Very soon the tots first play date was arranged. They were barely two and both starting to walk and talk now.
"Say hello dear," Sabine chirped.
"Hewo der," Marinette sang. Sabine patted her head and set her on the floor right next to Adrien. Adrien got up and ran away. Marinette gladly chased him. They were super slow and kept falling over but it looked like they were having a lot of fun.
"I'll be back around four, Okay?" Sabine said as she closed the door. Emilie watched the children chase for nearly an hour and then fed them. They started an epic food fight that Emilie was left to clean up once they went down for a nap. Adrien was curled up in a ball with his hand laying on Marinette's head. She was sprawled on the floor with her hands and feet going in all different directions. They were the cutest things.
Sabine arrived hours later and found Adrien and Marinette running around the house with diapers on their heads.
"Cute! Let me take a quick photo," Sabine said as she reached for her phone. She took an amazing shot of the tots and then went home.
A few weeks later they met up at a local coffee shop and put the kids in the back daycare room. Adrien was in a very bad mood that day and Marinette's constant yelling pushed him past his borders. He pushed her to the ground and pinched her arm, hard. She started crying and the whole coffee shop could hear it. Sabine and Emilie ran to the room and Sabine scooped up Marinette only to discover the giant mark on her arm. She ave Emilie a sad look.
"I'm sorry, but I don't think the children can play together any more," she said firmly.
"I understand," she replied sadly. The women picked up their children and went home.
Months later Emilie called Sabine in a panicked rush.
"Hello, Sabine? I know we decided the kids couldn't hang out anymore but I have to ask for a huge favor. Gabrielle and I are leaving town for a few days. Do you mind watching Adrien?" She pitifully asked through the phone. Sabine smiled. She knew she would have to do the right thing. Plus Marinette became depressed the minute she realized she wouldn't be playing with Adrien anymore. She agreed and the next day when the car arrived at the bakery Marinette burst through the doors screaming.
"Adrien! Adrien! Adrien!" She yelled. She was about to hug him when she stopped short. Climbing out of the car was another girl the same age and she was holding hands with Adrien! "Adrien, who's she?" She asked doubtfully.
"My mommy asked your mommy to watch me and Chloe for a few days. This is her," he said happily. Marinette was upset. She wanted to play with Adrien alone but Chloe would ruin it. When Chloe saw Marinette's jealousy she smiled and glared at her. At age two the girls were already enemies.