SEASON 4 - LUKANETTE

LUKANETTE S4 - QILIN - PT 1

At the Dupain-Cheng residence, in Sabine's bedroom, an alarm clock beeps as it struck at six in the morning. Sabine turns it off and steps out of her room with a towel rolled on her head. She flips the calendar to the 14th.

'Ah! Ding Ox, fire and yin. Not so great. Unless...' she says, while arranging a flower vase. 'There. This should prevent negative energy from flowing in.'

She grabs her pen and book from the table beside her bed and heads to get their laundry basket.

Sabine places the laundry basket near the bottom of the staircase. There!

She turns on the television to play calming music and starts meditating. As the music continues to play, she gracefully places a magazine on the kitchen table where Marinette sits, open at a pair of sneakers. She prepares tea on the table, turns on the thermos and the stove on, organizes her painting materials and picks up her phone and dials a number.

'Dimsum Delight? Yes, I'd like to make a reservation. For noon. Three people.' She puts down the phone.

She continues to prepare breakfast as the music continues playing as she finishes her mediation. Marinette already dressed, comes down the stairs, yawning.

'Morning, honey. Did you stay up all night doing homework again?' Sabine smiles.

The news starts to be broadcasted on television.

Nadja Chamack on TV: "Last night, Ladybug and Cat Noir successfully prevented the explosion of a turbine of a cocoa shop factory, saving Paris from drowning in rotten chocolate."

Man on the TV: "It's a bunch of lies! The chocolate turbine was perfectly cleaned!"

Marinette chuckles. 'Yeah, lots of homework, Mom.'

'Will you start the laundry please, honey?' she asks Marinette.

'Sure Mom!' Marinette replies, taking the laundry basket to the laundry.

Sabine heads to the bakery and gives Tom a cup of coffee. 'Your coffee, my love.'

'Aww, thanks, my sweet honey bun!' Tom replies as he kisses Sabine.

Sabine goes back upstairs and Marinette had finished starting the laundry and was sitting at the kitchen table and pours milk on her bowl of cereal.

Marinette then spots the magazine on the table. 'Oh, Mom! My shoes are getting worn out. Do you think you could buy me a new pair?'

'What a good idea, honey! Why don't you meet me right after my painting class?' Sabine smiles.

'Oh! Let's get some dimsum for lunch before we go to the store!' Marinette suggests.

'You read my mind honey!' Sabine giggles.

Clara Contard on TV: "We interrupt our regular newscast for a sentimonster alert. Lollipop Boy has just made a reappearance in the city square."

Marinette panics. 'Ah! Oh, boy! Oh, boy! I'm super late to meet Luka!'

'Wait, doesn't he do his food deliveries on Saturday morning?' Sabine replied.

'Oh, right! I meant, late to meet up with Alya! We're doing a presentation together for school!' Marinette replied.

'You won't forget to meet me at the end of my class?' Sabine replied.

'I won't!' Marinette replied.

'And you won't forget to buy a ticket for the bus?' Sabine asks her.

'Promise!' Marinette said. But she was distracted looking at the TV at the sentimonster as she quickly finished her cereal and headed out the door.