Mari walked to the familiar road to the Agreste mansion. She loved going there only because the fount garden was beautiful. The mansion was surrounded by trees and flowers and in the center was a large fountain that sometimes had ducks swimming in it. As she walked to the door to knock the door opened and the man she saw yesterday arguing with his wife stood there. Their eyes locked for a moment.
He had a gentle smile "are you looking for someone miss?"
"Eh" she rubbed the back of her head a bit nervous and looked away before looking at the man again.
"I asked you a question. Are you looking for someone?" The man looked at her curiously.
"Um yes the...the women of the house. It's just that I came to pick up the new order for tea that she forgotten to give me yesterday, and I come by the name of Fu." She smiled softly.
Natalie walks over to the two as Mari finished explaining herself. "Natalie is here settle things with her please. Excuse me." He walks past her to his car. Mari turns and watches as he goes to the driver side of the car. He looks up and looks at her for a moment.
Natalie stands in front of her "you're here to pick up the tea order for Fu right?"
Mari smiled big "yes Natalie"
She smiled "I'll go get it. I'll be right back." She walks in the house.
A duck walks by her, and she bends down to pick it up as she saw the car turn on and start to drive off. She stood holding the duck and watches the car disappear. For a split second, she saw the image of when he first saw her, and it made her feel weird inside.
Chloe rest her cheeks on her hands as she eats her breakfast with her mother. She was telling her what happened at the reunion last night.
"Adrien spent the whole reunion speaking with Judge Dupain. He's very social with strangers, but as a husband, he's just boring." She sighs putting her hands down.
"You picked him Chloe" her mother said as she put a piece of fruit in her mouth.
"Yes I know when I met him; I fell completely in love with him. I still am. He's handsome, interesting, but as a husband, he's so cold." Chloe leans back on her chair sighing.
Audrey looked at her "and now you regret ever marrying him."
Chloe nodded "Yes honestly, I am"
Audrey smiled "you're still young sweetie and very beautiful." She puts her hand over her daughter's "you still have time to reconsider."
"I would love to live my life again. It's a shame I am stuck like this because of my daughter. "Chloe moved her hand away and crossed her arms and leaned on the table. "If I could I would choose a life more exciting more...I don't know more amazing, full of adventures...maybe a new love." Chloe smirked slightly. "This is just making me sadder."
Audrey looked around before looking at her "I know that after you came back last night Adrien spent hours in the library instead of being with you in the bedroom."
Chloe nodded "he loves to isolate himself with his thoughts."
"Maybe that is the case" her mom replied a bit sacasted.
"You know mom I sometimes think that Adrien never loved me. That there was someone in his life that got marked in his memoirs and that made him incapable of feeling passion."
Her mom raised an eyebrow "You mean another woman?"
"Excidly another woman but I have no clue of who it could be."
Mari rode her bike around her neighborhood. She rode to the apartment complex and left her bike near a fountain in front of it. Like yesterday she looked around to see if anyone was there. There wasn't so she went to the apartment that had the roses. She saw the owner near the door, so she quickly turned around.
"Oh no, well I have to leave Jesus without his flowers today?" She looked behind her for a second before taking a deep breath."react Mari, go get the flowers and if Mrs. Snow comes out you'll dash off running okay."
She goes to the garden and is about to take the roses when Mrs. Snow comes out. Mari quickly hides in a corner where she can't be seen.
"At what time can we meet up Judge Dupain?" Adrien was currently in his office talking to Judge Dupain over the phone.
"In the morning, I see it a bit differently but anytime in the evening is fine with me Adrien."
"If it was up to me, it would be right now." This was important for him and the sooner he started with his project the better.
"And where shall we meet at?"
"If you prefer I can go to your office." Adrien span his chair around looking at the view outside from his window.
"Do you know where it is?"
"Yes of course" Adrien chuckled.
"Is at 4 alright with you?"
Adrien went back to his desk as he wrote the time down. "Perfect, then I'll be there at 4 without absence. Thank you."
Mari waited as Mrs. Snow watered her plants and talked to them. Soon she went back inside the house, and Mari ran to the garden picked some roses and ran off before she gets caught.
She went straight to the church and walked in and put the roses in its place under the picture of Jesus.
