Guardian of the Miraculous (Sequel to Niece of the Guardian)

A Plan

A/N: Hello readers! So I know that the updates have been slow but I have been having horrible writer's block the past few weeks with all things Miraculous. Sorry!! Anyways, I enjoy reading your comments no matter how ridiculous they might sound. It brings joy to my day so thank you all who comment and make this worth it!

Kennedy's POV:

   I felt a slight shaking and slowly opened my eyes with a groan. I blink a couple of times and start to sit up before I feel resistance. I look to where my pillow should be and see...Dylan?! A scarlet blush lights up my face and I look up to see Alya and Marinette looking over at us. A scarlet blush blooms on my cheeks and I hide my face in his chest.

   Dylan stirs beneath me and I let out a small squeak as he pulls me closer to his body. "Ahh, look Marinette! He pulled her closer in his sleep, so cute!" Alya quietly fangirls. I hear a small laugh from Marinette as she says "Yeah, I'm not so sure Kennedy's asleep though." I glanced up at the girls from my position and whispered "Correct Marinette."

   Alya looked shocked at me and Marinette's face displayed mild amusement. "How-what-when did you wake up?" She whisper-shouts at me. I rest my chin lightly on Dylan's chest and say "Not that long ago. I kinda hope he wakes up soon though because I'm a little sore and extremely hungry." At that my stomach clenches in pain. 

   I wince and the girls look at me with concern. "What's wrong girl?" Alya asks me. I glance at my phone screen and grimace. "I didn't eat breakfast and it's almost 1:00." I say, biting my lip in nervousness. I hear a sharp intake of air and slightly turn my head to see Nino looking at me over the back of his seat.

   "That's not good dudette." He says, giving me a look of concern. I sigh and close my eyes, trying to debate if I should tell them. Deciding it would be best, I say "It's nothing new to me. My father always wanted me to be the perfect figured princess with a skinny body and curves for days. He would have me exercise and then give me little food or the food would have a special poison that would make me puke it all up. I only got actual food if I was able to sneak into the kitchen at night and share a small meal with my personal chef and caretaker. At some point, I refused all food he gave me and waited until nightfall to eat."

   They all looked at me in horror and Adrien looked both appalled and ready to murder my father. "Don't do anything or say anything. My father is a very powerful man and he could seriously hurt you all without consequence. I don't want what happened to me to ever happen to you all." My eyes start to water and I clench them shut tightly. A traitor tear slips down my cheek and lands on Dylan's shirt.

   Dylan stirs beneath me and I look over to see his eyes opening, revealing the warm chocolate brown I have come to love. He spots my tears and immediately sits upright, trapping me in his warm embrace without question. I hide my face in his shoulder and let the tears flow silently. He strokes my hair softly and murmurs calming words I can't comprehend in my ear.

   After I calm down I look up at Dylan with slightly glazed eyes and say "Sorry." He looks at me with sadness and confusion and says "No need to say sorry. I'm glad I woke up to help you when I did. Now, what's wrong." I look at the floor and don't respond. After about a minute, someone huffs in annoyance and Alya says "If you won't tell him I will. She hasn't eaten all day and her father used to starve her after making her work out."

   My head snaps up to see Dylan's reaction and I shudder when I see his icy blue glare. He looks at me and his gaze softens, eyes fading back to brown. "I promise I'll protect you from your father." He says softly. My eyes water and heart breaks as I say "You can't. He'll kill you to get to me and I'd rather you live than me." 

   I turn to the rest of the group and continue. "He would kill all of you and even find a way to do it without punishment. He's ruthless, stubborn, bullheaded, and incredibly dangerous. I should have never asked you all to come but it's too late now. Please don't try to protect me, I don't want you all getting hurt." I fell my heart shattering into a million pieces as the words pour out of my mouth, the truth of my life fully coming to light.

   Tears pour down the girl's faces and I feel more broken at hurting my friends like this. The plane finally lands and I leave immediately without a word. I sprint down the plane runway and for the first time ever, shift into a full Pheonix. 

Marinette's POV:

   Kennedy sprints off the plane and Dylan runs after her. I never knew how badly she got abused until now... I look up at the rest of the group and see the boys are looking at the door of the plane. Alya has a look of determination on her face even though tears still are rolling down her cheeks. She takes a deep breath and says "I have a plan."

   The boys turn to us and Nino says "For what?" Ayla clenches her fists and says "To expose that son of a b*tch and land him in jail." A flicker of hope passes through Adrien's eyes but quickly fades as he says "How?" I turn to Alya and wait for her answer.

   "I hate to break Kennedy's trust but whenever she goes somewhere, someone needs to go with her even if it's following her. We need to film any emotional, verbal, and physical abuse she gets from her father. They have a parliament here and we will show them the film once we have enough." She says.

   Everyone nods in agreement and Alya sets about assigning jobs.

A/N: Hey!! So what do you think will happen next? There's going to be some major tension in the next few chapters so try and figure it out. Let me know what you think in the comments and I'll see you next time, bye!

- Dragora