#and the guy that jumped off the Eiffel Tower on my dad’s graduation night at the park

[hateswifi]

Rising from the Ashes: Of Galas and Fires

So this is Part two here is to my Master List and Part One. Enjoy

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When she woke up to the bright light peeking through her windows the next morning she decided to get up and go to the park to design. Near lunchtime, a shadow fell over her.  "Hey Mar," Chloe greeted, looking down at her bluenette friend. "You realize its one and you probably haven’t been responsible by eating anything today."

"Hey Chloe, no I didn't realize it was that late and no I haven’t eaten anything," Marinette said, looking at her phone. "Since we're already going to be at your hotel, can we just turn it into a sleepover?"

"Ya sure, why not. I'll call up Kagami and tell her to bring her stuff. Movie marathon and spa night?" Chloe asked now sitting as she looked through contacts. Marinette nodded in agreement. “Hey Blueberry, I’m here with Mar. We want to have a sleepover after the gala. Yes, movies and spa. Cool, gala starts at six-thirty to around ten o’clock tonight. Bye love you!” Chloe finished hanging up. 

“Cool want to head to your house for lunch?” Chloe asked, standing up. 

“Ya mama made quiches don’t worry spinach and feta,” Marinette said standing up and holding arms with Chloe. They take a nice but short walk to the bakery. “Mama I’m home and I brought Chloe,” Marinette greeted as she entered. 

“It’s good to see you. We, Tom and I, are going to the gala tonight,” Sabine said, hugging the two girls. 

“So mama you know how I’m hanging out with Kagami, Luka, and Adrien during the gala because Kagami and Adrien’s parent won’t let them go,” Marinette said as Sabine nodded. “Well, we all want to sleepover at Chloe’s after the gala are we allowed to?”

“Of course it’s nice that you’re staying with your friends. I’m sorry you couldn’t get out of It Chloe,” Sabine said, looking sympathetically at the girl she started to see as a daughter. 

“I’ve learned to deal with it. Anyways, after I get to hang out with my family,” Chloe says with a smile. 

“Awww, Chloe!” Marinette said hugging her. “We’re going to steal your quiches bye, Mama!”

After eating the quiches it was already three. They were watching Yuri on Ice, Adrien had gotten the miraculous squad into it and anime in general. 

“Hey, Chlo, I’m going to grab my night bag. Tomorrow morning, want to go shopping for the winter social? It’s next week?” Marinette asked, standing. 

“Sure Mar, but I don’t know why you’re worrying over it, you already graduated. I don’t understand why you don’t just take a break from the stupid people we call our classmates. Also, can you come to the hotel before to help me with my makeup?” Chloe asked, standing up and turning off the t.v. 

“You know the only reason I’m still in school is that I’m class president,” Marinette sighed, taking their quiche plates to the kitchen. “And I didn’t want to be accused of wanting attention.”

“Well Mar, I’m proud of you. I’m going to head to the hotel to shower and by the time you get there I should be out and maybe dressed, depending on how I feel,” Chloe said, waving bye to her friend. 

Marinette climbed to her room and grabbed the essentials like her hairbrush, two outfits, always prepared for a disaster, a toothbrush, her favorite color nail polish, her super cute and comfy pajamas, and a fluffy blanket. She also stuffed the Miracle Box in her bag; she never leaves more than twelve hours without it. She grabbed most of her cash; she was hoping to buy some fabrics. She also grabbed her stash of snacks for the movie night. 

“Bye, Mama!” Marinette said leaving the house, but she didn’t hear her mama’s response and her papa went out to buy Sabine flowers. She didn’t worry about it, she’ll see them tomorrow after shopping. 

When she got to the hotel, she was let inside because Chloe and Marinette are now friends. She found Chloe’s room within the maze-like halls and entered. She took a seat on Chloe’s bed after she dropped all her stuff. She had fallen asleep but woke up when her vision flashes orange and she wakes up to Chloe standing by her bathroom door in a white fluffy bathrobe. 

“Mar, you ok?” Chloe asked, stepping closer to Marinette as she pats her golden-blonde hair dry. 

“Ya it was just a weird dream,” she answered, sitting up. “You want me to help with hair and makeup?”

“Yes, your makeup style makes me look naturally beautiful and would you be able to put my hair in the braided bun,” Chloe said as she dries her hair. 