"I almost left you without a rose today, but here it is."
"Marinette!" Mari jumps in surprise and turned around to see father Carlos standing there.
"Father Carlos you actually almost gave me a heart attack." She puts her hand over her heart feeling her heart beat going fast.
Father Carlos raised his eyebrow "and that rose?"
"Well I always bring a rose to Jesus every day " she replied with a bright smile.
"Where did you get it?" His tone of voice didn't sound happy.
"From Mrs. Snow house." Mari replied as if she did nothing wrong.
"It doesn't embarrass you to admit it?"
She shook her head "of course not I shouldn't have a reason to lie to you father."
"Did Snow give you permission to take it?"
She laughed "of course not heck when she caught me yesterday she got so mad, but today I went early, and she couldn't get me. Now look at how beautiful it is in its place."
He crosses his arms "you'll return that rose back to Snow right now."
Mari looked at him stunned "father, father don't demand that!"
His voice was stern "you well also apologize to her for stealing it and will promise to never do it again."
"Look isn't it better to give Jesus his roses than to let it die in Snow's garden?" Her hands were on her hips.
"Jesus doesn't want stolen roses." He turns to walk away.
"Stolen?" She steps in front of him stopping him from leaving "now it turns out that they are stolen?"
"Yes Marinette taking personal stuff is stealing." He replied strictly.
"Okay now explain to me why Snow owns the roses?" She crossed her arms.
He sighs " because she's the owner of the roses."
"That's not true."
"Marinette listen-"
"Look the world belongs to God. You even told me one day, God created the man didn't he? The sky the air the people, the birds and the flowers. Isn't that right father?" She nodded her head seeing if he would dare to deny what she said.
"Well yes, it's true but-"
"Everything belongs to God" she looked at him feeling victorious.
"Look Marinette let me explain to you. Even though God created the world things changed overtime. The privacy, property, money. Snow brought the roses with her own money, and you took those roses from her house. That's not right so don't do it again. Snow told me she would accuse you to the police, and I don't doubt that she will."
Mari rolled her eyes at that.
"Judge Dupain just confirmed me that I can go to his office at 4 this evening."
Edward is in Adrien's office at the moment.
Edward spans a pencil in his hand "so what plans do you have with him?"
"The ideal is that we combine our forces to be supporters or counselors to the youth that are accused of something rebellious and find a way to help them." Adrien smiled leaning on his desk.
"Like a type of guardians?" Edward laughed.
Adrien chuckled. "I wish. I don't know I worry about the youth of this generation. Their rebellious and the harm they cause others. I think of the future for my daughter Maya and sister Ruby. You know I don't want them to be-"
Just then a phone rings. Adrien reaches for his phone.
"Is it yours?"
Adrien checks his phone. "No I think it's yours."
Edward checks his phone. "Yes it is' he answers 'hello?"
Adrien looks at him as he spoke on the phone.
Father Carlos leads Mari to a bench and sits down next to her. "I care for you Marinette though sometimes you love more those that make you suffer."
Mari sighs and looks at him sadly before hugging him. "I don't want you to suffer for me father Carlos, especially since you have been so kind to me since I was a baby. Since you found out I had no dad or mom not even a dog to bark at me. I was only a forgotten girl like all the other orphans in the orphanage."
"I already told you that you were not an orphan Marinette." He said feeling sad for her.
She let's go of the hug and leans back feeling tears coming out. "I know you have." She suddenly turned to him "well; father do you know who my mom was? What's her name?"
He shook his head "well no I don't remember her name. Maybe she never told me Marinette."
She looked down "but have you met her? Have you ever seen her?"
He nodded "yes Marinette I got to meet her."
She looked up with sadness "what was my mom like?"
"I'm going to the orphanage dear."
Sabrina was standing in front of her husband's desk in his office. He looked up at her with an eyebrow raised.
"Again? But you went three days ago."
She walked closer "I need to take money the nuns have a lot of problems, necessaries-"
Tom took out his wallet "how much do you need?"
"As much as you want to give me. A little here a little there. It well solve a lot of problems for them." She walks beside him.
He hands her a check "is that enough?"
