I think for those interested, seeing Chloe be deeply on the outs with Andre and his increasingly pushy and creepy and warped efforts to exert influence on her and put her back into a shape he wants would start to signal those paying attention that something happened there.
There's absolutely going to be a scene where the whole class hugs her and Chloe would totally hisses and complains them because she's not used to physical affection other than from Jess or Aeon
This au is based off the idea of Marinette revving the guardians through her classmates.
Basic Facts:
Lila has been found out but the staff still believe her
Ladybug and Chat Noir has revealed their identities after Master Fu passed over guardianship
Miracle queen didn’t happen (Chloe gets a redemption)
Adrien and Marinette had a big conversation on boundaries (with Chat Noir constant confessions/refusal to listen to Ladybug and Marinette borderline stalking, it was desperately needed) and decided on friendship for now so their relationship is healthy
Think only s1 s2 s3
Story:
Both Marinette and Adrien agreed to lend out the miraculous permanently but they did it slowly over a year
Not every hero shows up to an akuma at first but most do now as hawkmoth keeps getting stronger the longer they have the miraculous
Which ironically is something happening to the heroes with them gaining effects outside their suits such as animal traits, super strength/speed and small amount of their powers
The Kwamis explained that this is not unusual and many past users who last longer ended up being tightly bonded to their miraculous which made them into demigods (the class being all true holders just made this happen sooner in the development unlike others who had this happen when they were adults)
Over time the class got more feral but not something that was insanely noticeable until another heroes day incident which ended up with class (plus Kagami and Luka) revealing their identities to each other in order to have a stronger support systems as shit was getting worse and worse with the akumas becoming more deadly and horrific
This cause the class to basically become feral in an actual noticeable manner (think Feralnette au vibes but with the whole class)
They also focused way more on the hero jobs, learning martial arts, weapons training, gymnastics, dance, first aid, civilian control tactics
It was Chloe who brought up the idea because while these classes were great, it was too public so why not get a secret base? Like other heroes do
Between her money and her dad’s complete refusal to go against her and never looking into what she was doing, it was a perfect way to hide a secret base and there are a lot of old warehouses/old buildings needing to be bought up so no would really notice
Even so Max and Alix pointed out that even if that was the case wouldn’t it look odd for a bunch of teenagers to keep visiting a random building/warehouse
It took a lot of brain storming but eventually it was surprisingly Kim that had a solution even if it would be complicated as fuck to accomplish
BUILD A BUSINESS
Confused at first, Adrien asked for an elaboration
Well Marinette wants her own fashion brand, Alya wants to be reporter, Nino wants a music/movie career, Kitty Section has started a career already and just needs to be sign to a label but also has their own job wants outside like Myleen/Ivan/Rose’s charity work and Julaka Modelling career, Marc/Nathaniel wants to make comics, Alix wants to expand her art career/sports career, he wants his own sports career as well, Max wants to build more inventions to improve technology for the world, Adrien wants to also work in science (if not work in food) and Chloe/Sabrina like business in general
so why not just combine all their talents and build a jack of all trades enterprise like other big corporations tend to do
It would also be a good cover to build up the Miraculous Guardians again like Marinette and Adrien wants because you can’t really build something like that out in open anymore without it sounding like a cult.
The Plan/Effects:
So that was the plan, it helped keep their parents off their case, could work on it during school because basically everyone there expect for Lula or Kagami (both helping on music and security branches)
It was a slow build as buying a hood building took a while so did all the legal issues but Chloe, Sabrina, Kagami, Adrien and Marinette helped due to the rich kid background, police father and Marinette’s small business that had been set up with the help of Jagged.
The business didn’t really come first though at least they were not openly promoting it.
First they worked on their hero reputation/brands by increased public interactions with more patrols (more heroes means easier ways to spread out patrols), working with the police for normal crimes like how many other heroes in America do (I’m thinking dc crossover not the canon ones), social media presence for better alerts/info to public/a way to see more down to Earth and relate to people (since come what teenager type hero is not going to shit post/meme about their lives)
And it worked more people support them, helping bring more hope as the new need for more heroes got people worried that hawkmoth was winning, the government was starting to help out more (double edged sword thou as that meant a bigger work load for other crimes) which made them express that even when hawkmoth was defeated they wouldn’t minds them sticking around to help Paris since most hero’s tend to stick to America
The main cover business started to become popular after making themselves more known openly with Ladyblog being officially under the company banner, Marc/Nathaniel’s comics also coming under the brand, Max’s new hero endorsed akuma alert app and Hero Website also coming under the company, Kitty Section joining with the start of company’s music records, famous jagged stone endorsed designer known as MDC also joining.