“Ok,” Marinette said, standing up. “I’m going to do three French braids into a princess bun.” After she finished Chloe’s hair she started working on her makeup. Thankfully Chloe had stopped wearing the super pigmented blue eyeshadow; she toned it down for more natural color. “And you’re all done. Do you want to get changed now and have a small snack before the gala?” Marinette asked, appreciating her handy work. 

"Let's have a small snack before I get changed. I have cookies here for Tikki if she would like them," Chloe said, pulling off the cover to the cookie plate.

"Thank you, Chloe!" Tikki said, flying over to grab a cookie. Pollen was already sitting on the plate eating some honey.

“Want a smoothie as your snack, the one I ordered is blueberry, and honey," Chloe said, putting a straw in her cup. She had grown accustomed to honey after Pollen started staying with her permanently. "But I'm going to guess you would like a strawberry smoothie." Marinette nodded in agreement. 

After they had finished their smoothies, Chloe got changed into her baby blue shoulderless dress with a puffy skirt that landed around the knee. Marinette had made this dress for her friend's birthday a couple of months prior and it would be the first event she would wear it to. This was an MDC original. 

A couple of years ago Marinette started selling her designs to people like her Uncle Jagged, Clara Nightingale, and people had fallen in love with the designs, so much so that Gabriel requested a line with her. She had created the line and it had been a big hit. She put most of the money in her bank account. The money would help her parents if she had died as Ladybug, but if they weren't around to collect it the money would be split up amongst her friends, except for Adrien after he refused.

"Mar, you gotta get going my daddy will be here soon to escort me down," Chloe said, breaking her out of the past. 

"Oh yeah I also have to get going I'm supposed to be meeting the rest of the miraculous team at the Eiffel Tower," Marinette said then transformed. "Chloe, you look extra pretty tonight." Ladybug and Chloe hugged until they heard a knock on her door, her dad was there to pick her up. They broke away and Ladybug jumped off the balcony and ran towards the Eiffel Tower. When she dropped everyone was already waiting for her.

"Hey, Mar. Do you think I can drop my stuff in Chloe's room before heading down?" Ryuko asks, switching her bag to her other shoulder.

"Ya you don't want to show up at the gala with your bag, that would be weird," Ladybug answered, hugging the rest of the group. "You all ready?"

"As I'll ever be," Viperon grumbled, not wanting to be stuck at a stuffy gala all night.

"Don't worry about it the pain only lasts for the first couple hours," Chat jokes, then jumped towards the hotel. 

They all wait on the roof of the hotel for Ryuko to come back so they could enter together as a squad. They heard Ryuko join them so the miraculous team jumped down towards the red carpet entrance that was surrounded by paparazzi. Flashes from the cameras blind the heroes as microphones were shoved in their faces. 

“Chat! Are you and Ladybug dating?” 

“Who is Hawkmoth? Is it true you know who he is?” 

“Are you guys gonna keep being heroes?”

“What is your statement towards Hawkmoth if he is watching tonight?”

“Viperon! are you in love with Ladybug? Do you and Chat secretly despise each other because of it?”

"Who are you all really behind the masks?"

They ignore the questions and enter inside where clapping began as soon as they entered applause broke out throughout the room. They saw all of Paris there to celebrate and raise money to help people in need. Ladybug smiled knowing that she helped make these people happier and safer. She picks her parents out in the sea of faces, that she and her friends stood in front of, and is happy to see them enjoying themselves. She also saw her classmates everyone was fawning over Lila’s ‘MDC’ original dress, specially made just for her. She also noticed Chloe approaching the group. 

“My dress is an actual MDC dress because I actually know her. That’s right, MDC is a girl and her name is Marinette Dupain-Cheng,” Chloe said, spinning to show off her dress.

“That’s a lie. Why would I lie about this beautiful dress?” Lila said, crying. 

“Because your life sucks,” Chloe stated, crossing her arms. 

Gabriel walked over to the girls, hearing the conversation of his prodigy. “You’re talking about MDC?” 

“Yes, Mr. Agreste, he’s quite nice, right? He could also be a model with his looks as well,” Lila cooed. 

“I believe you mean, Miss Dupain-Cheng. She is quite nice and talented. Chloe, I saw your dress as she was working on it and it turned out quite nicely,” Gabriel said, confirming Chloe’s statement. 

