"I can't believe it!" Alya complained as she planted her face on the sofa of his living room while he finished off sewing a hat. "How is it to get a photo of one person!"

"If that person if Ladybug?" Marin remarked, his face slightly reddening in shame as the conversation continued. "Probably pretty hard."

"I just need one for my blog! One crip, clear photo of everyone's favorite hero." She pouted looking through her phone and all the blurry shots she tried to get of Ladybug. "Not even the major news outlets can get a good enough photo. It's all Chat Noir in the forefront, and Ladybug leaving.

"Wasn't he at a public gathering a few weeks ago? I'm sure I saw cameras."

"The mayor was covering him up more than half the time," Alya muttered turning towards him.

"It shouldn't matter, right? I mean the guy probably just wants to do his job and leave." Marin remarked. "What's the big deal about a picture?"

"Uh-" Alya then stood in front of him. "HUGE DEAL." She remarked. "Even if he doesn't think he's a big deal, everyone thinks he is. Chat Noir gets almost all the coverage, I just want people to see how cool this dude really is!"

Marin simply shrugged his shoulders, not really sure what to say. "Maybe you'll get lucky?"

"Thanks, cutie," Alya said, quickly hugging him before running out the door. "This day for sure I catch myself a Ladybug!" She called out running down the stairs. Marin turned his body watching as she left. Sighing heavily as she was out of sight, which was Tikki's cue to fly out.

"It's tough being popular." She said as Marin smiled at her in amusement. "Alya's been really trying to track you down for weeks. Shouldn't you just give in already?" Tikki asked.

"No way." Marin said, "It's already too embarrassing running around Paris in polka dots, I don't need evidence of it."

"But she's your biggest fan," Tikki said, "and your best friend. Couldn't you cut her some stack?" The Kwami inquired but the sound of the doorbell caught their attention as Tikki quickly retreated into Marin's jacket pocket. Already knowing who was at the door, Marin grabbed the hat, quickly racing down the stairs to see Mylène and her father.

"Hey Mylène, sir." Marin greeted handing over the newly repaired hat to Mylène's father.

"It's just like new!" The man complimented with a smile. "Thank you, Marin, you really saved me." Mylène's father said taking back his hat.

"I fixed up the tear and I also sewed the pocket on the inside, just like you asked." Marin pointed out.

He nodded once more with a smile on his face, "You've done a perfect job. Thanks to you, I'll have my good luck charm right here next to me at all times. A photo of my biggest fan."

Mylène smiled, hugging her father, "Aw, dad..." Only pulling back as her father's phone rang.

"That's Sarah, I better get going. See you tonight at the Eiffel Tower, kids!" He said picking up the phone as he walked out of the door, in a hurry.

"Thanks again for helping me Marin," Mylène said in appreciation, then handing over an envelope. "Alya already has her ticket, she'll meet you at the tower when showtime starts. Around 7, don't forget."

"Are you in a hurry too?" He asked, noticing her face slightly reddening.

"I wanna swing by my house to change before the show, me and Ivan have a date afterward." She said with a warm smile that was contagious.

"Well don't let me hold you up. I'll catch you later." He said as Mylène quickly hugged him, waving goodbye as he closed the door behind him. Peaking into the bakery he saw that his parents were already busy with all the customers. He didn't have anything else to work on today, so perhaps...

"Tikki." Marin called, walking back up the stairs to grab his messenger bag. His Kwami appeared before him as he just picked it up. "Let's go for some sightseeing."

Ladybug overlooked the Louvre's plaza, towards his friend scanning the entire city for him. She had kept this up for a few hours, trying to find any trace of him, not realizing that he was following her almost all of that time from the rooftops. He admired that part of Alya, her dedication towards her passion. Unfortunately, her passion was his alter-ego more often than not. Suddenly, something caught his attention, a mime of sorts standing before a confetti of former posters promoting Mylène's father's show. He sensed something off about the man, then jumped into action as The Mime sent a police car flying.

The Hero jumped into action as he saw it was heading directly for his best friend. Aly fell over in panic as she saw it, dropping her phone. However, Ladybug used his yo-yo to cushion the car's fall, by making it fall onto a net. Ladybug quickly assisted the policeman out of his vehicle, seeing that he and the vehicle were alright.

"Ladybug?!" He heard Alya call out, stunned, then searching for something as the hero turned back to the cop.

"Sir, could you please escort this young lady away while I deal with the villain?" He requested as the policeman nodded, guiding Alya away.

