Disclaimer: I don't own Miraculous Ladybug, either Love o2o and the novel.
Plans and misunderstandings
A/N: StarKnight is the current leader of ButterflyEffect (Ladybug's former guild).
"That Ladybug is making me mad."
A group of four girls is sitting around a table in a cafe. By the clothes they wear, one can easily realize that none seems to have economic problems. The four who are drinking their respective drinks, ignore their surroundings and continue talking. Among them, a girl with long black hair and green eyes hits the table with the palm of her hand when she finishes shouting her complaints.
On the other hand, the blonde in front of her just ignores her and continues to drink her tea.
"Why don't you say anything, Aurora?" The black-haired girl addresses the blonde. "Why do you let Ladybug get away with it?"
The mentioned lowers her cup slowly and responds without much interest. "I don't do much because the truth is that Ladybug does not matter much to me." The blonde answers and looks up "Besides, it was your idea about the video and, in the end, we lost."
"Greater reason to get revenge on her!"
"Ivonne, don't yell so much!" The girl next to her scolds her in whispers. "Ladybug has already left the guild, do you think she will continue to mess with us?"
Ivonne huffs and crosses her arms. His eyes scan the coffee and he refrains from continuing with her cries, but she can still talk.
"Her attitude doesn't bother you? Always believing she is the best and needs to be the center of attention…"
The fourth girl nods slightly as she gently removes her hot drink. "She has a pretty cocky attitude and is always surrounded by boys."
"See?! She's a boyfriend stealer. Aurora, do you remember the guys Isabelle and Soleil had asked out a few months ago?" Ivonne points out to her two friends, "they refuse because they were going to get into a fighting group in zone 11, group that was led by Ladybug. And when we tried to enter the group to help in the fight, they told us that they were only accepting players at a minimum level. Ladybug surely made that rule to exclude us."
"Surely she was afraid of us." Isabelle follows the conversation. "The only girls in that group were part of ButterflyEffect, including the former leader… what was her name?"
"Ryuko, another arrogant one." The expression on Ivonne's face worsens with the mention of the former leader. "She was also StarKnight's wife and when they ended their relationship she stopped playing but is still part of the guild."
"Speaking of Star, are you serious with him?" Soleil mocks slightly.
The other laughs in response. "Ha, are you serious? At first, I approached him as RainyWeather because we wanted to take revenge on Ladybug, but then I found out that he is at B University in the law department and decided to continue playing a little more."
"To be in B... he doesn't seem so smart."
Ivonne lifts her shoulders and sips her drink.
"Returning to Ladybug, how do you think she is in real life? She is a girl, but she is always surrounded by men because of her position on the list. I wouldn't be surprised if she wasn't a girl."
With this statement, Aurora rests her elbows on the table and her cheek in the palm of her hand. "No, Ladybug is not a guy."
The leader's so sure answer surprises the other three. Seeing that he had all three pairs of eyes on her, she keeps up the gossip. "Do you remember Camillo's company? Neo Akuma? A few weeks ago they did interviews for university students for summer practices and discovered that they accepted Ladybug. He even took a picture of her personal information sheet."
Aurora took her cell phone from her purse and showed the image to the small group. They read the most important data such as her real name, age, university and the name of the avatar in the game. Shocked with all the information, they remained silent for a while while they watched the little photo of the girl.
"Rose Lavillant, 22 years old, A University, Faculty of Computer Science."
"Oh? She's younger than us."
"Well, here it says gender: female."
"… Hahaha. Although she could pass as a boy."
Ivonne started laughing. "Camillo must have felt relieved to divorce her. No wonder she doesn't want to upload any of her photos."
"If it were just her face, what about those clothes? Those big glasses and those out of fashion clothes…" Soleil laughs with her friend.
Isabelle, like the two of them, laughs and turns to Aurora. "I understand why you're so calm, Rose doesn't seem rival to you."
Aurora smiles back. "Camillo told me he was surprised, but there is no way she was better than me. He said he loved me and that he only regretted not having met me before." The blonde covered her flushed cheeks at the thought of her beloved and her words.
"Camillo is a true heartthrob, he is obviously the only man that deserves you," Soleil says delightedly. "He's not only handsome and polite but also intelligent, the son of a CEO and rich. What more could you want?"
Aurora smiles proudly.
"Although with such tremendous boyfriend you should be more careful." Ivonne worries her again. "Ladybug will work in the same company and can see him every day. There is no way for Century to notice her, but she is at University A, she has to be smart."
Aurora questions herself again. Is Ladybug (or Rose) really a problem? Camillo told her he didn't have to worry, but she couldn't help it. The four of them were graduates of D University, and she knew the difference between them. Ladybug must be intelligent, how did she marry Century and later ChatNoir then? I should be careful with her...
Ivonne seems to have read her mind and smiled mischievously.
