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"MDC is sooo nice you know?" Lila boasted. "He once asked me on a date, but I had to decline. I was invited to the charity event in Achu and it was more important than some date. But we obviously are still good friends! In fact, I was the one who recommended his designs to Jagged Stone."
"Ohhhhhh that is so sweet! You are so-" Rose was interrupted by Alya point a camera in Lila's face.
"So, care to tell is MDC's identity for the Ladyblog?" Alya said with excitement.
"Yeah that'd be awesome!" Kim said.
"So cool!"
"I'm curious..."
Everyone was talking at the same time and murmuring their agreement. Lila waved it off and plastered on a fake sympathetic expression "Sorry guys, but he said he would like to keep his identity secret for now." she shrugged.
"Awwww that is so disappointing." Rose said, dropping her head and looking down.
"Anyways, he took me to some fancy African traditional dinner in Ghana. There we stayed for a week and went to the villages to donate vaccines and beds and food to hospitals and built a few houses for homeless people."
"Wow you have a heart of gold Lila." Mylenne gushed.
"Oh it was nothing." Lila said with a shy smile. "I just love helping people you know? Anyways, after Ghana we went via private jet to America..."
Marinette sat listening and laughing at Lila talk shit about dating MDC and all... She loved just how fate exposing her would be. How everyone would know that bullshit wasn't true and how karma would affect them. But it also made her blood boil knowing Lila was lying about her When the bell rang two signal them to return to class Marinette ran into Adrien.
"Hey Marinette." Adrien said in his usual friendly way.
"Oh!" she jumped up "Bye Adrien. I mean- sigh I MEAN HI!" she cursed under her breath for being so tongue twisted around him. One day she could offend him.
He just chuckled "I just came from an early photoshoot and I see no one is here. What's going on?" Adrien quirked up an eyebrow.
"Oh, just listening to Lila spew shit about MDC." Marinette mentally patted her back for saying so many words without stuttering in front of Adrien.
"Ohhhhhh. But isn't MDC's identity anonymous? Let alone their gender." He asked curiously. She just muttered under her breath but Adrien caught "- talking shit about people you have never met." He cupped his ear to his hand curiously leaning forward to hear what she said better "I'm sorry what?" Marinette looked up at him, "At least some of us know her!" her eyes widened and her hands flew over her mouth. "No way. You know MDC?" Adrien asked excitedly. She just remained silent. So Adrien just took this as an opportunity to continue. "Of course you do. You are close to Jagged Stone and he is the one who supposedly made her famous! Let alone you know MDC." She just looked up at him.
The sun was shining on his golden locks and he couldn't have been more gorgeous. His emerald eyes sparkled and she got lost in their gaze. "Marinette?" he asked with a worried expression. "Oh. Yeah?" she snapped back to reality. "I was asking if you could maybe introduce me to her? I mean, I've seen some of the Ladybug pajamas she madeand I really want one. Plus, I'm a huge fan of Ladybug." he let out a sigh. Her cheeks felt hot and she was suddenly blushing. He praised both my secret identities? Someone pinch me!!!" she mentally screamed. She wanted to tell him. She really did. So... Why not? It's not like telling him she was Ladybug. Right?