Chapter 8

The Agreste's and the Graham de Vanily's sat together around the dinner table listening to Emilie and Gabriel's story about what happened in the past few years as no one knew, what happened to her.

"I'm so happy you're here with us big sister" Stated Amelie holding her hand diagonally over the table to her sister's, making her smile softly. "It was horrifying to not know, where you were all this time,"

"It was Aunt Amelie" Adrien agreed earning a nod from his aunt, which rolled her eyes at Kagami, which listened to the blondes talking with each other. Amelie glanced at Kagami, then gave her a kind smile to win her confidence.

"Kagami. I'd like to know a little about you. Tell me a little bit about yourself" Amelie asked making Kagami shrug her shoulders.

"What exactly would you like to know?" Kagami asked watching the woman copy the exact same move, Kagami had done before.

"There's a lot I could ask you to be honest, but what about….you tell me how you met Adrien?"

"That was about ten years ago," Kagami began. "I had to compete with Adrien to convince Armand D'Argencourt I had the skill to be worthy of a place at his academy. Due to a friend's mistake, she wasn't able to recognize we had a tie at the end of the match and I believed I had disappointed my mother and got akumatized in the end,"

"I know what you mean" Amelie confessed. "I and Felix had the same faith one day," Amelie said looking at her son, which nodded.

"I barely remember, what I did during that time"
"In the end, Adrien came back to offer me a second match and I accepted it. From that day on, we got along very well and we became very good friends"

"Aww, and it turned into love at some point?"

"I don't remember when it happened" Kagami mentioned.

"I know I began to feel something for her when after we sneaked out from the wedding dance in London we were sitting on the outside together looking at the stars. We had gotten really close together and I began to see her in a different light," Adrien added adding a small potato into his mouth. "My life got worse as I heard Kagami's family was moving back to Japan and I didn't manage to tell her I loved her except on the very last second, where she already was on the train"

"Aww" Amelie gushed at his story making Felix roll his eyes annoyed at his mother's interest in the story.

"How did you two get together again after she left France according to you?" Felix asked a little bewildered as he wasn't getting the story.

"Three years ago my friends Nino and Nathaniel convinced me to go behind Kagami to Japan and I've met her along with Nino on the same flight as us, then I and Kagami lost the connecting flight and had to travel all over Russia by train to get to Japan and…..during that time we re-fall back in love again," Adrien answered.

"I had first agreed to marry a man my parents arranged me and even he agreed it was wrong for me to do this step with him and suggested me to leave him and get to Adrien as I would most likely be happier with him"

"And are you happy with him?" Amelie asked earning a nod from the Japanese woman.

"I've never been happier in my life as I have been the past few months" Kagami responded. "I've got nothing to complain about it,"
"I know her pretty good and we're always open to each other when something is bothering us" Adrien added earning a nod from Kagami.

"Adrien's really sweet when he's worried about me and almost does anything to make me feel greater again when I'm down" Stated Adrien's wife gazing over the table at her husband which smiled at her comment.

"I hope you have all enjoyed your meal and have space for a dessert" Gabriel suggested earning a nod from the guests, then Emilie got up and walked towards the kitchen.

"I'm going to see if Maria's alright" Emilie mentioned leaving the guests back.

"If nobody minds I need to go to the restroom" Felix mentioned earning a nod from his mother, then got up.

Gabriel watched his nephew move along the dining room to the outside, then he got up from his chair to follow Felix's direction,

"Where is father going?" Adrien asked making Kagami shrug her shoulders.

"Are you two planning something for your future?" Amelie asked looking at the couple, which sat next to each other across her.

"We're looking for a house or an apartment to live together" Adrien answered. "We're currently living together in the commune I moved in a few years ago,"

"The life in a commune doesn't really give you a lot of privacy doesn't it?" Amelie asked earning a nod from the two.

"There are times everyone's out of the house somewhere when we're back. We already took advantage of it in some cases for us" Kagami added.

