Rating: G Words: 1763 Ship: Lovesquare Future Fic, Identity reveal, family fluff ————- Aunt Alya and Uncle Nino were right next door and the security system was on. The children had been asleep when Paris’ heroic duo had snuck off into the night. The duo thought that the kids would remain that way until after their return from once again saving Paris.
They thought wrong.
A stunned silence filled the room as they landed through the open window.
Three pairs of wide eyes stared at the heroes.
The heroes stared back.
Each child held a glass of milk in their hands, but at the moment all were too stunned to drink it.
“CHAT NOIR AND LADYBUG ARE IN OUR HOUSE!!!” Louis, the youngest, broke the silence nearly spilled his milk in excitement.
“This is crazy!” Hugo chimed in, recovering from the initial surprise. His arms flailed in wild gestures as he spoke. “Do you need us to help you with a super important mission? Should we go get Mom and Dad? What do you need me to do?!”
“No! No, it’s fine! We just had to make a quick stop.” Ladybug began, her voice an octave higher than usual. She looked to her partner for support only to notice an obnoxiously amused expression on his face as he tilted his head towards Emma. Ladybug’s eyes followed the gesture.
Emma had set her milk on the counter and walked closer to the duo. Her arms were crossed. Although she was only eight, her energy was that of a businesswoman at least 3 times her age.
“Why exactly did you have to make a quick stop here specifically?” She questioned.
Chat struggled to hold back a chuckle. Emma’s stubbornness and analyzing skills both came from her mother. It amused him to see how this would play out between them.
“Hmmm. Yeah Ladybug, why did we chose here specifically?”
Chat Noir’s partner pouted a bit at his response, but her eyes didn’t leave Emma.
The feline hero slowly walked around and subtly took out his baton. He propped it up where it could capture the whole scene, opened the camera, and hit record.
“Well, you see…” Ladybug began as she took a deep breath. “We had this big battle and we just needed a place to rest after it was all over. And I mean, I know normally that we stop to rest on rooftops, but this time we saw the window and decided to just jump in. It’s kind of cold out there tonight right? Hahaha!” She laughed nervously.
“But the windows were locked. Weren’t they?” Emma began to walk a slow circle around the spotted hero. A quiet laugh escaped her partner as he leaned up agains the wall and crossed his arms wishing he had popcorn.
“Yes, yes. Of course they were! But we uh…” Ladybug hesitated. “We know your parents! Yep. That’s right. We know your parents. And they would be totally fine with us being here. We’re old friends. They’ve even told us ‘hey, if you need a place to stay just come on by Marinette and Adrien’s and rest up and recharge! Here’s the security codes!’ They are such good citizens. All citizens should be like them! And that’s why they keep Camembert all the time! Chat’s kwami loves the stuff! And they are just such lovely people they keep it stocked up just in case!”
Her words spilled out much too quickly and frantic. Emma and Hugo looked at her curiously. They had never seen Ladybug so frazzled, but everything about her reaction was all too familiar to them.
“I should really let Mom and Dad know you’re here.” Hugo started walking towards their bedroom.
“Ah yes, please let them know!” Chat Noir chimed in. “I’d hate to wake them but we’re just such good friends and it’s been a long time since we’ve been able to visit.”
Ladybug’s head whipped in his direction, shooting daggers at him with her eyes. He simply shrugged.
Hugo called out from the other end of the hall, “They aren’t here! I checked the other rooms too!”
Louis gasped and ran to the heroes. “You have to help us find them! Did they get lost in the attack? What if they are hurt!”
“I’m sure they are fine.” Ladybug started talking again. The nervousness only becoming more apparent. “Maybe they went out to get something?”
“At 3 AM?” Emma raised an eyebrow.
“Sure thing! Maybe they went next door to get it from the neighbors or something like that.”
“What couldn’t wait until morning?” Emma continued.
“Well, maybe your dad got really sick and needed some medicine so they decided to go next door to get it and he needed it really badly.”
“Why did he go then? Mom could have just gone to get it.” Emma tilted her head.
“Well, maybe he couldn’t remember the name of the specific thing he needed or I don’t know maybe it was an allergic reaction to some new detergent or perfume and it was in the whole house so he had to get out of here. Of course your mom didn’t want to leave him on his own if he was feeling bad so she went with him.”
“But they didn’t tell us? Or leave us a message for when we woke up?”
“Maybe it was an emergency! Or when they left they thought they would be back before you woke up.” Ladybug gritted her teeth a bit.
“But why would dad come back in here if something in here was making him sick?” Hugo joined in on the questioning.
“Oh no! Daddy is sick?!” Louis looked like he was about to cry.
