Luka/Marinette/Adrien/Kagami - No One Can Know That I Know That He Knows That She Knows That One Thing
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Luka wasnât an idiot, but there were times he suspected Kagami thought he was. In fairness to him, however, it wasnât exactly his fault that he was trying to put some space between them since accidentally discovering that she was Ryuuko. Itâs not that the news upset him or anything. It was justâŠhe was now at three secret identities that heâd discovered, all without even trying. And he wasnât even a Guardian! As good as he was at projecting an air of calm around Marinette and Adrien, somehow knowing about Kagami as well threatened to set him off kilter. Honestly, he didnât know how Marinette did it, keeping the kinds of secrets she did. But itâs not like he could talk to her about the situationâŠor Adrien, for that matter. He shuddered to think how awkward the conversation would go if it turned out that his boyfriend, a superhero, didnât actually realize his boyfriend and girlfriends were also superheroesâŠ
No. He just needed time to process. And to figure out what to do. The important thing was, no one could know that he knew.Â
Kagami wasnât an idiot, but she certainly felt like Luka was treating her like one. Itâs not like sheâd treated him any differently when she accidentally discovered he was Viperionâ not that she told him that she knew, but still. Then again, it was one thing knowing Viperonâs secret identity, but quite another to learn the secret identities of Ladybug and Chat Noir. That discovery had thrown her for a loop, even though she really should have seen it coming, and now she found herself wishing she had a confidant. Talking to Adrien about it was out of the question, and Marinetteâ as the Guardian, she had enough on her plate. Luka, on the other handâŠhe would be an excellent secret keeper, if only it didnât feel like he was avoiding her. Did he suspect that she knew about him? Hmm.Â
Whatever Lukaâs motives for avoiding her, perhaps he had the right idea. No matter how awkward things got, it was critical that no one knew that she knew.Â
Adrien wasnât an idiot, but he was starting to wonder if Marinette thought he was. Kagami had blown her identity on her first time out, and Miracle Queen had shown Lukaâs directly to Hawkmoth, but only Marinette wasnât allowed to have a Miraculous back after only he had seen her? Sure, do whatever it takes to protect your identity, but then. LukaâViperionâhad found out his, somehow, and she hadnât seemed surprised. Which meant she knew and didnât tell him. That hurt. He wanted to ask her about it, but he wasnât supposed to know who she was, was he? Sheâd been adamant that nobody was supposed to know, but apparently it was just nobody but him.
He could get the picture. He wasnât let in, again. And that was fine. He still cared about her, about all of them, even if they didnât about him, so itâs not like anyone really needed to know he was hurting. Itâs not like anyone needed to know he knew.
Marinette wasnât an idiot. Both of her boyfriends, and her girlfriend, were all avoiding each other. Clearly thereâd been some kind of fight, and all of them were⊠mad? Maybe?
Okay, maybe she was an idiot. Because she had no idea what had happened, why none of them were talking, and none of them were telling her anything. Sheâd gotten so engrossed in her duties as Ladybug, and the Guardian, that she hadnât really kept up with her datemates, so sheâd clearly missed something, and she had no idea what. And she couldnât just ask themâtheyâd flip out and be mad at her and theyâd stop being able to protect Paris and then Monarch would win and the city would be overrun by Nazi Zombies! No, she needed a plan. Some way to investigate what had happened.
Maybe she could get the rest of Operation Secret Garden involved in her scheme? It didnât matter. Whatever it took, she had to know.
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