Felix Graham De Vanily

Chapter 17

I explained to my Kitten's father how Adrien had completely dismissed her feelings over the last couple of years. The anger in his aura grew stronger and I knew that Tom would never be able to forgive the 'sunshine' child. A part of me was sure that Hawkmoth would akumatize the man into Weredad again, so I waited for something to happen. Apparently, I had upset the villain too much and nothing happened to the baker. 

Marinette scowled at my attempt to akumatize her father and gave her parents a hug. "I'm safe for now, so please don't worry too much..." I watched as her bluebell eyes flooded with tears. "Sleep well, I promise I'll be back." 

Watching her tears swell and fall down her cheeks snapped me back to reality for a quick second. I started to feel beyond guilty for being the root of her pain. She cries because I'm holding her and forcing her to stay with me just because of a simple crush... She isn't smiling because she wants my cousin and not me, but even then, he doesn't want her.

"We're leaving now." I waited until my Kitten had finished her goodbyes to grab her hand. I barely touched her as I pulled her out the front door of the bakery, swept her into my arms, and jumped back into the towering gates of the park.

When we returned, silence filled the room. I watched as she violently rubbed her eyes, seemingly begging the tears to stop. It made me hurt for her, but I knew that she would never look at me ever the same again. As the final tear fell she took a deep, shaky breath.

"If I'd known you'd cry like this I wouldn't have taken you to see them," I mumbled. "I hate it when people get like this."

"Oh, let me guess: Crying is for weaklings? That's so..." She scoffed at me, forgetting her sadness and turning it into anger. Kitty yelled about anything that seemed worth accusing me of. "I mean, you cry too, right? So why would you think that I shouldn't cry!"

I sighed and moved closer to her. It was as if she was a child throwing a tantrum. Prattling at the top of her lungs about anything and everything. I grabbed a pillow and threw it lightly at her. She looked betrayed. "I don't like seeing you cry because it hurts me," I emphasized the mention of myself. "I'm selfish and I never want to see you cry about anything."

The room fell silent again, this time with awkward tension. 

"I-I'm gonna leave now." I patted her head and silently clicked the door shut. As soon as I left the room I felt blood rushing up to my face and I felt hot. Quickly running to anywhere but that room, I tried to rid of the blush.

POV Change (Marinette)

It was odd hearing someone you hate telling you that they never want to see you crying because they hurt too. If anything, it was only slightly heartwarming. There was no forgetting that he kidnapped me and refused to release me, even if I understood how he could be so mad at me. I don't think that even if he begged me for forgiveness every day for the rest of his life that I would forgive him... That's a bit extreme even for me... Maybe once a year has passed and all this has begun to seem like a distant dream, maybe then I'll find it in my heart...

I paced the small room trying to further understand the situation I'm in. Felix said that he wanted to ultimately capture me and my friends, but I have no clue as to whether or not he wants to continue with his plans now that we've sort of talked about it, and by sort of I mean just barely. He never even explained the truth as to why he liked me. The only hint is that we were apparently childhood best friends...