Monday (3)

The idea for this chapter is from @chefgirl6375. Thank you for the idea. 

'Good morning, Alya,' Lila said as she walked down to the lobby with Alya. . 

'Did you hear the news?' Alya asked Lila, anger in her voice. 

'What news?' Lila smiled at Alya, if the news wasn't about her, she could not care any less about it. 

'Lizzie Hearts is super famous now,' Alya said. Now this piqued Lila's interest, if Lizzie gained popularity, she could expose Lila's lies, that wouldn't be fun for Lila. 

'How, why?' Lila asked, putting on her innocent act. 

'You know Marcus Mendoza, the child prodigy actor, singer and some dancing,' Alya said. 

'Yeah, I know him,' Lila answered, it was a lie that didn't seem obvious enough for someone like Alya to notice, just in case. 

'Well, he is the same Marcus that's in our class and he decided to collab with Lizzie on a song, the song is now trending, Lizzie included,' Alya explained as they reached the Gotham Rose Hotel restaurant. 

'That is unfortunate, a person like her getting so much attention after everything she has done,' Lila said. 

'Even worse, Lizzie is getting her album released soon which will boost her popularity even more, and then she'll lie about you and make your fantastic reputation bad,' Alya said, anger sprinkled in her tone. 

'Don't worry, if she tries to expose me, I can just get my connections to help me out and prove that she's a liar,' Lila plastered on a smile, she was keeping calm, but she was shaking on the inside. Lila knew that this isn't good news, if a scandal were to happen, Lizzie's reputation will be ruined before Lizzie can get a chance to ruin Lila's. That was Lila's plan, her photoshop skills were good enough, she could do it. 

'Yeah of course, you can just prove her wrong and her reputation will go down the drain,' Alya said as the two girls sat down at the table with their classmates. 

'You heard the news about Lizzie?' Rose asked. 

'Yeah, but don't worry, I have it under control,' Lila said as she sat next to Adrien, her nails sliding on his skin. 

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The class arrived at Gotham Academy, it was an exchange program, so they would be studying there. The school was nice, better than Francoise Dupont, but none of them would admit that, they were loyal to their school or they like to say they are. 

'Lila, look there, Lizzie's arriving with Marcus, do you think they could be dating? What a slut,' Alya whispered into Lila's ear. 

'They could be dating, but he'll be saying bye to her soon,' Lila answered. Alya calling Lizzie a slut is something that even Lila knows is incorrect, Lizzie was never rumored to be dating someone. Lila wasn't a big fan of Alya and how she would betray her friends in a split second, but Alya would be useful, her blog has gained quite some popularity from posting about stuff you can see in Paris, not just Lila's lies and Ladybug.

Ladybug, the superhero, Lila honestly didn't care about ruining Ladybug's reputation. No one would believe her anyway if she tried to lie about the superheroine of Paris and it will definitely damage her reputation. Absolutely not worth it. 

Lila wasn't an idiot when it came to lying, she calculated her every move and what it would do. She's done it enough times to know. Lila knew that trying to damage Ladybug's reputation is like poking at a cactus, Lila's reputation will be gone and Ladybug's would be perfect as always. The superheroine had always done good things, it would be hard for people to turn against her. 

Though, for someone like Lizzie who gained sudden popularity, it will be easier. Lizzie was popular overnight, no one really knew much about her. She was new, she didn't establish anything for herself yet. She's also in the entertainment industry which is way more brutal than whatever industry superheroes are in. 

People would try to cancel any celebrity with anything they can get their hands on. Plus, haters are way worst with it and Lizzie does have quite a lot of haters. Lizzie joined the industry because of Marcus, who is already very popular and has a lot of fans. Imagine for a moment, those people that see their favorite celebrity being very close and welcoming someone else into the entertainment industry. Hardcore fans of Marcus would definitely not like Lizzie, so Lila's work will be easier. 

Lila stopped her train of thoughts as their teacher came in. She had a plan, but she needed to prepare for it. 

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It was lunchtime and the Paris class have agreed to meet up. 

'Did you hear? The Paris class are no good.' 'I heard the leader is the brunette girl.' 'I heard there are only three good people from the Paris class.' 'Damian, Marcus and Jon's friends, right?' 'Did you see the song Marcus and Lizzie released last night? It was great.' 