She looked at the check "yes, Tom thank you." She gives him a peck on the lips.
"The least is the money for us. We have enough to share. What worries me is how much you dedicate your time to the orphanage. First, it was once a month then twice a month then once every week and now twice every week. It's more time you take away from me." He said playfully.
She giggled softly. "Are you jealous?"
"I think so." He laughed
She shook her head laughing before giving him a soft kiss.
"Understand Edward it was a commitment with dad."
Edward was talking to his girlfriend Elsa over the phone. Adrien in the meantime was doing some paper work.
"I understand love but you could have told me sooner." Edward span in his chair back and forth.
"It was last minute. I already told you that I couldn't avoid it."
"Well I wanted to be with you." Adrien glances up at him from his spot.
"You don't understand me Edward."
"Of course, I understand you. Please forgive me." Edward said softly. Adrien went back to work knowing that it wasn't his place to hear the conversation.
"Okay. Do you still want to see me?"
Edward smiled "yes love I'm crazy to see you. I spent all night thinking about you and missing you."
"I missed you too. Pick me up at 6 at the usual spot okay?"
"Sure thing beautiful."
"See you later then. I'm going back to sleep." Edward could hear her yawn over the phone.
"Bye love." He blew two kisses at the phone before hanging up. Adrien started chuckling as Edward turns to face him. "What are you laughing at? A kiss over the phone? That's a habit of mine."
Adrien put a finished folder on the pile that he had "don't think I'm making fun of you. The opposite really, I envy you a bit. The love the kiss the date...it must be wonderful to be in love right?"
Edward looked at him. "Your not in love? Or have been once in your life?"
Adrien sighs leaning on the desk. "Maybe sometime ago but time makes sure to change things Edward that I can't remember anymore."
"I love the idea of the trip mom, but I doubt I'll be able to convince Adrien."
Chloe was in the couch looking through some magazines with her mom. She just put one in the pile that she finished.
Her mom flips a page "At least try-"
"I already know he'll say no." Chloe leans back on the couch.
"Don't give up before trying Chloe."
She sighs "is just that he'll tell me to take Maya with us, or if I want to go by myself to take you with me."
Her mom shook her head "demand him. Stay strong. Your husband should be the one to accompany you."
Chloe looked at her. "If he says no we'll have problems."
"Force him. Fight for what you want."
Chloe stands up frustrated "I'm tired of uselessly fighting." She paced around the living room. "But your right I won't give up. I'll have another fight with what or who is stealing him from me. Somehow I'll convince him to take me on a trip and at least for some time I'll apart him from those stupid college classes and those crazy people and from her."
"I already told you millions of times your mother was a sweet woman who was suffering and neglected who believed in God with all her heart."
At this point, Mari's eyes were red from crying. "But she abandoned me worse than a puppy."
Father Carlos shook his head "don't judge her. The poor thing was alone sick and was afraid."
Mari looked down at her hands. "She left me at the orphanage father."
He put a hand on her shoulder "No, Marinette your mother gave you to me because she didn't have the strength to keep on living. She was dying and didn't think that she would survive. That's why she asked me to take care of you. I took you to the nuns since they would take better care of you."
Mari looked back up a bit angry now "but my mom didn't die."
He shook his head "no, she didn't die a little time after she gave you to me; I visited the hospital, and they told me she had abandoned it."
She nodded "well yea alone and without me."
He sighs "that feeling that you have inside is what makes you such a rebel Marinette."
"They registered me as if I didn't have parents. They put my last name as a N. In the orphanage we only had a plate of food, a roof, and a blanket to sleep with. No parents, no candies, and no love."
"Your cruel with the nuns who took care of you with all their abilities."
Mari took a deep breath "I'm not complaining about the nuns father. They didn't have the obligation to take care of me. I'm complaining of her who abandoned me that's who I'm complaining to."
Tom kissed the back of Sabine's hand. "How is it that after all this time, I'm still crazy in love with you? What is your secret in having my heart?"
Sabine smiles "only one thing love" she kisses his cheek.
"It seems simple right? nevertheless, it's difficult to love the way we do after so many years of being married with the same illusion as the first days. You have accomplished that Sabine, and I'm grateful for that." He kissed her hand again.
