The Badass Ladybird of Gotham

Night of WOW

(Sorry for the late post. Our family had a bonfire and I burnt my hand because I am a dum-dum😆. As an apology, I'll post 2 chapters. one being normal, and 2 being a POV!!! I will post Damian's POV tomorrow. Thanks guys!)

"Where did the demon brat go?" He was gone.

"Miss Marinette, how about I lead you to your room." Alfred suggested.

"Great idea Alfie, I'll come with you," Jason grabbed his jacket

"It's ok Jay I'll just go with Alfred." She stood up, thanked everyone and said her good nights and followed Alfred up the stairs and down the dark hallway, staring at every portrait. It seemed that the eyes followed her every move and she stopped staring and kept moving. They reached a door, Alfred unlocked it and let her in and there were her bags, already on the bed. She walked in and sat on the bed.

"Thank you monsieur, you didn't have to do this." He smiled at her.

"Don't worry about it miss Marinette, it's my job. Thank you for agreeing to stay with us." And with that, he left.

Her thoughts came at her like a truck and the only name that could come to mind TIKKI. She ripped open her purse and TIKKI flew out.

"Marinette! I'm sorry that I did this but I flew around and explored the house." She looked down sadly.

"It's ok Tikki. It's better one of us knows the house at least." They both laughed and there was a knock on the door.

"Hold on a moment," she grabbed her sweater and pulled it over her tank top and pajamas. She opened the door and stepped out. The person who was there surprised her.

"Can I help you monsiour demon?" She asked him with humor in her voice. He crossed his arms and looked at the floor. With his cheeks flushed,

"I shouldn't have been so rude. I know what it's like being new in this house and the family pestering you every five seconds. Can I come in? I want to talk to you." He looked around the room, for a chair, and settled for the side of the bed. Marinette sat next to him a 'good quarantine's length apart' (get it?😂)

"I'm not going to hurt you Dupain-Cheng, stop acting like I killed Todd." He chuckled at that.

"Are you actually laughing? Wow I'm shocked," She teased. He rolled his eyes and continued,

"Tt. I have a complex, sophisticated sense of humor that dull minded individuals cannot understand." She scooted closer to him and got in his face,

"Try me." She challenged. He grabbed the side of her face and replied,

"You know, you are really cute when you pout like that," her face flamed, and she looked down. He smirked and backed away

"You good there? I though you were a blueberry, not a tomato." She huffed and hit his shoulder. She winced. And he grabbed her arm, rolled up her sweater sleeve before she could stop him. The smile fell from his face.

"Who-who did this to you?" His voice was shakey. She quickly pulled her sleeve down and turned away from him and she was trembling.

"How," he had to take a deep breath, "how long have you been covering these up Marinette? Does Todd at least know?" She glared at the ground and clutched the sheets in her hands. He grabbed her shoulder and forced him to look at her.

"Damn it Marinette, this is serious!" Marinette started him dead in the eyes and let all the built up pain for years fall out of her mouth like a waterfall.

"YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT? I HAD TO LOOSE THE ONLY PEROSN WHO ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT I HAD TO DEAL WITH? I NEVER WANTED TO KILL HIM. I WANTED TO SAVE HIM. I DIDNT WANT TO KILL HIM. I didn't want to kill him." She was sobbing, more than earlier that day. He pulled her into a hug and she started hitting his chest repeating
"LET ME GO, LET ME GO, let me go..let me go.. let me..." she fell crying again.

He pulled her tighter and she relaxed in his chest and just cried. The door opened, and Dick entered but Damian swatted his hand at him and Dick ran out of the room.
She fell asleep, on his chest moments later, and he awkwardly pat her head.

"Uhh Du-Dupain Cheng, Would you like to umm go lay on the bed, I'm sure it's more comfortable than me." He smiles down at her and moved her onto the bed, and tucked her in.
He stood up, grabbed her hand and let it fall as he turned to exit the room. She grabbed it, flipped him over her, on the other side of the bed, and pulled him close.

He flushed and laid there, not knowing what to do and he gave in, and fell into a deep sleep.