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Dream to First Impressions
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Marinette hated her new room. It was dull and grey, plain as a white canvas. There was a single bed in the corner, a brown writing desk by the bar window, and a small dresser with a little crack in the mirror. Marinette sat on the creaky bed, putting her suitcase down, filled with necessities that she would need for her stay. She dug through the suitcase, then flushed in embarrassment when they knew her bra size. Stalker much, Marinette thought with a scoff.
"Dinner will be in a hour, Ladybug, so be ready with your uniform on," The mean nurse didn't wait for Marinette's response as the nurse slammed the door behind her.
Marinette took a deep breath as she wobbly went towards the window. The sound of the heavy rain pounding against her window, was the only sound to the outside world. Marinette tightened her grip on the bar, as a few tears began to fall upon her cheeks, and then she was crying. Marinette kept her emotions locked up in a bottle, but now it was released with a loud pop. She wanted to scream, to let her frustrations out, though, she restrained herself. Marinette settled herself on just crying, till there were no more tears for her to shed.
She hated this room. She hated being called something, which wasn't her name. She hated herself for having these dreams. Marinette used to complain about being simple old Marinette. Now, she would do anything in the world to be that girl again. People got psyched over being special, as for Marinette, she wanted to be like everyone else for once. She wondered how her parents were doing? The thought of that made her sick to her stomach. She could picture it now: her parents devastated faces, a flyer of her face winking throughout the City of Paris, and applications from her chosen colleges forgotten in the mailbox.
Marinette knew what she had to do to get out of this God forsaken place. In order to receive her freedom, Marinette had to get close to these other akumas, and try to connect herself through their dreams. Hawk Moth wanted to see if she could see through their dreams like Chat's. As for Chat, however, Hawk Moth wanted to see if she could manipulate Chat's dreams. She wasn't sure what Hawk Moth meant by that, all Marinette received was a wait and see answer.
Marinette had no clue about why she dreamed about Chat Noir. Did she meet him sometime ago? Hawk Moth said she had to connect with the other akumas personally, in order for her to invade their dreams.
She vaguely remembered pouring rain, an umbrella, and a blurry face she held an umbrella for. Then, it was gone, in a flash. Marinette shook her head from her thoughts, it was probably nothing significant, just another rainy day perhaps. She went back to the small suitcase, then dug out the ugly uniform, which made her think a blind nun made this for a Catholic school child. What Marinette wouldn't give to have a Fairy Godmother, who could wave her magic wand and poof out a sewing machine.
Marinette frowned at her attire through her mirror: she wore a one-piece dress styled as plaid jumper over white blouse, with a pleated skirt, and decorative black butterflies on waistline. Marinette felt more childish with her hair in twintails, but they gave her a sense of comfort.
There was a knock on her door, a signal of it being time for dinner. Marinette glanced at her reflection one more time before she left her room in absolute nervousness.
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Marinette almost wanted to laugh when she entered the boisterous cafeteria. It felt like she was in another day of high school. She saw the cliques, they were separated by tables, and she already felt herself being calculated by them. Marinette did what she did best, avoid eye contact and crawl into her intangible shell. She seemed to lost her appetite when those pesky butterflies swirled in the pit of her stomach. Marinette sat at a far corner, twiddling her thumbs, as she anxiously waited for the line to die down. She would love nothing more than to have her sketchpad in her sweaty palms.
Marinette sensed a presence hovering over her. She gulped as she plastered a hopeful smile. Then, it turn into a frown, at the two teenage girls who stared at her with hostility.
"Look at this, Cecilia, we have a newcomer," A pretty brunette announced with a hint of an Italian accent.
"What's your ability, little farfalla? What makes you so miraculously special?" The young Italian asked as she tapped her polished nails on the table
"Nothing is special about me, I shouldn't even be here," Marinette defended meekly.
"She's lying, Lila, but I do sense a hint of heavy emotional fear if she has to reveal her ability. Let's not interrogate her further," Cecilia piqued as she pushed back her cherry blossom headband, so it would keep her strawberry blonde bangs in place. Cecilia hated her hair in her face, especially when she tried to decipher someone's emotions.
"Do tell, Laura Ingalls. Why won't you reveal yourself to us? Do you think you're better than us, is that it, huh?" Lila accused while Cecilia rolled her eyes at her catty friend. Don't get Cecilia wrong, she loved Lila with all her heart, but she can be a real bitch sometimes.
Cecilia tried to send positive emotions, to calm her friend down, but it was futile. Cecilia huffed in irritation, she needed to intervene, because she knew the poor girl was probably going to cry. Luckily, someone beat her to it, when a familiar girl with strawberry brown curls butted in.
"Geese, what's your problem, Lila? It's her first day, and you're already giving her a bitchy first impression," Alya said with a glare behind her round glasses.
"Calm down, Curly Sue. I'm just trying to see what miraculous ability she has, is that a crime?" Lila replied with sarcasm.
"No, there's nothing wrong with that, but it's no excuse to be a bitch. Wait, is it that time of month, sweetie? Is that why you're being such a bitch. Oh, no wait, you're always a bitch, my mistake." Alya snided, which earned a blush from Marinette for Alya sticking up for her.
"I don't need this, come on, Cecilia!" Lila exclaimed with a huff while she grabbed her friend's pale hand.
"And besides, I did find out her ability. People magically appear to defend her honor, because she's too weak to defend for herself…" Lila finalized, with a pointed glance at Marinette, before she pulled a reluctant Cecilia away from them.
