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The next day, Bridgette had to miss school to be at the police station answering question, providing permits, and putting in the report of the incident in the alleyway.
Felix left alone was quickly approached in the morning before classes could start.
Alix congratulated him only after interrogating him as to whether he was after her money and fame. He was quick to go to the center of the courtyard, grabbing a teacher's megaphone along the way.
"Ahem!" He declared calling all attention on him.
Plagg and Tikki snickered quietly from their hiding places.
"To answer the most common question; I, Felix Graham De Vanily, am NOT interested in the slightest in Bridgette Dubost-Cheng's money nor fame! I have my own money and I particularly dislike most people so fame holds no appeal to me." Felix announced.
Adrien and Marinette gaped while Alya and Nino cracked up in absolute amusement as Felix ignored them and repeated for confirmation.
"I repeat. I, Felix Graham De Vanily, have no interest whatsoever in Bridgette Dubost-Cheng's money nor fame. I have no need for money and I particularly dislike most people so fame is completely unappealing."
With that done and everyone- except Alya, Nino, and Alix who were laughing their butts off- gobsmacked Felix handed the megaphone back to the gobsmacked teacher he took it from and went back to where he had been sitting peacefully reading.
No one dared to approach him with insinuating questions from there on.
After school was let out, Adrien and Marinette went to the Bakery to hang out while Felix shot a message to Bridgette and headed back to the Agreste Mansion.
He was missing Bridgette's subtle eccentricities throughout the school day, despite his best efforts not to think about her. But it was somehow impossible for him to ignore that he missed those eccentricities. He had missed her habit of procrastinating in class by doodling or songwriting in a notebook instead of actually taking notes. A quirk she no doubt developed because of her photographic memory. He also had found himself missing her correcting him when he answered a question in the classwork incorrectly with the use of a tiny paper airplane. There was also her amiable yet intense personality. It was rather wonderful to watch in action.
"You wanted to talk?" Bridgette asked as she walked into the room and lazily sat on his couch when Nathalie left them alone.
He looked at her seriously, "You said you're not fazed by kissing right?"
Bridgette was slightly surprised but nodded with a kind smile.
"Truthfully I have gone much farther than that before. Nothing as serious as an engagement or promise rings, but physically I have gone pretty far. Why do you ask?"
Felix became awkward before approaching the couch and sitting down next to her.
"I have no sodding clue how to make this fake relationship work." Felix revealed flatly.
Bridgette laughed lightly, "Just relax and play along. We don't need to kiss a lot or anything extra affectionate like that. Just on occasion act clingy to me and be sure to hold my hand whenever possible with our fingers intertwined. Paris and the rest of the world are full of idiots. If people get suspicious then naturally flow into a little peck or a short kiss or two just to placate the masses. You also should smile a bit more around me, it's why when we started this fake relationship I kept trying to make you laugh. It makes it more believable if you're relaxed around me." Bridgette answered calmly and kindly.
Felix sighed tiredly, "I don't know HOW to do that! I don't even understand how people find stuff like kissing, holding hands, and...that...enjoyable."
Bridgette was pensive for a few moments before simply gently taking his hand into her own, intertwining her fingers with his. Felix blinked in surprise. When he looked to her he found her smiling assuringly at him even as she released his hand.
"Don't stress yourself out over that. We just have to seem like we love each other, actions won't be very necessary for that." Bridgette assured.
Felix shook his head no, and she sighed tiredly in slight annoyance.
"Look, it's pretty simple, just hold hands with me like we just did whenever the opportunity appears and maybe kiss my cheek or forehead from time to time when it seems right to do that. It's a fake relationship, it's not going to need for us to make out or have sex. Just act like Adrien does with Marinette but with me and even that will be convincing enough for the imbeciles out in the rest of the world to buy our act." Bridgette explained tiredly as she stretched and picked up her bag off the ground.
Felix was surprised, "Okay, seriously! Why are you so comfortable talking about...that!"
Bridgette rolled her eyes, "Sex is great and all, but it's not something taboo or scandalous. If we're speaking from a scientific standpoint it's merely an act in which Humans Reproduce. Looking at it from a casual standpoint, it's just one way to have some physical fun with another person. Looking at it from a romantic standpoint it's one way to express love or attraction to another person. Or persons depending on whether you are monogamous or polygamous. Frankly, most people exaggerate it's importance too much. Sure, safe sex is definitely VERY important, but aside from using safe practices, it's nothing out of the ordinary."