All these popular thing helped it grow quite fast and with the fact most of them being young teens helped make the media especially interested in how fast they were raising in popularity because it wasn’t everyday you see a group of teenagers build such a big company at their age.
That’s all I got so far to be honest.
Notes:
Adrien has to sneak around his father still but with the business he had chloe help him to threaten Gabriel to back off (threaten to go to the press about how he’s unfairly treated)
Kagami and Lula while out of the class have ended up close with most of them over time before the reveal
Parents are just happy their kids are having fun and building up their future careers
Kwamis are protective as hell with class while also are all really happy with being out after being stored into the box for so long
Teachers and the rest of the school tend to avoid or be more harsh on the akuma class (Lila being the cause for the staff issues)
They are now around the age of 16-17
The hero team is now known as the Miraculous Court due to how the public has heard them use their old titles that the guardians used to use such as Lady Of Luck, Duke of Destruction, Seers of Time, Knight Of The Elements, etc.
If you guys have an idea on what the Business should be comment below (currently only idea is Lucky Enterprise)
Where after Marinette fails to reveal Lila as a liar, she is scorned by every member of the class, even Adrien waits until they all leave to give his "disappointed" speech and to call her petty. She responds with the above quote and walks out ready to rain hell on her class
Marinette uses every one of her connections, Jagged Stone, Clara Nightingale, the Waynes, Clark and Lois Kent and beyond and takes to social media
Post after post of what Lila has claimed, backed by proof of this being impossible, entire threads of what each member of the class did in "retribution" , the class is scorned by their idols, meanwhile Ladybug goes on live with Nadja
(Adrien, as Chat sees LB while the consequences come crashing down on the class, he pleads with her to try and save the class, to make everything "right" again only to be told off and have the ring taken right off his finger
Having just taken the Black Cat Ring back from Adrien, she publicly announces that none of her temp heroes will ever receive any Miraculous ever again
Shadowmoth tries to take advantage of this by akumatizing the entire class into The Akuma Class, a horrific blob monster with all their previous powers
But LB distributes the Miraculous to heroes she has been in contact with, The BatFamily, Young Justice, and assorted JL members
They take down the Class Akuma hard
And thats what happens when Marinette is truly petty
Marinette was on the ground, after having been shoved around by her classmates. Lila had been filling their heads with lies for weeks about how Marinette had been bullying her and hurting her after school. She had lit the match and the class had been taking revenge against their 'friend's' bully. As a last ditch effort, while they all ripped her homework, destroyed her belongings and sketchbook, and pushed her around, she tried to reveal Lila again. She had proof and an alibi for the most recent accusations. She yelled that she hadn't been out that night. She had even been babysitting for Alya and Nino so they could go on a date, but that seems to have slipped their minds in their rage.
When they were done, they left Marinette there bruised and surrounded by her destroyed things. She was numb, not quite processing what had just happened. When Adrien was still standing there, Marinette clung to hope that maybe now he would say it was time to do something. After all, Lila had just gotten her attacked. But her last tiny hope was snuffed out when Adrien went on and on about how disappointed he was that she had tried to reveal Lila again. Disappointed that she hadn't sat there quietly and let them hurt her. Marinette could hardly believe it, but she supposed that was more in character for him. All he cared about was the limited freedom his father gave him and standing up to Lila, even to help a friend, would endanger that so he wouldn't do it. Just as he finished his tirade, Marinette felt something inside her snap. "I am so disappointed in you Marinette. They would have stopped eventually, but now you have turned them all against you. If you had just stayed quiet, we could have all stayed friends. But you were too petty." Marinette stood up quickly, glaring at Adrien. "You want petty, Adrien? I'll show you petty."
Marinette was fuming. They had all betrayed her for some pretty words and promises that would never come. Meanwhile, Marinette could and would have easily helped them. But now they had burned that bridge, and Marinette would rain hell fire down on them. And she would be able to do it in a single night.