"I am who should be grateful to you, for how happy you have made me." She smiled
"We have both been happy together. Though the only think that is missing for this happiness to have been completed was a child"
Sabine looked away and thought 'a child...if you only knew that a daughter existed between us.'
"The food was just enough for everyone not to sleep hungry. That wasn't the nuns fault either since we were a lot. Imagine all those abandon children. With no home, no parents, with no toy or candy of their own. That's why...that's why one day I escaped from the orphanage. Looking for someone, someone whom I could call mine. Someone who could love me father. Someone whom I could care for."
Father Carlos nodded "and you found them. That someone was Fu."
Mari took a deep breath from crying for so long."But before I found him. I was like a lost puppy in the streets moving from one place to another father. There were things that stayed behind, and a lot of things that can't be forgotten."
"You shouldn't have escaped. At least in the orphanage, you had protection, security and I was always keeping an eye on you."
Mari nodded "yes, I know and I'm grateful for that but I always dreamt of a home, with parents...with my mom." Mari started crying harder than before. "Father you just told me again that my mom abandoned the hospital. That she didn't die...and do you know where she went father? Do you know where my mother is? Where can I find her?!"
"You are always punctual Agreste."
Judge Dupain stood up to shake Adrien's hand. Adrien smiled "that's how it should be don't you agree sir?"
"Of course. Take a seat please."
"Thank you." Adrien sat down across from Judge Dupain's desk as he sat on his chair.
"Well I thought hard on the proposal you gave me about the rebellious youth."
"And what is your response sir?" Adrien was nervious and excited to hear what Judge Dupain had to say.
Mari hugged father Carlos "where can I find my mother?"
He hugged her back "I don't know I don't have the slightest idea." Mari broke the hug and crossed her arms "Marinette, please understand what I have repeated so many times. Your poor mother was dying. She couldn't take it anymore, and she didn't want to leave you alone."
"She gifted me away. My mother gifted me away." She looks at him with anger in her eyes.
"She just wanted to save you Marinette. Your poor mother on the edge of death wanted to save you."
She shook her head. "No father she abandoned me, and I'll never forgive her for that never."
"They aren't so unhappy thanks to you Mrs. Dupain-Cheng. You and others like you."
Sabine was walking around the orphanage with the head nun of the orphanage. "You can't imagine how well it feels to me in helping these children mother Sofia."
"I know Mrs."
Just then a little girl runs up to her. Sabine smiles bending down to her level. At this point, every girl and boy from the orphanage knew her, and they would always greet her with love.
"How are you doing today sweetie?"
"Good."
She smiled and hugged the little girl and started thinking about her lost daughter. 'My dear little girl i hope to find you someday.'
Mari rode her bike back home still crying from the conversation she had with father Carlos. "I well never forgive my mother. If I ever have her in front of me, I'll yell at her face how much I hate her. I hate her with all my heart."
Mari went to her neighborhood and put her bike in its place. She was still upset, and it was hard to stop her tears from falling. She heard the kids that she was telling the story of Red Riding Hood calling her name. She quickly wiped her tears as she met them halfway up the stairs.
"We were waiting for you so you could finish the story of Red Riding Hood. You left us hooked."
She smiled as she sat on the steps of the stairs with them. "I thought so okay let's finish it. Now where did I left at...oh right okay so Red Riding Hood didn't know the wolf was spying on her and she was surprised when he went in front of her. 'Where are you going so alone Red?' She smiled as she replied 'I'm taking food to my sick grandmother ' with that she skipped away. The wolf's mouth started watering as he rushed over to her grandmother's house. When he arrived, he knocked on the door. From the other side of the door, he heard the elderly woman ask who it was. He cleared his throat and spoke as best as Red. 'It's me Red Riding Hood, and I brought you food.' She smiled happily 'come in Red'. The wolf entered and ate the grandmother."
The kids grasps in shock "he ate her?!"
"A little bit after that Red arrived. The wolf quickly got in the bed and pretended to be her grandmother. Red knocked, and the wolf told her to come in. She came and looked at who was on the bed. 'Grandma you have such a rough voice' 'is so you can hear me better dearie.' 'grandma you have such big eyes.' 'is so I can see you better dearie.' 'Grandma you have such big hands.' 'Is to hold you better dearie.' 'What a big mouth you have.' He jumps up 'is, so I can eat you!'" Mari jumps as she said the last part, and the kids jumped in fear. "With that the wolf ate Red too."
