Hey Cupcake!

Now I know what you're thinking. Where's the next chapter for Illusions and Illustrations? Well...it's sort of done but it's a realllllly short chapter, so I was planning on either adding more to it or waiting until I finish the chapter after this one. And BTW these chapter, the one-shots and such were pre-written. So I have a good amount that are just waiting to be uploaded, but i'm saving those cause if I feel like I'm taking too long to update my main story I'll give you guys an update on these side storied just so you can have some content. Anyway here yo go! Hope u understand!

Lila was a good friend. She was loyal, caring, and kind….at least towards Nathanael…Ever since the two became friends they were practically inseparable. However, whenever Lila was around anyone else she was much colder and apathetic, the only exception to this rule was Rose and Juleka…and that was largely due to the fact that they were Nathanael's closest friends…besides Lila that is. Nathanael didn't think much about her over protection. He just thought that was just how she was.

She always was a little aggressive and temperamental….but what the class quickly realized was that these traits which lead to her aggression were blown out of proportion whenever Nathanael and a potential threat to Nathanael's safety were present. These 'threats' could range from harmless teasing and paper cuts to bullying and bruises. Whenever something threatened her 'tomato son' all her inhibition is thrown out the window and while the class is grateful to see Lila protecting one of their fellow classmates…they also are now more careful whenever they hang out with Nathanael…afraid of Lila's wrath.

But, it was always quite amusing to watch Lila protect Nathanael in an over the top manner especially when she 'protects' him from things he didn't need protection from. Her overbearing protection was quite suffocating and Nathanael was growing tired of being 'protected'. It was starting to get out of hand…and although sometimes he found the situation hilarious he also found it tiring...He didn't understand why Lila tried so hard to make him happy and keep him safe...It's not that he didn't enjoy being spoiled…it's just that he was growing slightly concerned…and he has a pretty good idea why he should be concerned…

"Hey, Nathanael!" Lila cried out.

"Yes..?" Nathanael asked curiously.

"I got us friendship bracelets!" Lila stated happily.

"Really!"

"Yeah let me put it on!"

"Ok." Nathanael said happily…his smile soon disappeared when he felt the cold metal of handcuffs on his skin. Lila had handcuffed them together….

"What do you think?"

"You got this idea off a vine didn't you?" Nathanael asked slightly amused. Lila's smile was all the answer he needed. He shook his head and laughed until he realized she lost the key. They were stuck like that the rest of the day...not that he minded.

"Come on! Are you chicken?!" Kim said trying to coax Nathanael into taking the dare.

"N-no!" Nathanael replied….

"Well then…" Kim continued hoping to egg him on. Nathanael seemed to ponder the options…he was about to agree when he saw Lila walking up from behind Kim.

"Hey! What are you guys doing?" She asked innocently as she placed her arm around Nathanael's shoulders.

"Well Nathanael here was about to accept my dare, right?" Kim said…he knew Nathanael's pride would make him agree.

"What kind of dare?" Lila asked suspiciously.

"W-well I still haven't agreed s-so…" Nathanael said softly. Kim interrupted him…Lila thought that was very rude.

"You see I dared him to-."

"No." Lila stated blandly.

"You didn't let me finish." Kim whined. Lila didn't seem to care. She gave a cold glare.

"I don't care." Kim flinched slightly before walking away with a frown.

"Geez…So mean…." He mumbled under his breath. Lila smiled when he left.

"Y-you didn't have to do that…" Nathanael mumbled.

"Sure I did. He was forcing you to do something you didn't want to do. I had every right to intervene." Lila explained. "Now come on I'm hungry let's go get some ice cream. I'm buying!" Nathanael sighed before following behind her, making sure to keep close to her side.

"Ow!" Nathanael winced slightly; he got a papercut…what a bother he thought.

"Oh my god! Are you ok?" Lila asked with a worried filled voice.

"Huh..? Oh yeah it's just a papercut…" Nathanael said innocently; lifting up his index finger to show the light ruby red line of his cut.

"Here let me see it."

"Lila what ar-." She gingerly took his hand and began sucking on his index finger. He froze…then he quickly pulled his hand away. "LILA! Why…I-I d-don't what I…" He was beyond flustered.

"What I heard if you suck a papercut it helps dull the pain." Lila said innocently. Then a grin formed on her face, that evil grin of hers. "Oh…you naughty boy~"

"SHUT UP!...I-I wasn't it isn't l-l-like that…" Lila just laughed at Nathanael's inability to form sentences.

He was being followed…He was being followed by three random guys one with dirty blonde hair, a brunette, and a guy with greasy black hair. Nathanael tried to shake them off…but in the end he was cornered by them and he let out a weak 'what do you want…'

"You know you don't look like a guy." The blonde guy said. Nathanael whimpered as he backed himself to the wall in fear.

"No but you make a real pretty girl." The blackhead guy said. Nathanael wanted to run away and hide under his blankets with the curtains drawn and the door locked. He hated this he felt sick to his stomach…

"Hey I just complimented you! Look at me!" The black haired guy shouted.

