It was a beautiful winter day. It was a fine sunny day, and there was not a cloud in the sky, which was quite typical of Paris. But still, today was not quite like the other days of the calendar. Today is the fourteenth of February, a day more commonly known as Valentine's Day. On this day, all Parisians were eager to confess their feelings to those who are dear to them and not to be left alone. Well, almost everyone. Some people didn't have a loved one yet, and some preferred not to celebrate the day. Such a person was the famous designer Gabriel Agrest, for whom Valentine's Day meant absolutely nothing. Unless it's a great opportunity to take advantage of the broken feelings of people who have been rejected. After all, Gabriel Agrest was not just a designer, but also the owner of the moth mascot. No one knew about it except his loyal assistant, Nathalie. Only she knew that Gabriel was a Hawk-eating supervillain who regularly attacked Paris.

Usually, both Gabriel and Nathalie have important things to do that are urgent, but today was not an ordinary day. All the work was done in advance, and there were no new orders. Gabriel sat at his desk and tried to come up with a design for a new collection, but all his inspiration disappeared somewhere. And at that moment, there was a knock on the office, and then the designer's son Adrian appeared from behind the door.

- Father…I wanted to ask…Can I go out with my friends? Please.

On any other day, Gabriel would have immediately rejected his son's request, but today was a holiday. In addition, he had no urgent business and finally had time to spend with his son…

-All right. Nathalie and I could use a walk, too.

With that, he looked at Nathalie, who hadn't expected such an offer at all. In her heart of hearts, she was very glad that Gabriel had found time for his son, and even invited her, Nathalie, with him! But outwardly, Nathalie did not change at all and answered calmly and with restraint.

-All right.

Half an hour later, Gabriel, his son, and Nathalie arrived at Adrian's meeting place with friends. This place turned out to be a bridge over the River Seine, on which many friends liked to meet. Adrian got out of the car and walked over to his classmates, who were waiting for him…

Gabriel and Nathalie also got out of the car, but they had no plans, unlike Adrian. Gabriel was about to suggest that they return home when they heard singing. The lyrics belonged to none other than Andre the ice cream man. According to legend, his ice cream binds the hearts of lovers. Gabriel thought he could use some ice cream now, which he hadn't eaten in a hundred years. So he decided to offer Nathalie this option.

"Ice cream, maybe?"

Nathalie agreed, and a second later they were at the ice cream stand. Gabriel spoke first.

"Two ice creams, please."

The ice cream man spread his hands and pointed to the" window " of his cart. There was only one ice cream cone on it. Gabriel considered refusing, but he didn't want to lower himself in the eyes of his assistant.

- Okay, then make two balls.

Andre was immediately pleased and smiled. Then, according to his custom, he began to speak in verse.

- Vanilla and cherry:

That's the taste,

What is worthy of your lips!

Take it, try harder:

You will have more fun together!

With that, he placed the vanilla and cherry ice cream balls in the cone and handed them to Gabriel and Nathalie. Gabriel took the ice cream, thanked the ice cream man, and invited Nathalie to sit on a bench that was not far from the bridge. She nodded silently. But before they reached the bench, Gabriel felt a strong negative emotion.

-This is my chance. We can't miss it. We need to get home, Nathalie. Sorry.

-I understand, monsieur.

Nathalie called the driver and after a while she and Gabriel were already home. Gabriel went to reincarnate, and Nathalie just went to her room. She was sorry it was over so quickly, but she understood her boss. He couldn't pass up the chance to get the Ladybug and Cat Noir talismans. But still, she was sad that things had turned out this way.

Evening came. At 21:00, Nathalie went to Adrian's room to give him a schedule for the next day. Then she went back to her room and saw that there was a bunch of flowers on the bed. As she got closer, she could see that the bouquet was made up of white and scarlet roses. Nathalie also noticed a note tucked between the flower stalks. The words of the note read: "Happy Valentine's Day! I wish you happiness and strong sincere love. May there always be a place in your life for what is really dear to you.

With love,

Vanilla."