It was a peaceful Christmas day for both Adrien and Marinette. The whole they there weren't any Akuma attack so they were able to celebrate their Christmas in peace.
Marinette had woken up extra early so she could start preparing their Christmas breakfast. She made fresh croissants, squeezed some oranges and made some coffee. Adrien walked into the living room when Marinette was setting up the dinner table there. He wished her a good morning and kissed her forehead.
He used to be an early bird, but ever since he became a stay in home dad, he woke up everything but early. Of course he had moments he had to wake up early but then he would be walking around like some zombie for the first hour.
"I'm sorry I didn't wake up sooner." Adrien said as Marinette just put the last plate she was holding onto the table.
"It's alright. I know you need your sleep. Emma and Hugo take a lot of energy." she said as she walked towards him and bopped his nose as she smiles at him. "And soon there will be a Third kitten to look after, so while you can, you should take all the sleep you can get."
Adrien looked at her in confusion first, his brain wasn't that fast to catch up with things due to the fact he just got up. Then his eyes widened and a huge happy smile appeared on his face.
"You're pregnant?!" he exclaimed in pure happiness.
"I am." Marinette said just as happy as her husband.
"So we're having little Louis in 9 months?"
Marinette giggled, her husband was adorable. Ever since they had been wanting to have kids they had talked about names. Marinette told him she wanted three kids and had the names Hugo, Emma and Louis. She hoped it to be that order as she loved the idea of Emma having an older brother, however fate had different plans and Emma was the first to be born.
"If the baby is a boy, then yes."
Adrien wrapped his arms around Marinette's waist and picked her up before he spun around. Marinette squeaked in surprise as well as warn him to look out for the table. After awhile he put her down and smiled.
"When are we going to tell the kids?"
"I think in January. With Christmas and New Year's coming up, I think it's best to postpone it a bit. They are already excited about it and they do have the enthusiasm of someone after all."
"Says the one who nearly freak out because of enthusiasm, because Adrien Agreste had asked you out."
"I was fourteen…" she pouted and crossed her arms over her chest.
"I know." he chuckled and pressed a kiss on top of her temple.
The alarm of the oven went off, signaling that the croissants were done.
"Oh, the croissants are ready." Marinette said before she walked towards the kitchen.
"Did you say croissants?" Adrien said as he followed his wife into the kitchen. "Can I have one?"
"You can have one at breakfast."
Adrien stayed quiet, he knew how his wife was when it came to Marinette got the croissants out of the oven and placed them in a bowl with a kitchen tong. She then squeezed some oranges and put the juice in a can, before she made some coffee.
"Can you wake up the kids for breakfast?"
"Of course."
Adrien left the kitchen to wake up the kids while Marinette placed the croissants and the drinks on the table. A few minutes later the six year old Emma and the four year old Hugo came running into the living room. Adrien came a bit later back into the living room.
"Can we see what Santa brought for us?" Emma said as she stood in front of her mother.
"Can we?! Can we?!" Hugo exclaimed excitedly.
"After breakfast, dears." Marinette told her kids.
The kids awed in disappointment but took their seat at the table, or well Emma sat down herself and Hugo got help from his father to get safely on the chair. Marinette poured the orange juice into the glasses, while Adrien gave everyone a croissant before they took their seats at the table.
Breakfast was very enjoyable. The kids each told their parents that they hoped Santa got them the gift they really wanted to have most, which was a kitten. However they had to disappoint them on that since a cat can't be around with a pregnant woman, so instead Marinette had sent Adrien out to get a rabbit instead. He had wondered why they didn't got them a kitten, but Marinette was able to make him buy a rabbit without revealing the real reason just yet. She had told him that she didn't like the smell from the litter box of a cat and that rabbits were a way better option since they didn't smell as well that rabbits are the best pet to start off with. Now that he knew about her pregnancy, he probably knows the real reason to not have a cat by now.
Once dinner was over, the kids rushed towards the tree. They opened their gifts with joy as they got some of the presents that were on their lists. Emma got a crafting set, pencils, a sketch book and some markers. Hugo got some toy cars and a Pikachu plush doll. However they were confused when there was rabbit food, rabbit toys and a rabbit cage in their presents. It all felt in place when they opened the box that had air holes in it and saw the small black rabbit in it. All though it wasn't a cat, both of them loved it already.
