LadyBugOut AU (Snippets)

Lie Gone Wrong

Summary:
Lila messes up.

Chapter Text
Nino’s life, put bluntly, was a rollercoaster ride gone wrong. He thought he’d been ready to be Alya’s boyfriend, and yeah, he enjoyed what they had.

He just didn’t know that it would all lead to a big argument that would leave him isolated from nearly the entire class. Rose still talked to him, but she talked to everybody. Besides, Rose still seemed a little too eager to rush off when she was called.

Sinking into his desk at class, Nino sighed. How long was this going to go on?

He felt a poke to his back. “Hey. You okay?”

Nino turned his head, seeing Alya staring at him with a concerned gaze. He straightened, trying to look casual, then nodded.

Alya seemed to accept that.

As Nino turned back to face the front of the class, he was just in time to see Lila stride in, looking unusually confident today.

That was odd, considering Lila had been readily making herself scarce ever since everyone started yelling at her.

In the pathway leading up to Lila’s seat, Alix was standing next to Kim’s desk, the two seeming engaged in some sort of conversation about sports. Lila headed for her seat and her bag, whether intentionally or not, brushed Alix’s side.

Alix turned her head, as if she thought that someone was trying to get her attention. At first, she seemed unbothered, but that turned into annoyance as he eyes fell upon Lila.

Lila gasped, turning to Alix. “Oh, sorry about that!” she said. “I didn’t mean to!”

“That a fact, Liar Rossi?” Alix asked.

Kim snorted behind her.

“I assure you, I’m not a liar!” Lila said in that high-pitched tone that she always used when she was about to cry. “Is this still about the Ladybug thing, because you guys have it all wrong!”

Max interjected, “This again? Lila, we–”

“I have proof!” Lila insisted.

The class turned their gazes to Lila. Marinette, in particular, was looking at Lila with a skeptical and doubtful expression.

Lila sat down in her seat, legs in the path as she set her hands innocently in her lap. She raised one hand to her face, looking around like she was wary of any nearby camera.

“Well, I’m not supposed to tell you this, but it should be okay since I’m not friends with Ladybug anymore…”

“Anymore,” scoffed a quiet Nathaniel in the back of the class.

Lila ignored him, puffing out her chest. “I used to be Rena Rouge.”

Nino jolted up in his seat. Alya must’ve too, as Nino heard her bag fall to the floor.

“You–” Alya began, her voice sounding dry, “you did?”

Lila nodded, still facing the rest of the class. “Why do you think Rena Rouge disappeared as soon as Ladybug’s blog appeared? I told you guys what happened: Ladybug abandoned me because I couldn’t betray the Ladyblog!”

Mylene tilted her head, confused. “But Carapace and Queen Bee got replaced too?”

“Carapace was my very best friend!” Lila said, looking distressed at the fact. “And Queen Bee was inevitable. Ladybug had always talked about getting rid of her for a while.”

Chloe glared. “Excuse me?!”

“Oops,” Lila said, hand near her mouth. “Did I say that? I didn’t mean to offend you!”