A week went by, Cat Noir can smell his cousin's stench which means he came back but he doesn't know why. All he sees is that he's been spying on Kagami. Does this have to do with sparing her life or is it because he has a crush on her when he took his place at the Diamond Dance?

"Grrr!!!! Not a chance I'll let you ruin my nine lives, bird. Cats may not be a match to peacocks but this big cat is" Cat Noir hissed with a meow and followed the scent trail of the bird. He crawls on all four as he sniffed. He found him on the roof of the apartment like he's listening to the conversation or something.

Cat Noir sneaks behind the chimney wall, "Okay ex-cousin, what are you planning now?" He overhears what he said.

"Don't worry my queen. Your mother should not be telling you to be in love with my cousin. He loves Marinette" Argos said to himself but then got startled by the feline.

"No sentimonster? Such a pity" Cat Noir smirked evilly that he's so ready to eat him again, metaphorically speaking.

"Do NOT call them that! Secondly, I refuse to make that mistake again!" Argos held his fan.

"I warned you. You shouldn't have come back!" Cat Noir approaches him menacingly.

"Cats are no match for peacocks, Cat Noir. I don't wanna fight you!" Argos got in his stance.

"Not this one! You are responsible for Monarch! You have stolen the miraculous for your own selfish interest and you're are a fool to trust him! He's the biggest oppressor! He used my cataclysm to hurt himself! It's all your fault Monarch is around!" Cat Noir ranted.

"I told you already! I needed the peacock miraculous! I had to make a deal with him for an exchange!" Argos jumped out of the way, "I never lied when I said my uncle is a strange man!"

"You are a hopeless fool! You shouldn't trust that monster! Do you realize who you set free?!" Cat Noir grabs his wrists before he could react.

"You not only hurt Adrien, but you also hurt Marinette and revealed yourself to the public!" Cat Noir growled.

"I didn't hurt his girlfriend! I spared her!" Argos knee kicks him in the gut to get away, "And I'm not your enemy!" He ran but Cat Noir tackled him, crashing through the abandoned apartment.

Kicking each other off and standing back up, they get intense and held their weapons in defense.

"Put it down, kitty cat" Argos circled.

"You first, bird" Cat Noir glared.

"Why are you so angry at me? We barely know each other!" Argos asked.

"You wanna know? Fine! Because I'm Adrien Agreste! I've been Cat Noir the whole time!" Cat Noir fights him.

He grabs his shocked cousin and slams him hard at the door vaults. Then he shoves Argos at the cabinets to then shove him into the sink.

"Stay down! Stay down!" Cat Noir snarled.

Argos grabs a plate that barely faced Cat Noir, Argos tries to attack him but Cat Noir caught him and after a brief struggle, Argos threw him roughly at the floor.

The ring comes off, detransforming him back to Adrien but he recovers quickly and tackled Argos, removing the brooch and tossing it aside, fighting aggressively with anger.

"You're such bullshit, Felix! I did want freedom but that doesn't mean I want everyone gone! It's the same isolation I felt at home!" Adrien punched him in the gut three times but he got whacked and was thrown against the glass mirror.

"We don't have to do this!" Felix panted.

"You wasted your chances! Even after removing your sentimonster, you're not forgiven!" Adrien got up, still angered.

"I brought everyone back! I admitted that I faced the consequences! I just wanna free you from your father, Adrien! I tried and failed but now my main priority is Kagami!" Felix said, snapping his dislocated shoulder against the wall, and popping it back.

"You're on your own, Felix. It doesn't change anything" Adrien picks his ring back on, "And don't bother to ask for my help"

Felix did the same with his brooch, "You do know that your father is a selfish man. He's too strong and he has done nothing but manipulate your feelings, my favorite cousin" Felix said, having Duusu by his side.

"Oh, really? I can't say 'no' to my father but you can? You tricked me too many times, Felix. And for what?! Just to ruin my life again? It's obvious that you're jealous that I have friends and a girlfriend and you don't" Adrien glared at him.

"I'm not jealous, Adrien! You're too easily manipulated by your father, you just don't think for yourself!" Felix reasoned with him.

"Until now. He's not my father anymore. You don't know a thing about friendship. Plagg changed my life. I want you out of my life and like I said you will never have forgiveness from me and Ladybug" Adrien replied in a serious tone.

"I know, as you wish. Come Duusu" Felix walks away heartbroken and Adrien just watched him leave.

"Don't you think you were too hard on him?" Plagg asked.

"What's done is done. There's no point in forgiving anymore" Adrien said.

"Stop being selfish, Adrien! I can see how guilty he is and you're making him feel worse! You don't have to forgive him but you can just listen to what he has to say!" Plagg poking his forehead.

"These scars are too old to heal, Plagg. He has impersonated me more than enough to fool everyone I care about" Adrien glared.

"That's the past. This is the present! He hasn't made another sentimonster! Go out there and listen to what he has to say! Good guys always listen, Adrien" Plagg said.

