Pretty Little Lila

A Coin in the Well

Hi, Heather here :)

I have a soft spot in my heart for redeemable characters and, after the disappointment that happened with Chloe, I wanted to write something for Lila. In this, I'm going to pretend the events of Chat Blanc didn't happen because I feel it destroys the tension between Hawk Moth and Adrien. Also, for the purpose of this story, I'm going to age up the characters to 16/17.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy~

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Lila Rossi walked into the school courtyard huffing a white puff of breath into her black leather gloves. Everyone talks about how Paris is the fashion capital or the city of love, but no one brings up how cold the weather can get. Briefly running her hands over her muted orange trench coat, she flattened the waterproof gabardine and re-cinched the belt tightly around her slim waist.

"It's alright," she whispered to herself, smoothing down her collar and adjusting the round buttons. She picked at her light gray tights before tucking them more securely in her brown heeled boots. "I've got this." After another calming breath, she knocked on her new homeroom door.

She could overhear the teacher, Ms. Bustier, from inside pausing her lesson as she went over and opened the door. Lila found her heart beating faster as she watched the doorknob rattle and turn. Ms. Bustier blinked at Lila for a moment before giving her a smile and ushering her into the room.

"It's alright," Lila muttered to herself again under her breath. Ms. Bustier put her hand on Lila's shoulders and pushed her to the front of the classroom, turning her to face the class.

"This is the new student I was telling you would be joining us today," the teacher announced happily to the class. "Now, if you'll please introduce yourself to them..."

Lila quickly scanned her olive green eyes over the students and quickly picked out her targets: Adrien and Marinette.

Adrien sat in the front row with who she was told was Nino. With his dad being a major fashion influencer and him being a model, he was, of course, dressed in high fashion. He had a dark gray sweater thrown over a white button up shirt and expensive looking dark jeans. His blond hair looked like a perfect mess in which each strand was carefully out of place. Due to the warmth inside the classroom, he had his coat slung against the back of his chair.

Marinette was seated behind him. Lila was informed briefly that Marinette wanted to be a designer and assumed that she had drawn up her own outfit. She had a thick red and black spotted scarf over a loose sweater and dark leggings. Her hair reflected blue under the fluorescent lighting and was tied down in twintails that fell a little past her shoulders.

Ladybug and Chat Noir.

She decided that it would be easier to befriend Hawk Moth's son, Adrien, first, and obtain the ring before moving on to the earrings.

"My name is Lila Rossi and I've recently moved here from Italy," she spoke softly, biting into the soft pink flesh of her bottom lip. "I'm sorry if my French sounds a little broken, but I'll try my best to master it so I'm able to speak with all of you. I'm really looking forward to spending the rest of my school year with you." She tilted her head as she smiled sweetly, her chestnut hair swaying at the action. She had bangs that covered her forehead and were cut just above her brow. Two thick strands of her hair were pulled forward and tied loosely with orange bands.

Everyone seemed to be falling for her act and offered her kind words and greetings. She put her hands to her chest as if what they said warmed her heart.

"Due to a hearing issue, Lila will have to sit in the front. Nino, if it's alright with you, could you please move to the back so she could sit next to Adrien? I'm hoping that because he's such a diligent worker he'll be able to catch her up on what she missed so far."