*wakes up from fangirl coma*

Hi how ya derin?

I'll say it one last time, Luka is great and I have no regrets back to the story.

Warning: This chapter contains Lukanette..... sorry....

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"Luka?" The blonde said surprised and confused to see him here with Marinette.

The blue eyed guitarist gave him a smile. "Hey Adrien it's been awhile."

"Yeah...it has. W..What are you doing here? I mean not to sound rude, but I thought you were traveling with your band?"

"I came back to chill at home for a few days to see my family and everything." Luka said walking over to the door. "Today's my last day before I'm back on the road again so I figured I come and visit Marinette."

"Luka wanted to hang out for awhile. We were actually about to head out soon." Marinette added.

Luka smiled down at Marinette and Adrien's chest ached slightly at the sight.

"Oh that's nice.....well I hope you guys have a good time I'll see you around."

"Wait Adrien." Marinette called to him bringing his steps to a halt. "What was it that you wanted to tell me?"

"Um....I'll tell you some other time. I really should get going..." Adrien rushed down the stairs and out of sight.

Marinette stared at the blondes retreating figure until he was gone slightly concerned.

"I wonder what it was that he wanted to tell me..." She thought.

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That night Adrien transformed into Chat Noir and was currently sitting on one of the edges of the Eiffel tower. He twirled a rose between his fingers from the earlier bouquet he had to give Marinette.

He gripped the stem of the flower in his claws and looked down at the city below with a sigh.

"Maybe I'm just overthinking it." The cat spoke to himself. "Marinette and Luka are good friends afterall, it makes sense that they would hang out right?"

Chat Noir thought to himself again. "Then again.....I always used to go on about how she was just a friend....now look at me...."

The hero in black took out his baton and began to vault his way across Paris. He wondered if he should head home and call Mari if she wasn't still hanging out with Luka or better yet maybe he should go visit her at home it wasn't like he wasn't welcomed.

Chat chuckled to himself remembering all the times he used the visit her in his superhero form before they discovered each others identities. It wasn't until after they found out he started de-transforming when he arrived at her place.

They didn't immediately start dating of course. As much as he wanted to be with her they had to get used to knowing each other's secret. It's been a year since that reveal and two days since they kissed in her apartment, it was on that day he realized that the one thing he wanted most than anything else was her in his arms.... forever.

Chat ears twitched at the sound of Marinette's voice. He stopped on a rooftop and looked around. Down below near the Pont de Arts bridge, Luka and Marinette sat on a bench while the blue haired male strummed his guitar.

Chat Noir crouched down on the rooftop watching the two from above. Something told him that he shouldn't but his curiosity got the best of him. He took out his baton and used its camera to get a closer look.

"That was great Luka you're really talented." Marinette complimented.

"Heh thanks, it's just a piece I've been working on so it still needs some work." Luka said smiling back. "I had a great time Marinette. I'm really glad we got to spend this time together."

"Me too. You've been gone for quite some time, I was beginning to think you had forgotten about us little people." She joked.

Luka laughed as well and set his guitar to the side. "Well the band has been keeping me busy. I'm hoping that one of these days we'll get out of France and take our music down the international road."

"I have no doubt that you will. Maybe the next time I design an album cover it'll be for your band."

"I wouldn't want anyone else to."

Marinette smiled and she couldn't help the slight blush that came across her cheeks. Chat noticed.

"Actually Mari......there's a reason I wanted to take you out today. There's something I wanted to ask you."

The blunette blinked. "What is it?"

"You see I've been wanting to tell you this for awhile now, I've never had the chance to find the right moment. Since the day we met I've always known that you were an amazing girl and know you've grown into an amazing woman who I'll know will do even more amazing things. Heh...this is beginning to be a little harder than I thought."

Luka twiddled his fingers nervously, but pushed forward. He looked into Marinette's eyes. "I really like you Marinette....like....alot...and I was hoping that...we could..."

