HBBIC (Head Bitches & Bastard In Charge)

Revenge Party

Adrien sometimes watches nature documentaries. He didn't want to, but Plagg insisted on him "Seeing his cousins in the wild." "Cousins" meaning jungle cats. He watched those three hungry lions circle around that poor wounded gazelle before one finally makes a move and pounces on it before tearing it limb from limb. The second would ward off the scavengers looking to take what they can get and then join the third in eating what the first lion left... Right now, he's the gazelle, and the Primaries are the lions.

Marinette was the first lion, ready to pounce on him at any moment if he made a wrong move. He tried not to flinch whenever she looked his way, but it was so hard not to. Her steely gaze was terrifying. She somehow managed to make blue eyes seem evil. When he walked into her home, he felt a chill go down his back. It was unsettling. He knew that Marinette wasn't too happy with him right now, but he hoped they could at least have a civil conversation. But every time he tried to talk, he'd immediately shut his mouth. He didn't know why he was so scared, it was Marinette: Their Everyday Lady- No! He has to remember what happened at school. She is a regular person, not an example, or any of that. She can get Akumatized, too, just like everyone else. It's not her job to make people happy.

He's been repeating that to himself ever since Nathaniel came over yesterday and persuaded, or rather threatened him into joining the Primaries. He wasn't an official member, just some disposable ally they could throw under the bus when things go awry. One slip up and his school life will be a living nightmare. The only people he'll have are his classmates, and he wasn't exactly too fond of them right now, not when he learned what they've been doing to Marinette, Chloé, and Nathaniel.

But, threats of being a social pariah aside, their conversation helped to open Adrien's eyes a little more. Looking back, he did occasionally put on a "sad boy" routine. He didn't even realize he was doing it. Did it just come naturally to him? That's even worse; it means he's been playing with his friends' feelings this whole time! Well, this is his chance to right his wrongs. Yes, his classmates may not forgive him when they realize he's known Lila's been lying since she got here, but being the Primaries' snitch is a good way to start redeeming himself. He'll help expose Lila, and everything will be right again.

This could go a lot quicker if Chloé just finished writing whatever she was writing on the whiteboard. She was clearly taking her sweet time just to mess with Adrien. She's erased five words so far, and Chloé never makes spelling errors. When they were kids, she would always show off how well she could spell large words. Andre commended her skills while Audrey said it was 'So-so', which was about one of the nicest things she's ever said about her daughter.

"Alright," Chloé finally said and turned towards the group.,"Here's what we know. Lila Rossi is a cunning, devious fox who uses sweet words and promises to take what she wants."

Marinette nods, "And according to her, she tells people what they want to hear."

"Right," Chloé said before stepping to the side, revealing what she had written down on the whiteboard.

Taped on the left side was a headshot of Lila with devil horns and a goatee drawn on, with an arrow pointing to her with the word 'Evil dictator' written on the line. To the other side written at the top in red was the word 'Resources,' and under it were the words 'Army of followers,' 'Spineless teachers,' 'Media platform,' 'Attention fuel,' and 'Silver tongue'.

"Lila is nothing like our other targets. We've face cheaters, sexual harassers, charity thieves, hackers who change their grades. Etcétera, etcétera," Chloé drawled. "Lila is all of these things. Except for the hacker," she added. "She's like a conniving dictator with bad hair. And every dictator has resources that make them powerful. But, if we take them away, she'll be vulnerable and then we'll go in for the big kill."