So this is the Epilogue so I guess you don't have to read it but I personally love epilogues. I feel they make it more complete and honestly a fanfic or book or any piece of literature or film with an epilogue will probably rank 5x higher in my brain than one without. But that's just me. So anyway, please enjoy fello epiloguers!
-ThatDorkyFangirl
Marinette sighed as she plopped down on the couch. She had just finished her final fashion show before her maternity leave kicked in and she was exhausted from standing on her swollen feet all day. She rubbed her swollen belly and sighed.
"Kitty. I'm home!" She called as she heard footsteps and saw her husband enter the room.
"Welcome back bugaboo. How was work?" He asked as he sat down on the couch next to her, putting a hand tenderly on her pregnant stomach.
"Exhausting!" she said with an over-exaggerated sigh. Adrien giggled and hugged his wife.
"Well your done for now, so don't worry about it. She giggled and kissed his cheek as he got up.
"But for now, let's eat dinner. I finally managed to cook without burning anything!" The ex-hero proclaimed enthusiastically. Marinette laughed and stood to her feet, practically waddling to the table.
"Louis! Emma! Come down for dinner!"
"What is it?" Shouted a kiddish voice as two young teens ran down the stairs, the first with her blonde hair swinging behind her and wiping her brother in the face. She had it in two pigtails, just like Marinette used to wear, except hers were much longer. She looked almost exactly like Adrien did at her age, even down to having his striking emerald eyes.
"Papa cooked today." The two kids stopped dead in their tracks.
"Mama… I'm actually not very hungry… I think Emma and I will go back upstairs…" The eldest twin slowly attempted to make his way back up the stairs. His Dramatically dark black hair seeming to stand on end, like a cat's. His sapphire eyes looked desperately at his sister's emerald one's in desperation.
"Don't even think about it you two! Get your butts down here and eat what your father worked hard to cook for you!" The two reluctantly sat at the dinner table and stared at their plates of slightly overcooked spaghetti with suspiciously watery sauce.
"Th-thanks papa…" They stuttered out in unison before picking unenthusiastically at their food.
"So., You two are about to turn fourteen next week…" Marinette started as she tried not to pull a face at her husband's attempt at cooking.
"I can't believe my little princess and my alley-cat are growing up so fast!" Adrien cried dramatically, tearing up at the thought. The rest of his family rolled their eyes.
"Well," Marinette began," I was thinking we could do a ladybug and Chat Noir themed birthday party. Ever since they've come back you two have been obsessed with them!" Marinette giggled as she looked at the ladybug earrings and Chat Noir ring her children wore.
The two children gave one another an unreadable look before nodding.
"That's a great idea Mama. We'd love that." Marinette smiled as Adrien practically jumped out of his seat.
"Oh! I'm so excited. I'll call Nathalie and get her to find the best bakers in Paris to bake the cake! Oh! And we'll of course need to plan for the decorations!" The family all smiled at the patriarch and shook their heads. Marinette understood that he loved their children's birthdays because he never got to celebrate them as a child, but he sometimes got a bit carried away when it came to the planning.
"And of course, we need to hire Jagged Stone to play!" Adrien finished his rant and looked to his kids for approval. They both nodded their heads and he smiled with genuine happiness.
"Papa, Mama, may we be excused to go to bed. We have a test in the morning and we want to get a good night's sleep beforehand," Emma asked politely with a small smile on her face.
"Of course, Emma. You two head upstairs and we'll see you in the morning. Goodnight." The two pushed their chairs in gratefully and put their plates in the sink before running upstairs for the night.
Adrien looked at his wife fondly and got up, walking around the table and standing behind her to hug her.
"I love you, Marinette. You gave me so much happiness, our beautiful kids, our son on the way, and, of course, you." He placed a gentle peck on her cheek.
"I love you too my silly Kitty." She stood up and kissed him chastely on the lips before going to grab her plate.
"Oh no you don't! You sit right back down on that couch and rest." Marinette tried to protest but Adrien easily shooed his pregnant wife to the couch while he did the dishes.
"Do you think Mama suspects anything Louis?" His sister asked nervously as they closed their bedroom door.
"I doubt it Emma. Though we should still be careful." He responded. Gently opening the window.
"Come on you two, we're going to be late if we don't hurry." Said a tiny voice from under Emma's pillow.
Out popped Tikki, just as small as cute as ever with a hang on her hip.
"We were supposed to be there ten minutes ago!"
"Tikki go eat a cookie and calm down. They're fine!" Plagg emerged from Louis's dressed with his face full of cheese.
"Sorry Tikki. Let's go Louis. SPOTS ON!" The young blonde called and a flash of pink light enveloped her before a young Ladybug stood in her place.
"Plagg's right Emma, don't get your panties in a bunch. CLAWS OUT" The older twin teased before a wave of green light transformed him into Chat Noir. The pair quietly slipped out the window and ran through the Parisian night.