Luka's words trailed off as he stared back into Mari's blue bell eyes. Marinette stared back in somewhat of a shocked state as she realized what he was saying.

Chat's heart shattered when Luka began to lean in and Marinette didn't look like she was going to stop him. He closed his camera and ran away from the scene.

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Adrien sat in his room a few hours later slumped on the couch as he stared at the television not caring what was on. The rose he had earlier was now in the trash soon to be forgotten.

Plagg had just finished his cheese and floated over to Adrien. The blonde hadn't moved from his spot on the couch since he de-transformed.

"You know what would make you feel better?" The kwami stated. "A nice plate of some good ole Camembert. I've been saving some in the drawer over there. You better be grateful cause this is the one time I'm ever willing to share!"

Adrien didn't say anything, he just continued to sit there.

Plagg's ears went flat. As much as he liked messing with him, he hated seeing his charge upset like this and no matter what he did or said he couldn't bring him out of it.

"Adrien......please say something..." Plagg whispered.

Adrien sighed and sat up from his seat. "I'm a fool..."

"Well a fool or not I'm sure Camembert will help turn your frown around!" Plagg said hoping to get an annoyed comment or at least her a frustrated groan out of the blonde, when he got nothing the cat frowned.

"Why did I ever think I had a chance?" Adrien said in a depressed tone. "Why did I ever think I'd be lucky enough to have her as mine? Guess this is karma getting back at me for waiting so long..."

"Well if you ask me girls are confusing I'm the first place, that's why I stick to Camembert."

Adrien rolled his eyes at his kwami and Plagg felt happy that he managed to get SOME kind of reaction, but then the boy went back to his depressed state.

"Guess I should.....give up huh?" Adrien asked himself. "Her and Luka are probably......."

Adrien's head fell into his hands as the thought of seeing Luka lean in towards Marinette replayed in his mind. He doesn't even know if they did kiss, but he didn't want to find out that they did either. The very thought of her kissing or being kissed by anyone else hurt his heart in so many ways.

"I don't think you have to worry about her being with Luka...." Plagg said.

Adrien looked over at his kwami and saw that he was staring at the window. When Adrien followed his gaze a slight gasped escaped him at the sight of Ladybug hanging upside-down on her yo-yo on the otherside of her window.

Adrien stood up from the couch and opened the window to let her in. "Marinette....um..Ladybug what are you doing here?"

He grabbed her hand helping her descend into his room and she smiled. "I wanted to see you."

"See me?"

"Yeah I....wanted to talk to you." Ladybug sounded a little nervous.

"About?"

"Well I was by the Pont de Arts bridge with Luka and um....well..." The bug girl struggled with what she was going to say at this moment Adrien assumed the worse. Was she dating Luka now and trying to tell him that she was. Was she trying to let him down easy?

"Look I see where this is going..." Adrien stopped Marinette mid sentence.

The girl in red blinked. "You...you do?"

"Yes I get it...." Adrien sighed. "...and I respect your decision. Luka is a really great guy and I know you guys will be happy together."

"What are you talking about?"

"I....kind of saw you guys together as Chat Noir when I was on my way home. If you're worried because of that night we....you know. It doesn't have to mean anything. As I've said before M'lady I'm happy to have you as a friend."

It hurt his heart to say so, but he had to put his own feelings aside. Marinette's happiness came first no matter what, if she picked Luka then he wasn't going to stop her.

Ladybug blinked and the let out a giggle that threw the blonde slightly off his guard. She linked her hands together twiddling her thumbs as she began to speak.

"Luka did say that he had feelings for me....." She admitted.

"Oh..."

"But I couldn't accept them." She finished

Adrien's head snapped over towards the blunette. "W..what? How come?"

"Because I.... already have feelings for someone else..."

Adrien blinked and felt the rate of his heartbeat increase. "You....you do?"