“Oh I’m sorry I must have been thinking of MAC,” Lila lied while glaring at Chloe before anyone could question. 

“Of course you did,” Chloe fakes a laugh while brushing her off. All of Lila’s group genuinely laughs along with Chloe. 

As time went on, she saw many people, by now her parents were long gone. The number of people was starting to dwindle all that was left is quiet chatter. That made it quite easy to hear the news reporter, who had been standing near the heroes. 

“There was a fire three dead, two bodies were recovered,” the reporter said. “Now sending you to the scene.”

The heroes immediately left the gala. They saw the lights and realized it was Mar’s house. Her parents had been home. They saw police and firefighters there along with paramedics. 

“What’s the situation,” Viperon asked, landing along with the rest of the team. 

“Three dead only two bodies were found though,” the fire chief informed the heroes. “We couldn’t find the daughter’s body. We think since she was smaller all that’s left is ash. The parents' bodies were recovered. The cause of the fire a silk dress left to dry by the stove, but was too close and caught fire.”

“Are we sure the parents are gone and how do we know the daughter was home?” Ladybug asked in a more timid voice than normal. 

“There bodies are bad, they’re on a stretcher over there and she wasn’t at the gala. We found something that looked like could have been remnants of her,” the paramedic answered. 

“Anyone know about their family situation?” Officer Raincomprix, Sabrina’s dad, asked the four young heroes.

“Besides one of Tom’s parents, who live here in Paris, and the other who travels and all of Sabine’s family from China there’s no one else,” Ryuko responded, looking to the stretchers. 

“Anything salvageable?” Ladybug asked, trying to gain control of her emotions. 

“There’s a safe with some stuff inside, Chat can you open it?” Officer Raincomprix asked.  

Chat shows some hesitation, subtly looking towards Ladybug for confirmation, which she gave. “Yes show me where.”

“It’s already out here, we don’t want anyone else entering. The building is too unstable and will probably collapse soon,” the fire chief said leading them to a medium-size safe that must have taken two guys to move.

Chat opens it with cataclysm, which he learned to control to smaller places, only breaking the lock itself. Inside was all three of the family’s wills. Marinette’s will surprised everyone because she was so young. She had written hers a couple of months after becoming the beloved hero, Ladybug. She wanted to make sure everything was sorted and hopefully helpful for her parents. Her will reads: 

‘If I die an untimely death, everything I own goes to my parents. If they are no longer here with me, then everything that I have is to be split up between my friends. Specifically Chloe, Kagami, Luka, and Adrien. If they are unwilling or not around donate it to a children’s charity.’

Her parents' will said:

‘Everything is to go to our daughter, Marinette Ann Dupain-Cheng. This includes our bakery and bank accounts. If our death comes before she’s an adult her Grandfather Dupain, Tom’s father has stated he would take her in and support her until she can support herself. If something happened to Marinette with us, follow her written will.’

Her grandmother’s pearl necklace and earrings were placed in a traditional Chinese jewelry box along with her grandmother’s engagement ring. There were also many family photos starting from Tom and Sabine’s wedding, all the way up to Marinette’s graduation. There was also quite a lot of money, but that was not too important at the moment. 

The heroes disappeared after that, leaving for Chloe’s room. Everyone was silent in shock. When they arrived Chloe was already there looking at her friend worriedly: she had heard everything from the reporter after the heroes had left. “Hey Mar, it’s okay to cry. You just lost everything and everyone thinks you’re dead,” Chloe said, rubbing her back in a hug. 

“You’re right,” she paused, letting out a cry. “Everyone thinks I’m dead. I have nothing left here, I can start a new life somewhere else. Maybe America.”

“Mar that’s the grief talking,” Luka said, joining in the hug. 

“I have no family left here, my classmates hate me, I already graduated, and you guys know I’m alive. I have the Miracle Box, which has the horse miraculous meaning I can stay in touch with you guys. You can give a statement I’m retiring as Ladybug and everything will... be.. fine,” she said, crying into Luka’s shoulder. 

“Mari, don’t make a decision tonight, at least wait till we can collect everything to give to you and after the funeral,” Adrien reasoned walking to the side to hug her, Chloe and Luka. 

