Jealousy kills the cat: Thy name, is Adonis
Summary: When Marinette spends a weekend in America with James family, she comes back with a new boyfriend who the girls in America now France just call Adonis because that is how good looking he is. Marinette's friends get really suspicious about this and Adrien along with Cat noir, very jealous. They are all determined to get to the bottom of this but what happens when they do.
AN: Okay, I know I have not updated this for a while, so I have decided now that an update is in order, also just so everyone knows that about most of this chapter is me winging it, only a little of the beginning and ending were actually thought out, so the middle is just spur of the moment thoughts or complete randomness. One of the main reasons I had trouble with this chapter was a title for it, you know it is a lot harder to get a title for a chapter when it must be based off a movie title, song title or lyric, catchphrase or any thing else in that category. But seeing a trailer for 'My big fat greek wedding 2' gave me just what I need for this chapter. And by that I mean the title for this chapter. Also just a few important things to know for the story. One, Marinette hasn't seen a picture of Adrien's mom yet that will come into play later, the stuff found in the safe in Volpina is tied into the story and what I made that slip of paper Plagg was holding in the remake I made, the origin for Chameleon, well part 1 also ties into the story from Miraculous request prompts, and sometimes in Miraculous request prompts something will happen that might provide important info for story just if anyone is interested to know. But I will say it in parenthesis so you will know to remember it. Though the scene between James and Cheesy in part three of the remake of Volpina contains information that will be important and factor into the story, but that won't be until later, I will get to that. Now I have boreded you all enough, on with the show and all that Jazz.
Chapter 4: My little fat greek papouli and cousin.
The next day, James, Cheesy, and Adonis are on there way to the Dupain Cheng bakery, James totally ignoring Adonis the entire time, Cheesy staying out of it not wanting to get yelled at, hurt, or possibly killed mainly by James.
"Come on James, you can't be mad at me forever." Adonis pointed out as they came into view of the Dupain-Cheng bakery. James walking faster than the boys and ahead of them but only by a few feet.
"True, but up until you and Mar decided to end this whole dating thing or Marinette decides to break up with you. Then I will no longer hate you, so until then, Arnold Adonis Archimedes Beaumont, you are dead to me." James replied with a smirking, only stopping for a second to say her statement turning to the boys, than twirling back around and continuing on her walk, the boys continuing to follow, Cheesy covering his mouth with his hand to cover his snickers from James using his bro's full name.
"How do you know I might be the one to break up with her?" Adonis asked as James was opening the door, she turning to him with a death glare holding the door half open. Cheesy taking a step away fearing for his safety.
"Do that, and you can say goodbye to the pretty face of yours and welcome the new name Igor. Both provided by yours truly and I will be happy to do both." James threatened, walking into the bakery, the guys following but Cheesy making sure not to be too close to his brother.
"Dude, you know not to provoke her." Cheesy told his brother teasingly but also in a serious manner, James turning around still looking ready to kill but less to the younger brother and her best friend.
"I am still mad at you too. If you hadn't introduced them then none of this would have happened and I would be less angry right now, also probably wouldn't have a dent in my wall at home or a feeling that my knuckles are broken but am too angry to care." James said, pointing a finger at the boy.
"She probably would have met me anyways. Plus you asked her to go for you so technically-" Adonis started to correct, cut off by Cheesy covering his mouth with his hand and James once more death glaring him.
"Do you have a death wish?! Or know what you want on your tombstone?!" Cheesy asked, Adonis looking from his brother to the girl who had a look that said 'Fix that sentence or I will tie you to an anvil and throw you into the Seine.' If looks could kill, James would have accomplished that by now and probably a long time ago.
"Uh, I mean, I probably would have come to Paris at some point and met Marinette, so it was bound to happen at some point. I beg for quarter. (It means mercy)" Adonis corrected nervously, moving Cheesy's hand and both boys giving her nervous grins. James smirking with satisfaction and turned to the staircase, when she heard someone coming down, Marinette emerging a moment later.
