Chapter 39)
"Secret Service?" asked Chloé. "The only governmental organization really hearing your voice!" she said with smirk. "I guess, you are 'J'," she pointed on younger of both agents. "So you must be 'K'."
It was a moment, when Butler Jean came.
"Jean-Claude," Chloé spoke quickly to prevent butler to be frightened off by both agents. "Ask my father to call doctor Bornish. These two gentlemen are from Secret Service. I think, I'll need lawyer soon."
Butler Jean nodded and moved quicker, than one would expect.
Chloé turned back to both agents:
"There are two of you here, so you can talk together as much, as you wish."
"Miss Burgeois, you're skating on thin ice," said older agent.
"Pollen, what do you think, could you knock out both these gentlemen?" asked Chloé.
Her kwami appeared out of blue.
"For sure, my queen," small kwami saluted to Chloé. "Now?"
"Maybe later," smirked Chloé. "Now speak you two. What do you need?"
"We came just to make a deal," said younger agent. "You have magical powers…"
"And access to other heroes with another powers," added older agent. "Would you consider work for DGSI. Unofficially. As freelancers…"
"So no attempt to confiscate my Miraculous?" teased Chloé.
"We'd rather prefer silent unofficial agreement with whole your little group," said older agent. "You'd help us with some well… special cases and in case of problems we'd deny any cooperation with you at all."
"But on the other hand, we can do some quid pro quo," smiled younger agent. "Off course later, just AFTER you do job for us."
"Better cooperate, Miss Burgeois!" said older agent cautionary tone. "You're not a type, who's able to escape and live on your own being on run. Explain the others things."
"And do your best to convince them to cooperate," younger agent did two-fingers salute. "Have a nice day, Miss Burgeois. Don't tell any other, than other Miraculous holders or your lawyer. Doctor Bornish is wise man, we know him. He'll explain things maybe better, than one of us. We'll contact you soon again…"
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Luka hit his TV with his shoe, observing wide teethy grin of Chat Noir. Luka's arsebumps were still in pain thanks to asskicking Chat gave him last evening…
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Three heroes together with Master Guardian sneaked through balcony door into Tsurugi's apartment. They were 'welcomed' by Tomoe Tsurugi, who kept her katana both-handed, pointing to Chat Noir.
"Mother!" shrieked Tigresse.
"Kagami!" nodded Tomoe. "I heard news. So you approved yourself, exactly as I expected. I'm really very proud of you."
"You should be," said Master Fu. "You raised her well."
"WHOM you are?" asked Tomoe. "Even my blind eyes can see light emited from you."
"I'm Weng Fu. I'm Miraculous Guardian."
When Tomoe came to her knees, Master Fu prevented her from kneeling.
"You should never again end on your knees," said Master Fu. "At least not voluntarily. I cannot promise you anything, but let me try, if there is a chance for healing your blindness."
"I would be honored, but I lost my hope long ago."
"OK, Ladybug, would you agree let Tikki to test Madame Tsurugi's eyes?"
"Sure, Tikki, spots of!"
Red kwami ofcreation started gnawing bisquit.
Tomoe Tsurugi produced silk bandanna from her pocket. Not touching the blade by bare skin she changed the grip in order to hand it to somebody else.
"Kagami, my daughter, be so kind and put 'Cloud Breaker' back on its place!"
"Sure mother!" Kagami made bow and accepted katana. She placed long sword to place of honor on wall near to home altar.
It was strange to observe blind woman, whose white eyes were focused on Tikki.
"Who are you in reality, little Janjanbi*?" she asked. "Honor to meet you, Tikki, I'm Tomoe Tsurugi."
(*atmospheric ghost light in japan folklore)
"I'm kwami, granting power of Creation," said Tikki. "Now try not to move, I'll check your eyes, whether could I do something or not."
Tikki phasing into Tomoe's head looked scary a bit. When she left, she shook her head:
"I'm sorry Tomoe, there's nothing I could do, I'm really so sorry."
"I expected that," answered blind woman stoically.
Master Fu got with his gong same failure.
"I'm really sorry for giving idle hopes…"
"Same was with medics, so no need to feel bad, Master Guardian," said Tomoe.
With that they dismissed and Ladybug with Chat Noir, now as Marinette with Adrien they returned back to Dupain-Cheng Bakery.
"You're quite a rascal!" said Sabine with smile.
"Those presstitutes made me really angry," growled Adrien a bit.
"Don't be mad for them too much, son," said Tom. "Anyway, you fooled them with total shit of information and they bought it, as I understood from TV-news. Not that I want to expel you from here, you're welcomed here any time. But boy, I think, you should check your father, whether he continues with intrigues against your interests…"
Truth to be said, it was dark outside, the evening was coming, so Adrien agreed:
"Have a good night here! Marinette, may I use your skylight?"
"Sure Kitty, see you soon!"
