Thank you once more SonicPossible00 for lending me your ideas.
Now on to the final chapter.
"Sorry I forgot it was your turn to take the jacket." Chloe spoke solemnly.
"Does it even matter?" Alya spoke in the same sad tone.
All of Marinette's classmates shared the same solemn expression even before they arrived at school. The moment they took a step inside, everyone was excitedly talking about Jagged Stone's secret life. Marinette's name popped up several times.
"Adrien!"
Adrien growled internally as Lila approached him.
"Can you believe Marinette is actually related to Jagged Stone?" Lila flashed the news on her phone, "How could she keep this from her close friends? I thought she trusted you."
She did. They just have to be big blabbermouths.
A boy screamed, (like a girl) signaling the arrival of one Marinette Dupain-Cheng.
The moment Marinette took one step in school, she was swarmed by her schoolmates, pestering her with many questions about her and Jagged Stone.
Lila among them, was NOT any better.
"Okay people, get out of here." Chloe push her way through the crowd, bringing out her cellphone.
They must have seen yesterday's news; Once they saw Chloe's phone, they scattered.
"Guess people do still watch the news." Alya remarked.
Marinette smiled at her friends, "Thanks for coming clean you guys. And, I'm sorry I didn't have much faith in you."
"Can't blame you." Kim spoke, "We really made a big mess yesterday. Jag must have been really mad at us for blowing his secret."
"Well..." Marinette recalled her conversation with her uncle after her friends left.
A girl (this time) screamed. Fang had just entered the school and was making his way towards Marinette and her friends. He opened his jaw, revealing a concert ticket sealed in a plastic bag which Marinette picked up.
The ticket was for Jagged Stone's concert, tonight.
Marinette's friends were happy for her.
They were also a little bit jealous, but if it's a way for them to make it up to her for yesterday...
"Wow... VIP seat too..." Alya tried to hide the envy in her voice.
"Well, I'm not going." Marinette declares, much to her friends' surprise, "Not without my VIF's: Very Important Friends."
She reveals 13 more tickets in her hands.
Her friends were speechless as they each were handed a ticket.
Sabrina's joyous face morphed into confusion, "But, isn't Jag still..."
"Mad."
Fang opens his jaw once more, revealing Jagged Stone, video-calling them from a tablet, "Yeah I was. But any friend of Marinette who got the guts to come clean, is a friend of mine too."
Marinette's friends couldn't believe their ears. Jagged Stone just forgave them.
But most importantly...
Friend...? Jagged Stone...?
"Besides..." Jag continues, "I knew something like this would happen one day. But you kids going super spy on me made it even more fun."
More like super heroes... But that's their little secret.
"See you crazy kids later." Jag winks, "And you too Skipping Stone."
"Skipping... Stone...?" Lila resisted the urge to scream. It was bad enough Marinette was taking advantage of Jagged Stone just to make herself more popular.
But making Jagged Stone appear in school just to flaunt it all...?!
Before Fang could shut his jaw, Lila appeared before Jagged Stone with the most fake "innocent" smile she could muster, "Um, Mr. Stone...? I think you left out one friend."
Marinette's scowl turned into a smirk as she crosses her arms, knowing what will happen next.
Jag raises an eyebrow, "Aren't you the girl who almost turned my niece into monster food?"
Lila flinches at the crossed look Jag gave her. Curse you Marinette!
"And aren't you suppose to be the new president of the XY Fanclub?" Chloe asked.
Curse you Chlo... New president of the what club?
Mr. Damocles approached Fang, turning to the rock-star, "Excuse me Mr. Stone, but one of my students called Animal Control earlier and... you better run along now."
The moment the class entered their classroom, the kwamis flew out of their hiding places.
"I believe there's a lesson you have learned from this entire ordeal." Ari stated.
"Yeah." Kim nodded, "Never mess with a star's private life."
"Even if they do forgive you in the end." Ivan added. The others, in agreement.
Adrien watches as Marinette unpacked her things for class. The question has been nagging him since yesterday, but he wasn't sure if wants to ask, considering it would lead to a lot of awkward reactions.
"So..." He tried to sound casual as possible, "Butterfly Brain got moves of his own... huh?"
Marinette shot up in surprise, "Y-yeah... And I thought he was only good in making people evil."
Adrien chuckled for a bit, then spoke again, "He wasn't that, smooth."
Marinette blushed for just a second, "What? No! He stalked my uncle just to get him akumatized."
At that statement, Kim tripped at the edge of his desk.
With nervous glances, Marinette's friends were hesitant to tell her the truth.
But they knew they had to tell her the truth.
Alya decided she should do it, "Hawk Moth... wasn't stalking Jagged Stone."
Marinette dropped her book. She turned to face her friends and their kwamis. Hesitantly, she pointed to herself.
They nodded in confirmation.
She looked down in confusion, "But... why?"
"It, must have something to do with your ability to send akumas." Max theorized.
Mylene recalled something else, "And why you weren't turned into a mindless zombie even if you were hit."
"And why..." Adrien recalled yesterday when Hawk Moth saved Marinette.
Marinette didn't want to admit it, but after yesterday's Akuma Attack, she had to agree with her friends;
Somehow... In some way...
She has a connection with Hawk Moth...
Why else would the butterfly villain save her?
When Alya saw the look in Marinette's face, she knew that they have said enough.
"I don't what Hawk Moth sees in you," She places a hand on her best friend's shoulder, "but I know one thing; You're too good for him."
Marinette smiled, "That's... one weird way to put it."
"Oh let's just forget about old Moth Breath." Chloe spoke up, "Tonight, we party! Also, I got a little gift for you and Jag to make up for yesterday."
Chloe brought out her phone and played an edited video of XY crying like a baby. Everyone laughed non-stop, even after classes ended for the day.
Being in the VIP section was the best thing that could ever happen to them.
The moment Jagged Stone appeared on stage with Fang, he winked at Marinette and her friends, and tossed her and her girl friends a rose each.
"This little number is for the No. 1 heroes in Paris!" Jag announced to all his fans, "Tonight we party Miraculous Team!"
The heroes rocked-on to the music dedicated in their honor. From their hiding places, the kwamis bobbed their heads to the beat. Wayzz even did a little air-guitar while he sticks his tongue out.
Marinette was caught by surprise when Jag pulled her up on the stage and winked at her. He even pulled Adrien on the stage, the blond boy bumping into his crush.
The two teenagers laughed awkwardly. The next thing they knew, they were joining Jag in singing his song.
Yes, their friends were envious. They wish it was them up there.
But they're going to have a private interview with Jag later on, so they'll get over it.
Hidden in the shadows, a certain butterfly was watching a young blue-haired teenager sing and dance with the boy of her dreams.