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What Makes a Family? Pt23

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“What have you done to Cain?” Damian sounded ready to attack her if she gave the wrong answer, and Marinette felt her own anger rising again at the thought that her twin’s life didn’t include laughter. It only got worse when it hit her that her baby brother thought it was a cause for worry. She’d been so focused on Cass that it hadn’t really sunk in that she had other relatives. Relatives that all seemed to be extremely damaged. She felt a knot growing in her stomach and lost her appetite.

Everyone was talking. She couldn’t concentrate on it to figure out who was arguing and who was trying to calm the others down. She was far too busy trying to figure out how to reconcile the fact that both her biological siblings had been raised in literal hell while she had a near ideal childhood until Hawkmoth showed up. What made her so special? Why was the air so thin?

“It’s not your fault.” Mari opened her eyes to find Cass’ worried face only a few inches in front of her. The words were soft, and she doubted anyone else would have heard them, even if they weren’t all still bickering back and forth. She reached forward to grasp both her wrists. It was comforting to feel her twin’s steady pulse under her fingers. Especially given how erratic her own still was.

“It still hurts to know that I was safe and happy while you were basically being tortured.” Cass just offered an acknowledging hum. It was nice to not have someone telling her why what she felt was wrong or illogical for a change. It always confused her why people thought pointing out the obvious would help when feelings generally don’t have anything to do reason.

“Home?” Mari felt her grip tighten on instinct at the question. Yes, she wanted to go home and process all this without so many strangers around, but she’d be leaving Cass over her own dead body right now. “Together.” Her chest loosened and she could finally breathe properly again.

“Yes, please.” Cass stood and pulled her up as well, which finally seemed to get the attention of the others.

“Sweetheart, are you alright? You look pale.” Her Papa’s concerned voice brought all the focus back to her, and wasn’t that uncomfortable.

“I’m fine Papa, just tired. We were going to go home and rest.” There was a pause before all the boys started yelling again. Well, all except Tim, anyway. From what she could gather, they were under the impression that she was kidnapping Cass. Though she couldn’t really follow their conversation. Chloe finally let out a shrill whistle to get them to stop, and Cass let go of her to sign at them. While she didn’t have a clue what was being said, Cass looked annoyed and Chloe looked mildly impressed, so she assumed Cass was either defending her or telling them they were idiots. Probably both. Bruce seemed content to let them hash things out until Damian signed something.

“Absolutely not.” He tried to argue, still signing, but Bruce cut him off. “Cass was invited. We were not. Not to mention, neither one of your sisters requires a babysitter.” Mari had a feeling Bruce was only talking out loud to include her in the conversation. There was also a bit of a warning in his tone, but she wasn’t sure who it was directed at.

“You can all come by tomorrow to visit if you’d like. You two girls go on ahead. We’ll get the others caught up on the Hawkmoth situation.” Her Maman’s voice was a bit too cheerful and, given the way Cass was eyeing her, she caught it as well. On the plus side, it would give them a chance to talk without anyone else interfering. She could only hope that there wouldn’t be bloodshed in the meantime. Luka started to stand, but only got halfway before Kagami pulled him back down.

“We’ll come by tomorrow as well.” Kagami was staring at Luka when she spoke. It made Mari grateful that they’d been open to the idea of dating each other. She was fairly certain none of them would have been able to be in a successful relationship as a pair. They were just too similar and too different at the same time. Having three people seemed to even things out for some reason. Someone was always calm enough to be the voice of reason.

When she and Cass walked out of the room, she felt bad about leaving everyone in the charged atmosphere. Her parents’ normal hospitality had a sharp edge to it. Damian seemed to be trying to intimidate everyone in the room with his glares, while the rest of the boys didn’t seem to know what to make of everything. Chloe and Kagami were ready to go to war if it came to it, and poor Bruce was trying to hold everything together. Luka, Selina, and Alfred were the only ones who weren’t tense. At the same time, she felt herself relaxing as soon as it was just the two of them walking out of the hotel and towards the bakery.

