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The day started off nervously for Marinette. Not even the day, but the morning as soon as she woke up. She was afraid to look at her smartphone, because she was worried that Adrien would have another seizure and be detained in the hospital again.
But no. There was no text message, which meant that Adrien had more or less had a good night. Which это means he's being discharged today. This means that today he will come to her for an indefinite period.
Only now did it occur to her that her parents should be notified. Although she didn't think they'd mind too much: when Adrien was here, they were nice to him.
Marinette texted Adrien good morning before heading downstairs for breakfast.
"Good morning, honey," her mother greeted her.
"Hi," the girl said, kissing her on the cheek. "Has Dad already left, or is he going to have breakfast with us?"
"He'll be right there," Sabine said. "Is there a reason?"
Marinette just nodded, walking over to the refrigerator. She got out some milk to make herself a breakfast of chocolate flakes.
"Marinette, good morning!" Tom rumbled as he entered the kitchen. – How's Adrien doing?"
"Actually, I'd like to talk about it," the girl said.
She waited until her parents were seated at the table, then began.
"Adrien is being released from the hospital today," she said.
"You still haven't told us what happened to him," Sabine said.
"It's not my story to tell," Marinette clarified. – But I wanted to ask you something: can he move in with us for a while?"
"Is your boyfriend coming to live with us?" Tom asked wildly.
"What?" Marinette screamed. – How do you know that?"
"Are you and Adrien a couple?" Sabine asked.
- yes! - the girl answered, no longer seeing the point of hiding it. – But how do you know that?" Dad?
"I was just guessing," Monsieur Dupin said with a shrug. – But I guess I hit the nail on the head.
"To get back to your question," Madame Cheng said, " why is Adrien staying with us?" Is there something going on in his family?
"I can tell you, but you must keep it to yourself," the girl said, and received nods. – Gabriel Agreste is under investigation. One of the issues is child abuse.
"Yes, he can stay with us," Sabine smiled, then added: "I'm sure he'll need a lot of attention right now.
"We're always ready to help our daughter's boyfriend," the man chuckled. – Just a question about his residence.
"I'd like him to live in my room," Marinette explained.
Noticing their ill-concealed smiles, she realized what she was saying and blushed furiously.
"H-he's going to sleep on a chaise longue!" the girl squeaked. – It's not like I didn't think about sleeping in a bed together... I mean, I didn't think about it!"
"I think you should go out, Honey," Sabine said, looking at her husband.
"Okay," Tom said, finishing his breakfast. – But, if necessary, I'll have my own conversation with Marinette about it."
Madame Cheng waited until the man had left the kitchen, probably heading in the direction of their bedroom, before turning her full attention to her daughter.
"So, you and Adrien..."
"Mom..."
"Are you glad you're finally together?" Sabine asked.
"Pfft!" the girl snorted. " Of course! I've wanted this for so long!
"How exactly did you get together?"
"It's a secret," Marinette said, because she couldn't tell him that she was Lady Bug, that Adrien was Chat Noir, that she'd given him a Snake Charm, that he'd been trapped in a cycle for months, that he'd lost his mind, that he'd suffered for almost three weeks, and that he'd ended up in the hospital.
"That's a lot," the girl said.
"All right, then," Sabine said. – Did you kiss?"
"Mother! the girl tried but failed when the question was asked again. " Yes, we kissed.
"Good," Madame Cheng muttered to herself. " Marinette, you're a teenager. You've only just entered puberty. And now you're in a relationship with the guy you love. On top of that, you want him to sleep in your room.
"In that long-winded way, you want to say no to me?" Marinette asked.
"No," Sabine chuckled. – I'm saying that we need to set up some rules.
"Rules?" – said the girl.
"None of us will come in without knocking madam Cheng began, "– but if we knock and you don't answer in two minutes, we'll stop by to make sure you're all right," she clarified.
"Okay," Marinette said.
She assumed the conversation was over, so she continued to eat her cereal. However, this was not the case.
"I'll buy you some condoms," her mom offered.
"Phphph!" Marinette choked, spitting out her breakfast. - Mom!
"Why," Sabine continued calmly. " You'd rather have them than have unprotected sex."… You also need to make an appointment with a gynecologist.
— Is that all?" the girl sighed.
"I just want you to let me know if something happens to you," Sabine said, getting up from the table. "Finish your breakfast and go get ready for school. When are you planning to pick up Adrien?"
