"Erm, Marinette. I need to tell you something" Adrien said.
"Okay...?" Marinette replied, Adrien looked sort of nervous, embarrassed, what's wrong?
"I er...you know I take a week off every year even though I have school?"
"Yeah. I noticed around three years ago. Why?"
"Well. To have that week off, I usually have a lot of convincing to have Father let me go, it also has the condition that I go by myself with supervision"
"Where do you go?"
"Out in the countryside, around five miles away from Paris"
"That's quite far, do you always do that?" Marinette was surprised.
"Yeah...apparently, at that time, I want to take a rest, avoid suspicion, and have some time to myself"
Adrien still looked nervous. There must be something up.
"Adrien. You know you can tell me anything, whatever it may be"
Adrien sighed, as he struggled to get his words out, "I er...erm...uh-err..." His cheeks rose with a fiery red blush. Marinette nodded at him as she was ready to hear it.
"ImayhavematingseasonbecauseofPlagg" He sprayed it quietly.
"What?" Marinette's eyes widened.
"Ma-ting-sea-son" He spelled it out slowly, his face growing red.
"Oh!" Marinette almost laughed, "Adrien, it's okay! Tikki hibernates in the winter, so thank god that even though Hawkmoth doesn't send any akuma's out in that time, I get to feel so drowsy for some time. I get so much homework"
Adrien let out a relieved sigh, "So you're not the only one! Thank god!"
Marinette giggled, "I get it. So, you are going to take a week off so you won't bother anyone though your week?"
"Yeah. It's really tough, and, I understand if it's too much. But I was wondering if you would like to come with me to help get me though it?"
Marinette blushed.
"I don't mean it in that way! It doesn't have to be-"
Marinette covered her moth as she went "pffft", "No!" She laughed, "You have always been through it by yourself?"
Adrien nodded, "Then I will come with you to be by your side and give you company"
"Thank you Marinette. And I'm so sorry...I'll help you along when you get into hibernation"
"Then it's a deal"
He got approval from his Father, as by the usual promise that he will have his schoolwork done on time and Marinette was welcomed to join him, they both packed for the week and gathered appropriate supplies. The next day they were to depart and hopefully rest on time before the season started.
...Hopefully.
Adrien gathered his bags ready to go as he got up from bed in the morning.
"Plagg!" He called out.
The kwami didn't come.
"Plagg?" He wondered, he opened the window where he always leaped out of and looked outside. No kwami.
"Where is he..." he looked for some more and then decided to search in his sleeping spot.
He started to feel a bit tingly.
"Plaaag..." He called, "Where the..." Then he knew that it was coming. At the wrong damn time. "Heck are you..."
He opened the door to his closet to find a rather heated kwami.
"Adriieeenn..." Plagg moaned.
"Oh no..."
"I'm sorry kid, it just came..." Plagg said.
No backing out now. He had to get out of this room, and fast before Natalie comes and get's him from his room. He swooped the kwami quickly and ran out the door, taking a turn, he felt his body starting to get hotter and hotter, he would find a place to hide until he can make up a backup plan.
His ring activated and he transformed, falling into a heated heap in the middle of the hallway.
The heat hit him like thunder in his body and a low groan emerged from him, his body felt like it was on fire. He had to hide, so he tried to get up, only to fall on the ground again when the pleasure shot down his groin.
"Mr Agreste! Adrien isn't in his room!" He heard Natalie cal out, he then heard his Father start yelling, everything else is a blur.
"I'm sorry Marinette, it looks like I'm stuck here..."
Marinette was surprised when a very angry Mr Agreste approached her. "I am afraid that Adrien is missing, he is not in his room" he said.
"What?!" Marinette gasped, "Where can he possibly be?"
"I am having the whole house searched, if we are unable to find him, we will have to inform the police"
"Are there any clues in his room?"
"His window is open. And his bags are on the floor"
"Oh no, what could have happened to him?!"
"What can I do? I can search outside for him, he can't have gotten too far"
"Thank you miss, do as much as you can with the search, I appreciate it"
Marinette nodded with confidence and went outside quickly.
