1 Chapter 1

Lila's POV~

I really didn't want to go to a new school, I was scared that my reputation would follow me here. My mom dropped me off and I shouldered my bag. "Bye mom! I love you!"

"I love you too dear! Er, I'll be at the embassy late tonight, can you get home okay?"

I frowned but didn't think too much of it and I stared up at the large building, "Why can't dad pick me up?" I replied looking back to her. She frowned and shook her head.

"He's working tonight too, baby." I clenched my fists in anger, I knew he wasn't working, but I let it go and nodded my head. "Mm, yeah sure I can get home."

"Great!".

So this was Françoise Dupont High School. The building loomed over me, but I had faith that my skills would work here too. Whatever lies exposed last time would die down, it was after all a new city. I walked in and soon was met with banners of a young girl adorned in a ladybug costume alongside a young boy with a cat one on. I was so intrigued and I couldn't help but step closer to get a better look. "Are you new here?" I jumped back but quickly gained my balance and put on a neutral face and turned around. I was met with a girl with two dark pigtails laced with red ribbon who smiled widely at me. "I'm Marinette!"

"Lila, Lila Rossi." I looked around the school, it was quite big but not as much as my old school and I maintained my composure. "So, Marinette it was?"

"Yes!"

"Mm, how long have you gone to this school?"

"Oh, only a few years! But I know it very well, practically inside-out!"

"Who are these people?" I gestured toward the poster and Marinette tilted her head casually and laughed. "Come on! You don't know who Ladybug and Chat Noir are? Do you live under a rock?" Marinette quickly covered her mouth and gasped. "I'm so sorry, that was so insensitive of me."

"It's okay, I actually just moved to Paris."

"Oh wow! You'll love it here, it's a really beautiful city. Well, Ladybug and Chat Noir are the superheroes here, it'll probably be better if there was an akuma so I could explain it to you easily. Basically this evil guy named Hawkmoth makes villains every once in a while and Ladybug and Chat Noir save us! They're really great, but Chat Noir is pretty flirty."

"Oh? That's SO interesting." The bell rang in the background and I turned away from Marinette. "U-um, would you like some help getting to class?"

"No, I'll be fine."

"Okay, it was nice meeting you Lila!"

"You too." I turned around and started walking to class, the information Marinette gave me would be very useful to begin crafting my story. Of course, it would be weird if my story contradicted Marinette, so I'd have to get some proof. As I sat down in class I crafted my hallucinated life line-by-line, I stared at the people around me and smiled. If the lie was good enough they'd definitely follow my every word, I just needed to make it believable enough for no one who'd want to investigate it. I'm not going to lie (for once), I enjoyed the attention I got from my stories, it made me feel more loved than any other school, after all who'd want to talk to someone whose mom just worked in an embassy? If people want a rich background, alluring history, a princess, then that's what I'll give them. As the second bell rung in my ear, the final line of my hallucination was complete. Lunch time. Lunch time I would begin my show.