Miraculous Arachnia

Chapter 8

Lila was back, and no one was happy about it. She demanded to sit next to Adrien during class and somehow always got Marinette in trouble as well. During her free time she would tell stories that were obvious lies although her fellow classmates seemed to believe her. Marinette was trying her best to keep her cool, but Lila was making it nearly impossible. She framed Marinette for pushing her down the stairs and then accused her of stealing a necklace that supposedly belonged to her grandmother. Adrien also knew Lila was lying to get back at Marinette for what she did to her last time. Adrien decided to take matters into her own hands knowing Lila had the entire school wrapped around her finger. He went to visit his sister knowing how good she is at exposing people since that's what most of her blog consisted of.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Plagg questioned as he peaked out from Adrien's white jacket.

"This whole thing with Lila is getting out of hand. She needs to be stopped." Adrien responded before knocking on the door of his sister's apartment. When Felicity answered the door, she was still wearing her pajamas and her hair was tied in a messy bun.

"Oh hey Adrien, what's up?" She greeted her little brother letting him enter her apartment.

"I need a huge favor from you" He told her.

"Uh oh what is Dad making you do this time?" She questioned assuming he was trying to get out of something their father had set up for him.

"No, this has nothing to do with Father. It's a girl in my school" He clarified. Felicity looked at him with a cocked eyebrow.

"A girl?" She said confused.

"She's trying to get revenge on Marinette by getting her expelled from school by framing her for something she didn't do" He explained. Adrien proceeded by telling his sister every detail of what happened today, and Felicity was surprised.

"That definitely doesn't sound like Marinette" She commented.

"Exactly, so will you help me?" He asked.

"Let me ask you something. Are you sure that Marinette just a friend?" She questioned in response. Adrien was silent with a slight blush on his face. "I'm only asking because this is a lot of trouble to go through for a girl you claim is just a friend" She continued.

"She's important to me" He responded.

"Still sounds like more than 'just a friend' Adrien" She teased.

"Cici, are you going to help me or not?" He questioned annoyed with his sister. Felicity giggled in response.

"Yeah, I'll help. Don't worry" She responded. Adrien hugged his sister.

"Thanks Cici, you're the best" He said as he hugged her.

That night, Felicity was sat at her computer, compiling the evidence she needed to prove Marinette's innocence. She managed to get access to security footage which ended up being all the evidence she needed to expose Lila. After that she went to Marinette's house.

"Felicity? What are you doing here?" She asked.

"Can I talk to you alone in your room?" Felicity requested.

"Yeah sure" She responded. Felicity followed Marinette up to her room. Now that they were alone, they let their Kwami's roam free.

"The reason I'm here is because I need a huge favor" She told Marinette.

"What is it?" Marinette asked in response.

"I need to borrow your miraculous" She replied. Marinette was taken back by this.

"Why?" Marinette questioned.

"I have a plan to prove your innocence, but I know for a fact that it will cause an akuma. so I want to catch the akuma before it akumatizes someone" She explained.

"Are you sure this plan of yours is a good idea?" Marinette questioned a bit skeptical.

"No, but it's the only one I got" She answered. Marinette looked at Tikki unsure of what to do. "Don't worry, I promise to return Tikki after I catch the akuma" She then reassured. Tikki nodded her head trusting Felicity. Marinette sighed as she took off her earrings handing them over to Felicity whom put them on. "Thanks Marinette" before leaving.

She went to Adrien's school the next day with her tablet in hand. She arrived just as Marinette was about to be framed for stealing Lila's necklace.

"Marinette open your locker" The principle ordered. Marinette did as she was told opening her locker. The second her locker opened a necklace fell out.

"That's my grandmother's necklace!" Lila exclaimed.

"Marinette! You are hereby Expelled!" The Principle stated. Everyone but Lila gasped in shock.

"I don't think that will be necessary" A female voice chimed. Everyone turned around to see Felicity leaning against the doorway. "Marinette is innocent, and I can prove it" She then stated. She walked over to the principle with her tablet in her hand. She played the footage that she downloaded which showed Lila breaking into Marinette's locker taking off her necklace and placing it inside.

"I knew it!" Marinette exclaimed.

"Marinette, you're no longer expelled. However, Lila Rossi you're expelled for framing a student for stealing" The principle announced. Lila's handed balled up into fists.

"Well as much as I would love to stay and chat. I have an important meeting to attend to" Felicity said as she ran out of the room. She transformed into 'Ladybug'. She used the yoyo to get onto the rooftop. Just as she suspected, she spotted the akuma flying towards the school.

"Not today little akuma" She mumbled as she went after the akuma. She managed to capture the akuma in her yoyo before it reached the school thus de-evilizing it in the process.

"bye bye little butterfly" She said as she waved to the purified butterfly that flew from her yoyo. She went back to the school detransforming in the bathroom before meeting back up with Marinette and the others. She took the earrings off handing them back to Marinette.

"Thanks for letting me borrow your earrings Marinette. They looked really good in my photos" She said as a cover up to the real reason she had them.

"It's no problem, thanks for helping me and getting Lila out of my hair" She responded.

"Oh you can thank Adrien for that" Felicity said as she glanced over at her brother. "He came to me last night before I came to see you. He practically begged me to help his 'friend' who's important to him" She continued. Marinette's cheeks turned pink in response.

"A-Adrien?" She stuttered in confusion. She couldn't believe that he would do something like that for her.

"I just couldn't stand by and watch Lila frame you. You don't deserve that Marinette" Adrien commented. Felicity giggled in response as she watched the two interact. She then leaned over to Alya and Nino.

"You two aren't buying this 'just a friend' stuff either are you?" She whispered to them.

"Not at all" Alya responded in a hushed tone.

"Yeah that's what I thought" Felicity said with a giggle. She thought it was cute how clueless her brother was. It was either that or he was in denial. She watched Adrien and Marinette interact. She was happy for him.