The Forgotten Bug

MPS and Mari

Marinette
After the terrible school day, we go back to my penthouse to get the proper funds for the trip to Gotham. We decided we should first check the amount we need for the trip. It was $361 for one ticket. So we would have to raise $11,552 for the flights then we would also need money for hotel rooms and for activities. Activities would be best to be paid for by the principal, teacher, and students. Hotel rooms are likely $100 per night for one room, so if each room can fit 2 people and the teacher gets her own room the hotel would cost $5,600 y to o stay for one week. The grand total for the trip minus activities would be $17,152. After our research, we call Mayor Bourgeois.
"Hey dad, how much money can you give us for a school trip?" Chloe asks her dad.
"$4,770 is about how much I could spare," he says.
"Thanks that'll work!" she says happily.
We next will try Uncle Jagged and if need be guilt trip Chloe's mom.
I call uncle Jagged, "Can you lend us some money for an expensive school field trip?" I ask.
"Sure $6,582. Is there anything else I can do for you?"
"Only tell me what you want for your next commission," I say.
"If you want I can probably get 1,000 out of my mom," Chloe says.
"Only if you want to," I say knowing how talking to her mom makes her feel.
"Hi mom, since you can't come to visit me can you lend me $1,000?"
"I guess Clary," she says making Chloe look really sad.
"Thanks mom," Chloe says.
"Chloe I'm sorry you really didn't have to do that," I say as I hug her.
"Well anything for you Mari-bug," she says.
"I need... 4,800 dollar to give from me to the school," I say.
Over night, the Mayor, Jagged Stone, MDC, and Audrey Bourgeois pay for Miss Bustier's class to go to Gotham.
    As I go to my classroom, I hear everyone in school freaking out the someone got MCD, Jagged Stone, Audrey Bourgeois, and the Mayor to pay $17,152 for someone in Miss Bustier's class. Everyone is assuming it's Lie-la, but it'll be so funny to see what lies about Gotham she comes up with that I can't wait to watch burn once I get there.
    As expected once I get into the class room, I hear Lie-la say things like, "I know the Wayne's and they treat me like a daughter!" and "I'm the princess of Gotham that the villains love and would do anything for!" This goes on for a little while, but I am all of the things she lies about being. It'll soon all blow up in her face.
    "We are going to Gotham for a week as we have exactly enough money for that," Miss Bustier says happily.
    "I got them all to donate the money!" Lie-la says lying between her teeth.
    A chorus of "Thank you Lila!" comes from most of the students.
    I angrily plan how to take her down with all of her followers too.
    Chloe looks at me weird and says, "Are you okay? Your being really quiet."
    "Well you never plan murder allowed," I say smiling at her sweetly.
    "Only you Mari-bug, only you," she says sighing.
    Once it was finally time for lunch we leave the class room only for me to notice I forgot my phone at my desk.
    "Go on with our me I forgot something in the classroom. If I'm not back for 15 minutes come and check on me," every nods and leaves while I go back to the classroom.
    Once I get out of the classroom with my phone in hand, someone pulls me aside.
    "Hey Mari-trash," Alya says making me mad.
    "One only my friends can call me Mari, Two if anyone is trash it's you," I say looking her up and down.
    I look around her to see the rest of the class, not any of my friends of course. I internally groan with frustration.
    Without warning, some of them begin to hit me, but being Ladybug comes with some perks like knowing how to defend yourself. I punch back and hear some satisfying cracks. I dodge and cause some unlucky people an immense amount of pain. After I punch my way out of there, I walk to the lunchroom as if nothing had ever happened.
    My friends look at me worriedly, but I shrug it off and tell them I'm fine enough times for them to hopefully believe it.
"Mari, what happened," Luka says.
"I'm fine you're all just over reacting," I say.
After school is over and I'm at my penthouse, I go to the gym I have installed for us to train to project Paris in a black sports bra and red shorts. I punch some punching bags and such to work off the steam from what happened before lunch. I hear the door bell ring and go to answer it. I open it to see Chloe at the door looking very red.
"What are you doing here?" I ask.
"Making sure you were okay,"'she says. "So, what really happened?"
I tell her everything she looks a little mad at our class now.
                                    ***
Chloe
I go over to Mari-bug's house to make sure she's okay. I ding-ding the door bell and see her in a black sports bra and red shorts making me blush.
"What are you doing here?" she asks.
"Making sure you were okay,"'I say truthfully. "So, what really happened?"
She tells me everything that the class tried to do to her making my blood boil as Mari-bug had considered these people her friends.
    Mari-bug attempts to calm me down to no avail as I continue to say how much they could have hurt her and trying not to look at her eight pack that makes me become even redder each time I do. Eventually I feel something on my lips keeping me from talking. I look to see Mari is kissing me?! I lean into it liking how it feels.
    "Queenie, stop worrying I'm fine," she says as she pulls away. "Plus I probably broke some of their bones."
    I feel a little better now though I still can't believe she kissed me!!
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