Just a Friend

Chapter 15

"Yeah, so what should I do?" Chat asked again. I thought for a moment, I decided to ask Chat about his feelings for my civilian counterpart.

"You must really care about her if you're asking me for help." I said, deciding to be subtle. Chat's eyes lit up.

"Yeah, she's amazing! She's so talented!" he replied eagerly. I chuckled at how much he admired me.

"So when did you notice you had feelings for her?" I asked, genuinely curious.

"Honestly, earlier today. I was hanging out with her today and we were looking at her designs. Every time I asked about one of her designs, her eyes lit up with an enthusiasm I found so cute. I think it's adorable how she scrunches up her nose when she's concentrating. Or how she gets flustered so easily. She can be so clumsy, yet graceful at the same time. Her sassiness is so cute. Honestly, everything about her is adorable." Chat kept going on about how adorable I was. Eventually, I decided I had let him gush over me enough.

"Gee Kitty, you've got it bad huh?" I said jokingly. He blushed and rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment. 

"Yeah, I guess I do." he chuckled. I decided to give him the advice he asked for earlier.

"Well, considering she knows your identity, I would suggest giving her some time to process that. Once things go back to normal between you two, then I would tell her how you feel. Don't be afraid to tell her how you feel. Who knows? Maybe she feels the same way." I said, "I do need to talk to you about something though."

"What's up?" he asked, I took a deep breath and sighed.

" It's.... Master Fu...." Chat's eyes widened in concern.

"What?! What happened?! Is he okay?!" Chat asked, panic evident in his voice.

"He's fine...at least for now. You see since Master Fu gave up the turtle miraculous, his age is catching up to him. Master Fu is........ dying." I said sadly. Chat immediately deflated. I've never seen him like this. Sure Master Fu means a lot to me but, it seems he means much more to Chat. "Are you okay?"

"No, I'm not okay." Chat said with his voice cracking. He was on the verge of tears and I could tell he was trying to keep himself from crying.

"He means a lot to you, doesn't he?" I asked. Chat nodded.

"Of course he does. Doesn't he mean a lot to you?" Chat asked. I nodded.

"Yes, he does. But from what I see, he's more than just the person who gave you your miraculous and helps you with superhero problems. He's means much more to you, doesn't he?" I asked.

"Yeah, he's the only person other than you and Marinette that I can actually open up to. Sure I have my best friend but he doesn't always know how to help. He's like a father to me, I have a father but he doesn't act like one. I know I'll get through it okay, but I'm worried about my kwami." He said. I raised my eyebrow in confusion.

"Your kwami?" I asked.

"Yeah. Plagg acts like he doesn't have emotions sometimes and like all he cares about is food, but I know he cares about more than just food. I can see it in the way he looks at Master Fu, Plagg may be eons old but he sees Fu as either a brother or a father. I just hope Plagg won't shut me out after this. I know he cares about me too, but I've only known him for a few years." Chat explained. I put my hand on his shoulder to comfort him.

"I'm sure Plagg won't shut you out. If there's one thing I learned about kwamis from having to give and receive Rena's and Carapace's miraculous when they were temporary superheros, it's that every person that wields their miraculous is special to them. There's a reason Master Fu chose you specifically for the Miraculous of Destruction. Just like there's a reason he chose me specifically for the Miraculous of Creation. Fu knew that we would not only protect Paris, but we would also take care of our kwamis. Now I have to go but I'll see you around all right?" I said. "Oh, and Chat?"

"Yes Ladybug?"

"You don't have to be afraid to cry in front of me, everyone cries, it doesn't mean you're weak. In fact, it means quite the opposite. It shows that you're strong enough to accept your emotions. And sometimes we just need that release. Promise me you won't be afraid to cry in front of me or anyone else anymore. Can you do that?" He nodded and hugged me.

"Thank you for that LB. You don't know how much that means to me." He said. I smiled and hugged him back.

"No problem Chaton. Now you should get going. If I'm not mistaken, there's someone you want to see?" I said, smirking.

"Oh god! Marinette! She's probably worried sick!" He exclaimed before springing off towards our dorm.

"Well I guess it's a race then." I said before swinging towards a shortcut I knew to get back to the dorm before he did.

Time skip to when Chat gets to the dorm:

I had gotten back to the dorm and detransformed just in time. Chat knocked on the glass balcony door I had locked before I left.

"Purrincess, I'm wounded! Why did you lock the balcony door?" He said dramatically. I rolled my eyes and giggled.

"Enough with the acting Kitty. I saw you get thrown halfway across the city by the akuma! Are you okay?!" I asked, genuinely concerned. I didn't notice it until he left but he looked really beat up.

"Actually, I think I just have a few cuts on my back." He said. I then saw something hidden by his hair. I moved his hair and gasped. There was a huge cut all the way across his forehead.

"CHAT WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?!" I yelled.

"How bad is it?" He asked.

"IT'S A HUGE CUT ACROSS YOUR FOREHEAD!! HOW BAD DO YOU THINK IT IS?!" I answered, visibly concerned.

"Can you help me fix it up?" He asked. I sighed.

"Yeah, just...... stay here and DON'T MOVE." I said, he nodded and I went to go get the first aid kit. After I got that, I went to get some pain killers. "He's definitely going to need these." I mumbled. After I got everything I went back to Chat. "You're going to have to be in civilian form for this to be done properly. Plus from what I've gathered, whatever that black cat genie looking thing is transforms you and gives you your powers. He's gotta be exhausted and in need of some assistance too."

"You catch on quick Marinette. Plagg, claws in." He said and detransformed. Plagg flew out of his ring and into my palm.

"Adrien, I hate you." Plagg said weakly.

"I'm sorry Plagg. I've got two wheels of cheese for you're hard work today. Eat up, you deserve it bud." Adrien said. I set Plagg down next to Adrien so he could eat.

"Now to deal with you." I said, looking at Adrien.

"Whenever you're ready Mari." He said. I started treating the cut on his head first. I reassessed the damage and sighed.

"I swear this cat's going to be the death of me." I mumbled.

"Trust me kid, I know how you feel." Plagg remarked.