Disclaimer: I don't own Miraculous Ladybug, either Love o2o and the novel.

Game and reality

[ANOUNCEMENT] [Miraculous Voyage]: it's our pleasure to announce the winner of the MV Short Film Contest: One story, two hearts. We thank all the participants and hope to have another contest like this in the future.

The Noir clan had gathered near ChatNoir's house (now also Ladybug's) in the Sacred Valley, where only the best players could live. The place is located in the highest zone of the game: a wide place with great flora and fauna, skies always clear both in the day and at night and in the middle of everything, the Cascade of the Thousand Wishes, from which all are rivers of Miraculous Voyage started. Being Ladybug and ChatNoir first places in their respective lists, they were lucky to live in front of this beautiful landscape, although now they both lived together. A few houses further back also lived the rest of the clan and some high-level Ladybug friends.

Gathered in the couple's front garden, the group listens to the game system congratulating them on winning the video contest. At the end of the announcement, a magic chest appears in front of Ladybug, which when touched reveals the grand prize: 20,000 dimas, 1000 experience points for each participant and the couple rainbow set attire.

[DarkCupid]: Oh!

[DarkCupid]: I had forgotten about the rainbow set!

[DJCarapace]: We split the prize later

[DJCarapace]: How about trying on your suits now?

Without much pressure, the couple also accepts excited. By clicking OK, Ladybug's avatar automatically switches to the selected suit. The first thing she notices about the costume is that it's not designed for fighting or for casual days, but more for parties or celebrations. The outfit consists of a sleeveless dress glued at the top of the torso and the rest of the fabric is loose till the end, which gives it some elegance. The material is a gradient turquoise color with floral ornaments and prints, and the special effect: a rainbow colored glow that make the dress look more magical. Party dresses is not something that Marinette usually puts on Ladybug, even in real life Marinette prefers to see or draw dresses than wear them. This slight change, however, doesn't seem bad at all...

After a couple of spins and admiring the dress, she realizes that Chat is also wearing his own, but unlike her, he hasn't moved a centimeter. His suit is more traditional, with more oriental designs almost similar to the one he wore on the wedding day. The difference is that the bright color plus the rainbow lights make it look like a completely different outfit. Being used to seeing her husband wear dark clothes, seeing him with these colors is something new for her.

[Plagg&Cheese]: hehehehe

[Plagg&Cheese]: what happened?

[Plagg&Cheese]: It's been a few minutes that they haven't said anything.

[DarkCupid]: they have gone to another world...

[TheSilencer]: I know they behave as a couple since the wedding, but now anyone can notice it from kilometers away...

[Plagg&Cheese]: these are already a married couple of elders...

Marinette comes out of her thoughts when reading the messages of the clan and her attention goes to another subject. Why has ChatNoir said nothing?

[ChatNoir]: I just remembered,

[ChatNoir]: how about adding CookieTikki to the clan?

[Plagg&Cheese]: ajsdfjsndkjwfd

[Plagg&Cheese]: hey!

[ChatNoir]: and about Ladybug

[ChatNoir]: is it that one cannot admire his wife?

"Marinette? Are you okay? Your face is pretty red…" Alya asks her with a hoarse voice due to the sleepiness rubbing one of her eyes.

"M-m-me? Yes, yes, of course I'm fine... It must be the computer light, you can go back to sleep." Marinette stutters in response without turning her face to her friend.

If she wasn't half asleep or if there was more light, the redhead wouldn't let her escape only with that, but due to the time, she simply nodded slowly while laying down again on her pillow. "But don't stay up so late... ok?" And without waiting for any response, she fell back into a deep sleep.

The blue haired on the other hand took a big breath and returned to the game conversation.

[DarkCupid]: ugh

[DarkCupid]: again boasting of his wife.

[DarkCupid]: have mercy on us the lonely singles.

[DJCarapace]: I have a girlfriend.

[DarkCupid]: yes, of course

[DarkCupid]: again with that

[DarkCupid]: and I'm also talking here in the game.

[TheSilencer]: but she does exist

[TheSilencer]: I saw him with a girl walking in one of the parks near the campus.

[DJCarapace]: …

[DJCarapace]: SILENCER!

[TheSilencer]: …

[TheSilencer]: oops?

[DarkCupid]: WHAT?!

[DarkCupid]: she is real?

[DarkCupid]: Silencer knew it?

[TheSilencer]: Sorry!

[TheSilencer]: I discovered it by chance

[DarkCupid]: ChatNoir?

[ChatNoir]: I knew it for a while now.

