Author's note: I'm sorry for the late update! The reason being is that I'm trying to juggle my private life and fanfiction life (as I have now got a voluntary job). And at the moment I'm getting distracted by my Nintendo switch, so that's also a thing. A massive thank you to my beta Nina of Fairy Tail!
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Disclaimer: I do not own the song: Ne me quitte pas" ("Don't leave me")! The song is rightfully owned by Jacques Brel. (The link to the lyrics lyric/4971684/jacques+brel/ne+me+quitte+pas)
Trigger warning: mentions of homophobia from Chloé
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It was nighttime at Collège Françoise Dupont. Adrien was being chased by Stormy Weather and Lady Wifi.
"Help!" Adrien shouted in fear, as he ran away from Stormy Weather. At that moment, however, he had luckily found Lady Wifi. Without a moment's notice, Lady Wifi leapt into action. She put a pink pause symbol on him, just as Stormy Weather tried to freeze him with her parasol. Just then, Super Nathan arrived and erased Stormy Weather's parasol. He trapped the two villains in a cage he had drawn. He also erased the ice block Adrien was trapped in.
"Oh, Super Nathan, you're my hero!" Adrien said while smiling.
"It was nothing," Nathan said smugly.
"I love you!" Adrien said as he embraced Nathaniel.
"I love you too, Adrien..."
"...Nathaniel! What are you drawing?" A shout echoed from a distance. Adrien looked up and there stood a tall woman with short dark purple hair, deep cornflower blue eyes, prominent lips, a beauty mark on her left cheek and a pointy chin. She was wearing a pair of black square-framed glasses, along with a purple v-neck dress shirt with a white scientific scribble pattern and popped collar. This was all topped off with a white lab coat. She also wore a brown watch on her right wrist, blue jeans, a brown leather belt, and red high heel shoes.
"Wha, wha-" Nathaniel mumbled sleepily.
"These artistic endeavours are exactly why you are failing science currently." The woman shouted angrily.
"I'm sorry…" Nathaniel could only apologise seeing as he had just woken up and couldn't fully comprehend what was happening.
"You go march yourself down to the principal's office and show him that checked scratch! Then you'll be really sorry!" The teacher could only rant while Nathaniel left the class (tripping over Mylène's bag and dropping his notebook as per usual).
"Ooh! Look, Sabrina! It's him as a superhero! And look who he's saving! It's Adrien!" Chloé gloated as she picked up the notebook.
"That's because they're together!" A student shouted. "He has every right to draw what he wants!"
"He's a freak and so is Adrien," Chloé said as she ripped his notebook which Nathaniel had failed to get back. The woman being annoyed with both students just shouted in anger and frustration: "Enough! Both of you, go to the principal!"
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Hawk Moth was seen walking to his window as it opened. " Ahhh... Artists can be so emotional. I love it." He then turned a butterfly into an Akuma. "Fly to him, my little Akuma. Draw him into our evil web!"
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Meanwhile, in the Collège hallway, Nathaniel had just dropped his pencil, but when went to grab it, the Akuma flew in and possessed it.
"Are you tired of having your creative spirit crushed? Evillustrator, I'm your friend and patron of the arts. I'm here to offer you support. But I don't give this kind of power for free. I have a couple of items that need retrieving." Hawkmoth said, smiling manipulatively.
"Just tell me what you want." Nathaniel's skin turned a pale, light-greyish purple, and his hair was brushed back, coloured orange with purple tips. He donned a dark purple beret on his head, and on his face, he wore a deep violet butterfly-shaped mask.
He wore a white jumpsuit with dark purple stripes and solid dark purple legs that become red halfway down his lower legs. His chest plate was mandarin shaped, with a red collar underneath. A black drawing tablet was attached to the back of his right forearm. His pen was silver towards the tip, with the end being black with a red stripe in the middle.
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In the meantime, back at Ms Mendeleiev's classroom, as it was time to announce the new groups for the particle physics presentation.