She jumped online and started posting on every social media she had. Post after post of not only Lila and her lies (with the proof that they were only lies), but also what the class had done to her. Photos of the bruises from the altercation. Of her destroyed homework and property. She showed everything, but that was only the start of her plan. If they thought that was mean, wait until they saw what happens next.
She also showed her parents what had happened, and they had initially wanted to press charges and have all of the class arrested for assault. And while Marinette was angry, she didn't want to send them to prison. Not yet anyway. They attack her again, and that could change. She convinced her parents to sue for damages instead. That way they are still held accountable, but they don't go to prison. Even as angry as she is, there is still a tiny seed of compassion in her for her old friends. But that was where the compassion ended.
She went back to her room and opened her laptop again, seeing that her posts and threads were quickly picking up steam and going viral. She could see her classmates trying to defend themselves in the comments, but it wasn't going well for them. Now on to the next phase of her plan. Her classmates had applied to many different internships and summer jobs with their top idols and most had gotten the positions. Lila had taken responsibility, saying she had called in some favors with her famous friends.
But the reality? The reality was that despite everything, when Marinette heard about the applications, she had reached out to her contacts and given glowing recommendations for her classmates. That is what had gotten them the internships and jobs. Not Lila, Marinette. And now, if Marinette could give that too them, she could take it away. She called everyone. Jagged, Clara, the Wayne family, Lois Lane, and many others from around the world. She told the story of what had happened several times that night, but it worked. They all agreed to pull her classmates from the accepted applicants and reject them.
And while she was talking with Bruce Wayne, she called in another favor. This time in regards to his more covert activities. She had a feeling that this plan of hers may result in an akuma, or more likely multiple akumas. Obviously she couldn't use any of her old temp. heroes if this happened. She had already been training with the Justice League and the covert team known as Young Justice. Several members of the two teams had been selected as new miraculous holders and were ready to come if needed. She hadn't thought she would need to use that offer until it was time to defeat Hawkmoth, but she called in the favor anyway. Bruce agreed and soon there would be a small team of heroes ready and waiting for the fallout that was sure to come.
For the final stage of her plan, she decided to reveal not just to the class, but to the whole city, that Lila had been lying. She went on the official Ladybug twitter account, and sent a message to Nadja asking for a live interview that very night. Nadja got back to her within a minute and agreed to have the interview in an hour. Ladybug wanting an interview was big news and the TV station was happy to oblige.
As Marinette made her way to the TV station as Ladybug, all over the city, her classmates were panicking. They had seen the posts and initially thought nothing of it. Who cared what Marinette thought, and then they really read the posts and saw the proof of Lila's lies and began to grow concerned. But they would apologize to Marinette and this would all blow over, it was just a single thread on Marinette's page, it wouldn't be a big deal. That was until they saw the posts going viral. People were commenting and sharing it everywhere, calling out the class on their behavior. And these weren't just random people call them out. These were big names in every major industry. Which just made it go more viral.
The class tried defending themselves in the comments, but no one was listening to them, or taking their sides. As far as people were concerned, they were horrible people who attacked Marinette for no good reason. Just as their panic began to reach their peak, the rejections started coming in. Programs and internships that had accepted them only weeks ago, now sent them letters rejecting them. The letters said that the person who had recommended them for the positions had come back and retracted their recommendations because they had attacked the person who gave the recommendations.
With growing horror, the class realized that not only was Lila a liar, but that Marinette had been the one with the connections that got them these positions. And she had taken no credit, letting Lila claim that it was her doing. And now everything was falling apart all around them. Adrien watched as the Gabriel brand stock tanked and his fans turned on him quickly for not defending Marinette. He hadn't thought Marinette had this kind of pull. But in a single evening she had ruined everything for the class. As if things couldn't get worse for them, everyone's TVs and phones that had been watching all of this unfold were now playing a special interview from Ladybug.
Adrien and the class watched in horror as Ladybug went on the record, clearly stating that not only had Lila lied about being her friend, but was also akumatized several times and was suspected of being a willing accomplice to Hawkmoth. Adrien knew he had to do something. This wasn't right, and LB should know that. But he could get her to stop. To change her mind, retract her statement about Lila being a liar, and get everything back to normal. He would have to throw Marinette under the bus on live TV to do that, but it was her own fault and he would try to make it up to her later. She would forgive him, and realize she was in the wrong eventually. So he transformed into Chat and raced to the station.
