Miraculous: Tales of Love and Reveals

The Downfall of Gabriel Agreste

This might be a little angsty. It was originally supposed to be funny but it didnt really work out. Still, I tried to add a bit of humour.

Perhaps...

Perhaps it was just a trick of the ear, he thought.

Maybe... I just need more sleep. I'm hearing things.

It was a simple mistake. Maybe the lighting played a part in it.

Yeah I'm su-

No!

Deep down, he knew. He knew what he had heard. He recognised the names.

Adrien had looked around and caught eyes with Marinette, who was standing just behind him, her mouth parted in shock, her body rigid.

It seemed that she was the only other who heard. Amidst the chaos of their classmates bickering about Chloe and the movie.

She was the only one who payed attention.

And she knew. How did she know?

He had recognised both names as Plagg had spoken to him about them. Not always, just when he couldn't handle it. The black cat had missed both his friends dearly and had even wept for them.

Adrien knew that Plagg had a similar experience, where his powers were used for the selfish desire of an already powerful man. He didn't talk about it. Adrien didn't push him. But Adrien had begun to learn the signs of abuse (something Plagg had put him up to. Adrien had been making plans to distance himself from his Father already.) He could tell plagg had some trauma regarding one, or maybe even more, of his previous holders. (I really think that Plagg has some trauma regarding previous owners who used him for the worst. He's the kwami of destruction. And Plagg seems like he hides most of his feelings. My poor little cat. I'll punch anyone who hurts even one cell of his smooth cat skin.)

Point if the matter, Adrien knew who Nooroo and Duusu were. He recognised their names.

Foe some reason, so had Marinette.

She placed a hand on his shoulder. A sign of comfort. Like he had done so many times before.

Her eyes were full of remorse, as he looked over his shoulder at her, and there was something in them that he was familiar with.

Justice.

He had seen that look in ladybug so many times but he had also seen it in Marinette. How her eyes gleamed in fury when she knew something wrong was happening. When somebody was wronged.

"Marinette I-"

But he didn't have time to continue speaking.

Chloe- of course it was her- had just gotten akumatised, distracting him.

He pushed everything to the back of his mind. What he and Marinette witnessed would have to wait.

He needed to think rationally. Act normally.

And defeat Chloe first.

Later, after chloe is given the charm thingy and leaves.

"Marinette," she jumped as she felt a hand on her shoulder.

She had to admit, she was a bit distracted. She had been since she heard their names. Tikki had told her how timid Nooroo always had been. And how Duusu was equally as naive when it came to the peacock pin holder. Tikki had also informed her that Plagg had been hit the hardest when he realised his two friends were most likely being abused for their power.