Chapter Twenty Two – Anytime
"…Lila?" Chat Noir asked, his voice wavering. "As in… Lila Rossi?"
"The very same," Nathaniël said, wondering how Chat Noir would react. Would he believe him?
"Renaise… I… are you sure? Do you have proof?"
"Yes. I talked to the principal of o- Collège Françoise Dupont and he knows she's lying, and her mom does as well, but they don't want to do anything about it, and as long as they don't, she's hurting people… she threatened two students – Marinette and m- Nathaniël – and…"
Nathaniël realized he was rambling and stopped.
"I'll have to… think of this. You see, I'm fairly… close… with Lila," Chat Noir said. "But I know that Volpina was a liar, and thinking about it, it does make sense that Lila lied about everything… and that would also explain Ladybug's hatred. Did Ladybug know she's… lying?"
"Yeah," Nathaniël admitted. "She knew because… Lila kept calling herself Ladybug's best friend, and Ladybug knew she wasn't Lila's best friend."
"…oh," Chat Noir said. "God, I'm so stupid, huh? I can't believe I… fell for her lies."
Nathaniël grimaced. I can't believe you didn't believe the hundreds of times Marinette said she was lying, but you believe me?
"It's not stupidity," Nathaniël said, hiding his thoughts and comforting the cat. "It's… naïveté. You didn't want to believe that Lila was lying, so you didn't. It's human, Chat Noir."
"Thanks, Renaise. I'll keep my word. I still need to make sure she's lying, though… I want to see for myself… but if she is, I'll definetly come in and expose her to her school."
Nathaniël smiled. "Thanks, Chat. It really means a lot."
"Anytime, Renaise."
A/N: Chat Noir and Renaise...? Anyone...? Heh. Have a good day! :)