CHAPTER THIRTEEN

"Good job guys," Ladybeetle told the team as they defeated Breadtear, an akuma who turns people into bread.

Renard left with the once akumatised victim who they never got the name of, Tartaruga left without a word and Honeybee and Souris waved before heading their ways. "We need to come up with a phrase," Peafowl told Ladybeetle and Night Noir, "We can't say, pound it, Ladybug and Chat Noir already took that."

Ladybeetle nodded as he grabbed his yoyo, "I'll try and think of some." Peafowl smiled before leaving. Ladybeetle aimed his yoyo at the harbour bridge, before-

"Ladybeetle, I need to talk." Night Noir exclaimed, his voice sounded like he was considering something.

The superhero in a red suit turned his attention to his teammate, "What is it Night? I only have three minutes left."

"I am not sure the word," getting his miraculous had helped Tiffy improve his English a lot but there are still some uncommon words that he isn't aware of, like portmanteau words. "생일."

Ladybeetle looked at Night Noir as he tried recalling what he had learnt, a few weeks ago when Ladybeetle and Night first got their miraculous, he tried to teach himself Korean, just in case, any language borders came up in battle, luckily being the fast learner that he is he understood enough of what Night Noir was saying to understand. "Date of birth?"

"Yes!" He smiled, "I need to talk about my date of birth."

Ladybeetle sighed, "Night, I can't know your birthday, we can't know anything about each other."

Night Noir nodded, "I know. This is important. I will be eighteen."

"That doesn't matter-"

"Plagg told me at eighteen our powers will change."

"Change? Tikki never told me about that, change how?"

"No changing back after using my cataclysm."

"Lucas told me to speak English, practice for you?" Tiffy's older sister Gianna titled her head through the screen. A smirk slightly on her face, "Have you found a girlfriend? Or a boy?"

He stood out the front of Luna Park as he, his cousin and his cousin's boyfriend Ash waited for Quartz, Nessa and Aiden. Tiffy was still a little confused as to why Aiden was coming but he didn't complain, the latino boy is very pretty.

Tiffy groaned, "Lucas never lets me speak 한국어 at home," he saw her expression shift as he referred to Ash and Lucas' home as his own home, he could tell he was upset but most people wouldn't be able to see past the ChorongChorong™ smile. He shook his head, "No, no partner yet."

"Yet," she repeated, winking playfully, he shook his head and rolled his eyes.

Growing up Gianna and him had a rivalship like no other, Gianna was the perfect daughter while Tiffy was the one who didn't want to follow his parents' path. Tiffy had hated Gianna, how her parents praised her for everything but when he moved to Australia he missed her more than he thought.

"How- how are 어머니 and 아버지"

"They are working. They want to be here Chorong but..."

Tiffy sighed, "It is okay Gia, I might go now. My friends are here."

"Oh-" She looked down before collecting her composure and smiling sweetly, "생일 축하 해요 Tiffy. I will make miyeok guk for you."

He smiled before hanging up the facetime call, Quartz popped their head over his shoulder, "Was that your sister? She's pretty."

Tiffy flinched, he didn't see the demi girl and Nessa arrive, "Her name is Gianna."

Tiffy looked around, Quartz was bouncing while Nessa was trying to calm them down, Aiden was nowhere insight and Ash was on his phone. "Hey, Estella, is Aiden almost here? Yeah, I can wait."

Tiffy listened to his cousin's boyfriend speak to Aiden's older sister, he has never met Estella but Ash talks about her all of the time. She is his co-writer, they are working on an article about the new superhero team, mainly Night Noir, Ladybeetle and what being a superhero hotspot means for Sydney.

Tiffy was talking to Ash the other day about the article and he learned some interesting information. Like how they are investigating the identities of the heroes, something that Tiffy found very ironic.

Though Ladybeetle would kill him if he found out, Tiffy drops subtle hints about his identity, like how Night Noir is Korean and clearly new to speaking English.

"Okay, thank you." He hung up the phone and turned to Lucas and Tiffy, "Estella said that Aiden just got off the ferry, he should be here soon."

Lucas kissed his boyfriend, Tiffy admired Lucas and Ash's relationship, Tiffy has had a few of his own relationships. His last relationship did not end well, but that was over a year ago he was more than ready to move on.

"Aiden!" Quartz ran up to him and gave the boy a hug, he looked uncomfortable, Tiffy guessed that Quartz's hyperactive personality might be a bit much for the quiet boy.

"Sorry, I'm late," he said but Aiden didn't sound sincere.

"It's fine," Lucas said before turning to Tiffy, "Tif, do you want us to go in as a group or in buddies?"

"Gr-" he caught sight of Nessa with Quartz, she was as red as an apple, he shook his head, "Twos."

"Nessa, Quartz is your bubby. Aiden, Tiffy is ours. Here is my number," Lucas added his number in Nessa and Quartz's phone, "If you get lost call it."

Nessa nodded, "Okay Mr Heo."

[ At the Icering
sorry that this chapter is so slow ]

"A ice-ring," Aiden walked towards the line for the ring, so for they have been in the haunted house- which Tiffy loved and Aiden hated- the mouse trap and bumper cars.

"I do not like ice," Aiden whipped his head around as if he had heard the most shocking thing in his entire life.

"You don't like ice-rings? Next thing I know you are going to say you don't like studying," he said rhetorically.

Tiffy smiled sheepishly, making Aiden gasp.

"You don't like studying or ice-skating but you love horror and dancing out in public," Aiden was almost sarcastic in the way he spoke, truly not understanding how one could not like ice skating. Tiffy blushed at the mention of his dance, he had honestly hoped that the boy had forgotten about that.

"Well..." He looked over to the line, "I have not iced since I was little, maybe I will like it now." Aiden took that as an invitation to join the line. A bright smile on his face.

Tiffy titled his head to the side, "Why you like ice so much?"

"Ice skating," Aiden corrected Tiffy. "Why do you like makeup?" He flipped the question around.

"I enjoyed makeup to keep my hands busy, that was when I started, now I use it to show people how I see me, to..." Tiffy frowned his eyebrows as he thought of the word he was looking for, "to..."

"Express?" Aiden offered.

"Yes! To express the me I see."

He nodded as he listened, moving two steps up the line he said, "I thought you were going to say that colours are pretty."

"That is a bonus," Aiden chuckled, the reaction making Tiffy smile, his deep dimples appear.

"I guess I skate for the same reason," he sighed as Aiden's how mood shifted, "When I skate I feel... free.*

"A shame you can not feel free with a less pain sport," Tiffy rubbed his backside he could already feel the weeks of bruises he is going to have.

Aiden shook his head, "I'm a skating teacher, I work at The Ring, I'll make sure you don't fall."

Tiffy nodded, the idea of Aiden keeping him safe felt warm, or maybe that was all of the blood in his cheeks. "O-okay."

Aiden grinned as the approached the front of the line, "Don't worry, I got you birthday boy."

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Next chapter is going to be a Quartz and Nessa chapter, focusing more on Nessa's home life. I already have 600 words written.

Sorry!! You guys aren't going to be able to see Tiffy and Aiden skate, I haven't gone ice-skating since I was eleven-ish so I have no idea how to write that.

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