A Loving Father: The Mime

(Y/N)'s P.O.V.


"GIRL, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO ME!!!" Alya walks up to me and says making me chuckle. I knew exactly what she was talking about.


"What happened?" I ask trying to sound as confused as I can. She dazzles around in excitement.


"Wait! I'll explain everything once we get to Marinette's house!" She says and drags me to the said-person's house.


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"MARINETTE!" Alya calls out as she enters her room. I greet her parents before entering the room.


I see Marinette looking at Alya so cheekily that I let out a scoff. Marionette gives me a sheepish smile as we head up to the roof of the apartment.


"So, Ladybug had just saved a bunch of superheroes from a supervillain. There were like a gazillion reporters waiting to interview her! AND THAT'S WHEN IT HAPPENED!" Alya narrates as she dramatically lays out the scene. I chuckle as she gives us her phone and plays a video.


It's a video of Ladybug saving a kid from the villain after the de-evilisation. The reporters gather up to her but then her gazes moves to the camera. "Hey! Aren't you the girl who writes the blog about me and Prim? The..LadyRosé blog, right? Prim and I really like your work, keep it up!" I hear Ladybug say in the video which makes me slyly nudge at Marinette making her blush, "Uh...yeah..." Alya says in the video before Ladybug's miraculous beeps, "Ladybug, your earrings!" She says making me smile. "Oh! Thanks! Gotta go! Bug out!" Ladybug says before swinging out and the video ends.


"That was..."


"SO COOL, RIGHT?! Ladybug knows me and my blog! AND the fact that Primvère Rosé does too! SO AWESOME!" Alya squeals making me chuckle, "Yeah, pretty cool!" I say which makes her smile. "Hold on, I'll get my laptop!" She says before rushing down to Marinette's room.


"What you did for Alya was great, Marinette!" I say which makes her laugh, "Really? I hope so. She seems happy." She says making me nod. "I just wish I was there with you...Could've made her happier. Yet, my miraculous kept beeping out of existence!" I say which makes her chuckle and look at Alya's phone she's holding.


"Hey! Can I see the video?" Seven and Tikki pop out from the back making her nod. "Okay...but fast!" She says.


My eyes widen as she suddenly trips and the phone slips out of her hand, pressing some buttons while trying to catch it. I yelp as she manages to catch it making me sigh afterwards.


She chuckles sheepishly, "You thought I was going to drop it, weren't you~?" She says making me roll my eyes, "I thought we were going to be preparing for a funeral if you had really dropped it!" I say making her hold up the phone. When she tries to play the video, she accidentally deletes the video, indicated by the famous delete icon which makes my eyes widen.


It takes us a second to realise what just happened. We begin to freak out.


"WHAT THE-Now, we're definitely preparing for our funerals!" I say which make Marinette look at me with wide eyes, "Tell me I didn't just do that! TELL ME I DIDN'T JUST DO THAT!" She says in a panicked way which makes me panic more. "You didn't just do that...?" Tikki says which makes her then fall to the ground.


"Okay, you did just do that but at least you didn't drop it!" Seven says making her look up at me as I nod.


"Ugh, I really screwed up this time! Alya's going to kill me!" She says making me shake my head and put my hand on her shoulders. "Hey, it's not like it's the end of the world...Alya will understand. She's our best friend, remember?" I say which makes her sigh and stand up, "Yeah...she'll understand..." She says and nods but then a few seconds later, her expression changes and she shakes her head.


"Okay, on second thought-"


"What're you guys talking about?" I hear Alya say as she pops her head up to the roof.


"Just about how cool it is that Ladybug knows you. RIGHT, Marinette!?" I look at the said-person, who just simply nods which makes Alya look at us suspiciously.


"Okay...we'll talk about that later, because you've got some visitors, Marinette," She says and heads down making sigh before the both of us follow her down to the room.


Mrs Sabine-Marinette's mom and Mylene are present in the room. There's also another person standing in the room. It takes me a moment before I recognise him.


"Hey! You're Fred Haprèle! Mylene's dad, right? And the best Mime in Paris! My mother used to talk about you!" I say in an excited tone which makes the said-person chuckle. "Guilty as charged." He says embarrassed, "You must be Mrs. (L/N)'s daughter, (Y/N). The one Mylene keeps talking about, along with Marinette and Alya, of course." Mr Haprèle says making us glance at each other with a smile before remembering something, "Aren't you performing in a play today?" I ask making him nod. "Yes, I just came here to take the hat I asked Marinette to make for today's performance." He says making me look at Marinette surprised, "You didn't tell me!" I say to her which makes her chuckle sheepishly.


