Just before you read...there's going to be some back and forth action with the words 'he' and 'it'...Don't get it, yet? You'll get it later...

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

"Wow..." I feel my heart enlighten when I see Adrien's pictures feature in the latest magazine.

Marinette and Alya look at me with a smile as I flip the pages.

"This is the part where you go and ask him out on a date~" Alya teases me making me blush furiously. "Haha, very funny~," I say and hide my face in the magazine.

"Come on! It's been long enough! You and Adrien would seem to be the perfect couple," Marinette says making me shake my head.

I think for a while. "This is stupid..." I mutter. They look at me. "No, girl, it's called LOVE~" They tease me. I sigh.

"Sure I have a lame crush on Adrien...but sometimes it feels like something else at another second..." I let out which makes them look at each other. "I never felt that way about someone before...and I don't even know whether it's right or wrong..." I admit which makes Alya put a hand on my shoulder.

"I feel that if he rejects me, I won't be able to handle it..." I say in a deep tone.

"Girl, you better get your head out of that dark cloud!" She says which makes me look down.

"But..."

"You said yourself, there are no 'buts' in love! You have to follow your heart!" Marinette says and grips onto my shoulders.

"Hey, whatever you're feeling right now isn't compared to the love that you feel for Adrien, am I NOT right?!" They say making me smile. "Then, get your act together because WE will make sure that Project (Y/N)+Adrien happens!" They say which makes me hugs them both.

"I love you guys..." I mutter making them hug me back tightly.

"Come on now, let's treat your soul to some ice-cream!" Marinette says making me quirk up immediately.

They giggle at my expression as I stand up and walk ahead of them. We chat around before walk down the entrance stairs before I bump into someone. The magazine is knocked out of my hand.

"U-Uh, sorry..." I mutter before looking up to see Nino.

"Hey, Nino!" Marinette greets him but he stays still and looks at me.

"Um, sorry...right, Nino?" I softly gasp when hearing Adrien's voice.

I look down to see that the magazine is wide open in front of them. I internally shriek before leaning to get it but my head bumps into somebody's chest. I gasp and look up at Adrien. "I-I'm sorry..." I say and pick up the magazine.

"Oh...how can we make it up to you?" Adrien says to a still-faced Nino. "Oh...right! We can all go to the zoo. Riiiiiight, Nino?" He says weirdly which makes me raise an eyebrow. "T-There's a new panther exhibit," Nino says in a robotic-nervous way which makes me nod. "Sure...?" I say, more like question in a confused way, as the two boys act unnaturally.

"See you...at 4!" Adrien says before pulling Nino away.

I just shrug at their behaviour.

"Oh my GOSH! (Y/N)! The boy, who you thought was going to reject you, just asked you out on a date!" Marinette shakes me out of my trance. "Um...I'm pretty sure he said it was a hangout..." I state but she giggles. "Did you see how nervous he was~!?" She says making me suddenly feel a sense of panic in my chest.

"WAAAHHH! What do I do?! I didn't even wash my hair! Do I smell bad?! Why today out of all days?!" I whine which makes Alya chuckle in a rather evil way.

"Don't worry, love! Whenever there's trouble, Alya is here!" She says which makes me confused.

"What do you mean-" Before I can say anything, she hands me an earpiece.

"Well, I've got to go! My father needs me back at the bakery!" Marinette says and takes off which makes me wave at her.

"Now..." I hear Alya say, "Let's get on to the date!" I gulp which makes her smirk.

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"Is it working?" I ask as I put the earpiece on my ear as I sit on a park bench in the zoo.

"Yep, seems great." I hear Alya's voice through the earpiece.

"You're going to be fine, (Y/N)! Just be yourself!" She says which makes me nod. "Be myself...OKAY!" I say in a way to motivate myself.

A few minutes later, I see Kim and Max walking towards me. "Hey, (Y/N)!" They greet me making me greet them back as I stand from my seat.

"I heard you're here for the new panther exhibit, too. Maybe you should join us." Max says which makes me shake my head. "Thanks, but I'm already waiting for someone. We can meet there if you'd like." I say which makes them nod and head off for the exhibit. I patiently wait.

