It has been 10 years since the Dupain's woke up the find their niece on their doorstep. Their street hadn't changed at all, Neither had their house. The only change were the photos that stood on the fireplace in there apartment. All of the photos showed the Dupain's, especially their son; Felix. The photos held no sign of another child in the house.
Yet Marinette Dupain-Cheng was still there, asleep at the moment. Her Aunt Jane was awake and it was her banging on the door, that made the first jolt of the Marinette's day.
"Up! Get up! Now!"
The sudden banging on the door, startled Marinette from her slumber, sitting up and staring at the door.
"Up!" Her Aunt yelled through the door to the storage in the bakery. She could hear Aunt Jane bringing out the cutting boards and knifes to start breakfast. Jumping to her feet, Marinette quickly got changed in the small room, she called home and rushed out to finish breakfast before her Aunt got angry.
The minute she got in the room, she smelt bacon and heard the satisfying sizzling from the frying pan on the stove. The second thing she noticed were the presents piled on the floor and table.
"Take care of the bacon and omelettes!" Aunt Jane snapped while running out of the room to make sure Felix was awake on his birthday.
While in auto-drive, Marinette thought back to the dream she was having earlier. Their was a half human half black cat hybrid. It was taking care of her. The hybrid was super nice, she felt so tiny, like she a baby or toddler.
Her flash back was interrupted by the cold voice of her cousin in her ear.
"Why are you cooking in my birthday?"
Rolling her eyes at her tall, messy blond cousin. She got the Dupain's food ready, (as well as her selves) and sat down at the table.
"Are you just too cool to respond to my question?" Felix asked, glaring through Marinette.
"I thought i shouldn't speak on you birthday?" Marinette responded looking straight into Felix's grey blue eyes.
"That's because you such an uneducated chimp," he leaned on to the table "you can't even speak to anyone older than you, and that includes me."
Marinette could feel her skin boiling at his statement, she had high grades than him, only the teachers knew about that. Trying to cool down, she tried to finish the argument with this statement.
"Well you're right, I am dumber than you are, I am lower than you, ecpessialy today."
Felix had the smugness grin on his face she had ever seen. He already had his response to her statement,
"That's right your no better than a chimp, your haven't even made it passed grade two."
This made Marinette's skin boil even hotter than before, trying to cool down again she repeated word in her head. 'You haven't made it past grade two, have you Felix. Right!?' But behind her a bunch of day old buns and pastries were floating above her head. Scared of Marinette now, Felix ran out of the kitchen and up the stairs to worn his parents of the scary Marinette in the bakery.
A few moments later, Marinette's uncle, Uncle Haden came down the stairs furious. Rage in his grey eyes, Marinette could tell he was angry with her, not with anyone else, like usual. He grabbed Marinette by pulling on her hair near her scalp.
"Why did you throw the buns and pastries at my son!" Uncle Haden yelled in Marinette's ear.
"I didn't! I swear!" Marinette yelled.
"I'm tired of your shenanigans! Your staying outside tonight!"
Uncle Haden pulled Marinette to the door, opening the door and shoving her into the backyard. "No food for you, until you learn you lesson!"
Sighing, Marinette decided to clean the garden to busy her from her hunger. She could hear Felix's friends chatting, and then leaving, finally! Laying on her back, she sighed. She was bored and hungry, very hungry. A little ladybug landed on her arm and stared at Marinette.
"Hi" Marinette said to the ladybug, not knowing why she did. But in response; the ladybug crawled up her arm and flew to her knee.
"Are you bored too?" She said gently as she sat up. "I'm defiantly bored," She started to smile. This ladybug has improved her mood, and weirdly seemed to understand her. The ladybug was the mark in her forehead, she wondered if her scar was why they seemed to understand her. A few birds flew into the garden, all mostly red. Marinette looked up and saw these birds gathering around her.
"Are you hungry too?"
The response she got was something that normal birds don't do. Three red canary looking birds flew up and through the open window and came out with some of the day old pastries. Looking at the pastries to the birds repeatedly, blinking, and rubbing her eyes. She finally responded to the birds kindness.
"T-thank you, Thank you!"
"Your welcome!"
The voice seemed to come from one of the birds, but that's impossible! Right? The birds flew up and separated in random directions, leaving Marinette by herself with the pastries and ladybug.