"Poor Red and her grandmother the wolf ate them forever."
Mari shook her head "not forever, there was a hunter after the wolf. He caught him cut his stomach and guess what? Red and her grandmother came out safe and sound."
The kids cheered of the happy ending, and Mari smiled feeling much better from earlier.
Mathew woke up with a huge Hangover. He looked around his house and saw the huge mess. "Great such a mess." He sighs getting up from the floor and saw his friend Michael sleeping on the couch. He went over to him and shook him "Michael wake up."
"Tell the servants to bring us coffee in bed." Michael replied half asleep.
"Stop saying stupid things and help me clean this mess." He heard a knock on the door and turned around to see Mari on the other side of the door. He walked over to the door and opened it. "Hi Mari."
Mari walked in the house and looked around. "Look at this mess. Did a tornado pass through here?" She looked at Mathew behind her and could smell the alcohol in his breath. She covered her nose as Mathew rubbed the back of his neck.
"Like I told you sir what I want is for us to unite to help those that need it at the moment to be in trial or in a delegation." Adrien put his cup of coffee on the desk.
Judge Dupain nodded "I totally agree."
"Then when can we start sir?"
"Well at the moment, I don't have a case, but you know that at any moment the rebels do something so sadly it won't take long for something to happen. When that happens, I'll immediately contact you. That way, we can go deeper of the problem."
Adrien smiled eagerly.
"Gezz people can be careless right?" Mari picked up Matthew's picture stand as Mathew sat on a chair.
"I feel like my head will split in two."
"I bet with the party last night." She picked up the painting that Mathew was currently working on and put it on the stand. "So are you going to paint me today or are you badly hangover?"
"I could but do you think I can work with this mess? And I can't count on Michael to help me." He points at Michael still sleeping on the couch.
"Don't worry about that. Give me some cash and I'll clean this place as fast as lightning okie dokie?"
He yawns "okie dokie."
She started cleaning "the party must have been crazy with the mess left over."
"Yea, by the way, what happened to you? They told me you left here running."
"Yea well if I stayed, I would have ripped out Roland's eyes. I'll tell you this if he tries to do that again I won't go so essy on him again. He even touched me; I won't let that ever happened." She continued to clean.
"You can't be touched?"
"Not the way Roland wants to. I can't stand him. He grosses me out. It terrifies me, it...it" Mari shivers just at the thought of it. "I just can't stand him."
"What do you guys need mother?"
Sabine was sitting on a fountain with mother Sofia. "So many things Mrs. Dupain-Cheng. Clothing, cleaning supplies, medicine, food. The children need to drink a lot of milk. Like I mentioned thanks to people like you, we can move forward, but sometimes we are in difficult times."
As she spoke Sabine took the check out of her purse and handed it to mother Sofia. "Never hesitate to contact me when needed."
The nun looks at how much she gave her and smiles. "Thank you God bless you Mrs."
Sabrina looked away and mumbles "better yet let God forgive me."
"Mari isn't doing very well in the head Nino."
Nino chuckles looking at Fu who was setting some orders. "Why do think that Fu?"
Fu stops what he was doing and looks at Nino. "Because at night she keeps having nightmares, and she wakes up screaming and scares me to death."
Nino raised an eyebrow "and does she tell you anything about those nightmares?"
Fu nodded "yes that a man chases her. He grabs her from behind and when she turns to see who it is she wakes up. It's the same thing every time Mari can never see his face."
Nino sat down worried about what Fu just said. "Is it possible that something similar happened to her? Or that a man wanted to harm her?"
Adrien walked in the living room and saw Chloe sitting on a chair smiling at him.
"I was waiting for you. I need to talk to you Adrien."
He raised an eyebrow "did something happen to Maya or my sister Ruby?"
Chloe stands up and walks over to him "no, no I want us to go on a trip only you and me."
He sighs "I can't go on a trip right now but go on and go if you want."
Chloe tilted her head to the side "without you?"