"So, tell me. What was the name of your play again?" Mrs Sabine asks him, but before he can say anything, Mylene proudly looks up to him and says, "It's called The Mime's Extraordinary Adventures, starring the most talented, amazingly gifted actor and mime, my father! Give it up for Fred Haprèle!" We all clap at the introduction which makes him rub his neck sheepishly.


"Thank you very much...thank you, Mylene." He says and bows which makes Mrs Sabine chuckle, "You must make your daughter very proud!" She says making me nod as I see him holding Mylene close to him. "All I need is the hat to finish my costume!" He says which leads Marinette to give him the hat she made for him.


As a form of thanks, he mimes taking the hat out of a box, Marinette playing along. He takes the hat out of the imaginary box so expertly that I can't help but feel delighted.


"I don't think Mylene was exaggerating at all!" Mrs Sabine says making Alya and I look at each other and nod. "Why, thank you!" He says appreciatively.


"I fixed the tear in it. I also sewed the pocket inside just like you asked!" She says making Mr Haprèle smile, "You've done a perfect job!" He says, "Thanks to you, I'll have my good luck charm with me wherever I go. A photo of my beloved daughter..." He says before pulling out a picture of Mylene out of his pocket and placing it in the pocket of the hat. "Aw, Dad..." Mylene hugs him which makes him hug her back.


My smile slowly fades as I feel a tug of pain in my chest when I see how much he loves his daughter, "I wish I had a father like that." I whisper under my breath before feeling the need to cry.


"What was that, (Y/N)?" Alya asks me making me look away, "U-Uh! Nothing!" I say which makes her just shrug it off.


Then, Mr Haprèle hurries off after a phone call by his producer, Sarah.


"Why don't I get you girls something to eat?" Mrs Sabine says making me smile and nod. I really need something to distract myself.


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"Oh. Well, I have to go. I have to get dressed before the show..." Mylene says making me smile at her, "Thanks, again, Marinette, you helped my father for the better!" She says but before she goes, suddenly Alya's phone starts ringing. Marinette and I glance at each other, "Hey, that's my ringtone." Alya states making Marinette, who's had her phone the whole time, slowly take it out of her bag, "Oh, must've placed it here accidentally..." She says nervously before handing in the phone to Alya. I gulp as she unlocks her screen as soon as the ringing ends. "It's just my mom." She says and then turns to Mylene.


"Hey, Mylene! Wanna watch the most amazing video of all time!" She says making Marinette and I widen our eyes.


"N-No!" Marinette says taking their attention away from the phone.


"What she means to say is...You wouldn't want Mylene to be late for her dad's first premiere, would you?" I bat my eyelashes in an unalarming way. "Yeah, they're right..." Mylene says making the both of us sigh. "Okay then...I'll just show it to you on the way out!" Alya optimistically says.


"H-Hey!" Marinette leaps to them as they walk out. "Your bag's still open." She says before fixing Alya's bag and in the process, stealing Alya's phone. My eyes widen at her action. "Oh, thanks!" She says before walking away with Mylene.


"See you tonight!" Marinette and I say in unison as they walk out.


We both rush upstairs. "Tell me you didn't just steal Alya's phone!" I say which makes her sigh, "What was I supposed to do?!" She panics. I sigh, "There must be another option, you know?" I ask trying to sound calm.


"Maybe...return it back...?" Seven says to which Tikki nods. Marinette shakes her head, "And let her find out that I deleted her video and make a ruckus out of all this?!" She says and then looks at me. "Uh...all I have to do is transform into Ladybug and redo the whole video, whilst you shoot for me!" She says making me look at the phone hesitantly. "Uh...I don't think that this is a good idea...we just have to come clean about this." I say which makes her sigh. "I know but...this is Alya we're talking about!" She says making me nod hesitantly.


"Okay..." I say before we both transform into our alter egos and head for the Louvre.


"Wouldn't people be suspicious of us?" I ask quietly as we reach the Louvre. She shakes her head, "Not a chance. People don't expect Primvère Rosé and Ladybug to just appear out of nowhere and shoot a video now, do they?" She says which makes me nod.


She hands me the phone and I start recording.


"Hey! Aren't you the girl who writes the blog about me and Prim? The..LadyRosé blog, right? Prim and I really like your work, keep it up!" Ladybug says like the way she said in the video. I try to keep myself from laughing the entire time. But all isn't well as I feel that stinging pain in my chest. I gasp as I, as Primvère Rosé, can sense the Akuma.


"Prim!" Ladybug runs to me and holds me. "The Akuma...it's closeby..." I say which makes both of us look around. We see a police car flying in the air.


