Merry Christmas everyone! I am sorry this is so late but I wanted to realize this on Christmas! Thank you so much!! I made that edit up there!! And hopefully I will have more stuff to share with all of you in the coming days! Here is Chapter 11 and an extra Christmas special. 

Chapter 11

Sophie looked at Fitz and then at Keefe. Fitz's eyes were full of love and content. Keefe's eyes were more filled with sadness and pleading. What would she do? She blanched and backed away a little. Sophie thought about it a little and made up her mind. She would do it.

Sophie looked between the two. She took a deep breath and moved closer to one of them and kissed him gently on the cheek. Fitz's eyes widened as she moved away. Sophie smiled at him weakly and then turned to Keefe. He seemed sad but content with what had happened. Sophie leaked in quickly and kissed Keefe on the cheek too. Keefe and Fitz glanced at each other and then back at Sophie... and then back at each other. Sophie looked down at her hands as she realized how puzzled they both must be. When she looked up, Biana was staring at her wide-eyed. "Sophie... the dare was to kiss one boy..." Biana said quickly. Sophie's gaze met Biana's, and Sophie knew that she had to explain. Biana wouldn't let her get away with this.

"You said kiss a boy that you like... you never specified how many," Sophie said with a shrug.

Keefe laughed. "You just got wrecked, Biana," he said with a large grin. "And I got another kiss from Sophie! Best day ever!"

Sophie stared at Keefe, extremely confused. He sure was playing off the situation earlier and before they came to the sleepover well. She sighed and looked back at everyone. Fitz met her gaze and smiled gently.

I know you kissed me first, Soph... Fitz transmitted, but I think Keefe needs you at the moment.

Sophie didn't know what to say. Fitz's kindness melted her heart. Warmth spread through her, and she wrapped her arms around Fitz quickly. Fitz seemed a little surprised but settled into the hug quickly.

Thank you, Sophie transmitted as she gave him a gentle squeeze and pulled out of the hug.

Fitz nodded and his eyes looked toward Keefe. Sophie knew that Fitz understood. Fitz and Sophie's gazes met in a painstakingly long moment. Sophie let out a shaky breath. She turned to Keefe, who had been watching them. He looked stoic at a glance, but then Sophie saw his emotions change and a flicker of sadness washed over him. "Keefe?" Sophie said quietly resting a hand on his shoulder. "Come with me."

Keefe met Sophie's gaze and nodded as he followed Sophie out of the room and to the front door. Sophie opened the door and looked back at Keefe. He smiled at her and closed the door behind them. "Soph, I don't... know what to feel... anymore..." he whispered as he slid his hands into his pockets.

Sophie looked at him. Her emotions were filled almost to the brim right now. So much was happening. So much had happened. So much was going to happen. So much that she might never know. A rebellious tear slipped out the corner of her eye. Sophie hurriedly turned away from Keefe, trying to hide the tears.

Keefe turned her back to him and wiped away the tear. "Soph..." he whispered once again. "What's wrong?"

Sophie shook her head. "No, nothing's wrong with me! I want to know why you're sad. You seem a lot quieter recently... you're not as happy as you used to be... or at least I thought you were... maybe I was wrong," Sophie told him trailing off. A couple more tears slipped down her face. "I'm not the one that supposed to be crying right now..." she whispered.

Keefe stifled a laugh. "I think you might need the talk more than I do," he whispered with a sad laugh.

"I disagree," Sophie said sternly, taking his hand in hers. "You need it. I can tell you are sad with one glance, but you won't tell me why." Sophie stepped a little closer to him to feel his warmth. It was getting a little chilly.

Keefe just stared at her for a long while, before his answer came. "I can't tell you why, Sophie," he said frustratedly.

"Why not?" Sophie said as she stepped even closer. "I don't want you to be sad!"

Keefe smiled weakly. "Whether you think it or not, I am perfectly fine," he whispered, holding her hands in his.

"Don't you lie to me, Keefe Sencen!" Sophie said unhappily. "Keefe... you cannot hide stuff from me... you know you can't..."

Keefe let go of her hands. "Sophie, I hope you realize that sometimes my feelings are too personal for me to share. And right now... I'm still figuring them out."

"Keefe... don't you dare..." Sophie said grabbing his wrist. "I can't let you get away with this. I want to be the person you feel safe sharing stuff with... but I can't be that person if you won't share with me your feelings." Sophie stared hopefully into his sadness-filled eyes.

"Foster... my darling Sophie... my dear Soph... one day I will tell you everything... but not today..." he whispered as his eyes lit up with a glint of happiness. Then, Keefe walked away from her and held up his pathfinder to the light. With one last look at Sophie, he disappeared in a blink of a eye.