"Hey-wait! Could I just have one pho-" But her words were cut off by the two almost getting shot by an invisible projectile. Ladybug used a yo-yo to shield them as they fled. The Mime then dashed towards him miming something in his hand, something probably sharp as Ladybug jumped back. During that moment he recognized his own handiwork, this man's hat...it was Mylènes' dads!

He grimaced for a moment at this fight would be an uphill battle. He began swinging his yo-yo once more as he then charged towards the villain.

Adrien sat in his car with Nathalie and his bodyguard. He already knew what was coming as he overheard Natalie.

"Yes, sir. Understood, sir. I'm, sure he'll understand, sir." Natalie then turned towards him, "Adrien-"

"You don't have to say it, I already know." He simply remarked.

"Yes, but he has reserved the best seats in the house for you, Adrien. Front row." Natalie offered but faltered as Adrien sighed, looking out of the window. It wasn't like he expected his father to come. He just hoped for a moment he might-

Suddenly the car was ripped in half, Adrien was staring at Natalie. He stunned for a moment as Ladybug deflected an invisible attack.

"I'll cover you, but you all need to lea-" Ladybug remarked glancing once towards Adrien who looked up towards his partner. His eyes suddenly widened as the villain, a mime, mimed something, looking like he was about to lasso something. The next thing he knew, Natalie was undoing his seatbelt as Ladybug was grabbed by an invisible rope, sent flying as The Mime slammed him against a light pole.

Adrien meanwhile followed Natalie and his bodyguard for a moment before then running down an alley. When he opened his shirt Plagg flew out. "We gotta transform now."

"I thought I was gonna be a spectator, not a performer. What about the show?" The Kwami questioned.

"It can't go on without us, now can it?" Adrien remarked. "Plagg, claws out!"

"THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT-" Plagg called out as he was sucked into the ring.

Ladybug struggled to escape as he was bound to the light pole with an invisible rope. He glared at The Mime, about to take his Miraculous when he immediately mimed a shield, protecting himself from a strike from above.

"Keep those hands to yourself, clown!" Chat Noir called out placing himself between his partner and The Mime, holding his staff. Ladybug didn't feel the bindings anymore, noticing that they disappeared when Chat Noir attacked the villain. The Mime mimed something else, catching Ladybug's attention as The Mime then smiled at them, at the same moment Chat Noir charged forward.

"Hold on!" Ladybug called, but his partner was already mid-jump while The Mime was walking away. Luckily for him, Ladybug's yo-yo was faster as he felt the wire wrap around his waist, pulling him back and falling to the ground.

"Hey- what gives?" Chat Noir asked as Ladybug walked past him. He noticed his staff in Ladybug's hands, swinging it against what he heard to be iron bars, like those in a prison cell. They both saw The Mime then mime a card, putting in a helmet, revving up a motor and then driving off.

"We can't let him go like that!" Chat Noir proclaimed but Ladybug kept on hand of the bar.

"Patience, kitty cat." Ladybug chided then no longer felt the bars, walking past his partner as he then used his yo-yo to jump on the roof-tops.

"Hey! Wait!" Chat Noir called out following his partner, running alongside him. "What's the plan?"

"We get the hat." Ladybug explained briefly.

"Great, but we don't even know where this guy is going!" Chat Noir pointed out as they had lost sighed of him, but his unease slowly faded as Ladybug looked back at him with a knowing smile.

"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug called out, receiving a cardboard box. He and Chat Noir were standing before the Eiffel tower just as a bus pulled up. One that contained all the actors for the upcoming show. Chat Noir walked over to the head of the troop, explaining the situation as he noticed Ladybug grab the flyer, crafting something.

"You know, if I knew the plan, I could probably lend a helping paw?" Chat Noir offered after Ladybug asked for the glasses from the troop leader.

"Sorry," Ladybug apologized, "This, and you are the bait," he explained as Chat Noir looked at him in disbelief as Ladybug used his contraption to enlarge the flyer on the Eiffel tower.

"Excuse me?" Chat Noir questioned, glancing at The Mime who arrived at the scene, looking furious. He took out his staff, ready for an attack.

"Can you handle him?" Ladybug asked, to which Chat Noir nodded with a playful smirk.

