The next day at school, things were difficult for the hosts to bond with the creatures living inside their bodies. If they live like this for the rest of their lives, it could affect their mental state.

"You aren't gonna eat me up from the inside, are you?" Adrien asked Venom.

"I'm not gonna lie but your liver is looking good and juicy. But I can't do that. If you die, I die" Venom said.

"Right. But I can't let everyone know I'm bonded to a symbiote as a normal guy" Adrien said.

"ADRIKINS!" Chloe startled him and he bumped his head against his open locker door.

"Ow! What the hell, Chloe?!" Adrien exclaimed.

"Last night you embarrassed me!" Chloe complained.

"No, you did! I gave you one chance to behave yourself when I'm near others!" Adrien pushed her off.

"I'm sick and tired of you tormenting everyone for your selfish pride! Sooner or later, you'll end up all alone with nothing! Absolutely NOTHING!" Adrien yelled so loud it almost sounded distorted.

Chloe stood in shock; she had never seen Adrien this angry before.

"I have every right to be with friends and you don't know a thing about friendship. Ladybug was right that you are not worthy to have the bee miraculous because you don't take responsibility! That's not what superheroes like yourself would do!" Adrien yelled before taking a breather.

"Ladylame never gave me the bee miraculous because she had someone else to save the day! Always herself while I get abandoned!" Chloe saying her facts.

"No, because you were irresponsible! You don't deserve the bee miraculous. You don't deserve it ever!" Adrien said before slamming his locker.

"Good show," Venom said in his head.

Adrien walked past Chloe, still angry at her for being such an indolent brat who can't face the consequences of her actions nor try to respect anyone's individuality.

"Serves her right," Venom said.

"Shut up," Adrien said.

-

With Marinette, she was heading to the boiler room to talk with her symbiote.

"When can you be quiet in my mind?" Marinette is getting frustrated with him.

"Until that bitch can stop trying to get you framed again. I just want to eat her face!" Symbug said.

"She's already suspicious I got a symbiote and might find out I'm Ladybug" Marinette said.

"Not without proof or evidence. I've seen your kind tend to be oblivious or mostly....stupid at things they don't or can't see. Seeing is not believing" Symbug said.

"Whatever Lila does makes no sense, like seriously, a napkin hurting the eyes despite glasses?" Marinette said.

"It's like she has the power to make bullshit into a convincing fact," Symbug said.

"Maybe," Marinette said, about to head out of the boiler room.

She can see Lila is glancing at her but Marinette remains cool to not give the liar the attention she wants from her. So she walked past her. Still not forgetting what she tried to do to her and doesn't know why she got her reinstated to school. Either Adrien made Lila do that or Lila would have been caught as the suspect.

"No funny stuff" She warned Symbug.

"She's pulling everyone's strings," Symbug said.

"I don't know why the adults never checked her records," Marinette said.

"Not even a student council can do something about it?" Symbug said.

"It's like she cast a spell over them. Metaphorically speaking" Marinette said before heading to her locker.

"Do not turn around" Symbug warned.

"Why?" Marinette asked.

"Let's say you're trapped," Symbug said.

"I would like to know what you're hiding," Lila said.

"Fight fire with fire," Symbug said.

Marinette turns around, "Nothing important. Unless you're hiding something from everyone all the time"

"Like what? That I lied you pushed me down the stairs? Remember, I can easily get you expelled again" Lila said menacingly.

"At the cost of becoming a monster yourself? The truth will be your curse one day, Lila. Karma can strike back at you. The walls have eyes, no matter how many times you lie your way out of trouble" Marinette glared, not caring if Lila was too indolent or selfish, "Remember, a lie never has a future" She added.

"I lie to get what I want," Lila said.

"It won't last. Your lies will be your downfall if you continue doing the same thing to frame me, hurt me, ruin my life, or worse, I become the monster you created. Think of it like creating Frankenstein's monster" Marinette said coldly to make Lila back off, "And monsters never stop hunting until their prey is dead"

Satisfied, Marinette left Lila speechless before going to the classroom.

"She can try all she wants but her nightmare will come alive," Symbug said.

"Yup," Marinette smirked.

"But she could still stalk you because her tone had a lot of obsession," Symbug said.

"I know" Marinette looks over her shoulder.

"I can bite her head off," Symbug said.

"No!" Marinette replied and then got into the classroom to calm down.