Sophie let out the breath she had been holding in. "Keefe..." she said, staring off at the spot where he had vanished. Then, more tears came pouring out of her eyes, and she sat down heavily on the stone path, not knowing what to do anymore. Her emotions were all over the place. Her heart was beating quickly, and her eyes were wet with the tears of a somewhat-heartbroken elf.

"Sophie..." a quiet voice said from behind her. It took Sophie a moment to recognize the all-too familiar voice. Fitz's arms wrapped around her and held her close to him. "What happened?" he said quietly.

"Not what I expected. The opposite always happens whenever I try to talk to Keefe or help him. At least recently," Sophie said shakily as a few more years ran down her face.

Fitz held her a little closer and he smiled sadly. "I understand. I know exactly how you feel," he told her as he stroked her hair.

"You do?" Sophie said soaking up Fitz's warmth. She nestled into him and sighed.

"Definitely... usually it happens to me every couple days... just when I think that I finally got what I wanted... it slips out of my fingers," Fitz whispered, his fingers stopped stroking Sophie's hair suddenly.

Sophie looked to see Fitz staring off into the distance. She wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face in his shoulder, trying to comfort Fitz. "Oh Fitz..." Sophie told him quietly with sad tone. "I... never knew that happened to you..."

Fitz let out a muffled sigh as his fingers began to stroke her hair again. "What can I say? You've never noticed. You would never know if I hadn't told you just now," he said with a sigh.

"What?" Sophie said startled. She sat up and looked in the eyes. "Fitz! We're cognates! You should tell me this!"

Fitz sighed and dragged a hand over his eyes. "It's... one of those things that I couldn't tell you..." he whispered fiercely as he stood up and pulled Sophie to her feet.

"But why couldn't you?" Sophie asked, feeling a little sad.

"Well... it's just like your big secret that you won't tell me... it's part of my big secret," Fitz told her.

"Your big secret..." Sophie said, trailing off as understanding overcame her. "Oh... I... I'm sorry. I still feel like I should noticed it though."

Fitz sighed. "It's usually one of the moments you don't have a chance to see," Fitz whispered, tilting her head upward, so their eyes could meet. "Or don't realize is happening..."

Sophie stared at Fitz, not knowing what to say. One last reluctant tear slipped out the corner of her eye. "I..." she stammered, staring up at him. "I... want you to tell me the next time it happens... so I can be there to comfort you. Not the opposite way around."

Fitz nodded; a sad smile appeared on his face as he pulled her into a hug. "This is why I need you, Sophie," he whispered into her ear. "This is why I enjoy being your cognate."

Sophie laughed quietly. "I agree... just in the opposite way... I need you more than you'll ever realize. You are the one that makes me happy," she told Fitz as a wide smile came across her face.

"Keefe doesn't make you happy?" Fitz asked. His tone carried some disbelief. "Not his jokes or his gifts? His words? Everything he does, Sophie... he tries to make you happy. His whole world revolves around you. Sophie... you."

Sophie didn't reply for a minute as she thought over what to say. "Keefe... makes me happy somewhat... but only on the surface level of happiness. You make me happy on the inside level of happiness, the one that really matters to me. Everything you do, Fitz, is to make me happy. You always want to make sure that I am happy. I want to do that for you now. I feel like I should've been doing that for a long time now. I know that now... so I will do it," she whispered to Fitz as she pulled back, so that she could look straight into his eyes.

Fitz was stunned for a little. His mouth opened wide, and then shut quickly. "Really?" Fitz asked with a grin.

Sophie nodded. "Yes. You!" she replied as she grinned back at him. "I probably should've made that a little more sooner."

Fitz let out a "Woop!" and swung Sophie around in the air. "Wait... Sophie... but with the Soulmates process and stuff... I know we're still figuring everything out. I don't mind you and Keefe... well, actually to say that I would be lying, but I want you to be happy... especially since you are trying to find your soulmate..." he said letting his words linger.

"What are you saying?" Sophie queried. She was extremely puzzled.

"This is a little hard for me to say... but... I want you to find your soulmate... even if it's not me..." Fitz said once again, letting his words linger.

"Go on," Sophie beckoned.

"Just if, umm, stuff happens with Keefe... I understand. I want you to be happy. I want you to find your soulmate," Fitz finished, giving Sophie a weak smile.

Sophie's mouth opened slightly and then closed. "Oh," she said quietly. "Thank you..." Sophie didn't quite know what exactly to say or feel at the moment, but she knew one thing should happen.

Fitz gazed at her with his painstakingly, beautiful eyes. Sophie's heart pounded as she reached up and pressed a kiss to his cheek. Fitz's arms wrapped around her and held her close. Sophie breathed in his scent and let out a sigh. Fitz let out a sigh as well. "That was the second kiss you given me today," Fitz whispered with a chuckle.