"Hey guys, want any pastries for breakfast?" Marinette asked.
"I'll take a croissant." James requested, but gave Marinette a glare, she knowing it was the whole her dating Adonis thing.
"Me too." Adonis added, Marinette brighten up at the sight of him.
"Two for me please?" Cheesy asked, a tad nervously because he knew James was currently just about ready to blow a gasket and any thing and every thing could set her off, so he would have to be cautious and make sure his brother would do nothing to provoke her.
"Okay, five croissants coming up." Marinette said heading into the kitchen, coming out a moment later with five croissants. Giving one to James, two to Cheesy, one to Adonis and keeping one for herself.
"Thanks, how much will it be for them?" Adonis asked, Marinette shaking her head in response.
"On me." She replied receiving a hug from her boyfriend.
"Why thank you. Public display of affection coming up. You can avert your eyes." Adonis announced, leaning down to kiss Marinette.
"UCK!" James exclaimed turning around and gagging. Cheesy turning as well and patting her on the back.
"I am only glad that you told us so I could look away and not vomit." She added.
"Were done." Marinette announced a moment later, James turning back around and glaring, Cheesy turning with a sympathetic look.
"James, I know you're jealous because you never got to date me. But it's okay, I am way out of your league anyways so it is all good, we are totally Jake." Adonis said, and Marinette and Cheesy were very sure that they could see smoke came of James ears and her head light on fire with anger, also she spoke in a demonic voice.
"I'LL KILL YOU!" She shouted angrily about to tackle him but Cheesy grabbing her around the waist, her legs kicking in the air, arms swinging about trying to get at Adonis, he hiding behind Marinette.
"Run bro, run!" Cheesy suggested, Adonis doing so running out of there so fast he could give roadrunner and speedy gonzalez a run for his money.
"You should probably go to considering she will probably kill the first person she can get her hands on." Cheesy suggested, Marinette doing so. She didn't run to school, but speed walked still, Cheesy waiting a moment before he did any thing else.
"James, sweetie, sweet heart, calm down. Okay, shush, calm down, calm down." Cheesy soothed, setting James feet on the ground, hugging her with one arm from behind and using the other to stroke the top of her head, shushing her in a calming tone. James was breathing very heavily, half sounding like roaring and the other a bull letting out a huff before charging, and still struggling out of Cheesy's grasp to go and kill his brother.
"Calm down. If you promise not to kill any one, I can ask Cassidy if we can borrow her bell hop luggage cart and you can ride it." Cheesy offered, James calming down and mumbling a yes. Cheesy letting her go, digging into his pocket, fishing out his phone and a pair of earbuds. Giving the earbuds to James, she put them in her ears, Cheesy playing K-Ghoul radio station knowing it would calm James down.
"(Sigh) Like my own personally playlist on shuffle." James stated in her own little world, Cheesy chuckling to himself and putting an arm around the shorter girl's shoulders to guide her to school.
For the rest of the day, James was still in ready to kill mode so everyone kept their distance not wanting to be killed by the brunette who is ready and able to do it. Even Chloe didn't try to provoke her, fearing James would mess up her hair.
At the end of the school day as everyone was heading out, James was sitting on a bench in the courtyard, in the middle of the bench, cross legged , drinking a slushy chugging it down with her straw once again listening to K-Ghoul radio station with Cheesy's phone, he himself sitting next to her but actually sitting on the back of the bench. (Think of how Marinette and Alya were sitting on the bench at school during Darkblade, James sitting as Marinette was and Cheesy like Alya was)
"Hey, whatcha got there?" Adrien asked as he and Nino approached the two on the bench.
"Strawberry slushy, got it for her a lunch and kept it in my locker till now, help cool her down, literally." Cheesy responded.
