I was talking with Tikki about my list, my ear plugs still missing, when I heard my mom sobbing way downstairs in the bakery. I ran out of my room to see her, I don’t know what happened, but I just know that my mom was sad and I hate seeing the people I care about hurting.
“Mom! Are you okay?” I swung myself into the bakery.
“Marinette?” She turned to me. She was with Miss Nadia who was playing the same video that me and Chat just looked at moments ago. My mom wrapped her arms around me in a hug. “Are you okay, did he try to hurt you?”
“I’m, I’m fine mom.”
“Maybe you should stay home for a bit, for safety of course.”
“Mama!”
“Just until the end of this week, I’m sure your teachers will agree after you were harassed by a strange man on the school grounds.”
“I can’t! I just got back!”
“Safety first Marinette, I know you don’t like this, but I don’t want any harm to come to you. No matter how old you are, you're still my little girl and it hurts me to see my baby scared and sad as she’s being attacked by a strange man!” I inwardly wince thinking about how daily I’m attacked by a strange butterfly man after my earrings.
‘Strange butterfly man?’ I almost jumped out of my skin. I frantically looked around for the source of the voice.
‘T?’
“Marinette?” My mom asked, snapping me out of my head. “Is everything alright?”
“Uh, yes mama, sorry, I thought I heard something.”
“You're probably still in shock from earlier, go lay down, I’ll make some tea, when you go back to school, don’t go anywhere without Alya, okay?”
“O-okay.” I walked back up stairs.
“Tom, could you take over the counter for a moment honey?” I hear my mom ask dad as I recede to my room.
I flopped onto my bed annoyed at Paul, yes I’m using his name, I’m that mad. My anger receded when realization over the bite sat in.
‘T? I bit him, so why are you still here?’
‘Your not in wolf form Marinette. The bite won't work unless you’re in my form.’
A floor below, I heard my mom calling the school as she set the pot of water on the stove.
“Tikki?”
“Yes?” she came out from her hiding place.
“Do you want to go clear our heads?”
“You aren’t going to leave me this time, are you?” she asked skeptically.
“Nope, we’ll just wait for the tea and go out for a swing as it cools.”
“Alright then Marinette!” I laid patiently on my bed, I could smell the tea from up here. It was a sweet, bitter, I’d say a citrusy scent, I’m guessing lemongrass tea.
As light as my mother’s footsteps are, I heard her ascending the stairs, her steps the tiniest bit heavier and slower holding the tray of tea. I listened as she stopped outside and shifted the tray so she could knock on the trapdoor above her, letting me know she was there, before opening it herself.
“Marinette?”
“Yes mama?” I didn’t get up.
“I’m sorry about school, but your safety is my priority. I called the school and they understood everything perfectly, they’ll be asking Alya and Nino to bring over your homework.” She paused waiting for an answer. None came. “I’ll just set this here then.” she placed the tray with the cup and the teapot on the floor next to the door and left downstairs to continue working.
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Wolves
Fanfiction'I open my mouth to call for help, right then the wolf clamps its jaws down onto my arm. I pull it toward me, trying to break free. My pain and terror was released in a blood curdling scream that ripped through the air. I watched as the wolf slowly...