"Wow, you've only been here for a short while, and you already met the bitch of this ward. Sorry, umm…" Alya drawled as she pretended to not know the new girl's name.
"Marinette, my name is Marinette. Thank you for helping me with her, sorry, I'm just not good with confrontations," Marinette explained quietly.
"Hey, don't worry about it. Don't let Lila get to you, sometimes I think her miraculous ability is to just be a bitch in general." Alya claimed humorously, this made Marinette crack a small smile.
"Would you like to sit with me and my friend for lunch?" Alya asked gently.
"Sure, I would really like that, a lot. What's your name?" Marinette questioned curiously.
"My name is Alya, all you need to know about me, is that I know the 411 about everything…" Alya drawled as they sat at a table by the food lines.
"This here, is Nino, the greatest guy you'll ever meet," Alya introduced to a brown-skin boy who faced them.
"Oh, stop, Alya," He said bashfully.
"And he's awfully humble too," She cooed as she pinched his cheeks like an old family relative would do.
He gently put his hands on her while he gave her an enduring smile. This made Marinette curious at their gesture, the way they acted was like a couple, instead of close friends. It wasn't her place to question their loving actions, so she let them have this moment alone as her eyes wandered. Her eyes widened when they landed on her dream boy. She rubbed her eyes quickly, just in case her mind was playing tricks on her. However, there he was, in the flesh. Wow, he really was part cat.
Marinette couldn't breath. She couldn't think. She just simply couldn't believe it. Marinette got out of her chair, ignoring Alya and Nino calls, but it was hopeless. It was the moment of truth, she would now face the boy who haunted her dreams, and all she wanted to do was hug him. Marinette came up to him, he looked at her with his green eyes, which now held confusion. Then, she hugged him, and attached herself to him like a koala bear.
The entire cafeteria went silent. No one, really no one, ever dared to approach Chat Noir. He was bad news, despite some girls fawning over him and some guys wanting to be like him. They waited for him to claw at her, push her away, or even hiss at her. He did none of those things, instead, he just stood there dumbstruck.
Marinette finally pulled away and said with a smile. "Would you like to be my friend?" Then, Chat Noir started laughing, until she started to frown at him.
"Listen, purrincess. I don't know who the hell you are, but let's get one thing straight. You and I are not going to be furry friends, got it?" He warned her with a glare as he started to walk away.
"Why not?" She asked boldly, which made him falter his strides.
He marched back to her while pulling out his deadly claws. "See these claws, purrincess. I'll personally turn you into my scratching post, if you don't leave this alley cat alone!" He all but hissed.
Marinette gulped to help hide her gasp. Even though she was intimidated by him, she was determined to be his friend, because he might be the sense of clarity for her dreams. Marinette stood her ground, as she gently took his claw, and let him scratch her cheek slowly. Everyone gasped at this, including the staff as well. The staff decided not to intervene yet, because they have never witnessed something like this before.
"A little bit of blood won't scare me away, how about you?" Marinette asked with a challenge.
"Oh, you naive princess. You're far too innocent to hang with me, so go away with that tail between your legs," Chat commented, which made some people snicker.
"Innocent you say, well, if I'm so innocent, would I be such a goody-two-shoes to do this?" Marinette mocked as she pulled the fire alarm.
Yes, you heard it right, sweet old Marinette Dupain-Cheng pulled the fire alarm. The screeching sound of the fire alarm reverberated the entire cafeteria. Some of the akumas screamed, some of them laugh, and some were just in shock.
Alya stared at Marinette in shock, not believing what she was seeing. Marinette was easily pulled away by the nurses, but she made sure to dramatically stick her tongue out at Chat. What almost made Alya fall off her chair was Chat having a tinge of warmness in his expression.
She looked at Nino and said bluntly. "I'm definitely getting the scoop of this Marinette Dupain-Cheng character…"
Whew and done. I hope you guys enjoy this and their encounter. It was quite fun to write and how do you like a bad boy Chat? I hope you guys liked Cecilia:}
Rolling recognition to awesome reviewers:}
adme Ella Uhura Thank u so much! I'm so glad you like the plot! I hope this was a good update.
Liz The Sweet Writer Thank you! I hope you liked Chat and mari's encounter:}
serp0517 Your senpai thanks you so much! I hoped you liked it:}
Pinksakura271 Thank you so much. Hey, I don't blame you about bugs. I encouraged my cat, Rajah, to eat bugs when they come in our house. It makes his mommy proud. No, I totally get it, sometimes a hospital can bring life or let life come to an end. Also the place is kinda depressing and boring. They do have good cafeteria food though lol. Yes, she is going to bring quite an impression to this ward. Akumatized will be a big thing, it just depend on who will it be? Thanks so much, and yes, Hawk Moth a dick, so I had to use the parent cards. Anyway, thanks so much. And I would love to hear of what you thought about how I conspired your OC in here:}
GuardianAngel1234567 I was going to make Hawk Moth buddy, buddy with Marinette. But then, I just wanted really wanted show his true colors. I'm glad you liked the tea cup scene. Thanks so much!
Daisy Thank you! Yes, Hawk Moth is a jerk and rude. Oh, I'm kinda make it a Marichat story. I just love his Chat persona so much. And it would show later on why he doesn't go by Adrien anymore.
Madrien Thank you! Yes, Mad hatter, is awesome, I particularly like Johnny Depp as the mad hatter. But Hawk Moth makes a good one too. He's crazy… lol
Diamondtiara I hope this excited you more. Thanks so much!