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Adrien Agreste, World Renowned Super Model, Proposed to Le Lycée Sweetheart, Marinette Dupain-Cheng.
Sorry Agreste fans! Earlier this week, Gaberial Agreste announced that his son, Adrien Agreste has officially proposed to his long-time girlfriend, Marinette Dupain-Cheng. For those who don’t know she is an aspiring fashion designer who already designed for Clara Nightingale, Jagged Stone, Paris Hilton, and Tyra Banks as well as being offered an apprenticeship by Audrey Bourgeois and her Future Father-in-Law!
The couple is rumored to tie the knot later this year inside Notre Dame. It will be the “it” wedding of the year!
You heard it here first here folks! Grab your tissues because we’re also crying here in the studio that Adrien Agreste will no longer be on the market.
Lila Rossi has always thought of herself as a paragon of elegance and composure, however, she could not stop herself from throwing her phone at the wall in a fit of rage. How dare that little bitch end up with my Adrien she bitterly thought . Despite how angry she was she needed to know more about this little arrangement and how to end it.
She had thought she won. She managed to ruin the life of that good-for-nothing Baker’s daughter to the point where she had to move schools. She managed to take most of Marinette’s friends away, and get her suspended for “shoving” her down the stairs. Lila winced at that memory. Somehow she managed to break her arm when she threw herself down the stairs. While she was happy people blamed Marinette for it, she did not like being in the cast for half a year.
But this? She couldn’t stand for it. Adrien was supposed to be hers. She didn’t even realize that he was still talking to her, let alone dating her all this time. So she did what she did best.
She FaceTimed Alya to complain about Marinette.
“Alya!” Lila walled, “I can’t believe he did this to me!” She sniffed a bit and let out a few fake sobs.
“Lila, what are you talking about?” Concern waved around her face.
“Here, let me send it to-to to you!” She whimpered as she sent the video to Alya. Confusion and rage ran down her face. She hated anything that involved her old best friend.
“Alya, I didn’t want to tell anyone this but… Adrien and I were dating! We only kept it quiet because we didn’t want the paparazzi and his crazy fangirls following us!” She started to shed a few crocodile tears.
“That two-timing no good son of a-“
“I can’t believe he cheated on me,” Lila cut Alya off, “after all we’ve been through together?” Her pupils shrunk as she audibly whispered, “You don’t suppose… he got her pregnant? That could explain why he proposed so soon after graduating… and why I wasn’t told anything by him….”
“Lila you’re my best friend and I got your back. I will ruin both of them. I will make sure they can never step foot again in Paris. They. Will. Pay.” She grunted her teeth. No one messes with the people she loves. No one.
“I’m going to tell Nino everything if that's alright with you so he can confront that bastard Adrien. After that, we’ll have a girl’s night and I’ll buy ice cream and we can listen to Olivia Rodrigo and make voodoo dolls that look like Adrien and poke needles into him. Does that sound good?”
Lila nodded, tears still flowing down. “Thank you for always being by my side… bestie. ” When the call finally ended, she couldn’t contain her laughter, “Oh, those poor idiots.” She had to wipe a few tears from how hard she was laughing.
~•••~
“Alya, what do you mean that Adrien is cheating on Lila? Dude wouldn’t know romance even if it suckered punched him in the face.”
“Babe it's what I just said! Adrien wanted to keep it a secret so the paparazzi wouldn’t stalk them, but I guess it was so he could also ugh, date Marinette. ” Sensing doubt on her partner’s face, she took his hand into her own, “besides, Lila wouldn’t lie to us.”
“You know how Marinette is she probably planned all this to get back at Lila. Don’t you think it’s a little suspicious that they're getting married so soon right after graduation? I’m 100% positive that she’s pregnant! He’s probably doing this to save his face!” She cried out, shaking from all the hate she feels for her ex-best friend and knowing Lila, her true best friend, is suffering because of her.
Nino didn’t know how he felt. He felt the same when it came to Marinette, but he had known this girl since they were toddlers and he knew she wouldn’t just get pregnant to trap someone and get revenge. However , he thought bitterly, she showed her true colors when Lila exposed her . And there was the case of Adrien, everyone knew he was in love with Ladybug and he never told him, his best friend, that he was dating someone. Something just didn’t feel right. He thought he knew the dude, but at the same time, it feels like he doesn’t. He needed to get to the bottom of this.
Alya coughed to get Nino’s attention, “You okay there baby?”
“Oh, sorry babe, I was lost in thought. What’s the plan?”
“Well, for starters, I’m going to Lila’s house and we plan to make voodoo dolls and stick sharp needles into them.” Nino chuckled and bent down to kiss her. He loved how weird, she could be.
“In that case, I’ll go to Adrien’s house and get some answers.”
~•••~
Both girls were in the process of making a doll while listening to “Driver’s License” by Olivia Rodrigo. Lila had yellow yarn while Alya had black yarn. The silence (minus the music) was finally broken when Alya noticed that Lila had “accidentally” pricked her finger. As tears were flooding out of the heartbroken girl Alya pulled her into a tight embrace.
“Lila I promise you that both Adrien and Marinette will get what they both deserve. I am willing to do anything that is within my power to help you. You’re my best friend.”
“Well,” Lila paused to pull herself away from the embrace, “If you’re willing to do anything for me… I was kind of wondering if you could... Actually, never mind! I don’t want to stoop as low as them! ” She covered her face as if she was ashamed of herself for thinking such a thing. She wasn’t.
“No Lila what is it? It possibly can’t be as bad as what those two did!”
“Well, I was wondering if you could use your blog to tell the world what Adrien did to me and expose both of them so they can’t hurt anybody anymore!” She buried her face in her hands so she could hide the fact that she was smiling ear to ear.