He got there just as they were wrapping up a commercial break. They were just about to go back on the air when he arrived. He rushed up to Ladybug and begged her to make things right. "I don't know what Marinette told you, but she must be exaggerating. This is too much and you know that. But there is still time to make this right again. We just have to tell everyone that what Mrs. Bustier's class did was justified and Marinette was the real aggressor. Then everything will go back to normal." He had expected Ladybug to agree, but instead she simply glared at him, before grabbing his arm and yanking off the ring.
Adrien was stunned and yelled at her, demanding the ring back. The TV crew stood in shock, forgetting to get prepared to return to air. "Adrien. Of course it was you, I should have known. No I will not say any such thing. I'm not a coward like you. I know when to stand up and say enough. That class made their bed and now they have to lie in it. They don't get to torment people and expect everything to just go away. Now they will suffer the consequences of their own actions."
With that, Ladybug went back to the interview, which just returned to air. Nadja was still stunned, so Ladybug took the lead. "I have just retrieved the Black Cat Miraculous from Chat Noir. He was unworthy of wearing it and has since been retired. And this goes for all of the temporary heroes as well. They are all retired. If I can't trust them to have my back, then they don't deserve a miraculous. They will never again wear a miraculous." She of course didn't mean Luka or Kagami, they hadn't done anything. She would reach out to them individually to tell them in person, and help them come up with new hero personas so no one was suspicious.
Just as the interview ended, the akuma alarm went off. Just as she expected. Ladybug left the stunned studio crew behind and rushed outside where she saw a grotesque amalgamation of her classmates' akuma forms. Hawkmoth had sensed the growing despair from them all, from Lila being revealed to the city, and the class' world falling apart, and took advantage of the situation. For once, he felt grateful to Ladybug, sure her announcement had something to do with this. Not that he could make out much, with so many minds under his control at once. But one thing was clear. They wanted to go after Marinette. She caused all of this tonight, and they were placing their anger on her. And Hawkmoth would be happy to oblige.
But it wouldn't last long. Thanks to Marinette planning ahead, she went to where the zeta tube let out and found her back up there. Several heroes like Aqualad, Nightwing, Super Boy, Miss Martian, Beast Boy, and many others all stood waiting. She gave them all a miraculous that they had practiced with previously, and gave Aqualad the Black Cat miraculous, thinking his cool headed nature would help keep its destructive power in check. With her new team by her side, they faced the villain they decided just to call Amalgamation.
Within a few minutes, they had defeated the group akuma. When she worked with a real, practiced, team of heroes, it wasn't nearly as hard to do. She should have done this ages ago. The class was deakumatized and Ladybug didn't give them the time of day. She and her team simply left. She retrieved the miraculous and the heroes went home. Meanwhile, Marinette got to watch the fallout. The class was in shambles and desperately tried to apologize to Marinette the next day, but she didn't listen to any of them. They had lost out on jobs, internships, their futures in their favorite industries were in question, and they got slapped with a hefty lawsuit for the damage they had done to Marinette's property the day before. Everything was ruined. They had wanted petty? Well they got it. And this is what happens when Marinette gets petty.
MLB Caline Bustier Salt Prompts/Fics Recommendation
Let Her Eat Cake by @stormiclown
Theories began floating around that she was Mayura. The fact that she looked eerily similar to the peacock themed villain.
It was then that a dam burst. Students and teachers alike who had witnessed Bustier’s teaching methods revealed her tendency to gaslight or outright punish victims of bullying while letting the aggressors off scot free.
Happy Birthday, Miss Bustier by @unmaskedagain
“And why should I apologize,” Marinette asked. “I didn’t do anything wrong.”
“We talked about the Marinettes of the world, remember?” Caline smiled. “You have to be the bigger person; be an example for the other students. Show them the right way to act.”
“No.”
Attitude - [Bustier Salt] by @aliensunflower-fics
“This attitude of yours is getting out of control Mari-“
“What attitude?! Mme Bustier? The one where I sat quietly in class taking notes? Or the one where I calmly answered questions when asked? Or maybe the one where when the class got disruptive I didn’t do your job for you?” Anger filled Bustier’s eyes and her smile twisted into an ugly look.
“Don’t you think your going a bit far. Marinette.” Bustier’s voice was sickly sweet barely hiding the venom behind it.
