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now thats out of the way... on with the show!

Introduction: Hi everyone! This is my first (and certainly not last) fanfic. I really liked the film Despicable Me, and after reading some fantastic fanfics on here I was inspired to write my own.

Prologue

"And now he knows he could never part, those 3 little kittens

They changed his heart..."

Those few words would stick with Gru for the rest of his life. He had finished reading his 3 girls a bedtime story that he wrote himself and those were its last words. It was a small summary of the vents that preceded that evening. He adopted 3 innocent little girls to help him in his plot to steal the moon, and intended to use them as tools to further his goal and give them back. Why did he adopt them? Well, Gru needed a shrink ray to use on the moon to shrink it, so he could take it down to Earth and bargain with world leaders for money, and more importantly for Gru it would make him infamous. He stole the shrink ray from its lab somewhere in East Asia, but a rival villain named Vector then ironically stole it from him. if Gru did not secure the shrink ray, he would not be able to receive a bank loan to build a rocket that could take him to the moon.

The girls, Gru would witness, had no trouble entering his fortress as they sold cookies as part of their orphanage chores, so he created a plan to use them as a distraction and allow him to infiltrate some cookie disguised robots inside one of the boxes.

Thus, he adopted them assuming everything would go smoothly and he'd be able to give them back as soon as the plan had been executed. He adopted Margo, an 11 year old with a smart mind and a sassy attitude, her sister Edith who wore a pink hat and was sarcastic and immature but also curious and with a good sense of humour and was 8 years old, and her little sister Agnes. Agnes was 5 and had an unhealthy obsession with Unicorns and was adorable and innocent, but this grated on Gru massively. Little did Gru know, the girls, especially Margo, had immense strength of will and Gru's inexperience with children made it a struggle to get them to do what he wanted. He found himself in an awkward position, and had to give in to their childish demands and acts and to suffer through it for the time being. All 3 of them did Ballet which further added to Grus torment as he was forced to accompany them to class.

Eventually, he managed to steal the shrink ray back from Vector.

The events after led to Gru to gradually fall in love with the girls as daughters and they saw him as a true father, and Gru realised they meant more to him than anything else ever did, and ever would. He became a good father figure, looking out for them, cooking them food, playing games with them, and reading them bedtime stories and even had tea parties with them. Gru still had trouble overcoming emotional barriers he had when it came to the girls, though. He was neglected by his mother as a child and found it difficult to open up to the girls and also do things with them his mother never did. Gru was slowly overcoming this though and began to see life in a different light and was more open minded to doing things with the girls. When Gru was denied a bank loan despite having the shrink ray, the girls inspired Gru to build a rocket himself by scavenging materials from his lab. However, Gru began to feel a little disconnected with his villainous scheme because of his continued interactions with the girls, and Gru began to understand his life was not just about being the best villain he could be. Nefario, Gru's right hand man, saw that they were a distraction when Gru attempted to change the launch date as it conflicted with a dance recital the girls were having and forced Gru to send them back behind his back. After stealing the moon and attempting to get to the dance recital on time, Gru discovered the girls had been kidnapped by Vector, who is the son of the banker who denied Gru his loan. He would gladly give up the moon he stole to rescue them from Vector, who kidnapped them as a bargaining tool in order to secure the moon for himself, and all the glory that came with it. Gru discovered the miniature moon would eventually return to full size, and his girls were in grave danger. After a struggle and nearly falling to his death, Gru rescued the girls and sent the moon back into orbit in the nick of time.

Gru then settled down to begin his life as a father, and the girls finally had the home and the love that they had wanted all their lives.

The new life that Gru had made for himself afterwards would take him to interesting places, and events would shape him and his girls. Fatherhood was not going to be easy, Gru knew. Margo, being 11 years old, very close to her teens and Gru was aware that teenage girls can be extremely tough to deal with. All hormonal and such. She was very mature though, and she did her best to help Gru out when she could, which Gru was grateful for. Edith could be a bitter child when she was not cheerful; obviously the events of her past had affected her in ways Gru tried hard, but failed, to understand. Agnes was the most impressionable though, she was young enough and innocent enough to be unaffected so Gru had an easier time with her.

Dealing with the emotional needs of 3 children would be a roller coaster ride for Gru. He had a natural paternal instinct, but he was still somewhat socially inept after spending most of his life dedicated to villainy. He did his best, which was oten enough for the girls. But not always. All 4 of them had their pasts...

Would they become a close knit family like the neighbours Gru had always eyed with envy? Or would the rigours of villainy drive a wedge between them, and alienate them?

Life was going to be interesting and eventful for Gru and the girls.

Perhaps more than they realise…

Welcome to the world of Despicable Me.

Authors notes:

I hope you liked my summary of the story and also hope it gives you an idea of what kind of story you can expect from me. Its a drama primarily, but it will have a lot of nice moments too. Reviews are appreciated.

I am new to the site so I'm getting used to how the layouts work, so if things look a bit 'simple' bear with me as I establish a system of my own for notes and comment replied etc.

Enjoy the next chapter!