"Hugo!"

I shouted as I poked the child's nose. The small child wiggles his little arms to grab my hand, only to fail when I moved it out of the way quickly.

"Time to go home little one!" I said with a smile before picking him up. Walking over to my carriage, I strap him in and give him his little cat toy. I don't know why he loves it so much, but he just does.

"I don't feel like it!" Alya shouted. Looking over my shoulder, I saw Alya and Nino arguing in the corner of the room. Their daughter in Nino's arms crying as her parents fights.

"It is just one day! You babysit your siblings." Nino shouted.

"That's because they're my siblings!" Alya shouted back at Nino.

"And your daughter means nothing!?" Nino growled at her loudly, gaining the attention of all the other girls and boys in the area.

"I didn't even want her to begin with!" Alya shouted at Nino. Gasp could be heard left and right from everyone. I couldn't help but to glance down to Hugo for a bit before looking back at the two.

"I didn't even want her! You adopted her, you keep her!" Alya shouted at Nino before storming out of the room. Ignoring all the stares and glares she was getting from her fellow peers. Nino, who was standing there with his daughter, just picks up his baby bag and prepares his departure. Quickly, I grabbed my baby bag then practically run outside to catch up with Alya.

When I did, she was just around the corner away from the school. Finally catching up to her, I poked her shoulder, making her look at me and sigh.

"Don't even start." She growled.

"What was that about?" I asked. The two of us begin to walk as we talked.

"Nino wanted me to watch Bernadette over the weekend so that he and his family could go to the Akuma rehab facility." Ayla explained.

The Akuma rehab facility, I haven't heard that name in a while. After the first few Akuma incidents, the mayor created the Akumatizied rehab facility. With it, people who have been Akumatized of under an Akumatized person control can get help like thereby. I went there once to pretend I got Akumatizied to make people not look at me funny. You know, the girl that never gets akumatized…it was a depressing place. They even have an underground area where they keep some people. Let's just say not everyone recovers from their experience in just a few days.

"Okay, why not watch over her?" I asked.

"Because I don't want too." She growled at me.

"But she is your daughter."

"Yea, and I didn't want her! Nino wanted her! She is his responsibility, not mine!" She growled. She sounded so selfish, not Chloe level selfish, but near the borderline.

"Wow…that sounds…" I didn't want to say the word.

"Selfish, I know!" Alya shouted. "Trust me, my parents tell me I am selfish all the time when I gave my daughter up for adoption. But they don't understand what I am going through. What I have been through! Do you know I have been to the Akuma rehab center nearly seven times in a row in one year?"

"No…" I muttered.

"I have been put under some sort of control, dragged and trapped, had my life almost taken from me, heck I have been akumatized twice! Each time it happens, I feel like I am blinking. I just blink my eyes and everything goes to shit! And then later, glimpse of the memories begin to come back to you. Haunting you until you become numb inside."

"Ayla…"

"I know what I did to Nino. I know I threaten his family. I know I tortured his brother in front of him…I know I raped." She muttered as her eyes look to the ground. Tears begin to form as her hand ball up into a fist.

"I know everything I do when I become an Akuma or monster. But this…this was the final nail in my coffin. I didn't want my daughter because I knew I was just looking at an image of the horrible things I did to a friend. I know in my heart that if Nino leaves her with me, I will do something horrible to her."

"But you're her mom, you can't avoid her forever." I told her.

"And as her mom, the first thing I need to do is to stay away from her. Nino doesn't realize what I am going through. He just wants me to attached to her like nothing happened. But I can't, I just can't."

Alya said as she stops in front of Chloe's hotel. Brushing her hair back, she gives me a innocent smile before saying:

"Thanks for listening. I have to go." She tells me. I nod my head at her before turning around. The sky begins to turn dark and grey as thunder sounds begins to fill the area. Lights on store buildings and cars begin to light up as the area becomes dark. For some weird reason, I had this horrible feeling in my gut. Hugo on the other hand didn't seem to mind the weather. In fact, he started yawning. I don't know why, but he always loves to take naps when it rains outside.

Arriving in front of my bakery, I notice something immediately. On the front sign was the CLOSED sign on the glass door. Unlocking and entering my parents bakery, I found a note laying near the cash register. Picking it up, I started to read:

Hello Marinette! Your father and I had to head to the docks to get our ingredients to make a special line of dishes for a client. Have you ever heard of crab in a puffy shell? Or maybe crab ragoon? Oh well, you will see it soon. Anyway, we have gone to the docks and will not be home till night time. There is some leftover pasta in the fridge, but if you want to order in you can take some cash from the register.

PS: No wine, you are breastfeeding and we are out of formula.

Hugs and Kisses!

"No formula!? But I just had a soda!" I growled. Hugo just yawned at my words as he blinks a couple of times. I guess Hugo wasn't hungry, which was a bit of a relief. I could leave him with my neighbor to go get some formula and food.

*KNOCK-KNOCK*

My eyes widen before looking to the door. Two tall men in blue shirts were standing by the door. What worried me more was the blinking lights of a police car. Please tell me there is not a killer in my area, that would suck. Walking over to the door, I unlock it and stared up at the two men.

"Miss Dupen-Cheng?" On asked me. He had dark red hair and a earing piercing.

"Yes?" I asked. Both of their stern expressions turn sad before saying:

"Your parents are in the hospital."

Kikkie: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I know, its been a while. But that is life. Please Review and have a good day!