"Okay, can I ask, and don't kill me, but why have you been like a ticking time bomb?" Nino asked slightly nervous. James stopped drinking her slushy for a second, letting out a sigh and throwing her head back.
"I would hurt you right now for saying that, but I am to mellowed out right to even finish my thought." She said continuing to down her slushy.
"Adonis got a little too cocky this morning and pushed her buttons too much." Cheesy responded.
"A little, he was so cocky that...once again too mellowed." James said, going back to her slushy once more.
"What's she listening to?" Adrien asked.
"Starring role by Marina and the Diamonds." Cheesy said looking at his phone.
"You know I rather walk alone, walk alone, than play a supporting role. If I, can't get, a starring role." James sung happily, but then her face turned into a scowl as she saw something behind the boys.
"Ugh, the love birds." James scoffed, the others looking to see Marinette and Adonis walking down the steps from upstairs, Adonis with his arm around the bluenette.
"Definitely not nervous about displaying affection in public." Nino pointed out, everyone nodding along, Cheesy pulling one of the croissants from earlier out of his bag and eating it.
"Ugh, I need to blow off more steam and the slushy is gone and the radio is playing commercials." James exclaimed getting up and throwing her slushy cup, it landing in the trash bin across the courtyard.
"Woah, cool." Nino said.
"Alrighty boys, were going on the subway to get a ride to K-Ghoul." James announced walking away, the boys following like they were her posse.
"Uh, I can't I got piano lesson to get to-" Adrien started to protest, stopped by James turning to him with another death glare.
"Adrien, I am about ready to do anything insane right now but feel like going to K-Ghoul, you're coming with or I will end your modelling career, are we clear?" James asked crossing her arms, the others stepping away from the blonde
"Uh, sir yes sir." Adrien said, even giving a salute, James smirking and starting to walk off, the others following but not too close.
15 minutes later, the quartet was on the subway, riding to K-Ghoul radio station. Luckily Gorilla was not at the school when they left, and James took the battery out of Adrien's phone so it would stop bugging them.
"Last time I was on the subway an akuma attacked." Adrien said breaking the silence between the four. They were in the front of the the car, James standing and holding onto the pole, The guys sitting to Her right with Nino closest to the wall, Cheesy in the middle, and Adrien at the end of their little line.
"You think that's crazy you should see the type of stuff that happens on the subway in new york." Cheesy replied, James nodding.
They all sat in silence, Nino listening to music, James still receiving texts from the weekend, groaning at it, Cheesy eating a sandwich from his bag, he had made two for lunch but only ate one, and Adrien just stared out the window across from him, in his own thoughts. He was brought out of his retrieve by the pulling of someone at his pant leg, he turned and saw a little girl with purple hair, and about only an inch higher than his knee.
"Your Adrien Agreste right?" The small child asked, the others turning to the girl upon hearing her speak, Cheesy and James gasping.
"Mary?" The two who gasped asked in unison.
"Yup." She replied peppily.
"Mary! Ah, there you are little munchkin!" An old greek man ran up to them, picking up the small child.
"Papouli?" James asked.
"Yes? James?!" He asked, they hugged.
"Uh, munchkin sandwich." The child said, James and the man realising their hug.
"Uh, mind explaining?" Adrien requested.
"Oh, that is her little cousin Mary, and her grandpa." Cheesy clarified.
"Nuh-uh, only call me Papouli, grandpa means someone who is old and grey." Papouli corrected.
"What does Papouli mean?" Nino asked.
"In greece it means someone who is old and grey but it sounds so much better." Papouli replied, James laughing at it.
"Where you guys heading?" Cheesy asked.
"K-Ghoul." Mary replied.
"Well we can all go together than because we are heading there to." James added.
"Opa!" Papouli exclaimed, everyone laughing.
AN: Okay I know there was no fluff in this chapter but I believe James' tantrum makes up for it. I will update as soon as I can again so next time, R&R, I love you all, good night. (Mic drop, moon walk)ut not too close.