They walked close together, too close for most people if they didn’t want to trip over each other. But neither backed off. Mari made sure their shoulders or arms were in constant contact and she could feel how much Cass appreciated it. It grounded them both, though Marinette felt certain she needed it more at the moment. The thought of Cass being out of her sight, or even being too far away to reach out and touch, was enough to start up her anxiety. Logically, she knew they didn’t need to be so close to each other, and that Cass could take care of herself. Unfortunately, there was also a voice inside her telling her it would be disastrous for them to separate. What made her even more paranoid was that she wasn’t certain if it was her insecurity or her Guardian instincts.

It was a relief when they finally stepped into the apartment. She’d shielded the entire building with protective magic that would keep them safe or at least alert them to threats so they couldn’t be ambushed. It also allowed her to figure out why she was so tense in the first place.

“Come on up to my room so I can give you Plagg’s Miraculous.” While she knew that Plagg was still with Cass, having their Miraculous offered extra levels of protection, not to mention a lot more options. It would also be another way to connect them and help settle the irrational voice in her that kept panicking about the possibility of being separated again. Maybe she should give her Kaalki too, just in case. Before she could get too deep into her worry, Cass took her hand and squeezed. That was all it took for her to relax. “Sorry.”

Cass just gave her hand another squeeze with a commiserating smile. It was both depressing and comforting to know that she wasn’t alone in her concern. Rather than dwelling on it, she pulled Cass up to her room. Her entire focus was on getting the ring from where it was hidden. Well, at least until Cass let go of her hand. She turned to find her twin smiling sadly at the pictures she had on a bulletin board. Pictures that showed her enjoying her life. The stab of guilt that came back made her nauseous. When she finally managed to take down all her protections to grab the ring, she walked over to hug the other girl from behind.

“The boys will come spy on us.” Mari let out a snort of amusement.

“They’re going to be extremely bored then. Wayzz? Trixx?” The two Kwami flew out and Cass watched them with interest. “Can we get a shield that blocks sight and sound in the room and an illusion that shows the two of us asleep?” Trixx let out a laugh before bowing.

“As you wish, Guardian.” Once of these days she was going to get Wayzz to relax. Ever since she’d become Guardian, they seemed to think the formality was required. She had no idea why. Instead of dwelling on it, she slipped Plagg’s ring on Cass’ finger. They both relaxed as soon as it was in place.

“If you want it to be something other than a ring, let me know and I’ll teach you how to change it into what you want.” Cass was just studying the Miraculous, and Plagg came out to cuddle under her chin. The longer she looked at it, the more Marinette saw it shift. Eventually, what was once a plain silver ring now seemed to have etchings all over it. What’s more, the designs seemed to shift. There were daggers and thorns replaced by ladybugs, cats, and yin-yang symbols. Then that was changed to an inscription in the Guardian language that she couldn’t get a good look at before it to shifted.

“Only you two can see the ring for what it is. Everyone else will see it how it was.” Tikki’s comment broke the trance they seemed to be under and when Mari looked over, all the Kwami were staring at them with varying levels of shock.

“Why can we see it?” All the Kwami shared looks before Wayzz answered.

“Because your souls are products of the Miraculous you wield.”

“What does that mean?” None of them seemed to want to answer and she started to get worried. “Is it dangerous?”

“No kit.” Plagg flew up so they could look at both of them. “It’s the difference between Chosen and True Chosen of the Miraculous.” When she just blinked at them in confusion, Plagg shot Tikki a glare. “You never told her?”

“It wasn’t necessary.” Plagg let out a growl before returning their attention to her and Cass.

“Chosen are people who resonate well with specific Miraculous. You are technically a Chosen for all Miraculous, but you’re the True Chosen of the Ladybug, as Cass is of the Black Cat, because your souls were brought into existence by the creation of said Miraculous.” Well, that was new. Plagg’s look turned mischievous. “So you’re basically our children.” She couldn’t help the amused huff that left her, and Cass giggled in front of her.

“Just what we need, more over protective beings to try to boss us around.” Plagg snickered.

“Maybe Tikki, but I’m sure they already have been. I’m far too lazy for that nonsense.”

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