“You can wear a mask, black wig, and grey contacts and say you’re a cousin or something,” Kagami said, finishing the group hug. 

“Chloe, Honey?” came a knock and call from the other side of the door.

“Mar, Luka, Adrien get in the closet,” Chloe whispered all breaking away and pushing them towards the door. 

“Why us?” Adrien asked as he stuck his hand out to stop the door.

“No boys in my room without daddy’s knowledge,” Chloe said, running back towards Kagami. 

“Come in,” Kagami called. 

“Ummm... Chloe, Kagami, your friend's house had a fire tonight and neither of her parents or Marinette made it out,” Mayor Bourgeois said, slowly. 

“No.. No! That can’t be true! She was just supposed to grab something. She said she would be right back!” Chloe screamed, falling to the ground Kagami following to rub her back and cry. 

“I’m sorry, sweetheart. The funeral will be held next week,” he said before leaving. 

“Nice acting Chlo,” Luka said, stepping out of the closet with Adrien and Mari following shortly behind. 

“Can we get changed, eat lots of ice cream, watch movies, and do a spa night,” Marinette whispered, hugging Adrien this time. 

“Of course Buginette, I’m going to jump home and grab some stuff. You’ll probably need to do the same, Luka,” Adrien said, calling his transformation then jumped out the window with Luka jumping out not even a minute later. 

The girls got changed, prepared the spa stuff including facials, nail polish, and a hair mask. They want to pamper themselves after being sad. 

When the boys arrived the girls were in their comfy pajamas and face masks, now they were working on mannies and peddies. Marinette’s were already done and drying. 

They decided on some wholesome Disney movies. They watched some of the Disney Princesses, everyone but Adrien agreeing that he is Rapunzel’s twin. They fell asleep during Snow White and stay curled up with each other till morning. 

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[cheymonet]

Letter #41

Dear Majic,

I really like dogs. I really think I will always have a dog the rest of my life because this whole time Kodi has been with me lots. It hasn’t mattered to Kodi whether I was happy or sad or if I’ve done something bad or good, he’s always been here. The loyalty of this dog. I don’t know how to explain it. Like last night, the whole phone call I had with you as soon as I started crying he put his head on me like he knew I needed someone. I think I will always want a dog like that. Or any loyal pet, I mean I loved Casper, another fish would be awesome but fish don’t live that long and I can’t move a fish if I don’t know where I’ll be living in the next year let alone the next month.

I know this is kind of random, but I really want to go on a road trip with you. I want to go from Vancouver to the other side of Canada one day, maybe not by car, but by train or something.  I want to show you my favorite road trip I took with my family. Where you drive down from DC to Orlando. That’s like the road trip I want to take you on because it’s amazing. Like American road trip style and we can end up in Orlando where we can go to Walt Disney World, Universal, and there’s the best road side attraction on the border of North and South Carolina. It’s called South of the border. It’s the weirdest thing eveeerrr. Like for miles they advertise this place and when you get about 30minutes away from the border of North and South Carloina, all you see is this big ass sombrero just chilling on this huge ass tower, like Eiffel tower of sombrero. It’s like a tiny ass amusement park/red neck tourist spot with a little motel and a reptile museum. I fucking loved this place. My parents hated it, but my brother and I always got so hyped up because for miles theres is nothing and then this thing appears. It’s a little racist cause it’s called pedroland. And they sell a lot of fireworks because every place in America that has nothing around sells firework so we can set those off. Kiawah island is like my favorite vacation I went with my parents as a kid in South Carolina, I pet a alligator. Also, had several dreams later after getting eaten by one, but I guess that can’t be too bad. I also, want to go to like the island one day and do a whole tour of the island. Like tofino, duncan, where charlie lives, and all the random things on that island you grew up on. Maybe meet you dad, even though he will probably always hate me like my parents for you, I mean I understand parents just don’t like seeing there kids hurt. I’m sure I’ll grow on him though with time. Oh and going to the Napa Valley and going wine tasting driving down from Vancouver. I mean one road trip at a time, but I want to adventure with you when your ready. That’s what I look forward most for doing again. 

