Author's Note: Hey guys! SnivyLord here! Thank you so much for your support and your comments with this story. I honestly love this story so much, and I hope you all are finding it ok! Anyway! This is Emma's chapter, the first of the three sibling chapters. Look forward to Hugo and Louis'!
The sleep that she had last night was the most peaceful she has had in ages. She scarcely remembered waking up with a very firm weight wrapped snugly around her body. When Marinette finally opened her eyes, there was that one instance of shock, but then it became endearment. Adrien's sleeping face was one to be admired, he looked so peaceful when he's sleeping. His hair was just a little more messy than usual but he still looked good. It was at this point, that Marinette realized just how close she was to him, their lips were literally only centimeters apart. Marinette, even though she didn't want to leave, she tried to as subtly as possible, squirm her way out of his grasp, but she still couldn't do that. His arm was locked snugly around her and he had no intention of letting her go.
"Adrien... wake up, I gotta go," Marinette silently laughed and pleaded with Adrien, whose face scrunched with feigned annoyance as he cracked open one eye and held her closer.
"No..." Adrien whined as Marinette let out a little laugh, "I don't want to let you go, you feel so nice to snuggle with..." Adrien broke out into a smile and snuggled into her neck. A question flashed through her mind in an instant before it vanished from how much fun she was having: What were they? Relationship wise. They seemed comfortable to hug and cuddle with each other in their sleep and also while they're conscious, do friends even do that? Probably not, but it's not as if Marinette cared all that much.
"Adrien!" Marinette said through laughs as she finally managed to get off the bed but felt two arms wrap around her waist and pull her back onto the bed so she could face him again. After a moment of calming down from the laughs, Adrien couldn't help but press his forehead to hers.
"Good morning Princess..." Adrien says softly as Marinette couldn't help but giggle.
"You still call me by that nickname Agreste?" Marinette asked playfully as she felt Adrien's hands skim over her sides and dig into them, tickling her, "ADRIEN! HAHAHA s-stop it!"
"Tell me you like me calling you that, then I'll stop," Adrien laughed as he skimmed his fingers faster, making Marinette laugh harder and squirm more.
"All I did was j-j-just ask! FINE! Y-yes HAHAHA, I do like you calling me that!" Marinette laughed as she felt Adrien stop and look at her intently in the eyes.
"Good," Adrien smirked as he leaned closer that Marinette could feel his breath. If Adrien didn't stop now, she didn't know what to think. Adrien smirked wider as he could feel Marinette's quickened breathing and arousal. After a moment, Adrien suddenly pulled away and got up, flashing her one of his signature innocent, optimistic smiles before leaving, "alright, get up Princess, I need to take you back to your kids. I'll be waiting for you downstairs after I get ready."
"Uh huh..." Marinette mumbled incoherently as she tried to process what just happened. Was there supposed to be romantic and sexual tension? What the hell? Marinette asked herself as she somehow made her to the bathroom to take a shower and wear her clothes from yesterday. 30 minutes later, she found herself outside her flat/apartment with her kids rushing up to her. She gave them an advance warning that she was coming so Hugo and Emma have been taking shifts watching for Adrien's car from the living room window.
"Maman! You're ok!" Emma hugged her mom tightly as Marinette wrapped her arms around her daughter and hugged her tighter.
"I'm sorry for making you worry," Marinette said as she eventually let go of Emma, just to be hugged by Louis and Hugo. Hugo cried into his mom's coat, his feelings of panic soothed by the reassuring rubs Marinette massaged into his back, "Hugo, I'm sorry..."
"It's ok... Maman... I'm just glad you're ok..." Hugo hiccuped from his soft sobbing as Louis warmly smiled at Marinette and Adrien.
"Alright, Hugo, Emma, why don't you go back inside for a little bit, I need to ask Mom something," Louis ruffled both of their hairs, to which they pouted slightly before hugging their mom one more time before saying goodbye to Adrien. Louis sighed before turning back to the two in front of him before asking, "Alright Mom, what really happened?"
"W-what?" Marinette asked as Louis raised his eyebrow accusingly.
