#lukanette endgame
I finished the next chapter of PH last night, but I need to step back before editing - so I’m aiming for posting Wednesday instead of today. It’s…uh…it’s turned into another little beast. These meet cute/akuma chapters were supposed to be short, dang it.
“Yeah,” Bri snickered, smirking at her. “You’re not even using the mat in front of us. Last week, Troy had Brussel sprouts before class. Bent over and ripped a big one right in poor Luka’s face.”
Blue Hair’s face scrunched at the memory, but Marinette was suddenly too gripped with a whole new sense of terror to realize Blue Hair’s name was Luka.
“That…thathappens?” she squeaked. Blue Hair gave her an encouraging, if pained, smile and shrugged.
“People fart,” he said. “I survived.”
…oh my God I’m going to fart in his face, Marinette thought in a blind panic. Blue Hair smiled and squeezed her knee.
“Breathe,” he said, patting her knee before turning back to the front of the class, where Adrienne looked like she was meditating. “You’ll do great.”
“…I’m going to fart in your face and I won’t even have to worry about breaking my neck because I’ll have already died of embarrassment,” she groaned, squeezing her eyes shut and hanging her head.
It’s been a wee bit of a Day, and I almost just skipped this, but holy hell it’s June and I don’t want to start the month off slacking. I already started it off with breathing issues I gotta get something right today.
Anywhoodles. Why is Princess Heartmaker screaming at our Idiots this week…?
She shook her head one more time and looked up, offering a smile that wasn’t as bright or confident as Alya’s but was the best Marinette could manage that morning. Alya’s smile flickered in the face of it.
“You’re right,” she sighed, reaching up to rub at her eyes. “Sorry. I’m just…really out of it today. You know I had a long day yesterday. The past few yesterdays.”
“Which is exactly why this is going to be so good for you,” Alya said, nodding certainly. “Come on, girl. I’ve been trying to get you to come with me for weeks now, and you’re finally here. Just two more steps and you’ll be inside the door. The next hour is going to change your life – trust me.”
Marinette tried to fix her smile and nodded, her hands tightening on the straps of the backpack her water bottle and wallet were stashed in. Alya was right – she usually was. This was going to be good for her. She needed this.
“All right, Alya,” she said, taking a deep breath – the first of many that morning, she was sure. “Let’s do this.”
“Woohoo – that’s my girl!” Alya cheered. She clapped her hands on Marinette’s shoulders and shoved her towards the door, and the next thing Marinette knew she was inside the steamy yoga studio and staring at a room full of unfairly attractive people with worlds more experience than her. She froze just inside the door.
“…nope, changed my mind,” she said, her eyes locking on a really unfairly attractive guy standing by the cubbies lining the back wall. He had blue-tipped hair and arms that made her want to drool and a smile that made her stomach flip pleasantly.
And he was talking to a girl with a long brunette ponytail who was a million times hotter than her and clearly his girlfriend and could probably bend into a pretzel and what the hell was she thinking she couldn’t do this she –
“Marinette!” Alya hissed, pushing her forward. “Class is gonna start in five minutes, girl – move!”
The thing was…yoga was Alya’s thing. Well, technically it was Nino’s thing, but when Alya had started dating Nino a lot of Nino’s Things had become Alya’s Things. Yoga was one of them. And Alya, being the Great and Loyal Bestie she was, had immediately realized (after one class) that yoga clearly needed to be Marinette’s Thing, too.
…never mind that Marinette already had a Million Things vying for her attention, like school, sewing, helping at the bakery, student council, the hundred or so activities her friends were involved with that she always showed up to for support like the good friend she was, her high-profile commissions (Jagged Stone was great but so demanding, and he had been all too eager to give her name to his fellow rockers – though he always got first dibs), starting up her boutique, the few babysitting jobs she still did for kids she’d been watching since they were in diapers, the fashion competitions she was always applying to to make sure she stayed on Gabriel Agreste and Audrey Bourgeois’s radars, checking in on her grandfather, making time for her Nonna’s increasingly more frequent visits, and…Marinette was a very busy person and perhaps stretched just a little too thin, ok? She got that.
