"Lillian? Is something wrong?" Nathaniel asked his seatmate. She was acting very strange.
"No, no. Everything's fine!" She stammered.
He raised an eyebrow but didn't press it.
Later in the day, he entered the art classroom. He found a letter on his seat. He opened it and read what was written.
Dear Nathaniel,
I've pushed my feelings down for fear I'll ruin our friendship, but now I need to tell you something. If you meet me on the roof of the school tonight, you'll find what it is.
See you there,
MHL
"Who could MHL be?" He wondered aloud.
"No clue, but you should check it out." Marc told him. "Someone must really want to tell you something."
"You have a point. I guess I'll meet him or her tonight."
True to his word, Nathaniel made his way to the roof that evening.
"Hello?" He called. "MHL?" He looked around.
"Hello, Nathaniel." A shadowy figure stepped into his view. She had a light pink skirt with darker pink feather designs that went down her knees, with an ankle-length train of the same pattern. Her top was teal and heart shaped. She wore a simple white sweater with some pink flower designs. The girl fully stepped into the fading sunlight.
Nathaniel gasped softly. "Lillian? You're MHL?"
She smiled. "MHL, Montgomery Hope Lillian. My initials backward."
"Why did you want to meet me? Where did you get that dress?"
"To answer your second question, Marinette made it. As for the first one..." She reached into her purse and pulled out a slightly crumpled piece of paper. "Marc gave this to me." Lillian handed it to him.
His heart skipped a beat. It was the same drawing he had dropped just before Marc had been akumatized.
"Is it true?" Lillian asked. "Do you... love me?"
Nathaniel felt like a deer struck by headlights. "I-I um. Err, uhhh... No! LM st-stands for um, Lee Marvins, my neighbor!" He was making the whole thing up, of course.
"I- oh." Her eyes lost their gleam and her shoulders slumped ever so slightly. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow, I guess." She turned and left.
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Miraculous: Minerva
Hayran KurguJust a week has passed since Marinette and Adrien discovered their true identities. Tropic Storm has vanished after giving the miraculous back to Lillian. Normal life has continued, or as normal as it can be for the three. But when Marc approaches h...