"I know you only said you were beat up just so Hugo and Emma wouldn't freak out. I could tell you were lying over the phone Mom, you hesitated before you answered, as if you were debating whether to say what actually happened, and you decided against it," Louis explained as he looked pointedly at his mom, who didn't look shocked, but impressed.
"Wow Louis, you noticed all of that when I was talking? I'm impressed Louis," Marinette asked, her voice full of pride as Louis smirked.
"Well, I am your son, I have to notice these things, it's my job. Plus, I know you the most even though Mister Agreste is close competition," Louis said as a matter of factly, sending a joking smile at Adrien, who reciprocated it, "but seriously what really happened?"
"I guess there's no use trying to hide what happened. But, you can't tell Hugo or Emma, I don't want to scar them or give them the notion that I'm going to die," Marinette sighed as Louis nodded for Marinette to continue, "when the men attacked me yesterday, they wielded weapons laced with deadly poison. I noticed the poison, but that still didn't stop me from getting from taking a hit from one of their knives." Marinette explained as Louis felt his breath hitch in his throat, "the poison surprisingly spread quickly and I was quickly taken down even though I tried to fight through the pain. If Adrien hadn't found me at the moment he did, I would have died." Louis gasped as he immediately hugged his mom again.
"M-mom... t-trouble's always finding you doesn't it?" Louis sobbed into Marinette's coat, who smiled softly at his comment as they continued to hug. Louis looked past her shoulder to find Adrien grinning at the both of them, he softly mouthed a 'thank you' with Adrien giving a appreciative nod right back, "I'm pretty sure I can't stop you from getting found by trouble, but I have your back, just like I always have," Louis smiled as Marinette smiled back at him.
"My handsome smart boy, of course I know that," Marinette said, leaning in to kiss his cheek before heading inside the apartment with Louis and Adrien.
"Oh yeah Mom, you have buy Emma a new dress for the father-daughter dance this Wednesday," Louis reminded Marinette, who looked at him questioningly.
"Wait, what happened to the one she had last year?"
"Accidentally ripped the back seam of the dress when she was roleplaying Rapunzel with Hugo," Louis stifled a laugh as Marinette could also hear Adrien chuckle when they headed up the stairs.
"Those take forever to fix, that's not enough time, plus, that dress was ruined when I bought it... but why do we need to buy a new dress, I can just make one," Marinette scoffed as she opened the door to her apartment to find Hugo and Emma waiting for them. Emma bounced up to her and jumped up and down.
"Maman! You remember the father-daughter dance that my school is having on Wednesday right? Can we buy a new dress?" Emma asked cheerfully as Marinette bent down and pinched her cheeks affectionately.
"Not this year Emma, I'm making your dress," Marinette smirked as Emma's smile widened even more as she practically screamed, causing the others to plug their ears.
"HALLELUJAH! Your dresses are so pretty! YES YES YES YES YES!" Emma shot around the apartment chanting 'Maman's making me a dress!' over and over and over. Marinette laughed as Louis successfully caught and shook her in place.
"EMMA! Calm down, she's just making you a dress!" Louis said through laughs.
"She's the best fashion designer in all of Paris, right Mister Agreste?" Emma cheered as Adrien smiled and nodded.
"She really is..." Marinette looked back at Adrien, who smiled at her. He always did support her designs, that hasn't changed.
"Alright, I'll get this dress ready for you in no time Emma! You're gonna love it! Now everyone shoo! Genius is at work," Marinette smiled slyly as she went into her office and practically closed herself off from everyone, who laughed at her passion for designing fashion. On the evening of the dance, Marinette finally finished her masterpiece when the door to her office opened to find Adrien peeking in.
"Oh my god, how long has it been?" Marinette asked tiredly as she had Emma's completed dress on the mannequin, the pins taken off as the dress finally came together. Adrien chuckled as he came up next to her and massaged her shoulders.
"Well, is the dress ready for her? She's been extremely restless about it," Adrien asked as Marinette sighed happily and sat back into his inviting hands.
"Yep, they're done, and now Emma just needs to wear it to make it perfect." Marinette clapped her hands together and readjusted her precision glasses. Adrien smiled as another thought came to mind.