Which had been exactly Alya’s point. Marinette was stressed, and yoga was great for stress. Alya was convinced attending just two sessions a week with her would do wonders for Marinette’s mental health, but just two sessionswastwo whole hours Marinette wasn’t sure she could commit to – especially when she still had daily meditations with her mother, and how helpful had those been for her stress?
But Alya was her best friend, and Alya was trying to be helpful, and so – even though Jagged Stone’s current commission was sitting half-done on her dress form at home and her back was still killing her from hauling fifty or so sacks of flour the night before – here she was. About to embarrass herself in a room full of unfairly attractive, impossibly bendy people she would most likely never see again.
Maybe she should go toss herself into the river…
Notes: I thought I was being so clever with the last chapter. “They’re gonna think I uploaded the wrong chapter,” I thought. “This is gonna be such fun!” And not even twenty minutes later Quick’s like “so how long is it gonna take Ver to realize she’s tricked herself back into the Loops?” Y’all’ve got my number.
(Itried doing this as a sprint fic, bc I was using the “You’ve Got Mail AU” prompt from a few challenges ago, but around 5-6 sprints in I gave up and just wrote the damn thing. Also desperately trying to convince myself this doesn’t need to be a full-fledged AU – at least not before the three other AUs that came first get done. )
Ch 1|Ch 2|Ch 3|Ch 4|Ch 5 | Ch 6 | Ch 7
Princess Heartmaker
Chapter Eight: Oh, My Dreams…it’s Never Quite as it Seems, ‘Cause You’re a Dream to Me
OneLuckyBug: 22:12: omg he’s at it again
OneLuckyBug: 22:12: My walls are shaking how is this legal
OneLuckyBug: 22:13: I have exams tomorrow, star. It’s almost midnight. I’m going to murder him.
imightevenBaRockStar22: 22:32: did you call the cops?
OneLuckyBug: 22:32: He finally stopped.
OneLuckyBug: 22:33: Aren’t you anti-police?
imightevenBaRockStar22: 22:33: hey, i have roger raincomprix on speed dial
imightevenBaRockStar22: 22:33: he’s an honorary uncle
OneLuckyBug: 22:34: Liar Shut up
imightevenBaRockStar22: 22:34: made you smile tho
Marinette’s smile warmed as she stared at the most recent message on her phone. He really had.
Here’s a little bit more of my Lukanette AU fic, Don’t Go Down By Carter Hall, which should be finished soon (here’s hoping!):
He reached for a golden brown crescent, and no one stopped him as he bit into it. His mouth was meltingly full of the most delicate pastry he’d ever eaten when he turned to find himself facing the most celestially blue eyes he’d ever seen. The poets would have wept over this girl.
She pressed fingertips to her mouth, smothering a giggle, as he swallowed quickly.
“I gather you were hungry,” she said, a laugh still hovering at the corners of her beautiful mouth.
“I hope you don’t mind,” he said a little thickly, and swallowed again. He gave her a smile in return for hers. “A starving student never walks past food, and this is the most amazing I’ve ever tasted in my life.”
I thought I was being SO CLEVER with Ch7, thinking I might trick some of y’all into thinking I goofed with the chapters/uploaded the wrong doc. Y’all have my number, though, huh? On to Level 2 hopefully this weekend…
“I’m curious,” [Luka] said with a shrug. “And like you said: I don’t know what platform you’re on, so what could it hurt? What’s your buddy’s name, Marinette?”
She was quiet for a long moment, glaring at him, before she turned back to her sandwich. Why was he so annoying?
“…I might even be a rock star twenty-two,” she finally said, scowling at him before taking another bite of her sandwich. She missed Juleka’s surprised gasp.
