Curiosity Didn't Kill the Cat, but the Cat Might Kill the Curious

Adrien keeps disappearing on her, and Kagami is determined to get answers, even if it means crossing an ancient being of immeasurable power.

Written for ML Rare Pair Month Day 13 Prompt - Don't Go, and set in the same AU as The Secret Kept from Yourself.

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Despite her general fondness for him, there were two things that frustrated Kagami about Adrien. One was that he never stood up for himself. The other was that he had a habit of disappearing at inconvenient times. Naturally, her patience with these faults ran dry fairly quickly. But no amount of chastising him for either made any difference, so Kagami decided to change tactics. When the opportunity arose, she would pit these two impulses against each other, and see how it played out.

The opportunity came on their next date.

Well, it was not officially a date. If they’d wanted it to be an official date, they probably would’ve had to file paperwork with each others’ parents, and neither was keen on entering into some sort of controlling contract to oversee their relationship – even if it was a pretty fair bet that the parents would approve. At least, Kagami was reasonably sure her mother would find Adrien to be an acceptable suitor for her. She was less sure about how Adrien’s father felt about her, but from what she had gathered from Adrien, the man wouldn’t care as long as he had control over the situation.

So for now, their dates were low-key outings, which needed no more approval than any other friendly situation. It was a simple matter to enjoy a meal at a café together.

Except, of course, when Kagami recognized that vague, unfocused look that always preceded Adrien’s disappearances. He started to stand up and make some excuse, but Kagami quickly grabbed his wrist. Adrien’s eyes came back into focus, and he looked between her hand and her face.

“Kagami…?”

“It can wait, whatever it is,” she said firmly. “Stay.”

Continued...

Daily Writing Update: 01-13-19

Today I wrote: 1764 words

I worked on: Rare Pair Month

Excerpt:

“Of course,” Alya said, tonelessly. What were a few more memories to a kwami? What did silly human relationships matter to them? Maybe Marinette had already been made to forget about their whole conversation. How much of Marinette’s life was actually hers anymore? And how far removed were these kwamis if they really thought Alya would agree to the same fate?