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Marinette woke up on the cold, hard ground. Her ribs hurt, her back hurt, everything hurt. Knowing she had only a few minutes, she ran towards the window. Not even bothering with the lock, she pulled back her fist and felt the glass break beneath her force. Blood streamed down her arm as the door opened behind her.
"I told you, I don't know anything about them!" She shouted backing up towards the window.
Slipping on her own blood, she heard a shout as she dropped into the ocean depths below.
5 years later…
Adrien walked along the shore, waiting for the sun to rise. As he breathed in the fresh salty air, he knew he had to get back quickly before his father and Natalie realized he was gone. He wasn't allowed outside. His family had moved to the coast for his health, but without being able to experience the ocean, he felt like he was trapped in a bubble. He had been diagnosed with chronic leukemia five years ago, but decided to stop taking the treatment because he wanted to live the rest of his life, no matter how short it was, as an ordinary college student. Unfortunately his father wasn't in agreement. Adrien knew that it had to do with losing him after he had already lost his mother, but he was tired of living in hospitals or being alone at home while his father went away for business. Sure, Natalie and Gorilla were there but he wanted friends. Adrien knew he only had about a year left to live, so he had started to sneak out of the house to do all the things he had left on his list. But finally, after months of convincing, his father decided they would move from the city to the coast, and applied Adrien for a fashion college in Moonwater Springs.
The sun had begun to rise, reflecting it's golden light off of the crashing waves making the water sparkle and dance before his eyes. He had never seen anything like it, it was possibly the most beautiful sight he had ever seen. A glimmer in the sand caught his attention. He crossed the shore and plucked a silver ring from the surf. His eyes widened as it began to glow in his hand. All of a sudden he heard the familiar sounds of Natalie's alarm clock. Slipping the ring in his pocket, he scrambled back to his house, crawling in through the window and snuck into his bed right as he heard a knock at the door.
"Adrien? Are you up? Ready for the first day of school?"
"Yes Natalie." He called back. "I'll be out in a minute!"
He sighed. That was too close for comfort.
Marinette glided through the water getting some early morning exercise before school. As she neared her secret beach, she saw a boy with golden hair walking along the shore. Quickly ducking behind the rocks, she watched as the boy picked up something from the sand. She saw a bright light in his hands which sent her mind racing. She had only seen a light like that five years ago, when she received her powers. Instinctively, her hands went to her earrings, she knew the ocean didn't pick just anyone and if that boy didn't know what he was getting himself into, he could be in very big trouble. She watched as he slipped it into his pocket and ran back to his house before she zoomed off towards the pier.
She had to get to him, and fast.
