It's Miraculous, Really
xii: Later (1) afterward, subsequently, or at a time in the future. (Given by obsessedturtle on tumblr.)
It's impossible to keep the grin from Ladybug's face as the Miraculous Ladybugs return everything and everyone to normal. The purified butterfly travels gently away, soon out of sight, and Ladybug turns to her partner with a grin. He returns it, eyes glinting happily, and their fists meet.
"Bien joué," they say in unison. Well done. A tradition of theirs that's important because they did it, and they're proud. She's proud, both of herself and her chaton, and the fist-bump is a non-verbal way to show him exactly that: their eyes meet, and something electric passes through her, down her arm, and right back into his emerald green eyes, something she can only describe as magical.
And then her earrings beep, and she pulls her arm away. Ladybug's grin widens.
"Gotta go," she says, stepping backwards. Chat Noir's Miraculous also beeps, and he nods.
"Same here," he says. His eyes linger on her, drawing hers to meet them. "See you later, My Lady."
Ladybug rolls her eyes, but the smile on her face betrays her. "Later, Chat Noir." She turns around and takes off across the rooftops, heading back to class before the lunch break ends. She doesn't look back, but she knows he's probably watching her go with that sharp green gaze of his. She still tingles from the light shock that ran through her earlier.
Later, as Marinette sits in class, Adrien arrives late, and the contented smile on his face makes her swoon. She almost forgets the electricity of her earlier encounter, but when Adrien finally takes his seat, he turns around and smiles at her.
She doesn't need a fist-bump this time to feel it all over again, and it strikes all at once, like lightning.
A/N: I'm still here, don't worry! I had to work over the summer (lameeee) but now I'm back at college, and I'm going to try to finish this one by the end of the semester. Chapters will probably be much shorter though, my course-load is ouch. Also, from now on, I'm changing my siggie at the end of chapters, but I'll be keeping the old ones as is for archive (read: lazy) reasons.
Lemme know what you thought of this! Toodles, and remember to smile today :)
xoxo Misfire Ezreal