"Oh yeah Marinette, I'm not sure how you would feel about this, but Emma... she kinda asked me to take the place of the father at the dance. Since you know, she doesn't have one, is that ok with you? It might be a little awkward..." Adrien rambled as he tried to deliver the question as lightly as possible as he felt Marinette tense in shock but relax. She turned slightly in her chair so she could make eye contact with him.
"She asked you if you could accompany her?" Marinette asked carefully as Adrien nodded, afraid of her response. Marinette thought it about it for barely a second before nodding. He is her father after all, why not, "I would love it if you were able to take her, I'm going too, just so I can take photos." Marinette smiled slyly as she suddenly stood up, grabbed the dress carefully off the mannequin and smiled at Adrien, "you have my blessing. Man, it sounds like I'm getting you married." Marinette giggled as Adrien laughed as he pushed her out the door.
"Come on, let's show her the dress," Adrien laughed as they went to show her dress and he added something as well, which got an appropriate reaction, "besides, you know there's only one person I'd want to marry."
"AAAAAAAHHHHH IT IS SO PRETTY!!" Emma squealed as she twirled around in the dress and jumped in the air. It was a pale pink dress with one thick strap going over her left shoulder. The dress crinkled in a spiral towards the middle where there was a golden sash tied in a bow at the back. The dress continued down towards in ankles, flowing almost like silk. On the insides and on the edges, the dress has gold accents, and Emma wore her hair into a bun with a braid crown to complete the look. She also put a pink butterfly clip with gold and black accents in her hair to complete the look. Louis and Hugo impressively looked at the work as Marinette held her heart with joy.
"She looks honestly so precious... Adrien! Are you done changing into your suit?" Marinette asked as she heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
"Yep, already done, what do you think?" Adrien asked as he straightened out the cuffs on the suit. Marinette turned to face him and gasped at how good it looked on him. He had a dark blue suit, almost like the night sky, and he has a pink rose tucked into the suit pocket. It was midnight blue three piece suit and he combed his hair so it would more straight, not that it helped, it was perfection anyway.
"You know, I think you look rather dashing, wait, your tie's crooked, let me get that," Marinette pressed a finger to her chin, smirking before coming up to him and fixing his tie. Adrien couldn't help but smirk down at her, he found it extremely sexy that she was doing it for him. Marinette then tucked the tie snugly back in the suit and wiped his suit so he would be ready. She then looked up and saw him smirking and she rested her hands on his chest, "what? Why are you smirking at me like that?"
"No, it's nothing, just enjoying the view," Adrien murmured as Marinette gasped and hit his chest playfully, making him laugh. Adrien noticed the three smirking at them before he noticed the suits they were wearing. Louis and Hugo had the generic black tuxedos on with a red rose, "looking good guys! Are you all ready to go? Because your mom isn't."
"What? I'm ready!" Marinette protested as Adrien shook his head disapprovingly as he gestured to her outfit.
"You are not going to your daughter's dance in that. It's a formal dance! Go change!" Adrien turned her around and pushed her up the stairs, "we'll be waiting down here!" Marinette stuck her tongue back out at him before changing. A few minutes later, she came down with a red dress that hugged her body and was as smooth as silk. The dress was simple but elegant, it was held up by two straps going over shoulder and it hugged all her curves. The dress split around her knees, leaving room for her legs to move and she wore red heels to match. She also wore a red silk scarf that hung loose around her shoulders and arms with a velvet maroon purse to match. She wore her hair to the side, her hair coming off her in voluminous waves to one side, comfortably reaching her shoulders but going no lower. It was held by a ladybug hair accessory in the back to keep it from going on the other side. She wore light makeup and some red lipstick and she was good to go, not that she needed a lot.
"Are we ready to go?" Marinette asked as Adrien and the others gaped at her, "what?"
"Mom looks like a literal queen," Louis said dumbly as the other two kids nodded in agreement.
"I can't remember the last time Maman went out and she looked like that," Hugo mumbled as Marinette looked shyly at all of them and Emma leaned over to whisper to him.
"Probably because she hasn't had a normal outing in 15 years."
