Damian woke up the next day. Looking around. He saw that he was still in his new room. To the right of him was a sleeping cat. Wondering what the time is. He looked at the alarm clock on his nightstand that said 5:01 am in the morning.

It's still early. So he went ahead to get dressed into some casual jeans and a regular T-shirt with a black hoodie over it. He then made his way to the bathroom. Which was quite small with enough room to move around in. Closing the door to do his business in there.

When he came out. He's greeted with a messy-haired Marinette about to knock on the door. She was still wearing the same clothes from when they arrived yesterday. He stepped to the side to let Marinette into the bathroom. Closing the door.

Damian decided to explore his new home for a bit. He first looked around the living room. Which was pretty basic. The kitchen was the same. He then decided to take a look at the vacant room next to his. In all honesty, he didn't know what he was expecting. It was empty with a few boxes to the side. He was about to go back to the living room. When he noticed a window that is facing the morning sun.

He was a bit curious. So he walked over to said window. Looking through it. He saw the sight of Paris in all sorts of colors. He saw shades of oranges with some red appearing here and there. Looking down. He saw some people out and walking about. While others rode on two-wheeled vehicles. Looking back up. The Eiffel Tower could be seen in the distance. There were also some trees in different places. It was a calming sight to see. Normally he wouldn't see this kind of view. All his life. He was taught to kill for survival. For every emotion, he showed. He would get punished. He didn't have an emotional attachment to his mother or his grandfather. But they were still a part of his family. Even if that means they punish each other for something that wasn't accomplished. Time passed and he didn't know how long he was staring out the window.

Out of instinct, he grabbed the hand that was about to touch his left shoulder. And pinned the person onto the wall. That was right next to the window. He then recognized that it was Marinette that he pinned to the wall. Annoyed, he released her from his hold. You would think that Marinette learned the first time that this has happened to her. Nope. She made the same mistake… again.

"You have some quick reflexes," said Marinette as she massaged her right wrist. Damian raises one of his eyebrows. Sighing. Marinette made her way out of the room. But not before saying to get his shoes on. Cus they are going out to find some breakfast. Then they are going shopping for some food and decorations for Damian's room.

Nodding. Damian followed her out to go find his shoes.

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They were now out on the streets. The sun is now out. Bikers are riding down the streets. People were running to get to work on time. To Marinette, it was nostalgic. Walking down the streets of her childhood. The sight of people out and about on the streets. It was nice to see all this again. She happily walked down the streets of Paris with Damian not too far behind her.

Damian is following Marinette down the streets of Paris. He looked around the streets. Many stores came into view. One was a flower shop that had many beautiful flowers out for sale. Another is a chocolate shop. He didn't know what chocolate was. But he made a mental note to himself to try it sometime. He also saw clothing shops. The ones he saw so far, sold formal wear. It was a bit overwhelming seeing a variety of shops in just a single glance.

Damian continued to follow Marinette through Paris. And after a few more turns. They made it to a shop named 'Boulangerie Confiserie Pâtisserie.' A Bakery? He shrugged it off. And followed Marinette into the bakery.

When inside. The smell of bread reached his nose. It is a pleasant smell he suppose. Also, he saw a furnace at the very back. The exterior of the place felt professional and welcoming to newcomers. He certainly felt welcomed when he entered the place.

But to Marinette, she is holding in her excitement of coming back to greet her parents. She missed her parents. After five long years of traveling. You tend to get homesick. She especially missed her parents bakery goods. The one thing she's worried about is how they will react to Damian. She hoped that they would accept him into the family. She knows her parents well enough. But that isn't going to stop them from asking questions. Especially who's the father of the child. She really didn't want to answer that question. But in reality, she has to answer the question, or else they may hunt the imaginary man down. She could always tell them the truth and say that she found him chained to a wall with his blood on the floor. No. They will try to hunt the one responsible down. But the fact that they know her about her double life. She told them in the afternoon that she had defeated Hawkmoth. She can always give them the half-truth of her rescuing him from an abusive environment. In all honesty, she wanted to keep her parents safe. And not a target. But… introducing her parents to Damian is already going to be putting a target on their back. And it doesn't help with the stunt she did the day he saved Damian. Now there are three options. Option one, she tells her parents the truth. Option two, she tells them a half-truth. Option three, she tells the truth. And gives them miraculouses for their own safety.

Now, if she goes with option one. They will most definitely question Marinette into telling them. Where his parents are and give them a piece of their minds. She didn't want that. Especially when the said place is in the mountains with a temple filled with assassins. She didn't know who his parents were. But she hopes that they will at least drop it till they meet said, parents.

Next is Option two. Now if she tells them a half-truth. They will want to go after the 'imaginary' abusive family. Which will prove difficult since she didn't want to make up an excuse.

Lastly is option three. Now there are two things that can happen with this. The first concern is her parents using the miraculouses to hunt down the abusive family. The second concern is the assassins from the temple. Capturing her parents and finding out the existence of kwamis. And their miraculouses.

