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Nathalie walked towards the stairs of the Agreste mansion in a floor length dress and heals after forgetting her bag in her room. Of course a simple night was out of the Question. Tonight Audrey was holding a huge fashion gala for designers all over the continent. So of course a simple night was out of question for the both of them. Audrey had made it clear in no uncertain terms that Gabriel's attendance at her fashion Gala this evening was mandatory.
As she walked up the stairs, the sight of a black kwami quickly flew past her. 'Plagg!?' Nathalie's foot caught on the step and she fell forward. Her heart dropped as the stairs were closer and closer towards her.
"AGH!" She cried out as the side of her ribs hit the stairs.
"Nathalie! are you okay?" Gabriel shouted from his atelier. But she did not reply. Instead she tried to sit up. Feeling the sharp stabbing ache inside of her chest. "Nathalie?" Nathalie turned towards the doors of the atelier, to see Gabriel stood infront of the doors.
"I'm… fine…" She said quietly, trying to hide the pain in her voice. But she knew that Gabriel still noticed it.
"What happened?!" Gabriel asked, rushing up the stairs towards her.
"I don't know. I thought I saw a– It's not important," She replied. Her voice quiet. She looked up to Gabriel's eyes, noticing the concern plastered across his face.
As Gabriel helped her to stand up, she closed her eyes from the pain inside of her chest. "Are you sure that you are okay?" he asked, softly.
"Yes.'
Nathalie reached for her purse and sat down on her bed. Pressing her arm against the side of her chest hoping it would ease her from the pain.
She had no idea how she was going to be able to attend this gala with the amount of pain in her chest. But she knew that if she stayed home Audrey would not be happy. If Nathalie didn't go to the Gala, then Gabriel would just stay home. Even though Audrey said that he had no choice but to attend.
"Nathalie?" Gabriel called out, from the other side of her bedroom door.
"Come in." She replied.
"Are you ready to go?" Gabriel asked, as she watched Gabriel enter her room, she tried to stand up. But the pain in her chest stopped her. "Nathalie, should I take you to the hospital?" He asked.
"No. We have Audrey's fashion gala." Nathalie answered, feeling as Gabriel gently sat down next to her.
"But that's not important." He whispered, placing his hand on top of hers. "You are injured and in pain. It would be best if I take you to the hospital to make sure you are okay!"
She looked into Gabriels eyes, feeling his hand on hers. "Sir, are you sure?" Nathalie asked, the last thing she wanted was for Audrey to be annoyed with him for not attending her gala. But he nodded his head. "The last thing i want is for you to get told off by Audrey because you did not attend her mandatory fashion Gala."
"Yes I am sure. I don't care how Audrey feels. You need to go to the hospital." Gabriel continued.
"Okay." Nathalie agreed.
'Great!" Gabriel exclaimed with a smile off his face. "I can drive you."
But Nathalie's eyes widened. "Gabriel, I know that we are Supervillains but that doesn't mean you can drive around paris without a license!" Nathalie replied, her voice in an almost shout.
"I do actually have a drivers license."
"What!?" Nathalie asked out of shock. In the 15 years she had worked for him, she had never known Gabriel to be someone who would drive himself around. To the point she suspected that he could not drive. "You can drive?"
"Yes. I have a license for when I really do need to drive myself somewhere."
The car ride to the hospital was quiet, as Nathalie stared out of the window. She tried to ignore the pain inside of her chest whenever she moved and closed her eyes.
"We are just around the corner from the hospital." Gabriel stated,
"Okay." Nathalie quietly replied, opening her eyes. "What are you going to do about Audrey?"
"Well, She actually can't complain about us not attending, Since you had to go to the hospital!" Gabriel answered, as Nathalie looked over to him. As much as she hated to admit that Gabriel was right about her needing to go to the hospital, she knew that he really was right. But she couldn't help but shake the feeling that Gabriel was only doing this so he didn't have to attend the gala, he already did not want to attend.
"Yes."
The car turned into the car park. "Speed bump." Gabriel warned her, as the car drove over the speed bump.
"Agh!" She cried out, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Gabriel quickly look towards her, before turning back towards the road. "I– I am fine."
"Are you sure?" His voice sounded full of concern and worry.
"Sir, I promise. I am fine." Nathalie replied.
"You don't have to call me Sir," Gabriel said, causing Nathalie's eyes to widen. Just call me Gabriel."
"Okay, Gabriel." She replied. Once Gabriel had parked the car, he turned the car off.
He quickly undid his seatbelt, opened his car door and rushed round to Nathalie's side of the car.
He opened the door, and carefully helped her out of the car, feeling her hand on top of his arm.
"Thank you, Gabriel." She said, her voice in pain.
The two slowly walked through the car park , towards the hospital. But the sound of Gabriel's phone ringing caught their attention.
Gabriel quickly grabbed his phone from is blazer pocket. Noticing Audrey's name. "it's Audrey." He stated, but as Nathalie breathed in to speak he hung up the phone.
"She is not going to be happy with you." Nathalie said, in a laugh.
"That will be okay."