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Damian was starting to wonder if this black haired blue eyed girl was a meta. He had never seen Todd just apologize like that before. He wondered if he could get a hair or blood sample. Would that be invasive? Probably. He decided he would just continue to watch the situation.
"Did you say Jagged Stone?!" Damian looked up in surprise as Drake came rushing into the room, almost knocking Richard to the ground.
Miss Dupain-Cheng took a small step back, clearly caught off guard by Drake's sudden approach. "Um....th-that's right." she answered looking nervous. For some reason Damian found this very irritating. Couldn't Drake see that he was crowding her?! He felt his hand twitch and suddenly found him longing for his younger days when he carried around a throwing star....just in case. Richard had of course put a stop to that.
"Drake I may not be an expert on how to interact with women but I am quite sure getting in their personal space with a deranged look is not appropriate!" he snapped. He couldn't help but feel satisfied when Drake backed up.
"Sorry!" Drake apologized. "I'm like a huge Jagged Stone fan! I've been listening to him for years. I'm absolutely fascinated by the latest designs he's been wearing. I've been trying to figure out who his designer is but I can't find out much. I'd kill for a commision by MDC but he or she is booked solid!"
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Chloe wanted to laugh when Jagged Stone's designer was mentioned. She knew Marinette wouldn't understand why she had named dropped just now, but the Waynes were crazy rich. If there was one thing Chloe knew it was how the rich and powerful through. She had Jason's number from the moment he tried to square off against Marinette. Marinette's will was going to overrule him but they might be arguing for a while since she had no cookies at the moment to get the job done, so she had decided to speed things along. Jason would learn once he had eaten one of Marinette's cookies.
What was surprising was the excited response of the sleep deprived brother. When he mentioned Marinette's non superhero alter ego she almost laughed but managed to hold back. She had been telling Marinette that M.D.C. was a big deal in more places than just Paris. Some pretty big time names used him. Sure it had started with Jagged Stone but he had referred M.D.C. to others. Though they would have come looking sooner or later when a celebrity like Jagged Stone claimed someone as his exclusive designer.
It always cracked her up when their classmates talked about the mysterious designer. Of course Lie-la claimed to be very good friends with M.D.C. and that it was because of her that he met Jagged Stone and became so well known. Chloe fully planned to flaunt her M.D.C. original dress at the Wayne gala.
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Marinette wasn't sure what to say to Tim when he talked about her alter ego M.D.C. For a teenage girl she somehow had ended up with a lot of them. "Does Jagged Stone really come to your family bakery?!" Tim asked in an excited tone.
"Um....y-yeah, whenever he's in the city." Marinette answered with a smile. "Sometimes he sneaks away for a treat. Really drives Aunt Penny nuts."
"YOU ARE RELATED TO JAGGED STONE?!" Tim shrieked, grabbing hold of her arms..
"Christ Replacement! I think one of my ear drums just burst!" Jason complained.
Before Marinette could react she found herself being pulled away from Tim by Damian, who pressed her to his side making her face go a little red. "Drake you will keep your hands to yourself or I will remove them from your body!" he snarled.
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"Woah, woah, let's just calm down." Dick said holding up his hands to show he meant no harm. He hadn't seen Damian so defensive and agitated in a while. It had been some time since he had threatened Tim with bodily hard, like at least three weeks. Almost a month really! But what was really strange was how protective Damian was being over Marinette. He didn't think he had seen him like this before. At least not around another person, let alone a girl. Normally Dami avoided them like they were the plague. But with how many fame chasers there were out there Dick understood.Though usually his baby brother's sharp tongue kept the girls at bay.
"Sorry!" Tim apologized."I'm just...ah....a big Jagged Stone fan. And, I might be a little over caffeinated."
"A little?" Dick laughed. "Timmers nothing but Alfred's mint tea until tomorrow morning."
""But!" Tim protested
"No buts!" Dick ordered.
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"I'm not really related to Jagged Stone or his wife Penny." Marinette explained. "I've known Jagged for years, he considers me his honorary niece so he insisted for years I call him Uncle Jagged and I finally gave in." Marinette explained.
"Wow your bakery must be something pretty amazing." Jason said with a whistle.
"Uh....w-well it's a little more complicated than that." Marinetter said with a nervous laugh.
"So what is it?" Dick asked.
"Will you all promise to keep it a secret?" Marinette asked. When everyone nodded she continued. "Well it started years ago when I designed some sunglasses for Jagged. He then had me design an album cover for him. I've designed a few other things for him."
No one said anything and Chloe rolled her eyes. Looking at Tim she pointed at Marinette. "What's her name?"
Tim gave her a confused look. "Marinette."
"Her full name you dolt!" she snapped.
"Marinette Dupain-Cheng." Time answered looking at Chloe like she was crazy. That is until it hit him. "YOU'RE M.D.C.?!"
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"I do not know what all this shouting is about but I must insist that it end." Alfred announced. "Dinner is ready and I don't allow such a noisy dinner table. Master Damian perhaps you should release Miss Dupain-Cheng I'm sure she can find her way to the dinner table without such....hands on assistance."
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Dick's eyes widened, he hadn't realized that Damian still had Marinette close to him! He watched as both Damian and Marinette's face went red and they jumped apart as if they had been burned. Damian always prided himself on having control over his emotions, there was a good chance he could be part of the Paris team sent to help Ladybug when this was all over.
It was so strange to see his baby brother blushing and trying to act like nothing had just happened. He looked so....normal! Not that Damian wasn't normal,Dick loved his Baby Bird, but this was a refreshing change.
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RomanceThis is a story I started on AO3 in March. You might find this story very familiar. If so then you've read Miraculous Justice copy and pasted by KeilahAgreste my story. They have taken it down and I am going to post updates on both sites. Lila mad...