How You Doing Insane Gang!
Just wanted to write this one-shot so I can use this Riverdale reference. Let me know down in the comments if you spot it.
Squad is 17 and will have a small reveal.
Disclaimer: All rights belong to ZAG.
Marinette tried her best to keep her anger in check and to not break the lead of her pencil again. Lila was in the middle of telling the class how Ladybug once let her try on her miraculous for a day. She couldn't believe people were falling for this.
She shared a glance with Adrien. He was the only other person who didn't fall for her lies and surprisingly enough Chloe too was getting sick of her.
Probably because she's no longer the center of attention. Marinette thought.
Lila twirled a piece of hair on her finger and brushed off her classmates' amazement. "Oh please, you guys thought that was cool, you wouldn't believe that I got to meet the president of France!"
The class oohed.
"How did that happen, Lila?" Max asked.
"I helped his daughter out with tutoring and such, I was over at their place all the time."
The lead on Marinette's pencil snapped. Alya leaned over to her. "Are you alright girl?"
Mari just nodded before excusing herself to the bathroom. Tikki took the opportunity to come out of hiding.
"Can you believe her Tikki! Everyone can't be this stupid! I mean I'm pretty sure the president doesn't even have a daughter!"
She was practically buzzing with anger. Tikki buzzes back to try to ease herself.
"I know it's hard Marinette but you can't give in to her so easily."
Tikki was right, she has other things to worry about like trying to set up that fundraiser for new art supplies but Chloe was being bullheaded and not letting her use the hotel as the location.
"Besides, I don't know how you are going to disprove this lie anyway. No one has connections to the president."
She bit her lip in thought. "Actually..."
"No."
Marinette scoffed. "What do you mean no?"
Chloe's attention was solely focused on the mirror in her locker.
"You heard me the first time Dupain-Cheng, I am not wasting my time to take down a fake bitch." She finally closes her locker to face her. "Anyways It's kind of entertaining watching you get pissy and annoyed."
Chloe walks away just as the bell rang. Marinette lets out a groan of frustration.
She turns around to head to class when her nose bumps into a hard chest.
"Oh sorry, Marinette."
Said girl jumps back at the smooth voice that fills her stomach with butterflies. "A—Ad—Adrien!"
"I couldn't help but overhear that you were trying to expose Lila." He rubbed the back of his neck.
Waving her arms emphatically, she tries to cover her tracks. "What?! No!"
Adrien puts out his arms in a calming gesture. "Hey, hey it's okay, I just want to help."
Marinette raises an eyebrow. "You want to help me take down Lila."
Adrien twists the ring on his finger. "Yeah, I tried giving her a chance but she ended up getting my bodyguard and Nathalie in trouble. Her lies, especially about Ladybug, could attract Hawkmoth to her."
Marinette smacks herself. "Of course! Why didn't I think of that?"
He smiled at her. "I think I know how to get Chloe on our side, you can just worry about exposing the rest of her lies."
For the first time in a week, Marinette was able to genuinely smile.
"Thank you, Adrien."
He shrugged in return. "You are our everyday Ladybug."
Fast forward into the evening, Marinette was in her room making a game plan on her computer.
"Do you think this will be enough evidence Tikki?"
The Kwami flew down from her plant perch by the window.
"So you already dropped off the flash drive for Alya?"
She shook her head, "Not yet, knowing Alya she will bring it up first thing, and I want to wait to talk to Chloe tomorrow. I already called in the favor with Jagged Stone as he will facetime my phone and the icing on the cake will be Chloe outing her for lying about the President."
"If Adrien finds a way to convince her." Tikki pointed out.
"I trust him and Chloe is his oldest friend."
Later that night she received a text from Adrien of a video clip of Chloe in full Ladybug cosplay running around in the lobby pretending to be Ladybug.
Where did you get this? Marinette texts back.
Another text appears on the screen.
I have my sources, just tell Chloe tomorrow that you have the video of her in the lobby as Ladybug. She should understand from there.
Marinette was surprised at Adrien. Usually, he wouldn't go to such extremes, it reminded her of a certain feline partner in crime.
Marinette was on a mission the next day. She faced Chloe alone at her locker again. "Did you change your mind, Chloe?"
