His Mute Princess

Chapter 41

The trio made their way to where Chat and Ladybug last saw the akumatized man.

Chat filled Marinette in on the way. "This akuma is very quiet. He doesn't make any noise but can hear it."

"But he did make noise though," Ladybug added. Chat frowned.

"The laugh."

"Oh yeah! I forgot about that."

Marinette looked back and forth between them, confused. They stopped at a random rooftop.

Ladybug turned to Marinette. "Ok so, this all started when we heard laughter. We didn't know where it was coming from nor could we get any closer to the noise."

"As a matter of fact, it always sounded close. Never changed in loudness," Chat added.

"When we did end up finding him, he made zero noise. No footsteps, no noise when he moved suddenly—which goes against the laws of fucking physics—not even when he slammed his came into the ground," Ladybug continued.

"I believe his power has to do with noise and sound. Like he can't make noise himself physically, but he can hear it from far away and create the illusion of noise. That's probably why we heard a noise but no source."

Chat nodded in agreement, then turned to Marinette. "That's where you come in princess. You're quiet and even more so with this miraculous. You can sneak up on him while we distract him. Hell, even with the Ladybug miraculous you were quiet." Chat grinned.

Marinette smiled. "You'll do great kid," Ladybug said with a smile. Marinette gave a nod. 

"Great! Let's go find that akuma!" Chat exclaimed. 

Marinette followed the heroes as the jumped from rooftop to rooftop. Much like the akuma, she made no noise when running or stepping. She landed graciously on the rooftops, Chat couldn't help but admire her. 

He was surprised Marinette had accepted the miraculous, considering what had happened previously. He was glad she was finally over the ladybug miraculous incident. It had made her very sad but she seemed fine now.

In all honesty, Marinette was having doubts at first. The reason she accepted this was because it allowed her to use her muteness to an advantage. There was no need for her to have a voice. 

The way she was was perfect. Exactly what Ladybug and Chat needed. It helped her self-esteem a lot. I mean, a mute hero? Marinette was excited. 

She felt the same rush as freedom as she did when she was Coccinette but now it felt better. She wasn't pretending to be anyone else or replacing anyone. She was herself. 

Marinette couldn't help but smile. 

Her doubts were gone. 

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It took a while for the heroes to find the akuma but they eventually did. His dark clothes blended in with the darkening sky but his blond hair and cold blue eyes stood out. 

At some point, he had started following the heroes. In their search to find him; he found them. 

It was Marinette that noticed him. She was behind Chat and Ladybug and felt a slight tug at her tail. She turned around to see cold blue eyes staring at her. 

She quickly reached for Chat's tail and stopped him. Ladybug turned around after Chat began to complain. The second he turned around he closed his mouth.

The three heroes stood staring at the akuma. He tilted his head slightly and looked at Marinette, sending shivers down her spine. 

Chat immediately stood in defense and stood in front of her. A small smile formed on his face. It crept all three heroes out. It was the first emotion he showed.