"Target at 10 o'clock!" I hear Alya say which makes me whip my head towards the path. I see Nino walking towards me.

"Where's Adrien?" I look around for him as Nino stands beside me and smiles nervously.

"Hey, (Y/N)." He says which makes me smile, "Hi, Nino. Where's Adrien?" I ask which makes him look around weirdly. "Um..." He mutters.

"Well, h-he said that..." He pauses before looking at me, "That he'll arrive soon!" He hesitates before says which makes me nod in assurance before looking at his nervous expression. "You seem nervous, Nino...what's wrong?" I ask in a concerned way. I see his eyes widen and he looks down. I look away when he doesn't reply. "Guess we'll have to wait for Adrien..." I mutter in the awkward silence.

After a long wait, I sigh. "He's not coming, is he?" I say in a quiet tone as I look towards Nino. "He is, but I just want to take this opportunity and say that I..." He pauses. I wait for what he's going to say.

"I-I...LO-" He struggles to speak his mind. I suddenly see where this is going and my heart picks up its pace.

"I love..." He says, "A GIRL BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL HER!" My heart calms down when I hear him say that.

"You do?" I ask, "Well...I can help you with that..." I suggest which makes him blush. I smile at him as he nods.

"You? Giving expert advice on love to someone? I have to hear this!" I hear Alya say on the end which makes me flustered. I place my hand on the earpiece and smile at Nino sheepishly.

"Who's the lucky girl?" I asked, inching closer to him. I place a hand on his shoulder, encouraging him to open up to me.

"I-It's..." He struggles to open up. "It's actually someone who is brave and caring. I don't know how, but I fell for her because of how she could put up with difficult situations...She's awesome. But she doesn't know how I feel..." He says which makes me awe in affection.

"That girl must be pretty amazing..." I say with a chuckle which makes him look away. "Yeah..." He mutters and then turns back to me. "It's okay to have a crush, Nino if you ask me..." I say, "My advice to you is that you have to suck it up even though there are chances of rejection...I know it sounds harsh but you just have to be brave enough to go to her and tell her because you never know! Love is a complicated thing, you like someone and they may not like you back. But if you're lucky enough, she might like you back!" I say before hearing Alya giggle on the other end of the earpiece. I blush and nod at Nino who looks at me.

"(Y/N)...I..." Just as he is about to say something, a familiar pain strikes through my chest. I yelp which makes him look at me concerned. "(Y-Y/N)... are you okay?" He asks which makes me look around.

"I-I have to go..." I mutter as I stand up. He stands up with me.

"B-But..." He says which makes me shake my head. "I'm sorry, Nino! I'll explain later but I have to go! I promise I'll make up to you!" I say and rush off to a hiding spot. I take off the earpiece and place it in my pocket.

"It is pretty ironic that you were going to give love advice to Nino." I hear Seven say which makes me roll my eyes. "What was I supposed to do then? Just sit around when he was desperately in love? Nuh-huh. My mother raised me too well for me to ignore that!" I say which makes her chuckle.

"Seven, it's springtime to bloom!" I chant as I get into my stance.

I transform into Primvère Rosé before heading up to the top of the building and scanning the area. I feel the Akuma's presence in the zoo. That's when I hear a scream.

I look down to see Kim running away from the scene of Ladybug and Cat Noir incapacitating a panther with Ladybug's yo-yo.

"Aw~ Looks like I missed the fun!" I say as I jump down the building and stand beside the duo. I look at the panther, noticing the bracelet around one of its legs. "The Akuma must be inside the bracelet charm!" Ladybug states which makes me confused.

Cat goes in to take it but only to be interrupted by a stampede of animals rushing towards us.

"Get them!" The panther speaks which takes me aback.

"The panther can talk?!" I say, completely confused as we run away from the stampede. "The panther IS the Akumatized villain! Looks like it has a grudge on Kim..." Ladybug states which clears up my doubt.

Just then I notice Alya and Nino running from a group of animal. "Let's split up!" I say and run after the two of them. I pull them away from the animal and into an exhibit. "Stay here until we get this problem fixed, okay?" I say to Alya with a smile before giving a nod to Nino and leaving them locked in the exhibit.

I look around to see Ladybug and Cat Noir trying to shoo away the animals.