I use my whip to hold it in place and save it before helping out the police officer. We look towards the direction of the akumatized villain.


"That looks like Mylene's dad's hat..." Ladybug says which makes me confused. "Mr Haprèle?" I say which angers it more.


"Look whatever's ticking you off, we can figure this out..." Ladybug tries to calm him down, but the Mime fires invisible arrows towards us instead. We dodge every single bit of them. I use my whip and she uses her yo-yo to block.


Then, I see a car heading our way. I rush to protect. When the driver seemingly notices me, he hits the brakes.


"Get out of the car and find a place to hide. I'll cover you." I say as the person inside rolls the window open. When I look at the direction of the person, I see Adrien.


I let out a soft sound as he stares at me with his beautiful green eyes, making my breath hitch. But our moment ends as the Mime shoots an arrow at us. "Go!" I say making him run with Nathalie and his bodyguard.


I sigh as I keep on dodging his attacks.


Ladybug gets hit by one of his arrows and falls to the ground, unconscious. "Ladybug!" I scream and the glare at the Mime who then mimics opening an invisible box and taking out a bazooka. it takes me a moment to realise this and when I do, he misses his target and destroys Adrien's car.


I then try to grab him but he grabs me instead with an invisible whip and pulls me towards him, intentionally aiming for my miraculous. But then, Cat Noir arrives and miraculously saves the day by letting me out of his grasp. "Keep your hands to yourself, clown." He remarks making me smirk, "Took you long enough..." I say as he charges towards the Mime.


I rush towards Ladybug who seems to start becoming conscious. She groans as I help her up. "That was a huge blow..." She says drowsily.


I then look towards the Mime and also charge at him but I'm stopped with an invisible wall. I grumble before he sets invisible bars and cages us which makes us glare at him. I grab on to the invisible bars and look up at him who silently bows before turning away from us.


"Apparently, not seeing is believing..." Ladybug states making me scoff.


But as the Mime mimes a car and rides away, making the invisible bars disappear. Cat falls to the ground as he attempts to charge through the now-evaporated invisible bars.


Then, I realise, "I get it! If he starts another mime, the previous one evaporates!" I say which makes Ladybug nod at my statement. We follow the Mime.


We jump on top of his invisible car. When he notices this, he speeds up nearly making me fall but Cat catches me. He smirks but I just roll my eyes as he keeps me balanced. I look ahead to see that he's heading for the bus which holds the theatre troupe.


"He's one of the actors from the theatre troupe and he's heading for the bus!" I say to Cat in particular which makes him nod. But as soon as I say this, the Mime turns us adrift and leaves the car unattended. "Where's he going?!" Ladybug says before going down inside the car, "Slam the brakes!" Cat Noir says which makes her look up, "WHAT BRAKES?!" She asks but in the end, manages to swerve the car into a halt.


"Huh...not bad for an invisible car..." I say which makes her smirk before getting out, "We have to get out of that bus before he does!" She says making Cat suddenly put my arms around him.


"Uh..what do you think you're doing...?" I say as he gives me a sly look. "Relax..." He chuckles at my tension before telling me to hold on to Ladybug. I do so and he uses his staff to carry us up high to find the bus for the theatre troupe.


When we find the bus, we land on the roof of it before seeing that the Mime is gaining on it.


"Where could his Akuma be?" Cat asks which makes Ladybug look at me, "In his hat, of course!" She says.


"How do you know?" He asks making me chuckle, "Lucky Guess. Girls have many hidden talents~" I tease before winking at him.


Ladybug uses her yo-yo and makes a net to stop the Mime but he dodges it. She retracts her yo-yo back.


The Mime manages to land on top of the bus. "We have to distract him." I say which makes Cat huddle up, "Leave that to me!" He says before sword-fighting the Mime.


Ladybug and I try to grab his hat but then he notices this and blocks us from doing so. He attacks me but Cat knocks him out of the bus making me grab him. He tries to grab my miraculous but Ladybug pulls me up making him fall on top of a car.


He gets inside the car and forces the driver to push through.


"We have to get these passengers to safety." I state in a determined way, "May I lend a helping paw?" Cat suggests making me look at him then to the Mime, "Cover for us." I say before signalling Ladybug for us to enter the bus. We enter the bus before looking around at the frightened passengers.


"Ladybug, Primvère, What's happening?" A lady, seemingly Sarah, asks us making me look at her, "One of your actors has been akumatized." I say. "And for some reason, he has it on you troupe!" Ladybug finishes my sentence which makes her gasp, "Fred?" She looks down.


Suddenly, one of the tires of the bus is hit by the Mime's invisible arrow and the bus heads for the Eiffel tower, unable to stop, But once again, Cat Noir saves the day by stopping the bus without hurting any citizens.