Gabriel couldn't believe it, his son had disappeared once again. There better be a very good reason for it, he couldn't have run away- someone could have kidnapped him, whatever it is, he had to find his son fast, so he can be sure that he is safe and sound, away from harm. He walked to his office.
He stopped when he heard a moan in the distance.
What was that?
An audible groan was heard, then another one.
It wouldn't hurt to spare a few minutes to inspect that.
He approached the sounds in the hallway...to find a very heated Chat Noir.
His eyes widened, out of all his days as Hawkmoth, he never thought to ever run into this. He didn't know what to do. Chat Noir was on his hallway floor, looking quite red in the face, moaning without any control.
The Cat's eyes widened back at him when he noticed him standing in front of him, trying to progress what the heck is going on.
"Agreste,...help me..." Chat strangled out a whimper.
Gabriel kneeled down to the defenseless cat, he knew that if he revealed himself, Chat will know who he is. So he had no choice but to help.
"What is the matter?" He asked, putting a hand on his back, he quickly noticed how hot he is and Chat responded to his touch with a shiver.
Chat tried to reply, but only small squeaking sounds came from his mouth.
Gabriel will only have to get him into a room and figure out what is the matter with him.
"Come on, we have to get you up" Gabriel grabbed both of his shoulders, and with some effort, he heaved him up and put an arm around his shoulder. He then noticed that Chat couldn't get his legs to work. Looking down, he finally figured it out.
"You have...mating season..." Gabriel said and Chat blushed with his already red cheeks, he then nodded slowly.
"We better get you into a room then" He reminded himself to be clueless about how they work. "I will help you as much as I can"
Chat was grateful that he was getting a private room rather than a cold floor, but to have his Father find him like this...he felt like digging a hole and hiding in it, but like he can do that now.
He was carried into one of the guest rooms that he didn't recognize, it was right next to his Fathers office and he wasn't usually allowed near that area. He let himself be carefully place on top of a bed as he held in his shivers and tried to breathe slowly.
"How old are you boy?" he asked him.
"I'm..." Chat breathed, "Seven...teen..."
Gabriel studied him, "Has this happened before?"
Chat nodded.
"Well, seeing as I am not an expert on superheroes, I am going to get you some things that will hopefully help you with your current...condition. So stay put"
As soon as Gabriel left the room and he heard an audible click of the door, he let out the moans that he held down, he was going crazy, he needed to desperately touch himself. He needed Marinette. But not right now, when he is given complete privacy and his Father has completely left him alone, he can try and contact her.
He weakly reached for his baton and took it off his back, pressing the side of it, a camera popped out of it, he saw it blink, ready to go.
When the door clicked open, he fumbled and he dropped it on the floor.
Gabriel noticed the poor cat trembling, he seemed to be in a lot of pain, but at the same time, he seemed to be in pleasure.
He caught him before he could fall off the bed, and positioned him back on the bed. "I'll see if I can find Ladybug for you"
"Plea...se" Chat gasped, Gabriel put a cold towel on his forehead to hopefully ease his heat a bit, if he can remember right, cats went into heat for a week so he had to get Chat as a temporary guest at his own house, so he will be well fed and looked after.
He almost felt sorry for him, Chat was trembling in his arms as he tried to keep him steady.
"I have brought you some condoms, tissues, toys, feel free to use those as much as you like. In the mean time..." He was cut off when Chat grabbed onto the bed sheets tight and gasped, he looked like he was struggling to hold in.
"Let go Chat Noir, if you don't it won't be good for you!" He warned, "Given the uncomfortable situation you are in, I ensure you that your private affairs stay quiet"
"I need to cum, I need to cum-I need to cum" Chat thought as his head spinned, "But not like this, not in front of my Father!"
His grip tightened even harder as he struggled, but despite his efforts, he yelled as his body let go, and the familiar sticky feeling could be felt under his suit. He panted hard, his breath hot, he felt spent but relieved for that to have come out.
Gabriel's face was now full of concern, "I am going to try and find Ladybug now. Can you look after yourself?"
