The Order Of The Mistress'

Chapter 5- Someone Cares

(Happens before chapter 1)

Sabine is cooking her daughter's favorite soup. The woman decided that when her husband is out of the country for a job, she won't be able to manage the open bakery, even with her daughter's help, so she doesn't open it. The short woman takes a taste of the soup when a noise from Marinette's bedroom catches her attention. She stops the fire on the cooker and heads to the pink room.

"Marinette?" Sabine asks before opening the trap door. What she sees is definitely not what she expected and horrifying! Ladybug lies on the floor, breathing hard, her eyes are almost closed and she seems seconds away from losing consciousness.

"..." The heroine whispers or whimpers something but it leaves like wheeze, so Sabine doesn't pay it much attention.

"Ladybug? Are you okay?" The Chinese woman walks slowly to the girl in red when a drawn out beeping notifies she is about to detransform.

"I'm sorry!" Whispers Ladybug, then a bright pink light blinds Sabine. A hiss makes the mother open her eyes.

And she wishes she hadn't.

In front of her is her daughter, covered in blood, and clear pain written on her face. Sweet, clumsy, innocent (but not too much) clever Marinette (who can also be a bitch). Sabine knows best, but...she was risking her life for the sake of Paris!

"Oh, My God, Marinette!" Sabine sits on her calves and puts Marinette's head on her lap. " Honey, what happened?"

"I'm so sorry, Maman!" Marinette cries out.

"I-I... I will explain, Sa- Ms. Cheng, but first, we have to take care of Marinette!" The kwami (Sabine knows that she can freak out about her daughter being a superhero later but right now she is bleeding) squeaked out.

"Yes, of course! Let's do it!" Sabine lifts her daughter and puts her down on her bed. "Marinette? I am going to take the first aid kit, can you stay awake? I know it's hard, but, please, sweetie, please, stay awake!" Sabine steps on the floor and runs to the bathroom, Tikki after her, to take the kit.

"Sabine, I am so sorry!" Tikki says.

"Don't worry, uh..."

"My name is Tikki! And you're the former holder of Sass, right?"

"Uh... Yeah? I mean, it was a long time ago, but... Yes, I am!" Sabine takes the kit and heads to her daughter's room. "Please, don't tell Marinette!"

"I won't, I promise!" Tikki lands on Sabine's shoulder.

"Good," the woman climbs up to Marinette's bed. "Darling, can you hear me? Tell me what hurts, alright?"

"Every'ing," Marinette whimpers.

"I will bandage you, so we can stop the bleeding and give your body support until Tikki heals you, okay?" Marinette slightly nods and closes her eyes, her eyelids are too heavy.

It takes Sabine an hour and a half to clean and bandage her daughter's injuries.

"Marinette? Are you awake?" Tikki lands next to Marinette's shoulder, on the bed, while Sabine cleans a new wound. The bluenette hums. "Sabine will transform and tell your team you won't patrol for a week. Just informing," Tikki carefully takes the earrings and hands them to Sabine after she finishes cleaning the injury. Sabine puts them on and calls the transformation. Then she searches in the contact list. Finding Carapace first, she records a voice message. Unfortunately, she hasn't thought about informing Marinette's teammates about the patrolling, while cleaning Marinette. Recording the message to Carapace, she cleans a bad wound which makes Marinette cry out of pain. Sabine now knows - she can't record and take care of her daughter at the same time.