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Marinette was waiting at the airport for her new parents to arrive, if she hadn't already tripped while getting her bag she would have thought that today was just a horrible nightmare.
This morning when she had gotten up everything had been normal she got dressed and packed for school, she dealt with her class's ridicule and bullying. Followed by an akuma before heading home. When she finally got home she expected some lecture or another from her mother concerning the newest lie Lila had told them. What greeted her instead was her parents standing behind two suitcases one large and one small.
They told her that she had half an hour to pack what she wanted to bring with her, everything else was going to be sold or given away. At that moment she knew that she was truly alone, she might have Chat Noir as a partner but he didn't know the real her. Not even 12 hours later she is waiting for her new parents to show up in the Newark Liberty International Airport. Waiting and trying to think of a way to live with her new family, while also being the hero of France without them being aware.
Marinette's racing thoughts were interrupted when people started running from the entrance as a lady with green skin and a woman dressed as a jester came into the airport, Marinette was about to run as well before the green lady spoke a single word. "Marinette?" She froze and looked to the green lady, "You're Marinette right?"
Marinette slowly nodded and the green lady smiled and held out her hand. "My name is Pamela isley and this is my wife Harleen Quinzel. We're your new parents." Marinette looked at them blankly for a few seconds before taking her hand.
Harley smiled at Marinette "Let's get you to your new home and new bed, you must be tired after that long flight."
She reached to grab the smaller suitcase and Marinette yanked it closer, gripping it to her chest since it held all the miraculous and the grimoire.
Harley instantly put her hands palm towards Marinette raised just above her shoulders and took a step back, calming Marinette slightly. "Sorry Sugar, you don't have to let go of your bags if you feel better with 'em but we gotta head to the car.”
Neither woman moved to the door until Marinette started wheeling her luggage to where they came in, Harley leading the way looking back every few steps smiling at Marinette every time. Pamela walked to her right keeping in Marinette's line of sight all the while. They made their way to a car, parked half on the sidewalk half in a no parking section of the street. Marinette looked at her new moms with concern before loading herself and her bags into the car. Pamela closed the door after her before getting into the passenger seat and buckling up. "Marinette are you alright, is anything bothering you?"
Marinette looked at Pamela, lost on where she could possibly begin as Harley shifted out of park and sped away at least 15 miles above the speed limit. Instead she just shook her head, still trying to wrap her head around what happened today.
"Want to talk about it Marigold?" Pamela said with a soft expression on her face. Marinette shook her head again. "Alright, well when you're ready I'll be there to listen, you're safe here Marigold."
Marinette was comforted by that and spent the rest of the drive looking at the buildings as they sped past.
"We're here Sugar!" Harley slammed the brakes and spun parallel parking between a phone booth and a light pole on the other side of the street, primarily the sidewalk on that side of the street. "The whole building is ours and no one lives in the next two blocks so you don't need to worry 'bout noise complaints if you wanna listen to any music Sugar" Harley said as she slipped out of the car walking backwards towards the building smiling less with her face but more with her eyes looking at Marinette.
Pamela opened Marinette's door, once the startled girl finally let go of it, and took a step back to give Marinette room to get out with her luggage.
"You don't need to worry about school or anything like that till you feel ready. I'll take you to your new room." Marinette followed Pamela onto a giant leaf that lifted them and her luggage to a large stone balcony that connected to a room roughly twice the size of her old room.
The wallpaper was peeling but there were some pictures of flowers and people who she didn't recognize. Furnished with a queen size bed, a comfortable looking lawson reading chair, and a rather expensive looking wooden desk and chair. Finally, sitting over by the window. There was a small one legged round table holding a small pot of Marigolds, the cheery blossoms in full bloom.
"I'll let you get settled in then Marigold, if you want or need anything just give me or Harley a shout ok?" Pamela says softly.
Marinette nodded and watched as her new caretaker left the room and closed the door behind her. Putting her bags down and looking at her phone, no akumas. She relaxed a little and started unpacking, hiding the miracle box best she could. Then she put what she could away and told Tikki to wake her if there was an akuma attack before heading to sleep.