The Truth
Note: aaa it took a while, I hope you like it. Let me know if this needs a part two. I enjoyed writing it.
Luka Couffaine x Reader | ONE SHOT
"You have a date, lover boy?" You said while finishing tuning your guitar to standard as Luka's contacting Marinette, he turned to you and smiled. "Yeah, we're going to the movies today, we missed our date yesterday." "Say hi to Macaroon from me." You placed your guitar inside its case and picked it up. "It's Marinette and I will." He said and hugged you. "I know, it's her pet name from me." You patted his back and broke away from the embrace. "I'll see you next time." You started walking and left Liberty to go home.
It's hard for you to let Luka and Marinette's relationship sink in, since you didn't got the chance to confess your feelings for him. Being honest with your feelings isn't your forte, so someone beat you to it. Your heart can't take it whenever the two of them are being intimate to each other, lucky for you you're good at hiding what you really feel and it's like winning at Poker yet losing at love.
Even though it hurts you, you can't bring to find yourself avoiding them. They're both really precious friends of yours and you don't want to taint that, and you don't want to explain why you're avoiding them once they notice. Lying about it is a solution, but lies pile up like dirty dishes and will be hard to clean when it's really stained. So, you believed yourself that you'll get over it soon, but you didn't.
You're headed to Pont des Arts to take pictures for your personal collage when you saw Luka eating an ice cream while leaning on the railings. You approached him and tapped his shoulder. "Hey, what are you doing here?" He looked at you. "Marinette and I were out on a date, she said she's going to get napkins but she's still not here yet and the ice cream started melting." You also leaned on the railings next to Luka. "Maybe something came up? Which got her mind off from getting the napkins? You know Marinette, she's easily distracted." You chuckled. "She'll get here soon." You added.
"What about you? I'm sure you're in the middle of doing something." He reminded you, and you noticed his ice cream is melting and got a handkerchief from your pocket and handed it to him. "No, it's okay. I'll just eat it quickly." He refused to accept it but you insisted. "Oh really? On that side, it's gonna drip on your hands." You pointed his ice cream cone and he quickly resolved it. "And it's sticky once it dries, so accept it." You wiped the other melted ice cream drips and gave the handkerchief to him. "Wash it clean, okay?" "I will. Thanks, (Y/n)." "Oh, and answering your question, I'm currently out for picture taking." You held up your camera and fakes a click. "It's for my photo collage and my wall." You added.
"Wanna take a picture together?"
"Hey, you all ready?" Rose asked and looked at us. "Yes, whenever you're ready!" you said enthusiastically, ready to play the bass but Luka spoke on the mic. "I want to dedicate this song to Marinette, the girl... Who's not here as usual." You looked at him sadly but you came back to your senses when Ivan counts in. A girl then suddenly runs in and sat, it was Marinette. You smiled at her and she waves at Luka and you.
When the song was finished, you quickly approached Luka and talked to him. "Are you alright?" He didn't respond, he was frowning. You didn't know what to do to lift his spirits up a little. You were thinking of something to find a way to assure Luka when you noticed Adrien and Kagami. They were talking about how they got here from disappearing from their strict schedule, then it hit you. "You know, everything happens for a reason." Luka looked at you, he just finished packing up things. "After the conversations we've had about the two of you. We're both convinced that there's something going on with Marinette. How about you ask her where she goes when she disappears and then you'll know the truth. That way, whenever she goes somewhere you're assured." You continued and smiled at him. He nodded and went to talk to Marinette.
You stared at the two of them for a minute then you focused back on what you were doing. 'Darn, I'm the one hurting myself.'