"Try not to be completely floored." He playfully remarked as he then dashed towards the mime, who appeared to hold a sword in his hand. "My forte!" Chat Noir remarked, using his staff like a sword, parry's most of the mime's attacks. He held his own for a little while until The Mime mimed something else, what seemed to be a bullhorn as the villain smiled nefariously. Chat Noir was stunned for a moment, hearing a buzzing in his ears as The Mime pinned him to the ground. He was too frazzled, not even noticing The Mime removing his ring until Ladybug used his yo-yo to grab his hat. Taking out a photo and ripping it in half, releasing the Akuma.

"No more mischief from you little Akuma. Time to purify!" Ladybug said as he swung his yo-yo towards the possessed Akuma, capturing it in one motion. Then opening it once more, watching the newly purified Akuma fly away. "Bye-bye, little butterfly."

"Miraculous Ladybug!" Ladybug called out, throwing the box into the air as everything turned back to normal.

"What happened? How did I... get here?" Fred asked, looking around in confusion as Ladybug helped Chat Noir to his feet, the two pounding their fists together in victory.

"Pound it!"

Ladybug then handed the newly repaired the hat back to its original owner, who quickly checked for his most prized possession. Sighing in relief as he saw it wasn't damaged.

"Thank you Ladybug, Chat Noir. I don't know what I'd do without this." He thanked as he jogged towards his troop for the upcoming show. Ladybug glanced at him fondly, then turned towards his partner in surprise as Chat Noir rested his hand around his shoulder.

"You know, I heard this show is pretty good. I could be your date in the play tonight. Just you and me."

Ladybug smirked in amusement, his earrings starting to beep. "Thanks, but I have something to take care of." He remarked, stepping aside from Chat Noir's grasp as night began to fall. Not noticing the soft lovestruck expression Chat Noir had plastered on his face.

The Mime show was about to begin as Adrien saw Alya one seat over. He sat down in his seat, smiling as he she spotted him. "Hey, you're here too, cool. I thought I was gonna end up sitting by myself."

Alya gave him a worried expression, "Hey, did you see Marin? We were supposed to meet up here."

"Sorry, I didn't," Adrien remarked.

"Aw well, he'll probably show up later." Alya's voice faded as she looked up towards and all too familiar person who walked up next to her.

"Excuse me, you're the girl with the Ladybug blog right?" Ladybug asked as Adrien could see Alya was trying not to squeal as he himself was trying not to squeal.

"Y-yeah!" Alya confirmed as she saw him take something familiar out of his yo-yo.

"I think you dropped this earlier. Sorry I couldn't get it back to you sooner." He remarked handing back her phone. She was surprised, as she probably hadn't realized that she had lost it. Just as he was about to leave, Alya spoke up again.

"Wait, can I get a picture and an interview for my blog please?!"

Ladybug looked surprised for a moment, looking like he was about to decline for a moment before smiling. "Sure, I can do a photo." He said as he stood before Alya, waving as she snapped a photo. Just as he was about to leave again, he spotted Adrien. "Hey, I saw you earlier, I hope you didn't get hurt."

"Yes! I- mean no, I wasn't injured, I mean-" Adrien stammered as Alya rested her hand on his shoulder.

"He's a fan just like me, could we get a photo of all three of us together?!"

Ladybug hesitated for a moment, but then shrugged his shoulders, agreeing to his fan's request. Alya held the camera as Adrien stood right next to the hero, trying his hardest not to do anything dumb. Then Ladybug rested his hand on his and Alya's shoulders, and he felt like he was on cloud nine, being right next to the person he cared for the most. After Alya snapped a few shots of them together, she thanked him over and over again, to which Ladybug reassuringly told her not to worry about.

"Enjoy your show, I hear it's good." Ladybug remarked with a playful wink, using his yo-yo to head towards the city, leaving his two fans starstruck as they sat back down.

"You're going to send those to me right?" Adrien immediately asked as Alya nodded.

"Ladybug and Adrien Agreste on my blog? I'm gonna get a ton of coverage!" She said happily quickly making a post on her blog, while also sending the photos.

Once Adrien received them, he couldn't hold back his smile. Gently caressing the photo on his phone, his newly treasured possession. But he quickly turned off his screen as someone else walked up, panting heavily.

"Hey, I miss anything?" Marin asked walking up. Adrien smiled warmly at the sight of his classmate but noticed that he had to take a step back from his best friend. Who looked like she was about to explode with excitement.

"Dude! You are not going to believe what just happened!"

Notes:

- This chapter doesn't have a lotta meat because if the Akuma is in the hat. Then just grab the hat.

- But I added some Ladydrien for the fun, because it's cute.