"They're too many of them!" Cat says as I land on the exhibit above them. I think for a while.

Paris is being over-flooded with these animals. I sigh, trying to get a solution. "Okay, back to Plan-A. We have to get the Akuma..." I say which makes them look at each other. "Great plan! Then we will be able to fix this ruckus!" Ladybug says.

"We have to solve this problem quick before Paris becomes a zoo..." Cat says after which we rush back to the scene where we left the Akumatized villain, only to find that he escaped from Ladybug's yo-yo.

"That's strange. I heard it's unbreakable...." I say which makes Ladybug nod. "It is..." She says in a confused way as she retrieves her weapon. "But it didn't break." Cat states which makes us look at each other. "Well, then, how did he escape?" I ask which makes him shrug, "I don't know but we gotta find Ki-I mean, that kid before he does!" He says which makes all three of us nod.

I extend my whip which grabs onto a chimney on a building before I pull myself into the air and swing from building to building as the two follow behind me.

"Over there!" Ladybug says making me turn to the direction she is pointing. We see Kim backing up to the panther on the bridge. I pull back an arrow before signalling Ladybug and Cat Noir to approach the villain. Before the panther pounces on Kim, I shoot the arrow which takes him aback. Ladybug traps him with her yo-yo once again as Cat tells Kim to run.

"You're not going to get away this time!" I say as I land before the villain and try to grab the bracelet.

"You'll never catch me!" He says before transforming into an eagle and flying away.

"Now we know how he escaped..." Cat says before jumping onto the ledge of the bridge. "A villain that can transform into any animal he wants, huh?" I ponder for a while. "Where's Kim?" Ladybug asks which makes Cat smirk before pulling out a tracking device from his baton. I smile, "Good kitty~," I say before caressing his chin as I would do to a cat.

We rush to where the tracking device leads us. And conveniently, it leads us to Marinette's house.

"He's safe inside this building. Panther's can't open doors so he won't be able to get to him!" Cat says which makes me look down. "Panthers can't, but what if he morphs into a smaller animal...? Like a mouse?" I ask as we look around, "That's right. He'll sniff Kim out eventually, but we'll have more advantage! We know where to find his prey!" Ladybug says in a determined way.

We enter the house through the front door.

As we enter the bakery, Marinette's parents look at us in surprise. "Hi, M-Ma'am!' Ladybug stutters which makes them gasp. "But y-you're-" "Ladybug, Primvère Rosé and Cat Noir, at your service~," I say in a rather sweet tone which makes Ladybug nudge me softly. I chuckle.

We head upstairs to the apartment above the bakery. Marinette's dad hands him a cup of tea to calm down. I look at his shocked state. I notice his sweatband. "Can I see that?" I ask him and point at it. "S-Sure..." He says before handing it to me.

"Lock all the doors and stay safe!" Ladybug instructs. "We'll take care of the rest!" Cat says before we rush back down to the bakery. I place the sweatband on one of the railings. "Viola~ Now we have our bait~," I say before we wait for the villain to arrive.

We see the streets filled with animals from inside. I sigh before I feel Ladybug sprays something at me. "Hey! Watch it!" I say as I cover myself. "Relax, Prim. It's an air freshener. If we want this to work, we have to make sure to cover up our scents so he can't smell us!" Ladybug says before spraying at Cat Noir.

"Thanks. I always wanted to smell like..." Cat pauses and sniffs the air freshener's scent, "Ocean summer breeze...?" He says which makes me chuckle at his humour.

I look around and then spot a small tissue box. "Found our trap!" I say and hold it up, "We'll be able to capture him only if he turns into a small animal though..." Ladybug says, "We have to find a bigger cage..." She says before pointing at a bus, "Maybe that will be a big-enough cage?" She says which makes me look at it.

"Surely." I give into her confidence, "We just have to lure him in there..."

Soon, Cat signals us, with his cat-like senses, that the villain is approaching and soon we see a ladybug fly on top of the sweatband.

I smirk as I capture it with the tissue box. "A ladybug?" I chuckle at Ladybug.

"Smart choice~," She says smirking back at me.

