The trio Marinette, Chloe, and Kagami exploring New York while on a class trip featuring Aurore
Edit 12/3: POV you're a dummy and forget to post the song with it💀😅
There's nothing rich folks love more
Than going downtown and slummin' it with the poor
Three girls on a mixed class trip were excited. Their names? Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Chloe Bourgeois, and Kagami Tsurugi. Both of their classes, Mendeliev and Bustier, were on a class trip in New York because the classes won a contest. It was an essay on the Avengers and how they help people. Lila, of course, lied and claimed the glory for winning for Mrs. Bustier's class, and they ate it up. Mrs. Mendeliev's class however, knew the true writers were Kagami and Marinette. Chloe helped by aiding in the comfort part of the trip. Not that Mrs. Bustier's class would notice though, because they are too deep into Lila's lies.
They pull up in their carriages and gawk
At the students in the common
Just to watch them talk
Take Philip Schuyler: the man is loaded
Uh-oh, but little does he know that
His daughters, Peggy, Angelica, Eliza
Sneak into the city just to watch all the guys at-
Work, work!
Angelica!
Kagami was excited, not that she was showing it well. She liked to keep her mysterious and still nature to keep people on their feet. She wished it worked for the liar though. The girl kept trying to approach her so she can use her for a lie. Thankfully, Mrs. Mendeliev's class picked up on this as well and made sure to pull Kagami away into a group conversation everytime Lila looked their way.
Work, work!
Eliza!
Marinette wasn't keeping her excitement secret, unlike Kagami. The bluenette had always wanted to visit New York for the sites and inspiration. One of the things often heard about New York was that the city never sleeps. Marinette hoped that was true, and she wouldn't mind staying out a few nights to look around.
And Peggy!
Chloe had mixed feelings about the trip. She wanted to check out the city as a possible place for her to go after high school. She was thinking a business major, and maybe Marinette could come as well with a fashion major.
It also helped that it would put some distance between them and Bustier's class.
Work, work!
The Schuyler sisters!
Angelica!
Peggy!
Eliza!
Work!
The girls were all excited and made sure to make the most of their time. Sadly, since Kagami was in Mendeliev's class, she was separated from them. She made sure to send them all the locations and the best spot to take pictures.
Daddy said to be home by sundown
Daddy doesn't need to know
Daddy said not to go downtown
Like I said, you're free to go
But-look around, look around, the
Revolution's happening in New York
New York
Angelica
Work!
The class spent the first day just looking at minor sites and getting pizza. Once they made it to the hotel, everyone quickly gathered their roommates and headed to their rooms. Marinette, Kagami, Chloe, and Aurore were all grouped together and didn't hesitate to talk about all the details each class experienced. Aurore documented and interviewed her classmates' reactions and Chloe was thinking about putting that to a better use. Marinette stayed up the latest, watching the city skyline and gaining new design ideas. She knew that the next day, she would have no energy to do anything as long as Alya and Lila were around.
It's bad enough daddy wants to go to war
People shouting in the square
It's bad enough there'll be violence on our shore
New ideas in the air
Look around, look around-
Angelica, remind me what we're looking for...
She's lookin' for me!
Eliza, I'm lookin' for a mind at work
I'm lookin' for a mind at work!
I'm lookin' for a mind at work!
Whooaaaaa!
Whooaaaaa!
Work!
Work, work!
Work, work!
Work, work!
Work!
Lila was scheming, of course. Sure, this was a pleasure trip and everyone was practically eating out of her hand with every word! But Marinette and her friend group wasn't suffering. That wasn't enough.
So, Lila decided to sabotage.
The next day at breakfast in the hotel, Lila scratched Marinette's name out of a list for a sightseeing tour and also locked her in one of the lobby bathrooms. By the time a person who worked there unlocked it, her class was long gone. But at least she got to spend the day with Mrs. Mendeliev's class!
The teacher was wondering how she didn't notice one of her own students, her Class Rep at that, wasn't with them.
