Secret Kiss

Moving Day

The sweet moment of their lips connecting without his mask, it was filled with such emotion as it burned its way into his mind. The kiss was the start of something more, something better that he could see stretching off into the future. His future with her would be full of moments just like that one, sweet and tender where he could show her just how much she meant to him without any need for words.

Or, at least that's how it should have happened.

Adrien woke up just as he had every day that past week and groaned at the memory of what actually happened that came rushing back to him as it had every single day since that night.

"I'm moving out soon," her whispered confession stopped him a mere hair away from doing what he had longed to do the entire night.

"What?" He croaked as he took a step back from her.

"W-well," she fidgeted with his jacket as she spoke, "I- I kn-know that me living with you secretly is hard on you, especially at school. I- I'm almost a l-legal adult and I um, I've been saving up some money. It's not much but, but I will be able to rent a flat for a, a month or two until I can find a j-job. I- it's better this way." There were tears in her eyes as she spoke, and the stinging sensation of them in his own eyes let him know that his matched her own as her words sank in. He stood in shocked silence as he tried to find the right words to make her decision go away.

"Th-thank you for taking me in," she continued after he didn't speak for a long time, "a-and I hope that you will c-continue to employ my parents as well. They, they are good at what they do." With that she left him alone there on the balcony, only pausing to return his jacket before heading back into the crowded ballroom.

He slammed his fist against the marbled top of his bathrooms sink, breaking his barely used toothbrush in the process. With a sigh he tossed it into the waiting trash bin before grabbing another out of a nearby drawer. The day of her birthday, and the day she was planning to move out, was growing close far too quickly and he still hadn't thought of how to get her to stay.

"I'm hungry~" Plagg wines as he floated into his view from the direction of Marinettes room. He looked his flustered chosen over before giving in to a long drawn out yawn. Adrian had no time for the black cats complaints however, thus he rushed to snatch it out of the air.

"Come on Plagg, tell me something!" He ordered as he shook the Kwami roughly.

"Fine, fine." Plagg floated out of his grasp before continuing, "she's got half her stuff packed and ready to go. Everything she got while she's been living here hasn't been touched though." Adrien collapsed at his words, falling to his knees on the cold tiled floor.

"What did I do wrong?" He asked after the silence became too much for him to bear.

"Coming onto her as both Chat-Noir and Adrien Agreste may not have been the brightest idea of yours." Plagg offered, which only rewarded him an angry glare from his chosen.

"I just can't get her out of my head." He groaned.

"Hey, a little time apart won't hurt, and you'll still see her at school." His Kwami offered.

"Did you find out where she was planning on going?" He asked as he looked up at the small floating cat like being.

"Nope, not even a clue. That girl knows how to keep her secrets." In truth, Plagg knew exactly where she would be living but was under strict orders from Tikki not to tell him. Chat was not the only black cat who served his lady loyally.

"Dammit all!" Why can't she just stay here where I know she will be safe?!" Adrien nearly shouted his thoughts, which prompted his Kwami to shush him.