“No! I’m sure your father is fine! It was just a possible scenario. There are a lot of other things that could have happened! Like maybe he fell down the stairs and had to go to the hospital!”
“The hospital!” Tears formed instantly in Louis’ eyes. “Poor Daddy!”
“No, wait!” Ladybug held her hands in front of her self as if trying to block the child’s worries. “There’s other reasons they could have left that involve your dad not getting hurt! Maybe your mom was the one who was sick.”
“Not Mommy!”
“Maybe neither one of them are sick!” The nervous laugh that escaped Ladybug was verging on manic. “There are tons of reasons parents leave in the middle of the night. I’m sure they’ll be back soon and I’m sure they are fine and not hurt and they aren’t sick and they didn’t get attacked by an akuma and they didn’t fall down the stairs I’m sure there is a completelylogicalexplinationforallofthis.”
Her words ran together as her arms waved around in a panic.
While the situation had been amusing to Chat Noir at first, he’d seen his partner spiral enough times to know when to step in. Enough was enough. He approached her and settled both hands on her shoulders gently.
“M’lady.” She looked up at him. “If not today, this could happen tomorrow. If not tomorrow, maybe next week. You know I’ve wanted to be open with them about this for a long time. I know that you wanted to have the perfect way to do it. I know that you wanted to have the perfect words to say. I know you were trying to figure out the best plan. But I think it’s just as well for it to happen just like it’s happening right now. We will keep them safe.”
Her breathing evened out and she smiled at him softly. Her eyes glistened as she nodded.
“You’re right. It’s going to be okay.” They hugged each other.
“Wow! Chat Noir calms Ladybug down when she’s upset just like Daddy does with Mommy!” Louis exclaimed. His siblings’ eyes were wide behind them as they took in the scene. What their little brother said only confirmed it.
Ladybug laughed into Chat’s shoulder and turned to the kids.
“There’s something we need to tell you three.” Chat Noir started to bend down.
Emma and Hugo exchanged a knowing look.
Emma put her hands on her hips and looked up into feline eyes. “I think the cat is already out of the bag, Dad.”
Ladybug groaned as she facepalmed.
“And here I thought you just took after your mother!” Chat laughed as he sat on his knees. “Claws in.”
His transformation fell.
“I knew it!” Hugo exclaimed as he and Emma ran to hug their father.
Louis was in awe, but his expression quickly soured. “But Daddy! Chat Noir loves Ladybug! You’ve kissed Ladybug! I saw it online! You kissed her lots of times! What about Mommy?!”
His older siblings laughed and Ladybug picked up the 5 year old.
“It would be really strange if your dad was running around kissing someone else wouldn’t it, little guy?”
He nodded.
“Well, it’s a good thing he isn’t.” She booped his nose. “Spots off.“
Louis’ eyes grew wide as the pink magic faded. “Mommy!”
He hugged her tightly.
“Finally!” Plagg flew over to the kitchen to grab some Camembert. “Now, we don’t have to hide anymore. I can eat all the cheese I want!”
“Like you don’t already do that.” Adrien rolled his eyes.
“It will be much easier now that they know.” Tikki agreed munching on a macaroon.
“You are both so cute!” Emma squealed.
“Why didn’t you tell us before?” Hugo asked.
Adrien ruffled his son’s hair. “We thought it would be safer for you to not know yet.”
“But you would have known sooner if it was up to your dad.” Marinette admitted.
“We can keep your secret Mommy!” Louis beamed.
“I know you can.” She sighed in relief. The kids knew now and she saw no sign of Bunnix. Maybe it was the right time.
“Mom?” Emma approached her. “Are you sure you’re okay with this?”
“Yes sweetie.” Ladybug was sure to be worried on and off about this. Her mind would definitely bring up all the ways that this could go wrong, but she knew her husband would be there to help her work through those emotions. As if he could read her mind their eyes met and Adrien gave her a reassuring smile. “But now you have to be extra careful. You three can’t tell anyone.”
Hugo tiled his head. “Not even Uncle Nino and Aunt Alya?”
“What about Uncle Luka and Aunt Juleka?” Emma added.
Adrien looked at his wife with a smile. “I think we need to properly introduce them to their ‘aunts and uncles’ now that they know our secret.”
“I think we could arrange that.” Marinette laughed.
Chat noir saw Marinette on her way home with groceries, she fell and lost the bag, Chat came and picked it up for her. Aaaaand Reports came like vultures.
Ephemeral messed me up, and so I had an idea… what if memories were messed up when Sass went back in time? but they only appear as distorted dreams/nightmares. poor Adrien
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