He looked at her with a soft smile "take Maya with you or your mother."
She put her hand on his cheek "I want to go with you."
He gently moves her hand away "Chlo right now, I'm working on a project with Judge Dupain, and it has to do with rebellious youth-"
"They interest you more than me and your sacrificing for them. Well this time you're wrong I won't permit it!" She looks at him sternly.
"When I first encounter Mari she was like out of it, and she attracted your attention. I saw her sitting next to a door. She was spaced out like floating on clouds. I passed the door again three hours later, and she was still there. I asked her what was wrong. She just-"
Mari walks in the house interrupting Fu from his story of how he met her. When Mari saw Nino. she smiled and went over to him. "Look who we have here what's up."
Nino stood when he saw her. "What's up back to you." They did their special handshake. "I had to leave yesterday since you never showed up." He handed her a lollipop.
She smiled taking it and sat down on a chair near where Nino had his chair and near where Fu was working. "Well today I came back early because painter hands didn't want to work today. You guys should have seen the mess everything was knocked of. Mathew the painter had a huge headache probably from drinking too much at the party they had. I helped him clean up and earned a bit of cash. Mathew said the party lasted until sunrise but tonight there's another one."
Nino paid attention to what she said but he didn't like what he was hearing. "You went to that party?"
Mari took the lollipop out of her mouth and nodded "of course Nino."
Fu just stayed quiet letting them talk as he worked.
"And you had fun."
"No I was just there for a while. I didn't dance and you know how much I love to dance, but tonight I well have fun because the group is going to a club, and Mathew invited me before I left" she smiled putting the lollipop back in her mouth.
He nodded "so you're going Mari?"
"Why not."
He sighs "no Mari don't go with them separate yourself from that group."
"If those rebels destroy their lives that's not your problem. Let their families take care of them." Chloe walked behind the couch as she spoke.
Adrien turned to face her "that would be a very uncomfortable and selfish position from my part knowing that in my hands, there's a way to help those youth."
"There's no saving them Adrien they don't have remedy."
"Yes they do have remedy what they need is guide and compassion and even those that seem impossible to correct can positively react to something that knocks them down. I know from personal experience."
Chloe raised an eyebrow as she walked closer to the back of the couch. "From personal experience? You mean you had problems of that type?"
"Really, Nino look those guys are cool and fun well almost everyone anyway, but they are nice and the truth is that I have a great time with them, and I just want to have fun."
She stood up, and Nino stood up too.
"Have fun what kind of fun?"
She smiled "You know dancing talking and doing fun things I mean that's what life is. That way, you forget everything terrible in your life." She spaced out a bit as she looked out the window and Nino looks at her sadly.
"Look Chloe any experience even the bad can turn good if it assimilates positively, in other words, for good." Adrien sits down on the couch as he speaks.
Chloe walks around the couch to face him. "Maybe you should handle your own starting with me and let the others deal with theirs however they can."
Adrien sighs and stands up. "Look Chloe I'm sorry but I can't please you with that trip you want to do." With that he walks away.
Sabine walked into Tom's office with a sad look. Tom looked up at hearing footsteps and smiled. "Already back."
She nodded slowly "yes."
He stood "how are the orphans."
"Good" she said softly.
He sighs walking to her "every time you visit the orphanage you come back depressed. I should forbid those visits."
They walked to the couch in his office "I can't help it Tom, I feel bad for those kids without a home without parents without so many stuff that they should have. I wish I could..."she trails of.
He holds her hand "I think that the fact that we didn't have children is affecting you maybe it well be a comfort for you if we adopted one of the orphans." Hearing that Sabine started crying hard. Tom looked at her worriedly "what's wrong Sabine. Why are you crying like that? Did I hurt you by mentioning adoption? I'm also saying it for me, I would love to have had kids but if God didn't give us any that doesn't make me upset, but you are suffering. You feel the absence of a child more than me."
Sabine took a deep breath trying to calm down. "No it's not that Tom no."
He raised an eyebrow "than what is it? Is it that you started caring for one of the children in the orphanage? Do you want us to adopt one of them? Do you want them to live with us as if they were our own son, or our own daughter?"