"You look amazing, absolutely amazing," Adrien murmured as Marinette smiled warmly at him. Adrien figures he should say something else before it gets too awkward, "I think we should go, we'll take my car."
"Alright Agreste, lead the way," Marinette smiled as she walked past him and he could get a whiff of her perfume. The things she does to him. Later they were in the car and they were talking about fun subjects like the record for the longest memorization of Pi, paragliding since it's so dangerous, things the kids did at school, and dog and cat breeds.
"You know I kinda don't know what breed Plagg is, he seems to have a very odd taste for cheese, specifically Camembert. He's a black cat though," Adrien commented as the kids scrunched up their faces in confusion.
"What the... that's on oddly specific taste, don't cats eat like a kibble mix or milk? Or as Puss in boots calls it: lait du lèche," Hugo thought aloud as Emma squealed.
"We'd love to meet him sometime Mister Agreste!" Emma chirped as Adrien smiled and looked at her in the mirror.
"Sure I'll introduce you sometime."
"Yay!"
Marinette smiled to herself as she watched the streetlights outside; he's getting to know the kids really well, she can't get over how much she wanted him to be able to bond with them and she's seeing it right before her eyes. She kept thinking before she was snapped out of thoughts by Adrien.
"Penny for your thoughts Princess? Whatcha thinking about?" Adrien asked as Marinette sighed and leaned back in the seat, smiling.
"Just... this... you know? I've never seen them like someone who's just a family friend this much, I'm so glad to see them be friends with you, and especially since it's you. You were always someone I've wanted them to meet. It's just like a dream," Marinette turned her head to smile at the kids talking in the backseat. Adrien smiled and frowned when he heard the word "friend," he knew he wanted to be more with her, but something's stopping them, and he knows it's his father.
"Are you sure I'm just a family friend Mari? You seemed oddly comfortable hugging me yesterday night when we're just friends," Adrien murmured teasingly as Marinette blushed furiously and stared at her hands, "am I right? Or am I wrong?"
"You've really mastered how to tease seductively didn't you Agreste. You're really gonna kill me one day with your charm," Marinette laughed nervously as Adrien laughed.
"Only because you make it so easy, I should really be saying that to you. You're making it extremely hard to resist kissing the daylights out of you," Adrien continued to tease as Marinette felt herself sweat at that. As much as she would love that, he knows what's at risk... sort of. She decided to continue playing his game and see if she could turn the tables, not that the kids were paying attention.
"Am I really that irresistible? I've never noticed, I think I need a reminder on why that is," Marinette smiled slyly at Adrien and looked innocently at him and she swore she could hear a seductive growl coming out of him, arousing her, "you know... we should really stop before this goes too far, there are kids in here."
And like a switch, he was back to normal, "Alright, we're almost there anyways. Remember Mari, I'm going to help you with my father since I know he is the reason why."
Marinette gulped as they parked into the school parking lot and the family noticed the other families heading towards the gym. Marinette sucked in a breath of the air before turning to the kids.
"Alright, you guys ready?" Marinette asked as the three nodded and they all headed together, at the entrance to the gym, they found Hugo and Emma's teacher, Madame Baron. She was a kind and funny women, had a a very sarcastic wit, but she cares when she wants to. She had short brown hair, warm blue eyes, and glasses to complete the look.
"Oh hello Emma! I'm so glad you could make it! Marinette, always a pleasure to see you," Madame Baron said as Marinette handed in the permission slip she signed, allowing Emma to attend. Madame Baron's eyes flickered towards Hugo, Louis, and Adrien and smiled, "family is always welcome, although I do believe I've never seen you before. My good sir, who are you, are you her father?"
Madame Baron looked accusingly at Marinette because she was aware of the fact that Emma had always gone to the father-daughter dance alone. She always danced with Louis, Hugo, or Marinette, or all at once to fill the void. It wasn't like Emma minded but this time was different. There's really no good way to explain this.
"Oh, I'm a family friend, I'm just here to fill in for Emma's father since he's not around," Adrien tried to put in the lightest way possible. Madame Baron gave him a piercing look before smiling.