"So how are you going to name it?" Marinette asked them.
The kids looked up at their mother before replying at the same time.
"Ladybug."
"Chat Noir."
Both parents smiled as they thought it was ironic they wanted to call the rabbit after their alter egos without even knowing it. Both kids grew up with the Parisian heroes as a role model and really looked up to them. Marinette and Adrien wished they could tell them but it wasn't safe, Hawk Moth was still out there. If one of them got kidnapped by him and they could only get them back in exchange for their miraculouses, they would do that in a heartbeat. Also kids don't have any filter so they could accidentally reveal them to the rest of France. So it was best not to tell them. Or at least not yet, maybe they can tell them when they are older or when all the danger is gone.
"Ladybug is a stupid name. It's not even a ladybug." Emma said.
"It isn't a cat too." Hugo argued back.
"Calm down guys. The rabbit don't like shouting." Adrien said as he took a seat on the floor in front of their kids and the box with the rabbit.
"Sorry rabbit…" They both apologized.
"Why don't we call her Ladynoir?"
"How do you know she is a lady?" Emma asked.
"Because I can see she is very lady like and since she is black, Ladynoir would fit her perfectly."
"Ladynoir is nice!" Hugo said
"Yeah I like it too." Emma joined in.
"Well then it's official Ladynoir is part of our family now."
Marinette smiled at the scene, Adrien sure was good at making the kids get along after an argument.
"Papa and Mamma will make the cage ready for Ladynoir. Since she is new here she needs to get used to the sounds in our house first. So you can't play with her just yet." Marinette said.
"When can we play with her?" Emma asked.
"In a few days."
"That's so long…" Hugo pouted.
"I know, but you want her to feel at ease when at home right?" Marinette asked. Hugo nodded. "Well, then she need to be able to have the time to get used to her new home.
The kids later went off to play with their gifts while Marinette and Adrien got the cage ready and Ladynoir was waiting in her box.
"I saw what you did there chaton." Marinette said. "You really let them name the rabbit to the ship name Alya came up with on her blog for Chat Noir and Ladybug."
"It fits the rabbit perfectly." Adrien said with a playful smirk on his face, Marinette knew that he was loving this name just as much, if not more, as their kids do.
"That might be, but we could had name it something completely else and convinced the kids to call her by something else."
"Oh come on Bugaboo, I know you like the name too."
"I admit it's cute, but still it's a bit strange though…"
"Don't worry about it, we get used to it."
"I guess."
The preparation of the cage got finished pretty soon. Ladynoir was now hopping in her cage as she began to discover all the new things. Emma and Hugo went to look at her from time to time, but they gave the rabbit enough alone time as well. It was nice and peaceful, just like they wanted it to be for the rest of the day.
However when it was around 5 pm, the Akuma alarm message got sent to their phones. The alarm message was the way to alert every citizen in Paris when there was an Akuma on the loose.
"Kids, I promised uncle Fu to bring you over for Christmas." Marinette said "He said he had gifts for you that Santa had delivered at his place.
"Can Ladynoir go with us? She has to meet uncle Fu too!" Emma said happily.
"I don't know…"
"Please?" Hugo begged.
"Alright, she can go along." Adrien said before Marinette could say anything.
The kids cheered as Adrien went to get Ladynoir out of her cage. Fortunately they had bought a smaller traveling rabbit cage. Adrien put Ladynoir in the travel cage, before he picked it up and walked to Marinette. The kids were already putting on their shoes in the corridor.
"I'll bring them to master Fu. I'll see you out there in a few minutes. Be safe out there my lady." Adrien said before pressing a kiss on Marinette's lips.
"You too, be careful." Marinette said and smiled softly at him
"I will."
"See you."
With that Adrien went to get ready to leave with the kids and rabbit to Master Fu. Once the front door got shut, Marinette transformed and left through the attic window of their house. It seems like it was too much to ask to have a piece full Christmas.
