"What superhero drives without a helmet? Shame on, Cat Noir," Nina drawled on from the video chat on Sophie's computer, "But anyway you look good."

Sophie sat sadly on her bed as she glanced down at her phone seeing a message from Louis about him meeting at the restaurant, "Thanks."

There was a beat of silence between them before Nina asked, "What's wrong girl? Your quiet. I know that you're not a big fan of your dad but still…"

The blonde sighed and looked guilty at Nina, "I just…"

"Actually, you've been off for a while," the girl commented thoughtfully, "Are you okay?"

There was more silence for a bit before the sixteen year old broke down and looked helplessly at the computer screen, "I think I might break up with Louis!"

"Huh? Why?" Nina asked surprised at her friend's sudden confession.

Sophie and Nina shared a look for a second before it seemed to click in Nina's mind, "Oh no. You realized your feelings for Emma?!"

"You knew?!"

"Girl, everyone knows!" Nina yelled back before back tracking, "Well, kinda. A lot of people at least know about Emma's crush. But, I thought you weren't going to do anything about this?"

Sophie placed her face in her hands and muttered, "I wasn't. Then I started spending even more time with her and Louis is nice but he doesn't…." she paused for a long moment, "...he doesn't make me feel like this. He's fun and a comfort. Emma is confusion, a happy one, and makes me feel something new. I don't know, Nina. Nothing's wrong with Louis but there is something different with Emma. I think I want to date her instead."

Nina didn't know what to say to this as Sophie looked at her phone as it buzzed, "I got to go. My dad's here. I'll text you later."

Before the Lahiffe girl could protest the laptop was shut.

….

Emma jolted as her cat was placed on her head. She looked annoyed as Nina was holding her therapy cat Alice above her head, "That is not the proper use of my cat."

Nina moved the cat onto the island in the kitchen and starched her chin as she looked at the girl, "No, but it got you out of your stupor. Did you even hear me?"

The older girl stared ahead remembering what Nina had said and blushed, "No way. No way. Sophie Léon isn't ever going to date me."

"Yeah, that's what I thought," Nina explained, "But, apparently your damn lesbian magic has swayed her!"

Lesbian magic? Emma mouthed confused.

"Look, Emmy-"

"Don't call me Emmy."

"Listen, Em," Nina started again, "It's not my place to tell you what today but I figure you might need a heads up. Since you know, Louis is your brother and all and this will be a tough thing you decide to do."

The Agreste girl sighed heavily, "There's nothing to think about because Sophie doesn't like me like that and why would I ever think about dating my little brother's ex-girlfriend?"

Nina took Emma by the shoulders and shook her, "Cause you're in love with her you idiot! Your face lights up whenever you're with her! She makes you happy! Your depressed life doesn't seem to matter when you're with her! Isn't that worth something?"

Emma just stared at her, "She really likes me? Me?"

Nina nodded, "That's what she said. Now what are you going to do about it?"

….

Emma was left alone in the kitchen again. Dishes draining in the dish rack, soap bubbles in the sink and the black haired girl leaning against the counter unsure of what to do.

"So, that happened," Plagg commented as he sat on a plate on the island eating from a spray can of cheese whiz, "Honestly, though. I'm starting to question how many people want you to date that blonde instead of Louis. Like is your brother that bad of a boyfriend?"

"No," the girl replied sadly, "He's perfectly decent. A little air headed? Yeah. A bit inattentive? Sure. Always late to anything? Yes. But it's not like I've done anything to make people think I would be a better girlfriend to Sophie or that Louis is suddenly an awful boyfriend."

Plagg paused for a minute in his cheese eating to think about it. Honestly, he could figure why everyone was thinking Sophie and Emma should date. Because they felt the connection the two had. The connection of the Ladybug and Cat Miraculous, even if people couldn't actively see the chi connection, they just knew the two belonged together in some way. People eventually saw that with Adrien and Marinette back in the day too, but took people longer to notice back then cause they hadn't been close to begin with. Not like Emma and Sophie that literally hung out almost everyday and thus made their connection more apparent, and this case had progressed their yin and yang like connection quicker than Emma's parents.

"Well, kid, are you going to do anything about this?" Plagg asked honestly interested, "Sometimes you have to actually take a chance or push to get what you want. Your mom had to really take a chance to finally get your dad to notice her and get that first date."

Emma looked over at the photo of her parents and her sister on the counter and thought deeply for a minute, "They would want me happy. Fuck, I want me happy and Sophie makes me feel happy. Plagg, where did I put that gift I picked up?"

Emma ran over to search her back pack and Plagg looked over with amusement, "Let me finish my cheese first, kid."

…..

Sophie was never a big fan of her father.

Roger Léon was honestly a very self-absorbed man and Sophie had a hard time seeing what her mother saw in him, but here she was eating dinner with him as she kept looking over to Louis to help her anytime an awkward pause happened. Which was happening quite a bit, because this dinner also included Sophie's new step-family: her new step-brother Henri, her new step-sister Aimée, and new step-mother Lila.

Author's Note

Thanks for reading and please review.

Hey, guys I'm not dead luckily but things as you all know have been crazy in the world. But my personal life also took a dive before this whole pandemic so yay me I guess. I'm not to happy with this chapter but I wasn't going to sit on it anymore. Anyway, please be safe out there with everything and I pray you aren't like me and still working with the public in this mess. Also yeah Sophie's stepmom is a here now.

Next chapter: Sophie makes a big choice after that family dinner.