"Alright then, have fun inside!" Madame Baron smiled but before Adrien could follow the others in, she stopped him, "you'd better do more than just 'fill in' Adrien Agreste, this is her first time dancing with a father figure. It should be magical... don't ruin it for her." Adrien modded mutely before following the others in and Marinette turned around to face him.
"Hmm? Did Madame Baron tell you something?"
"What? Oh nothing... nothing at all..."
"Adrien?" Marinette asked, not exactly convinced.
"It's nothing..." Adrien said as Marinette nodded and turned back around to face the decorated gym, which was decorated with midnight blue wall paper with gold curtains. There were constellation like decor hanging all over the ceiling and gold accents everywhere. To the left where they walked in, there was a huge and long buffet table with an assortment of foods that Marinette didn't think were possible for grade school. Marinette continued to look around as she saw tons of more families that were talking, letting the kids dance and play, "It's quite the set up isn't it?"
Adrien nodded as he filled in the spot right next to her, "It looks really nice, the choice of music isn't bad."
"You mean Dancing Queen by ABBA?" Marinette stifled a laugh as Adrien crossed his arms in defense. The song in question was playing loudly over the speakers.
"It's a great song! Don't you think it's a good song?" Adrien asked as Marinette just covered her mouth with her hand, laughing.
"I do think it's a good song, didn't expect for you to get defensive about it though..." Marinette giggled as Adrien smiled softly and bumped his shoulder with hers.
"Alright Alright, where are your kids?" Adrien asked as Marinette immediately answered.
"Hugo mixing the drinks at the buffet table to experiment possible drink combinations, Emma's showing off her dress to her friends, I mean who wouldn't?" Marinette explained with Adrien smirking at that last part, "and Louis is talking to some of his old teachers." Marinette pointed in the direction of each of the kids as Adrien confirmed her explanation and grinned.
"Gotta love those motherly instincts."
"You know it... is that Chloe over there? Oh and there's Luka, Elena, and Constantine!" Marinette spotted a perfectly styled head of blond hair next to a mop of teal ombré hair. Adrien looked closer and smiled.
"Oh yeah, that's them! Elena's 14 right?"
"Right."
"So then she gets to dance with her father one more time since you can't when you're 15," Adrien thought aloud as he felt Marinette gasp and nod in agreement.
"Oh right! So this is her last time isn't it? It must be sad," Marinette frowned as she saw Elena hugging her father. Hugo then came up to the pair with several drinks in hand, carefully balanced on his arms and elbows, "oh my goodness Hugo!"
Adrien chuckled as he helped release a little of Hugo's burden and examined the drinks, which were in clear plastic cups, "Are these all the experimental drinks you've made?"
"Yep! Don't be alarmed with the brown one, I threw a bunch of drinks together, it actually tastes pretty good," Hugo explained as Adrien examined a murky brown drink that Marinette was holding in slight disgust.
"Sweetie... I'll probably take the Coke-Sprite combo, I don't think it's bad," Hugo handed Marinette a cup of the aforementioned drink and she sipped it, "yeah, it's not bad."
"I'll try the fruit punch-lemonade combo and see how that goes," Adrien smiled at Hugo, who smiled back and handed him an orange looking drink. Adrien took one sip and scrunched his face up in confusion, "tastes weird... not bad..." Marinette laughed at Adrien's reaction and he rolled his eyes. A time later, it was finally time for the father daughter dance.
"This is a special time for fathers and daughters, so please find your partners and enjoy your time together," Madame Baron announced into the microphone as Marinette, Louis, and Hugo wished the two good luck as Adrien and Emma made their way to the dance floor. Adrien and Emma grinned as she tried to tiptoe so she could lessen the height difference;it didn't make much of a difference.
"You know how to waltz Emma?" Adrien asked as Emma pouted, thinking about it for a second before answering. He found her pouts to be adorable.
"I mean, just a little, but I'll try my best!" Emma determinedly said as Adrien chuckled and nodded.
"Good, because I want you to follow my lead, I may not be your father, but I can make this dance special for you," Adrien murmured as Emma frowned slightly before smiling softly. It frustrated her a little to hear him say that even though he is her father. However, she wanted to make the best of her time with him, that's what she resolved when she asked him.
