Look What You Made Me Do

You Can Spell Awesome Without Me, But You'll Always Be Wrong

(AN:Marinette and Chloe arrive at the Manor, introductions are made. Dick finds out some VERY interesting news.)

"Welcome to Wayne Manor!" Dick exclaimed. When Marinette stepped out of the limo she felt his mouth open to for a small 'o' of awe. She had known that Wayne Manor would be big but the sprawling mansion was not something you could prepare for. When she looked over and noticed that Chloe looked impressed she didn't feel as bad. Chloe lived in the penthouse apartment on the top floor of the best hotel in Paris. When it came to living arrangements she was a tough sell.

Once she was done gaping at the house Marinette noticed two males waiting for them at the large front doors. One was a man that looked to be in his 40's and the other was a teenage boy that looked to be her age whom she remembered from Gotham Gardens, Damian Wayne so of course the man must be Bruce Wayne

"I know Dick just said it but welcome to Wayne Manor." Mr. Wayne smiled as they approached. "The circumstances of your arrival are unfortunate but I hope you two enjoy your stay. I want to assure you that you two will be extremely safe here."

"Eh.....honestly you're doing us a favor." Chloe shrugged, which caused Mr. Wayne to look confused.

"Wh-what Chloe means is that things would have gotten rather complicated without your intervention." she smiled as she elbowed her best friend. She was hoping to keep Wayne Manor as drama free as possible. Besides she seriously doubted someone like Bruce Wayne wanted to hear about the teenage drama of a high school girl's life. "Thank you for taking us in!"

"Well we were not about to stand by and let you be sent back to Paris for something that was not your fault." Damian replied.

"This is my youngest son Damian." Mr. Wayne introduced.

"We met." Marinette smiled."Well I mean not officially. But at the gardens, he offered to help me."
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Dick's eyes widened a little as he watched the interaction. Dami had already interacted with Marinette? He hadn't said anything when he had asked him about the class trip to the gardens! He watched as Damian's eyes widened a little, as if he hadn't expected Marinette to say anything. Dick sometimes worried about Damian socializing. Bruce may have been able to force his son to go to Gotham Academy but he couldn't force Damian to make friends with his peers.

"By the way thank you for the pen. It's really going to come in handy, I need to work on my gala dress design." Marinette smiled.

"I-it was nothing." Damian quickly replied looking away. And holy shit was he blushing?! His sweet lil Dami had sent a present to a girl?! Had he been sent to another Earth again? If so Dick wasn't sure if he wanted to go back home. 'Okay Dick, be cool. Don't over react.' After giving himself some mental instructions.

"You gave Marinette a present?!" Dick exclaimed making Marinette and Chloe jump, Bruce's eyes widened a little, and Damian scowled.

'Nailed it!' Dick thought to himself.

"Grayson you will mind your own business." Damian hissed. Uh-oh, he was being called Grayson rather than Richard. Damian absolutely refused to call him Dick no matter how many times he asked.Dick knew a warning when he heard one.

"Why don't we go inside. It seems very rude to expect two lovely young ladies to spend the evening on the front steps."

Dick latched onto the distraction. "Alfie is right. Let's go inside."

"Girls this is Alfred Pennyworth." Bruce introduced. "He is the family butler but really he's more family than butler."
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Marinete looked up and smiled, in front of her was a distinguished elderly man in a butler's outfit. He looked like he had just stepped off the set of a movie. When their eyes met Marinette felt a familiar buzz hum in her brain. She usually got this when she was approaching someone with a miraculous talisman. Master Fu had said now that she was training to be a guardian she would be able to sense who could be a holder without there being a pressing need to find it. But somehow this felt like more. Alfred Pennyworth wasn't a potential miraculous wielder, he had already been one. She couldn't help but be curious and planned to ask Tikki about her feeling later. She had always trusted her instinct before, it was part of what made her such a good Ladybug.

"If you will please follow me I will show you to your rooms. Dinner shall be ready soon, but there is time to freshen up." Alfred announced.

"That sounds great!" Marinette smiled.
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Damian was relieved for the intervention of Pennyworth. He hadn't been expecting Miss Dupain-Cheng to bring up the gift in front of Richard, he knew that this wasn't the end of things. Though he couldn't help but be pleased that Miss Dupain-Cheng had liked the gift he had sent her. It had been easy to decide on giving the French girl a new pen. It didn't mean anything and that was going to tell Richard! It was a matter of honor. Miss Dupain-Cheng's pen had been lost while she was a guest of Father's. Losing a beloved art tool would not leave a favorable impression of Gotham. Yes it had been easy to decide to replace the pen, what had taken more time than expected was deciding on what kind of pen to send. Damian was glad his choice had pleased her. He watched as Pennyworth led Miss Dupain-Cheng and Miss Bourgeois to their rooms. Maybe he could make his get away and appear again for dinner. Richard was busy talking with Father. Just as he was about to make a run for the stairs a voice stopped him in his tracks.

"S'up Demon. What's this I hear about you giving Pixie Pop a present?"
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Marinette couldn't help but look around with wide eyes as she was taken to the room she would be staying in. A part of her still was having trouble processing the fact that she and Chloe would be spending the rest of the trip staying in Wayne Manor! It was a little funny that something so amazing had happened but if she said anything about it to her classmates they would call her a liar, what made this truly funny was this was the kind of lie Lila would tell them.

Her room was spacious and absolutely beautiful. The Gotham Rose had been very impressive but it paled in comparison to the room she was in now.

"Is everything to your liking Miss Dupain-Cheng?" Alfred asked. "Miss Bourgeois will be right across the hall."

"The room is amazing!" she exclaimed. "Um do you know if there's a possibility of me getting a sewing machine? I will need one to make Chloe and my gala dresses. I-if it wouldn't be too much trouble that is."

Mr. Pennyworth gave her a smile. "Never fear Miss Dupai-Cheng. We happen to have a very trusty machine that hardly makes noise at all."

Marinette was relieved, she had been a little worried. It was one thing to be able to request a sewing machine for her room, she hadn't been sure she could get one here. "Please call me Marinette." she smiled. "My last name is such a mouthful."

"Of course, but please call me Alfred in return. I must say that the circumstances that brought you here were not the best. But perhaps in the end it was a bit of luck that brought you here." Alfred smiled. "If you will please excuse me I need to get dinner started." Marinette's eyes widened and before she could say anything Alfred gave her a wink and passed Chloe in the hall as he left.

Chloe stared after him. "What was that about?" she asked as she closed the door behind herself.

Marinette shook her head, not yet ready to share what she was thinking until she had spoken to Tikki, she didn't want Chloe to worry that, in the least, her secret identity was known to the insightful butler.