Episode 6: Christmas Crashers

Ladybug looked at her yo-yo's clock, "Oh no!"

She took the gift from Cat Noir and jumped away leaving the black cat hero holding a bag looking confused, "Merry Christmas?"

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Cat Noir swung into her window and landed with luckily no noise, "Plagg, claws in."

Cat Noir turned to Emma Agreste in a flash of green light and Plagg immediately went over to Alice who was sitting on his snack bags and pushed her lightly, "Off my cheese crackers!"

The therapy cat gave him an annoyed look then lightly swatted at him.

Emma smiled and shook her head at the cats and looked at the gift Ladybug had given her, it felt weird getting a gift from someone she didn't know that well.

She opened it and laughed a little as she saw it was black pajama pants with a green cat noir logo on it. That was cute and cheeky. She tossed them onto her bed planning to where them tonight along with the ladybug shirt Sophie had given her.

A knock came at the door followed by Tom's voice "Are you almost ready, Emma? Nathalie should be here any minute to go to that party."

The teenager glanced at the green chinese dress hanging up in her closet, "Um...almost?"

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Sophie was very quick to get ready for the party that her mother was throwing tonight luckily allowing time to open the present that Cat Noir had given her tonight.

Tikki sat with her as she opened it gasping at the beautiful drawing inside of the Paris night sky with Notre Dame in the foreground, "Did she draw this?"

The kwami looked at it amazed as well, Emma had liked drawing as a kid but she never knew she was this good. Granted Marinette could draw as well but she had always just sketched for design purposes, "Maybe?"

Sophie groaned as she put the drawing to the side planning on framing it later, "I gave her something way less personal! Cat's going to think I don't care."

Tikki looked at her chosen and sighed then looked at the nightstand where the yang necklace sat along with the Belle figure from one upon time sat. Emma Agreste, Cat Noir, clearly liked Sophie both sides whether she realized or not. Why couldn't she notice?

"All my gifts were so impersonal compared to everyone else's!" Sophie started ranting, "I mean Louis learned a new song for me! Nina got me that really old Queen Bee poster! Hell, Zacharie went out of his way to hunt that old movie I love and Emma went out and found a Belle figure they don't even make anymore! And now Cat did this! I can never match up!"

Tikki patted the head of her friend, "It's not a contest. Love isn't a contest."

Sophie sighed, "I know. I know. I just….I just really want them to know I care."

The kwami nodded understanding before flying over to pick up the remote, "More once upon a time? We have a while before your mom's ready."

"Yeah, I want to start the next part of season 3 anyway. Emma said the next villain is one of the best in the series," Sophie commented, "Still haven't found this Alice character Emma likes though. Knowing my luck she doesn't appear till the last season."

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"Hugo Benjamin Gabriel Agreste don't make me come up there!" Sabine warned one more time up the stairs before turning back to Nathalie, "I'm glad Emma actually wanted to go tonight. She's not the most outgoing person. She barely goes out unless it's studying with Zacharie and Nina or doing something with Sophie."

"Quite," Nathalie agreed nodding her head, "You know she's never been the same since Adrien, Marinette, and Emilie…."

Sabine noticed the trailing off and place her hand on her shoulder understanding.

Taking a deep breath the Agreste woman started again, " It took years to get her to this point, Sabine. A lot of therapy, medicine, and time. I was so afraid Gabriel's death would set her back. That's why I pushed her to move back and reconnect. It's been good for her."

The asian woman gave her a soft smile, "I think it's been good for us. Especially the boys."

"Louis would disagree. "

"Louis is working on it slowly…"

"What's happening?" Emma asked she entered the room all dressed up and ready to go.

"Oh, I was just telling her all the embarrassing stories," Nathalie smirked, "Oh, like your first girlfriend you brought home. What was her name, Casey Kyle? She was so embarrassed Sabine."

Emma jumped into action pushing her grandmother's wheelchair out the door, "Love you! Ill be home before midnight!"

It took Sabine a few minutes before processing and asked to the cat that had jumped out the countertop to see what was happening, "Girlfriend?"

"Meow."

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Outside the Le Grand Paris severally villains sat outside waiting for the guests to arrive. One that was out of costume looked at the others, "Make sure you follow Luna Moth's plan."

The Sheep villain nodded, "Got it, Bridgette."

Author's Note

Review and thanks for reading.

Bridgette will not be that Bridgette but I did choose the name for a reason. Next chapter akward flirty villainy and Emms trying not to kill Nathalie. See you then