"Stay here, We'll handle this," I say.


"Primvère, I know why he's after us. I took his role from him. But he can perform it. I don't care anymore! Please! Just keep us safe!" An actor, probably his understudy, pleads making me look at Ladybug then to him in confusion.


"What do you mean 'you took his role from him', Chris? He lost it." Sarah says making me slowly realise what's happening here.


"Not...exactly. There's something I have to tell you..." He admits making us listen in. But we're out of time as I see Cat Noir unable to hold him on.


Ladybug and I rush to help him. With her taking the lead, she tries to grab him but his invisible sword makes her stop.


I use my whip to catch him off guard before he tries to take Cat's miraculous from him.


"I don't know what's made you this violent but I don't think your daughter, Mylene, will approve!" I say which angers him and pulls himself towards me. I manage to block his attacks before he throws a grenade at us throwing us off.


"He sure brings a whole new meaning to 'silent, but deadly'," Cat says making me groan before Ladybug activates her Lucky Charm and a shoebox falls on her hands. "Oh, great, a shoebox. There better be an explosive there inside!" Cat says before attacking the Mime giving us some time to work on this.


I look around in divine mode which makes me realise something. I smirk and glance at Ladybug who nods at me.


"Hey, Cat! Make him angry!" I say which makes him confused. "Don't you think he's already angry enough?!" He asks but I shake my head. "Well, one way to make a mime angry is to make a shoebox theatre!" I say and just in time, Ladybug, who makes a projector out of the shoebox using Sarah's glasses as a magnifying glass, a Mime poster and a car's light, which reflects the poster's image on the Eiffel tower.


"Hey, Mime! Nice poster!" I say which makes the said-villain look up to see the 'poster' on display, driving him crazy.


He mimics a sword and cuts the 'poster' in half. But that's before he realizes that he has sliced the Eiffel Tower in half instead. He sees it's falling towards him and mimics a shield to stop it from crushing himself, preventing him from mimicking any other thing.


"Yes!" Ladybug cheers, "Remember! He can mime only one thing at a time!" She says making Chat nod. "Making him cornered! Good thinking, m'lady!" He remarks before I reach in to grab the Mime's hat.


I take out the picture inside it and our guesses were correct: The Akuma was in the picture of Mylene. I tear it apart which makes the Akuma fly out. "No more evil-doing for you, little Akuma. Time to de-evilise!" Ladybug de-evilises it.


"Miraculous Ladybug/Primrose!" Ladybug tosses the shoebox into the sky whilst I shoot an arrow into the air, creating purple rose petals and ladybugs which fly over and makes everything go back to normal.


"Pound it!" All of us three heroes fist-bump each other which makes me look at Mr Haprèle.


"Where am I? How did I get here?" I hear him say which makes me chant, "No more injustice in the world and here's a token from a rose~," Rose petals form around me and then hover to Mr Haprèle, bringing his hat to him as well as imprinting a purple rose embroidery on the side of the secret pocket on his hat.


I smile and hand him his picture of Mylene.


"You should know that a father is like a hero to his child. That doesn't mean that he's not human and that he might not be able to everything for him or her...but you should never choose to depart from them even though bad things start to happen." I say sadly, "Take it from a person who knows how it feels never to have felt a real father's love. It feels lonely, drenching and hard for a young girl to live without such love..." I say as he listens to me closely. "Mylene is lucky to have a father like you...So cherish that." I say and pull him up from the ground.


"There will be bad times, I tell you, but that doesn't mean you have to sulk around all day and take it out on other people...." I say which makes him look down.


"She's right, Fred." Sarah comes in, "I'm sorry for not believing you...." She apologizes making him look at her. "And I'm sorry too...I was so desperate to play the role that I misinformed you about the location of the meet." Chris comes in making me back away slowly smiling softly at the reunion.


I then hear Ladybug's miraculous beep. "Your earrings!" Cat warns her making her nod, "Thanks, Gotta go!" She says making me chuckle as she swings off.


"So, it's just you and me..." Cat walks towards me making me unintentionally blush.


"Um...I guess our work here is done! Better swing off!" I say and extend my whip but he holds me back.


"Maybe I can be your date tonight to the play...just you and me~?" He asks making me smirk, even though in the inside I'm freaking out. "Oh, kitty~ I have other plans for the play~," I say trying to let his hopes down.


"What about after~?" He asks making me tense up. "You and I know that we both have homes to get to..." I say with a sad smile.


He frowns but I chuckle, "That doesn't mean that it'll never happen." I state in a silent way but also loud enough for him to hear. His ears perk up when I say those words. I wink at him before extending my whip, "Until next time, Cat Noir~" I say before swinging off.


