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Marinette sighed as she walked down the sidewalk back to her house. It was odd to be walking home alone for once. Usually, one of her friends wants to walk with her. They always seem really excited about it for some reason. In a surprising turn of events, they each had something to do back at their homes. While suspicious, she couldn't deny that it was possible so she decided not to question it.
These last few months have certainly been odd. She's been so busy, she's gained some new friends, and she has realized that everyone she knows has been acting different than they had beforehand. While things seemed to have settled down recently, she couldn't shake the feeling that something unusual was going to happen soon.
Marinette smiled to herself as she held her books to her chest and began whistling while she skipped down the sidewalk. For once, a peaceful day in her otherwise hectic life. While she enjoyed hanging out with her huge group of friends or her hero friends, she did enjoy a moment of peace every now and then. And she hasn't experienced that in a long time.
Seeing her house coming up on her right, she began thinking to herself. Did she want to head straight home? She could continue to enjoy today by heading to the nearby park. The atmosphere at the park always helped her concentrate on some new designs for clothes or just some overall sketches when she was bored. Smiling as she made up her mind, she continued on her way to the park. Marinette smiled as she noticed a few regulars from the bakery so she happily greeted them as she walked on by them.
While skipping along, Marinette didn't notice a small blonde blur speeding her way from behind. "You know I wonder what everyone is doing today?" Marinette muttered to herself as she turned to enter the park only for a small body to slam into her back and send her flying forwards onto the ground. "Owwww...." Marinette groaned as the person sat up on her back.
"Ooo...that hurt...nya~ Huh, maman? Maman it is you?! I'm so happy to see you!!!" a young, unknown voice happily shouted from above her. Marinette's eyes widened in confusion at the sound of the child calling her maman. She was too young to be anyone's maman.
Glancing back, she saw a young boy, possibly about 10 years old. He was rather short, at least from her point of view. He had wild blonde hair that reminded her of Chat's except for the single hair strand that was sticking out from the top of his head with a light blue color. His eyes were of a bluebell color like her own. He had on a dark blue sleeveless jacket with a light green undershirt and black shorts. His most distinctive feature was the pair of cosplay black cat ears on the top of his head.
"Maman! I'm so happy to see you! Papa didn't want me to come back to meet you, but I had to!" the boy happily shouted as he bent down and hugged her tightly which confused the girl even more. Pushing herself off the ground, she gently sat up so the boy wouldn't fall off and hurt himself. Reaching down, she gently pried his hands off her waist and let the boy slide to the ground.
Before he could latch on again, she spun around quickly and put her hands on his shoulder. Smiling gently, she calmly said, "Listen. I'm pretty sure you got the wrong person. I'm too young to be anyone's maman. Especially someone of your age." The boy just stared back up at her in silence before smiling and hugging her tightly.
"Of course you're too young at the moment maman! I'm from the future after all!" the boy happily stated as he buried his face in Marinette's stomach with the girl looking down at him in confusion. While she has time travelled before, through Timebreaker, that was just a one time thing. Last time she checked, there has been no time-manipulating akumas lately. So this kid couldn't be telling the truth right?
Whenever she looked at the kid though, she felt...something. Looking down at him, she gently began petting the back of his head. "Can I ask you what your name is?" Marinette questioned the boy who just looked up at her with a sad pout.
"Maman doesn't even know my name. I'm Louis Agreste-Cheng!" the boy proclaimed while frowning up at her with his arms crossed. Marinette felt her heart stop and mind go blank. She's only told Alya what she wanted to name one of her sons with Adrien back when she was still having fantasies about their future. Wait...did he say Agreste...CHENG!!
Gently grabbing his shoulders, she looked him dead in the eye and asked him one single question.
"Is your papa Adrien Agreste?"
The boy just nodded his head while giving her a look that basically screamed 'Duh!' Marinette let go of him and looked away in shock. If this boy was telling the truth then that meant she was going to marry Adrien in the future! While her crush on him might not have been as large as it was a few months ago, it was still present...Looking back down at him, she could begin to see the Agreste features on him. The blonde hair, his childish facial features, and that smile.
But that would be crazy! She couldn't actually believe that her son from the future had come back into the past to see her. Plus why would her son wear cat ears? The only reason she could see her son wearing them would be if his father was Chat Noir, and Adrien is not Chat Noir.
Closing her eyes, she began thinking of a way to see if this child was telling the truth. There had to be something. Something only her child would know. And something she would know right now. Looking down at the ground, she began humming to herself while she began to think deeply on the subject. While she did that, Louis crawled back into her lap and cuddled against her while smiling happily.
Groaning mentally, she began to run out of ideas before feeling her purse shuffle around thanks to Tikki...wait that's it!
"Okay, Louis. If you are indeed my son. Then you would know my secret identity at this point in time right? And if you do, remember to whisper so others won't hear," Marinette told the boy with a small smile on her face. She was both curious and anxious to find out if this kid was indeed her son from the future.
Right as Louis began to open his mouth, another voice entered the fray. "You're Ladybug, maman," the voice announced just loud enough for her to hear. Marinette gasped as she looked over to see a boy her age. He was slightly shorter than her with red hair and brown eyes. He had on a blue t-shirt with a...interesting brooch on it, blue jean styled shorts, and black shoes. In less than a moment, a girl emerged from behind him and charged towards her.
In less than a moment, she was tackled to the ground causing Louis to fall off while the girl was hugging onto her. "Maman! Look Gino! It's maman!" the girl yelled to the boy as she hugged onto her tightly. Marinette looked at the girl in confusion. She was the same age as the new boy. Unlike the apparently named Gino, who had light skin, she had a skin color that reminded her a lot of Lila's. She had short brown hair with two blue bangs, one being held up by a moth hairclip, framing her face with other streaks of blue in her hair. Looking closer, Marinette gasped at the sight of one of her red ribbons that she wears when she's Ladybug being used to support a blue strand of hair on the top of her head. The girl also had bluebell eyes like Marinette. She had on a purple blazer with rolled up sleeves revealing that the inside is pink. Holding up the sleeves were small Ladybug pins. Under the blazer was a blue t-shirt. Complimenting the rest of her outfit was a pair of blue jeans and black boots with foxes on the heels.
Gino sighed as he shook his head back and forth. "Emma get off young maman. Sorry, I'm sure this is very confusing for you. I am Gino Rossi-Cheng, and that is Emma Rossi-Cheng. We are yours and Lila Rossi's children in the future...at least our future. Apparently, we aren't the only future children showing up here. I didn't think there were separate futures where you ended up with other people maman. Then again anything is possible," Gino told Marinette as he walked over to the now on guard Louis.
Bending down on one knee, Gino smiled as he reached out to him. "Why hello there, I am Gino...I guess I could count as your brother...in a way. It's nice to meet you, even though I'd rather it be under better circumstances," Gino told the young Louis who just kept looking at him.
"Hmph...I'm Louis...and I don't care what you say, she's my maman!" Louis responded before rushing a still shocked Marinette and Emma, pushing his sister from another universe off and hugging onto Marinette who was too in shock to really respond. Emma sat up and growled at the kid.
Gino just groaned into his hand, Emma was five years Louis's senior yet she was acting like she was the same age as him. He really questioned where she got this personality from. He knows that she might not have been adopted like him, but still neither Marinette or Lila acted like this. Looking over at the past version of his maman, he sighed. He had a feeling things wouldn't be getting easier for her. It might be for the best that he help her out during this.
Marinette just looked on in shock. Now her and Lila's children from the future show up? What was going on? What was happening...was anymore going to show up? Oh no...
She wasn't ready to be a maman!