What The Future Holds

Triple date

When it was time for the museum, Hugo had no choice but to ask Luka for help on something dressy to sasify Alya's requirements. Luka, being the good friend he is, chuckled and gladly helped him out.

Hugo was dressed in Luka's black pants, a plain white t-shirt with a black jacket to go over it. As soon as he got Luka's approval, the boys walked out of Luka's room to wait for Juleka, talking about Kitty section's next performance.

Emma was the first one to come out of her room, smiling and clapping as she stood by the door to reveal Juleka standing there in a black dress, her long dark hair put up into a ponytail. For Hugo's sake, she wore flats to not overtower him.

Both Luka and Hugo started at her, a bit shocked. As Emma ran over to Luka. He picked her up without hesitation before saying, "wow Juleka,  you look really good. Are you two sure this isn't a date?"

Hugo couldn't help but smile a bit before saying, "well, it is for Alya and Nino, and I'm not so sure about Adrien and Marinette." He walked over to her, noticing that Juleka was feeling embarrassed and held out his hand for her to take.

Green eyes. Those green eyes filled with kindness that she swears she's seen before with one other classmate made her heart race. Was this how Marinette felt each time Adrien looked at her?

"You look beautiful, Juleka," Hugo tells her with a big smile, letting her know he was being one hundred percent honest with her. "Even Chloe would be jealous."

That comment alone made her blush as she took his hand in hers before looking once more at her brother. Luka smiled at them, and with a slight nod, looked down at Emma in his arms.

"Have fun you two. Emma and I are gonna do our own things, right Emma?" Luka asked her. Emma nodded, already giggling before hugging him a little tighter. With that, those two left back inside Luka's room. As the two were getting ready to leave, Ms Couffaine stops them from leaving to take a few pictures of her kids dressed up.

Juleka, although blushing from embarrassment, complied with her mother's wish as Hugo saw no harm in it. He liked the way she looked and didnt mind taking the picture with her to prove it.

"You two are adorable. Now go on. Dont keep the other landlubbers waiting," Anarka says laughing. "Now if only Luka would dress up for something. That boy is so handsome and yet, he doesn't go out like you two."

They couldn't help but chuckle at that before saying their goodbyes and heading out into the streets of paris.

It wasn't long for them to meet up woth the others. Actually, it was fairly easy to find four other overly dressed teenagers in the crowd of muesum goers and tourists.

"Juleka, Hugo! Over here!" Alya shouted out, excited from seeing the two. "Juleka, you look amazing, girl! And Hugo, you clean up really good."

"Thanks, I think?" Hugo says, not bothering to let go of Juleka's hand. He honestly forgot he was even holding it. "Where's Adrien and Marinette?"

"I'm here!" Marinette shouts as she lightly jogs over to them. She was wearing something different. A black skirt to show off her pale legs and a matching red top to go with it. Her hair was left down, and her lips were lightly coated in pink lip gloss. Marinette was beautiful in every way, and Hugo could see why his dad would fall for her.

"Hi guys," Marinette greeted, looking over all her friends with a smile. "You guys look awesome!"

As the five of them talked, it wasn't long until Adrien joined them, dressed similar to Hugo and Nino. There wasn't much he could do for this event. If he were to really dress up, his father would have never allowed for him to leave the house.

"Hey guys, sorry I'm late." Adrien says, as he walks over. Almost immediately, he joins Hugo's side as he notices how dressed up each girl was. "Wow, you three look really amazing. You three could be models."

Once again, Juleka blushed at their words, not used to these kind of compliments. "Thanks guys," was all she said before letting go of Hugo's hand, finally realizing they were still holding each other.

"Oh, sorry about that, Juleka. I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable," Hugo couldn't help but smile back at her, genuinely wanting her to be comfortable with him. It was clear for Alya and Marinette what was happening between them right away. Juleka was clearly growing to like him more than a friend.

Juleka shook her head no, still blushing, but trying not to make eye contact with him. "It's okay. Really," was all she said.

To save it from getting awkward, Nino clapped his hands together. "Okay ladies and dudes, now that the party is all here, let's go."

Together, the group went inside with smiles to go around. Alya's plan quickly went into motion as the couple separated from the group. Adrien wanted to stay with Hugo, but even he knew it looked as if Juleka dressed up specially for Hugo.

With Marinette's help, Adrien managed to move away from them, leaving the two teens alone. At first, Juleka felt a little awkward being alone with him as they looked at some painting. Hugo stared at it intently, as if trying to understand what it was the painter was feeling, but that all stopped when another girl joined them.

Lila Rossi, the girl known by few for her lies, "conveniently" ran into him, immediately grabbing a hold of his arm.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry for bumping into you. I didn't see you guys over here. I didn't hurt you, did I, Hugo?" Lila asked. She made it a point to look as sorry as she could, not wanting him to notice her lie.

Hugo took one look at her and froze. This was the woman who hurt his parents. This was the girl who tried to keep them apart now. In his soul, he knew he had every right to hate her. How could he not? The problem though is that he cant blame her for something that hasn't happened yet.

"No, no. It's fine. Are you okay?" Hugo asked instead, not wanting to sound rude. "If you don't mind me asking, Lila, what are you doing here?"

Lila, completely ignoring Juleka's presence, smiled before saying, "oh that's an easy one. My mom is working with her company to bring in a new exhibit for the museum." She then took his hand in hers before saying, "Hugo, would you mind keeping me company for a while? I'm bored all alone."

Hugo hesitated at her embrace, trying to keep himself calm. He couldn't afford to lose control of his emotions right now. He didn't, no, couldn't get akumatized.

As if asking for help with his eyes, Juleka tried to jump in, wanting to save him from her.

"Lila, we were actually..." Juleka tried, but she was drowned out by the other girl pulling him away. "Hugo?"

Hugo looked back at her apologetically as he reached out for her, not wanting to go with Lila at all. Hugo couldn't help but mouth the words "sorry" and "help me" to her, giving her a worried look.

As Juleka saw that, she didn't know what she should do. Lila was usually so nice to her, so maybe Chloe was right. Maybe she does blend in too much with the background...

It wasn't long until Marinette and Adrien spotted a disheartened Juleka sitting on a bench alone.

"Juleka, Where's Hugo?" Marinette asked as they went over to her. Juleka looked up once and shook her head no. "What happened? Maybe we could fix this?"

"Hugo went off with Lila. I wanted to tell her that we were supposed to hang out with each other, but she didn't seem to notice me. Maybe Chloe was right and I'm just a no one."

Seeing how this was going, the two teens wanted to fix this mess before it became a real issue for them. They didnt want to have to turn into Ladybug or Cat Noir during their little triple date thing.

"I'll talk to him, ladies. Maybe I could fix this for you." Adrien says before walking off on his own. Marinette wanted to go with him, but knew Juleka needed her to be a friend right now.