Wooh! There's nothin' like summer in the city
Someone in a rush next to someone lookin' pretty
Excuse me, miss, I know it's not funny
But your perfume smells like your daddy's got money
Why you slummin' in the city in your fancy heels
You searchin for an urchin who can give you ideals?
Burr, you disgust me
Ah, so you've discussed me
I'm a trust fund, baby, you can trust me!
While her class was originally going to ride the subway and walk to the Statue of Liberty, Mrs. Mendeliev's class was going to Times Square and visiting Central Park. Chloe was in constant contact with Marinette, even though she was in a more trusting group. The blonde girl later snuck off to go be with their group instead. Which the science teacher didn't mind, but still wondered why Bustier still hasn't done anything about it. She wouldn't hear the end of it if she lost a student in one of the most populated states of the country.
Lila and Alya noticed immediately Marinette and Chloe were missing, but didn't mind. In fact, they were glad they weren't there to ruin their time and to harass Lila. Alya made it clear where she stood with Marinette and they have since drifted apart. Which is why the blogger didn't feel bad or concerned that her old friend was now missing.
But a few did. Nino, Juleka, Mylene, Ivan, and Kim. They messaged her and made sure she was safe before relaxing with the rest of their class as Lila told every lie in the book.
She also didn't notice random New Yorkers on the streets giving her weird looks.
I've been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine
So men say that I'm intense or I'm insane
You want a revolution? I want a revelation
So listen to my declaration:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident
That all men are created equal"
Whoo!
And when I meet Thomas Jefferson
Unh!
I'm 'a compel him to include women in the sequel!
Work!
Back at the hotel that night for dinner, Mendeliev confronted Bustier on the fact that not one, but two of her students separated from her group and she didn't seem at all concerned.
"Marinette was with us when we left, I am sure of it. And Chloe was probably fine, since her mother works here."
"That doesn't mean that it's ok for them to just disappear under your watch! Did you even think about what could happen if they were kidnapped? Or worse?" Caline paled, indicating she didn't think that far. Mendeliev sighed.
"Just...keep your students in line, especially Rossi. Trouble seems to follow her wherever she goes." Mendeliv left before Bustier could question her.
Lila was a good student! She sometimes lies, but that was because of her disease! And all of her injuries haven't held her back from getting a good education.
"So what happened before you left?" Marinette asked Chloe back in their room.
"Lila told a bunch of lies and got attention from other people. I think they know that she's a bad liar. I also happened to get some of it on video too." She played the recording, and you could hear Lila's claims clear as day. "If this got out and word spread fast, she would be finished before we even get on that plane to leave."
"How about you gather more evidence? That way the proof is more solid and harder to object to." Kagami suggested, cleaning her sword.
"Yeah! And I can help bring it together all in one video." Aurore smiled. She opened her computer. "We could even start uploading it now onto a file, and make backups in case the lying witch tries anything." The girls smiled as they gathered the evidence into a folder.
Look around, look around at how
Lucky we are to be alive right now!
Look around, look around at how
Lucky we are to be alive right now!
History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be in the greatest city in the world!
In the greatest city in the world!
Cuz I've been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine
So men say that I'm intense or I'm insane
You want a revolution?
I want a revelation
So listen to my declaration:
We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal
Whoo!
Look around, look around
The revolution's happening in-
New York!
In New York!
Look around
Look around
At how lucky we are to be alive right now [MEN]
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Look around, look around the revolution's happening
Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey!
Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now!
History is happening in Manhattan and we just happen to be
In the greatest city in the world
In the greatest city-
[COMPANY]
In the greatest city in the world!
The second to last day was a blur for everyone. The class visited every famous building in the city, including Ground Zero, art museums, and went to see a broadway show live. By the time the day ended, everyone was so tired and ready to go home.
All but one person. Lila Rossi.
She had one more chance to show Marinette that she is not a force to be messed with!
