Episode 3: Freak and Flirt

Nina was jumping up and down with excitement as she explained again as she explain again how Rena Rogue had done an interview with her mom and had revealed that the new Cat Noir was the daughter of the old one and that the new Ladybug was dating the old ones son. But Alya had asked Nina to kept on the down low, so Nina could only tell Sophie obviously.

While Sophie on the outside was making amazed faces and asking excited questions inner Sophie was screaming and asking how Rena could literally wait not even 3 hours to tell someone the secrets she learned. But, Sophie was going to have to make the best of it and just not let anything else slip. Kagmai Tsurugi and Sophie's mother had let their identities slip and they were the first two that Miraculous were stolen. So Sophie was going to be tight lipped to avoid anything like that.

"Anyway, why are we here again?" Nina asked as they arrived at a dojo.

Sophie was relieved they were finally here, "You know with all the stuff going on I figured why not take a few self-defense classes?"

Actually, Tikki had suggested it after Sophie had expressed annoyance at her lack of skills in her first fight.

"Understandable," Nina replied as they walked in and looked at all the students practicing.

It was pretty busy with various age groups practicing. Including one teenager with black hair in the front take was fighting a teenage boy.

"You've got to be kidding me," Sophie muttered as she looked at her. She had never gotten around to seeing her last because of the stuff with the heroes and seeing her here was not the plan.

"Oh hey. Its Emma," Nina commented as she saw her as well, "How did that go last night by the way?"

The blonde made a face, "You knew she was Louis's older sister?!"

The other girl shrugged, "I found out last night from Alain about Hugo's awesome older sister."

"Which is the opposite of what Louis says about his sister," she sighed, she didn't know what to do. She didn't like how things ended last night. Sophie had actually looked up Survivor's Guilt when she got home and how been concerned when ready all the things about it. A lot of the things that it entailed she was familiar with like night terrors or depression. She glanced at Emma shyly, she can't imagine the girl in front of her dealing with all that. Did she wake up screaming from nightmares? Have trouble dealing with daily life?

Sophie jerk out of her thoughts surprised as Emma grabbed the arm of the guy she was sparring with and twisted it impressively quickly and forced him to the ground, "Wow."

"Damn," Nina whistled, "If I was interested in girls I would totally date her."

The blonde looked shocked at Nina, "Where did that come from?"

"I'm just saying," Nina shrugged, "She's an Agreste. She has money, a future in fashion with the Gabriel brand, she's objectively hot don't give me that look, super nice, and did you see that move!"

Sophie rolled her eyes at her best friend, "Louis is an Agreste too and objectively hot."

"Please, Louis has made it very clear when he gets older he is changing his name to Dupain-Cheng and wants nothing to do with the Gabriel brand or the money that comes with it," Nina explained simply, "Also while he is hot Louis can be very much like a porcupine to people he's not close with. It takes a while to get to the good Louis under all that grump and sour puss. I've known him we were like 8. I can say this. Also-" She pointed to Emma flipping a different guy over her shoulder, "Louis can't do that."

Why were they even arguing about this?

"Sophie? Nina?"

The two look up to see a rather sweaty and glasses-less Emma walking towards them, "what are you doing here?"

"Thinking about some lessons," Nina supplied for them, "you practice here often?"

Emma shook her head, "Just started. I had to find out which dojo practiced tai chi. I also don't think the teacher likes me that much. I'm ahead and better than a bunch of his prized students."

"So, you could show as a few moves to see if we like Tai chi?" Nina asked sweetly grabbing onto one of Emma's arms.

Emma flinched at Nina's touch looking very uncomfortable, this caused Sophie to narrow her eyes at Nina.

"I guess?" Emma finally answered after weaseling her arm out Nina's grasp.

"Great!"

Emma took Nina our to an empty mat as they began talking.

Sophie looked ahead annoyed as they went through an easy exercise.

"I thought you didn't like Emma cause your dating Louis?"

Sophie bristled as she looked down at Tikki who was looking up from her hiding place in Sophie's purse, "I don't like Emma like that. She's just a friend."

Tikki looked ahead into the distance like something shattered inside her, "This is it. This is how Plagg felt."

"What?" The blonde asked confused.

"Nothing I can tell you," Tikki said looking dead inside.

Sophie was about to press the issue when her phone buzz and she pulled it out and made a face as she read the message.

Louis: Sorry, I can't make lunch. Project is running over. sorry

Sophie was pissed now.

Sophie: This is the 3rd time this week.

Louis: I know but were almost done. You know this is going to be in a contest, this is important.

Sophie angrily threw her phone into her purse. She may love Louis but she hated whenever he got into a project that was the priority. At least this time he remembered to tell her. The day she had meet Emma he had forgotten to tell her that he was going to the photo lab instead of meeting her.

"Hey, your turn," Nina smiled as she walked over to Sophie.

"Huh?" The blonde stuttered as her friend grab her arm and flung her forward.

Right into Emma's arms.

"Careful," The older girl grumbled as she took Sophie's bag and place it near her own, "geez, what's up with Nina today?"

"Oh, nothing, she's normally like this," Sophie replied moving quickly out of Emma's grasp, "can we start?"

"Sure."

…..

Meanwhile, as the two talked, a black cat kwami flew out of the bag and into the bright yellow purse, "Sugarcube?"

"Plagg!" the ladybug kwami cheered, "I was worried!"

"I was too," Plagg nodded, "I ended up with one the kittens! I had no idea where you ended up!"

"We have a lot to talk about!" Tikki nodded, "Especially with that those thieves around."

Author's Note

Thanks for reading! Please Review comments give me life! Also I had this down Tuesday but just out my wisdom teeth so I've been a little out of it.

Anyway, intense awkward "not" flirting next chapter as Nina watches with popcorn! See you then.