Story title: the butterfly with one wing

Shipping: mirabel X Pepa

Number of chapters: 4

Story description:

Pepa the weather witch, Pepa the emotional child, Pepa the forgotten daughter, Pepa the Barren woman. Pepa has been called so many names that they became like the wind, but what happens when destiny gives one of them back? The only person who saw her as Pepa, the most beautiful girl in the encanto

Writing style: in-between my old and new writing style

Author note: mirabel is not a madrigal. She was born the same age as the triplets. I push the limits, yes. But the line I don't cross is big age gaps in relationships

Prologue:

*we see a 15 year old Mirabel and Pepa at the edge of the encanto. They were one step away from leaving the bubble of protection that Pedro's sacrifice created. Mirabel had a small bag with clothes and some money she stole, she looked at Pepa with a big loving smile*

Mirabel:Come on, Pepa, we don't need anybody else, just you and me against the world!!

*Mirabel said with a big, almost desperate smile, holding Pepa's hand tightly, as if she disappeared if she let go. Pepa looked at her nervously, then behind her at the dangerous outside world*

Pepa:Mirabel, I....I....

Back to the real world

*pepa woke up by the knock on her door. She sighed and placed a pillow over her head to block out the noise,  but someone took her protection from the real world away from her gaze. Someone gave her a kiss on the lips, that was....fine*

Felix:Come on, mi amor. You know that your mother hates it when we sleep in

Pepa:And yet, that never stopped me before

*Pepa said, she heard the deep chuckle of her husband, she sighed and sat on the bed, licking her dry lips, she hissed when Casita pulled away the curtains letting the sun in to the room*

Felix:I'll start heading down. Don't be late

Pepa:i know how my mother is Felix. I'll be down in a few minutes

*Pepa said, stretching her muscles till she heard a pop from her middle-aged joints,  Felix blew her a kiss, and he walked away, leaving pepa all alone in the room. Pepa didn't move for a few minutes, just enjoying the few glorious minutes of peace. She awards herself each morning when she wakes up. No husband, no daughter, no farmers, no nothing. Just her alone with her thoughts, her thoughts of that night 35 years ago with a sigh*

Pepa has been such a long time since I thought about her. I wonder if she even remembers me...

*Pepa said to herself and Casita, Casita didn't respond, Pepa took. Deep breath, and  collected her thoughts for the day, putting her at the back of her mind for now. She changed from her pajamas to the same set of normal clothes, that she wares every single day. She opened the door to her room and walked downstairs, where everyone else was already waiting at the table. Alma looked at her, with a deep frown on her face*

Alma:Ah, Pepa. I'm so glad you decided to join us.

Pepa: Sorry, I'm late, Mama

*Pepa sai, just like she said every single day, it was all just so mundane. She sat down and heard Alma sighed and shook her head in disappointment. Pepa ignored it and started eating, while Alma started talking about the chores of the day, as if they ever changed*

Dolores:Oh! Abuela! Emergency

Alma:Oh?

*Alma said surprised, she told Doloreslmg ago to only interrupt her if something big was happening. Everyone looked at Dolores, waiting for her to spill the methaphorical beans. Dolores , on the other hand, did something surprising. The normally shy and reserved 19 year old girl smiled excitedly*

Dolores:Somebody new is coming to the encanto, i say they're about 40 minutes away

*That caused a gasp to spread around the table, and murmurs started to happen that was quickly becoming loud conversations. And alna, who would normally interrupt them, let it happen, just as happy as Dolores to have a new person coming to her village. She coughed loudly and regained her composure*

Alma:Now, now, everyone calms down. We've trained for this day to come again, now even if it is wonderful, legs all hurry up and eat so that we can give them a proper welcome

Agustin:Oh, his exiting, the last time you akl did that, was ehrn me and Felix, found the encanto, remember that my friend?

*Agustin said excitedly, Felix smirked and gave his wife a loving smile*

Felix:Yes, I'm so glad that I decided to give you the map and compass. Since it's because of that's that we meg the love of our lives, it was when I met my little hurricane of love

Pepa:Yes, we were.... All lucky that day

*Pepa said with a forced and awkward smile that no one noticed since Pepa had been using that smile so much that it became her default smile. They all are very quickly, having an extra pep in their step, over this revelation, of someone new finally coming. Pepa flinched internally, feeling a tingle of disgust in her spine when she felt felix held her hand under the table, smiling at her. Pepa gave him her default smile and kept eating*

Scene change

*Mirabel was holding the strap of her duffle bag tightly. She could see her home village, the encanto, and it brought mixed emotions into her heart. She took a small breath to steel her nerves and kept walking. She smiled when she heard the sound of her combat boots making hitting a cobblestone road. Mirabel made it to encanto. "

Mirabel:Finally home....I want to leave already

*Mirabel mumbled to herself. She sighed and walked to the big wooden entrance that had the name encanto written on it*

Madrigal family:Welcome to encanto!

