After breakfast passed by. Marinette wanted to get closer to the boy. By starting with a conversation about fighting. So when she entered the living room to see Damian on the couch with Lily laying in his lap watching TV.
She took a quick picture of the two. Mari then walked up to the couch taking a seat to the left of the two.
"So… do you know how to fight?" asked Marinette as she watched the news. Damian's face held a neutral expression as he nodded at her question.
"Where did you learn to fight?" asked Marinette as she now focused on the boy sitting next to her. He still held a neutral expression, but this time there was a noticeable twitch. Lily also noticed this. She had picked her head off of his lap and looked at him with concern in her eyes.
"I learned at the temple you took me from," replied Damian with clear frustration in his answer. This popped more questions from Marinette. Like why he had trained despite his young age. And how he even ended up there in the first place.
"Did you learn how to wield weapons?" questioned Marinette. This time she saw a little twinkle appear in his eyes, but it disappeared.
"I learned how to wield a Katana from a young age," he replied again as his eyes were now fixated on Marinette. She returned it with a kind smile. That sent another unflavorful taste down his throat. This time it lessened compared to this morning. Even though it wasn't as significant from this morning, it was still as distasteful.
"Do you enjoy using it?" asked a very interested Mari. This time his face stayed as neutral the boy could muster.
"I guess you could say that," replied a now annoyed Damian. At this point, he wanted to ask her why she was asking these unnecessary questions. They never bothered her from the beginning anyway.
Marinette recognized the annoyance in his voice. So she chose to stop bothering him with her suspicions.
She still wanted to ask him questions though. But they will have to wait. Because right now she needs to determine where to go next on her journey. She then got out her laptop that was sitting on the coffee table. Looking through the internet for the next reasonable destination.
After hours of sitting on the couch with her laptop on her lap. She started to get bored. Like really bored after researching the next best possible destinations on her journey.
But right now it's lunchtime. So she placed her laptop on the coffee table. Marinette got off the couch and headed to the kitchen to start cooking some pasta for lunch.
In the middle of making lunch, Damian started to smell food cooking. He got interested. He then turned his head to inspect Mari making food.
Mari, sensed someone looking at her. Glancing behind her to find Damian looking at her. He noticed her glance and turned his head the opposite way. Marinette let out a small smile. And went back to cooking.
When finished with the cooking. She got Lily's food bowl and poured some dog food along with some pasta. She placed it on the floor. And Lily got off the couch and ran towards the food bowl waiting for the go-ahead. Marinette let Lily eat and so the dog started to eat her meal.
Marinette then got two servings of food for both her and Damian. When she got the serving plated. She placed the plates on the table. And told Damian that lunch is ready to eat.
Once the two were situated, they started to eat away at the food in front of them. Silence ran around the room again. The only things that could be heard was Lily's eating and the clanging of utensils against plates.
"After lunch we are going shopping," stated Marinette as she continued to eat her pasta. This put an abrupt stop to Damian as he glanced at Mari. The brief glance asking 'why'. Marinette noticed this and told him that the only clothes he has is the ones he is wearing right now. Now don't get Marinette wrong. She could make him clothes herself. But she currently does not have the equipment to do so and making clothes takes an extended amount of time. Time that can be used to travel to get rid of corruption.
The two were then close to finishing their lunch. Then Mari's phone rang. She took a glance at who was calling. It was an unknown number. So she ignored it. Not even a few seconds passed by and her phone rang again. It was the same number that tried to call her earlier. Mari ignored it again. Then this repeated for a total of three more times. Before Marinette gave in and called the number that was harassing her right now.
"Hello," greeted a very cautious Marinette. The caller on the other end repeated what she said in a much more scared voice. The person on the other end then explained that unusual things have been happening. Like strange kidnapping and animals disappear out of thin air. The local witch in the area said that there is a great evil in the area that needs cleansing. If not cleansed on time it could stay in the village for years to come. The witch can only do so much protection spells before she passes out from exhaustion.
"Okay, I am on my way. Can you text me the details on where to find you?" said Marinette as she quickly cleans her dishes. Then ended the call and made her way to her bag making sure that everything is inside.
"What are you doing?" asked Damian as he watched her go into the bathroom and come back out in athletic attire. With a long coat over her hoodie. She then put her hair into a long braid that reached her mid back.
"I am getting ready for departure," replied Marinette. She then tried to find her combat boots that were lying somewhere.
"Looking for these?" Questioned Damian as he held up a pair of combat boots in his hand. Thanking him. She tried to grab the boots only for Damian to take it out of her grasp.
"I need those!" exclaimed Marinette as she tried to grab the boots again to only fail . Damian gave her a look that says 'I demand that you tell me what you are going to do. And if you tell me, I will give you your combat boots.' Mari deadpanned and gave in. She then gave up on getting back her boots. So she instead sat on the couch.
"Okay, I will tell you. If you tell me why you were at the temple in the first place," bargained Marinette. He gave an annoyed look but he complied. Because he too wondered what she did for a living. And telling her his life at the temple seems like a fair price. But he will leave out the killing others part. And that he was part of an organization that killed people for a living.
He waited for her to start telling. But he was met with a woman that was completely in her own world. Damian gave another glare that got Mari out of her daze. And she was met with a glaring Damian staring right through her skull. Silence ran through the room again.
Marinette broke the silence. She then started to explain that she is the guardian of the miraculouses. The miraculouses are jewels or items that held a tiny god of immense power. And that they could destroy the world if they wanted too. So the main reason for her traveling around the world is to put the world back into balance. And the call earlier was actually someone that is informing her of corruption that cannot go unnoticed. So she needed to head there herself to get rid of it or in simpler terms erase it. She also introduced some of the Kwamis that were present.
"Okay, now that I told my half of the bargain. What about you?" stated Marinette as she now looked at Damian. He gave an irritated look. Then he started to explain why he was at the temple in the first place.
A face of fury appeared on Marinette's face. At this point she wanted to kill his so called mother and shove her into a volcano. Damian's face was still blank. But if you look there's a tiny bit of relief showing on his face.
At first Damian didn't know if he wanted to find a way back to the temple or if he wanted to stay here and observe the woman. He chose the latter and stayed. The longer he stayed. The more he didn't want to leave her. She is the first person that wanted him out of harm's way. The first person to show concern for him. Plus he likes animals and Miss Dupain-Cheng. Or Marinette as she urged him to call her. Has a pet dog. Sure, he knows that eventually he should go back to his old habits. But he thinks that he is going to like his new life.