[DarkCupid]: Plagg?

[Plagg&Cheese]: He sent me a photo a few weeks ago

[Plagg&Cheese]: they don't look bad together

[Plagg&Cheese]: they have my approval.

[DarkCupid]: …Ladybug?

[Ladybug]: I don't know her name or her face

[Ladybug]: But he did tell me he had a girlfriend.

[Ladybug]: I've been giving him some advice because I'm the only girl in the clan.

[DJCarapace]: And because you give very good advice!

[DarkCupid]: …

[DJCarapace]: hey

[DJCarapace]: I told you I had a girlfriend

[DJCarapace]: it's you who didn't want to believe me.

[DarkCupid]: Because you haven't even told me her name!

[DJCarapace]: Yes, yes I have!

[DJCarapace]: and if you I'll repeat it here again!

[ChatNoir]: Stop screaming so much

[ChatNoir]: Ladybug?

[Ladybug]: yeah?

[ChatNoir]: Do you want to walk around the waterfall?

[ChatNoir]: these primates are going to give me a headache.

[Ladybug]: Sure :)

[DJCarapace]: PRIMATES?

[DarkCupid]: monkeys?

[TheSilencer]: why do you mean everyone?

[Plagg&Cheese]: yes! yes!

[Plagg&Cheese]: don't put us in the same category as Cupid!

[DarkCupid]: HEY

Opening that new topic of discussion, Ladybug and ChatNoir start moving away from the rest, heading to the waterfall. After a few minutes of silence, Chat starts talking to her.

[ChatNoir]: the dress suits you very well.

[ChatNoir]: Sorry for not saying it before.

[Ladybug]: Oh, don't worry about it

[Ladybug]: I hadn't told you that either

[Ladybug]: the suit suits you very well.

[ChatNoir]: oh?

[ChatNoir]: Should I dress like this more often?

[Ladybug]: That's not why!

[Ladybug]: I just don't see you in those colors so often...

[ChatNoir]: The truth is that if you want, I don't mind changing my way of dressing.

[ChatNoir]: We have been married for a few months now and I like to consider your opinions.

[ChatNoir]: But I don't care too much about the clothes you choose for yourself in the sense that I prefer that you feel comfortable than follow fashion trends.

[Ladybug]: thanks

[Ladybug]: But the truth is that I'm not very concerned about the issue of clothing either.

[Ladybug]: If you like it and feel comfortable with the clothes you always wear, I have no problem :)

[ChatNoir]: oh

[ChatNoir]: ok then :)

[ChatNoir]: for another topic,

[ChatNoir]: I wanted to talk to you about the new information about the couples contest

[ChatNoir]: and it looks like it already has an official date

[ChatNoir]: But now I think it's a little late to talk about it.

[ChatNoir]: Do you think if tomorrow we can talk more about it?

[Ladybug]: yes, no problem

[Ladybug]: good night :)

[ChatNoir]: good night :)

Marinette signs out from her account and turns off the computer trying not to make much noise so she won't wake up her roommates. Once settled in her bed with her head on the pillow, some memories about her previous marriage return to your mind. "We have been married for a few months... It has only been a couple of months and we act as a couple of years according to everyone. I was married to Century for almost a year but the relationship between the two changed almost nothing since the beginning. If ChatNoir asked for a picture of her, would she send it to her? If Chat told her to meet in real life, would she accept? I ask myself these kinds of questions lately, although I know the answer is yes... Do I really want to meet ChatNoir? Do I want to go to real places with him? I want the relationship we have, not just limited to the game? Do I feel more than admiration towards Chat? I'm… in love?"

With a troubled mind, Marinette shakes her head and closes her eyes to sleep quickly and leave the questions for another day.

"Oh poor of me! Here I am, washing with cold water in the middle of the night!" In the basement of the guys' dorms, you can hear someone who is rubbing socks in one of the laundry sinks, with paper plugs in the nose.

"Kim?" Ivan, one of the classmates of the mentioned asks "What are you doing here so late?"

Kim turns to him slowly revealing a depressing expression on his face. "Didn't you hear?" After that he begins to wash the socks with more force. "Adrien returns to the dorms!"

Author notes

I hope it doesn't bother you that most of the chapter has been chats, I think I got a little excited. Ladybug's dress and illustrations of the other characters are found on my Twitter, as I had already mentioned in other chapters. I created these images in the Love Nikki dress up game, they are not my drawings and that is why I only make images of female characters. I really hope you liked the chapter. Thanks for reading!

Twitter: Little_Rain0048

-LR