Marinette sighed in the back of the class. She hated Mondays; it just meant she had another week of putting up with Lila's imaginative stories and hateful glares thrown her way, for no reason. Class had been in session for maybe an hour, when Jagged Stone slammed the classroom door open.
"Marinette!" he cried, "Pack your bags; your coming on tour with me!"
Marinette stood up from her seat and shouted, "Seriously?"
"Yep." the rock star smiled.
"Mr. Stone?" Bustier questioned, "Marinette is in class and-"
"Her parents are in the process of pulling her out of school." he announced.
Marinette happily began to put her things away in her backpack.
"Why are you taking Marinette?" questioned Nino.
"Yeah?" spoke up Kim, "Why aren't you taking Lila on tour with you?"
"Who?" Jagged Stone asked.
"Lila Rossi!" Alya announced, picking up Lila's hand and waving it.
Jagged frowned and looked confused, "I don't know her."
"Of course you do!" cried out Sabrina.
"She saved your kitten on an airport runway!" Nathaniel shouted.
"She got tinnitus from it." declared Ivan.
"You dedicated a song to her!" Rose squealed.
Jagged glared at the class, "I've never met this child in my life nor have I ever had a bloomin' cat-"
"Ki-kitten." spoke up Mylene.
"Whatever!" the rock star rolled his eyes, "Marinette, did you know about this?"
"I told them she was lying, but no one wanted to listen to me. I mean why would they listen to the person who made your sunglasses, or designed your album cover, made the t-shirt designs for your last three concerts, has had you appear on TV in my own home?" Marinette question, as she made her way down the steps to the front of the class and stood next to him, "He's only mentioned me a handful of times in the media as his one and only niece. Not to mention, I'm his designer. I make the clothes for his concerts."
"Has any of those lies been posted?" Jagged asked Marinette.
"I don't know. Alya, did you post any of that bullshit on your blog?" Mari asked.
Alya panicked and pulled out her phone, looking through her blog.
Jagged sighed, "Tell Penny where to look and if they are publicized, she'll make sure their parents receive a lawsuit."
Alya's grip on her phone went slack, her phone dropping from her lap to the floor. The clatter drowning the class in silence.
"A-A lawsuit?" Lila questioned, paling.
"So you hear your own lies?" he snapped, "A middle aged man writing songs about a minor! I could get my name and music smeared for sexual assault, harrassment of a minor; child pornography!
Adrien couldn't believe what he was hearing. This is what lying caused? His father had always told him to ignore them; the PR department always dealt with them.
"I texted Penny where to look." Mari spoke, "She said she'll look through it right now."
"Thanks, Cupcake." the rock star smiled.
"So, how did you persuade my parents to take me?" she asked.
Jagged Stone smiled, "Oh, I didn't; your boyfriend did."
"What?" Marinette questioned.
"Surprise, Habibiti." Damian spoke, announcing his arrival.
"Damian!" Marinette shouted, rushing into his arms for a kiss, "What did you say? How did you convince them?"
"I fought with your mother." he admitted.
Marinette pulled away from her boyfriend and stared at him.
"Damian Wayne," she growled out, "what did you say?"
"I battled your mother." he repeated.
Marinette let go of him and took two steps back, glaring at her boyfriend.
"She isn't injured!" Damian declared, "I merely disarmed her and subdued her. She's working in the bakery, as we speak. No fractures. No bruising. No sprains. I checked myself!"
"Uh-huh." Mari spoke, tapping her foot in anger, "What else?"
The Wayne heir sighed, "I promised I would be with you every step of the way and would be your bodyguard."
Marinette shook her head, "Of course you did. How did I ever think my overprotective boyfriend would let me go on a World Tour, without someone watching my every move." making him smirk.
Jagged watched the two in concern, "We're setting up guidelines with your parents, today. If they say sperate sleeping arrangements, I don't wanna see you with her after a certain time; you got that kid?"
Damian pulled Marinette back into his arms and glared at the rock star, "Angel and I have already spoke to her parents about our relationship and my intentions. I, in no way, intend to impregnate her at the earliest convience. We have laid out a guideline. Marinette plans to graduate and open her studio, before anything."
"All right, you two." Marinette spoke, " Let's go back to the bakery. I have some last minute packing to do and we have arrangements to make." walking out of the class.
Damian and Jagged threw one last glare at each other, before rushing after her.
The class couldn't comprehend what they had just witnessed. Jagged Stone had no idea who Lila was. Marinette had known him this whole time; explaining why she called Lila a liar. Lila had claimed that their class president was bullying her due to her obsessive crush on Adrien Agreste, but she had her own boyfriend and an overprotective one, at that. It sounded like he didn't plan on letting her go anytime soon. Not to mention, Marinette just left school for the year. Who knew what would happen during that time?
"I guess we now know who the real liar is now, don't we." Chloe laughed.
Lila slid down in her seat, as Alya picked up her phone, deciding it was best to delete all her hard work, before she was sued. The blogger refreshed her blog only for an ERROR message to come up. She saved herself, but lost a great friendship in the process. Alya turned and glared at Lila, with tears in her eyes.
"I think the lying bitch should take her seat in the back, don't you, Liar?" she growled out, "It's where you forced us to move Marinette. I think the rightful Queen of Lies should sit in her throne."
Lila gathered her things and moved to the back, without a word. She had thought she had won the war, but in the last minute, Marinette turned the tide and won with an overwhelming victory. She had lost sight of the battle, of her opponent. Marinette had moved on from the people who had turned against her. She had moved on from the Prince, she had swayed to her side and found herself a King.