Now after going through her worries. By adding more concerns to those current thoughts. Yeah, she is most definitely panicking about her parents reaction to Damian. It actually showed on her body language. Damian noticed it and was annoyed at the fact. That his new guardian is a nervous wreck. He gave a tt sound and looked at the bread displayed to the right of him.

The sound of footsteps was heard coming down from a pair of stairs. A door opened to reveal a Chinese lady wearing a modern version of ao dai. Her face had the same facial features as Marinette.

"Were closed for th-," the lady was about to finish her sentence. When she abruptly stopped to look at a panicking Marinette in the middle of the store. They made eye contact for a brief moment. Before the lady practically ran towards Marinette. Enveloping her into a hug. Marinette was stiff as she didn't know what to do. She then settled on hugging her back. They stayed like that for a few minutes that felt like hours to the two of them.

"I'm back. Maman," said Marinette as she stopped hugging her mom. Her mom did the same thing and looked at her daughter in the eyes. She missed her little Mari. Five years without contact with her daughter. She was so worried about Marinette. She couldn't bear the thought of her leaving to go on another five year trip around the globe. Worrying about her safety constantly made her want to see her little girl after so long.

After looking at Marinette. She noticed another visitor with black hair and green eyes.

"Who's this young one?" Questioned Marinette's mom as she walked over to Damian.

"Umm… Maman. This is Damian. My adoptive son," replied a very nervous Marinette.

"It's nice to meet you, madame," said Damian as he looked at the lady.

"Oh please, call me Sabine. Everybody calls me that," stated a very cheerful Sabine. Damian looked at how she acted. And her and Marinette's cheerfulness seems to match up. Which is both disturbing and calming at the same time. He didn't like that fact.

"Maman. Where's Papa?" asked Marinette. She actually expected her father to burst through those doors any second. Hands filled with trays of macarons.

"Tom is out with his friends," replied a thinking Sabine. Marinette nodded.

"Could we go upstairs to catch up on what we were up to these past years?" asked Marinette. Sabine agreed and wanted to know all about her adventures. Damian gave an eye roll at the two and followed them up the stairs into a living room. With the kitchen to the side.

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In all honesty, somebody should kill him right, then, and there. He couldn't leave his seat. Especially when there were adults that were going on and on about the last five years. It was honestly exhausting to listen to five years worth of adventures. Coming out of Marinette's mouth. Sabine added fuel to her stories.

Sabine told stories of her and her husband. Literally chasing out unruly customers. It didn't matter if the person was famous or not. If said person was disrespectful to others and didn't respect other's privacy. They will tell them to leave or they will get an earful from them. In front of the store. Where there are pedestrians walking about. It also didn't help that Boulangerie Confiserie Pâtisserie is a well-respected bakery in Paris. It also helps that some of the more famous people come to the store for its baked goods.

So if someone is seen in front of the store with the owners yelling at their faces. You better be on your best behavior cus they will either lecture you or tell you to respect others. And they are not allowed to come to their store unless they show proof that they have changed for good.

It was honestly quite amusing. Listening to Sabine's stories of lecturing celebrities in front of the bakery. He will have to see it one day. Then the topic changed to him.

The conversation started with where he came from. And Marinette unexpectedly told her the truth. And to say that she was fuming. Damian could've sworn he saw steam coming out of Sabine's ears. And then another surprise came when she started murder plans for his mother. He didn't expect the nice and calm Sabine to be planning a murder. And it didn't help that Marinette helped in Sabine's murder plan. Okay. These two are definitely a mother and daughter duo. And this fairly disturbed him. Which he didn't think was possible. He made another mental note that day to never piss these two off. He now wondered what Tom would be like. He then thought of the three planning a murder in their own living room. He shivered at the thought. That day, he swore to never piss off this family again.

Once the two had calmed down after planning the murder of his mother. Marinette then explained that she plans to have Damian start school. He retaliated. Saying that he is smarter than those people. Marinette replied that he needs social interaction. And he needs to go out into the world to find what he likes. Damian lost that battle and was annoyed by that fact.

She then explained that she is going to start taking commissions again to get her business going. Marinette also mentioned that there is going to be a celebration this coming week. It is going to be a fundraiser for metahuman shelters. She had also got an invitation. While there she can scout out potential clients. And if she does find a client interesting. She will do a background check on them.

She had also gotten an extra invitation. So Damian is coming with her whether he likes it or not.

A/N: Remember when I said that there was going to be a time skip of three years in 3-5 chapters? Yeah, I am not entirely sure about that now. Especially with what I have planned. But there is still going to be a three-year time skip.

Maman - mom

Papa - dad

Boulangerie Confiserie Pâtisserie - Bakery Confectionary Patisserie

Also, a fun fact is that Boulangerie Confiserie Pâtisserie is actually a real place in Paris.