Food is also something I can’t really eat anymore either. I used to get super excited to have Taco Bell, now I find it as mundane as any fast food place now. I almost hate it. My mom took me to Jinya and she ordered the Brussels sprout tempura and I started tearing up. I don’t know I just don’t get the same amount of joy from the food that used to bring me so much joy with you. So, when I heard you can’t eat ramen or do things too, it made me sad to hear. It’s probably worse because we made a lot of memories there in Vancouver. All I really have is Doug and the memories in my head. You have everything there. I gave up everything so you can have it all. 

I know how much you hate me thinking about my future because it gives you too much pressure, but it keeps me motivated. Proving my parents wrong used to be my motivation in life and then I met you and that didn’t matter anymore. It became making sure you were proud of me. I know it got derailed by my stupidness a lot, but it’s always been to make you proud. I know, I do things because I’m reckless and stupid, but what keeps me going is my motivation to make someone in my life proud. Now, you and my parents are ashamed of me. It sucks a lot. Failure makes me feel awful and failure makes me freak out. I had everything and lost everything. 

Also, can we please work on not yelling at each other when your ready. I really don’t like it. I know I’m dumb and need to be told over and over sometimes, but I just ask the same questions to understand things. I don’t ask it because I forgot, I just want to know better and understand. Like when you told me you want me at your graduation, I didn’t understand why because you just would keep saying you wanted me there. I wasn’t listening probably and I’m working on that, but also if things are really important to you just tell me its really important. Like make sure I know, it’s really important and like tell me No is not an option. You don’t have to compromise with me if it’s important to you. Yelling triggers me and I work really hard not to snap, but I snapped two days ago on the phone. I feel people yell just to make themselves sound superior and I don’t like feeling inferior. I don’t think you should ever have to yell at me to tell me your right. Yelling makes me want to fight back so that people don’t think I’m weak and a failure. I really need to learn to not snap, but less yelling and maybe more patience on my side is a good start. 

I kind of let go a lot of the guilt and pain after our talk. It is easier to trust you then it is to force myself to forget and hate you. I couldn’t get myself to move on and I tried really hard to hate you and forget about you. Every time I tried, you were there for me. That’s why I wanted you to let me go. I needed you to let me go if there was no hope because I couldn’t do it. 

This tattoo will definitely make sure I don’t forget you. I’m kind of scared. It’s going to be on my hands you know. I’ll see it everyday. I’m going to be one of those people who will never understand why I got an ex’s name tattooed on me. 

I trust you’ll be safe and if you need anything you’ll let me know. Let me know okay. Man I feel like one of those momma seagulls pushing their baby bird off the room hoping they will fly and come home. Did I ever say I actually got to see one of the big seagulls do it to one of their baby birds. It was like two seagulls that pushed this little guy off but they only pushed one off not the other baby. I guess one grew up faster. I really hope you don’t get run over by a car like that time I had to see it. God that traumatized me. To watch these seagulls grow up to get killed by a car, humanity may be tossed a bit with our evolution. 

It’ll make me so sad if someone hurts you while your doing your thing. I don’t know how you made me so maternal. Am I maternal? Or am I just growing up. Maybe I grew up and you grew down. I’m not saying that as an insult it’s just, I think it’s a good thing because I think you grew up to quick. You had to, you know. You moved out here and then the person you trusted kicked you out. You’ve been fighting for so long, and you never got to just do whatever you wanted. You’ve always had something to worry about. Your life finally got stable so I guess it makes sense you want to do what you never done before. You don’t have to fight anymore for a roof over your head or a job to feed you and your obsession for great clothe. I think you finally have it all and I guess it was time to trim the useless stuff out of your life. I don’t know for me I think what told me I was done with my twenties was the fact that my life was stable. I had a great girl, great job, great life, and I just wanted to keep it forever, that’s why I was ready to settle down with you. I was done making a fool of myself and just wanted to be nothing but responsible. Maybe you just waited until your life was stable to have your wild twenties, which is the smarter thing to do i’m sure. Like in life you are either the person that jumps head first hoping you don’t die or your the one who tests the waters before jumping in. We’re just opposite type of people. 

Have fun okay. I won’t tell anyone about you anymore, you know to respect your wishes that no one needs to know what I think of you and what you think of me. I just feel a bit ashamed that I’ll have to lie. 

I think I’m going to start writing more. I don’t know specifically what, but all these letters kind of showed me that I have something to say. 

Sincerely Yours, 

Chey

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