Criminal Kitten (Miraculous Ladybug Fanfiction)

Chapter 6: Plagg is NOT indeed heartless

"We need to talk." Plagg said, putting one of his very rare serious faces on. Adrienne glanced up from her pool of tears on the concrete floor. "You're not healthy, Adrienne." Plagg admitted, looking away from Adrienne's bright green eyes. "Plagg, don't worry about me. I'll be fine." Adrienne lied, turning away from her kwami.

"You always say that, kid. I know you aren't fine, I've been with you long enough to notice." Plagg countered, determined. "Fine, I might be a little sad sometimes." Adrienne whispered, unable to look into Plagg's eyes. "You hardly ever eat, you went 'evil', and you seem to have something for this 'Ladybug' character." Plagg responded, frowning.

"I do, have a thing for Ladybug, I mean. It'll pass in time, I'm sure. It doesn't matter. I just don't know why whenever I like someone, and think I can trust them, I end up pushing them away!" Adrienne cried out, burying her head in her knees. Plagg put a tiny comforting paw on her shoulder as she cried. "Let it out, kid." Plagg whispered to her.

They sat like this for hours, her quiet sobs echoing through the walls of the warehouse. All Plagg could do was wonder, what could he do? He never liked to get close to his chosen, either, a lot of like Adrienne with getting close to people. He was afraid of getting too attached.

Plagg had seen countless Chat Noir's die. He had seen horrible, gruesome deaths, and peaceful, calm ones. They used to hurt for months, but these past few, he made sure he was distant. He didn't want to hurt anymore. Was that what Adrienne was going through? If so, he could empathize a lot more easily.

"Adrienne, do you mind answering something?" He asked her softly. She lifted her face up, looking at him for the first time that hour. Her eyes were glistening with tears, and her cheeks were tear stained. Of course, she was still pretty when she was crying... (NO PLAGG DOES NOT HAVE A CRUSH ON ADRIENNE NO THAT IS WEIRD) "Sure, Plagg. What?" She murmured, forcing a shaky smile.

"Are you afraid of getting close to people, because you don't want to be hurt again?"

Adrienne looked like a deer in headlights. "I...maybe? I don't really know." She replied truthfully. She tilted her head thoughtfully for a moment, tapping her finger against the floor absent mindedly. "Yeah...I think so, Plagg." She said after a moment or two.

Plagg smiled sympathetically down at her, he knew exactly how that felt. "I think you should go for a run. Maybe get your mind off things?" He offered, motioning to the ring. Adrienne nodded, wiping the tears from her cheeks. "Yeah, that sounds nice. Thank you, Plagg, for listening to me." Adrienne told her kwami, hugging him to her cheek. "No problem, kid." He said.

"Claws out." She said, and Plagg was sucked into the ring, transforming Adrienne. She prepared her staff to leave when she heard a male voice.

"Chat Noir?"

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