"I'd like to stop by right after school," Marinette said, and then a thought occurred to her. "Actually, Adrien needs a set of things after all," she thought for a moment. – We'll go get his things and come back here.
I'll make up the chaise longue with bed linen while you're gone."
"Thank you," she said, finishing her breakfast quickly, then stood up and kissed her mother on the cheek.
She ran upstairs, eager to get the school day started and finished, and then picked Adrien.
The school day went pretty well. Marinette didn't speak to Chloe, but their eyes met once or twice. During class, she received a message from her that she was waiting for a call from Adrien when he was ready to talk. That's all.
It was hard to hide the fact that Adrien was being released from the hospital today. She felt guilty about it but reassured herself that he was going to need some peace right now. The plan is for her to get Adrien settled in and take care of his mental health. But before that, they will need to seriously talk about everything that happened from the moment they received the Snake Talisman to the present moment.
She was so out of her mind that Aliyah asked her several times what was going on, but Marinette just denied it.
When the bell rang from the last lesson, the girl packed up her things and quickly left the school. She wandered into the same alley, reincarnated, and went to the hospital.
"Good afternoon, Marinette," Sophie greeted her, meeting the schoolgirl with a smile.
"Hi, Sophie," the girl said back. "Is Adrien awake yet?"
"Yes," the nurse aide, and together they went into the room. – He also ate, so he's not hungry… She pulled a piece of paper out of her pocket. – All the necessary information is recorded here.
Marinette picked up the paper and put it in her own pocket, walking briskly toward her room. She couldn't wait to get Adrien back.
"Marinette! The guy greeted her, giving her a big hug when the girl just entered the room.
"Take it easy," Marinette muttered into her boyfriend's shirt. – I can't breathe."
"Oh, sorry," Adrien apologized, taking a step back and scratching the back of his head. – I'm just really happy to see you." And I can't wait to get out of here. Sorry.
"Don't worry," Sophie said, smiling. "No one wants to be in the hospital.
Adrien smiled back, then walked over to his girlfriend and intertwined their fingers.
"Let's go," the guy said. – I want to be in a non-hospital bed as soon as possible." Sorry.
"Let's go to the front desk to make sure you're checked out," Sophie said.
They went to the counter mentioned above, where an elderly woman was sitting. She asked a few questions to Adrien, but the girl wasn't paying much attention, so he gave her a little tug when it was time to leave.
"Thank you for your help, Sophie," the girl said.
"Thank you," said Adrien.
"Have a nice day," the nurse smiled.
Marinette could almost feel her boyfriend exhaling and relaxing as they walked out of the hospital building and onto the street.
"Finally! he muttered, taking a deep breath. – Four walls are enough for me at home, but there I can just disappear at any moment, knowing that it is unlikely that anyone will look for me. In the hospital, I couldn't go anywhere and almost went crazy from boredom and idleness.
"I'm sorry," the girl said, giving him a little hug, remembering that...
"How are your muscles?" - she asked, let's remember the first days. – Does it hurt to stand at all?"
"I still feel some general weakness, but no pain," he clarified.
"All right," the girl said.
She took his hand, intertwining her fingers, and they walked slowly toward his house to pick up some of his things.
"Um, considering there's a criminal case against my father," Adrien began awkwardly as they walked, " – I'm not sure what's going to happen right now. I'm like a fish in the sand.
"We're going to your house to get some of your stuff, the girl clarified. – And then you move in with me."
"What?" Adrien exclaimed in shock, his eyes bulging.
"Hush," Marinette said in a calm voice. – You may have been discharged, but you don't need to overexert yourself.
- Okay, - the guy calmed down.
"Will you come in with me?" Adrien asked when they were standing in front of the open gate of his house.
- Of course, absolutely yes! Marinette snapped, snuggling closer to her boyfriend. – If you think that I will let you go to this palace of cold and loneliness alone, then you are very much mistaken.
"I wouldn't want it any other way," Adrien smiled, then pulled her along with him.
As soon as they entered the building itself, the girl immediately felt a chill wash over her. She also noticed that no one had met them. Even Natalie.
Marinette looked around the interior, remembering that. Тошнотворно белые The walls are sickeningly white. High ceilings. A huge empty space, not filled with absolutely nothing. Just a few pots of flowers that look too dry, like they're watered once a week, if not once a month. There was a sense of loneliness in the air.
And at the center of it all was a painting of Gabriel and Adrien Agreste. They were dressed in black, formal suits. Their faces were not furrowed, but stoically devoid of any emotion. Only their eyes would seem to betray all the sadness and hopelessness.