Lila could hear all the whispers, but Alya who was walking with her didn't notice because she was too busy talking. Lila didn't understand where these rumors were coming from, but they weren't good, they would ruin her reputation in this school. This is another thing she'd have to change, another thing that she had to add to her plan. 

'Lila, have you been listening?' Alya asked Lila. 

'Sorry, I was lost in my thoughts,' Lila said, she didn't have time to listen to Alya, she had a whole school that she had to listen to. 

'Yeah, I was just complaining about Lizzie's sudden popularity,' Alya said. Guess she could take a hint and keep her mouth shut as Lila tried to listen in on the rumors, stories, latest news of the school. 

'Did you hear about the rumors of Marcus and Lizzie dating?' Not important. 'I don't get a good vibe from most of the Paris class.' Slightly more important. 'Do you know where the rumors about the Paris class came from?' Important. 'Yeah, Jason told me that it started with Rebecca and Vanessa.' Lila needed to meet with the two girls soon. What better way than to put a note in their locker? 

'Alya, I have something I need to do real quick, why don't you go meet up with the others first?' Lila asked Alya in a tone that seemed sweet, but had an undertone of command. 

'Sure,' Alya said as she continued to head to the cafeteria. It's nice having people who won't question your every move when you're trying to plan the ultimate destruction of your biggest enemies. 

Lila grabbed two pieces of paper, wrote some stuff on them and put them in Rebecca and Vanessa's lockers. 

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'What's our next class?' Vanessa asked Rebecca. 

'Journalism, our extra course,' Rebecca answered as she opened her locker and a note flew out.  

'What is that?' Vanessa asked as the note in her locker glided on to her hands. 

'I don't know,' Rebecca said as she read the note. 

'Okay, kinda sus, meeting in a closet during break?' Vanessa noted as she held her note firm in her hands. 

'But both of us? Why?' Rebecca asked, her eyebrow arching in confusion. 

'Only one way to find out, let's go,' Vanessa exclaimed in her typical happy-go-lucky tone. 

'There's still ten minutes,' Rebecca said as she held onto Vanessa's blazer, not letting her go. 

'Fine, we'll meet them later?' Vanessa said as she stopped trying to run away. 

'Yeah,' Rebecca replied before letting Vanessa go. 

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'What do you want with us?' Lila heard Rebecca and Vanessa's voice from the door. 

'Just want to talk,' Lila said. Lila was so glad she arrived earlier, imagine if Lila came in and Rebecca and Vanessa were already inside.  

'Valda...' Rebecca mumbled, not loud enough for Lila to hear. 

'What do you want?' Vanessa asked, putting on a brave face. 

'I just want to talk, Rebecca and Vanessa, the same group that was against me,' Lila said, she recognized Rebecca and Vanessa. 

'Don't you dare forget about Alison,' Rebecca said, tears stinging her eyes. 

'I'll never forget about her, her punches were light,' Lila said, Rebecca and Vanessa looked surprised. 

'What do you mean?' Rebecca asked, her tears drying up. 

'Before she suicided, she showed me a piece of her mind, found me and beat me up, it wasn't too bad, her punches were light, as I said,' Lila explained, Lila could tell that Rebecca and Vanessa didn't know this, 'But this meeting is not to talk about the past, we're here to talk about the rumors the both of you have been spreading about me,' Lila said. 

'It's true, count it as payback,' Vanessa said, she knew someday Lila would find out, Lila always knew. 

'I don't like payback, so why don't you change those rumors for me?' Lila asked, putting on her innocent face. 

'Why would we do that?' Rebecca asked, anger mixed in her words. 

'Because I have proof about the scandals of you, what is your choice?' Lila said as she held up a photograph of her proof. 

'Why would you have that?' Vanessa asked, she knew about what happened with Rebecca. 

'Tick tock, no time for chit-chat,' Lila said, she didn't need to explain. 

'We'll think about it, give us until tomorrow,' Rebecca demanded, hoping for some time to warn someone. 

'No can do, what if you tell Damian or Marinette, won't be good for me, will it? Choose now pledge your loyalty to me or say bye bye to your life,' Lila said with a smile. 

'Fine, we'll be on your side, just give us that,' Vanessa said as she gestured to the evidence that Lila was holding onto. 