"Yeah" Chat breathed.
"I'll be back once I get her"
"Okay"
When he exited the room, he quickly grabbed his baton and looked straight into his camera, "SOS, I need help Ladybug. Come over asap" With that, he disabled the camera and struggled to get himself back on the bed.
"Marinette, hurry"
Gabriel on the other hand knew that he wouldn't be able to contact Ladybug so easily, as a civilian, he knew that he could only know so little. He could go out as Hawkmoth and try to not attract attention as he could find Ladybug and tell him that "Gabriel" asked him as a favor to pass a message, but that would raise suspicion. The only risk free way would be to ask the mayor for help... no, Chat doesn't need publicity right now, especially not on this. He needed to figure this out carefully.
What about that Alya that makes the Ladyblog? She could have some connections.
Well, it's better than nothing.
He easily found her number through the mayor.
"Hello?" Alya answered.
"Miss, this is Mr Agreste, do you have any contact with Ladybug at the moment?" He asked.
There was a surprised "oh?" on the line, "Yes" She answered slowly, "For what purpose?"
"I have an emergency message for Ladybug, it requires immediate attention"
"I can pass it onto her as soon as possible for you"
"Yes. Chat Noir, he is in a complex situation and needs her immediate attention"
"Of course. I'll pass it to her immediately"
"Thank you"
Once he ended the call, he hoped that she will come soon.
"Wait, what? I'm supposed to find my son!" Gabriel thought, "I was too focused on that Chat Noir, what in the world...?"
"No matter, Chat Noir is dealt with, I have to inspect Adrien's room before considering to contact the police"
He went to his son's room and saw the bags that he was supposed to bring with him.
"Perhaps...the contents will tell me something"
He unzipped one bag to find some clothes, shocks, underwear and a change of shoes, nothing out of the ordinary. So he opened the second one-
"What...?" He immediately saw the contents, a box of condoms, a few adult toys, lube and female condoms? "What is he up to? Why does he have this stuff? He sounds like he was going to have a week with his girlfriend doing those sorts..." He went into realization, "of stuff..."
"It isn't possible...or is it...?"
Chat heard the door open, but Ladybug didn't come in. "Where's Ladybug...?"
"I sent her a message, hopefully she will be here soon"
"Good" Yes, I am doing my hardest not to hump this bed! "I really am struggling..." He noticed his own erection and tried to hide it by curling up into a ball.
"Don't do that, you'll only make yourself worse. Lift yourself up" Gabriel said and Chat did so while he grabbed a pillow and put it under his stomach. "Now relax"
Chat laid down with the pillow under him which made him relax a bit, but more eager to hump something, he grimaced but Gabriel sat down next to him anyway.
"Something wrong boy?" Gabriel asked.
Chat let out a heavy breath as sweat started to go down his forehead, "Ladybug better get here soon...I'm almost at my limit"
"Just breathe, slowly"
Chat followed and started breathing, he sniffed a bit. But when he sniffed again, he recognized something. "This smell is familiar..."
He grabbed the bed sheets and sniffed again, then he raised his head to properly look at the room. "Hold on...isn't this...?" He looked up and recognized the roof, "This is my old room before I moved into the one I know now"
He looked around the room, "My Mother used to kiss me goodnight before I went to sleep here..." His heart swelled.
Gabriel looked at Chat who looked at the room and watched as his eyes welled up a bit.
"His eyes...there is no doubt...a cat's eyes reveal anything, it's Adrien..."
"Adrien?" he asked and Chat's eyes went wide, he gasped and he held his ring hand to his chest to protect his miraculous. "Father! Please, don't take away my role as a superhero-"
"Adrien" Gabriel stopped him. And Chat stopped his mouth.
"You have been jumping out of my house without my permission, fighting enemies in Paris, getting hurt, lying to me and..." He took a breath, "I'm sorry"
That wasn't what Adrien expected. "What?"
"I know I haven't been the perfect Father" Gabriel sighed.
Adrien was taken aback, He's sorry? "What are you sorry for?"
