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After the gang was done with dinner they left The Fluffy Bunny and headed out. By that time the sun was almost entirely set.

"Guess we're camping tonight," Alya explained and Marinette shrugged. The walked to a secluded area in the woods where they had the lowest chance of being seen. Alya and Marinette gathered and up some sticks and with the help of Tikki and Trixx were able to start a nice warm fire. After a few moments, Trixx looked up and saw Plagg sitting on one of the tree branches. He peaked towards the fire and saw the girls busy by the fire, he started to fly up. Tikki took notice of what he was doing and followed him.

"Plagg buddy what are you doing?" Trixx asked once he reached the cat. Tikki reached up just as he said this and proceeded to facepalm.

"Just sleeping, Trixx was it?" Plagg responded stretching a little.

"Come on Plagg we know it's you," Trixx sat next to Plagg on the branch. Tikki sighed and just sat with the other two. "Just why are you a cat?"

"I've always been a cat," Plagg pointed out.

"No, I mean a regular cat," Trixx started to explain. "You're supposed to be like us. You know tiny fairies."

"Shhhhhhh," Plagg hissed before looking down. "Listen I don't want the kid to hear us."

"You mean Adrien?"

"Yes him," Plagg said quietly.

"So you are our Plagg?" Trixx started to tear up a little. Plagg nodded in defeat. "Oh, Plagg I thought we lost you like we lost Nooroo."

"But I have to ask Plagg why are you a cat?" Tikki brought up as quiet as she could.

"I'll tell you when they're asleep," Plagg looked down at the three humans. "But all I'll say right now is I don't trust his 'uncle' and I feel like I owe him one."


"Adrien are you not tired?" Marinette asked after a while. She was lying on the grass while he sat by the dim light of the remaining fire. His cloak was off and he stroking his braided hair. Alya was currently fast asleep.

"Uh I just thought I would watch the fire die down," Adrien said but he sounded nervous, "We wouldn't want the forest to burn down."

"Don't worry Adrien," Marinette looked up and saw one of the two kwamis poking their head out of the tree before moving back up. "Tikki and Trixx can take care of it if it gets out of hand."

"There small I'm larger than them, I can take it faster than them." Adrien laughed a little and Marinette sat next to him on the fallen tree.

"Is something on your mind?" She asked gently with a smile. Adrien seemed very hesitant to answer. "It's fine you can tell me."

"Well I don't want anything to happen to you," Adrien admitted quietly. "I've been so close to any human being for so long. Even my uncle made an effort to avoid me as much as he could. As I aged he grew more and more distant from me. It started with shorter daily visits but soon he started to hardly come for only a few hours at most. Worst of all he never once stayed for my birthday. Until Plagg came into my life I spent my birthday alone."

"Adrien what's going on isn't right," Marinette remained quiet to not wake up Alya but she still sounded furious. "I don't know why your uncle would do this to you but no one should spend their birthday alone. I wish I could have been there for you and get you out of there."

"Oh it wasn't so bad," Adrien lied but tried to hide it. Marinette was skeptical and lowered an eyebrow. "Sure there wasn't much to do but I always found something to do. I could read books when I wanted to, Plagg and I would play chess sometimes."

"Plagg played chess?" Marinette crossed her leg and stared at him.

"Well, he would only play the first game in session seriously, stretch that first maybe three turns," Adrien explained laughing a little. "Everytime else he was asleep and I played for him. Don't worry I kept the win-loss ratio at fifty-fifty."

"Did you also sew him a dress?" Marinette laughed and curtsied in her seat.

"No, but he'd look cute in one," Adrien also laughed. He stood up and looked to the sky. "I always thought the sky would be my freedom. That one I would grow wings and be able to fly away. There was so much I do if I could I just escape."

"But you escaped now that has to mean something," Marinette smiled and walked next to him. She was careful to make sure that her dress caught on fire. "There's something I want to ask you, but I'm worried it may be a little sensitive."

"You can ask me," Adrien said still looking up to the sky.

"Well I was just wondering if you didn't like living in the tower," Marinette hesitated to finish the last part. "Why didn't you just leave?"

Adrien sighed, he looked towards Marinette and rubbed his arm. "There are so many times I wanted to but something always prevented me. For the most part, it was my uncle. Even though he never treated me right, I still can't help but see him as family. He's the one who raised him since the day I was born. So, I always saw leaving the tower as breaking his heart in a way. Something in me always hoped that we could go see the outside world together but nothing ever happened I was stuck. Can you keep a secret?"

"Of course I can."

"My uncle always told me the reason he was forced to raise me was my mother died in childbirth. The doctor claimed he saw a black aura around me when I was born and my mother passed right after. My father freaked out and tried to kill me I ended somehow collapsing the house, killing him the process. My uncle said I have destruction in my veins but I have no idea how." Adrien sighed and returned to sitting on the tree trunk. Marinette sat next to him.

"That sound a bit far-fetched to me," Marinette said confused. "Have you ever destroyed anything in your life."

"Well I don't recall ever seeing a black aura in my life," Adrien pondered the question for a moment. "Not even when I was deathly afraid."

"I'm going to have to agree with Max that somehow you're cursed. I do think there is a chance your mother died after childbirth but a baby destroying an entire house, I think he made that part up."

"With how much he avoided, I was probably abandoned." He looked at Marinette for a second. "What about your family?"

"I don't know what happened to them. They were bakers and they owned a nice little bakery on the edge of town. When I was about eight years old I came home to them not there. At first, I thought they were late with a delivery but they never can home. I was by myself for five years until I met Tikki when I was thirteen."

"That's horrible I hope they're okay," Adrien wrapped his arm around Marinette. He was shocked at this revelation. Marinette was so positive and caring. She hid this part of her life very well.

"This is probably way too optimistic but I have this feeling they're still out there." Marinette looked up to the sky. Adrien looked up as well the sky, the stars were twinkling. "My mom once told me that when she and my father passed they would always be with me. It's cheesy but I see the stars as them watching over me somehow."

"You're friends with a fae, why don't you ask Tikki is they're in the fae world?" Adrien suggested.

"Tikki doesn't live in the fae world," Marinette explained. "Kwamis represent concepts and have their hidden realm, separate from other fairies. They're connected to their Mirlacous. Tikki even once said kwamis prefer the human world."

"I wonder if Plagg is a fae," Adrien thought to himself. He looked up at the tree and saw Plagg sleeping.

"Who knows, fae are mysterious creatures," Marinette explained with a small laugh. she soon gasped. "A shooting star, Adrien make a wish."

Adrien took a deep breath in and thought to himself. "I wish to find happiness."