Author's Note: Happy Easter! I was tempted to use an Easter theme in this or the next chapter, I'm not sure if I'll do it but I'm like 60% sure I will. I hope your quarantine was good considering the circumstances, and to all the people who don't celebrate it... Happy random Friday, Saturday and Sunday!
This time Adrien wasn't singing, he came only to listen. He expected it to be the citizens of Paris, not Marinette Dupain-Cheng. They both sat side by side at the very back, there was no table so they just leaned on each other like they did on the Startrain.
Adrien started their conversation, "So, did you hear about Alya and Nino?"
"Yeah I did, horrible what Hawkmoth did to them. I kinda get why he did it though," She clenched her fist, "Only to piss everyone who cared about them off."
"I think he was trying to get their miraculous. That was his main goal anyway."
Marinette looked at him weirdly, "How do you know their identities?"
"I was Aspik for three months, or five minutes for everyone else. I was stuck in a time loop, how did you know?"
"I was Multimouse, then I revealed my identity to Chat Noir and I was a mess."
"That's ironic, snake and mouse. One time, total fails."
They both laughed hard at that one, after all, it was true.
"How come you haven't been targeted by Hawkmoth yet? As a matter a fact, you were never akumatised either, and you were like depressed as a kid."
"I don't know exactly. I mean your right, I was a very gloomy child. If I remember correctly I'm the only person from our class who wasn't akumatised, or attempted to anyway."
"I've been targeted, like four times? Yikes thats as much as like Lila or Chloe."
"Let's see, Nino-Bubbler, Alya-Lady Wifi, Rose-Princess Fragrance, Chloe-Antibug, Sabrina-Vanisher, Juleka-Reflekta, Alix-Time Breaker, Max-Gamer, Kim-Dark Cupid, Lila-Volpina, Ivan-Stoneheart, Myléne-Horrificator, Nathanial-Evillistrator... Yep."
"Even our teachers, Mr Damocles was Dark Owl, Ms Mendeleiev was Kwami Buster and somehow Ms Bustier was akumatised into Zombie-Zou. Are you like immune to emotions?"
"Or the final target, what if my emotions are, and hear me out, so pure that when they're powerful enough for an akuma it will be enough to destory Paris and defeat Ladybug once and for all."
"And Chat Noir, don't forget he's destruction. Where's creation without destruction?"
"Destruction is an evil element. Paris would be safer without someone who can destroy anything with his touch."
"How dare you! Clearly you didn't spend enough time with Chat Noir because his power doesn't define him, he didn't choose to wield the power of destruction! He's definitely the one who is more serene and safe than Ladybug. I don't speak on behalf of anyone related to the miraculous but Chat deserved more than the black cat of misfortune and destruction, if anything he deserved creation. He should be the face of heroes not Ladybug!"
Marinette stormed out of the bar, Adrien sat for a bit and was about to stay, until he heard the next song was 'The Sound of Silence'. "Hello darkness my old friend, I've come to talk with you again..."
Adrien stormed out after Marinette and trailed her, about 70 metres behind her. Plagg decided to be important for the first time, like ever. "Kid, I don't think following Marinette is going to help her to not be mad."
"Why does Marinette hate Ladybug so much?"
"Woah woah woah, I can't tell you anything else but what I can tell you is Marinette does not hate Ladybug."
"Then there's only one other question..." He walked slowly and dramatically.
"You gotta tell me, I'm not that good at common sense Adrien. My world is just magic and cheese."
"What the? Nevermind. The only other question is why does she love Chat Noir so much?"
"That. Actually is a good question, I heard her before she was very defensive of you."
"Is it because she was in love with me?"
"Another thing I know about is love, thank sugarcube for that. When someone loves someone who just got insulted they usually talk about how great that person is, a person who is standing up for a friend talks about how those things aren't true or don't matter."
"That's, decent advice. I have to meet sugarcube."
"You have Adrien, you wore Ladybug's miraculous once remember?"
"Well I didn't really get a conversation with her, she just introduced herself and did an extremely brief explanation of the situation. That day still puzzles me, like how did Ladybug's miraculous end up in my ears, and my ring on her finger when it was in my car which was flipped?"
"Well maybe you should've done some digging 10 years ago? Not bring it up now? It's not like cheese Adrien you can't just leave it for 10 years to mould."
"Is everything cheese with you Plagg?"
"Pretty much, I mean how can everything not be lead back to cheese?"
"Why do I even bother trying to get some good and helpful speech out of you?"
"Because Adrien. I have serious wisdom."
"Let me guess, you can name 100 different types of cheese."
"Close! it's 709, most people can't even name nine."
"I can name nine."
"You better or else I failed as a kwami."
"Ok, there's Camembert, Mozzarella, Cheddar, Parmesan, Swiss, Monster, Brie. Umm, uhh, Blue! and umm. How many was that?"
"That was only 8, your lucky most of those were french or else I legit would've cataclysmed you."
"Thank you! You still failed as a kwami though."
"That's why tomorrow I'm teaching you 30 and if you don't learn them all in an hour I swear your going to wish you were never chosen to be Chat Noir!"
"Sometimes I already wish that." He mumbled.
"What was that?"
