Midnight Tresses

Chapter 12

The kingdom was overjoyed to have their beloveded prince back. They had all been so worried about him after he disappeared and they all were greatly relieved to see him alive and well but no one was more relieved than King Gabriel.

"My son, not a single day went by when I didn't worry for your safety." Gabriel said hugging him. "I searched every where for you."

"Father I have missed you too and I'm glad to be home. But things have to change." Adrien said. "Father I refuse to marry any woman except Marinette. I love her Father."

"I see." Gabriel said. "While I am extremely against the idea of a prince marrying a peasant girl instead of a princess-"

"She is a princess Father! She's a true princess! She's polite to everyone she meets, she's clever enough to find herself out of a situation, she's kind to people especially if they're less fortunate, and she's just as brave as any knight in fact she saved life! She's the reason I was able to find my way back here! So she is a true princess! And she will make a true queen!"

"I understand that-"

"And if you try to keep us apart then I'll run away with her! I don't care Father!"

"Adrien will you let me finish?! As I was saying while I don't approve of this union I can see that this is not some mere infatuation, that you two are in love so even though this goes against our traditions I will allow you two to be wed."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Oh thank you Father! Thank you!"

Adrien overjoyed rushed to tell Marinette who like her fiance couldn't be happier. Together they went back to to the tower to get her things and began to make plans. Not long after a huge engagement ball was thrown to announce the news and everyone, royal and peasant alike was invited including Tom and Sabine. At the ball everyone eagerly waited for the new announcement of who Prince Adrien's bride would be. After everyone arrived they sent out the royal messenger to give the news.

"Citizens of our fair kingdom I am proud to announce the future king and queen of this land! Our very own noble Prince Adrien and his beautiful bride to be Lady Marinette."

At those news Sabine dropped her cup in shock, then she and her husband watched as Adrien and Marinette made her way down the royal stairway toward the applauding guests. The sight of the blue haired and blue eyed young lady filled them with hope and they approached her.

"Your name is Marinette?" She asked her.

"Yes."

"I...We...We had a daughter named Marinette once...A long time ago but a witch took her away from us when she was just a tiny baby. We never saw her again."

Marinette felt her eyes widen. Could they be hee parents? Could this woman be her mother? Her real true mother? The woman who she had often dreamed of singing lullabies to her before putting her to sleep in her cradle? And this man, was he really her father? Did she really have a father? One who loved her and wanted her?

"Your daughter, did you make a blanket for her?"

"Yes I did it was white with-"

"Purple ribbon?"

Marinette quickly asked a servant to bring her, her baby blanket. The servant did as she was told. Marinette took the blanket from her and handed it to Sabine. She ran her fingers across the blanket feeling the fabric and stitching, she held it to her face and inhaled it's scent. The beautiful familiar scent of her baby girl. Sabine then raised a shaking hand toward her cheek and gave her a smile of hope.

"Mari...Marinette?"

"Mother?"

"Oh my darling!" She and Marinette embraced each other as tears of joy streamed down her face. Their family embrace was soon joined by the strong arms of Tom.

"My sweet Marinette." Tom said. "We thought we would never see you again."

"Are you really my father?" She asked the giant man.

"Yes."

"I have a father. A wonderful father who loves me, oh Father."

"You look so much like your mother when she was your age." He said. "So beautiful."

"I have a family, a family that loves me. I'm so happy."

"You're Marinette's parents?" Adrien asked. "Then I would like to ask your permission to marry your daughter."

"We just got our daughter back and now we're going to lose her again." Tom said.

"We'll gladly give you our permission but on one condition." Sabine said. "That you love and honor our daughter until the day she dies."

"And that we get to spend time with her before we give her away." Tom added.

"Of course." Adrien said.

So before the big day Marinette went to live with her parents in the spring. They stayed in a cottage with a huge garden of flowers and they spent every day cooking sweets, sewing, and singing songs. They were all very happy to be together again, it seemed to be too good to be true for Marinette. In the summer she returned to the castle to plan her life with Adrien. In a few short weeks they were martied in a magnificent wedding where everyone in the kingdom was invited. They all witnessed the joy and splendor between the couple. After the wedding they went to live a beautiful castle that they filled with music and flowers. Tikki and Plagg lived there too, Tikki spent her days filling the castle with her wonderful singing while Plagg spent his days napping on the comfiest pillow in the castle while eating as much cambert as he wanted.

It wasn't long before the castle was filled with the laughter of children. After a year of marriage, Marinette gave birth to a set of twins, a baby boy and a baby girl. They had beautiful midnight hair like their mother and shimmering green eyes like their father. Their son was a very smart young boy who loved to read and write while their daughter was very musical and preferred to sing songs and make music.

"Sing sweet nightingale

Sing sweet nightingale

High above me." Marinette and her daughter sang as she braided flowers in the little girl's hair.

"I love that song Mother." She said.

"And then Jim Hawkins challenged the pirates to a duel." Adrien read to his son.

"Was he scared?" The boy asked.

"He probably was but true courage is doing things even if you're afraid."

After dinner they baked cookies for dessert and spent the rest of the evening dancing to music. When it got late they tucked the children into their beds with the blankets Marinette sewed for them, then she sang them to sleep.

"Goodnight my sweet children." She said kissing them goodnight.

She left their rooms and went to join her husband on the blacony.

"Aren't they beautiful?" She said embracing him.

"Yes they are."

"You know I think one more would be just perfect."

"Really?"

She giggled and kissed him on the cheek which then turned into a passion ate kiss.

"Hey! I'm trying to eat here!" Plagg growled.

The couple laughed then went to bed taking Plagg with them. The eight of them were so happy together and Tom, Sabine, and Gabriel would come by to visit their children and grandchildren and they all lived happily ever after.