'And give you my leverage? I may be bad, but I'm not an idiot, I know that you aren't loyal to me, not yet, so I'll keep my eye on you. First, I want you to stop those rumors from spreading and treat it as a joke. That's all I want of the both of you for now, I shall meet you another time, our extra course is starting, have fun,' Lila said with an evil grin. 

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Fashion course, why'd Lila even join this? To spite Marinette, this is only temporary anyways. Lila wasn't the best, but she could make an outfit work. 

'Miss, can I go to the bathroom?' Lila asked their teacher, Mrs. Ward. 

'Yes, of course,' Mrs. Ward answered as Lila turned and walked out of the classroom. 

Lila didn't actually need the bathroom, she just needed a space where she can think clearly about her plans without the constant chattering of students.

'You know, I'm kinda glad we got to partner up for the dance, since you are the only person that I really trust,' Lizzie's voice floated to Lila's ear from the right of the hallway. 

'I feel like fate has a way of putting us together,' Marcus said from a distance. 

'Yeah, maybe I should start accepting you and becoming your friend, maybe...' Lizzie said as she reached the hallway where Lila was at. 

'Hey, what are you doing here?' Lila asked in her bittersweet voice. 

'Taking stuff for our teacher,' Lizzie said before walking away, she didn't want to deal with Lila, not then, not ever. 

The camera sounded as Lila took a few pictures of Lizzie before walking away. One picture, two scandals, and a bit of photoshop mixed in. 

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The plan was working, Lila had used every opportunity she got to do this, to make it work. School was over and Lila was on the bus, she was thinking hard about her plan. 

'Lila, you've been acting weird today, is everything ok?' Alya asked Lila. 

'Yeah, I'm fine, just a bit tired, been a long day and the news about Lizzie just makes me feel that life is so unfair, giving her a chance when she's a bully,' Lila said, pretending to be super sad about it. 

'Me too, I can't believe that,' Alya said, always loyal. 

'But Alya, her singing is really good, here listen,' Juleka said, hoping to change Alya's mind about Lizzie. 

'What if it's good, she a bad person, I would never support her,' Alya huffed, crossing her arms over her chest. Lila knew that Alya was just taking her anger out on Lizzie, Lila knew Alya liked listening to the song, but Alya's mad. What for? Because Alya broke Nino's heart, the both of them got into an argument and Alya ended things, yet Alya is the one to be angry. 

Lila did not like Alya, but she needed Alya as a pawn in the big game she is playing against Marinette, Lizzie and Chloe. Having people you dislike at your disposal is better than having no one on your side. At least, that what's Lila thinks. 

'But it does sound good, not as good as Lila, but good,' Rose complimented, even she thought that Lizzie's singing was good. 

'Thank you, but honestly, you guys are treating me too kind,' Lila said. It was the truth, they are treating her too kind, but she said in a tone that made it seem like she was being modest, best way to get their praises.  

'No way Lila, you are honestly the best, and nothing can change that,' Alya said with a thumbs up, she was honestly too loyal, she would do anything as long as Lila asks for it, like a dog. 

Yeah,' Rose said while Juleka whispered it. 

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Lila was in the hotel, she didn't really have much to do. She didn't want to do anything, she just wanted to continue with her plan, finish it. 

'Lila, I'm done showering, you can use the bathroom now,' Alya told Lila as she dried her hair with her towel. 

'Yeah, I'll use it now,' Lila took a break from her laptop and went to shower. 

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'Come on, let's go down and eat dinner,' Alya said as Lila got ready. 

'Give me a moment,' Lila answered as she hurriedly applied her light makeup. 

'Done yet?' Alya asked, impatiently. 

'Yeah,' Lila said as she followed Alya down to the lobby where the others were gathered at. 

'Come on, let's go,' Alya said as she and some people from their class went. They were going to eat out tonight. Adrien, Juleka, Nathaniel, Max, Nino and Kim weren't going, but the others were having the time of their lives. 

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'Mmm, the food is so good,' Rose said as she ate. 

'Yeah, it is very nice,' Lila has tried American cuisine before, but the others haven't, so it was a special experience for them, though that didn't concern Lila. 

'Lila, what's happening with you and Damian?' Rose asked Lila. 