Ladybug nodded. "Someone I trust with all my heart and someone who I've trust my life with....my silly kitty." She couldn't look at him as she felt that her heart was going to burst out of her chest in the middle of confessing. "When we decide to reveal ourselves to one another...honestly I was scared that you would turn away from me the moment you found out, but...you're still here..."

The blonde took steps towards her until he was standing directly in front of the red heroine. He hesitated at first but slowly reached out taking her chin in his fingers and gently lifted her face up to look at him.

The shy expression on her face left its imprint on his heart.

"You know....I wondered the same thing..." He began. "I often thought if your feelings for me would change when you found out I was Chat Noir. I'll admit I was surprised finding out that you were Ladybug, but it made sense. You're just as amazing and brave and I still don't know how I didn't see it before. This past year we've spent together finally getting to know the real you, I realized that I loved everything about you from the start."

He took her hands in his. "I'm in love with all of you. All the things that makes you Ladybug and especially all that makes you Marinette." His face matched hers as it started to turn a slight red, but he didn't stop. "So don't think that I'll leave because the truth is....I'm not going anywhere."

Ladybug didn't know what to say she was speechless. Feeling a little daring she began to lean in, but stopped when Adrien put a finger to her lips.

Ladybug was a little confused and embarrassed wondering why he stopped her until he smiled.

"You've already gotten a kiss M'lady." Adrien said with a smirk. "I think it's my princess's turn now."

Marinette blinked before she rolled her eyes with a smile on her lips. In a flash of pink she shut down her transformation.

Adrien arm wrapped around her frame and pulled her in. Marinette slinked her arms around Adrien's shoulders as they both melted in each other's embrace. The kiss was just as wonderful as the first time and it felt like an eternity. After a few minutes they finally separated and stared into the other's eyes.

"Aww....how sweet!" Tikki chirped from the sidelines.

"Yeah yeah whatever." Plagg groaned as he flew over to retrieve something for the blonde handing it to him.

It was the rose that he had thrown out, Adrien smiled thanking his kwami and turned towards his princess. "This is for you. I guess this is where I ask if you'll go out with me."

"You should already know the answer to that minou." Marinette smiled taking the rose in her hands. "Of course I will."

****Extra****

Marinette was frozen in place as Luka began to close in on her she wasn't sure what to do or what she should do.

She remembered having a crush on Luka for quite some time, but was that still how she felt for the guitar player? Her feelings for him didn't seem all that strong outside of there friendship.

A certain blonde crossed her mind and her heart started to pump fast.

Adrien....

She held up her hand stopping Luka from approaching any further. Luka halted his actions asking what was wrong.

Marinette sighed. "Luka....you really are amazing and you're a really great guy, but.....I....I have feelings for someone else."

"Oh..." Luka leaned back to his previous position.

"Yeah....I'm sorry..."Marinette looked to the ground.

"It's Adrien isn't it?" Luka said suddenly. When Marinette's eyes widened he laughed. That was all the answer he needed. "I always did think you had a thing for him. Honestly I kinda expected you guy to be dating by now. When I saw that you were still single I thought I might still have a chance."

"It's just.....over the past year I felt that Adrien and I have gotten extremely close, well closer than we already were back then....I really care about him alot and I'm scared of what he might think when I finally tell him."

"Don't be Marinette. Adrien's a great guy and he's lucky to have a girl like you by his side. He just needs to realize it." Luka got up from his spot picking up his guitar case. "I hope you and I could still be friends?"

Marinette smiled. "Of course."

Luka mirrored her smile. "Let me take you back home." He offered his hand to help her up. "Besides....when I come back and if you and Adrien hadn't already hit it off I could always try again."

He winked and she simply smiled.

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Welp that's done!

Hope you enjoyed....I think I might have had a fluff overload 😌😌😌

I was going to cut out the Luka getting rejected bit but I liked it to much to get rid of it.

For once I wanted to write someone who didn't act petty after getting friendzoned. *Looks at Chloe and Nathaniel*

Well that's all for now guys. See you in the next chap ter.

Toodles~