Look What You Made Me Do

That Sign You Made Looks Stupid

(AN: Jason flashback. Damian is not a happy camper and Bruce does his best. Adrien helps Juleka feel better)

~~~~~~~A little over an hour ago~~~~~~~
Jason scowled as he hung up. When he had given Marinette his number he hadn't thought the girls would need it so soon. His intent had been for them to call if they got in trouble with someone else from the Rouge Gallery, he hadn't expected them to need his help after being attacked by one of their own. This Lila chick was a serious problem, so was that teacher, and what was really annoying is he wasn't allowed to take care of things his way. Okay, okay maybe blackmail was not the answer....but he REALLY wanted it to be. In the end all he could do was what Marnette asked him to. He called Dick.

"Jay?!" Jason made a face as he held the phone away from his ear.

"Fuck Dick I like my ears to not leak blood!" he complained.

"Sorry Jaybird." Christ, he could hear the grin on Dick's face. "It's just you never call me."

"Ever think there is a reason for that?" Jason scowled. No, bad Jason! He was getting distracted. "Look, I need your help. Now shut the fuck up and let me explain. I swear to god if you squeal I am going to hang up and handle things my way!" He knew that even though Dick didn't know what the problem was he would not want him to handle things his way.

He waited to make sure Dick had control of himself. "I need you to get to that hotel the Paris kids are staying at. I gave Marinette my number in case something happened after the Joker incident. She just called me to ask me to get a hold of you or Bruce, because that Lila bitch manipulated that sad excuse for a teacher into sending Marinette and Chloe home."

"What?! Why would she do that?!" Dick exclaimed.

"She is saying that the others don't feel safe and that Marinette and Chloe staying at the hotel and with the group could put them all in danger."

"Don't worry Jason. I'll get Tim on this and we'll work something out." Dick promised.

"Good." Jason sighed in relief. He couldn't solve things his way and make bodies disappear. So the next best option was to let Dick sick Replacement on the Paris group.

"So....you gave Marinette your number?" Dick asked and Jason could feel his smugness.

"Sorry can't hear you. Going through a tunnel!" And with that he hung up.
~~~~~~~~Present time~~~~
"Father is this really wise?" Damian asked, they were waiting on the front steps for Richard and Drake to bring back the two girls from Paris.

"Damian we've been over this." Bruce sighed. He had known his son would not be happy with the outcome. "These girls are being targeted. They shouldn't be sent back to Paris due to something they had no control over. This is the best solution."

"Why can not they stay at some other hotel?" Damian persisted.

Bruce held in a sigh. "The Gotham Rose is the best hotel in the city. They can't just go to another hotel Damian."

"Master Damian if I didn't know any better I might think you were afraid to have girls in the Manor." Bruce hoped the cough the he tried to disguise his laugh as was convincing. He could tell that Damian wanted to say something, and he was proud of his son for not giving into the urge. Damian had come a long way from the angry violent ten year old he had been when he first came into their lives. Now that he thought about it they had all come a long way. Bruce knew he wasn't the best at showing how he felt, but he had gotten better.

"What about patrolling?" Damian demanded crossing his arms over his chest.

"With everyone home for a change I'm sure we can figure out a schedule. Maybe not everyone can go out every night but we'll manage." Bruce said with a small smile. Maybe a lighter schedule would be good for his son. When the limo pulled up Bruce straightened up. Even he was a little curious about the two girls everyone was so excited over.
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Adrien felt sick to his stomach.When he had first told Marinette that they should just leave Lila alone he had never imagined anything like this happening. This had gotten so out of control and he had no idea how to fix things. He had no idea how Lila had gotten to his Father, he normally hated everyone. That was like his thing! But somehow Lila convinced him that she was a good influence. Maybe Nino had stepped over the line one too many times? His best friend always pushed his dad's buttons.

Were Chloe and Marinette really going to be sent home? It wasn't fair! They had been attacked and Lila had spun it so they were in the wrong. Though that nice tour guide had come to pick them up. Maybe he could pull some strings to help them.He looked up and noticed Lila was busy with Alya so he excused himself saying he needed to go to the bathroom. As soon as he was out of sight he pulled out his phone to send a text message to Marinette.

Me: Are you guys okay? Are you being sent home??

M:Everything is going to be okay. Dick made arrangements for C and myself. We aren't going anywhere.

Me: Where are you staying??

M: It's better that I don't say. If it got out you know who would just say I was lying.

Me: You guys are safe right?

M: Don't worry. Hey can you do me a favor?

Me: Of course!

M: Check on Juleka. I think something is going on with her.

Me: Consider it done.

Sometimes Adrien didn't know what he hated more, that he was trapped by Lila and forced to stay silent or that Marinette was such an amazing person that she understood and forgave him. She even kept Chloe for coming for his head. Though even though Chloe had been ready to turn on him, he was glad someone else saw the good in her like he knew she had deep DEEP down.
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Juleka excused herself to go to the bathroom. She just needed a break from pretending everything was okay. What had happened to Marinette and Chloe? Were they being sent home? If that was the case why couldn't they stay at the hotel until it was time to go? She hated not knowing what was happening.

Stopped by the bathroom Juleka leaned against the wall instead of going in. She had tried to help Marinette and Chloe by warning them. But as usual she couldn't do anything right!

"Juleka are you okay?" a voice asked.

Juleka looked up and was surprised to see Adrien. Nervously she glanced around and only spoke once she saw they were alone. "Not really." she muttered.

"What's wrong?" Adrien asked with a small reassuring smile. "If you need me to, I can keep a secret," For some reason this made her smile a little.

"Don't tell anyone....but I tried to help Marinetter and Chloe. I warned them about what Lila was planning. But I don't think it worked." she sighed.

Adrien placed a hand on her shoulder. "Don't tell anyone...but I texted Marinette and she said everything was going to be okay."

Juleka looked up in surprise. "You did?" she asked. Adrien nodded. "You....understand the truth of what's going on?" she asked hesitantly.

Adriend sighed and nodded. "Yes....it's complicated. But I believe everything will be okay in the end. Come on....let's get back before we're missed."

Juleka didn't quite understand everything Adrien had said but it was nice to know she wasn't alone. Maybe Adrien was trapped too?
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Nino sat beside Alya. Nothing about this felt right. He didn't like that Marinette and Chloe had been taken away. The stunt Lila had pulled was absolutely disgusting! Why was everyone so okay with it?! He looked at Alya who was laughing and talking with Lila. He now realized he had been ignoring the obvious and had been for a long time. Alya had changed. Nino decided he was going to try and see if he could get back the girl he had fallen in love with back. But if he couldn't....well he could live with that.
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Lila was ecstatic. She couldn't believe how easy it was to get rid of Marinette and Chloe. Surely now Marinette would see that she had won. She would have an eight hour plane ride to reflect and accept her place in the world. Lila might even still publicly forgive her. Marinette would have to get down on her hands and knees when she begged for her forgiveness. And then after that Marinette was going to be at her beck and call. She was going to make Marinette sorry that she dared to cross her!