Suddenly the box shakes and the once-ladybug turns into its panther form. We rush towards the bus-trap before entering it, successfully trapping the panther in it with us. We then dodge its attacks on the bus but the door seems shut. "Where are the buttons for the door?!" Ladybug panics as she hits each and every button.

"Of course, nothing works! No keys!" She says which distracts me for a bit as I try to keep the panther back with my whip.

It transforms into a bear which makes my eyes widen in surprise. I try blocking it but the bear pins me down and reaches for my miraculous. But before it can get to it, Cat comes in to save the day as he extends his baton to knock the bear off me. He then picks me up. I smile at him, "Thanks." I say before he smirks and rushes towards the bear and keeps on fighting it.

The villain transforms into different animals to defeat us, each time tiring itself out. I notice this fact.

"All these transformations seem to be tiring him out..." I state as I observe its tired self. Cat Noir looks at me, "Then we'll just let him wear himself out! It'll be easier to capture it's Akuma!" He says before activating his Cataclysm.

He rushes towards the driver's button panel and touches it making the bus go haywire.

The doors are wide enough to give us a chance to escape, but not for a tired bear. It tries to escape but when he approaches the bus, the doors close on him and he is forced to transform. It seems as though our plan has worked as he is tired and lays on the bus floor. We approach the bus to get the Akuma but just as we are about to get the bracelet, he transforms into a dinosaur, specifically a Tyrannosaur. The bus shakes violently as he does.

"Hey! Since when do extinct animals count?!" Cat says, clearly feeling unfair.

"T-Rex might have been extinct a long time ago, but it still doesn't change the fact that technically it's an animal!" Ladybug states before the Tyrannosaur starts chasing us. We dodge the charges it pounds on us.

"How do we get away from this?!" Cat asks us which makes me smirk. "I have just the thing!" I say before standing before the dinosaur. "What are you doing?!" Ladybug asks me which makes me look at her, "Trust me..." I reassure her. the Tyrannosaur charges head-on towards us. I position in my stance.

"Distract!" I chant and soon rose petals appear before the Tyrannosaur which distracts it and makes it charge into a building instead. During this time, we hide behind a car.

"Your turn, Ladyluck!" I say which makes her activate her Lucky Charm and a car jack falls on her hands. We are once again in confusion as to what we're going to do with the car jack. (If you don't know what a car jack is, google it. My lazy ass won't let me write about it...)

"Too bad that the T-Rex doesn't have a flat tire." Cat jokes which makes me glare at him.

I look at the dinosaur. "Look at how small its hands are..." I say as Ladybug too pokes her head out.

"Cat, you can hop on his back where he can't swipe you and distract him..." She says to him which makes him nod.

Before our plan goes to action, the Tyrannosaur finds us and then chases us.

As told, Cat jumps on his back which, according to plan, distracts him and then Ladybug uses her yo-yo to tie him up for good. "That's weird because we didn't get to use this..." She says gesturing to the car jack.

"It just means that we make a great team!" Cat says and goes over to retrieve the bracelet. I activate divine mode before I look at car jack and then to the Tyrannosaur. My eyes widen when I realise what we need it for.

"Wait! Cat Noir!" I say before rushing in to grab him away from the Tyrannosaur before being chopped in half by its massive teeth. This action, however, knocks Ladybug and the car jack goes flying towards the Tyrannosaur. The villain opens its mouth to grab the car jack. Without thinking, I just jump into action to get it and in the process, the dinosaur swallows me whole.

I, now inside its mouth, gag at the smell. "You could use a mint!" I say before placing and using the car jack to open the dinosaur's mouth. I quickly jump out of its mouth and smirk at the two heroes who look at me with a horrific expression. I wink at them which makes them smile right after.

I walk over to the bracelet before smashing it. The Akuma flies out. "No more evil-doing for you little Akuma." Ladybug says before cleansing the Akuma and releasing it.

"Miraculous Ladybug/Primrose!" We both chant before I shoot an arrow towards the sky and she tosses the car jack into the air. Everything goes back to normal as purple rose petals and ladybugs fly across the city.