"I have an idea."
Returning to the gymnasium of A University, Adrien's friends remain with their mouths open when they hear the statement from the blue-haired. The indirect revelation of Ladybug and her current relationship with the blond took them off guard. Adrien had to cough slightly to get the guys out of his surprise.
"Wow..." One of the boys in the basketball club talks to the couple. "Adrien and Marinette... who was the one who confessed?"
Another boy answers for the couple. "Isn't it obvious that it was Adrien? During the second half, he went straight to the stands to sit next to her. There is no one who has not realized how whipped he is."
The couple said nothing a little embarrassed.
"Then we have to celebrate!" Nino said enthusiastically. "Not only did we win the last game, but our friend has a girlfriend."
The club shouted in joy and showed how excited they were to go out together to celebrate.
"Marinette, you should join us." Nino encouraged her to come with them.
"Yes, yes, Adrien invite her to get to know her better."
That made Adrien bring the girl closer to him. "What are you guys thinking?"
"Wow, they just started dating and you already that protective? I didn't think the campus idol was so jealous." Luka annoyed him a little.
"I'm not je-"
"Hahahaha that confirms how whipped he is." Nino interrupts him regardless of the blond's response. Then he turns to Marinette. "I've never seen Adrien like that, as expected of Ladybug. Can I call your sister just like Miraculous?"
Marinette tries to hide the effect that Adrien's comments have on her smiling at the boys. "Sure, you can also call me Mari if you want."
"Ah, so polite. Adrien you better not let her go."
"I have that very clear, you don't need to remind me."
Marinette tries to convince herself that she hasn't blushed with that comment.
Adrien turns to see her and with a smile on his lips asks if she wants to go with them to celebrate.
Celebrate with them? Go like Adrien's girlfriend even though they hadn't even clarified their relationship and be the center of attention? Also, what happened to her plan to ignore him today? Nope. I'm not ready. Her friends were in the stands waiting for her.
"Sorry, but my friends are waiting for me. But it wouldn't bother me to go another day." Marinette says goodbye politely and is willing to run away to meet her friends when someone holds her by the hand. She is not surprised that that person is the blond, but she is surprised by the sudden contact. Without words, Marinette stares at those green eyes just listening to what Adrien says.
"What time do you usually go to the library?"
Marinette does her best not to stutter when answering. "Early, at eight..."
"It's okay. I'll see you there tomorrow. "
Marinette nods and turns to approach her friends when Adrien pulls her hand again.
"Remember to save me a place."
Marinette knows that he is only trying to make her blush, which he is achieving, and she nodded again but this time she cannot see him at the eyes.
The blue-haired girl lifts her head towards the rest of the team offers them a quick smile and this time she manages to escape from the blond's charms.
They said Adrien was whipped, but why was she the one who couldn't stop blushing? Marinette, you're not at school anymore! Stop blushing with anything he tells you!
But with that smile directed only at her, how could she not?
"I think you have many things that you haven't told us."
Alya is the first to speak to her once they are walking relatively far from the gym. The three friends were looking at her as if she had become another person.
When they find a bench, Marinette sits down and her friends sit down too quickly waiting for something on her part. She sighs knowing she has no other choice.
"Okay, I'm going to tell you. It all started at the dorm a few months ago, it was a normal day until a cockroach-"
"Marinette!"
She laughs and tells them a summary of everything that happened.
.
.
.
"That's so romantic."
Rose can't help jumping when she hears the story from Marinette and begins to daydream while the other two ask her more questions.
"I can't believe you just started dating," Chloè tells her. "Today it seemed as if you knew each other for half a life."
"More like half a day." Marinette rolled her eyes at the blonde's comment.
"In any case, I'm glad you're happy." Alya smiles at her. "But, it's been only half a day, and you're already this enchanted?"
"... well ... so it seems?"
The three friends sigh as if she had made a mistake.
"Okay! Next time I will not fall so fast."
"There won't be another time." Her friends sing that comment to annoy her a little. "Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste. There is no way you can find someone better."
Marinette wants to answer them, but maybe (she's completely sure), they're right.
"I'm here!"
Kim runs into the gym and says with heavy breathing because of running. "Where is Adrien's girlfriend?!"
Luka and Nino look at him funny.
"She's gone. You arrived too late."
"WHAT?!"
Author notes:
Thanks for the wait, the truth is that I needed a break from everything so that's why this is the first chapter of the year. As you can guess, the three friends at the beginning are the Aurora/StormyWeather group. Stormy=Ivonne, Snowy=Isabelle and Tropical=Soleil. The last two are sisters, but that's irrelevant in the story (I say it for those who see the images on Wattpad or Twitter). And yes, all three are OCs. Lila and Colette are not part of the game, I even wonder if they know about its existence. Thanks for reading!
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-LR