"Shut up," Sophie whispered playfully, "or I might be tempted to give you more."

Fitz chuckled again. "I think I would love that a little too much," he whispered flirtily.

"Oh I'm not giving you anymore now," Sophie said bursting into laughter.

Fitz joined Sophie as he laughed and swung Sophie around again. "Are you going to give me another kiss now?" Fitz asked roguishly as he set Sophie down on the ground.

Sophie looked into his eyes and grinned at Fitz. "Something even better..." Sophie said with a laugh as she punched his shoulder.

"Oh no you don't," Fitz shouted, grabbing Sophie's hand quickly. "You're lucky there's no snow here!"

Sophie grinned evilly. "And you're lucky there's a cliff over there!"

Sophie dragged Fitz to the cliff and jumped off as Fitz clung to her hand. They entered the void seconds before they hit the unseemingly close water. Fitz let out a breath he had been holding and glared at Sophie. "Sophie!" he said with a laugh. "Wait... where are we going?"

"The mountain where the sanctuary is!" Sophie exclaimed as she pictured the mountain and teleported them there. Soon, they were falling from the sky. Fitz screamed like no one was there.

Sophie looked at him with a surprised expression. "I never knew you could scream like that!" Sophie yelled seconds before they landed in the soft snow on the mountainside.

"I never knew either," Fitz said from where he lay in the snow making a snow angel.

"If only I could've captured that moment..." Sophie said as she trailed off thinking. Then, she sat up suddenly and laughed. "Wait, a moment!!! I already did! As soon as I get home, I am putting that in my memory log!"

"And you can live it over and over again in perfect detail with your photographic memory," Fitz said with a sigh. "You're never going to let me forget this."

"Nope! Never am I ever going to let you forget that moment!" Sophie yelled into the air from where she was sitting. Suddenly, a snowball threw through the air and hit Fitz.

"Oh! It is so on!" Fitz yelled back as they began a snowball fight. They continued until Sophie ended up in Fitz's arms again.

Sophie smiled at him. "I won!" she said joyfully.

"No, I did," Fitz countered as he leaned down and pressed his lips to Sophie's cheek. 

Heheheheheheh... how do you like that cliffhanger? Good one, right?? Well, here is your Christmas special. It's a Miraculous Ladybug oneshot that I wrote a while ago. I hope you like it!

Marinette sighed as Tikki followed her up and out onto her balcony. "Why can't everything go okay with the upcoming dance?" Marinette said feeling very frustrated. "I mean... I don't have a date yet either."

Tikki flew around to hover in front of Marinette. "You know Adrien doesn't either, right?"

Marinette looked at Tikki, her eyes wide. "He doesn't? How do you know this?"

Tikki laughed. "Nino and Alya! I overheard them talking. They were talking about how Adrien didn't have a date and you didn't have a date," she said with a twinkle that lit up her eyes.

"You heard all of that... through my purse?" Marinette asked showing a bit of disbelief.

"Yep!" Tikki said grinning.

"So... I can use you to spy on Alya??!" Marinette said as a thinking look came over her face.

Tikki sighed. "Maybe, but don't you have patrol with Chat Noir now?"

Marinette gasped. "Yeah that... I forgot about that!"

She raced around her room cleaning up quickly and putting away schoolwork. Then, she raced back to where Tikki was standing. "You ready?" she asked Tikki.

Tikki nodded. "Yes I am."

Marinette grinned. "Tikki, spots on!"

In a flash, Ladybug stood there looking fierce in her red suit with black polka dots on it. She whipped out her yo-yo and leapt off her roof, her eyes scanned the surroundings for anything suspicious activity. Soon, she spotted a black kitty with wild blonde hair lounging on a spacious rooftop. Ladybug smiled and landed beside him. "Hi, Kitty!" she said sweetly.

"M' lady," Chat Noir said not moving a bit. He was in a supine position, stretched out on his back.

"Chat... what are you doing?" Ladybug said suspiciously.

"Stalling," he answered.

"Stalling for what?" she asked. Ladybug couldn't tell what was going on.

"Stalling to make sure I have enough time to think over my plan," Chat Noir replied.

"What is your plan?" Ladybug said slowly as she moved closer to him.

Chat Noir smiled. "Do you really want to know?" he asked, reaching a hand to touch Ladybug's hair. She had moved close enough to him now.

Ladybug nodded. "I think I need to know," she whispered.

Chat Noir grinned. "Why?" he asked slowly.

"No reason," she said blushing. "I just... I don't know..."

"It has to do with this dance coming up at school," Chat said as he sat up.

Ladybug tried to not move as she realized how close he was to her. She blushed again as he continued.

"I want to go, you see... but I haven't gotten myself a date yet and I only wanted to ask... you," he breathed.