"I trust you Mister Agreste, it feels nice to have someone who's almost like Daddy dance with me, I've never known him. He was gone during Louis' time so I never met him. But this feels warm, comforting, reminiscent of what it would feel like if I had a daddy," Emma murmured as she swayed with him. Adrien narrowed his eyes at her speech; so she never met her father and he was gone even when Louis was born, what kind of father was this person? It's all the more the reason to give her a special dance.
"Alright Emma, I know, that's why we're gonna do this together," Adrien gave his signature smile and Emma immediately brightened as she nodded okay. The music soon started playing and Adrien and Marinette recognized it as Anchor by Mindy Gledhill. It was a beautiful song with the starting waltz-reminiscent piano notes, "follow my steps in the direction I'm going."
(A/N: Listen to the song while they dance, it's incredibly beautiful for this sort of dance. It's Anchor by Mindy Glendhill I think)
When all the world is spinning round like a red balloon way up in the clouds
And my feet will not stay on the ground
You anchor me back down
Adrien and Emma moved in a flowing waltz, with Emma paying extra close attention to the way her feet were moving with Adrien. She giggled when he spun her around and led her to dance to the middle of the dance floor. All she could see was Adrien and her mom recording the dance with tears in her eyes.
I am nearly world renowned as a restless soul
Who always skips town
But I look for you to come around
And anchor me back down
They both swung their hands up in a half crescent motion and Emma giggled as he spun her around halfway and then the other way before holding her to his body, her small back against his stomach.
There are those who think I am strange
And they box me up and tell me to change
Emma tried to twirl out of his grasp but she was playfully grabbed and with her hands outstretched as if she was held back. Adrien smiled as he brought her back and dipped her with her right leg kicked out straight and brought her back up again. He waltzed with her again and spun her halfway so he could hold her close again. Emma couldn't stop smiling, it felt as though she was dancing on a cloud, it was so graceful. She stepped on his shoes a couple of times but he didn't mind at all.
But you hold me close and softly say that you wouldn't have me any other way...
It was at this point that Adrien let go over her and she was just standing there in the spotlight. The pause in the music was also killing her as she could feel everyone's amazed eyes on her but Adrien wasn't by her side. It scared her but when the music started again, she felt a pair of hands grab hers and spin her outwards so her dress would spin with her. When she spun back in, she felt a warmth bloom in her heart when she saw his smiling face again.
When all the world is spinning around
Like a red balloon way up in the clouds
And my feet will not stay on the ground
You anchor me back down
They continued waltzing for the rest of the last verse before they slowed down. He softly spun her around one more time until she was facing him again with their hands in the starting position. With the final piano notes, they both grinned at each other. Their grins were identical too, she really was a daddy's girl. When the song ending, Emma and Adrien could just hear the loud cheers and whooping of Marinette, Louis, and Hugo.
"Oh my god! THAT WAS AMAZING! I am so glad I have that recorded!" Marinette yelled, a huge smile present on her face. Louis leaned over with his own phone and grinned.
"Got it recorded too! Emma you were beautiful out there little sis!" Louis cheered as Hugo added to the praise, it was more like yelling and screaming at this point.
"Phenomenal dancing Mister Agreste! You two had me entranced the entire time!" Hugo clapped loudly as the three continued to cheer and Emma and Adrien could hear the applause from the other families. Emma blushed a deep crimson as she heard the applause from her classmates. Her embarrassment was worsened when she felt a pair of warm arms hoist her up onto their shoulders and Emma looked down with a small yelp to find Adrien smiling up at her.
"Drink it in Emma, you were amazing. You get your dancing from your mom. I danced with her once, her dancing is as good as her baking," Adrien grinned as bounced his shoulders a little so she would yelp in surprise. She couldn't help but smile wide, it was as though in that moment, everything was perfect. She felt like she was at the top of the world. She looked over towards the announcer stage to find Madame Baron smiling warmly at her, she couldn't help but smile back.
