For @marigamiweek, continuing on. This drabble is constrained somewhat, since there aren't as many opportunities within the episodes as one may think lol. It is based on the ending of Ikari Gozen.
“I understand that you want to make friends, but friendships can prove disappointing sometimes.”
They were words that confused Kagami but were perfectly clear to Tomoe. She knew fully of the pain of getting involved with a person, only for the end result to be that the friendship falls apart over different life goals, different paths, different ways of seeing the world…
…A difference in how they view love…
Tomoe wasn’t quite sure yet if her daughter was going to follow the same path she did, not necessarily in how her family viewed the world but more in the pain of love, friendship, and wasted time. She preferred that Kagami fully devoted time to her studies, her fencing, and activities that would allow for her to fully take the reign of the family business in the future.
She sighed to herself, and then made a gesture towards Kagami.
“You may go if you wish.”
“The game is over. We lost” Marinette stared at Kagami’s phone, which showed an image of four people around Adrien. Most of them she knew, and Marinette was happy in particular for her best friend Alya to be a winner of the overall Friendship Day contest.
“No, we won the right to get orange juice together. If you still want to, that is. Nothing can stop us now.” Marinette expected that Kagami probably needed to run off or leave considering how busy the other’s girl schedule always was, yet surprisingly they found themselves together again. This needed to be taken advantage of!
“I was wrong about you, Marinette. I'm glad this game randomly put us together. Now I understand why Adrien considers you a good friend.”
For some reason, hearing those words stung. Marinette really wasn’t sure what provoked such a feeling. Her interest in Adrien so far hadn’t gone much further than just that, and maybe the emotions surrounding that boy were clouding her head to more important things…and people.
“Oh– uh– did he tell you that… I mean… that we're friends?” Kagami nodded, and Marinette managed to put forward a bitter sweet smile in return. “That’s great. I guess. I mean I’m friends with a lot of people and…I don’t know. No! I do know! I think I’d like to be better friends with you, Kagami.”
This wasn’t cracking the door open a little. It might as well have been Marinette kicking down the door and asking Kagami to come in. She needed to ponder this just for a moment, and then remembered.
It’s what her mother will want to hear.
“Then I suggest we meet up weekly.”
Marinette nodded in reply. “Maybe for juice? Then you can come over to my house, meet my family…”
Kagami thought this all over, then suddenly stopped walking. Marinette turned to her, curious as to why.
“I wish to apologize for earlier. You are not indecisive, you just sound out your options first.”
“Oh! Oh, the whole blood type thing. It’s fine Kagami, really. I know I can be here and there on things and maybe a little bit irresponsible-“ At this she felt Kagami take her hands together. The slightly awkward smile from earlier had returned, though to Marinette it was becoming more endearing.
“I am sorry. Earlier I may have also said you were weird.”
Marinette wearily smiled in return. “Earlier I may have thought you were in this to be Adrien’s girlfriend, and I thought I’d slow you down.” She swallowed all of her pride. Marinette figured that if a friendship was to be based on a solid foundation, they needed honesty.
And it looked like Kagami appreciated the notion.
“We can both admit to being wrong in certain ideas about the other. I believe in being direct. Nothing superstitious, only facts, honesty and…”
Kagami’s face went blank, then she gave a small laugh. “Yes, I suppose I must believe in the Miraculous.”
The air was clear between them both. Marinette considered bringing up their Zodiac signs, and then decided against it if Kagami wasn’t into things based in fact. Instead they talked about their school work, various interests, and if such a friendship based on different worlds had merit.
Their conclusion was that it could.
