In Another World (Miraculous Ladybug)

(Storyline A) Chapter 13: Epilogue

Two Year Later

Nino walked upstairs after his set was done for the night, he'd hired a few DJs so he could have a few nights with his young family. But tonight the toddlers were with Natalie and Alya's parents at the cabin that the grandparents had bought to have easy access to the young family, so tonight it was just him and his wife, at least as long as the children went to sleep for their grandparents. Natalie and Alya's parents took one weekend a month and Mari and Nino's parents took another weekend. The twins were almost three and Elisa two so some sleepovers were better than others, in a few years it would be more than one night but for now, he'd make the most those two nights a month. 

"Dots? Where are you?" He found a note on the coffee table, "Hmm, maybe she had to go help with the kiddos? He sat and opened the note. 

My Dearest Nino,
In another world, we were lovers, 
we were brought back into this one and found love in other's arms. 
Today we are once again, husband and wife with a joined family.
I love you so much and am so proud of you. 
Our lives couldn't feel more complete. 
But how would you feel if we become a family with four under four?
To make our little family complete?

Nino looked over at the wedding wall, Mari had found these multi-photo frames and had started filling one for each "family" so the kids would grow up seeing their parents.  He smiled at the wall, he heard the floor creak behind him. He turned to see his wife standing there hand hovering over her stomach. "Happy?" She whispered. 

"Excited and terrified." He walked over and hugged her.  "Look at that we are back where we started!" He smiled, they were 27 and expecting their baby again. 

"Only this time we have three more kids!" Mari giggled, "Come on let's go enjoy our night alone."

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Five Years Later

Mari stood in her store folding clothes and waiting for her next client who wanted a custom wedding dress made.  The sound of her children's giggles draws her out of her brainstorming. "Mommy! Mommy!" the kids wrapped around her in a group hug. 

"Hey, Kiddos! How was school?" She was answered with a chorus of voices telling her of the stories of the day, math homework to be done, spelling tests and letters to practise. "Okay, Okay, Daddy should be up soon, so go on up and enjoy the cookies and apple slices I left for you, and then have dad help you with homework." Her three seven-year-olds smiled and kissed her cheeks and headed upstairs. She smiled, they looked so much like their parents.  André and Howard had Alya's auburn hair and Howard had a mind like hers, always wanting to know more, whereas André already was showing Alya's no-nonsense attitude. Elisa had Adrien's golden hair, but her bright blue eyes and pale skin town, yeah, she stuck out in family photos, but she looked enough like Mari that no one questioned it. Her five-year-old, Victora Maria Lahiffe was still small enough that Mari could pick her up, so she did, and the girls exchanged cheek kisses. The young girl raced to catch up with her siblings, she had Nino eyes but Mari's hair. 

She heard shrieks and giggles from the stairs, Nino must have woken up in time to scare them at the top of the stairs. Mari didn't have time to enjoy the noise of her family because her new client was her. 

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Nino laughed as his children giggled at his scare. He made a point of being up when they left for school and awake when they got home so he could spend time with them even though he worked at night. "Alright kiddos, let's pound out that homework so we can surprise mom with supper!" He made them do homework on Friday night simply so they had free time all weekend.