"It's strange... he's supposedly just a family friend and yet I've never seen her happier. They look so incredibly similar: the same blond hair and green eyes, some could suspect that he is her father... wait... is he her father? They seem like a perfect match." Madame Baron thought as she saw Marinette clap her hands together and suggest they should take a group selfie. Hugo got on Louis' back and they were on the left of Marinette in the picture while Emma leaned down slightly so she could be in the frame and she was in an adorable pose with Adrien. Hugo looked over Louis' shoulder so he could be seen and Marinette was in the middle, it all looked so adorable.
"We'll all remember this night that Adrien gave Emma the most memorable dance!" Marinette grinned as she took the picture. It was one of those she could remember forever. Another song came on and Adrien grinned wide as he set Emma down and he clapped his hands together. It was "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go!" By Wham!
"This, is my jam! Come on Emma! Up for another round!?" Adrien asked as Emma cheered and started to dance with him again.
"Heehee, of course!" Emma laughed as they continued to belt out really funny and weird dance moves. Adrien noticed that Hugo and Louis were watching them, entranced by their weird dance moves.
"Come on! Louis! Hugo! Join the fun!" Adrien held out his hand to which Hugo grinned and took and like in a chain, Hugo also grabbed Louis' hand and dragged him in too. They were all laughing and enjoying their time together and Marinette watched gratefully from the sidelines. She then felt a presence fill in next to her and she looked to find Chloe smirking at her.
"Oh Chloe! What a surprise! How was Elena's dance with Luka?" Marinette asked as Chloe scoffed and smiled.
"Well, for one, Adrien and Emma kinda stole the entire show. But it was nice, believe or not, and don't record this Marinette, but I'm gonna miss watching Elena dance with her father," Chloe said wistfully as Marinette 'awed' and held her hands to her heart.
"Awww, you actually care for once! I am so proud!" Marinette giggled as Chloe waved it off with a humph.
"Yea yeah, don't patronize me. But you know, it does feel nice to see Adrien where he belongs," Chloe said softly as Marinette looked back at Adrien, who was laughing with Louis about a really funny move they made, "it's with you and your kids. He's found a place where he truly feels like a family with. He may be a dense idiot who can't figure out for his life that those are his children but he'll come round."
Marinette laughed as she looked appreciatively at Chloe, "Thank you Chloe, it means a lot. But yeah, he's found a place where he's happy, and I couldn't be happier too. His kids love him, I hope he feels that. But... there's always a shadow that lurks... a storm that brews during the calm of the former. I'm just glad for the time being that he got to dance a special dance with his daughter."
"Those two make quite a team," Luka chimed in as Marinette looked gratefully at him.
"They do, do they," Marinette replied as Adrien noticed she wasn't joining and bounded up to her, "Wha- Adrien?!" Adrien winked at her before taking both of her hands in his and dragging her to the dance floor with her kids, "Wait! Adrien! I'm not really a good dancer!" Marinette said through laughs as Adrien smirked at her and spun her around, trapping her in his arms and feeling his warmth. She swore she could feel Luka and Chloe's smirk.
"Oh, we both know that's not true, you can definitely dance, I've seen your skills up close before. I just gotta bring it out again! Come on!" Adrien said teasingly as Marinette laughed and started moving her feet to the quick beat, joining her free hand with Louis', "there you go! You still got it Princess!"
"I don't remember the last time I had this much fun!" Marinette laughed as Adrien scoffed and leaned in so he could whisper in her ear.
"Then you obviously need to get out more, luckily, I'm here to liven you up again! Where's that smile?" Adrien asked as he picked her up by the waist and spun her around, making her laugh.
"It's here it's here! Don't worry! It's not going anywhere!" Marinette laughed as she felt Adrien press his forehead to hers, making the kids smirk at the gesture as they continued to dance. Feeling his breath on her, it's enough to make her breathless all the time, his power is insane.
"Good, because I love seeing your smile, and it's here to stay," Adrien murmured as he drew back so he could include the others in their dance. Marinette couldn't help but smile so much since she finally felt alive again. She could finally give to her kids what they need and she could regain what she has been missing. And it's all thanks to Adrien... thank you for taking Emma out for this magical night. It means more than you know... truly... but I have a premonition it won't last, this feeling. I want to cherish the time I have left and I want to thank you for giving that time Adrien. I hope you get to make lasting connections and memories with the other two, I believe you can, I know you can!