Taste of your own medicine by @mcheang
Marinette reminded Ms Bustier, “Smile and forgive, Ms Bustier. Isn’t that what you told me? To be a better example.”
Caline had forgotten that mantra when she was a teenager, the teachers actually did their job so she wasn’t punished. The rule breakers were. It was easy to be on the high road when she wasn’t the one punished. Sure she wasn’t popular with her class, but it’s not like they would stay friends upon graduation.
And now here was, a teacher, while her bully was a socialite. It wasn’t fair.
Paycheck by @sturchling
This doesn't actually have a title
Mrs. Bustier went to the school board the next day to ask about her pay. She didn’t expect to hear what she did. “Why haven’t I received my most recent pay checks? I haven’t received my last two checks, and I need to pay my rent. What is going on?” The board just looked at her with bored expressions. “You haven’t been paid, because you haven’t been doing your job.” Mrs. Bustier was shocked. “What do you mean? I show up everyday, and I teach my pupils all day. I am doing my job.” The head of the board just rolled their eyes.
Remember some chapters are longer than others (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*.✧
I'm not exactly happy with this but I think this is the best I can do. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this even if it's not my best. To Hattafan2593, I'm really sorry for this taking so long but also if it isn't what you hoped. Hopefully it isn't too bad but it gave me quite a bit of trouble. Never the less, thanks sending in a request.
Alya shook as she saw herself destroying Marinette's sketchpad on video. She had just been trying to avenge Lila as Marinette had stolen her designs and Lila had been so upset by it. She had been in tears and Alya knew that she couldn't let Marinette get away with stealing her designs. She thought Marinette would know better but apparently not. However, she had no idea that Lila had followed her in secret and filmed her. She had no idea that Lila would actually send the video to the group chat and claim that she had been shocked to see Alya do such a thing. She had no idea that she had outlived her usefulness to Lila. For the last few weeks, Alya had been acting more and more unhinged. She was constantly snapping at everyone and anyone because her blog was no longer popular. People had caught on that it was no longer the most useful blog about Ladybug and that it was basically tabloid trash, devoted to either fake interviews or trying to convince everyone that Ladynoir was the one true ship and that they were actually dating. Even someone as blind and dumb as Sabrina could see that Ladybug was dating the new Fox hero, not Chat Noir but Alya refused to admit she was wrong. It didn't help that a new blog had turned up. As far as Alya was concerned, this new blog was stealing her views and likes. It didn't occur to her that her viewers had gotten tired with her blog and she even blamed Marinette for it. She was convinced that Marinette was the owner of the blog. She wasn't. Alya blinked as the messages began to come through, knocking her out of her thoughts.
Radbitsk8r: What the actual hell?! @Foxwivwifi why did you destroy Marinette's work?!
Foxwivwifi: Because she deserved it! Lila was upset about Marinette stealing her designs! Right, @modelqueen?!
ModelQueen: I was upset that someone might have stolen them. I never said she actually had. I can't believe you actually destroy her work!
Alya frowned at Lila's response. She was sure Lila had claimed that Marinette had in fact stolen her designs but could it be she misheard her? No! She was certain that she had said Marinette had stolen her designs.
FoxwivWifi: No! You said you had seen her taking your designs!
ModelQueen: No, I said that I suspected that someone had taken my designs and that I happened to see Marinette near my locker! That is not the same as saying she stole from me!
Bubbleboy: Alya, that is not cool. I can understand taking a look at her sketchpad to see if she had taken Lila's design but you can't just destroy Marinette's things. That is a crime and you have no real solid proof.
FoxwivWifi: But Lila said she had! I was just trying to avenge her!
ModelQueen: No, I didn't!!
ModelQueen:... Oh my gosh!
Bubbleboy: Lila?
Mightyillustrator: Lila?
Pinky: Lila?
The Brain: Lila?
ModelQueen: All this time I thought Marinette was the bully but I think I was wrong...
FoxwivWifi: What do you mean?
ModelQueen: Marinette is normally a sweet girl. Everyone here has said it but she changed when I joined the school. I thought it's because she didn't like me but what if it's because she thinks I'm the bully because of you!
Foxwivwifi: WHAT?! What do you mean because of me?!
ModelQueen: You convinced her to stand up for herself against Chloe but you... well, you're not exactly nice, Alya! How do I know that you haven't actually been bitching about me to Marinette like you bitch about her to me?!