'Oh, we're in an odd place, maybe he's not my one, so I'll just leave him alone,' Lila answered with a smile. She knew Damian wouldn't budge and if Lila continued meddling with him, he could do something about her. Better to just leave Damian with Marinette. 

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'Now that most of the Lila protectors are gone, we can talk,' Adrien told Juleka and Nino. 

'How do we get other people to stop believing Lila without it being too obvious?' Nino posed the question. 

'Simple, we drop hints for them, there's still time before we leave this cleansing place, that helps wake bunch of people up,' Nathaniel answered as he entered the room. 

'What? How'd you get in here? And why are you against Lila?' Adrien asked. 

'The door was unlocked, if you want to host secret meetings, make sure it's secret next time. I was against Lila from the start, but I was told to lay low, be a spy for Lizzie, get evidence of Lila's lies,' Nathaniel answered. 

'Don't forget about me, I figured it out after her first lie, a little google search would've disproven everything she said,' Max said. 

'Both of you were secretly working for Lizzie to get evidence against Lila?' Adrien asked, surprised. 

'Yeah, we used burner phones to contact each other, it's how Lizzie has known some of Lila's plans,' Nathaniel explained. 

'When Lila first came to the school, her lies were sloppy, but it got better, she played it safe, which is something that struck as odd, and we're here to talk about it,' Max said with a smile. 

'Why is it odd? Couldn't she have improved in lying?' Nino asked. 

'Well, secret information, this isn't Lila's first rodeo. She's done this multiple times, and her lies got better every time, like she's forgotten about her past experiences,' Nathaniel explained. 

'You really know nothing about what is happening behind the scenes, huh?' Max asked, they were really informed on the matter, even where Marinette, Lizzie and Chloe were staying at. 

'Well, there's a lot of things that we have sworn to keep a secret, but we'll try to explain everything,' Nathaniel said as him and Max explained the important information about everything. 

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'Should we go back to the hotel now?' Rose asked the group that went out for dinner. 

'Nah, let's go some other place,' Alya said. 

'We can go roller skating, there's a place near here,' Alix said as she showed the place on her phone. 

'What's the entrance fee?' Lila asked. 

'Umm, it's 14 dollars per hour, roller skates and other stuff are included,' Alix answered as she scrolled on her phone. 

'I want to go,' Ivan said. 

'Yeah, it's unfortunate that Kim hurt his leg and can't go, he would love this,' Alix said. The others agreed with nods. 

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'This so fun, Adrien, Juleka, Nino, Nathaniel and Max are missing out,' Alix shouted as she did tricks perfectly. 

'Why would they choose to stay at the hotel?' Lila asked the group, it would be best for her to keep an eye on everyone. 

'I don't know, maybe Adrien wants to win over Lila's heart, now that you have given up on Damian,' Alya said with a smirk. 

'Oh, maybe, wouldn't it be cool?' Lila asked, pretending to be shy about it. It was a lie, she couldn't care less about Adrien. She found out when she was younger, she didn't actually like Adrien, she just liked the things he could do for her. Though, she did keep him around, only because he would be useful. 

'What is with all this girl talk?' Ivan mumbled to himself. 

'Sorry,' Mylene apologized on behalf of the group. 

'Can you move? You're blocking us,' a girl said from behind the group. 

'Yeah,' Rose said as she roller skated away. 

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'That is everything you can reveal?' Adrien asked Nathaniel and Max after they finished explaining. 

'What? Is that true?' Kim asked as he entered the room from the unlocked door. 

'Why did no one lock the door?' Nino asked, frustrated, it's a door that has a lock. 

'We thought Kim couldn't move,' Max said, which is true. 

'I can move, just not very well,' Kim answered, slightly offended. 

'Well, everything is true,' Juleka whispered, like how she usually would. 

'So, everything was a lie,' Kim whispered, he looked like his whole life had collapsed. 

'Yeah, pretty much, all a lie,' Nathaniel deadpanned, Kim didn't need to look so surprised.

'We've got to tell the others, right?' Kim asked. 

'If we want Lila to kill us, or hurt us in some way, sure,' Nathaniel answered, sarcastically. 

'You are to act normal and not a peep of this will be known to anyone who is still under Lila's influence and Lila herself,' Adrien warned Kim. 

