||Hello guys, this may be hard for some to read. If this is too triggering for you, just say the word and I'll try to make a more suitable version for you. I got this idea from a one-shot and I was hesitant on writing it, but here we are. I'll try not to make it as triggering as I thought it would be, just because this has actually happened in the world. If you need to vent, the comments are open to do so!||
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Marinette had been waiting for her boyfriend to come home. She'd been feeling sick recently and decided to take a test just in case. She's glad she did, but Adrien may not be.
She was nervous, no not nervous, afraid. Scared of what her boyfriend would think about this situation. They were hardly 18! But then again, it wasn't Marinette's choice. Adrien had forced her to become his girlfriend after Ladybug disappeared. He had to settle for her lookalike.
She had moved onto Luka after Adrien got closer with Kagami. But truth is, Adrien only wanted Ladybug. After Luka and Marinette, Adrien and Kagami had broken up, Chat Noir/Adrien had become more persistent into getting 'his lady'. But Ladybug had become more distant from both Adrien and Chat. She had put on a fake face, but only to satisfy his needs. No, wants.
She 'laughed' at his jokes, 'smiled' at his affection, showed 'interest' toward Chat in her civillian identity when he came to talk about how Ladybug was strong, beautiful and many other things. She saw it as a mask covering up her true feelings, he saw it as progress.
But she was not the only one who knew of this mask. Alya, Luka, Kagami, hell, even Chloe noticed how distant and secretive she was being. Marinette tried so hard to hide her feelings, but that mask burned in her anger toward Adrien and Chat Noir with how he reacted to her confession.
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The door made a clicking sound, indicating Adrien had arrived. Marinette made her way to the apartment's living room, to greet her boyfriend. "Hello, Adrien. We need to talk." The model looked up and led the designer to the couch.
"Yeah, what's up?" Marinette took a deep breath. "I-I'm pregnant." Adrien eyes flashed a dangerous glare. "You're....what?" She sunk into herself at the tone of his voice. The one he only used when he was about to do something you'll then regret ever upsetting him. "P-p-pregnant?"
He then muttered some familiar words she had used one time. "Plagg, claws out."
"A-Adrien. What are you doing?" He smirked. "Aww, my poor Mari. You're going to regret being a little slut." Her ear-piercing screams filled the sound-proof apartment. "Now, go clean up the nasty scratches. Then go to your bed." She nodded and ran out of the room toward the shared bathroom.
The abuse continued for 2 months, and it only got worse when he was drunk. Marinette finally had enough.
She packed 2 bags, and a small back pack. She took the miracle box and took Kaalki's sunglasses out of it. When Adrien was sleeping, she took the ring and put it on her finger. "Kaalki, please open up a portal to Gotham. Maybe they'll help me out."
Kaalki did as told while Plagg and Tikki discussed important matters in Marinette's purse.
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Tim, Dick, Damian, Jason, and Bruce had been on patrol. Tim and Jason took one route. Dick and Damian took another. And Bruce took the last.
Tim and Jason were watching the people walking in the streets and alleyways when they saw a portal open up out of thin air. A petite girl with porcelain skin, bluebell eyes, rosy cheeks, and light freckles stepped out of it with two suitcases and a bag on her back. She looked up at the gloomy sky, and spotted the vigilantes. Red Robin and Red Hood jumped down in front of the girl.
"Marinette?" Hood asks. "I-I'm sorry for showing up l-like this, but I just need all the help I can get, Jason. I thought he was truly the one for me but I should've noticed his aggression when we first got together. I-I was just so blinded by love, I couldn't see the true reason behind his actions." Tim stepped closer to the girl, hugging her small figure. "You're going to tell us the full story when we get to the manor, Nettie." She just nodded and asks Kaalki to open up another portal to the manor.
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"Bruce, we have a problem. Nothing serious, but Red and I need to end our route early." Jason's voice rang throughout the comms. "What happened Hood?" Jason audibly sighed. "Pixie just showed up in Gotham through a portal. She was crying and she opened up another portal to the manor. Apparently Agreste did something to her." Damian and Dick heard the interaction and developed a very murderous look on their faces. "We'll be there ASAP."
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"Mari, what happened?" Tim, out of suit, asked. "It's Adrien, he's not acting like himself and he hadn't been ever since we got together. I always felt like it was meant to be, but I guess not. I had told him something and he s-started to abuse me and give me scratches all over my body. No one would hear my screams as he sound-proofed the apartment. I took his miraculous while he was sleeping and came here. Hoping you guys would help me out. I didn't go to anyone else as I didn't have the strength to. And it took me a lot of courage to even come here and seek help. Please don't leave me. I can't afford to lose anyone else!" By now she's sobbing, soaking Tim's shirt in the process. "Bean, we're not going anywhere. What did you tell him."
She goes silent.
She sudden;y feel sick to her stomach. Like everything she ate was fighting its way up to find freedom from her body. Like she was going to throw up all her body weight. As soon as Bruce, Jason, Dick, and Damian came into the room, she ran to the bathroom.
She kneeled in front of the toilet and let it all out.
"Shit- Nettie are you....?" Jason doesn't get to finish his sentence as Marinette's sobs fill the room again. "Please, don't go. This is why I left. It became too much, and Adrien lost his mind over it. It's why I ran away. No one else know, so please don't leave me." Damian rushes over to the girl to hug her. "Don't worry, 妈妈. (Mom) We'll never leave you." The twelve year old assures.
Marinette's eyes widen. "Mom?" She asks. "你对我来说就像一个真正的母亲。你比我的亲生母亲更关心我。现在你将成为真正的母亲。(You're like a real mother to me. You care more about me than my biological mother. Now you'll be a real mother.)" He then gives her a small smile. "Thank you, Damian." She squeezes the boy in a tight hug before he helps her stand up. "Don't worry Marinette, we'll help you and stay by your side for as long as you need." Bruce says, with a small grin. She nods.
She had found her true family. One that'll actually care about her feelings and health.
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