Foxwivwifi: What the hell, Lila?! I thought you were my friend! And I don't bitch about anyone!
ModelQueen: This is my point. As soon as anyone says anything you don't agree with, you jump at them and attack like a vicious dog. Is it any wonder that Marinette reacted the way she did to me with you as her friend? For all, I know you could have told her not to trust me and that I was just another chloe. And because she's your best friend, she would believe you. Also you did bitch about her! You literally said to me that she had zero talent and is a crazy stalker!
Foxwivwifi: You can't be serious!
Radbitsk8r: Lila isn't wrong. You've been nothing but trouble since you joined our school.
Pinky: Yes, you broke into Chloe's locker because you thought she was Ladybug
The Brain: Which I'm not. Anyone with a single brain cell would realize that considering I'm blonde and ladybug isn't.
Gentlegiant: What did I miss?
Gentlegiant: NM. Just read it all. I agree with Lila btw
Foxwivwifi: Seriously, Ivan?! What the hell?!
Gentlegiant: You snapped at Mylene six times this week alone. She was almost akumatized twice because of you!
Alya frowned as the rest of the class agreed with Lila about how she's an awful person. She wanted to crush her phone but that wasn't even the worst thing about it. The worst thing is Lila was convincing the class that she was the cause of Marinette's bad behavior and that she had convinced Marinette that Lila was evil. She couldn't believe that they believed her. She thought they knew her better but apparently, they didn't.
Foxwivwifi: I am not responsible for people been akumatized! If anything, they should know how to keep their emotions in check given that we have a manic who feeds on it!
The Brain: What the actual hell?
Gentlegiant: Well, we wouldn't have to keep them in check if you weren't a bully
Foxwivwifi: How the hell am I a bully?!
QuietArtist: you literally just proved it by what you said
Pinky: reasonswhyalyaisabully.doc
Pinky: The sketchbook incident is the most recent thing
Bakerbug: I see I have missed something...
ModelQueen: Oh Marinette! I am so sorry about your sketchpad!!
Bakerbug:...
Bakerbug: It's fine, Lila. It's not like you destroyed it...
Chat Between Lila and Marinette
Marinette: I know you set it up to have it destroyed...
Lila: Of course, I did
Marinette: And I know we're technically enemies but... this is going to sound really odd... thank you
Lila: Huh?! For what?!
Marinette: Showing me how toxic Alya and the class actually is. Don't get me wrong. We are not friends and we never will be but you showed me their true colors
Lila: hmm I see
Marinette: btw you won. I'm transferring schools and you're welcome to them
Lila: Oh well... we're not friends and I still hate you but... good luck for the future
Marinette: You too, Lila
~Akuma Class Chat~
Foxwivwifi: @Bakerbug Mari, she set me up! She's been lying this whole time!! I just googled everything and I'm so sorry!!
Fishboy: What the hell, Alya? You can't just accuse someone of lying because you got caught been a bully!!
GamerGeek: Alya, what you did was unnecessary and I calculate that Marinette has probably been acting out due to your toxic influence and attitude.
Foxwivwifi: I am not toxic!! @Bakerbug tell them!! You know Lila's been lying from the start!!
Bakerbug: Lila may have been lying but that does change that it was you who ripped up my sketchbook and honestly I agree with everyone here including Lila. You are a toxic person and I don't want to be friends with someone like that.
Alya stared at her phone in shock as Marinette literally used the very words she had said to her a week ago. She had told her she didn't want to be friends with a toxic person but she never thought that those words would come back to haunt her but apparently they did. However, it wasn't over yet.
Bakerbug: Not that I need to be. This Friday will be my last day at Dupont High. I'm moving to a different school. I would tell you guys where but I don't feel comfortable with that, especially with Alya's recent actions. Also... @Goldenboy I had the biggest crush on you for the longest time but after you gave me that frankly awful advice about the high road, it crashed and burned. There is no such thing as the high road and someone was been hurt. Me. I was been hurt. People who I thought knew me started to bully me. I can handle a lot but after today, I'm done. @ModelQueen Feel free to send that video to the headmaster
ModelQueen: Oh I think I will @Bakerbug good luck with the future
The Brain: Go be free @Bakerbug
Foxwivwifi: Marinette! Wait!!
