A/N: Hello everyone. New Author here! So basically, this story takes inspiration from a few Korean dramas and Animes I love, like Dong Yi, Yona of The Dawn, Snow White with The Red Hair, The Flower in Prison, The Legendary Witch, Black Butler, Cinderella's Sister etc. I own nothing, and I claim nothing please enjoy.
Like an Animated Korean Drama
Summary: A sheltered Baker's daughter and a blacksmith's daughter disappear from their cribs. fourteen years later they escape from their captors and land into the hands of a kind woman and a world of magic as a result from their captivity. The girls must keep their magic hidden and safe. Join them on their adventures.
Chapter 1: A Fated Encounter/Prologue
It was deathly cold, she was barely conscious, and in unbearable pain as the man pulled out the sharp object from her side. The room was dark, and she could barely make out his silhouette, but Marinette knew he was smiling. What a sadistic Bastard. The room's deafening silence was interrupted by a painful shriek equal to it. Hot searing pain flowed through Marinette's other side as the asshole picked a new place to poke her in. She wailed, barely registering the warm wetness that she was sure was her blood making a small pool beneath her left thigh. Not giving her time to regulate her erratic breathing, her tormentor mercilessly ripped out what the teen girl figured by now was a blade, causing the petite girl to holler in agony once again.
Nothing. She could do nothing as she heard the screams of the other girl, other than struggle uselessly in her pod screeching for the shithead to back off. Only silent bangs were heard as Alya was forced to watch as the girl endured death by a thousand cuts. Marinette had been here almost as long as she, arriving just what the honey skinned girl was sure was 3 months after herself. Alya knew not where they were, but she, Marinette, and a few faceless prisoners were subjected to execution techniques every few hours. Alya didn't know much about their circumstances, but she knew they were the subjects of an immortality experiment. Sadly, the few faceless prisoners she encountered didn't survive. The brunette new she and Marinette were two of the lucky ones…. if you could call their situation lucky. Just as that thought crossed the young girl's mind, the red light above her pod made a sound and began flashing. Alya barely had any time before her pod was filled with water once again for the eighth time that day.
Both girls woke up with a shout alerting their caretaker causing her to rush to their aide, immediately placing herself in the middle of the bed. Taking each girl in either arm, Nadja held them tightly until their bawling became muffed sniffling.
The grape haired woman found the two in the middle of blackwood forest early one morning when she was recording for a story. Her camera man was the one who spotted them hiding in a nearby bush. It was a frightening experience seeing as how Marinette seemed to be half dead with a protective Alya hovering over her like a mother wolf. It took four hours in a standoff for Nadja and her cameraman to convince Alya that they weren't there to hurt them and another two to convince her to let them help and learn their names. Nadja had to help doctors sedate the honey skinned teen when they took Marinette to the examination room. And not a minute after did the pale girl wake up and attack the nurses taking care of Alya. After both were heavily sedated, it was discovered that they were most likely abductees who spent a good deal of their lives being tortured which explained why they were so hostile.
It was decided that they would live with Nadja for a while and the reporter had to admit even that was a challenge. When both woke and attacked, Nadja had to literally pin them both down and basically ground them. It was at this moment they understood she was not the enemy while also realizing there was a toddler in the room. Nadja's caramel skinned angel found the whole scene fascinating and was watching quietly from her bouncer in the kitchen. After Marinette surprisingly apologized to the baby, Alya bowing her head in shame, Nadja decided she would adopt them as it seemed to her they had enough grief in their lives. They continued to live with the reporter for a year and every now and again the two would have the same nightmare in sync and wake up screaming. The doctors explained it as a cause from their torture and said it would get better with time and proper care. So here Nadja sat on the queen-sized bed, in a white walled room, cradling two teenaged girls.
A lot had changed since the two arrived. For example, the once quiet neighborhood was flooded with reporters trying to get a story and examine the girls' behavior. Some of her more bourgeois neighbors criticized Nadja for taking in two wild children and the girls themselves. The worst of the bunch was the Mayor and his family. Especially his spoiled brat and the she demon who birthed her. Nadja couldn't believe it! Audrey Bourgeois had the nerve to constantly berate and critique her parenting skills. The reporter idly wondered how a woman who spent the grand total of four hours with her daughter since the fourteen-year-old was born, had the nerve to tell her how to raise children. Nadja nearly decked the woman when she belittled her late husband but Alya beat her to it. It caused a scandal. Reporters were called. Alya gave a speech. The charges were quickly dropped. Apparently, the Mayor didn't think the public would shame him for bullying two orphans and their adoptive mother.
Thankfully, after that debacle, the girls were able to settle in to their new lives well and the Bourgeois family left them alone. Nadja came to know that the two teens were quick studies in anything that was presented to them, were fast learners, and wielded powerful magic. In society magic was a luxury and not many had the skills to wield it. The gift was mostly found in the rich community and was rare in a common teenaged girl. Though Nadja couldn't say for sure if Alya and Marinette were common. According to the former, they were held in captivity for as long as she could remember, so the reporter figured they were taken as infants. Who's to say that their parents were commoners? However, it seemed the girls despised their abilities for unknown reasons and refused to let themselves be enrolled in a normal school, so Nadja took it upon herself to educate them herself.
As the girls came out of their shells, Nadja learned that Marinette refused to even step on a flower even if paid. Apparently whatever torture she was exposed to caused her to value every living thing even more. The blunette literally burst into tears when she saw little Manon ripping grass out of the ground unintentionally conditioning the sweet baby into caring more about nature just to see Marinette Happy. Marinette's opposite was Alya as the girl was insanely inquisitive and quick to pick a fight. Before the brunette understood the purpose of a microwave, it's noises made her panic so much she calmly unplugged it, walked outside, and dropped it on the porch like a misbehaving animal. Nadja was pleased to see the teen's interest in Journalism. Alya would sit and watch her work no matter how long it took for Nadja to complete her tasks and was always ready with a thousand and one questions on writing, editing and etcetera. The honey skinned teen even helped Nadja with some of her articles while Marinette took an interest in baking. She loved the hobby so much that Alya became curious and joined her. After that the girls took on preparing all the meals in the house.
Another year passed, and the girls turned fifteen. Neither girl knew when she was born but knew her age so Nadja decided the day she found them to be their birthday. Never having a proper birthday until now, Alya and Marinette went through the day with dazed smiles on their faces while they played with a two-year-old Manon. Nadja about doubled over in laughter when her camera man Javier stopped by with an armful of presents and the girls just stared at them for a good hour. The grateful smiles on their faces brought tears to Nadja's eyes as she wondered who would hurt such wonderful children.
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