"Nothing, you go back in my jacket, we're at Marinette's place now."
Marinette was unlocking the door when she said, "You do know I know you've been following me right?"
Adrien stood up from behind the mailbox, "What? Marinette what a coincidence seeing you round here."
"Uhuh, sure. This is my house Agreste. Why'd you follow me home?"
"I was curious."
"About what? I've been pretty upfront with you."
"Why do you like Chat Noir so much?"
"Excuse me? Do I what now?"
"Why do you like Chat Noir so much?"
"What makes you say that?"
"Well you seemed to be really defensive when I was bad-mouthing him. I haven't seen you like that since Lila."
"Hey! There's a rule in my house, no speaking of that bitch on my property!"
"You have kids, do you really want to shout that out?"
"My kids are staying with my parents, I can't take them to see Alya and Nino tomorrow because I have a meeting with a client."
"So you're home alone?"
"You're such a teenager Adrien!"
"What? When a cute girl says they're home alone it's just an instinct!"
"You wanna come inside?"
"Sure, it's getting a little chilli out here."
Adrien walked inside expecting kisses, this time he got hug. He was a little disappointed but damn she smelled good. "To be fully honest I was expecting a kiss."
"Don't be greedy Adrien, besides, every time I've slept with someone something bad happened afterward."
Adrien stood up and sat down at the piano, "Considering we didn't get to do anything at the bar how bout' we do it here?"
"You seriously need to lose that Australian part of you."
"I can't help it Mari! Being there for 8 years really changes your language."
"Just hurry up and play for me."
"When am I ever going to hear you?"
"When I think that you truly deserve it."
Adrien thought for a second, and couldn't come up with his own, a microwave beeped in the background. "Ooh, my hot chocolate is ready!"
"Wait a second when did you make a hot chocolate?"
"Ugg, I swear you're blind sometimes. I was standing up over here when I was making it." That was a lie, one of the kwamis always make one when she got home alone.
"So what should I play? I'm clueless."
"Go on, surprise me. Something I haven't heard before."
"Well that rules out almost every song I know, except..."
watch?v=WTq_VhnzBOQ. Remember this youtube link?
Marinette was gaping, "Where did you learn that?"
"I wrote it, when I was younger. Just before I left actually."
"No, that's impossible. I've heard that before."
"Well I've only played it once and the only way you could've heard it is... Oh shit. No way."
Marinette dropped her mug and started to cry, "You, you, you are- Chat Noir?"
"M'Lady? Is, is it really you?"
"Kitty! It's me! Oh my god! The father of my children is also my childhood crush!"
"Wait a minute, Marinette, which me did you fall for?"
"Adrien? Are you joking? The real you! Adrien Agreste!"
"Adrien Agreste isn't the real me buga-Marinette. Chat Noir is."
"Well you are Chat Noir, they're the same person! No matter who is wearing or under the mask Adrien Agreste is Chat Noir! We can be together without problems!"
"There is a problem Marinette, I fell in love with Ladybug and Marinette. Two, or one, whatever, beautiful person. You fell in love with what my father wanted me to be, not who I am. I'm sorry Marinette I can't do this."
Adrien walked along the hallway, "Plagg, Claws out." He leapt away and went to his school. One of the only places with mostly good memories, he sat in his old seat in his old classroom and cried. Why was his luck so horrible and amazing at the same time?
This was not how the reveal was meant to go, in his head it was all lovey dubby and beautiful. Like something out of an anime or a fake romance show TV show. The bad thing was, Adrien didn't know if his tears were happy, or devastated. He called the one person who could possibly know his situation, Alya. For some reason she answered at like 1 in the morning.
"I woke up for this shit so it better be good Agreste."
"I just found out Ladybug's identity."
"Ok I forgive you this is good, who is she? What's she like?"
"Not answering your questions Alya."
"Why did you call me then?!"
"Because I'm in lover with her, and she's in love with Adrien."
"Considering you just referred to to yourself in third-person I'm guessing that's not a good thing?"
"Basically every single girl in the city my age is or was in love with me Alya. She doesn't like Chat Noir, and Chat Noir is me without a leash, free to be myself. Adrien is my 'perfection' image."
"Agreste you are far from perfect"
"Exactly! I love her and her-her. She doesn't love the real me. It's like someone in the crowd falling in love with the person on screen instead of the girl that's off."
"Ohhh, I get how you're feeling. Nice metaphor."
"Thanks, but this is going to bug me forever."
"Yup, you're fucked."
"Why did I even call you?"
"No clue, I'm going to sleep. Have fun fiuring out your problems, you got all night there's no way you're sleeping."
"Right there, I'm at the school."
"Ooook, a little strange and a lot illegal but hey, you're a hero of Paris police don't do shit to you."
"Good night Alya."
"Good morning, thanks to you. Au Revoir alleycat."
Adrien stared at the front of the class and cried again, he just stuffed up. Marinette was heartbroken, she had just found the father of her children and had a romantic relationship with him, and he just walked out and ran away.
Why did she have to ruin everything she touched?
Author's Note 2: That went way different than you expected right? I've always seen Adrien be the smart one (for once) and be like 'you are the same person under the mask' but I decided to change it up. Hope it was surprising!