~Bakerbug has been removed from this chat~
~Sometime Later~
Alya walked through the street with slumped shoulders. In the aftermath of the whole sketchbook incident, she had revealed to the class that Lila had been lying to them in an attempt to redeem herself in their eyes but unfortunately, Lila was a craftier fox then she was and dragged her down with her. The class actually forgave Lila before she left for Italy as while she had lied, she had never taken physical action against anyone. She simply planted the seeds but it was Alya who had watered them and let them grow. She had gone after Marinette herself. The girl who she boldly claimed to be her best friend yet it wasn't Lila who destroyed her sketchpad or tripped her up or called her a slag and spreaded nasty rumors about her. No, all Lila had done was mention a lie or two and they weren't even about Marinette. She had never directly said Marinette's name so she could have been talking about anyone but Alya had concluded it was Marinette. After all, who else could it be? Even with the stole designs lie. Lila had actually said that she thought someone had stolen her design. She never said Marinette had stolen her work or anything that could actually view the designer in the bad light. She had known that Alya would assume that it was Marinette but that didn't matter because Alya should have investigated it and found the truth. She should have done what an actual reporter did but instead she believed a liar that had no real evidence. She had been the one who had driven Marinette to give up and switch schools. She had destroyed her friendships. Lila may have started it but Alya was the one who continued it and she would never forgive herself for that. She would forever be punished for that both by herself and everyone else. She let out a sigh as she continued to walk. She felt alone. After all, this mess Nino broke up with her and she didn't really have any true friends in school. Sure, Adrien still tried to talk to her but she suspected that was because he was in a similar boat to her. Though not as bad. People were willing to forgive him. Probably because he was never really malicious with it. He really believed that she would be caught out. She guessed they could blame his father for that. As for Marinette... Well, Alya hadn't seen her neither had the majory of the class. In fact, the only person who had seen her was Juleka. No one else had nor tried. Well, they did try once but got turned away from the bakery. Tom and Sabine didn't exactly ban them but their discount was lifted permentally. Alya hadn't gone in the bakery since destroying the sketchpad. She was too afraid of what Sabine might do to her. She turned the corner and came to a stop as she saw a familiar person stood on the Pont des Arts.
"Marinette?" She stated to herself. The girl was staring dreamily at the Seine as she seemed to be waiting for someone. Alya wanted to run over to her and ask her how she was doing and how was her new school but before she could, someone else joined her. Marinette turned, causing Alya to no longer see her face.
"Luka!" Marinette called out before hugging the boy. He hugged back and smiled at her with a look of love. It made Alya feel guilty for pushing Adrienette. Adrien never looked at Marinette like that. The two chatted before taking a seat on the benches as Luka reached down to his bag.
"I got a gift for you," He stated, making Marinette look at him. "I'm sure you probably have one but..."
He handed her a gift bag, causing her to open it and take out an expensive looking sketchpad before she pulled out some pencils.
"I saw them and thought of you..." He admitted before she suddenly hugged him.
"Thank you so much!" She gasped, clearly happy. "But you didn't have to replace my old one. Alya destroyed it but I got a new one..."
"I know," Luka replied, gently placing his hand on hers as she looked at him. "But I wanted to. Think of it as a reminder. There are those who want to destroy you and there are those who want to watch you rise. I want to watch you rise and shine like the star you are,"
Marinette didn't stay anything. Instead, she pulled Luka closer to her and kissed him. He wrapped his arms around her as he kissed back, making Alya to decide to turn away. Marinette was happy again and the truth was out now... even if her best friendship got destroyed in the process...
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“Ah, brave warrior! Will you be the one to rescue the fair maiden from the fearsome black knight and his fiery dragon?”
It was a renaissance fair, one of the most under-appreciated events in Paris, in Felix’s opinion. The entire class was there, standing behind Felix and Marinette in a crowd.
He stared at the hilt of the sword offered to him with dull eyes.
He had absolutely no intention of playing the part of the hero in this likely rigged game.
If he accepted, he would try multiple times and fail, to the hilarity of the viewers. After he had been thoroughly humiliated, he would be allowed to leave with a coupon for a turkey leg or some other nonsense.
He looked out of the corner of his eye to Marinette, who was staring at him with pleading eyes.
He sighed. “Fine.”
“Huzza!” The actor raised his hands in the air as Felix accepted the sword. “Go forth, warrior, into the tent where they will fit you with the finest armor and weaponry.