Whatever Lila is planning next, she can't get herself in trouble again.

"Keep it cool, Marinette" Tikki whispered.

"Play it cool," Marinette said.

"Right," Tikki hides again as Adrien comes in.

"Hey Marinette" Adrien said.

"Hi Adrien" Marinette said.

"Listen, I hope you're not too upset with Chloe last night but I confronted her about it. I get it's not easy to be nice to her but I just don't like how she treats you all like this" Adrien said.

"Thank you, Adrien" Marinette smiled.

"And Lila is still getting on my nerves these days. I can tell she's trying to get you in trouble again and I already warned her before to not hurt you" Adrien said, knowing that he was wrong about the high road advice.

"She's been bothering me again today," Marinette said.

"Still going on you being a monster?" Adrien guessed.

"She's just delusional" Marinette replied.

"Just her way to lie to me," Adrien said.

"When is she gonna accept that she can't outsmart us with her lies?" Marinette asked.

"I wish I could answer that," Adrien said.

Eventually, the rest of the class came. They heard Lila say that Marinette threatened her and they wanna hear it from Marinette. Adrien protects Marinette from any more drama or worse, getting herself akumatized.

"That's not true, I saw it with my own eyes she didn't," Adrien said.

"Thanks Adrien. And I was just storing my things in my locker" Marinette said.

"And I'm not that kind of person threatening innocents" Marinette glared before leaving.

"Good job again," Symbug said.

"I told you that the stupid high road advice is a bad idea," Venom said.

"I should have known better," Adrien said.

-

A while later, another Akuma attack came but it was too easy again since it was too predictable for the heroes.

"What is it now?" Cat Noir wondered.

"Oh great! Not her again!" Ladybug saw Volpina.

Cat Noir probably knows why and it's Lila getting all worked up to be willingly akumatized to take it out on Marinette.

"We need to make sure it's an illusion or not," Ladybug said.

"Too predictable," Cat Noir said.

Ladybug swung her yoyo and it was indeed one, "Yes, it is" She said.

"She's hiding somewhere! She's toying with us!" Cat Noir said, knowing this feels like a trap.

"Can you sense her?" Ladybug asked.

Cat Noir's cat ears flicked, "Move!" He tackled his lady down.

"We meet again, Ladybug!" Volpina appeared.

"Lila. This is the third time before!" Cat Noir stands up.

"I don't know whatever made you get akumatized but your grudge still burns!" Ladybug said.

"Burning all the way through the gates of hell!" Cat Noir said.

"Well let's see how your special friends in you like illusions!" Volpina duplicates herself playing the flute.

"Alright have it your way, Lie-la!" Ladybug spins her yoyo.

"No, wait! Dance fight style!" Cat Noir said, knowing that fighting is too predictable but dancing and fighting at the same time can confuse the opponent.

"You got it! Lucky charm!" Ladybug summons her charm, "A rose?" She got confused.

"Follow my lead!" Cat Noir grabs the rose and holds it in his teeth before tangoing with her.

"Huh?" Volpina got confused.

"Ah, I see where this is going" Ladybug figured.

Cat Noir spins Ladybug around to kick a bucket that was standing on the rooftop, sending it flying at the illusions. The bucket bounced to the next to the next before it hit all the illusions and back to the dancers. Ladybug gets dipped before kicking the bucket.

"Meoooow!" Cat Noir smirked.

"You got some moves, Kitty" Ladybug said.

"Grrr!!! Stop dancing!" Volpina demanded them to stop and fight.

"Ole!" Cat Noir dipped his lady again.

Then the two moved towards Volpina while still dancing.

"Fear me if you dare!" Cat Noir said with a Spanish accent.

Volpina spins her flute and attacks Cat Noir.

Ladybug grabbed it with her yo-yo before tossing it aside, "Foxes may be cunning but my kitty cat lands on his feet!"

"You got that right, Bugaboo" Cat Noir then kicks Volpina down.

"Time to de-evilize!" Ladybug snatches her necklace to grab the Akuma.

Then she purified the Akuma back to a butterfly, "Bye bye little butterfly"

"No!" Volpina transformed back.

"Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybug tossed the rose to fix the rooftop.

Cat Noir let out a vicious cat growl at Lila, not caring if she lies but he's had enough of her today.

"Hey Kitty" Ladybug held her fist out, "Pound it!"

"Pound it," Cat Noir said.