Nathanael did the opposite he bowed his head and looked at his shoes…hoping they would go away if he ignored them…That wasn't the case. This action just made them irritated. Nathanael let out a gasp when he felt the hard wall colloid with his back. The black haired guy had shoved him into the wall and was roughly holding onto his shoulder. He winced from the pain. His head shot up and his eyes widened with fear. Seeing this made the guy grin.

"Fear's a nice look on you."

"…Leave me alone…please…." Nathanael mumbled quietly which just caused the other guys to start laughing at the boy's meek attempt of begging.

"I don't think you're in a position to order us around." The brunette said haughtily.

"He's not, I am." The three guys turn to the source of the voice….It's Lila!

"Who the fuck are you?" the black haired guy asked.

"Doesn't matter. Now let him go." Her eyes were narrowed done and were sharp and cold hiding the burning fire of rage underneath a sheet of cold ice.

"Haha…and what are you going to do about it, little lady?" the yellow haired guy asked mockingly.

"Watch." Lila coolly replied as she threw her purse in the air.

The guy focused his attention on the purse which allowed Lila to attack. She punched him square in the jaw with a right hook then a left hook before kicking him in the stomach causing him to lose his balance and stumble backwards onto the ground in surprise. She didn't stop there. She straddled him and kept punching him over and over and over and over again. The other two guys couldn't move…or didn't want to move…they were caught in the infamous bystander effect were all they could do was watch. Finally Lila stopped punching him; she got up and she kicked him in the gut a few times for good measure. Nathanael felt a twinge of satisfaction as he watched her beat the guy up.

"If I see any of you come near him again I'll do the same thing to all of you. Do I make myself clear?!"

"y-yes…" they mumbled…

"YES WHAT!"

"Yes Ma'am!" They shouted in unison with clear fear

"Good! NOW SCRAM!" They ran off.

"Cowards." Lila sneered. "You okay Nathanael?" She asked gently as she made her way towards the redhead.

"I…guess….though my shoulder hurts…"

"Let me see." Lila pulled down the sleeve of his shirt to look at the damage…good news he didn't dislocate his shoulder bad news there was still a nasty bruise from where the guy held him. "Those savages…" she mumbled angrily…

"L-Lila…Thank you…"

"Don't thank me yet…come on I probably have a first aid kit somewhere at my house…" Nathanael nodded numbly… "Hey don't let those idiots get to you." Lila said reassuringly.

"I know…i-it's just…do you…do you think I look like a girl…?" He asked softly…

"Does it matter? Boy, Girl I couldn't care less I still love you either way…" Nathanael smiled slightly with a pink blush…Lila decided to take it one step further. "Beside you got one hella sexy male voice I'd fuck you, shota guys for the win, am I right?" He flushed a bright red.

"Why do you make me feel embarrassed? You don't even watch anime…" he mumbled embarrassed…

"Because you look good in red." Lila replied playfully.

"Shut up…" He mumbled weakly as they made their way towards Lila's house…

Those were the times he was really grateful for Lila's over protectiveness. But, she seems to be seeing Marinette as a threat now…she's become more aggressive towards her…and Nathanael thinks he's figured it out. He wants to confront Lila about her problem before she ends up beating Marinette up.

"Lila…"

"Yes Nathanael?" Lila responded as she combed her fingers through his red hair. They were currently in his room watching some show….or whatever Lila didn't really care much for the show, she cared more about the boy laying on her lap.

"You're a fucking yandere." There was a brief silence…

"What the fucks a Yandere?" Lila asked genuinely confused. Nathanael laughed

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He got up from her lap.

"Nothing…"

He didn't mind if she was slightly over protective…because he also noticed something about himself…When it came down to it…he was pretty freaking Yandere for her to…he remembered he managed to scare off a good amount of admirers away…He never did any physical confrontations…unlike Lila who threatened any possible love rivals away he was more subtle with his jealously. All he had to do was tell Lila he didn't like them or sometimes he'd lie and say they tried to tease him and just like that they were out of picture. Whenever Lila glared at them with disgust he gave himself a mental pat in the back.

"Nathanael what the fuck is a Yandere?!" Lila asked…her curiosity taking over her…she never heard of the term. Nathanael just waved it off.

"Some word that means love sick or whatever…" He said vaguely…even though he knew what it actually meant.

"Love sick…? Is it like a French verb to describe being in love or something?"

"Yeah sure why not? Here let me use an example. I'm totally Yandere for you, Lila." She flushed and he felt his heart skip a beat…only he could get a reaction like that from Lila.

"I-I'm Yandere for you too…" She mumbled quietly refusing to look him in the eye as she confessed.

"I already knew that."

"W-what?!"

"It was kind of obvious." Lila covered her beet red face in shame, was she really that obvious…? Nathanael laughed and kissed her cheek lovingly causing Lila's face to turn the same shade of red as his hair. "Now you don't have to worry about Marinette….or anyone else for that matter. Because I'm only yours…as long as you're only mine…" He whispered in her ear lovingly as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"That sounds like a mighty good offer." Lila stated and then she leaned in closer to his face. He felt a shiver run down his spine as his heart rate increased. "Wanna seal it with a kiss?" She asked foxily with that devious grin of hers. He could only nod dumbly and with his consent the rift between them was closed once then twice and then a few more times.