Felix rolled his eyes as Marinette eagerly dragged him into the tent.
Marinette sat eagerly on a table as the seamstresses took measurements. She had all sorts of questions for the workers
“What sort of material do you use for capes? Is it naturally dyed?”
Then, finally, the question she had been leading up to all along.
“Are there any other entrances to the damsel’s tower?”
One of the seamstresses looked at her quizzically while the other answered her question.
A smirk grew slowly on Marinette’s face as she leaned forward and described a plan to the group; Felix’s interest was just as soon piqued.
Alya was kinda bored. They were all waiting for Felix to come out and save the maiden. She had her phone out and was waiting for the action, but she, like everyone else, was getting restless.
If only Felix would come out.
“Seriously, how long does it take for a dude to put on armor?”
“I dunno,” Nino said, scrolling through his playlists, “it always seemed pretty complicated to me.”
“Lords and Ladies!” An announcer shouted into a bullhorn, drawing attention from all around. “Prepare to watch the mighty knight, Sir Culpa, rescue the fair damsel from the tower!”
A figure dressed in iron strutted out, a deep blue plume atop his helmet, the metal covering his entire face, save his eyes, but even those were mostly covered by a metal grate.
A mace was clutched in his armored fingers, and a sheathed sword was hanging from his belt.
“Our mighty knight seems to have chosen a mace with which to face the dark warrior, but will it protect him against the evil one’s broadsword?””
As the crowds cheered, the announcer was passed a note.
“Oh, what’s this? I have just been informed that this damsel isn’t just any fair maiden, but the knight Culpa’s own lady love!”
A violet-gloved hand came out from the window of the tower, tossing out a familiar handkerchief that fluttered and fell into the waiting hand of the armored Felix.
“That’s Marinette!” Alya shouted, awestruck.
This was gonna be good.
Felix walked forward, facing the dark knight as best he could, being about a foot shorter than the man.
The knight mumbled something, but Felix only tossed his hand like it was only a minor concern.
“It looks like Sir Culpa has rejected the malicious knight’s offer for a handicap! No hits will be held back in this match.”
The knight swung his broadsword in a wide arc, but Felix ducked and spun behind the towering male, slamming his mace behind his knees.
The broad man fell, and Felix ripped the plume from the top of his head to ensure the win.
Suddenly, the ground seemed to shake and a giant robotic dragon lumbered in from behind the tower.
Felix was not at all slowed from his pursuit of the tower; he easily chucked the plume into the beast’s throat, effectively choking it.
As the creature gagged, Felix pulled his blade from its sheath, revealing it to be a miniature dagger.
He tossed the dagger at the exposed throat of the dragon, and it stuck, inciting a screech from the monstrosity. He then shouldered his mace and swung it like a bat as he leapt, pounding the blade into the creature's throat, killing it.
“I can’t believe it! Ladies, lords, you are witnessing history here! This the fastest time any knight has ever defeated the avenging fireworm!”
The beast toppled with a pitiful cry and Felix stepped over it and entered the tower.
Alya waited with bated breath for Felix to cart out a blushing Marinette in a princess carry.
Instead, a lavender clothed Felix lounged in the arms of the returning hero.
Felix said something that was lost in the cheers of the crowd and lifted the helmet from his rescuer’s crown.
Familiar blue hair fell from the helmet, revealing the hero to be Marinette, smiling merrily as she carried Felix to safety.
No one could believe it.
~
Felix felt his face heating up and prayed his blush wasn’t too visible.
An incomprehensible mumble came from behind the bulky knight helmet.
“What?” He lifted the helmet and felt his heart stop as Marinette’s sparkling eyes met his.
“I said, ‘How’s about a kiss for your savior?’”
“Well, if you insist, my knight.”
He wove one of his hands into her loose hair and pressed a chaste, lasting kiss to her grinning lips.
He felt all sorts of pride welling up inside of him as Marinette set him to his feet and was mobbed by all of their classmates.
Kim pulled back from the massive group hug and eyed Felix’s lavender attire.
“Felix, are you wearing a dress?”
He smirked and flipped back his hair, jutting out his hip without a single cautionary thought.“That I am, and I happen to wear it better than you could ever dream to.”
He may have been proud of Marinette for being his protecting knight, but seeing the admiration in Marinette’s expression as Kim sputtered out halfhearted insults told him that she was just as proud of him.
