Bridgette looked annoyed at the screen of the tv. Shepard created a big mess. Looks like she was going to have to get more involved.

….

Emma groaned as she walked out of the bathroom rubbing her stitched up arm.

She went into her room, thinking about getting some online gaming in Jake and Rachel.

Emma jumped though as she entered the room, to see Iris on her bed, "Iris! You scared me. What are you doing here?"

The red head glanced at her injured arm. Iris figured she was right but that really wasn't why she was here. She was here here because of that look on Sophie's face earlier today. The look that had been on Emma's face that day at the ice rink as she pushed Sophie and Iris out the way.

"Em, do you love me?" Iris asked honestly.

The Agreste girl stared in shock, "What? Of course I like you."

"Not like, love, Emma," Iris emphasized narrowing her eyes.

The girl stood there for several moments, "Not yet. But its only been a month."

"Yes," Iris took a deep breath then dropped the bomb, "But you already love Sophie."

Emma's eyes went wide as she stared at her girlfriend. She considered lying, she actually did. But, she realized she couldn't do that, "...Yes…"

Iris looked down, she knew, "Emma, your great. You really are. You've never consciously did anything to hurt me. But this you and me thing needs to stop for both our sakes."

"Wait, do you mean your breaking up with me?" Emma asked in confusion and shock, "But...I haven't done anything with Sophie! She's not my girlfriend and I'm not a cheater."

"I know and that's the sad part," Emma's ex-girlfriend explained in bitter amusement, "I can't even be mad at you. I knew you had feelings for Sophie when I asked you out, I thought when you agreed you were trying to work past your feelings, and Emma I can see you generally try. But you still look at her with joy in your eyes, you don't flinch away when she touches you, you'll slip into your own little world when talking to her. Emma, your new phone password is her birthday for crying out loud."

The superhero stared in shock, "I never...I never noticed….any of that. She's straight and she's dating my brother. Its not going to happen, Ris."

Iris smiled at the nickname, "I don't know. All I know is I don't want to be your second choice. Even if you have good intentions. You don't mean to be malicious and that's why we'll still be friends."

Emma looked at the floor, in shame, "I never meant to use you. I honestly want to be over my feelings."

Iris got up and walked past Emma,, placing a gentle kiss on her cheek, "I know. But as they say. We can't control who we love. I'll see you at school."

She left the room and Emma called out, "Me and Sophie aren't happening."

"I don't know. Who can resist a hero?" Iris winked and she headed to the front door.

….

Tikki sighed annoyed munching on a cookie and glancing at Sophie as she talked to Louis on the phone, "So, therapy is going well?"

"Well I didn't tell him to burst into flames today," Louis supplied.

That's something at least, Sophie thought as she heard Louis yell at Hugo to tell Emma to change the song.

"Huh?" Sophie questioned as the boy turned his attention back to her.

"Sorry, Emma had some song on repeat the last hour," He explained, "I think it's some break up song."

….

Alya looked sad at Nino, "I never even knew the ladybug miraculous wasn't a fix all. I've been acting like there was no consequences for these battles."

Nino sighed and gentle sat next to his wife and rubbed her arm, "Honey our Ladybug never told us that. She kept secrets, too many honestly. She never trusted us enough. That was one of her flaws. Sometimes I wonder if she trusted Cat Noir. But, we can't focus on that right now, we need to stay focus on saving the city and his people."

Alya smiled sadly at Nino, "Your right."

"I usually am."

…..

Hugo knocked on Emma's door ad glanced in to see Emma in her pajamas in her bed playing a game on her playstation.

"Hey, um, that song has been on repeat for a while," the blonde boy stated as he entered the room and closed it behind him.

"No, its a playlist," she explained deadpanly, "it has a lot of covers and remixes of the same song."

Hugo kicked his foot as his sister just stared at the tv, Xuppu floated out his jacket and he decided to take the circlet off his head, "Here."

That caught Em's attention and seemed to snap out of her stupor. She paused her game and her music and slide to the edge of the bed and looked at the miraculous, her brother, and Xuppu.

The cat hero shook her head, "keep it. The box too. Its your job too as Guardian, as I gather miraculous we're going to put 'em in that box and your going to protect them. Xuppu is only going to transform you if you're endanger though. "

Hugo stared shocked and Xuppu cheered about having a new owner and went over to where Plagg slept in the cat bed to shake him in excitement, "really?"

Emma smiled, kinda forced looking, and nodded, "Yeah."

Hugo put the circlet on his head and pulled the beanie back on and got on her bed, giving her a hug.

….

Later Tom Dupain smiled as he peaked in Emma's room to see Emma and Hugo playing a game together laughing with real smiles on there faces.

Xuppu flew happily around an annoyed Plagg as Tikki laughed, "Welcome to Tikki Facts. So Miraculous Ladybug is a great power but it can only be used after purifying an akuma or amok. Plus it can only be fix damages that have happened in the last 3 days."

"very limiting. Unlike my powers," Xuppu tried to brag but was tackled by Plagg.

"Good grief," Tikki sighed.

author's note

review and thanks for reading

and with that we end Emma and Iris's relationship. So, Hugo now owns the monkey and maybe the old Ladybug wasn't as prefect as they thought. Also the song was just be friends by Luka Megurine over and over again. I might get a halloween one shot out soon set in this universe.

Next episode Episode 15: Last Try- Louis tries to stabilize his relationship with Sophie