Forgive Me, Princess ~Completed~

Chapter 2

Adrien sat in a hospital chair, his head in his hands, the anguished screams of his classmates still echoing through his troubled brain. The one that really stood out though was that of his sweet, pretty Marinette.

Tears flowed anew down the dried up tear tracks on his cheeks, as his body heaved with sobs.

He pressed the heels of his hands into his eyes to try and shut out the memories flooding into his brain...

***

"Forgive me Princess. Plagg, Claws Out!"

Plagg shot out from his hiding place in Adrien's pocket and into his holder's ring in a flurry of bright green sparks.

The power engulfed his body, flowed across his skin, encasing him in a black leather suit. Ebony cat ears materialised on top of his newly tousled hair and a black mask highlighted his green glowing eyes. Completing the look was his signature weapon in its place above his belt tail.

His face however, was devoid of its usual trademark smirk, replaced with a look of steely resolve. Every trace of fear had vanished from his face which made him look completely different from the flamboyant, humorous superhero he usually was.

Marinette stood stock still, with her hands clasped over her mouth, unable to say a word.

He called on his cataclysm and placed his clawed hand against the store room door, which collapsed in a pile of rubble-

"Adrien." Nathalie's neutral voice pierced through the veil of his memory and brought him crashing back to earth.

"You're late for your Chinese lesson, your father is getting angry. And after the events of today he no longer thinks you should attend public school, you will continue your lessons like you used to."

Despite Plagg trying to silently ease his tension from inside his shirt pocket, Adrien felt anger rising up out of his sadness. He couldn't control himself any longer.

"You know what Nathalie, screw him! My school was just attacked and my friends could've been killed!"

"Adrien, your father-"

Adrien had passed his breaking point and there was no going back.

"Nathalie I don't care what you say and I don't care what he says either, I'm staying here because my friends need me and I'm not leaving this hospital until every one of them is better, and you'll have to drag me by my cold, dead hands if you want me to leave earlier."

He stared her down with fire in his eyes and he was sure he could see fear behind her emotionless mask of a face. But it was only a momentary flash, before it returned to its normal, neutral state.

His father's assistant turned on her heel and walked down the corridor, leaving Adrien trembling anger, fear and sadness.

He ducked into the nearest toilet stall and slid down the wall and onto the floor.

"God, Plagg what have I done?" Adrien asked the kwami hovering in front of him.

"Look kid, it was bound to happen sooner or later. I mean look at the way he treats you! He gives you little to no freedom but then neglects you! That's not right Adrien, you're a good kid and deserve the best." Plagg started breaking down.

"God dammit Adrien that's not okay!"

Adrien held out a hand to the crying kwami who landed in it and Adrien brought his hand up to his face and Plagg snuggled into his cheek, purring softly.

"Thanks Plagg."

***

An hour later found Adrien sitting in the same chair as before as a doctor walked out of the double doors into the wards followed by his friends' parents.