"This painting was done a week after Mom died," Adrien said, glancing at the painting.
"That explains a lot," the girl said.
The guy didn't say anything but walked silently up the stairs to his room. She didn't want to be alone in such a cold room, and she also didn't want to allow her to have the possibility that her boyfriend might run into Natalie or worse, her father.
When she went up to her room, Adrien was already packing up his gym bag. She also noticed Plagg methodically flying from his bag to the corner of the room, carrying ... camembert?
A second later, Tikki flew out of her bag, joining the Kwami of Destruction. Marinette sat down on the bed and turned her attention to her boyfriend.
"How many things will I need?" Adrien asked, noticing her. – I started packing, and I don't know how much."
"You'll definitely be staying with us for the next two weeks," Marinette said. "Proceed from this fact.
— That means we should take more camembert!" Plagg exclaimed, and after a moment added, " Pigtails, you owe me some cheese bread!"
- Yeah, as soon as possible, so immediately, - the girl agreed absently, watching the movement of the guy. – Can I help you with something?"
"No need, thank you," Adrien said. " But you can take a look at my shelf on the second floor," he suggested. – There are some games that you might like.
"Next time," the girl said, leaning back on the bed and looking up at the high ceiling.
She dozed for fifteen minutes or more while Adrien got ready. When she was in his bed, she could smell his scent, which had almost disappeared during the time he'd been away. Somewhere in the middle of her mini-nap, she buried her face in his pillow.
"I'm ready," Adrien said suddenly, snapping her out of her slumber.
With a soft groan, Marinette rolled over and lifted her head, revealing her boyfriend. He seemed to have changed his clothes and showered, as he was now wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and dark blue jeans, his hair slightly disheveled. In general, he looked refreshed. At his feet was his duffel bag, which now appeared to be full.
"I'm ready," he said, smiling.
"And all my cheese is packed, and I've personally checked it five times," Plagg said proudly, sitting on the boy's shoulder.
"I'd better hurry, or Adrien's things might smell of camembert," Tikki said, sitting on the opposite shoulder.
"Okay, then let's go," Marinette said.
She got up from the bed and stretched. Her T-shirt pulled up a little in the process, and she saw her boyfriend's eyes flick down, but then back up again a few seconds later. She just chuckled softly, but didn't say anything.
Adrien walked over and took her hand, and they moved out of the room. Just like before, there was no one in the corridor, so they easily left the mansion.
As they walked toward her house, Marinette noticed that their speed was gradually slowing down, just as her boyfriend's strength was draining away. It was almost sunset when they arrived.
"Have you talked to your parents about this?" The guy suddenly asked tiredly as they approached the entrance to the residential part of the bakery.
"Sure," the girl chuckled, opening the door and walking in.
"Where am I going to live?" he asked as they climbed the stairs to the apartment.
"You'll see," she said cryptically.
When they entered the apartment, there was no one there. This was not surprising: as the evening approached, the flow of customers could increase in unexpected ways, so her parents were at the bakery.
"Are you hungry?" – Marinette asked, glancing in the direction of the refrigerator: dinner was already over, but still.
"No," the guy said, shaking his head. " To be honest, I'd like to lie down and rest.
"Let's not keep you," the girl nodded as she went up to her room, then turned around. "Let me help you with the bag, I can see you're tired."
Adrien blinked tiredly a couple of times, and she could almost see the gears turning slowly in his head. After a while, he nodded, handing the bag over. Marinette grabbed it, then went into the room and placed the bag against the wall. She also glanced at the chaise longue, which was now covered in bedclothes and currently covered with a blanket.
Thank you, Mom, she thought to herself.
A moment later, Adrien appeared, took a few steps, and collapsed on the chaise longue.
"You almost crushed me!" Plagg spoke furiously, flying out from under HAdrien.
The guy just muttered something unintelligible without looking up.
"Leave him alone, you Stinking Sock," Tikki scolded, hovering close to the girl's head.
Plagg started to say something about how he could behave like this with his holder, Tikki started to lecture him, but Marinette wasn't listening. She walked over to the guy, intending to interrupt his slumber so that he could settle in properly first.
"Adrien, wake up for a while," she said, shaking his shoulder.
The guy muttered something, but after a few minutes of shaking, he finally got up, and then sat down on her chair, standing at the table.
"Well, at least that's it," the girl nodded.
