Chapter 70

Damian's P.O.V:

"Master Damian, Miss Marinette. Breakfast will be ready in ten." Alfred knocked on Marinette's door. "Don't forget you two have to meet with Miss Isley and Miss Quinzel today. No sleeping in."

"We'll be down soon." I called through the door.

Marinette surprisingly sat up in bed and began to stretch her arms out with a yawn.

"Well you got up easily enough." I laid on my side of the bed and rested my head on my hand as I looked over at her. "Did you have a good night's rest?"

"Sure did." She smiled down at me. "I slept like the dead." Marinette reached down to play with my hair for a moment before she slid out of bed. "I guess it's time to get dressed."

I watched as she began to pull out some clothes to wear. "You look extra happy today." I smiled.

"Well I feel extra happy today." She answered as she began to get dressed. "Aren't you going to get ready too?"

"I suppose I should." I sat up in the bed. "There is such a nice view though from where I'm sitting that I just don't want to move."

Marinette laughed as she walked into the bathroom and came back out with a handful of clothes. "Here." She threw them at me. "Get across the hall and go put on some appropriate clothes. I'll meet you in the hallway."

"Fine." I sighed. I then stood up to put my old shorts on that Marinette had just thrown at me. "See you in a minute." I winked as I left her room.

I saw Dick leaving his room at the same time I left Marinette's and I couldn't help but notice his annoying knowing grin. I ignored him and just went straight across the hall to my own bedroom.

The second my door shut, Plagg came zooming strait into my face with Titus chasing after him.

"Your crazy dog won't leave me alone." Plagg complained.

I watched as Titus playfully jumped up at the kwami. "It's probably because you smell like cheese and look like a fancy flying toy that talks." I began to pet the dog. "But I'll let him out." I turned around to open up the door and Titus went running down the hall. "Why are you even in my room?"

"I am your kwami, remember? Whatever is yours is also mine." Plagg floated freely around the room.

"I'm not sure that's how it works." I began to pull out some clean clothes out of my closet.

Marinette's P.O.V:

I found myself struggling with my hair again. Eventually I managed to get it into a halfway decent ponytail and I checked myself out one last time before grabbing my phone and bag.

"You kwami's ready for breakfast?" I looked over at my kwami's who were laying on the loveseat. It took me a moment realize that Plagg wasn't with them.

"You bet." Tikki said excitedly. "Let's get going."

I opened my door and expected Damian to be right there, but found that no one was in the hallway. "I guess we will be waiting on Damian today." I grinned at Tikki as I leaned against the wall next to Damian's door.

Less than a minute later, Damian came out of his room arguing with his kwami.

"I have a whole manor you can explore. You don't have to rummage around my room!"

I giggled at the all too familiar arguments I used to have with Plagg. "Good morning, Plagg. As stubborn as always I see."

Damian then turned his attention to me. "Hello, Angel." His annoyed expression immediately changed once he saw me. "I'm sorry you had to wait for me. I would have been quicker if it wasn't for him." He pointed to Plagg.

"No, it's okay." I grabbed his hand and started to walk towards the dining room. "I completely understand how Plagg can be." I giggled.

"Hey! What is that supposed to mean?" Plagg scoffed.

"You know exactly what they mean, Plagg." Tikki scolded. "And I told you to just stay with us for the time being. Why don't you ever listen?"

"Because I'm a free spirit." Plagg grinned. "And you can't suppress my true nature."

"I thought you said you wouldn't get on my nerves." Damian glared at the kwami. "You said that as long as you had cheese you would leave me alone."

"That is correct." Plagg nodded. "But do you see any cheese anywhere?"

"If you wanted cheese you should have bothered Alfred. I know he's got some for you." Damian finally entered the dining room with the kwami's and I in tow.

"Yeah, you're probably right." Plagg zoomed off towards the direction of Alfred.

"Good morning, Damian." Dick greeted as the two of us sat down. "Good morning, Marinette."

"Good morning." I said cheerfully as I began to pile food onto my plate.

"Do you two know what time you are meeting up with Ivy?" Bruce asked before Dick could say anything else.

"Oh, yeah!" I pulled out my phone. "She said to meet around 10am at this address." I handed my phone over to Damian so he could give it to his father.

"This is about a street over from Gotham City park." Bruce handed the phone back over to Damian. "I guess that it would make sense that an important old plant would be so near to there. Our oldest living tree is in that park."

"But isn't this an old apartment building now?" Damian looked at the address before handing me back my phone.

"It is." Bruce nodded. "Let's hope that this plant isn't so large that its roots might disturb the structural integrity of those buildings. If you fear that might be the case, please leave and let me know."

"Oh, Marinette's abilities would never allow her to destroy anything that has been created, even if it is man-made and non-living." Tikki spoke up. "It's against our nature."

"That's helpful." Tim nodded.

"I sure am curious about this plant that Ivy wants me to heal. It must be something amazing."

"I'm pretty sure that woman would invite you around to heal a dying weed, she loves plants that much." Jason deadpanned.

"Well I hope it's not a weed. That would be a bit disappointing." I joked right back.