"Felix, Adrien, Alya and Nino you four will be in the same group." Ms Mendeleiev announced. The teacher then looked at her piece of paper, and smirked, "The next group of three is Sabrina, Chloé (once she's back from the principal's office) and Marinette. Nathaniel will also be part of your group."
"Uh, Miss, can't you add her to another group? Chloé and I work much better on our own." Sabrina asked, snobbily.
"This is a group presentation, not pairs! Deal with it." And before the students could say any more to the teacher. "You're not allowed to swap groups!"
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After the science lessons, it was time for P.E. Adrien and the other girls (now including Chloé as she just arrived after a talk with the principal regarding her homophobic behaviour) were seen getting ready in the locker room.
"What?!" Chloé exclaimed unhappily. "You mean we're in the same group as Marinette?!"
"Yep!" Sabrina replied, unhappily. "Though I think we should've been in the same group as the Agreste's."
"I won't go near that freak!" Chloé exclaimed angrily. "But I'd love to be in the same group as Felix."
"Chloé, there is no chance Felix would want to be in a group with you…. " Marinette was going to say more but was interrupted by Chloé.
"Miss Nosy! Felix and I are soulmates, both of us are from rich, prominent families while you're just a baker!"
"Chloé, that is enough!" Adrien shouted angrily. "You don't look down at others just because of the class differences. My brother is friends with Nino, and I'm happily dating Nathaniel, and both of them are in the middle and lower class, but do you see my family making a fuss?!"
Chloé then started to walk towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Alya asked.
"Leaving or whatever. I've got more important things to worry about. My hair is a hot mess and Jean Claude promised to work his magic. Later!"
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"Adrien, I can't believe you stood up to Chloé. I never knew you had it in you." Sabrina said with shock and awe in her voice.
"It's not like it was a lie, and I have to go and meet up with Felix and the other members. I'm sure my brother heard what happened between Chloé and me."
"Where are you meeting Felix?" Sabrina asked.
"The library," Adrien answered as he started to leave the hallway.
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"So, I heard you stood up to a certain Miss Chloé," Felix said as he noticed Adrien walking towards them to Nino and Alya's table.
"I was wondering how long it would've taken you to hear." Adrien giggled nervously.
"What were you thinking?!" Felix shouted. "Her father is the mayor and has more power than the rest of us!"
Adrien looked down in guilt. "Is Papa in trouble?"
Felix's look of anger swiftly changed to the look of a loving big brother. "Père isn't in trouble, don't forget it's not just the mayor who pays for this school."
Simultaneously, at the other side of the library, Marinette was refusing to work on her group's assignment by herself.
"It's a group effort, and there is no way I'd do this alone after what you've said to Adrien and Nathaniel!"
Unknown to the girls, the now akumatized Nathaniel - The Evillustrator - swiftly drew a beret on his pad. As soon as it was drawn, it landed on Chloé ("Ahh! My hair!), Nathaniel then starts to draw a hairdryer.
Felix (who was walking towards the toilet) could hear the distress of Chloé even though in his mind, he thought darkly 'She deserves it, but I am a hero, after all.'
He reluctantly transformed into Cat Noir.
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Later that night, Adrien was seen getting ready for bed when someone started knocking on his balcony window. 'This part of the mansion has the highest wall; no one should be able to climb unless…' Adrien thought to himself, as he opened the door. There stood the now supervillain Nathaniel.
"My princess, it's time for the ball," Nathaniel said while holding his hand out.
"I'm not dressed for a ball," Adrien said, but still accepted the hand.
Nathaniel drew Adrien wearing a petal styled overskirt that was the colour pink with a lace underskirt. The top was the vest she was wearing but it had a kind of starched collar with triangular trim that was a light blue colour. On his feet, there were a pair of blue and pink ballet shoes.
"There you are, my princess." Nathaniel drew himself on the notepad but made himself wear clothing that the French royal family used to wear, which consisted of a cocked hat with a braid decoration, a flamboyant dress coat with silk stockings and heeled boots.
