Stuck in the Void: A Plikki Story

The unofficial date

Chapter 5

"Well the miraculous does give us anything we wish for doesn't it?" He says with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

Plagg stands up and closes his eyes. I feel him draw his energy as he uses his magic. Before I know it, the endless black void slowly molds into the exact place in my painting.

I look around. I'm sitting on the picnic blanket, just like the one we had. The glistening lake is sitting in front of us, as the cool midnight breeze blows against my face. It all feels so real, as if I'm actually in Italy with Plagg again.

I look back at Plagg, his features brightly highlighted. He's wearing his black leather jacket over his matching button down shirt. Sporting his black pants with neon green shorts and his signature smirk. Just like the first time we met

I looked down at myself. I remember wearing my  vintage black fitted dress with black leather boots. I suddenly regret my outfits choices from back then. There isn't a trace of color on my outfit. This almost reminds me of Plagg with all the black on.

I abruptly pull him down after realizing what he had just down, engulfing him in a hug.

"This looks so surreal Plagg! How did you even manage to crate this?" I say, absolutely stunned.

When he doesn't respond, I glance back at him again. His eyes are sunken in. The amount of magic he used must have taken a toll on him. He looks exhausted. Although his ample amount of energy, he still manages a small and amused smile play at his lips.

"I could have helped," I say regretfully.

"Nope, don't you worry your pretty face," Plagg winked.

I feel my face heat and I narrow eyes at his logic.

"But Plagg, now you're tired," I point out.

He sighs and lies down on his back beside me. I decide to drop the subject. Plagg can be too stubborn sometimes.

"Do you remember what we ate when we first met?" I asked, recalling the memories.

"Cheesecake," he responds immediately.

I quickly conjured up two slices of cheesecake and handed him a slice.
He takes a bite and smiled at the flavor. I put the first bite in my mouth and savor the sweet flavor. Cheesecake was actually our creation. The "Best of both worlds" is what we called it.

"You look gorgeous," he smirks down at my outfit.

"I'm seriously regretting my style back then" I groan.

"Love the black on you," He winks at me.

"Thank you" I blush. "You don't look too bad your self."

"Why thank you Subarcube" Plagg exclaims dramatically as he places a hand over his heart.

"What else did we do?" I said, thinking back to this moment, thousands of years ago.

Plagg immediately smirks. "I remember."

"What?" I tilted my head in confusion.

"How could you forget" he gently smiles. "We went on the swing together. I tried to show off with a flip and...."

"And we ended up falling in the lake" I laugh as the memory hits me like a wave.

He chuckles and sits up, brushing the crumbs off of himself and offered his hand. I took it.

"Come on," He smiles, leading me to the swing.

"Wait a minute.. you're not trying to-" I was cut short as he pulls me down next to him.

"Plagg..." I gave him a weary look.

"Come on Tik, loosen up a bit will you,?" He says as he pushes us off the ground.

I reluctantly follow, and before I know it, we're flying back and forth high above the ground.

A laugh escaped me as I cling to the ropes. Plagg snakes his arm around me.

"See this is fun" Plagg laughs.

"Cocky cat," I mumble. "You just want to hear that you were right," I playfully roll my eyes with a smile on my face.

"I was" he defensively exclaims.

"Yes congratulations," I giggle, giving his cheek a quick kiss as Plagg beams proudly.

"Let's do a flip!" Plagg yells at the top of his lungs.

"What?" I shout. Before I know it, I hit the face of the icy cold water. I struggle for a second. My feet can't seem to touch the ground. How deep is this lake?!?

My burning lungs yearn for air. This can't be happening again. Just as it feels my lungs would burst, a strong pair of arms wraps around me and pulls me up. I gasp for air as soon as I break the surface and Plagg races back to the blanket. He gently sets me down and glances back to me with that mischievous gleam in his eyes.

We sit in silence for a few minutes as I attempt to process what had just happened. It's all a blur.

"Plagg" I say carefully and slowly. Taking deep gasps of air for my shallow breathing. I don't know how to swim...

"Umm yes?" He reaches for the back of his neck.

"Why would you do that?" I flash an annoyed glare.

"It seemed fun?" He states. But, it comes out sounding more of a question.

"Plagg! I warned you! I told you I didn't want to get wet. I can't swim. We were having a good time on the swings, but then it was ruined because you had to do your stupid-"

Plagg cuts me off as he grabs my chin and crashes his lips into mine. Butterflies erupt in my stomach and all of my annoyance melts away. How could I stay mad at him? And what is it about cats that I find so...irresistible?

I immediately kiss back and I feel Plagg move closer to me. He wraps his arms around my waist, deepening the kiss. After a few minutes, we break apart gasping for air. His face is incredibly close to mine, forehead on forehead. His mesmerizing green eyes stare into my soul.

He slowly moves his hand up and tucks away pieces of my wet stringy hair behind my ear. My heart is pounding and I struggle to find and words.

Sure we've kissed before. But there was never nearly as much passion as there is now. It's like after thousands and thousands of years, I can finally rest.

This just feels, different. More sentimental than usual. Plagg has taken me on dates before, but it was never super serious.

The thing is, we knew if we became anything more than friends, we would have to separate again to be chosen for new guardians. But now are completely different circumstances.

"Plagg..." I mumble. What kind of effect does he have on me?

"I love you" he mumbles before slowly leaning back and looking away.