"That's a good thing" Amelie mentioned picking up the almost empty water jar to use it, afterward Adrien took it and got up from the chair.

"I will fill it up" Adrien mentioned earning a smile from his aunt.

"Sure" Amelie responded and Adrien walked into the kitchen, where his mother was watching the cook garnish the deserts for the guests. Adrien stopped in front of the fridge and held his jar on the open space at the door and pressed a blue-colored handle to fill the jar with cold water.

"Is anything needed out there besides water, darling?" Emilie asked making Adrien shrug his shoulders.

"Uh not that I know" Adrien responded. "Hey, why's Felix staying here for the rest of the year?"

"What are you talking about?" Emilie asked. "You mean in Paris?"
"Yeah" Adrien answered.

"He came here to look for a job" Emilie answered. "If he's not lucky he might go back"

"Okay,"

"You and Kagami could help him out a little if you want to. Until he's able to sustain himself, he'll be here with us"
"Okay" Adrien answered. "Have you per coincidence heard of a house or apartment, which is to be sold?"

"No" Emilie responded. "But if I see something I send you the link,"

"Thanks" Adrien answered watching his mother place her arm around him for a hug, then pecked him on his cheek.

"I can't believe you're all grown up now" Emilie mentioned. "Wouldn't you like to stay here at our house for a few months?"

"I can't" Adrien responded. "You know I'm living with Kagami now,"

"She can stay with us too silly. Don't worry," Emilie assured. "The house is big enough for all of us and you two will have more privacy as you've got at the commune,"

"I don't know, I have to talk with her about it," Adrien said walking towards the exit along with his mother.

"Don't worry about me, I'll give you as much privacy as I can" Emilie promised. "And sorry for having interrupted your love act from before"

"It's o…...wait a minute…..you know, what we were doing?" Adrien asked surprised at his mother's comment. "Why didn't you say anything?"

"I could hear you two as I got closer to the door of your bedroom. I didn't say anything, cause I didn't want to embarrass you two,"

"Oh…." Adrien answered blushing a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry about doing that,"

"Don't worry about it. You two were in your room, you two can do there everything together, what you want" Emilie assured. "Maybe you just need a do not disturb sign to warn others to not enter or anything"

"Yeah maybe" Adrien answered with a chuckle and the two sat back on their table.

At the stairs on the hall, Gabriel stood there and saw his nephew Felix come down, then he stopped as he came across his uncle.

"Can I speak to you, Felix?" Gabriel asked earning a nod from the blonde. "What kind of job are you looking for at the moment?"

"Something in an office. I've got a course to it" Felix answered. "I don't think modeling is my thing"

"If you don't mind, you could work at the atelier for the sports brand at the end of the 19th arrondissement" Gabriel noted. "It's the only one at the moment, where we're looking for a bureau member"

"I would like to try it out"

"I know and before that, I'd like to ask you for a favor in return of me giving you the candidature to that job"

"Okay, what do you need uncle Gabriel?"

"I've got a problem with my former business partner Tomoe Tsurugi. She's Kagami's mother, you know your cousin's wife,"

"Yes go on"
"She's angry, that Adrien proposed and married Kagami without consulting her first and she wants to see both separated from each other,"

"And you're asking me to split the two up?"

"Yes like you and Adrien are very alike. You could somehow disguise yourself as Adrien when he's not around to somehow make a bad impression of him to her until she gets sick of you"

"Sounds interesting, but I believe this can take a little longer. She does know him very well and I believe this needs to take a little time to make it work out,"

"How does a check of 12.500 Euros sound to you, if I include it to your offer?"

"20.000 Euros,"

"14.000 Euros"

"18.000 Euros!

"15.500 Euros and this is my last offer" Gabriel warned making Felix chuckle.

"Okay, I will do that" Felix answered. "I will inform you about my first steps"

"That's good" Gabriel answered, then accompanied his nephew down to the dining room to meet their family on the dinner table, which were talking with each other while waiting for the men to join them for the desert.