Felix was surprised at her boredom at talking about sex, but could understand what she meant.
"Is it really all that great?" He asked pensively aloud on accident as she had yawned.
Bridgette blinked at him in surprise before shrugging with a smile.
"My first time was when I was raped by the assailants that murdered my parents, but the other three or four times I've had sex were consensual and it felt pretty good in my opinion. I mean, I didn't have any orgasms myself, but even without them it was great overall. But sex is different with every person, it could feel amazing and earth shattering for some people with the right person or people, while for others it could be terrible and unenjoyable or even painful."
Felix was surprised but as he met her gaze he saw a hint of something before she awkwardly looked away from him and turned to leave.
"Well, Felix, if that's all I'm going to go. The people down at the police station kept me super busy the entire time I was there and I have plenty of classwork and homework to do before school-" Bridgette managed to say before he found himself gently grabbing her wrist and cutting her off.
"Have sex with me." He said.
Bridgette was surprised as she looked at him in question, "You want me... to have sex... with you?"
Felix nodded silently with a light dusting of pink to his cheeks, "Yes..."
Bridgette was skeptical for a few moments before answering with a sigh, "Listen Felix, while I personally wouldn't mind having sex with you-" She began.
He tried to cut her off but she stopped him by bring her pointer finger from her free hand to his lips in a silence motion.
"-I am pretty sure you're not thinking very clearly right now, you find me attractive, enough so to propose such an opportunity, but you're just being guided by intense curiosity and nothing more. This would be your first time to have sex, and believe it or not, it's VERY true that you never forget your first. I would rather you not regret a single moment of having sex with me. So take it easy, maybe learn more about sex online if you're this intrigued by it. If after that, with a clear head, you still want to have sex with me, i'll gladly say yes." Bridgette finished saying.
He was about to talk but she simply smiled, kissed his cheek, and left his room and the mansion quickly behind.
With her gone, she decided to take her guidance and after making sure his door was locked he went to his computer and started researching legitimate sex related articles. By the time a knock came to his door, he had spent a total of two hours researching sex, safe sex practices, and etcetera. He quickly turned off his computer screen before heading to the door and opening it. Standing there was a smiling Adrien. Upon seeing it was his dork of a cousin he simply let the boy in, closed the door once more, and headed back to his computer to continue his research.
"Um, what are you doing?" Adrien asked awkwardly as he caught a glimpse of a link to a website with the word porn in it.
"Researching sex." Felix answered calmly.
Adrien flushed red as Plagg came out and burst out laughing at Adrien's expression.
"Why are you researching...that!" Adrien questioned.
Felix rolled his eyes, "Because unlike you, I am aware now that sex is nothing to be ashamed or particularly embarrassed about. It's basic human nature. Sex is how humans reproduce, show affection and physical attraction to each other, and one way to have physical fun with another person or people. That information has been brought to my attention and Uncle Gabriel being who he is and the only adult in charge of us that would ever be allowed to educate us about such subjects would only try to scold away my curiosity on the topic with his view that it is not acceptable or right." Felix explained.
Plagg was struggling not to crack into hysterical laughter at Adrien's gobsmacked expression.
"Honestly, thank whatever is out there for the internet having been created. I have been learning a lot of important things." Felix explained.
Plagg laughed for several moments before Adrien awkwardly and hesitantly sat down next to his cousin on an extra chair in the room.
"What have you learned so far?"
Plagg was surprised, "Kid, have you never gotten a health science or biology class?"
Adrien frowned sadly, "I did get a tutor that tought me about biology and health science, but when the tutor tried to teach me anything about human reproduction and sex ed involved in the subjects, My father fired them immediately."
Plagg was astounded and the three quickly surrounded the computer as Felix showed Adrien all the articles he had read so far and they read a few together before getting to work on their homework before it was dinner time.
That night, when the two boys went to bed for the night, they found their questions all cleared up on the subjects of human reproduction and sex.
Their thoughts spurring thoughts that they fought off with some difficulty about Bridgette and Marinette respectively.
TBC