Miraculous Kat

Part Fifteen: Exchange

Note: This first bit is just kinda fluff. My life is gonna get really busy soon, so I apologize in advance for any and all long pauses in writing.

Over the next few days, Gabriel Agreste watched his children like a hawk (and yes, his children. He'd come to think of Kat as his daughter, not that she realized it). Everywhere Mr. Agreste went, he took Kat and Adrien with him. Kat told him to stop after she'd missed an entire school day. She might be a bit of a prodigy, but she hated homework with a passion. It took a half an hour of negotiation, but Mr. Agreste agreed to just pick them up from school.

——In a Meeting with Representatives of Mr. Agreste's Company——

Kat spun around in a wheelie chair (the desk chair thing that seems to be in every office ever). The chair squeaked squeakity squeaked, so much so that the head representative yelled at her.

"Stop that right now!" He exploded, grabbing the chair and leaning over Kat. "Hold this chair still, or so help me—aah!"

Kat grabbed him arm and twisted it around as Mr. Agreste yanked him back by his shoulder. The other representatives gasped at the scene.

"You will not touch her," Mr. Agreste growled. Kat blinked in surprise. This certainly wasn't something she thought he'd do. Adrien smiled at him softly. His father seemed a little different lately, and Adrien liked how he'd changed.

Kat began to smile softly, too. She thought it was sweet that Mr. Agreste had defended her. Not that that would stop her from calling him out on every little thing he did, but still.

Mr. Agreste pulled both Kat's and Adrien's chairs closer to his and continued his meeting. Kat smirked at the head representative the entire time.

Halfway through, Emily Hoelscher walked in.

"Ah, there you are, Emily," Mr. Agreste said.

"Hallo, Herr Agreste." Emily fidgeted. Her translator was once again unavailable. Kat and Adrien stepped in. Kat would have done it by herself, but considering that her alter ego was fluent in German, she thought it would be good to struggle with it a little. She'd translate some, then ask Adrien on parts. It worked well, considering that neither was actually a translator, and one was pretending not to know.

"Thank you, Emily," Mr. Agreste said. Kat translated. "Is she not one of the brightest designers?"

Everyone nodded, for Emily's designs were extremely beautiful.

——The Next Day——

"I suppose I'll see you on Monday," Mr. Agreste said to Kat. It was now Friday, and Kat was going to Marinette's after school. She was a bit apprehensive about it. Mr. Agreste had been quite nice for a while, but Kat knew it couldn't last, and she wanted to be there when he snapped.

"Yeah," Kat said, following Adrien to class.

——In Class——

"Everyone, settle down," Miss Bustier was saying. Nathaniel poked Kat in the arm.

"Hey," he whispered.

"Hi," she whispered back. She glanced over at the paper he pushed towards her. Kat stifled a snort and giggled as quietly as she could. "Is...is that Chloe?"

The picture was a simple one, just a sketch, really. It showed Chloe pouting. The expression was quite funny, and a bit ugly. It almost didn't look like her the way her face was twisted.

"An ugly face for an ugly personality," Kat smirked.

"Ahem." Miss Bustier raised an eyebrow. "Who is that, in your picture?"