'What happened to Marinette, Chloe and Lizzie?' Kim asked. 

'So you weren't here the whole time,' Max said, slightly relieved. 

'They are living in another place and living their best life,' Nathaniel answered with a smile. 

'Anyway, it's getting late, the others are coming back soon, so we are going to update Lizzie on this,' Nathaniel gestured to the group as he and Max left for their room. 

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'That was so fun, you should've been there with us,' Alix told Kim. 

'What did all of you do?' Kim asked, putting on his best normal act, it wasn't very good. 

'We ate at a restaurant and then went to a roller skating place, Alix did some awesome tricks,' Ivan said. 

'That's cool,' Kim replied, the less he said, the less chances of slipping up. 

'Imagine if you were there, we would've had a competition,' Alix said as she put her arm around Kim. 

'It would've been so fun,' Kim said, his acting still bad. 

'Hello, how are all of you doing?' Nathaniel asked the group, to save Kim who was really struggling. 

'We're doing great, roller skating is so fun, it's been a while since we did that,' Alix said, they were acquainted with Nathaniel, who was quiet, but trustworthy, to the group at least. 

'Nice to hear that. Isn't it getting late? We should return to our rooms, we still have school tomorrow,' Nathaniel said with a smile. 

'Right, let's go,' Alya said, taking Nathaniel's advice. 

'Don't act weird,' Nathaniel whispered into Kim's ear, warning him to keep his act together. 

The group dispersed to their respective rooms, some went to sleep, some stayed up.

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Lila was back in her hotel room, she didn't have anything to do except for causing the downfall of Lizzie, a few days before she can hit her stardom. Lila worked hard at her computer, fixing the pictures and Lizzie, she decided to post the picture on another day. Just when Lizzie was getting the most attention will be the perfect time to strike. 

If she can get over 100 retweets in the first hour, the news would spread like wildfire. Lizzie's reputation would go down, and Lila would eliminate an enemy. It was all part of her plan. 

Lila looked at the picture of Rebecca's scandal again. One girl, two men. This was when Rebecca needed money, her parents weren't giving her any food, so she did some stuff. Lila remembered following Rebecca, getting the evidence, she knew it will be useful in the future, she was correct. 

Lila never revealed any of her plan to anyone. She suspects there are a few people who aren't on her side, though she has no idea who. She'll keep it a secret, until she finds the mole or moles. 

Lila turned off her laptop before going to bed, she'll lay low for a few days, no point in attracting too much attention. 

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"We met up with Adrien Juleka and Nino, told them everything just like you said we should, anything else?" Nathaniel sent to Lizzie in the group chat the three of them have.  

"No, keep an eye on Lila, I think she has something stirring below the surface, try to find out her plan, that's all." Lizzie sent to Nathaniel and Max. 

"We have something to report, Kim found out about it and he believes that Lila is a liar after we explained almost everything." Max sent to Lizzie. 

"That is awfully fast, is there a chance he could be working for Lila and trying to gain information about us?" Lizzie proposed the prospect. 

"Oh shit, he overheard a lot of stuff, those that we could tell to Adrien, Juleka and Nino" Nathaniel typed into the group chat. 

"Language!" Max typed while Lizzie typed, "You forgot a comma in your first message and a full stop in your second message, get your grammar right."  

'There was absolutely no need for you to type that,' Nathaniel deadpanned at Max. 

'That way Lizzie would know too,' Max answered. 

"Kim could possibly be a spy of Lila, but the chances of that happening are 8.56%, due to the fact that Kim seemed pretty shocked at the news, we could ask him if he had suspicions before this?" Max typed to their group chat named "Barbie Spy Squad". 

"Yes, don't reveal too much first, we don't know if he's an ally or enemy." Lizzie sent the message. 

"Well, that's all we have to report, anything on your side?" Nathaniel asked Lizzie through text. 

"I did bump into Lila today, she was acting weird, she definitely has something up her sleeve." Lizzie answered through text, obviously. 

"We'll try to investigate." Nathaniel typed into his keypad. Nathaniel's acting was the best in the class except for Lizzie, so he was good at blending in. 

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I'm sorry this chapter is so short, this chapter is more of a plot progression chapter. So, you'll find out Lila's plan. Have fun reading, bye! Thanks again to @chefgirl6375 for the idea.