into the house. She then picked up Plagg and stroked him.

"A place where there's no trouble. I wish such a place existed then I would go there."

Plagg just purred under his mistress's touch which made her smile. She kissed him and then they went for a walk.