This is influenced by the films Mary Shelly's Frankenstein 1994 and the Bride 1985 and the novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo. Adrien and Marinette don't show up for awhile but they do play a huge fault.

Life is full of stories. Some happy, some sad, and some frightening. Some stories are easy to tell and easy to hear but not this one. This story is very hard to hear and even harder to tell. But after so much time has passed I think it's time that my story be told though it's hardly about me. My name is Adeline Agreste, I'm thirty five years old and this is a story about a man, a bride, and the monster that tried to destroy their happiness.

I was born in Paris France. Third child and only daughter of scientist and aristocrat Dr. Claude Agreste. I had never known my mother. She had died giving birth to me and that tragic event led to my father having no love for me. When I was born he wouldn't hold me, he wouldn't look at me, he didn't even name me. My whole life he could hardly look at me without distaste but I guess I can't really blame him after all in a way I did kill the love of his life. Her death not only sparked his hatred of me but also his obsession with conquering death but I'll get to that later. I had two older brothers. Felix and Edgar Agreste. Edgar didn't care much for me he had an obsession as well. Earning our father's approval but alas Father already had a favorite. My oldest brother Felix. Felix was more than just my brother, he was the second person to hold me after the nurse when my father refused to even look at me, he was also the one who gave me my name. He was the one who raised me. Unfortunately our time together would end too soon. It all started thirty-five years ago...

Paris France 1775

A thirteen year old boy with blonde hair and gray eyes was dancing in a ballroom with a woman who had blonde hair, blue eyes, and was visibly pregnant. The two of them were laughing and smiling the whole time while enjoying the piano music being played by their family's butler Plagg.

"You dance wonderfully Mother." The boy said.

"Same to you my dear little Felix." His mother giggled. She hugged him and placed a kiss on his forehead. "Oh my dear Felix you're going to be such a handsome man when you grow up."

"You think so?"

"I know so." She turned her gaze to a twelve year old boy with gray hair who was looking rather irritated and annoyed. "Edgar my darling won't you come and dance with me?"

"No thank you."

"Why ever not?"

"Because Father says dancing is foolhardy."

"Well your father doesn't know how to have fun."

"I heard that." Said a cold and stern voice that belonged to a tall and somewhat cold man with black eyes that were as dark and cold as he was. "And you mustn't overexert yourself my love. It's not good for you or my son."

"Oh do lighten up Claude I'm perfectly healthy and what do you mean your son? How do you know it's a boy I'm carrying in here? For all we know it's a girl."

"Don't make me laugh. No woman in my family has ever given birth to a daughter."

"Well you never know I could be the first."

"Father! Father! I just finished writing an entire essay in a day." Edgar said.

"That's nice." Claude said not caring. "Felix have you finished your report yet?"

"I almost did Father but I wanted to take a break and have some fun with Mother."

"Now is not the time for fun and you shouldn't be bothering your Mother."

"But Father-"

"Do not argue with me!"

Knock-knock!

"Excuse me Mr. And Mrs. Agreste may I come in?" The maid Tikki asked.

"Of course, Plagg could you take the boys in the other room?" Mrs. Agreste asked.

"Yes ma'am." The black haired and green eyes butler said escorting the two boys to their bedrooms.

But once Plagg was gone, Felix being very curious sneaked out of his room, went downstairs, and hid behind the curtains to see what was happening. His parents were talking to their red haired and blue eyed maid who was holding the hand of an eleven year old girl with long dark hair and fair skin.

"Of course she can stay here." His mother said.

"But my dear this is just some random child who was found on the streets." His father said.

"Please sir she's all alone, she has no family." Tikki pleaded.

"Very well but she'll work as a maid like you and one slip up and she's out. Understand?"

"Yes sir." Tikki said.

Felix came out of the curtains.

"Felix you're supposed to be in your room! Why are you here?!" Claude demanded.

But he didn't answer. His eyes were trained on the little girl. He approached her, frightened she clung to Tikki.

"It's alright Bridgette, Felix is a friend." Tikki assured her. "Felix I'd like you to meet Bridgette. She's going to be a maid just like me, I hope you'll be kind to her just as you have been kind to me."

The dark haired girl called Bridgette looked at Felix with sliver eyes that held fear and shyness. The boy smiled at her and held out his hand, she hesitated for a moment but then she placed her hand in his and returned the smile. In that moment a bond was born between them a bond that unknown to all would transcend even through life and death.

"Do you want to dance?" He asked her.

"I'd love too." She said.

"I'll go get Plagg." Mrs. Agreste said and before her husband could stop her she had he butler playing the piano again and the two children dancing with her cheerfully. Then suddenly she collapsed.

"Mother!" Felix gasped.

"Mrs. Agreste!" Tikki cried rushing to her aid.

"Are you alright Madame?" Plagg asked.

"The baby!" She gasped. "It's coming!"

For so many hours she suffered a long and painful labor. Screaming and crying in pain. Poor Felix sat in another room waiting in agony with his father.

"I'm sure she'll be fine." Bridgette said sitting next to him.

"I hope so." Felix said.

She placed her hand in his and held it comfortingly. Claude noticed that his son and the young girl were becoming very close and frankly he didn't like it. But he was more worried about his wife at the moment. Finally Plagg came into the room looking very sad.

"How is she?" Claude asked.

"I'm sorry sir the doctor did all he could but...I'm so sorry."

"No. No!" He bolted upstairs with Felix and Bridgette following behind. He ran into the room where Felix's beloved Mother lay dead while the doctor and Tikki stood by her bedside looking sad and remorseful. In Tikki's arms was a bundle of blankets that held a newborn child. Claude let out a scream of anguish then collapsed by his wife's side.

"Sir-" Tikki said.

"Leave me!" He demanded.

The doctor and Tikki left the room taking the children with them. Felix felt tears stream fall down his face. Plagg, Tikki, and Bridgette all comforted the boy, on that night.

"Mr. Agreste would you like to hold your daughter?" Tikki asked when Claude entered the room.

"Daughter?"

"Yes you have a daughter. She's very beautiful, would you like to hold her?"

"No."

"Well would you like to see her?"

"No."

"Have you a name picked out for her?"

"I don't care what she's called. I don't even care what becomes of her. Just leave me alone, all of you."

He disappeared into his room after that.

"Can I hold her?" Felix asked.

Tikki smiled and placed the bundle in his arms. Felix pulled back the blanket to see the face of a healthy baby girl with blue eyes. Blue eyes that were just like his mother's.

"Can her name be Adeline?"

"Felix that's your mother's name." Plagg said.

"I know but she has Mother's eyes and I bet she'll look just like Mother so I think she should have Mother's name. Little Adeline, little Addie."

...

It was Felix who named me and he had chosen to name me after our mother but everyone mostly called me little Addie and aside from Mother's death life seemed wonderful and eternally happy for us but I would eventually learn that happiness doesn't always last forever.