This Season Of Love

by sctwilightvampwolfgal

This time of year bespeaks of love as friendship is guided to something a little different, as friends appreciate one another, and families grow closer together. Yet, every story is unique to the people within and every moment is a new day to experience the joys of love. *Oneshot Collection written for the Miraculous Valentine's Event on Tumblr by We Are Miraculous.*

10. Balloons

Manon was having a good day, if anyone were to ask it. It was two days after Valentine's Day, and her mother was working on an important assignment. Manon, therefore, got to spend the whole day with Marinette wandering through the park. That might be boring, if not for the fact that Marinette was buying Manon something from each balloon stand that they passed. She didn't even seem to mind, either.

Manon was just explaining why she'd gotten an elephant balloon at one, and just why elephants were the coolest and biggest animals, ever, when they finally passed by another one. It was a little stand that like the one that Marinette had bought her an elephant balloon from. The balloon artist had a sign boasting of all of the different balloon 'animals' that he could make.

He was running a special on the superheroes as they appeared, and Manon was faced with choosing between a Viperion themed balloon, a Cat Noir themed balloon, a Ladybug themed balloon, a Pegasus themed balloon, a Rena Rouge themed balloon, a Queen Bee themed balloon, a Bunnyx themed balloon, a Carapace themed one, or a Ryuko themed one. It only looked like a hard choice to pick from.

"Can I get a Ladybug balloon, Marinette?" Really, Manon's favorite superhero was Ladybug, ever since that day that she'd saved Alya and Manon from Stormy Weather. A girl can not just forget her superhero, even when she'd been Akumatized a couple times and therefore fought her before.

"Sure." Marinette smiled as she paid the vendor, "Why Ladybug?"

"She's the best, Marinette!" She cheered, "Ever since, she fought Stormy Weather, that day your friend babysat me too." Manon's smile wanes a little as she stares up at the sky, suddenly feeling small. That day had been a particularly jarring and difficult day.

"Wow." Marinette just smiles back at her as she hands the balloon down to the girl that she's babysitting, mind aflutter with very happy thoughts as they move along, ready to go discover other balloon vendors as they journey through the park. This particular one however already meant the most to them.