Unstoppable

I'm Sorry

Listen to my heart. Let it guide me.

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Marinette felt the stares of her new on her. They were looking her up and down, judging her, she guessed. She looked at her father and she felt like he was staring right into her soul, judging her. she looked back right into his eyes, not looking away. She couldn't. She saw him give a little nod.

She couldn't even react before she was suddenly hugged and twirled around. She didn't know what was happening, but she tried to calm her power down, wanting to break free and defend her against the unknown threat, "I have always wanted a little sister. It's nice to meet you. B has told us everything about you." She slowly calmed down. Everything was fine, it was just her new brother.

"Let go of her Dickhead, let her breath. She just arrived. No need to attack her", said a voice, Marinette couldn't pinpoint right now still being dizzy from the twirling. When she was finally put down she could finally look at the others in the room.

They were all tall and well built. They all had one thing in common and that was the blue eyes and black hair, even though one of them had green eyes and one had a white streak in his hair. White Streak, green eyes and her father were the tallest, with white streak being slightly taller than her father, while puppy boy was taller then green eyes, but smaller than white streak and her father. Coffee mug boy was the smallest of them, but he was still taller than her.

They also had all different expressions on their faces. Coffee mug boy looked like he was about to fall asleep and Marinette was sure that he didn't even notice her, puppy boy was bouncing up and down excitedly, while green eyes was staring at her, with an cold and judging expression on his face, then there was white streak, who was looking at her curiously and well then her father was giving her a smile.

"Hello Marinette, as you may already know I'm Bruce Wayne. These next to me are four of my sons, Richard Grayson", "You can call me Dick." "My oldest. Then there is Jason Todd", "Sup." "He is the second oldest. The one with the coffee mug is Tim Drake. My third oldest", She got no reaction from him. "And this is Damien, my youngest", he just nodded. "Then there is Duke Thomas, but he is currently not here, since he has to work on a school project with a classmate and then there are the girls, unofficially adopted is Stephanie Brown, adopted is Cassanda and Barbara is not adopted but she is mostly here, but they are on a girls night out and you already met Alfread, he may be the butler, but he is actually like a grandfather for the kids and like a father to me ", Bruce explained fondly, while pointing at everyone.

She gave them all a nod and a little smile. She hoped that everything would turn out fine. "My name is Marinette Cheng-Wayne as you may know and I hope we will get along well", she introduced herself with a smile.

Puppy boy (as she named him in her mind) or Dick was squealing in excitement: "You are so cute", he was about to hug her again, when he was pulled back, by Jason, who was hugging him from behind. "Calm down, Dick. Let her come in first before you smother her with your affection", he sighed, but looked down fondly on Dick, who calmed down slightly. She gave him a thankful nod. She didn't want to be crowded right now, still getting used to the new environment.

"Young Masters, Miss Marinette, dinner is ready. If you would please go to the dining room", Alfred said from behind her, making her flinch in surprise. She didn't hear him coming. Dick and Damien went towards the kitchen without a fuss, while her father gently grabbed Tim and carefully led him towards the dining room.

Jason stopped next to her : "They may seem crazy, over eccentric and cold, but they just need to get used to you in Damiens and Cass's case. They don't do well with strangers, it's nothing against you, just something from their childhood. Tim, well you will get used to him, he is coffee addicted and tired, he also had a difficult childhood. Dick also had a traumatizing childhood, he lost so much, his life is difficult, he just tries to care for everyone, he is really protective. He tries to hide it by acting all happy and excited, but he is just hurt underneath it all. Like Dick, B was hurt. In many ways, he may not show it, but he will support you whatever you do. Duke, and Barbara actually had a goodlife, but it was destroyed, because of the Joker. Steph's father was not a nice man and it pains her talking about him, she suffered under his hand. For me, I also didn't have the best life, but I try to make the best out of it, but I will protect you Marinette. I promise you that. No matter what worries you, we will always protect you."

"Thanks for telling me, Jason", Marinette nodded, before they went together to the dining room, where the others already sat.

"This is your seat, Miss Marinette", Alfred pointed at a seat next to Damien and across from Dick. She nodded and sat down, before looking around. The dining room looked beautiful, she had to admit it. The walls were made from dark ebony, while the floor was made from dark marble, chandeliers were hanging from the ceiling, the crystals were sparkling. The table was made from mahogany as were the seats. On the wall were old paintings, of landscapes, seas, fields and forests and one of Gotham.

"So Marinette, what do you do in your free time? What do you like to do?", asked her father, making her snap her attention back to him. "I like drawing, sketching, designing clothes and singing", she said, unsure what they would think. "Damien also likes to paint. We have a painting room upstairs, Damien can show it to you later", Bruce said smiling. She returned that smile. She felt the warmth spreading through her. She felt more welcome than she ever did back in Paris.

"On a serious note. Your mother told me what happened back in Paris and why she sent you here", Bruce began talking and Marinette felt her face fall, she felt fear shoot through her and she tensed up, "But I want to hear from you. What happened in Paris."

All the tension left her body at once. She felt relieved. They didn't judge her based on the rumors Tom and Sabine told them.

And she told them everything from Lila, to her friends turning their back on her, from Adrien telling her to take the high road, Tom and Sabine believing them over their own daughter, to Miss Bustier neglect and her victim blaming. She then told them about Hawkmoth, about the responsibilities, her always trying to be perfect, Chat Noir's obsessive behavior and harassment, him refusing to show up for fights, about the Red Room and about her powers.

When she finished she could feel them screaming murder, even Tim, who looked like he was still half asleep. She felt like crying, but she felt too exhausted. Then Dick stood up and walked over to her. He pulled her up from her seat and hugged her.

"I'm sorry", before Marinette could wonder what he meant by that continued talking. "I'm sorry for not being able to protect you. I'm sorry that you had to go through everything alone, with no one to talk to. That you had such a large burden to carry alone. From now on, whatever troubles you, you can come to us. No matter what we are doing or how late it is. I would burn the world down for you Marinette, everyone who hurt you will pay."

Marinette believed every word Dick said. She knew he spoke the truth and Marinette just buried herself into his hug. She knew she was home.