“Lila, that’s a brilliant idea! You finish your doll while Mama Alya has a lot of work to do. ” She patted Lila on the head and went to grab her laptop, unbeknownst to her Lila got her hook, line, and, sinker.
~•••~
Nino gulped as he approached the Agreste Manor, no matter how many times he’s been here with Adrien it always felt formidable. He rang the doorbell and waited a few seconds before being greeted by a female voice coming from the other end.
“State your name and business.” It was cold and unfriendly.
“Cut the crap Natalie, you already know it’s me. I’m here to talk to Adrien about his engagement. ” He replied, annoyed.
“I’ll let Mr. Adrien know you came by to congratulate him. Good day. ” The voice cut off, leaving Nino to say a few unsavory words into the speaker phone. He always hated Natalie and Mr. Agreste but he didn’t have the time or the patience, so he rang again, and again, and again. No one answered and Adrien wasn’t answering any of his phone calls. When he was about to leave, a familiar limo pulled up to the house. The door swung open to reveal the person he so desperately needed answers from.
Adrien, tired from doing a photo shoot in the early morning didn’t notice Nino is trying to get his attention. Of course, it didn’t help that Gorilla, Adrien’s bodyguard was blocking him from view and that he had AirPods in.
Nino finally had enough and ran passed Gorilla to get his attention. Delighted to see his best friend after a few months he went in for a hug.
“Nino! I didn’t realize you were here! How are you doing dude!” It was hard to not smile when Adrien radiated sunshine, but Nino was on a mission.
“I was wondering if I could talk to you alone, in your room?” He nodded and they both headed upstairs.
“So what’s up?” Adrien asked him as he plopped down on his bed and patted the side next to him to indicate he wanted Nino to sit there as well.
“Dude, I’m not going to sugarcoat it. Were you, or were you not dating Lila and cheated on her with Marinette and you’re only marrying Marinette because she got pregnant!” Adrien gaped at him, unable to find words. Hot tears were streaming down his face from anger as he couldn’t wait patiently for the answer, “Well!”
“And this is why I told you I didn’t want you guys to associate with her. Never in my life have I ever been so humiliated by a question before!” Nino's eyebrows raised replacing his anger with surprise, “Yeah, I kept dating Marinette a secret from you guys for years, and trust me that is not easy, especially when the paparazzi are always after me. I knew you guys would have a few choice words if I told you that I fell in love with her.”
He closed his eyes and rubbed his nose bridge, “I don’t even like Lila, she’s a liar and only wants me for the money and my last name.”
“Well, what about getting married to Marinette huh? We graduated not too long ago and you’re already planning to get married!”
“I asked her to marry me because I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. Besides Marinette and I can’t even have kids, to begin with!” He shouted back, feeling as heated as his close friend was.
“What do you mean Marinette and you can’t have kids?” He mumbled as he noticed that Adrien was starting to tear up.
“Marinette is infertile, we can’t have a kid unless we adopt. So there goes your theory as to why I’m getting married to the love of my life AND GET THE FUCK OUT! Chloé was right, I should have told everyone the truth about Lila back in Collége but since you and everyone else are blissfully ignorant you wouldn’t even believe me.”
Nino paused, “what do you mean the truth?” He heard Adrien groan as he got up to walk to his window so he wouldn’t be near Nino.
“The truth is that Lila Rossi has been telling nothing but lies and at first it was just lies to help her make friends and fit in but my sweet Love-Bug caught on to her lies and confronted her about them.” He turned to Nino,
“Remember when Lila told everyone that Marinette was the one who cornered her in the bathroom and threatened her?” He nodded, “It was actually the other way around. Marinette almost got Akumatised because of that, but it was Lila, who willingly grabbed the Akuma. When Lila broke her arm? Marinette was literally on the other side of the building yet all of you were quick to blame her, and for every little minor thing, you guys blamed her. All of those people she met? It could be easily disproved by a simple google search or asking Rose, Chloé, or hell Marinette could have easily called Jagged Stone or Clara Nightingale. So I’m sorry that I never told you that I was romantically involved with Marinette.”
Nino felt numb. He didn’t know what to think, for the last few years he went around following Lila as a part of her entourage never questioning her. Of course, there were a few people who just stopped being friends with Lila. Kitty Section for starters. A part of him didn’t want to believe what Adrien was saying was true, but he needed to find out. He shakily pulled out his phone and searched up everything that Lila ever told him.
Lila Rossi Saving Jagged Stone’s Kitten
Nothing.
Lila Rossi and Prince Ali
Nothing.
Lila Rossi and Clara Nightingale Achu
Nothing.
Lila Rossi Being Ladybug’s Best Friend
Everything he searched up it was nothing but Lila’s countless interviews on the Ladyblog. Hell, he didn’t know if he could even say it was the Ladyblog anymore, at one point it became a gossip tabloid. He knew Ayla was furious that Ladybug stopped choosing them for the Fox and Turtle Miraculous but even more so when Lila told both of them that Ladybug and her weren’t friends anymore.
Hot tears went down his face as he went to face Adrien. He apologized for ever doubting him and he hopes to apologize to Marinette. He hoped she could forgive him one day. While it would take a long time to gain both of their trust back Nino declared in his heart that he will right a wrong that was made a long time ago.
Adrien pulled him into a hug and they had a bro moment. Unfortunately, it was cut short by a little ding that symbolized an update from the Ladyblog. When he went to grab his phone, his face had turned white.
Proof That Adrien Agreste Cheated on Lila Rossi with Marinette Dupain-Cheng
By Ayla Césaire