Loving All of You

Chapter Nine: Planting Doubts

Lila sat in her bedroom with a pout as she tapped her fingers on the bed, she was so bored staying home alone but didn't want to be bothered spending time with her loser classmates either, instead she decided to give them a call. 

"Hi Lila," Rose chirped, "you should come over and join us on the houseboat."

"Oh I would love to, but I'm just sick with a cold," Lila faked a cough, "I just missed you girls so much."

"Aw, I hope you feel better," Mylène cooed, "get lots of rest and drink some water."

"Thank you so much Mylène, where's Marinette? Lila asked faking a sniffle, noticing that the bluenette was missing.

"Oh she doesn't always hang out with us," Alya replied, "I swear that girl is always busy."

"Does she ever tell you where she is?" Lila frowned

"I don't see the problem with that," Alix shrugged clearly seeing through her, "we don't tell each other everything."

"Of course," Lila sniffled reaching for a tissue, "well I better get some cold medicine, maybe I can meet up with you girls after my cold is over." She gripped her phone furiously; if it weren't for that dumb jock I would have had them... at least I was able to plant seeds of doubt.

"Do you guys think Marinette is being mysterious?" Alya wondered aloud, "I've never thought much about it until now..."

"Come to think of it see always seems to come up with strange excuses to get away with us," Mylène pointed out.

"You have a point," Rose nodded in agreement

"You actually believe her over your best friend?" Chloé scoffed walking into the room, "ridiculous utterly ridiculous."

"Oh hey Chloé didn't realize you were here," Alix stated staring blankly at the blonde, at least there was one friend who distrusted Lila.

"She's always here," Juleka mumbled, still not entirely happy that her brother had fallen for the former brat.

"I gotta say she's changed a lot hasn't she," Alix admitted, "all thanks to your big bro."

"If she can change perhaps Lila can too," Alya suggested, "I mean I can't help but feel sorry for her after everything she's been through."

"She does seem very lonely," Mylène added, "perhaps she just needed some friends?"

Alix frowned listening to the exchange between her friends. If only they knew what that sneaky bitch was really up to... 

*****

After lunch, Adrien and Marinette walked around the streets of London and they suddenly came across a pharmacy.

"Hey I remember here," Adrien recalled, "this is where I spent the whole trip looking for your constipation pills."

Marinette gaped at the blonde model, "why did you have to bring that up? Those weren't for me, they were for Master Fu."

"No need to get all defensive," Adrien chuckled poking her cheek, "you know, it continues to A-mewse me that you're Ladybug."

"What, are you disappointed?" Marinette joked

"Of course not," Adrien denied, "there were so many signs that pointed to you, yet I was so blinded by my love for your other side that I failed to realize it was what was standing right in front of me all along."

"What if it wasn't me?" Marinette asked looking down towards the ground, "would you still love me?"

"I realized my feelings for you right as I gave up my feelings for Ladybug." Adrien assured her, "didn't you realize Chat was no longer flirtatious towards you as Ladybug."