Wanted Thief

Liar

It was a small step for Adrien and Marinette to get along since Marinette knew he needed a new friend to talk to other than Chloe who only talks about herself too much. Not to mention Adrien needed a true friend with a good attitude.

"I mean, I hear everyone says you always find a solution to all the problems" Adrien walking with her.

"I do, I guess," Marinette said.

"I wonder how you do it" Adrien chuckled.

"It depends on the situation," Marinette said.

"How did you find out that Lila was a pathological liar from the beginning? Don't get me wrong but she nearly tried to convince my father to be a co-model with me and he almost agreed without a second thought" Adrien asked.

"Well, many of her lies didn't add up, like when she fakes diseases or broken bones," Marinette said.

"What?" Adrien said.

"For example, she pretended to have an injured leg by looking like I pushed her dish the stairs, and the next, she could walk just fine. Walking with an injured or broken leg would not make a person walk normally in just minutes" Marinette explained as an example.

"Yet nobody saw it?" Adrien guessed.

"No witnesses. And pretending to have arthritis on her wrist. I tested her to catch the napkin and she caught it perfectly which should've caused extreme pain but then covered it up with her other good wrist" Marinette said.

"Damn," Adrien said in surprise.

"And pretending to have tinnitus without a doctor's note to prove it," Marinette said.

"Strange. Any student needs one" Adrien said.

"Yup. I tried proving so hard she was a liar but they think I was being overly dramatic. Until one day Ladybug unmasked Volpina which made them realize how wrong they were to think she was a nice person" Marinette explained why she never falls for liars.

"What can I say? Lying is a powerful superpower" Adrien said.

"Exactly. But Lila was very talented at lying her way out of trouble" Marinette said.

"I see" Adrien replied.

"And that's another reason why I tried and tried to prove it to them so that lies don't ruin everything in their lives because of her. Trusting a complete stranger is dangerous" Marinette said.

"Totally. My father still lies about my mother disappearing but I just think she's dead. It's been 2 years ago and my father still grieves" Adrien said, knowing how alone he's been until that cat that bit he changed his life.

"Grief affects anyone differently," Marinette said and saw an ice cream cart.

"It was hard for my father as well as for me. Being homeschooled was lonely and thank God he put me to public school since he thinks my homeschool grades are not perfect enough" Adrien said.

"You were lucky. Want some ice cream?" Marinette asked.

"Sure. Especially to get away from strict diets too" Adrien said.

"You definitely gotta try something new for a change than this" Marinette said before getting ice cream.

After paying, they both walk down the street.

"I suppose you heard of Cat Noir?" Adrien asked.

"Yeah, Paris's most wanted thief," Marinette said.

"Scared?" Adrien tested her.

"No, of course not. Just because he's dressed like a cat?" Marinette asked.

"The only man in a tight leather catsuit which is the state of thievery art fashion" Adrien chuckled.