The next day as everyone was in the lobby, Marinette went back up to double check and make sure nothing was forgotten in the room. Lila followed her without her knowing, and locked them both in her room.
"What do you want, Lila?" Marinette asked, tired of the girl.
"I want you to stay out of my way, once and for all." Before Marinette could ask what she meant, Lila hit her across the head with a blunt object (vase maybe?) and quickly left the room. She cursed in Italian as she realized there was a little blood on the item and quickly disregarded it.
And by that she made sure no one was looking and threw it down some stairs. The girl ran down the hall and took the other elevator before staff could find out what happened.
Lila also made sure to cover her tracks. She doesn't like to use the same tricks all the time, but it was a necessary and at the last minute. She marked Marinette's name out with a black marker in permanent ink and stuffed it at the bottom of her bag. As the classes boarded the busses, the three girls wondered where Marinette was.
Their stomachs dropped once they were about to board their plane and still haven't seen her. Chloe decided to get off and lie that her mother wanted her to stay at the last minute instead. Mrs. Bustier didn't mind, even though most of the people on board thought she could have at least gotten up to make sure her student didn't get lost in the busy crowd. Mrs. Mendeleiv was doing a final head count as she turned to her colleague and asked the golden question.
"Where is Marinette?"
Work, work!
Angelica!
Work, work!
Eliza!
And Peggy!
Work, work!
The Schuyler sisters!
As the hotel workers continued to look for the culprit for the vase, they knocked on rooms and checked out if there was an item missing. Once they got to Marinette's room, they find her knocked out on the floor and the decor from the room missing. They quickly put together that the person responsible also attacked an innocent and made sure to pay extra attention to the hidden camera footage in the hallways. They got Marinette up and responsive and her eyes widened as she realized she was left behind. Her phone was still the lobby with the rest of her stuff, which thankfully the front desk workers kept with them so no one could steal anything.
They helped the girl to the lobby, where she dug for her phone and looked through her messages. Her flight left half an hour ago.
As Marinette scrolled through her messages, Chloe ran to her and bear hugged her. Marinette was happy that she was no longer alone in an unfamilar city and realized she had to tell her parents what had happened. She just hoped that her mother won't get akumatized before she gets back.
While Marinette made the call to her mother, Chloe asked hers so they could get a private jet ride home. She could hear Marinette's mother screaming from across the lobby.
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Mrs. Bustier was called into the office immediately after the class got back. Her students were leaving and suddenly heard the screams coming from the room. Marinette's friends knew the voices too well.
It was the sound of an angry Sabine Dupain-Cheng. And she was not a woman you want to mess with.
That's when Caline knew:
She fucked up. And this was the last time she would be teaching at that school, or any school, again.
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Marinette and Chloe got home a little while later. The files they had of evidence they sent to the school board and made sure Alya would go down with her. The cyberbullying, witnesses of harassment around the school, and more were enough to at least get them into juvie.
And that was what happened. Lila practically disappeared off the face of the earth once her mother learned of everything that had been going on, Alya was grounded indefintely and had no technology to use for entertainment purposes, and both Mrs. Bustier and Mr. Damocles were on leave until an investigation of their teaching was checked out. It was unlikely they were ever going back.
The four said girls did a toast with smoothies as they relished in their success. Aurore called out to Luka, who was strolling by to head to a store. He waved as Marinette blushed. The other three sipped their drinks while looking at each other knowingly.
We're looking for a mind at work!
Work, work!
Hey!
Work, work!
Whoa!
Work, work!
Work, work!
Work, work!
Work, work!
Work, work!
Work, work!
In the greatest
City in the world
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
In the greatest
City in the world
In the greatest city in the world!
Somewhere in the the copying of lyrics put work first in front of everything and I fixed some of it and gave up💀
No planned part 2 cuz I'm lazy and it's like 3:40 am rn
The plan is to like update maybe 3 or 4 times a week so the book is complete before New Years so wish me luck🥲
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