"Bye, guys! I'll see ya, I'll go home with them." You picked up the guitar case and went near Alya. "Bye, guys, see ya!" Alya said when suddenly a light was shone on her. Her lips turned white and a person who seems to be a villain appears, you noticed the guitar pick 'Luka?'. The villain asked Alya to reveal Marinette's secret. "She's in love with Adrien Agreste." Her answer annoye the him. Still seeking for an answer which will satisfy his mind; he approached Rose to get her but was defended by Juleka and still uttered the same answer. Ladybug stepped in to rescue us but she was caught by him. You were ready to get in the way but Chat Noir saved her and jumped into the water. Much to the villain's annoyance, Anarka suddenly stepped out from the cabin and was spotted by the light which made her utter the awaited answer of Luka's question. "Luka, your father is Jagged Stone." You gasped and he repeated it one more time and still got the same answer.
After he left, you checked each of your friends if they were alright. Alya, Juleka and Ms. Anarka's lips were still white. 'What happened? How did he get akumatized? Did Mari not tell him?' Everyone stayed in the ship for safety as they figure out how to erase the lip color. "It's magic, so we can't really get it out." "But girl, I don't look good with white lips." You giggled from Alya's response. "I think Ladybug and her Lucky Charm will help us." "She always do." She smiled, your conversation was interrupted when Nino talked to her. Knowing Alya's fine you then spoke to Ms. Anarka to check if she was okay. She was stunned by the sudden confrontation earlier. "I'm sure he's not angry." You assured her and gave her a warm hug.
It was morning, and Luka's finally de-akumatized when Ladybug's Lucky Charm fixed the mess he made. Everyone agreed to go home but you still waited at the ship for Luka along with Juleka. "So... are you gonna confess or something?" Juleka suddenly uttered. "What? Where did that come from?" You giggled. "No, You and Luka are my bestest friends. I'm not going to confess. I'm just worried about him like you." You cleared up. "Really?"
"I don't think so. I've been with you two for our whole lives, don't think I don't notice what's going on. Many might have a hard time reading you but I'm not like them." You're surprised by how chatty Juleka is right now. What is there to lie about now? You sighed and confessed. "Okay, you're right. I have feelings for him, did you think he noticed?" You panicked, realizing that Juleka picked up about your feelings for Luka, you got nervous whether he noticed it too. 'Am I not great at hiding my feelings like what I believed? Am I just like Marinette when she's near Adrien?' thoughts circulated your mind and you came back to your senses when Juleka spoke. "I don't think so." She touched your shoulder and went inside the cabin. 'Yeah, maybe I was just thinking it.' You noticed someone coming near and it was Luka, you waved at him and he smiles back. When he finally got into the ship, you asked him what happened. "Marinette can't tell me the truth." "I'm sorry." That was the only thing you could say, you want to stay and let him talk about his issues but you can't. It was already morning, your parents must be worried sick, so your first priority is to go home and let your parents know you're okay. You hugged and bid him goodbye and left the ship. You'll visit Liberty next time.
"Are you going to tell him yet?" Rose excitedly tells to your face. You just entered Liberty and confrontation was already setting it's place. "Yeah, girl, when are you going to tell him?" Alya also spoke.
"Yes! At first I didn't think there was something going on."
The girls were surrounding you, you were confused. "Tell what to whom?"
"Your feelings with Luka! Silly."
"Woah, woah, woah, hold on, where is this coming from?" You held up your hands to calm down the situation. "Well, the other day we were talking about Luka and Marinette and after some more talking, you came to the picture and Juleka confirmed. She thought we were all aware but we were totally not." Alya answered. "Okay, first of all, that was unexpected and I'm not going to confess." They didn't expect your answer. "Why?"
"Well, I think I know what will be Luka's answer. Come on, he's totally head over heels for Marinette." You answered. "Look, he may like Marinette but what's the harm in confessing? Maybe the answer's not what you were expecting." Alya said and the girls agreed. "Come on, be a bit possessive." She added and the girls also agreed. 'Maybe I should do it, I didn't get to confess on my first decision to do it. Alright, I'm gonna do it, but Luka was just of his relationship weeks ago I don't think it's the best time. But when's the best time?' After debating with yourself for a while, you agreed. The girls cheer and root for you. "But how am I gonna do it?" You asked.
