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Dangerous Games	By : Cat_Eyes Category: +M through R > Miraculous LadyBug Views: 11603 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
Disclaimer: I do not own Miraculous Ladybug. Miraculous Ladybug is the intellectual property of Thomas Astruc and released by Zag studios. No profit was made writing this story.

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It was well after nine o'clock when Adrien was finally allowed to go home. All day he'd been thinking of Marinette, his concern for her well being distracting him to the point where Vincent had chastised him for not paying attention. He'd offered an apology and tried to focus, but it was no good.
Now free, he transformed in a dark alcove and vaulted to the rooftops and sprinted home.
There were no lights on in Marinette's apartment, so Chat Noir crossed the roof and scaled down to his own residence, however, it too was dark.
Detransforming, he slid open the door and went inside, while Plagg drifted towards the kitchen.
'Marinette, are you here?' he called.
There was no response.
Frowning, he opened the main door and peered into the hallway. It was empty.
He hummed a puzzled note and crossed to Marinette's apartment to knock on her door. There was a frightened yelp and a thud inside.
Alarmed, he tried the doorknob, but it was locked. 'Marinette, it's Adrien. Are you all right? What's going on?'
'I'm ok,' she stammered through the door. 'I was just, um, sleeping. I was asleep on the lounge, but fell off when you knocked.'
He believed half of that. 'Can I come in?'
'No,' she replied, too quickly and too loudly. 'I'm, I'm indecent. That is, I have no clothes on. Try again tomorrow.'
'I can tell when you're lying, Marinette. Just let me in, ok? I only want to make sure you're all right.'
'I can't,' she replied. She sounded closer to the door, standing right next to it so her quieter tone could be heard.
'Why not?' Adrien asked, speaking softer as he let go of the doorknob to rest his palm against the wood.
'I don't want to put you in danger,' she sobbed, quietly.
He spluttered in shock. 'I assure you, I'm not in any danger. Why would you even think that?'
'Just go away, Adrien.'
He leant away from her door, astounded. 'If that's what you really want,' he stammered.
'It is,' she whispered.
A deep frown marred his brow. 'Ok, I'll go. You know where to find me if you need me.'
He stepped back slowly, but she didn't respond.
In his apartment, Plagg was waiting for him with folded arms. 'At least feed me, first.'
Adrien gave Plagg two wheels of cheese, but didn't allow him to savour them. Once he was done, Adrien called for his transformation and leapt back out his balcony.
On the other side of the building, Marinette had turned her kitchen light on, but not her living room one. Chat Noir leaned precariously over to see that Luka's apartment was completely dark. He scowled, then clambered onto Marinette's balcony.
'Princess, are you there?' he asked, rapping softly on the glass.
She appeared from the hallway looking dishevelled and scared. Chat Noir's heart palpitated at the tear tracks on her cheeks, and the hopelessness in her expression.
'What are you doing here?' she asked through the glass.
He rested his palm on the pane. 'I needed to make sure you're doing ok.'
Marinette's gaze dropped to the floor as her brows drew down in a delicate frown. 'I'm fine.'
'Can I come in?'
'No.'
Chat Noir stumbled back a step. 'Will you tell me why?'
Her eyes darted to the side. 'I don't want to see you anymore.'
The breath left his lungs in a pained whoosh. 'Marinette,' he gasped, 'please. Just tell me what's going on. I can tell something's upsetting you.'
'Being with you was a mistake,' she cried, her fists curling by her sides, and her shoulders hunching. 'Now, please just go away.'
The fresh tears streaking down her face belied her words, but Chat Noir wasn't supposed to know of her troubles. However, she had shut Adrien out, too.
Out of options, he acquiesced. 'If you ever need me, I'll be near,' he promised.
Marinette turned away, her head down, as she wiped a hand across her face. She didn't say goodbye.

'I know Luka had something to do with this,' Adrien fumed, as he paced in his apartment.
Plagg watched on from the kitchen counter, a wedge of cheese cradled in his arms. 'You still don't have any proof of that.'
'I don't need proof,' he retorted, as he grabbed fistfuls of his hair. 'I just want to make sure Marinette is ok, but because of him, she's too scared to be around me.' He let go of his hair with a strangled shout. 'I don't know what to do.'
'You get proof, duh,' Plagg answered.
Adrien turned back to face him. 'So, you believe me?'
'Absolutely not. But, you aren't going to let this go unless you have something that proves, or disproves, your theory.'
'That doesn't help me figure out how I'm supposed to get this proof,' Adrien groused.
'You could try following him,' Plagg suggested.
Adrien curled his lip in distaste. 'Wouldn't that make me the stalker? I don't want to follow Luka around, of all people.'
'Following him at a discreet distance is preferable to breaking into his apartment to look for clues,' Plagg shrugged.
Adrien's eyes lit up. 'Now there's an idea,' he murmured.
Plagg looked up in alarm. 'No way. No chance, no how. You are not sneaking into his apartment. What if you were caught? That would only incriminate you.'
'Fine, we'll keep that one as a last resort,' he huffed.
Adrien resumed pacing, one hand cupping his chin as he thought. 'I suppose I could install a security camera outside the apartment door. That way, if Luka leaves her another weird gift, I'll have footage.'
'Do you even know how to install a camera? Furthermore, what makes you think it won't be a violation of your lease? You could get thrown out.'
Adrien turned back to Plagg with a grin. 'It'll be a very small camera. Very discreet. How hard could it be, to set up something like that? Everything comes with instructions; all I have to do is follow them.'
'This will not end well,' Plagg predicted.
'It'll be fine,' Adrien assured him. 'We'll get that bastard, one way or another.'
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