Mari went to Fu with a pair of jeans in her hands "I'm going to put these Fu."
He looked at her "your going to the party wearing pants?"
"It is not really a party, we are just going to a club to dance. What do you think they're okay right?"
"Yea but why don't you wear a dress with heals some makeup who knows you might find a nice guy to marry someday."
She laughed "marry? me marry?"
He smiled at her. "Of course dear that day has to come, and I think that it's time for you to fall in love and settle in with a nice man. Unless it's Nino-"
"No, no I'll never get married Fu. I well never marry" Mari said seriously.
Fu raised an eyebrow "you plan to stay single all your life?"
She nodded "I well never get married. Never get married."
"Don't be stubborn Mari. A woman needs her life with a partner, someone to care for, to cuddle, to give you kisses-"
"No no let God save me from those things" she shook her head grossed out.
"But Mari-"
"No no stop talking about those stuff Fu. Me marry ha."
"No Tom I don't want us to adopt any child from the orphanage." Sabine replied still crying.
"But I see you cry for them."
"It is just that it saddens me seeing them there. So many orphans abandoned by their parents." She wiped her tears.
He nodded "those mothers who abandoned their children can have no forgiveness. How can there be mothers to do such a thing?" That made Sabine cry even harder if that was even possible? "Let's adopt a child Sabine. I'm sure we can care for them as if they were our actual son. Though I would prefer a daughter."
"No no Tom. I don't want to, don't want to. " She stands up and walks away leaving Tom confused.
The group arrived at the club. Everyone got out from the cars and walked to the entrance. Mari walked with them as they talked. A girl named Roxie was currently speaking.
"Tonight we will have the time of our lives."
Elsa nodded "today well have everything!"
Everyone laughs as Michael wraps an arm around her "I agree with you babe."
Roland went next to Mari. "You and I will dance tonight right?"
Mari crossed her arms "don't even try, or I'll slap you again."
He laughed "well well now, this just got more interesting."
Adrien was in the library reading at his desk when he heard the door open and footsteps coming in. He looked up to see Audrey Bourgeois his mother in law.
"I want to speak with you Adrien."
Adrien closed his book "go on Audrey."
She walked up to his desk "it has to do with Chloe, and you well know the first thing in the world for me is my only daughter."
He puts the book on his desk "I'm listening."
"If you keep being inattentive to her, you'll make her go insane." She puts her hands on the desk.
"Don't exaggerate Audrey"
"Be honest with me Adrien. Are you not in love with her anymore?"
The group was around the whole club dancing to a high beat song. Mari was sitting at a table eating a piece of bread. Roland was sitting next to her. Jake was sitting across from her and next to him, was a girl named Alix. Roland looked at Mari "let's go dance Mari." Mari just ignored him "Don't be dramatic Mari." He tries to grab her hand, but she moves it away from him.
"Am I speaking a foreign language or something? I said no."
Adrien sighs "of course, I care for her Mrs. Audrey, but sadly she doesn't understand me." He puts his hands on his desk intervening his fingers.
She looked at him "that's your fault."
"I don't think it's fair that you're talking to me like that because you know it's not true."
"You're always involved with your work with your books." She points around the room. "Without pating the slightest attention to my daughter. That's why she gets frustrated, gets bored. The solution is the trip she wants to go with you."
He takes a deep breath "look Audrey, I already told Chloe that right now it's impossible to travel."
"Chloe needs to get out of the house. You, being a psychiatrist should understand that she is missing an incentive. She's very nervous to the point that she can have a crisis. If you don't take her on a trip I'll make you responsible for what happens to my daughter."
"Let's go dance Mari."
"I said no."
"Stop being stubborn. Let's dance" he grabs her arm, but she moves it away.
"No means no Roland."
"Are you afraid of me?" He smirked
She glares at him "yea look how bad I'm shaking." She replied sarcastically.
He rolls his eyes "everyone is dancing. You like to dance don't you? Or are you going to stay sitting all night? C'mon let's dance."
"Dance with him Mari." She stares at Jake as he spoke "if he tries something with you just slap him like you did yesterday."
Mari knew that Roland wouldn't let her be plus it was a high beat song, so she knew that there was no reason for him to be close to her. "Fine then." She stands "but, he should be prepared, I am a natural." Roland stood up with her as Jake and Alix laughed.