"And now time for some music," Nathaniel said as he drew a speaker and a CD after Nathaniel finished drawing, he then put the CD in the speaker.
Ne me quitte pas
Il faut oublier
Tout peut s'oublier
Qui s'enfuit déjà
Oublier le temps
Des malentendus
Et le temps perdu
À savoir comment
Oublier ces heures
Qui tuaient parfois
À coups de pourquoi
Le cœur du bonheur
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Nathaniel then guided Adrien into a waltz. First, they both did a Natural Turn, followed up by a Reverse Turn, and then went into a Natural Spin Turn. Swiftly, they moved into the Whisk and then entered into the Chassé from PP.
Moi, je t'offrirai
Des perles de pluie
Venues de pays
Où il ne pleut pas
Je creuserai la terre
Jusqu'après ma mort
Pour couvrir ton corps
D'or et de lumière
Je ferai un domaine
Où l'amour sera roi
Où l'amour sera loi
Où tu seras reine
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
As the second verse started to play, Nathaniel then guided Adrien into a Closed Impetus and then into a Hesitation Change. This was followed by an Outside Change and then entered into Reverse Corté, which was replaced with Back Whisk and succeeded by Basic Weave. They then both entered into a Double Reverse Spin, which was chased up by a Reverse Pivot. Finally, this was followed by a Back Lock and resulted in a Progressive Chassé to the Right.
Ne me quitte pas
Je t'inventerai
Des mots insensés
Que tu comprendras
Je te parlerai
De ces amants-là
Qui ont vu deux fois
Leurs cœurs s'embraser
Je te raconterai
L'histoire de ce roi
Mort de n'avoir pas
Pu te rencontrer
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
In the third verse, they did a Weave from PP, and chased it with Closed Telemark. They then did an Open Telemark and Cross Hesitation combination, and then did another combination move which happened to be the Open Telemark and Wing. Adrien then decided to do two other combination moves which surprised Nathaniel as both of them were quite difficult ('Open Impetus and Cross Hesitation' and 'Open Impetus and Wing'). They both then did an Outside Spin, Turning Lock and Drag Hesitation.
On a vu souvent
Rejaillir le feu
De l'ancien volcan
Qu'on croyait trop vieux
Il est, paraît-il
Des terres brûlées
Donnant plus de blé
Qu'un meilleur avril
Et quand vient le soir
Pour qu'un ciel flamboie
Le rouge et le noir
Ne s'épousent-ils pas?
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Je ne vais plus pleurer
Je ne vais plus parler
Je me cacherai là
À te regarder
Danser et sourire
Et à t'écouter
Chanter et puis rire
Laisse-moi devenir
L'ombre de ton ombre
L'ombre de ta main
L'ombre de ton chien
Mais
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
Ne me quitte pas
On the final two verses, they did a Left Whisk, Contra Check. Closed Wing, Turning Lock to Right, Fallaway Reverse and Slip Pivot, Hover Corté and Fallaway Whisk to end the waltz.
"Thank you, my prince, for that wonderful dance," Adrien said while breathing heavily.
"You're welcome, my princess. However, I'm afraid the ball must end." Nathaniel said.
"Why?" Adrien asked.
"My job is done. I have brought a smile upon your face and now the Evillustrator is no more." For once, without the help of Ladybug or Cat Noir, the Akuma left the notepad without any prompting.
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The following morning, Nathaniel was seen drawing Adrien wearing the same butterfly that had flown away last night but as a hairclip. To top it all off, Adrien was walking down an aisle wearing a bridal dress covered with jewels.
Research for the Waltz: . #:~:text=1%20Closed%20Changes%202%20Natural%20Turn%203%20Reverse,Outside%20Change%2010%20Reverse%20Cort%C3%A9%20More%20items...%20
Translation of the song (which was translated by a member of one of my discord's friends):