AKA: The One Where Marinette Realises That Maybe Her Classmates Aren't THAT Stupid
Summary:
No matter how many times evidence is presented, Lila has always managed to remain a perfect angel. Marinette is beginning to suspect that other forces are at play.
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“It’s just a coincidence.”
“You have the wrong person.”
“It must’ve been a misunderstanding.”
“You’ve clearly doctored the footage.”
“Lila’s too nice to do that.”
“I’m sure that’s just a look-a-like.”
“Come on, Marinette. Present some real evidence before going off at Lila again.”
Holy shit. Holy fucking shit.
Were they blind?! Seriously! This must’ve been the fifth─sixth?─time that she’s presented evidence of Lila lying, admitting to lying or committing a crime, yet still, they all came up with excuses. Lila didn’t even have to say anything. They just made excuses for her now. Marinette was sick of it.
Adrien was the only other person who saw through Lila’s lies. He’d also presented a video of Lila lying her way into his house, but Alya had just said, “Aw, that’s so sweet! I wish that Nino cared so much about me!” Nino hadn’t even looked affronted by that sentence. He’d nodded along, agreeing with her. And Marinette had seen all of the shit that Nino’s done for Alya, so she knew that wasn’t true.
So what the fuck?
How was it that Lila was still an innocent angel in everybody’s eyes, but her and Adrien’s?
… “Oh.”
What’s one thing that they both have in common? They both knew that Lila was lying. But how? Lila had lied about knowing both Chloé’s mother and father, but she’d never said anything. Lila had commented about how the world famous chef, Marlena Césaire, had catered for her birthday party in Greece, but Alya never pointed out that her mother had never left France.
It was all too convenient.
Perhaps… perhaps using a Miraculous had allowed them to see through Lila’s lies.
And sure, Chloé and Alya had used a Miraculous before. But they only used a Miraculous periodically, not nearly as frequently as Ladybug and Chat Noir. Plus, they didn’t get to keep their Miraculouses, unlike Marinette and Adrien.
But that would mean that Lila used magic. Or some form of it. After all, she definitely didn’t have a Miraculous. Only the Peacock and Butterfly Miraculouses were missing, and neither technically had anything to do with deception. Did other forms of magic exist?
“Tikki,” Marinette started, sitting up straight. “Is it possible that Lila is using magic to make people believe her lies?”
Tikki looked up from her macaron. She frowned softly, swatting at a stray crumb. “Um… I’m not sure if I’m the best person to answer that…”
