Felix Month Day 19
Deal with the devil @felixmonth
(Coffeenette AU by @nobodyfamousposts (I think))
“So, what do you require of me, bringer of liquid happiness and god of such happiness?”
God? “Excuse me?”
“He brings me my liquid joy and you resemble it so greatly.” Her eyes flutter shut and she inhales the scent of her newly acquired drink. “Which is odd because you defile it with sugars and cream.”
She blinked slowly, remembering why they were here. “What do you require of me?”
“I don’t require anything, Adrien just asked me to-“
“I need you to distract Lila for all of this week!” Adrien fell on his knees before her.
Her eyes opened quickly. “The witch?” She hissed. “You believe a single cup of liquid joy would possess me to so much as look at her?”
“I’ll give you as much as you want. Please! Kagami is costing our school that week and I don’t want her to be bothered.”
“I can get my own coffee, whether through my own means or by use of a few... favors owed to me. No, I want something more.”
“Anything.”
“The god will stay by my side that week and accompany me to the wedding of my mother’s cousin the next.”
“Done.”
“Wha- Adrien!”
But it was too late to protest; the deal had been struck and they had shaken hands.
“Now leave me. Class starts soon and I must begin the transformation.” She waved them away as she chugged down the cup of coffee. She still had a Red Bull and a thermos to go.
Felix pulled Adrien out of the hallway and glowered at him.
“What? You already said you’d do whatever you could to help! And you like Marinette, would spending time with her be so bad?”
“Yes, Adrien. It would be ‘so bad’ because I will make a fool of myself, like I seem to do every time I encounter her.”
He cocked his head. “You didn’t make a fool of yourself just now.”
Felix shook his head. “That is not Marinette. That is a beast whose cunning and craftiness rivals that of the devil. And you sold my soul to her!”
“Only for a week!”
“You guys talking about Mari?” Nino joined them on their walk down the halls.
“Yep.”
“Yes.”
“Anything you need help with? Nino, the Nette expert, is in the house.”
“Adrien made a deal with Marinette that she would distract Lila from Kagami while she visits the school. In return I need to stay by her side.”
“What’s the problem?”
“How do I find an excuse for why I refuse to leave her side?”
“And how do we know Marinette will do what she promised? She never remembers what happens before a transformation.” Adrien piped in.
“The idea that Marinette remembers nothing from before the transformation is actually a myth. She can remember hazy things, especially making deals. She’ll know what she’ll have to do and what she’s getting for it. Just not a lot of the details. So, Felix, no excuse necessary.”
“See, Felix?” Adrien beamed. “Everything is okay!”
Felix walked just ahead of them, not wanting to be even a second late to class. “Adrien, promise me something.”
“Okay...”
He glanced over his shoulder. “Next time you make a deal with the devil. Don’t so much as think of my name.”