"I haven't been asked yet," Ladybug said, meeting Chat's intense gaze.

"I think you just were asked," Chat said moving a little closer.

Ladybug didn't know what to say. She just gazed at him. His features reminded her so much of Adrien's. She froze and kept looking at him. "I-I..." she stammered.

"You what?" Chat asked, leaning in closer.

Ladybug sighed. "I would love to, but how is that going to work?-"

Her words were cut off as Chat Noir's lips were on hers in a blinding second. Ladybug couldn't help but feel surprised. She was stunned that finally he had decided to take it into his own hands. She smiled lightly and kissed him back. Tingles spread through her as Chat pulled her into a standing position and pulled her even closer to him.

"I can't believe you finally said yes," he said breathlessly as he pulled back. "I have been waiting so long for this moment."

Ladybug blushed again. She looked into his glowing green eyes. "You have?" she said.

"Don't pretend you couldn't see it," Chat said putting a hand to her cheek.

Ladybug heard Chat's miraculous beep. "Your miraculous," she said with a gasp.

"Don't mind that," Chat said, "We need to enjoy this moment."

"But your identity??" Ladybug said in disbelief.

"That doesn't matter," Chat said soothingly. "What matters is you, me, and the dance. Besides I want to reveal it. I want you to know."

Her eyes widened in shock. "I-I don't know..."

Chat's intense stare filled her with the tingles again. Being this close to him was affecting her emotions. She actually wanted to know who he was. She heard her miraculous start to beep as well. "Chat?" she said uncertainly. "Are you sure you want this?"

He nodded and suddenly his transformation started to fade. The blond hair lingered and Ladybug gasped. "Adrien?? You're Chat Noir?" Her Adrien was Chat Noir. She couldn't believe it.

Adrien nodded. "I want you to go to the dance with me."

"As me? The real me? Not Ladybug?" she asked.

Adrien nodded. "There is no other girl I would take to the dance." He grabbed her hands. "I've fallen in love with you over the last couple years."

Her transformation wore off and there she stood in front of Adrien. She looked up at him slowly. His mouth opened slightly and he stared at her.

Marinette fidgeted. She was getting anxious. Had this been a mistake? she thought. Does Adrien not like me?

"Marinette," he breathed. "You're Ladybug."

"I am," Marinette said quietly.

Adrien moved even closer and kissed her quickly. "I am so happy that you're Ladybug," he told her.

Marinette blushed. She still couldn't believe any of this had happened. "So the dance?" she asked.

"Yeah, the dance," he whispered. "We're still going together, m'lady."

"Kitty," she said hesitantly. "I can't believe that you're Chat Noir."

Adrien laughed. "Why?"

"I'm a little relieved," Marinette said.

"Why are you relieved?" Adrien said. A curious look spread across his face.

"For one, I know you... and two, I've had a crush on you..." Marinette said as fast as she could. But it appeared Adrien had still heard her.

"You did?" he said, a blush spreading across his face.

Marinette nodded as she blushed even more and looked down in embarrassment.

"I'm glad," Adrien said as he pulled her into a hug. "I'll pick you up at 6 on Saturday."

"I need your phone number," Marinette said stammering a little.

Adrien smiled. "Can I see your phone?"

Marinette grabbed her phone out of her pocket. She logged in quickly and handed it to Adrien.

Adrien typed in his phone number quickly and handed it back to her. He smiled brightly, and Marinette turned to transform into Ladybug. "Wait!" Adrien suddenly yelled. "I still need your number!"

Marinette turned back with a laugh. "I almost forgot, didn't I?" she told him.

Adrien frowned slightly. "I think it was me. I am the one that should be responsible for getting your number. Not you," he said. Adrien, then, grinned widely, and Marinette blushed and looked down at the ground.

"Marinette..." Adrien whispered in a husky tone. "I love you." Adrien gently kissed her cheek and then transformed back into Chat Noir. He stood on the ledge, and looked at her not saying a word before he jumped off into the night.

Marinette's heart pounded as she watched his form disappear. How had this all happened? She had finally told him... and Adrien had told her that he loved her... but the biggest amazement of all was that Adrien was Chat Noir. Adrien was her partner. She had been closer to him than she had realized. He had been there right next to her through all of it... and she loved him too.

How did you like it? Here are some Christmas edits of mine and some gifs. And if you take a look at my YouTube Channel (KOTLC Stories), I have lots of Texting stories and ElfYourselfs available for you to watch. Thank you so much!

Chapterly GIFs/Christmas Specials:

https://youtu.be/JDnmUkF8flY

https://youtu.be/fGsI88ZQ0hg

https://youtu.be/_y05Mi1vVF4

https://youtu.be/kVBeqSXSf_A