Plagg was finding his princess to be a very annoying person. Every chance they were awake at the same time, it was always "Adrien did this," "Adrien did that," "Adrien and I" the entire time. He honestly preferred the days after they first met, when she shut up about Theo after complaining about him for an hour.
Plagg quickly figured Adrien was the human man that came with the small red dragon. He couldn't quite remember her name. Something with a B.
Maybe his princess was daft with all her squabbling nonsense, but Plagg figured she was falling in love with the man. Whether or not it because they were the only two humans there, forcing them into a companionship or he was actually a nice human that genuinely cared for the princess.
Either way, Plagg needed more information, before his princess would start making stupid decisions he couldn't fix. And by stupid, he meant dumber than making deals with dragons.
Plagg opened one of his eyes, pleased on finding the princess already asleep in her corner of their cave. And thankfully alone. He didn't know what he would do if she brought the human man home. Plagg rose to his feet, shaking out his wings as he turned his head towards the entrance of the cave.
A lot of dragons were already out flying, including a spot of red he could see flitting about with the others. He groaned at having to join the group before taking off.
The moment he got close to the group, many of the dragons dispersed, with the exception of a few elder dragons.
"Plagg," growled one of the elder dragons, a green and yellow looking one Plagg couldn't remember the name to. He had always been the one scolding him on his reckless behavior.
"I came to speak to… Bug," he grumbled, the other dragons looking confused until the red dragon flew forward, glaring at him as she passed. He quickly turned about to follow her.
"I told you before, my name is Tikki," she scolded.
"I'm not good with names," Plagg shrugged.
Tikki sighed, "Then start learning. How do expect to live in the valley if you don't know anyone's name."
"I live alone and everyone avoids me. No need to remember names."
"I sure you must have some friends."
Plagg looked over to Tikki, who looked genuinely concerned for him for a moment.
"You're probably right. No one probably could stand being around you for too long."
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"Admitting I'm right."
"It will probably be the only time that happens."
"Then I'll make sure to remind you every time after that I was once right."
"If I ever decide to speak to you again."
"Aw Bug, you're going to join the Black Dragon shun too?"
"If you keep calling me Bug, then yes. Now what did you want to talk to me about?"
Plagg guided them around the turn, keeping himself flying on the mountain side while Tikki flew on the lake's side.
"Your human, Adrien."
"What about him?"
"Can you have him back off from Marinette?"
"Why? He told me they are just good friends?"
"Have you seen the way she looks when she is around him? Or comes back from being with him? She goes on and on and on about him. It gives me a headache."
"Oh, so for your own sanity, you want them to stop seeing each other?"
"I want them to stop seeing each other before she gets hurt."
Tikki smiled mischievously, "Aw, you do care! And here I thought Mr. Grumpy Face was the real thing," she teased.
"And you don't care about your knight Miss Moonshine and Sass?"
Tikki opened her her mouth to respond, quickly closing it as they made a turn about the valley.
"You noticed it too. How he looks when he comes back from being with her. Unless his plans are to marry a princess, I don't see why they should continue to see each other. Plus she is trying to get out of a marriage. How good would it be for her to come back to the castle with another man to marry?"
"He's a knight for her father, so their situation is already approved."
"So he should have waited his turn to woo her when she came home."
"He doesn't plan to woo her. He wants to be her friend and bodyguard. That is all."
"Then he better make that clear to her, otherwise he might not be either."
Tiki sighed, glancing to the distance where he supposed her cave would be with the sleeping knight.
"I know, I just wanted them happy a little longer."
"Happy a little longer is sweetly aged cheese. This is just heartbreak waiting for a rain cloud."
"You aren't very good at metaphors."
"And you aren't very good at appreciating cheese either, but here we are."
Tikki sighed as she halted their flight.
"I'll try talk to him, and talk to your princess too. I imagine it's hard living with two nocturnal animals, but they still need interaction with their own kind."
"And she will, once this whole winter's mess is over."
"He just wants to take her home."
"And if that's what she wants, I'll take her home. No need to make things complicated."
"You made it complicated by agreeing to kidnap a human."
"I didn't kidnap her, we had an agreement."
"Oh what? Cheese?"
"How'd you guess?"
Tikki shook her head before flying off, "Goodnight Plagg."
"Night Bug."
"Tikki!"
Plagg shook his head, taking his long way around the lake, avoiding the pride of dragons in the center of the lake. He dove to a spot close to his cave, hurriedly scooping up some fish before flying for home. He stopped at his ledge, dropping the fish inside the cave so the rest of him could sit out in the moonlight while he ate.
He looked over to see the princess still fast asleep, undisturbed by the fishy smell. But she was smiling, cuddling her cloak close as if it were a person. Plagg moved his tail to grab the cloak, wrapping it over her small frame. She was still smiling in her sleep.
Plagg sighed and proceeded eating. That bug would need to do something about her knight.
