Episode 19: Pool Side

Catra: Jake, what the heck is this username?!

JakeTheSnake: actually Iris did it this time.

Master Aqua: I did indeed do that, I'll do worse if you don't come to the pool.

Catra:Omg, Iris

Token_Straight: I dont understand. Catra doesn't really act like Emma.

Master Aqua: Emma knows though and it upsets her. It would upset her more if she has seen what I changed Sophie's username to

Catra: What did you do?!

….

Adora: Nina what the heck?

The_Truth_Is_Out_There: this is great. Iris was right.

Adora: I don't get the joke. Whats an Adora?

ZackAttack: Iris, Nina, Rach, Jake, and I have been streaming She-Ra 2018 together. Just know you too are blonde, blue eyed, and slow sometimes.

KingLouis: Why am I even in this chat?

….

"Scorpion Wins."

Plagg cheered and looked over to Emma to gloat only to see her barely paying attention, "Em?"

The girl shook her head and looked at him, "Sorry. Another game she said as she motioned to her Playstation.

The kwami waved it off, "Mortal Kombat can wait, what's wrong? You've been off all week."

The heroine sighed as she looked to the side. She had been hiding her trauma very well she thought, apparently not, "I just have been thinking lately. About stuff. The kiss with Ladybug and my not wanting to date Sophie but wanting to date Sophie and ughh." Emma let herself fall sideways at the end.

Plagg sighed. Geez. What to do? If this continued Emma was going to spiral again. He came up with a plan, its not a great plan but it was a plan, "Em, maybe you should try to date someone? Get some clarity. When your parents dating over people they really got some clarity on how they felt."

Emma looked thoughtfully at Plagg, "Like what? Date Ladybug?"

Plagg opened his mouth to argue, that wouldn't help, but a knock on the door interrupted them.

The kwami threw his hands on and hid as Emma raised her eyebrow and went and opened the door.

At the door stood Nina Lahiffe glaring at her, "Pool."

Emma threw her hands up and said, "I don't want to go."

Nina smirked, "That's why I've brought my secret weapon."

The Lahiffe stepped to the side revealing Louis holding a beach bag and an excited looking Hugo who was jumping up and down, "Emma! This is going to be so great! A family outing! With my big brother and sister."

Emma glared at Nina.

….

Louis fiddled with his camera as he took pictures of Alain Lahiffe and Hugo Agreste as they played.

Tsubasa glanced at him, "You seem in a good mood."

The boy shrugged, "You know. I think I'm really starting to enjoy life."

Tsubasa raised his eyebrow, "That seems good. So you'll behave today. You know part of this is to try to get Sophie and Emma to talk right?"

Louis sighed as he adjusted his camera, "Yeah. You know I actually try to talk to Sophie about what I said to Emma and that I was trying to apologize."

"She slammed the door in your face?"

"Oh yeah."

Tsubasa sighed, "Did talking to Emma go better?"

"No, she just looked at me and said. It would still hurt you," Louis commented thinking back on his sister's sad eyes.

"Well, that's just great."

….

"So, do you want to talk about why you've been avoiding Sophie since school let out?" Iris asked in English as they leaned against the wall.

Emma sighed very annoyed that Sophie and Zacharie had to be late, "I don't want to talk about it. You know we have been a little touchy since I said we weren't dating."

"But I think we should talk about it, Em," Iris replied as she fiddled with her phone, "I literally broke up with you cause you're so in love with her."

"Shhh, don't say that out loud."

"Everyone knows Emma chill," Iris said before adding, "But seriously you've been hardcore avoiding her does it involve the-" She made a cat ears with her hand "Stuff?"

It still baffled her that Iris had figured out her identity, but apparently leaving enough time during their dates tipped her off, "A little."

"Emma, whats going threw your head?" Iris asked in real concern now, "Is this about you kissing the other girl?" she made attenta with her fingers to reference the Ladybug kiss.

Emma opened her mouth to reply when a voice screeched, "You kissed another girl?!"

Iris and Emma shared a surprised look and glanced over to see an upset Sophie with a confused Zacharie walking up.

Emma opened and closed her mouth debating on what to say when Iris looked annoyed at Sophie, "I don't see how it's any of your business who Emma kisses."

Sophie turned a deep red at this dragged Zacharie along and he asked when she started learning English.

The red head smugly smiled at Emma.

"That wasn't fair," Emma muttered looking very upset to Iris, "I'm the one that is keeping us from dating."

Iris thought about before sighing, "Fuck, that was a bitch move."

…

Sophie grumbled angrily as she entered the pool.

Yes, it wasn't her business. But….still…

"Hey!"

Sophie turned and noted a lifeguard looking at her, "Don't forget to take out the jewelry! We are tired of getting complaints from people losing them."

"Sure."