MariChat: Chat Out Of The Bag

Closure After Time

"I'd like to see Gabriel Agreste, please."

Two weeks had passed since the fight with Hawkmoth. In those two weeks, the only thing that anyone had been able to talk about was the revelation of his identity, and the identity of Ladybug. It had been a massive media storm, all without end. There had been thousands of attempts to see Gabriel Agreste, now resident in one of the most secure prisons Paris had to offer.

The only person who had been allowed to see him was Adrien. And that was today.

The receptionist looked at Adrien, expecting it to be another reporter or someone else. Once they saw who it was, their eyes seemed to open up more, and they saw upright, like their superior officer had just walked in in them. In a way, they had. Chat had worked with the police a lot. In a sense, he was one of their superiors.

"O-Oh! You're uh, Adrien Agreste, right?" The private asked, typing away at his keyboard once he had been addressed. He knew who Adrien was. He had even worked alongside him a few times. He doubted the young hero recognized him. 

"Yeah, that's me." Adrien confirmed, sullen. It felt so weird to be asking for his father like this. The building in which they were wasn't exactly brightly lit. It felt more like a castle than it did a prison. It also brought Adrien a feeling of shame. Shame that he had to even come here to see his father. Shame that his father was who he was.

"Urm, they'll be just a minute. They're preparing the room for you. And restraining Mr. Agreste." The young officer informed the young hero.

"Thanks." Adrien said with a nod.He made his way over to the waiting seats, with his hands stuffed into his grey jackets pockets. He saw a young child staring at the line down his right arm. His scar. His reminder of the fight he had with his father. His constant reminder that he had fought with his father like he had. A reminder that he had nearly become a murderer that day. 

The normal colorful and kind personality Adrien exhibited was basically gone right now. He was jaded. Tired. Life had been very difficult recently. Of course, some people had made comments about Adrien and Gabriel's relationship, and the fact both of them were masked miraculous holders. Some people had even called Adrien someone who conspired, working with Hawkmoth. No matter how stretched the theories were, Adrien always found himself wanting to drain his own blood from his body, so he wouldn't share the Agreste blood tie to his father.

That these people seriously though Adrien could have had anything to do with this... This... Pure evil that his father had taken part in...

He sure had done a number on his father though. When inquired, Gabriel had only gotten out of hospital a few days ago. He also had been reported have lost to use of his eye, leaving him partially blinded. Adrien couldn't care less about that. He didn't regret it at all.

So, why was he here?

He could thank Marinette for that. She had wanted him to visit his father. She said she wanted him to have a sense of closure regarding the entire incident. Regarding he and his fathers relationship. Regarding he and his fathers fight. Regarding... Well, everything.

"Adrien Agreste? Mr. Agreste is ready for you to visit him."

"Terrific." Adrien sarcastically muttered under his breath. This wasn't going to be any fun. "Thanks, officer."

Gabriel Agreste was an unrecognizable man to his son. The most noticeable thing was a series of bandages around his right eye, freshly changed by the looks of things. They covered his right eye socket, and were wrapped around his head in a diagonal manner, leaving his still functioning left eye exposed. He was covered in scars, cuts and bruises, all across his face primarily. Several long, deep ones ran from the right side of his face, where the slash attack Chat Noir had thrown had gotten him deeply. His nose seemed to have healed quickly, surprisingly, as there wasn't really much of anything there, but it was still cut and bruised to hell.