"Adrien, I know it has been hard. I have been distant from you"
"Father, if my wife disappeared, I'd react the same way you did. I understand that, but why haven't you been spending time with me? I needed you"
Gabriel frowned, "I needed distance, especially after her disappearance. You know how I am when I am upset, and I didn't want you to be involved with that"
Adrien remembered his temper whenever he was angry or upset, he would be locked in his office, only to find furniture thrown and belongings destroyed as Chat Noir after. He wouldn't like seeing him angry himself, it would make him feel worse.
"Yeah. I get it, thank you"
"I completely understand why you went out of the house as a superhero. I shut you out, away from me, moved you to a new room, put supervision on you to make sure that you were safe. You wanted to run free like any other teenager does, I must have...we're you lonely?"
"If I have never gotten out of the house and made friends at school, I'd be mad by now. It was so silent, so lonely..."
Adrien put a hand on his Father's own. "I needed you, you're my Father, I love you" Adrien felt his heart swell with emotion and sniffed as his the tears fell from his welled up eyes. "I still need you"
Touched by the honesty of Adrien's words, Gabriel squeezed his sons hand.
"I still remember, the way you used to stroke my hair whenever I was sick, and share dinner, sitting in the seat next to me, you'd talk to me all the time..."
The tears continued to roll down his cheeks, "I know Mother may be long gone, but she is in a peaceful place now. I know that she is looking down and smiling at us with all her love that we still both have in our hearts, I don't want to take that away from her"
After taking a shaky breath, he continued, "Shutting me out, didn't help me. I wanted to move on and make new memories. I wanted to live my life to the fullest, it's what she would have wanted for me, to move on, grow, find love, and in the future when I have children of my own...I'd love them with all my heart like the way she did"
"Don't you miss her?"
"Of course I do"
"Then...if there was a way to get her back...would you do it?"
Adrien opened his mouth to speak, working out his words, "I want to let her rest in peace. I don't want to disturb that"
Gabriel frowned, "I miss her too, more than you think"
Adrien struggled to get up but did anyway to sit in front of his Father, "We can go through this, together. We may not have our Mother but, Nino, Alya, David, and Marinette are also my family, even if they aren't by blood. They are part of my life, we can all get along and step by step, we can be a family again"
Gabriel pulled him into a hug. "Thank you" he said softly.
Adrien wrapped his arms around his Father and smiled. "I always love your hugs"
"Adrien...all this time, I have been fighting against you...I have always wanted to save her...but in the end, I am the one that is being saved...Adrien, you are no longer my little boy, you are a young man"
The door suddenly knocked, and it slowly opened as Ladybug peeked her head in. Surprised to see two in embrace.
"Oh, am I interrupting something?" She asked.
Gabriel let go of Adrien and wiped his eyes, "No. We had a moment"
Chat Noir smiled at ladybug, glad that she finally came.
"I'm so sorry I was a bit late, I had to get some information first before coming over" She said before coming in, motioning for someone else to come in too as Shellshock came in after her.
Shellshock came in with a bag in hand, and a large book in the other. Gabriel rose an eye at the newcomer, since that he came in, he found the turtle a bit daunting, there was something about that one.
Shellshock looked at Gabriel too, and he looked wary. Gabriel noticed and felt like backing away but kept himself cool.
"I will leave you three here. You will need some privacy" Gabriel stood up and gave Chat a knowing smile before leaving the room.
"Thank you Monsieur Agreste" Ladybug said.
"So, what do we do?" Chat asked as he tried to sit back down on the bed, Ladybug helped him up, covering his obvious erection.
"The thing is that you are destruction, and Ladybug is creation. Like Ying and Yang, while ladybug creates, she needs a lot of positive energy, through the winter when she hibernates, she rests to get rid of the energy that isn't needed. On the other hand, Chat Noir has a mating season to create more positive energy"
"That makes sense, because in creation and destruction, there is a bit of both" Ladybug figured.
"Yes. Ying and Yang need to be balanced in harmony, so when these seasons come in, they need to be kept balanced, one cannot overcome the other otherwise the balance will be out of place"
"So how do we help keep that balance stabilized?" Chat asked.
