chapter 4
"are you ok?" luka was standing in the bathroom doorway, wearing the same clothes as last night. "you look like you've seen a ghost."
"i have." i drop my phone on the floor when my mind is flooded with flashbacks of that day.
cataclysm!!
cat noir no!!
he always did want to know what would happen if he used it on a person.
but hawkmoth wasn't gabriel, because a week later he showed up, attacking paris as usual. then about a month after gabriel fell into the coma, hawkmoth disappeared.
"um.. someone i used to know, he's woken up from his coma." i stumbled on the words, not believing what i'm saying.
"oh isn't that a good thing?" he picked my phone up for me and placed it on my nightstand, then sat down on the edge of the bed tugging at my shirt the sit next to him.
"i guess," i fiddle with my hands while i talk. "it's just that it was my ex boyfriend's father."
"oh, i see." Luka trailed off, putting his arm around me. "would you like to talk about it, or a distraction, or some space?"
Luka was so thoughtful.
"i think i need some space," i meet his eyes. "thankyou."
"no problem." he stood up and walked towards the door. "i'll see you around i guess." he waved and walked out the door.
i broke down into tears. gabriel was terrifying. he'd probably be happy i'm not dating his son anymore. hopefully that means he'll leave me alone.
Tikki zoomed in within seconds of luka leaving.
"Marinette!! is that your new boyfriend?" i chuckle through my tears. "he's cuute."
"no he's not my boyfriend." i sniffle.
"oh," she noticed my sad face. "did he reject you?"
"no, he's great. i just found out that gabriel is awake." tikki went pale.
"oh my! well its a good thing we are far far away from that family!" tikki said proudly.
"i just get this feeling they're going to find me."
i lay down on my bed facing the window. "and god knows what adrien will do to me when he finds me."
hey girl! soo you're like an hour later than you said you'd be here so just call me when you are on your way, kay thanks byeee*
"how many more voicemails did she send you?"
tikki hangs up the voicemail.
"that was the first of 27" i say to her through the reflection of my bathroom mirror. "to be fair i did say i'd be there an hour ago."
tikki laughed.
i pull my hair up into a messy pony tail with a scrunchy and grab my bag. tikki zips into my hoodie pocket and i head out onto the street.
the weather couldn't reflect my mood more, grey storm clouds were forming and its was spitting down rain.
i put my helmet on, put my bag in the carrier and start up my scooter.
alya was visibly annoyed.
"i'm sorry?" i apologise as i walk through her front door. "look its not my fault you never get hangovers."
"as long as you got some i guess." she rolls her eyes and laughs, bringing me over to the couch where she had set up snacks, pillows, blankets and all the squish-mellows she owned (which was 36 by the way).
"tell me everything!! start from the beginning!!" she sat cross legged across from me like a kid about to hear a story.
"well, we were, you know, kissing-"
"girl, "kissing"" she use air quotes. "i saw you two, you were playing tonsil tennis."
i grimace at her description. "ok we were making out a bit, things got a bit… heated." alya bit her bottom lip with excitement.
"go on get to the good part!"
"so we walked to my place, and he um," i hesitate, remembering all the glorious details of last night.
"he what? come on this is juicy stuff!"
"he um, went down there." i point down in between my legs.
"oh my god!"
"yeah and then we went to sleep and thats the end."
"you're joking?" all excitement left her face. "that was anticlimactic."
"we actually ended up talking a bit, i know i was pretty drunk but i opened up to him, and he stayed. i think there is something there, a spark, between us, and i don't wanna ruin it with a drunk one night stand."
"i guess that's sensible," she smiled. "so what was this conversation that made you open up?"
"i told him about adrien." alya looked shocked.
"everything?"
"pretty much."
"how did he react?"
"he was surprisingly understanding, and held me all night after it."
"awww, thats so wholesome!!" she squeezed me in a tight hug and we gossiped all night to romcoms. until we passed out on the floor of pillows and blankets.
i love you marinette
i don't want you ruining my sons life
you don't deserve him
i will protect you with my life m'lady
cataclysm!!
