Just a one-shot about what would happen if Hawkmoth tried to akumatize Marinette. Adrinette if you squint.

Disclaimer: I don't own Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir. All rights go to creators.

"Gosh Nathaniel that really is a terrible drawing" Chloe drawled while making her way up the steps of the classroom. "And Rose? That perfume smells like it belongs in a zoo." Chloe cackled, while slowly making her way through insulting every single one of her classmates. Marinette fumed silently at her seat, not wanting to do anything in fear of getting in trouble. "Oh Juleka sweetie? The punk rock band called. They want their goth back."

"Ugh," Marinette thought, "That one was even worse."

"Ooh Alya," Chloe sneered, "Updating your stupid Ladyblog again? No one even cares about it or you. I'm ten more times popular than you'll ever be."

"SHUT UP!" Yelled Marinette. The room fell silent. Everybody stared at her. Marinette was usually quiet and sweet, and no one had ever seen her yell before. Adrien turned around to look at her, but Marinette didn't even notice. She put both hands on her desk and pushed herself up to a standing position.

"Who do you think you are?" Chloe demanded, still holding Nathaniel's drawing in her hand. "Do you even know who I-" She was silenced by Marinette's hand. Marinette snatched Nathaniel's drawing from Chloe and clenched it her fist, furious at Chloe's antics.

"Of course I know who you are Chloe! You never let anyone forget! You're the spoiled brat daughter of a man who doesn't deserve to be mayor! You beat down everyone around you because you can. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. I'm so sick of your shit Chloe!" Everyone was silent for a minute until Nino noticed the purple butterfly that was flying through the window.

"It's an akuma!" He yelled. The akuma flew straight towards Marinette and landed in the paper that was clenched in her hand. Marinette looked down for a minute, before her head shot up with a butterfly shaped mask around her eyes.

"Oh no oh no!" Thought Adrien. "Marinette is going to be akumatized!" Then he heard Hawkmoth's voice. For some reason, it seemed to be resonating in the heads of everyone in the room, instead of just Marinette like it used to be.

"Marionette. You used to be pushed around, but now, as the puppet master, you'll be pulling the strings. And in return, all you need to do is get me Ladybug and Chat Noir's miraculous!" Adrien started to back away, ready to run out of the door and transform so he could fight Marinette. But before he could leave, he heard the most astonishing thing he'd heard since he became Chat Noir.

"Ummmm… no" Marinette said.

"Wh-what?" Hawkmoth stuttered. He clearly wasn't used to his akumas talking back.

"Sorry, man, but I just, like, don't wanna terrorize the city. I mean seriously, why would I say yes to this offer?" Adrien blinked. Quiet, shy Marinette had just sassed Hawkmoth.

"Because," Hawkmoth said, desperate to have an akuma, "Chloe Bourgeois needs to be taken down. You said it yourself. She beats down everyone around her."

"Whoa okay," Marinette said, "1. How did you know what I said? Are you, like, always spying on us? That's seriously creepy. And 2, Sure, Chloe's an asshole,"

"Hey!" Chloe interjected

"And, like, the meanest person I've every met," Marinette continued, "But that doesn't mean I wanna, like, murder her! I just want to kind of punch her."

"But-but" Hawkmoth stammered

"You know, right in her stupid face." Marinette finished. "Besides, why on Earth would I want to take Ladybug and Chat Noir's miraculous? They're the ones that protect us from creepy weirdos like you. So thanks for the offer, but no thanks." With that, Marinette took the akumatized piece of paper in her hand, ripped in half, and threw it on the floor. The butterfly mask disappeared and the akuma fluttered out. Before anyone could react, Marinette backflipped over to the teacher's desk, and emptied out her jar of pencils on the ground before trapping the akuma in the jar.

"Okay." Marinette said, sliding a piece of paper under the jar so she could keep the akuma inside. "Now to bring this to Ladybug." The class' awe wore off as they surrounded Marinette, cheering and screaming. No one had ever resisted Hawkmoth's influence before and destroyed their own akumatized object. Marinette was seriously impressive. Adrien was looking at her in a whole new light. It was only the loud, obnoxious laughing of Chloe that brought them all back to reality.

"Ha! Don't make me laugh. As if you knows Ladybug. Ladybug and I are besties. She wouldn't dirty herself with the likes of you." Before Adrien could yell at her, Marinette interjected.

"Oh my god Chloe, Ladybug hates you! You are mean, obnoxious, and you've cause legit half of the akumas she's had to fight!" Marinette was still seething at Chloe, but claiming that Ladybug was her best friend? That was ridiculous.

"Oh? And how would you know that, Maritrash?" Chloe sneered. Adrien felt bad for Marinette. He doubted she had evidence that proved how Ladybug hated Chloe.

"Because-because," Marinette stuttered, looking uncomfortable.

"Ha I told you you didn't know-" Chloe started, but Marinette interrupted her.

"You know what? SCREW YOU! Tikki, Spots On!" Something flew out of her purse, got sucked into her earrings, then there was a flash of red light, and Ladybug stood in Marinette's place. Adrien's mouth fell open, and the rest of the class followed suit. "Because I hate you Chloe!" With that, she grabbed her yo-yo, released the akuma from the jar, and said "Time to de-evilize!" She caught the akuma in her yo-yo. She then tapped the middle, and a white butterfly flew out. "Bye bye little butterfly!" Marinette, no Ladybug, said, waving at the insect flying back out the window. The entire class stared at her.

"Well," said Marinette calmly, "There goes that secret."

The End!

Well I did not mean for this to be an identity reveal… oh well.