"To stabilize it, the heat that you have right now, you need to let go of the pressure"
Ladybug and Chat looked at each other, "You mean..."
"Yup"
They both blushed.
"I brought some sage with me for incense, it will help cleanse you two and I'll guard this door to make sure no one comes near"
"This room is almost soundproof" Chat said.
"Well then" Shellshock said, he grabbed a box of condoms, lube and toys from the side table and placed them in front of the couple. "Have fun"
Shellshock then went out the door to avoid any awkwardness.
"Well, that went well" Wayzz said.
"Other than that, did you sense that man? Who is he?" Shellshock asked.
"I don't know, I think he is Adrien's Father, Gabriel Agreste"
"Well. Whatever happened in the room, is not my business, if Chat wants to tell us what happened, he will do so" Shellshock crossed his arms and leaned against the wall by the door when he heard it lock. He let out a chuckle.
He then sat down, "Would you like some sardines?"
"Yes please!" Wayzz obliged. So Shellshock got out two sardines from his bag and gave one to Wayzz, "Bon appetit!" he said and they put their fish together before throwing it straight down their mouths.
"Yummy" Wayzz said and Shellshock made munching noises.
"You like it too?"
"Yeah!" He nodded his head. "Of course you do, you eat Vegemite, and pile cheese on your pasta, it's disgusting"
"Not my fault I like bitter stuff" Shellshock got another sardine and ate it, "Hey, give me some before you eat them all!" Wayzz said, "you are going to need more of my energy later"
Shellshock grabbed a handful, "Here"
"Thank you"
Meanwhile, Gabriel stood in his office in front of his portrait of his wife.
"Adele...I think it is now the time...to let you go" He squeezed the small box that contained the butterfly miraculous inside.
"Adrien needs me now, I have to be there for him"
With that, he placed the box inside his shirt pocket and headed out.
Wayzz zipped down to Shellshocks bag when he sensed Gabriel coming. He stood up to meet his eyes as Gabriel approached the newcomer.
"Shellshock is it?" Gabriel asked.
"Yeah, it is"
"How long will they have to borrow the room?"
"After an hour, I believe, Chat will be stable enough to walk. Ladybug does have to go home, but he will also have to go with her so he can be under supervision, he needs her right now. The heat comes and goes so he will be fine"
"Of course, they can use that room as much as they need"
"I will pass that onto them"
"Adrien will need that"
"They aren't doing anything inappropriate...are they?"
"They are doing what is needed to get Chat stable again, they are like Ying and Yang, they have to work together"
"That's understanding, I will have to let Marinette know that Adrien is okay"
Gabriel nodded, "Take care, you can have some tea in the dining room if you want"
"Thank you Mr Agreste"
There was a feeling that Shellshock didn't like him. He couldn't shake it off.
"Alright, what is wrong with you?" Gabriel spat as Shellshock now glared at him, there was a silence.
"You better be right with what you're doing. Give me the butterfly" He sighed.
"I was meaning to put it in your bag myself" Gabriel explained, but gave the small box to Shellshock anyway.
"But you seem quite hesitant, don't you have the peacock as well?" Shellshock checked the box.
"I have some unfinished business. And...tell the public that...Hawkmoth resigns"
"What do you want me to tell Ladybug and Chat Noir?"
Gabriel took a moment. "Adrien would understand why I did it, but after the akumas I made, and the innocent people I attacked...there's no telling what he will say" He closed his eyes and took a small breath, "Tell them you found the miraculous yourself, containing my resignation"
Shellshock nodded. "You have my permission to use the peacock Miraculous. You are welcome to join the team whenever you want"
"Thank you"
"On the other hand..." Shellshock transformed himself, as David appeared, "I think you have more than just this Miraculous, something that belongs to our guardian, Master Fu"
"Well...there goes the book too"
"Follow me" Gabriel instructed.
Gabriel let David follow him into his office, and approaching the big portrait, he opened it to show a big book. He grabbed it and placed it into David's hands.
After a good look at the book, David put a hand over it. "I think I have a better idea"