The brat rolled her eyes. "Honestly, how many times do I have to tell you that I'm not getting involved with the likes of you."
Marinette crossed her arms. "Well, that's too bad then because I seem to have gotten a video from someone, that you might find very interesting."
Chloe was applying lip gloss. "Yeah? What's that?"
"Oh...just a someone in a lobby cosplaying as Ladybug."
She nearly missed her top lip entirely. "Jesus, I thought I got rid of them."
Marinette couldn't help but be smug about it. "Nope and I could keep it that way or if you don't use your daddy connections to reaffirm that the president doesn't know Lila than I can just send this video to everyone in class...or better yet the whole school."
Chloe scratches the side of her head. "If I talk to daddy I want that video erased for good."
"You have my word. Also, I need to use your hotel for the upcoming school fundraiser for new art supplies."
Crossing her arms and a small smirk ghosting her lips, "You're a stone-cold bitch Marinette Dupain-Cheng." Chloe stated.
Without saying a word, Marinette slipped out the door to head to class. That night Chloe used her influence to get an official statement and Marinette kept her word and deleted all the footage. As Ladybug she also planted the flash drive at Alya's house for her to find.
The classroom was vibrating, Alya was all over the flash drive telling people about it and showing it. She even got permission to show it on the projector. Alya had to use Marinette's phone since her Android wasn't compatible.
The video was of Ladybug, of course, Marinette staged a fake interview with her and asked random questions until it got on the topic of Lila.
Ladybug's face was scrunched as she pretended to think hard. "I believe I met her once when Chat Noir and I saved her from being akumatized. It's reckless to tell the public that we are friends at it can make you a target for Hawkmoth. It's the reason we Chat and I don't share personal information."
"Wait...so you're not best friends with Ladybug?" Kim asked.
Alix pounded her fist in the palm of her hand. "Ladybug could barely remember who she even was! She lied!"
Marinette's phone rang. A picture of Jagged Stone popped up on Facetime. She tried not to be too giddy at answering. God bless, he always had the best timing.
"Marinette! My rock and roll queen, I need your help on designing a sick rock and roll outfit for Fangs!"
Rose clasped her hands together. "That's so cute! I love seeing kittens in clothes."
Adrien almost laughed. "Can we see Fangs?"
Jagged laughed, "Of course! He's getting his teeth filed now."
The scene changed around him, turning the camera around to see three works with heavy-duty gloves filing the crocodile's long teeth.
"Bro! That's no kitten!" Nino exclaimed.
Jagged pretended to be confused. "Kittens aren't rock and roll enough and I had Fangs forever now."
"Way better than a kitten." Juleka murmured.
Heads whipped towards Lila. She tried her best to scooch far enough down her chair.
Marinette got her point across and bid goodbye to Jagged with a promise of helping outfit Fangs. She tipped off Chloe by wiping her thumb on the side of her nose.
Exaggeratedly, Chloe stood up and cleared her throat. "Lila, your story about tutoring the president's daughter inspired me so much that I had to ask daddy about it. He used his connections to reach the president to make a statement."
She pulled out a piece of paper from her purse. "It is alarming that false information is being spread about my family, in fact, I do not have a daughter but a young son. I do not know anyone from the name of Lila and would never care to meet this person ever. Legal action might be pending."
She handed the note off to Adrien. The class could always trust Adrien to tell the truth. "Wow, that's one real statement paper."
The class broke out into outrage.
"Is everything you say a lie?"
"What else did you lie about?"
"Does that mean you don't think I'm stronger than Alix?"
Miss. Bustier took control of the class. "Miss Rossi if everything you've been saying were lies then you have serious class time and work to make up. Follow me to the principal's office."
Lila looked like she was going to burst into tears. Her gaze hardened once she caught Marinette's stare.
The class was dismissed and Marinette was tugged back by Adrien.
"What you did today to stop Lila was smart."
She tucked a hair behind her ear. "Well half of my plan involved you pulling through and you did."
The corner of his lips turned up in a sly smile. "We make pretty great partners...My Lady."
Marinette blushed red at the proximity but quickly turned stark white. Adrien left to her stew at the realization as he laughed his way out of the classroom.
Hope you guys enjoyed it. Not a lot of adrienette but i just really hate Lila.
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