Miraculous Dragonus (Lila Rossi x Male Reader)

Arc 09: Chapter 01: Lichkaiser, Part 1

"Mom?" Adrien felt the word slip out of his mouth.

Emilie's gaze turned to her son, and she gave the softest, purest smile he had ever seen. "Hello, Adrien."

The sound of a scream pierced the quiet of the room. He turned and saw Amelie nearly faint in complete surprise, only being caught by a shocked but still dutiful Felix. Nathalie's face betrayed shock and... understanding? Adrien wasn't sure how to describe her expression.

His father's face was only lit up by the softest smile Adrien had ever seen on him . "Go on." He urged gently. "Just be careful."

Adrien stepped towards his mother slowly, still not sure if she was real. What if I touch her and she fades away? Like some illusion? What if this is another plan Tyranno Moth made? What if she's a sentimonster?

Despite his worries, his hand reached out and lightly brushed against hers.

"Come on, Adrien." She said softly, spreading her arms out. "I've missed you."

Adrien choked back a sob as he fell into his mother's embrace. "I missed you, too. More than you could imagine."

"My sweet son." Emilie cooed, stroking his hair and pulling him closer.

The sereneness of the moment was interrupted by Amelie suddenly recovering. "Emilie Juliette Louise Graham de Vanily!" She yelled, nearly stomping over to her twin. "You have the nerve to die, turn out to be comatose, and then just... Come back!?"

Emilie sighed. "Stop pretending to be our mother, Am. And I didn't plan on it. Apparently from what I was told, some quack gave the wrong diagnosis. It was only at the morgue that they realized things weren't as bleak as they seemed, but by that point, Gabriel had given into his grief and organized the funeral." She shot a pointed glare at her husband. "I hope my preferred song was played."

"Oh, it was, Em, I made sure of it." Amelie reassured, throwing her own glare at Gabriel. "But... we could put this entire matter behind us. I'm certain Mom and Dad would be absolutely thrilled to see you awake."

"I would prefer it if we kept this somewhat quiet, for the time being." Gabriel interjected. "Yes, we can inform them, but we must be very certain the media will not look into this and reveal it to the masses."

"Yes, yes, whatever." Amelie said, brushing aside Gabriel's concerns. "We'll be careful. Right, Felix?"

Adrien had been watching the adults' conversation, but his eyes flitted towards Felix as he crossed his arms and awkwardly smiled.

"Yes, Mother." He said. Adrien immediately sensed that his cousin's teeth were clenched. "We will be extra careful." A pointed glare from Felix found its way to Adrien and a distracted Gabriel. Then he moved slowly to his aunt.

"I am... happy you are back with us, Aunt Emilie." Felix said, almost robotically.

Emilie smiled softly as she traced her nephew's cheek with her thumb. "I am, too, Felix." She replied. Then her smile disappeared. "I heard about your father. I'm terribly sorry."

"I'm certain you are." He said shortly. The air in the room shifted as everyone noticed Felix's British accent slipped into his voice.

"Felix..." Adrien said slowly. Felix raised a hand, silencing his cousin. "I am fine. I am perfectly fine. I am perfectly happy with my dear aunt's return."

Adrien glanced at his father, noticing Gabriel's troubled look.

"Perhaps it would be better if we all had something to eat." the elder Agreste suggested as a pair of nurses rolled in carts loaded with covered dishes. "Emotions don't run nearly as high during meals."