*Mirabel jumped a bit and went to grab her gun. That wasn't there. She heard her duffle bag fall to the ground since she let go of the stral. Mirabel looked at the people who surprised her with a small frown. Pepa looked at the one woman who only had one arm and couldn't help but frown from looking at her.  She looked so familiar, from the freckles on her face, the short height, reaching to Pepa's chest, the thick broken eyebrows, the hazel eyes, the glasses with light green frames, she looked so familiar to Pepa, but she just couldn't put her finger on it, it was like a phantom was looking ah her, a taste she tried so verh long ago, bjt judg can't recall where from. Alma, as the matriarch, stepped forward to welcome this new guest to the village*

Alma:Welcome to the encanto, the safest village in the world.

Mirabel: Unless someone doesn't agree with you, alma, then it's hell on earth, ain't it?

*Mirabel said with a smile that took everyone off guard. Alma looked confused and frowned*

Alma:How do you know my name?

Mirabel:Oh, alma. I'm hurt that you don't remember me, the girl you ousted to her parents, which made them kick me out of their home

*The first and second generation blood madrigals all felt as if someone poured cold water on them, as they finally realized who this was. It was a tie on who was more surprised between Alma and Pepa. Seeing a ghost of their past right in front of them*

Pepa:mirabooo....

*Pepa whispered softly, While in the background, Dolores glanced at her mother, her heart was beating unnaturally fast

Mirabel:Well, this was certainly a welcome. But if you'll excuse me, I have things to do, oh and don't worry, alma. The little fag won't be staying, and converting your daughter gay. I'm just here to collect my family's belongings, since there dead, what's in that house, is mine by birthright. After that I'll leave back to the city. I'll be out of your hair in a matter of hours

*Mirabel said her smile never leaving her face as she was walking and purposely pumping into alma, making her almost fall to the ground, Mirabel kept her cold eyes forward, not even sparing Pepa a glance. Bruno was the first one to react, walking up to his mother*

Bruno:mama, are you ok?

Alma:I... I.... Yes, yes, I'm fine. It just took me by surprised seeing her again, I need a moment

*Alma said, she looked completely out of it the madrigal's that didn't know what was going on, looked at Julieta for an explanation, since she seemed the most calm out of those who knew*

Agustin:amor, a little explanation, would be appreciated

Julieta:right, right. That...that was Mirabel, she was a old but at one point, very close friend of the family, she and Pepa were practically inseparable. That is... Until mama found out, Mirabel liked woman instead of men

*Dolores glanced at Isabela, when she heard that, Isabela gave out an almost unnoticeable hitch of her throat, confirming more Dolores suspicion, that Isabela didn't love Mariano, which just made Dolores more bitter. Alma coughed trying to regain control over over the situation*

Alma:I didn't expect her parents, to react the way that she did. And rest assure they were properly punished, when I discovered what happened

Bruno:you should, tell mirabel that, I'm sure she'll be happy about that

*Bruno said in a dry tone, a little annoyed that his mother, was trying to justify her actions, and deflect responsibility. Alma huffed and started walking back to Casita*

Alma:i need some coffee, Julieta, Pepa. One of you go with Mirabel, make sure she finds everything she needs, and is well taken care off

*Alma said, in her own stubborn way, she was trying to make things right with the woman. The others wanted to ask more questions, but one stern look from alma, took them all to there regular chores. Leaving the sisters there alone. Julieta glanced at Pepa concern, since she still looked froze, unable to accept who came back into her life, even if for a short while*

Julieta:pepa? Pepita, snap out of it, if it's too much for you I can....

Pepa:no! I...I mean no

*Pepa said in a softer tone, but more firm the second time, she took a nervous breath and started muttering about clear skies*

Pepa;I'll, go see her, she was my best friend, it's only Fair

Julieta:are you sure, you'll be ok?

*Julieta asked, but Pepa didn't respond, she just started walking to the Rodriguez household, where Mirabel was heading. Julieta looked at Pepa with pity, and gave her a small prayer for strength*