"You guys are late!" An angry teenager stood on the rooftop where they normally meted, tapping his foot as his eyes glared at the two heroes approaching.
"S-Sorry Erik. You know how Mama c-can be with family dinners," she stuttered, looking at the bronzed Adonis before her. His fox themed suit was skin tight in all the right places and Emma had no problem appreciating all she saw. His tail wagged impatiently and his fox ears twitched before he sighed.
"Fine. But next time find an excuse to tell Aunt Mari ok? You know if I stay out too long my parents will catch me and I'll have to work at Papa's recording studio… or even worse… Mama's office," All three shuttered in unison at the thought of having to work at Alya's news studio.
"We'll patrol quickly tonight then, Aunt Alya and Uncle Nino won't know you're missing." Erik gave in and nodded.
"Alright, let's go then!" The three ran across the rooftop and disappeared as they went to ensure the safety of the city.
After an uneventful patrol, the 3 teens split up to head to their separate homes.
"Next time, can you not ogle Erik? It's very distracting." Louis said in annoyance as they approached their home.
"Next time, can you not get in the way of me ogling Erik?" Emma retorted back, the two landed on the roof of their mansion and detransformed.
"Well at least I actually get stuff done, unlike you!"
"You take that back! Ladybug is obviously the one who gets the most done! Right Tikki?" But the two Kwami had retreated into their charges pockets, not wanting to get involved with the argument.
The argument continued in hushed yells as they slowly slipped through the window and closed it behind them.
"Well maybe if you stopped flirting with him he wou- "The lights snapped on. Standing there was a very angry and very sleepy Marinette Agreste with her arms folded over her pregnant belly. Adrien Agreste, who usually wore a stunning smile around his family gave an equally intimidating stare as the two stood stalk still like deer in headlights.
"Where the hell have you been?" Marinette uttered calmly and even Adrien took a step away from his wife. She rarely cussed, and even when she did, it was usually in a yell, but the eerie calmness let every in the room know that there was no saving the twin teens standing before her.
"I said, where the hell have you been?" The woman repeated again. The twins looked at each other than checked to see if their Kwami were gone, feeling relieved to see them hiding behind their backs.
"W-We were only g-going to the l-library, Mama" Louis uttered lamely. Marinette's eyes instantly sharpened.
"Emma. Tell me where you two were in the next ten seconds or I swear I wi-" Suddenly, Marinette stopped. Floating above her daughter's head she saw a little red bug-like creature for a second or two before it dashed back behind her daughter's back.
"M-Mama?" Emma uttered hesitantly.
"Go to bed. We'll discuss this in the morning." And she stormed out.
"P-Papa, what's wrong with Mama?" Came Loius's voice.
"I'm not sure… But I am sure that you two will be grounded for a long time after this," The model replied sternly, giving the two a rare serious look. They knew they were in big trouble if even their father was serious.
"Goodnight." He said and shut the door behind him, leaving the twins shocked and panicked.
"Adrien. Do... Do you ever wonder who the new Ladybug and Chat Noir are?" Marinette asked while snuggling with Adrien in their bed.
"Yeah, I do. I wish I knew so I could see Plagg again." He sighed and kissed her head.
"We made the right decision though. We have a family to worry about." Adrien reassured his wife and she looked up at him.
"Yeah but… Chat Noir and Ladybug look a lot like Louis and Emma, don't you think? And them sneaking in tonight. And I swear I saw Tikki in there," Adrien pressed a soft kiss to Marinette's lips to calm her down.
"Marinette. Our children are not Ladybug and Chat Noir. If they were, wouldn't Tikki and Plagg come and see us?" Marinette had to agree there.
"I guess you're right Kitty." Adrien smiled at the old pet-name that had somehow stuck over the years.
"I love you, Bugaboo. Goodnight." He snuggled closer to his love and the two gently fell asleep
A few hours later, the barely audible sound of the bedroom door being cracked could be heard in the room and 2 small-creatures flew in.
"Plagg, don't you think one day they'll wake up and see us?"
"So what if they do, Tikki? They were Ladybug and Chat Noir once. And we are their children's Kwami now." Plagg said matter-of -factly, "I still think we should tell them soon."
"Let's talk about it with Emma and Louis once they turn 14." Tikki whispered as she gazed at her ex-wielders sleeping face."
"Ok Tikki, let's leave now before they wake up." Tikki nodded in agreement and flew down and pecked Marinette lovingly on the cheek, staring at one pf the best charges she ever had before zipping out the door back to one of her other favorite charges.
Once Plagg was sure Tikki was gone, he went down and gently snuggled against Adrien so as not to wake him.
"You'll see us soon." He whispered before swiftly leaving the room, the ex-heroes smiling at the wonderful dreams they were having about seeing their Kwami once again.
So fun fact, I wrote this after CH. 2 because I felt inspired. I'm cool like that. Anyway hope you enjoyed my fic and I may make a spin-off so stay tuned!
Love ya bunches!
-ThatDorkyFangirl