"OK, Plagg! Claws out!" As Chat Noir again he moved to Marinette's room and through skylight he left for next rooftop…
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Near Agreste Manor Chat Noir moved into hidden alley and there he detransformed and fed Plagg. As Adrien he entered through main entrance and hurried to his bodyguard to return him confiscated pistol. Etiene, the Gorilla, checked the chamber, sniffed, whether somebody shot from gun (nobody recently) and re-counted cartridges in magazine. A second later he nodded.
"Are they in dinning room?" asked Adrien and bodyguard nodded. "Thanks, have peaceful night!"
Both Natalia and Gabriel were nibbling small treats from metal plate.
"Good evening!" Adrien surprised them a bit by coming quite soon. "How was lunch?"
"Tasty," his father was brief.
"Not bad," said Nathalie. "One paparazzi made our photos, so something will probably appear in Monday Newspapers…"
"Good," appreciated Adrien and helped himself with one canapé.
"Didn't you have dinner with Dupain-Chengs?" asked Gabriel.
"It should be named rather lunch, or maybe nosh-up," agreed Adrien. "I probably ate more, that was wise for me."
"If there is any narcotic in this food, I'd not allowed you to use his Miraculous," furious Plagg flyied from his hiding place like a jack-in-the-box.
"Do't worry!" said Gabriel. "In fact I should thank to you all."
"You definitively should," agreed Plagg.
"So…" asked Adrien.
"So," answered his father with strange smirk. "You were right Adrien. I should see it sooner."
"Thank you Adrien," said Nathalie.
"Fine," nodded Adrien. "I hope, you're good with me continuing name you Nathalie. Mum or mother seems to me as inappropriate."
"Sure, Adrien," Nathalie smiled, what totally disconcerted tired boy. "Changes will be slow and will look ordinarily and casually, exactly as you suggested."
"Perfect," smirked Adrien and ate two more canapés. "Have a good night and please, invite for your wedding also Dupain-Cheng family."
"Don't worry Adrien," Nathalie fixed eye contact with him. "We'll get married before Christmas, but not right tomorrow. There will be a plenty of time to arrange everything."
Adrien nodded and turned to leave.
"Not so hurry, son," said Gabriel. "We watched TV-news. You did things better, that I could even hope. Just one demur. From now, remember, you must simply NEVER reveal your identity, or press would crucify you without slightest mercy. You made that nitwit Cataldi your personal foe. He deserved that, but he for sure didn't appreciate that…"
"Sure father, good night," smiled Adrien and left the dinning room.
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In his bedroom he felt strangely. He was tired, but he was so excited from everything, that he was simply unable to rest. On google he found page about keeping butterflies and decided to go search for some caterpillars or chrysalises for professor Lefebvre. In garden he cut several roses and made a small bouquet from them. Adrien placed it next to his mother's 'tomb'. Several plastic jars with small holes were placed there and Adrien grabbed one of them.
"Sweet dreams, mum," he whispers with a few tears.
In bushes he found eleven chrysalises and he placed them into 'confiscated' jar. Professor could easily study akumas without need to use battered butterflies caught by Ladybug's yo-yo. Adrien placed there some leaves of bushes, just for safety of chrysalises during transport.
Back in his room, after shower, he sat at piano and started prelude. Plagg ate good dose of Camembert and now he lazily observed boy in pajama…
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Marinette opened big sportbag and placed there some spare clothing, pajamas, and lingeries. Tikki observed her with amused smile:
"Are you moving to Adrien's place?"
"Maybe," said Marinette and added pink landlong 'princessian' gown.
She jawned and moved to shower. When she closed her eyes, she observed again collapsing building with Adrien inside. She shivered, in spite of warm, almost hot water.
Marinette helter-skelter dried herself and hurried to her phone. She painfully needed to check her Kitty right now…
"The person you are calling is unavailable," said computer voice from her phone.
"Marinette!" shrieked her kwami. "Don't panic! His phone is probably just switched off. NO! You must not abuse your pow…"
"Maybe…" agreed girl. "But I need to know right NOW! Tikki! Spots on!"
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Adrien's preluding was stopped by knock on his window. Ladybug with big sportbag a bit surprised him, but it was kind of best surprises.
"M'lady!" he invited her happily. "I'm so glad to have you here."
As gentleman he accepted the sportbag first, placed it on table and helped girl in.
Adrien kept Ladybug in bearhug, elevating her, so her legs were in air. She wrapped her legs around his waist and kissed him.
Boy was unsure, how log time it was, he just knew, he wanted more, but Ladybug cut the kiss and whispered into his ears:
"Can I use your wardrobe?"
Adrien winked several times.
"Why?"
Ladybug opened her sportbag to show him.
"Right," he nodded. "Let's go for it."
He removed part of his clothing from wardrobe to his bed and the rest he re-arranged, so half of wardrobe and half of drawers there became empty. When Ladybug, pretty quickly, using enhanced power, placed all her things there, Adrien used empty sportbag and placed his own thing there.
"I think, it's fair that way," he said with smirk on her inquiring look.
Adrien moved to her for another hug and kiss, but Ladybug had another plans. She made few steps back and asked:
"Tikki! Spots off!"
Adrien in shock observed, she is nude…
TO BE CONTINUED…
