The Truth and What Remains: An Adrienette story

Chapter 15: The Inevitable

Author's note: Hey guys! SnivyLord here, this chapter is gonna to take place literally right after the therapy session. Just a warning, this chapter will contain heavy content, and this includes graphic scenes of assault (not sexual assault because I don't do that kind of writing), violence, blood, maybe crude language. So if you aren't into that stuff, then read the fluff stuffed chapters instead. This is a pivotal point in the relationship between Marinette and Adrien. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy because this probably gonna be as long as the previous chapter. However, don't worry, I have 3 chapters planned, and each of them are going to centered around one of the three kids. The first one to be released after this is Emma's chapter. Look forward to it guys!

"Are you sure you're gonna be ok walking home by yourself?" Adrien asks me as I proceed to reassure him for the thousandth time that I was gonna be ok.

"Yeah, Adrien, I'll be fine don't worry, my house isn't that really far from here so I can walk home," I reassured him as I slipped my purse over my shoulder and felt the chilly wind blow past us. It was pretty late into the evening and I should probably be home by now. Adrien looks at me with a worried look before sighing and smiling at me.

"Alright, see you Marinette."

"See you too Adrien.." I whispered as I turned around and headed in the opposite direction that he was going in. The street felt so calm and peaceful that I could hear my own footsteps making contact with the sidewalk. The echoes of every step, it sent slight chills up my spine. Soon, it was dark enough for only the streetlights to illuminate the way. The sky was a blurry shade of orange and violet as the sun was disappearing. I'm not sure if it's worth mentioning, but I noticed that one of the streetlights were flickering. Strange... I kept walking, ignoring the flickering of the light. As I kept walking, I didn't get far until I faintly heard another set of footsteps behind me. Stopping in my tracks, I whipped around to find a figure, standing alone in the flickering light. He seemed burly, but he was just standing there menacingly.

"Ummm... hello?" I called out to the man, who took one step forward into the light. I could barely make out the giant scar that streaked vertically across his face. For some reason, I found myself rooted to the spot, unable to move.

"Marinette Dupain Cheng, quite a pleasure, meeting you here..." The man said lowly, he looked familiar, he had slick brownish black hair and a burly figure. He raised his face slightly so the light would illuminate his face and I knew who he was immediately.

"Oh my god... I know you! You're one of the Mourir Brothers!" I exclaimed as the man smirked and laughed coldly.

"So you know of us, I'm honored, however, we both know I'm not here for formalities," The man smirked as I gasped as the light made the dagger he was hiding glisten in the lamplight.

"Wait... where's your brother?" I asked, suddenly realizing that there's only one of them. I turned around and found the taller, lankier brother creeping up right behind me. Acting on instinct, I moved so there was equal distance between me and the two brothers. My head whipped from side to side, watching both brothers as I narrowed my eyes at them, "So, did Gabriel send you to kill me? Is that what this is? I know the work you guys do, there was that report from a few months ago on that murdered girl in Villeurbanne. That was you two wasn't it? How despicable."

"Well you're not really in a position to make such comments are you? Gabriel wanted to give you a message: Stay away from Adrien Agreste," The taller said.

"He said as long as I don't say that my kids are Adrien's, I could be around him just like old times. That's what he said didn't he? Or is he going back on his word like the snake he is?" I asked as I recalled Gabriel telling me exactly that.