Unbroken

Chapter 17

"I don't want to forget you Adrien. I don't want to ever forget us." She cried into his shirt and she gripped onto him.

"You won't be forgetting anything." He assured her, resting his chin on her head. "I won't let that happen. We can find another way." He looked back towards Alya and Nino, the two affirming that contacting the Guardians would only be a last resort.

"Girl, I wish I could hug you right now, but there is no way we can come back right now, at least not until the end of next week at the earliest."

"It's alright." Marinette said, taking a tissue being offered to her from Tikki and wiping her eyes. Nino couldn't help being slightly amused by the sight of the "floating" tissue across the screen.

"Kagami will be back in a few days." Adrien added. "In the meantime, we just need to lay low."

"Aren't you going to look for Shadow Moth Dude?" Nino queried, but Adrien shook his head.

"I don't think we need to go looking for him, Nino, I'm pretty sure he will be the one to come looking for us. Unfortunately, he has the advantage on us right now."

"Okay, but if anything changes you call pus right away." Alya urged. "And get a hold of Kagami the moment she gets back."

"We will." Adrien affirmed before they wrapped up the call.

He brushed Marientte's bangs out of her face and kissed her on the forehead, guiding her over to sit on the bed, the two sitting quietly in each other's embrace. No words needed to be spoken, all Marinette needed right now was to feel him there holding her.

The serenity was soon interrupted by a knocking at the door. Tikki and Plagg abruptly went and hid while Adrien called out "Come in". Tentatively, Félix opened the door.

"Adrien?" Félix called out."I'm sorry, am I interrupting something?"

"It's alright Félix." Marinette said, standing up and wiping her eyes. "You can come in."

"You two didn't come down to dinner, I just wanted to check in, that's all." Félix explained, looking a little uncomfortable. "I...heard about the ESMOD thing. I'm sorry."

"Father told you what they accused her of?" Adrien asked. Félix nodded his head.

"Yes, well since you were good enough to leave me to dine with him alone, I didn't have much of a choice but to listen to him ranting." Adrien only gave him a half hearted apology. "I admit I don't know you that well Marinette, but for what it's worth, I don't believe what they accused you of."

"Thank you Félix." She said with a small smile. "That means a lot."

Adrien could see something seemed to be bothering Félix. Granted he hadn't had the best day himself, although Adrien knew Lila's departure from his cousin's life could only be a good thing.

"Is everything alright Félix?" Adrien asked.

Félix ran his fingers through his hair. "I don't want to take you away from Marientte." Félix replied. "I just wanted to talk about some stuff, but it can wait until tomorrow."

"No, please." Marinette insisted. "Don't worry about me. You and Adrien deserve some time together. I've monopolated my husband far too much this week and I know you two would have things to talk about."

"Are you sure Princess?" Adrien asked, taking her hand in his with a light squeeze.

"Of course." She smiled back reassuringly. "I might go for a walk around the grounds and get some fresh air." Adrien gave her a worried look and she gently patted his cheek. "Don't worry, I won't leave the grounds, I promise."