Thunderstorms Series: Part 3 (Drenched)

Chapter 7

"Adrien! Over here!" Nino called out.

Nino waved over but stopped when he realized that it wasn't Adrien that was helping Marinette out of the car. Felix stepped out of the car with a smirk and helped Marinette out, walking towards them. Alya and Nino walked towards them a little confused.

"He-hey Felix. Nice to see you again!" Alya smiled, politely.

"Where's my buddy, Adrien? Not that anything is wrong with you, Felix." Nino said, a little awkward.

"Adrien... had... a photoshoot?" Marinette said, a little disappointed.

"I'm filling in for the time being." Felix smiled.

"Uh... huh. Alright? Well... Where did we want to go?" Alya smiled.

Marinette took out her phone while the others were talking amongst themselves and sighed, seeing the unsettling text from that morning. It seemed so bizarre and still gave her an unsettling feeling.

Adrien: "Hey. I can't make the date."

Marinette: "What? Why?"

Adrien: "Something... came up. A photoshoot last minute."

Marinette: "Should we cancel?"

Adrien: "No!... Felix... will fill in for me..."

Marinette: "Are you sure about that?"

Adrien: "Yeah. Go have some fun."

That was all that he texted and that was a few hours ago. Something was wrong. She wanted to call him but she knew how his photoshoots were. They were strict. They could last hours as well. She didn't want to seem clingy or... bothersome. Maybe Felix knew something about the photoshoot?

"Felix?"

"Yes, Mari?"

Mari? When did he give her a nickname...?

"Uhm... the photoshoot... Where is it? Adrien didn't really say anything about it to me." She said, fiddling with her fingers.

"No idea. He texted me and asked me to come with you in his place. That's all."

"Oh." She said, a little disappointed.

Alya could tell Marinette was upset but they decided to make the best of it. They went on their way and tried to waste time. They hoped that Adrien would meet up with them when he was finished with his photoshoot later on. Though... he never showed up.

"Adrien? Why did you lie?" Plagg asked. "I mean, I'm not complaining, I'd rather not leave the house... Also, why are we stuck in the bathroom..."

"He knows things, Plagg. I don't know how, but he knows things."

"What do you mean?" He asked, floating over.

"He sent me texts of quotes that I said, word for word. Last night." Adrien said, a little panicked.

"You think he has a voice recorder or a video camera in here?" Plagg asked.

"I would think so. I'm not sure where." Adrien said, sighing.

"What did he say to you anyway?"

"He heard me talking to you. He couldn't hear you, but he probably thinks I'm crazy. Felix didn't go into the bathroom because he didn't see Marinette's clothes, so I'm safe to assume that the recorder or whatever isn't in here... so I would think it's safe to talk in here." Adrien sighed, looking over at Marinette's now dried clothes that were laying on the counter.

"It's been hours, Plagg, I've turned my room upside down and can't find anything." Adrien sighed.

"Do you want me to look?" Plagg asked.