-

Argos felt guilty for not being in control of himself in the past. Everything he did was not out of love; it was out of madness and mischief. Cat Noir jumps in front of him, still angry at him but if he wants to listen, he has to hear an apology from him.

"Fine, I'll listen. No more mischief, no more cons, and definitely no impersonating. Understand?!" Cat Noir growled.

"Okay. Adrien, I'm horribly sorry for everything I've done. I'm not as smart as I thought I was and I was absorbed by madness to think what I did right but I was wrong. I should never have impersonated you, abuse my powers as Argos, or made that bargain with that monster. I solemnly swear to never make another sentimonster, crimes, or any mischief ever again." Argos fell on his knees.

"Good. That you realized your errors. But that scar of yours will remain. You have to talk to Ladybug too about it" Cat Noir said.

"You're just happy to see me get punished, huh?" Argos looks up at him.

"No, I'm just happy you grew a conscience" Cat Noir crossed his arms.

Argos stood up and touched his scar, "I better get used to having this"

"Mmhmm....I don't regret it. And what makes you care a lot about Kagami?" Cat Noir asked.

"She's in trouble by her tyrannical mother, I overheard everything they said, clearly her mother is just like Monarch," Argos said.

"It's time for you to be a real hero. To make up for everything" Cat Noir smiled slightly.

"Yes, time to listen to my heart," Argos said, knowing Cat Noir has somewhat forgiven him.

"You better be a good bird or this cat is gonna eat your feathers" Cat Noir warned.

"Got it" Argos nodded.

"I'll inform Ladybug about this. She might not be ready to face you" Cat Noir said.

"She doesn't have to know, cousin. And besides, sometimes I'm solo. Kagami is who I care about. Ever since I saw her ring, something changed my life" Argos said.

"It did?" Cat Noir asked.

"Yes. I heard that you both are forced to be bonded. But since you already love someone else, Kagami is just....so special and fierce like a dragon" Argos said.

"She was the dragon holder once," Cat Noir said.

"What?!" Argos gasped, realizing that all the miraculous are in the wrong hands, Kagami can no longer be the Dragon holder without the miraculous.

"Yes, afraid so," Cat Noir said.

"She's totally gonna be pissed," Argos said nervously.

"With or without it she's a strong spirit," Cat Noir said.

"Question, why did you change your style? You look like a vampire" Argos asked.

"To show my independence from my father. Marinette made the first one, Juleka and Luka dyed it" Cat Noir explained.

"I can see that but what I mean is why choose that style? You barely even like emo style" Argos said.

"I do now, so nobody will recognize me in public" Cat Noir explained.

"Anyways, you do your thing, I do mine. That feisty Kagami is so.....special" Argos sighs in love.

"Go get her. I got a special lady to meet up with. Good luck" Cat Noir pats his shoulder and pole vaulted.

"I won't disappoint you, cousin. You and she have opened my eyes" Argos said and jumps to the next roof.

-

The next day, Adrien in his goth disguise was now spending some time with his princess who is also in goth disguise too. Adrien told her to in case his father or Lila tries to spy on him.

"You know, I look great as a goth," Marinette said.

"My lovely bride" Adrien being playful like a vampire.

"What are you gonna do, bite my neck?" Marinette pretending she's been hypnotized.

"Perhaps" Adrien playfully bites her neck and Marinette giggles.

"Mine" He licked her neck.

"Haaaaah..... yeah" Marinette closed her eyes.

He nearly purred but held it back to not reveal his inner Cat Noir in front of her, "My future bride" Adrien held a hand on her shoulder.

"Heh, Cat Noir said the same thing about us last night. He once said that you and I could have kids but I said we are very young. You seem great with kids like I am" Marinette blushed.

"Well, I'm a natural with kids. Is he though?" Adrien asked.

"Well with a giant baby once" Marinette replied.

"I mean, yeah. He told me last night that we could have the chance of being young parents so that my cruel father can't separate us. I mean we are still too young. It just seems impolite when he said we should....uh.....you know" Adrien blushed a lot.

"We are a couple, my prince. I mean.....it would be our.....first time" Marinette blushed hard.

"I think it's better to wait. I'm too young to be a parent at 14" Adrien's face was almost red.

"Me too. I'm still scared, Adrien. I don't understand why he doesn't see you happy" Marinette puts her hands on his shoulders.

"He's too blind to know what my heart follows," Adrien said.

"My parents love you like a son to them. Well, son-in-law" Marinette giggled.

"Yeah, I'm glad they understood the case I'm going through" Adrien held her hand.

"Yeah, my prince" Marinette leans in to kiss.

He kissed back and made her sit on his lap, tasting her tongue with his, and fought for dominance and won. Adrien almost purred again but then he goes for her neck again to hide his purring.

"Mmmmwah. That felt good" Marinette said.

"Taste like rainbows," Adrien said.