Before I can say anything, Ladybug comes and hugs me tightly. "You scared me half to death!" She says in a quivering tone, clearly shaken by my actions. "Well, I'm sorry you didn't use your Lucky vision before I used mine..." I mutter in a sarcastic way before chuckling and hugging her back tightly. She smiles and looks at me, "I'm glad you aren't hurt..." She says which makes me smile. She waves at me and takes off which makes me look at the man who was apparently the villain.

"No more injustice in the world and here's a token from a rose~," I chant before rose petals form around me and then to him.

"What...?" The man looks at his hands where a large collar appears with the name tag 'La Rugir'. I blink in confusion. The man smiles, "I was wondering what to name the new panther..." He says which makes me realise that it is the zoo-keeper.

"Thank you..." He mutters which makes me smile back at him, "My pleasure~" I say. "What happened?" He asks which makes me look at him with soft eyes. "Everything's going to be alright. But you should go to the zoo to check on your animals...." I say before turning to look at Cat Noir.

He looks at me with soft eyes before embracing me. I blush at his sudden action. "I thought I was going to lose you..." He says which makes me smile unintentionally.

"No one's losing anyone, Cat..." I say which makes him pull away. "But you really made me scared there for a second..." He says which makes me chuckle, "Really? Cat Noir? Scared?" I tease.

"W-What? Did I say that?" He blushes and looks away which makes me laugh. Suddenly, both of our miraculouses beep violently. He looks at me in a sad way which leads me to look down.

"It's okay...We'll see each other next time..." I say sadly at him before looking away. "And hey, you're the bravest cat I've ever met..." I say before swinging away.

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"I'm so so so sorry, Alya! I left you at the zoo!" I say as I look at the said-person. She laughs before looking at me, "No worries, just don't do that again!" She says which makes me hug her.

We were standing in front of Marinette's bakery where I found her standing.

The door opens to reveal Nino holding a bag of cookies in his hand. He offers one to her and then to me, "Want one?" He asks, I smile. I look at Alya, "What is he doing here...?" I whisper to her.

"Primvère locked us up together in a cage all afternoon." She says happily and I try to comprehend what she just said. "And turns out, we have a lot in common!" Nino says which makes me smile, "That's great!" I say before scratching my head.

"What about the girl you liked...?" I ask him which makes him look at me sheepishly. "You know, (Y/N), the girl I have a crush on is actually you..." He admits which takes me aback completely, leaving me speechless.

"Who's the lucky girl?"

"It's actually someone who is brave and caring. I don't know why, but I fell for her because of how she could put up with difficult situations...She's awesome."

I remember his words which makes me blush slightly.

"Or that's what I thought...because after chilling with Alya the whole time-" "You don't have to give her all the details!" Alya stops him halfway which makes me giggle.

"Oh, yeah. My bad." Nino apologizes.

"The funniest part is that Nino was totally being coached by Adrien in the zoo!" She squeals which makes me blush. "W-What?! He was there?" I shake my head in disbelief. "Yep. LOL right?!" She says which makes me look down.

"Alya's been telling me you have a crushing on somebody~" Nino teases me which makes me look at Alya in disbelief, "Y-You told-" "He doesn't know who he is! I swear!" She says which makes me frown, "Because I'm not the one with the love problem~" She teases making me blush deeply, "Stop it!" I say but then eventually laugh.

"But you know I can totally make it happen!" Nino says which makes Alya step on his foot, "WHICH IS IF I KNOW WHO THE DUDE IS!" He quickly recovers which makes me chuckle. "But you can let me know-" "NINO!" She says which makes me smile at their interaction.

"Wait till Marinette gets a load of this!" I say before rushing inside and teasing them which makes them chase me.

In the end, we have a good time and I end up walking home alone.

"It's good to see Alya and Nino together..." I say to Seven in particular. She nods as she pops out. "Yeah..." She agrees with a cute nod.

"But I do wonder...what happened between them that made them like this?" I say, "Really, Alya seemed weirded out when Nino brought that up..." I remember her reaction.

"What did they do when they were locked up?"

End Chapter.

By the way, 'Rugir' means 'Roar'. Why did I pick that name, you ask? (You probably didn't). You see, when I researched about panthers, I found out that panthers are well known because they can roar, unlike most cats like house cats, bobcats, etc. I know I just wasted a few seconds of your time, but just wanted to let ya know.^^

-author_yim.