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"Hey!" I hear Alya call for Marinette and I as she sits on the front row. "Got you guys the best seats in the HOUSE!" She says making Marinette sit beside her and I sit beside Marinette. "Thanks!" We say with a smile.


We've just arrived for the play. Marinette, Alya and I chat for a while I notice a person. Walking towards us.


"Oh, you guys are here too...? Sweet. Thought I was going to see this play all alone." I hear a familiar voice which makes me tense up. "Hey, Adrien!" Alya and Marinette greet him while I just look at him sit next to me.


ME? SITTING NEXT TO ADRIEN DURING A PLAY? THIS IS INSANE!!!!


"Hey, (Y/N)..." He greets me making me smile, "Hey, Adrien..." I greet back.


I notice that he has a huge smile plastered on his face as he sits beside me, must be in a good mood.


Boy, this is going to be one long play...


The show starts with Fred Haprèle and Chris opening the play with a bow. The play goes on to tell the story about a mime who journeys with his fellow mime, meeting and greeting people on the way. The show begins with a tremendous outburst by the two mimes, followed by a comedic exposition. It shows the mime's complications and difficulties, and when he's down and in the bleakest set of mind, a tremendous climax makes everyone in the show gasp and awe at the sight and then they finish it off with a wonderful ending. The show receives thunderous applause.


When the show ends, everyone heads home. I bid farewell to Adrien who leaves as soon as the show ends.


"Your father did a great job, Mylene!" I say to the said-person which makes her nod, "I know, it was wonderful!" She says which makes me laugh. I look at Marinette and Alya who awe about the play, making me continuously nod.


"Well, We've got to go!" Marinette says as we see people taking down the theatre. Mylene waves us good-bye and walks towards her father's direction, leaving Alya, Marinette and I to walk home.


"I don't know what was more enjoyable-watching the play or watching (Y/N) burn up near her sweet Adrien~" I hear Marinette say making me scoff as we walk down the road, "Definitely, the play..." I say which makes them chuckle. Then, I look at Marinette who gulps and looks at Alya.


"What...?" She looks at us making me nod at Marinette who takes a deep breath.


"There's something I have to tell you, Alya..." She says making me check for Alya's expression.


"I....accidentally erased your Ladybug video and when I tried fixing the problem, I got (Y/N) involved and made a mess of it. And I'M SORRY! I AM SO SO SORRY! I know how much that video meant to you and I'm the LAMEST of friends, lamer than lame!" She says making Alya laugh which makes both of us look at each other in confusion.


"Chillax, guys..." She says and tries to hold in her laughter. "If there are any living souls in this universe who know about Marinette's legendary clumsiness, it's me and (Y/N), her BFFs!" She says which makes me nod after sighing. "So, you're not mad...?" I ask making her chuckle. "Well, you both should've come clean and told me in the first place...but it does matter because I already uploaded the video in my blog before showing it to you guys!" She says making Marinette sigh in relief.


"We're so lucky to have a friend like you, Alya!" She says and hugs her before I join in the bear hug.


"Now that we're cool, I guess you probably won't care for the surprise we planned for you~," I say which makes Marinette chuckle. "Oh~ Screw-up or no screw-up, you know I love surprises~!" Alya says to us which makes me nod at Marinette.


"You see that theatre over there?" Marinette asks and points at the building next to us which makes her nod, "There's a surprise for you inside at the stage!" She finishes which makes Alya look at us in a playful way. "Okay! This better be a good surprise!" She says and rushes in enthusiastically.


I look at Marinette before we rush to an isolated place and transform into our alter egos.


---


We watch as Alya looks around in anticipation.


I trigger a button from my whip which makes a spotlight switch on whose light lands on Ladybug. "Hello, you must be Alya, right?" She says making me smile as I see Alya squeal at the sight of her, "Last time I saw you, I didn't have much time...but, now I have a bit more time now if you want an interview." She states making me chuckle. "OH MY GOSH. No way!" Alya fangirls before walking up the stairs as I jump down from the ledge I'm standing on, "And you're not even going to introduce me~?" I comment as I stand beside Ladybug before looking at Alya who freaks when she sees me. "You must be the girl Ladybug told me about," I say with a grin which makes her run up to us. "Seriously?! This is the best day of my life!" She says making me smile. "Primvère Rosé, at your service~," I say and give a light bow which makes Ladybug roll her eyes.


"Take a seat," I say as there are chairs placed for us to sit on. "You probably don't know me but this is the biggest moment in my life!" Alya says as we sit down.


"So where do we start?"


End Chapter.

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