Luka also entered the ship, back from Paris Careers Expo. Your eyes widened and turned to him. "I- uhh... We were thinking about uhm..." Luka looks at you. "W-we were talking about.." you collect your thoughts on what to say. "Writing music! Yeah! I wasn't sure on how to do it. Can you help me?" You asked, internally face palming. "Sure, when?" He asked, you looked at the girls and they signal you to go on. "Maybe now? Will you go out with me?" You suddenly uttered. "I-I mean for ice cream! To talk about it." You jumbled your words but still managed to say what you want. You could hear the girls let out a faint squeal. 'Darn, I'm not usually like this.'
"Ready when you are, (Y/n)." Luka said. "Right, let's go." You waved the girls goodbye and left the ship. "She's like Marinette with Adrien earlier, didn't expect that." Alix spoke. "At least (Y/n) got Luka to have ice cream with her." Alya responded. "Touché."
"Do you have an idea on what you're going to write?" Luka asked you, you were both at Canal Saint-Martin eating ice cream from Andre. It took you a while to answer. "I do, it's about encouragement on expressing what you feel, but I don't really know what to start." You said, somehow mixing in what your feeling right now. "Hey, don't rush about it, there's no deadline. To come up with something that's genuine and comes from what you truly feel, you need time to figure it out." He replied. "But, I have been thinking about it for a long time, yet I still don't have any progress." 'With you.' You thought the last 2 words. "It's alright, ease your mind and think about what you want to do. Collect your thoughts and calm down, be with what you'll write then you'll have something." He respond, you're deep in thought while looking at the reflection of both of you in the water. "(Y/n), your ice cream's melting. Here." He took out your handkerchief from his pocket. "Hey, you cleaned it!" You chuckled and took it from him and wiped the cone. "Yeah, I did." He stared at you with concern. "I've never seen you so troubled, (Y/n)." You looked at him, he was already looking at you.
You gave in, don't want to pretend that it's about music anymore. "The truth is, I-I..." He's staring at you, hoping for an answer and you're giving it to him. "I like you, Luka. For a long time." You finally said it, you looked at the ground avoiding his gaze while waiting for his reply. He made you look at him, "Hey, I appreciate what you feel about me, but I'm sorry I can't reciprocate your feelings. I'm still sorting out what happened between me and Marinette." He looked sad, it seems like something happened. "It would be unfair to you if I went out with you while I'm still thinking about her." He added, you can't help but feel emotional from what was happening. "Based on what you said, I still have a chance, right?" You sniffled and he took the handkerchief from your hand to wipe your forming tears. He genuinely smiled at you and that answered your question. "I will still like you no matter what, I'm not giving you up!" You declared confidently, Luka chuckled. "What's funny?" you said trying to stop your cries. "You look adorable." he cupped both of your cheeks "Hey! stop that." You laughed in between your sobs and he hugged you. "Stop hugging me, my nose is runny." You resisted his embrace but he still didn't budge.
You were running, headed to Place des Vosges. You were with Luka strolling around Paris when Juleka called you, she's at the park along with the girls. They want to know what happened between the two of you. You told Luka about them and excuse yourself. "I'll see you next time." You smiled at him, about to leave when he held your hand to stop you. You looked at him, "What is it?" He's just staring at you and then kissed your cheek. "Bye, (Y/n), I'll see you next time." "Hey! don't get my hopes up." You joked and you both chuckled.
You arrived, you spotted Marinette is with them and approached them. "Hi, (Y/n)!" Marinette said. "So, how did it go?" Mylène asked and the other girls focused their attention on you. "I got rejected." You smiled and they hugged you to comfort. "Did you tell Marinette?" You asked. "Yeah, we did." Alya responded. "I didn't know you have feelings for Luka." Marinette spoke. "Well, I did. Are you mad?" You replied staring at her. "Why would I?" She chuckled, "I'm glad you confessed." She added. "She'll only get mad if you like Adrien." Alya joins and all of you laughed and started talking about other topics.