Title: The Neverland Curse
Rating: T for Teens
Genre: Friendship, Adventure, Romance
Pairings: Adrien x Marinette(at first), Nino x Alya, Kim x Ondine x Alix, Ivan x Mylene, Juleka x Rose, Nathaniel x Marc, Nathaniel x Marinette, Adrien x Kagami,
Chapter 1
Story of Neverland
The second star to the right
Shines in the night for you
To tell you that the dreams you plan
Really can come true
The second star to the right
Shines with a light so rare
And if it's Neverland you need
Its light will lead you there
Twinkle, twinkle little star
So we'll know where you are
Gleaming in the skies above
Lead us to the land
We dream of
And when our journey is through
Each time we say
Good night
We'll thank the little star that shines
The second from
The right
All of this has happened before many a time. And it all will happen once again. But this time it had happened in the bright city of Paris. It had happened at a bakery owned by the Dupain-Cheng family, the Boulangerie Patisserie, that stands by the Collège Françoise Dupont. And Adrien Agreste had chosen this particular home because one resident believes in him. There was Mrs. Sabine Cheng.
In one window, a short Chinese woman approaches her vanity as she hums to herself, wearing a simple yet elegant gown that her daughter had made herself. "Tom, dear, hurry. We must not be late to Mayor Bourgeois' party at the Grand Hotel, you know."
Sabine Cheng is a loving wife and mother of the family and owns the family bakery along with her husband. She believes that Adrien Agreste is a spirit of youth. However, with Mr. Tom Dupain…"Sabine, if I can't find my cufflinks, we won't be going to the party. And if we don't go, the Mayor will never allow me to cater for any future events. Then that would slow down business." Well, Tom Dupain is a good man to his family and a kind business man, but he never puts too much focus on Adrien Agreste.
The girls, Marinette's group of best friends, truly believe that Adrien Agreste is a real person, for he and his band of Miraculous Warriors were the heroes in their small plays. At the moment as they are having a sleepover, Alya, Alix and Chloe pretend to be Adrien, his cousin Felix and their sworn enemy Hawkmoth and are having a duel. "Blast you, brats!" Chloe exclaims, acting as Hawkmoth.
Teamed up together as the Agreste cousins, Alya and Alix fend off against Chloe's attacks, Sabrina, Ondine, Mylene, Juleka and Rose being the audience. "Take that!" Alix as Felix exclaims.
"Give up, Hawkmoth? Give up?" Alya as Adrien asks as the two near victory before Chloe swipes her feet at them in order for them to lose their balance.
"Never! I'll teach you to cut off me hand!" Chloe exclaims as she shows them her hook in her right hand.
Then they hear a soft giggle. "No, Chloe. It was his left hand." Marinette reminds her just as she carries the refreshment tray out of the room to get more drinks and snacks for the girls.
Fixing her small error, Chloe then says, "I always get this detail mixed up. Thanks, Mari."
Marinette, Tom and Sabine's creative daughter, not only believed, she was the supreme authority on Adrien Agreste and all of his grand adventures as Chat Noir. Marinette then sighs. "Oh, Tikki. Do we have to take that disgusting tonic?" she asks her kwami as she carefully uses magic to carry the tray with the tonic, some glasses of water and a few spoons for the girls to have before they went to bed tonight. Tikki, Marinette's kwami, kept her beliefs to herself.
After setting the new tray on the table, Tikki gets to work on making sure the girls are comfortable for the night. "Take that!" Alix and Alya say as the three carry on with their play.
"Insolent boys! I'll slash you both to ribbons!" Chloe knocks her weapons out of their hands and chases them about, the audience keeping their legs and feet tucked in to avoid tripping them.
"And we'll cut you to pieces." Alya replies. Then the trio found themselves a bit dizzy from running around the large room with them bumping into each other at once, knocking off Alya's glasses. Finding them, Alya says to her friends, "Careful girls, my glasses."
"Sorry about that, Alya." Once they had regained their composure, the three get back to their play.
"You'll never leave this place alive!"
"Oh yes, we will."
As Tikki prepares the tonic, the girls put an end to their play with Adrien and Felix delivering the final blow to Hawkmoth. Tom then enters the room to see their act come to an end with the audience applauding for the performance. "Having fun, girls?" Tom asks as he goes over to a dresser to find what he needs.
"Oh, hello, sir." all of the girls greet the man.
"Have any of you seen my cufflinks?" Tom asks since they weren't in any of the drawers.
"We borrowed them for our play to have as treasure." Alix explains as Odine takes them out and hands them over.
"Thank you. Now then, Marinette." Tom calls for his daughter just as she returns with the refreshments, handing each of her friends a refilled glass and the snacks right on the floor.
"You called, father?" But before he could say anything, Marinette then sees Sabine enter the room, looking absolutely stunning in the dress she had sewed herself for her. "Oh, mom! You look amazing in the dress!"
"Thank you, dear. This had turned out perfectly." Sabine hugs her daughter who is very proud of her work.
Tom then clears his throat, grabbing everyone's attention. "Marinette, I need a word with you." Once she stood before him, Tom then gave her a serious look. "I haven't I warn you about stuffing your friends' heads with those silly stories."
"But they're not." Marinette says in defense, all of her friends soon standing beside her.
"They are, Marinette. They are nothing but childish gibberish!" Tom proclaims. "You know full well that there is no such thing as Adrien Agreste and this Neverland."
"Tom," Sabine says as she gently holds his shoulder, "Don't you think you're being too harsh on her."
"No, she's not a child. She's well on her way to a fashion career. It's time to put an end to the stories."
"Father!" Marinette exclaims.
"Tom!" Sabine can't believe him.
"What?!" Alix and Chloe question him with Alya speechless.
"No!" Ondine and Sebrina beg him not to with Juleka and Rose gasp. Tikki becomes afraid of Tom's anger, so the kwami hides behind Marinette.
"I mean it! Young lady, you need to keep your focus on your future. You can still hang out with your friends but no more of these fantasy stories. That's my final word on the matter." Tom then leaves the room to finish getting ready, leaving his daughter disheartened as she collapses to her knees and her friends comfort her.