Confession 30
I do not own miraculous ladybug
''Mom?'' Marinette gasps.
''Marinette, if you found Adrien you should have said something.'' Her mother says as she makes her way towards them.
''M..miss Cheng.'' Adrien stutters. ''What brings you here?''
Marinette's mother turns her attention towards Adrien. ''Looking for you of course.'' She smiles. ''Are you all right? You father said you went missing. Everyone is looking for you. Didn't Marinette tell you?'' Marinette's eyes widen in realisation. ''Well..I was just about to.'' She gives Adrien an apologetic look.
''I am fine.'' Adrien says. Marinette's mother eyes him. ''We should tell your father that you're okay.'' She says as she moves her arm to take her phone out.
''No..!'' Adrien says in panic. Marinette's mother raises her eyebrows. ''No? You do not want to go back?'' She repeats as the gears in her head are turning. Her eyes then slightly widen as she comes to her conclusion about Adrien's actions. She takes his nervous stance in as she eyes both him and Marinette and lets out a sigh.
''All right let's first go to our home then, it is getting cold and you two are not even wearing a coat.'' She scolds.
At Marinette's house...
''You must think I'm irresponsible.'' Adrien says as he is sitting on a couch in Marinette's living room. Marinette is sitting next to him as her mother is pouring tea and shoving a glass towards him. ''Not letting anyone know where you are and worrying us is irresponsible indeed.'' Marinette's mother agrees as she sits in front of him, the table between them. Adrien looks down, slightly ashamed. ''But I would like to hear your thoughts too, why you decided to run away from home and not wanting to return.'' She then turns her attention towards Marinette. ''Could you help your dad out in the shop?''
''Uhh'' Marinette begins as she looks at Adrien who nods slightly. ''Sure.'' She finishes as she puts her tea down and leaves towards the shop. ''Call me when you need me.''
''We will.'' Her mother says. She then turns her head to Adrien. ''Would you mind telling me why you ran away?'' She asks gentle.
''Well...'' Adrien begins while scratching his neck nervously. Marinette's mother nods encouragingly. ''My father has these expectations of me. Since I kind of represent his brand. But I do not really want to be the person my father wants to be I mean...'' Adrien begins but stops as he is trying to find the right words. ''Since I am kind of famous I have to make sure I act like how people expect me to act and sometimes that is very exhausting.''
''Did you talk with your father about how you feel?''
''Well I tried, but he is almost never there or he is busy or he waves those concerns away. He just seemed to have distanced himself from me ever since mom-'' Adrien's voice broke at that word and Marinette's mom puts her hand on his and squeezes. ''I feel like he doesn't really care about me.'' Adrien finishes.
''Oh honey, I am sure your father cares about you maybe he just doesn't know how to show it.''
Adrien looks at the ground. ''How can you be so sure?''
''Because he is very worried about you when he didn't find you and couldn't contact you. He called all your friends and their parents and he is searching for you now. Just like he did with Christmas.''
Adrien doesn't respond.
''My advice would be to try to talk to him again. You could first write your thoughts out, everything you want to say and to make sure you say it all. I am sure you guys can figure things out. ''
''But what if he doesn't listen?'' Adrien asks.
''Then you should make sure he knows it is serious and make him listen. I could go with you if you want or maybe someone if you prefer.''
''I don't know.''
''Why don't you think about it for a while? But you can't postpone it forever.'' Marinette's mom says as she gathers the empty glasses. Adrien wants to say something but gets interrupted by the growling of his stomach. His cheeks turn red from embarrassment.
''You probably haven't had dinner yet have you?''
Adrien shakes his head.
''Would you mind joining us? We also haven't eaten yet.''
''Oh I don't want bother to you.''
''You are not.'' Miss Cheng says as she leads him to the kitchen.
''Have you cooked before?''
''Not really, normally our cooks do that.''
''Well let me show you.''
Auhtor's note
Hi! How are you guys? I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It might feel like filler but I had the idea for this chapter so long I decided to keep it. I really wanted Adrien to have a talk with a mother figure for advice. I hope the chapter doesn't feel too much out of place. I also didn't want Marinette to be the one again who gives him advice. Next chapter Adrien will talk to his father though I do not know how many chapters that will take. It will be a longer wait though since it will be hard chapters to write.