I do NOT own Miraculous Ladybug: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir. It'd be cool if I did, though.

Marinette thought that she was an overall confident person. She wouldn't hesitate to stand up for her friends or herself. Chloe and Sabrina's tricks were never a problem to her a few years ago...

'But this girl was different.'

Lila Rossi was a new girl who arrived at her school the year before. Of course, we all know that story. Her manipulating ways brainwashed her classmates, Adrien Agreste included. Lila recently declared that Marinette and her were officially enemies. Marinette knew she handled the situation well...but there was still a bit of doubt in the back of her mind. What if Lila was right? The 14 year old heroine shrugged. She was seated in her signature pink chair in her dominantly pink room. The young girl let out a sigh. Just then, her tiny red bug-like companion Tikki appeared.

"What's wrong, Marinette? Did you have a bad day at school?"

"Something like that."

"Do...do you wanna talk about it?" Tikki asked, now seated on Marinette's lap.

"There's not much to talk about, really. Even if there was, I can't seem to explain the situation in words anyway."

"Then would you like to explain it in dance?" Tikki said, trying to lighten the mood.

The two laughed. Marinette knows she can always count on Tikki. Since day one, she always shared love and compassion towards her. 'This Lila girl has no idea how amazing it feels to be loved,' Marinette thought to herself. She laughed at the thought. 'Lila feeling love? Impossible.' Love... that's something Marinette uses often in her vocabulary. Mostly about a certain blonde model named Adrien. A frown crept unto her face. With the way things are now, Marinette wondered if she'd ever be able to be in an actual relationship with Adrien. It seemed like the whole universe was against her no matter what she tried. If it wasn't Chloe, it was her clumsiness. And now, there's Lila. But let's say none of that existed and Marinette managed to become Adrien girlfriend significant other, then what? Would they even have times for dates to hang out? She couldn't even bring herself to say the words girlfriend or date in a sentence with 'Adrien' in it!

The heroine felt a weird feeling in her stomach and throat. Like if they were fighting each other while tightening bit by bit. All these thoughts were swirling in her head but why? Because some girl can't learn to accept reality? No. Marinette was stronger than that. She knew very, very well who she was. She was Ladybug, the heroine of Paris. The young girl stood up, gently resting the now sleeping Tikki in her purse. She walked out to her balcony for fresh air. Marinette closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"Is that all you got, world? Bring it on!" she yelled triumphantly. `

This is my first fan-fiction EVER! So sorry if it sucks... Constructive criticism is 100% welcome!