Adopted by Why Don't We

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Marlee's POV
I'm three. I've lived in this orphanage since I was well forever I guess. I've never been adopted. No ones ever thought about adopting me anyway. Ms. Clara came in my room after my nap and got me dressed in this outfit

It was the only decent looking thing I owned. Even though Ms. Clara has taken care of me for ages she seems to hate me. She did my hair a brushed roughly through the curls.
M~ ow! That huart!
( it's a three year old. They don't speak the best or stay focused)
C~ whatever. There's a family possibly coming to adopt you today. Hallelujah because I never want to see you again. Now be on your best behavior and come meet the boys.
I followed her out of my room I shared with Cassie, who was 5, and Sammy, who was 6, they just got adopted though. I guess I won't meet my new roommates! We went downstairs to a room where five guys stood. One had blonde hair and smiled at me, then one who was super tall stood from a chair and waved slightly. The other one had really curly hair just like mine! He smiled. The other one with bright blue eyes, like mine, smiled and waved. Then the one who was short and already had a smile on his face said something to Ms. Clara. I went to hide in a corner while they talked to her. All of a sudden I felt a tap on my shoulder, I twirled around and found the one with the icy blue eyes.
D~ hello princess! I'm Daniel. You can call me Dani.
He smiled, he had a tooth gap. I had a tooth gap! Dani seemed really nice. I especially liked what he did next.
D~ I got you something * he hands me a stuff animal * it's a giraffe. I hope you like it.
He smiled at the present. I had never had a stuffed animal before. I grasped my hands around his neck giving him the biggest hug my little arms could. I could feel his smile as he hugged me back.
D~ can I introduce you to my friends?
I nodded, I was shy so I didn't talk much until I felt like I could trust the person. Daniel asked me if I wanted to hold his hand and I nodded again. He held his hand out. I held his finger. My little tiny fingers around his bigger one made me feel safe. We walked over to the boys.
D~ do you wanna tell us your name?
I shrugged and whispered in his ear so the others couldn't hear.
M~ Marlee Elizabeth. I don't think I have a last name.
Daniel looked at me, his once happy face was now sad. He had a frown on his face. Why?
D~ Marlee, this is Jonah.
Jonah was the tall one.
D~ That's Corbyn
He pointed to the one with blonde hair.
D~ Zach is that one
He gestured to Zach who was the short one.
D~ then Jack
Jack had curly hair just like me!
The boys all smiled at me.
JA~ hey, I like your hair
He bends down to my level. I pulled at his curls. Laughing, he shook his head around like a dog. I giggled quietly.
JA~ can I see your hair?
I nodded, he gently grabbed my hair and let one of the curls bounce. I leaned close to him and whispered in his ear:
M~ why didn't you tug harder?
He looked at me with a confused face, it looked funny.
JA~ why would I hurt you?
I went back to his ear and whispered again:
M~ everyone seems to huart me... but you sweem niceee
JA~ could I give you a h-
I jumped on top of him, squeezing him as tight as I could. He laughed and hugged me tightly. When he let go Corbyn was there. He smiled and held out a blanket with crowns on it.
C~ you can call me Bean if you'd like.
He smiled.
C~ I hope you want to come live with us. We would like that
I nodded fastly. I whispered in his ear:
M~ is the bwanket fowr me?
C~ yes, you will be our princess so that's why there are crowns.
I smiled and gave him a hug after I grabbed the blanket. I had the blanket in one hand and the giraffe in the other. They were some of the only things I owned and I was never letting go.
C~ do you want to meet Jonah and Zach?
I nodded, I went over to Jonah. I could already tell he was super nice. I grabbed onto his leg and all the boys laughed.
JM~ do we have a little monkey?
He grabbed me upside down and tickled me. No one had ever tickled me before. The place where I had lived was honestly awful. Jonah set me down, kneeling on the ground next to me.
JM~ so our little monkey, are you excited about coming with us?
I laughed, nodding. I went close to his ear.
M~ thank wou fowr bweing niceee
He gave the best hug ever. These boys were really nice.
Z~ hey little one. I'm Zach. You can call me Z or Zachy. Whatever you want.
I laughed and did a little dance but then I remembered I couldn't be to loud because Ms. Clara would get really mad. I covered my mouth and sat down looking around for Ms. Clara. She was talking to Daniel and Jack. She glared at me and tears filled my eyes. I hated getting in trouble. Zach pulled me into his arms and wiped my tears away. I hid my face in his chest. He picked me up, asking if that was ok first, and then walked over to Ms. Clara.
Z~ you do not get to be mean to our little girl! Do you understand?
He was yelling and it scared me, but I knew he was protecting me. He whispered back to me:
Z~ it's ok princess, I'm sorry I yelled. Can we go to your room and get your things?
I whispered back:
M~ I don't have many... but yeah
Zach didn't seem to happy with that but he walked out of the room.
Z~ do you want me to keep carrying you?
I nodded fast. I had never been shown this much love in my life!
Z~ alrighty then! Point the way.
I pointed up the stairs and to my room. Zach gasped when he saw my room.

It was honestly awful but it's what I had lived with forever. Well three years.
Z~ Marlee, where are your things?
I pointed at the small drawer that was mine. He opened it and grabbed the baby picture of me. He looked around for more but there wasn't. He walked back downstairs to the room.
Z~ do you want to say goodbye to your cares-person?
I shook my head no and wrapped my arms tighter around Zach's neck. I held my giraffe and blanket tightly as we walked out of the orphanage. Ms. Clara was by the door.
C~ good riddance
She rolled her eyes at me
Z~ I'm so glad she'll never have to see you again!
He walked to the car where the boys were ready to drive off. Zach handed me to Daniel. He sat me on his lap and held me tight. I yawned and snuggled against Daniel's chest.
JM~ little monkey, your in for a long ride. It's about two hours to your new house!
I decided to speak up.
M~ can I call you Jo Jo?
He chuckled.
JM~ yes my dear you can!
M~ yay! * yawns * can I sleep?
D~ you yes cutie pie. You can take a nap.
I leaned against Daniel, he put my blanket around me and gave me my giraffe.
D~ did you name him?
I nodded and smiled. I whispered into his ear:
M~ his name is Geoffrey The Giraffe!
He laughed and wiped my curls from my face. I drifted off to sleep with my new family talking away. I had a feeling I was really gonna like them.

AN:
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