They went to the spot where Elsa, Mathew, and Roxie where dancing and started dancing.
"I insist that you well be the reason she becomes crazy and does something terrible from being locked inside the house."
He sighed "find Audrey tell Chloe to get everything ready and set a date for the trip."
Audrey smiled and put her hand over one of his. "Thank you, thank you Adrien my daughter well be so happy. What you guys need is a second honeymoon. Thank you."
She leaves the library as Adrien thinks about what he has gotten himself into.
Chloe was in her room taking her makeup off as her mother walked in.
"Sweetie. sweetie."
"What's up mom?"
"Great news I just convinced your husband. He's going on a trip with you."
Chloe dropped her hand mirror and covers her mouth trying not to scream in happiness.
As they danced Mari noticed that with every second that passed Roland would get closer to her. When he was just inches away from her, she pushed him away. "That's enough it's not that kind of music."
He smirked as he continued dancing "what's wrong with it that's how I dance."
"Yea well not me." She walks pass him, but he grabs her and pulls her close to him.
"You're not going anywhere rebel girl."
Mari tries to escape from him. "Let me go! This is what happens for forgiving you!"
"Let's see how you escape."
Mari keeps on struggling. "Let me go! Let go!"
Jake comes in between them. "Let her go Roland don't you see that she doesn't want to dance anymore?"
"Why do you care!" Roland pushes Jake back. Jake tumbles back but recovers his footing and pushes Roland away from Mari.
"Let her go!" They started fighting, and others get involved either trying to stop them or being part of the fight. Mari stayed at the corner watching the scene terrified. In the corner of her eyes, she saw Mathew leaving the club.
Tom was doing paperwork in his study when he heard a knock on the door.
"Come in" the door opens and his butler Plagg walks in. "Sir you have a call from the delegation."
"Thank you Plagg." He picks up the phone as Plagg leaves. "Hello?...yes that's me...some rebels?...okay I'll immediately leave and be there."
"We need to agree on the date. It well be a wonderful trip." Chloe was laying on Adrien's desk holding his hand. "Thank you for accepting love."
"Well, you seem to really desire it, but it won't be a long trip right?"
At that moment, the phone rang. Adrien reached to pick it up, but Chloe beat him to it.
"Hello?"
"With Dr. Agreste please."
"From who?"
"From Judge Dupain."
Chloe smile "oh I'm Chloe Adrien's wife. Pleasure of greating you sir."
"The pleasure is mine Mrs."
"I'll pass him to you." She hands Adrien the phone. "It's Judge Dupain love."
"Thanks." He grabs the phone and answers. "Hello?"
"Our first case just came up. We have some rebellious youth in the delegation. Can you come?"
"Of course, I'm on my way."
Mari has her arms crossed leaning on a wall as the rest of the group augers with the secretary.
"Hay when well you let us go?" Roland asked
Michael continued "we have been here for too long this is an arbitrariness."
"Let us go right now." Elsa snaps her fingers at the secretary.
An elderly man comes forward "you guys better behave because you aren't in the position to protest."
"And who are you?" Elsa asked.
"I'm the judge, who is going to judge your case."
Everyone started complaining as Mari thinks in what she has gotten herself into.
"Adrien!" Chloe follows Adrien as he heads toward the front door.
"Chloe it has to do with something important."
Chloe stands in front of him. "The only important thing for you should be me! When well you understand that?!"
"Be resemble those youth-"
"Let them go to jail! They're all criminals they should be locked up and not in the street!"
"That's excidly what we need to avoid for them to become criminals."
"You don't have the right to leave me for some rebels." Chloe crosses her arms.
"I'm sorry Chloe but I don't have time for your scenes today bye" he walks out of the house.
"Adrien I'm talking to you Adrien!" She storms her foot.
The group keeps complaining as the Judge explains what well happened and why they were there in the first place.
"Right now, I'll tell you of a position that I consider an interest for you- actually here comes the person I was waiting for. He'll explain it better than me."
He points at a man coming in the room. The man smiled "good evening."
Mari covers her mouth in surprise. 'oh my God its him.'