She removed the bedspread, folding it up and put it on her desk for the time being, revealing the clean bedclothes. There was a white sheet and a white pillow, but the duvet cover was a soft blue with a pattern of different colors.
"Okay," she said, starting to turn. – I've made up the bed, you can go to bed now but first get undressed." It may be a little strange to sleep on a chaise longue, but trust me, it's easy to get used to it...
Marinette paused, frozen in place. Her mouth fell open, her eyes widened, and her face began to turn red rapidly.
Adrien was already in his pajama shorts, finishing pulling them on. But his torso was bare and exposed to her eyes. Marinette's gaze moved rather slowly and intently from his neck, to his hairless but well-defined chest, to his abs, and to the small trail of hair that ran from his navel and down, hiding behind his pants. On his muscular but not overly muscled arms. He's in great shape, бы she would have thought, but for one thing. Despite all of the above, she could clearly see his ribs, and he was clearly malnourished.
She could practically feel how red her face was from looking at him. She looked away abruptly as he started to pull on his T-shirt, but it didn't work. This did not go unnoticed.
Plagg gave her a devilish smile, but didn't say anything. But Marinette had no doubt that he would speak later.
The girl flinched when a guy passed by and silently fell into bed. She pulled the blanket over him and sat down next to him.
- Tired, right? - Marinette said, starting to slowly stroke her boyfriend's hair.
"Hmm," Adrien chuckled, then turned his head slightly in her direction. – I'll pay you back later."
"No need, she smiled. – You always took care of me, even when I was a bitch. She leaned down and kissed his hair. "I love you."
"I love you too, my lady," Adrien murmured. "So much.
Marinette smiled genuinely at that.
"Keep an eye on him," the girl said, heading for the hatch.
"You're not staying?" Tikki asked.
"No, I'll go help my parents and also make sure there's dinner for Adrien if he wants it," Marinette clarified, then left.
Plagg was silent for about a minute, but then he said, " So, Sugar Cube, show me the hidden places where I can hide my favorite camembert."
"...So, he never woke up?" – Marinette asked.
It had been about two hours since she'd put Adrien to bed. She helped her parents for a while, working at the cash register, then had dinner, not forgetting to save for the guy.
Now she was lying in her bed, in her pajamas, talking to the Kwami, who were lying on Tikki's pillow. The Kwami of Creation was already asleep, and the Kwami of Destruction was awake.
"No, just rolled over a couple of times and went back to sleep," Plagg said.
"He didn't have any nightmares?" the girl asked.
"No, they usually arrive around one in the morning," he said. – So don't be surprised if you hear mumbling or worse at night.
"I'll keep that in mind," Marinette nodded, pulling the blanket over part of her body, intending to fall asleep.
"Oh, no, no," the Kwami of Destruction chuckled. – I remember the way you looked at my father's body. тело моего держателя.
The girl groaned, covering her face with her hands, but feeling her face flush.
"Running on the roofs of the city at night was good for his musculature, wasn't it?" "But he's not in the best shape right now." He has an appetite problem, and his stupid dad put him on another diet, so Adrien has been losing weight lately.
"I'll need to fatten him up so that he's a healthy weight again," Marinette said to herself.
"Exactly," said Kwami. – Then you should look at it again." You'll fall.
"It feels like while Adrien is clearly not in the right shape to be Chat Noir, you're playing the role of his usually high, cocky ego."
"I can play the role of a high, cocky ego whenever I want," Plagg clarified, " but right now, my kitten needs to regain her mental health." And you and I are responsible for that. Well, you can also add Tikki. But mostly us.
"What's the connection between his high, cocky ego and his mental health?" - the girl did not understand.
"Pigtails, don't be stupid," Plagg groaned, " if you start getting back to being a bitch to my kitten, you'll only make things worse."
"Fair enough," Marinette sighed. – I've been ugly sometimes.
"Ugly is an understatement," said the Kwami of Destruction. " Do I remind you of your last 'ugly'?"
"Yes, it's my fault for giving him the snake talisman," the girl confirmed.
"You and Adrien are still going to talk about it."
"Yes, you should talk about it," Tikki said.
"Sugar Cube, go to bed," Plagg said.
"Yes, Tikki, let's talk tomorrow," Marinette agreed. – If Adrien has a nightmare, I'll have to react."
"I'll wake you up," Plagg said, and got a nod.
"Good night to all of us."
According to the plot, there should be a 4th, final, part, but
Since I have lost interest in this fandom, and this series is not very popular, it will be closed.
Perhaps it will be completed someday, but it is unlikely.