“But…that’s –” Juleka started to say, but there was a scuffing Marinette didn’t quite catch before Luka was speaking again. When Marinette looked back up at them, Juleka was scowling at him.
“What is that? A Hannah Montana reference?” he asked, chuckling. “And what’s up with the twenty-two?”
“So what if it is? And it’s just a number,” she huffed. “Why does anyone add a number onto their handle?”
“His age,” Luka said, nodding. She jumped up in her seat, outraged, but he snapped his fingers and grinned at her. “Or, even worse, the year he was born. You could be messaging a centenarian, Marinette.”
“He is not, you jerk!” she snapped, and he waved her off with an easy laugh.
“Fair. Centenarians aren’t usually that savvy with tech,” he said. He looked up, thoughtful. “Number of tattoos he has?”
“Number of times I’ve told him about you and he’s called you an idiot,” Marinette grumbled. He laughed, nodding.
“Number of times he’s called himselfan idiot,” he countered. She groaned and dropped her head onto the table.
“Luka,stop,”she groaned. “So what if I have an internet pen pal? Lots of people have online friends. It’s not some earth-shattering revelation.”
“Lots of people have online friends,” he agreed, “but you were smiling like he’s more than a friend. That’s the part I’m interested in.”
“Andwhy, Luka? Huh?” she huffed, sitting up. “It’s not like you have any reason to be jealous of Star. It’s not like you like me – it’s not like Ilikeyou! So what’s the big deal?”
Something about that seemed to strike a nerve, and he watched her for a long moment before turning back to his noodles. He poked at them, disinterested, before he finally shrugged.
“You’re right,” he said, nodding. “I’m sorry, Marinette. I was just…curious.”
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She had considered trying the subtle approach. But that hadn’t worked out in her favour with Luka so far. And given his record of being a total and complete idiot about the whole Marinette situation…
She didn’t want to give him any opportunities to weasel himself out of the talk they were about to have.
“When are you going to ask Marinette out?” she asked, plopping down onto the sofa.
Luka jumped. “Jeez, don’t sneak up on me like that!” He narrowed his eyes at her. “And what do you mean, ‘when am I going to ask Marinette out?’”
“I mean,” she said, not bothering to hide the way she rolled her eyes, “when are you going to ask Marinette out?”
Living Arrangements (my And They Were Room-mates! ML AU) is still kicking around (I am working on it, I promise!) and here’s a snippet of it:
“I swear, it feels like she’s following me,” Marinette grumbled. “Everywhere I go these days, there’s Lila.”
“Who is this Lila?” Luka asked. “One of your admirers?”
“Hardly. She got me expelled, back in collège.”
Luka straightened. “She what?”
That hint of a growl in his voice sent a delicious shiver through her, and she bit her lip.
Six Sentence Sunday: 5/8/22
And she was going to meet her secret admirer, and they were going to have a great time, and…ok, so if her admirer ended up wanting to kiss her…
Her hand lifted to hover above her heart, her fingertips brushing over the embroidered notes stitched there. She had been telling herself all day – all week – that it didn’t matter if it wasn’t Luka she was meeting at the dance. And maybe she almostbelieved it, so she pushed out a breath and shoved any thoughts of her stupid…of the stupid guitarist out of her head. If her admirer wanted to kiss her, she might just let him. She might even enjoy it.
WIP Wednesday: 5/4/22
…oh boy.
She froze when they entered the cabin and she saw Luka lounging on his bed, guitar on his lap, staring despondently at the ceiling, and wearing sweatpants.
And not just anysweatpants.
The old gray pair.
With ripped knees and frayed edges and the length of rope he’d replaced the tie with three times already.
…she was going to kill him.
“Luka!” she screeched, making him fumble some chords as he jumped and looked at her. Juleka paused by the closed partition, her eyebrows furrowing as she looked back at her. “What are you doing? It’s almost time for the dance – you don’t even look like you’ve showered!”
“…I haven’t,” he said, as if he couldn’t understand why that was so offensive to Rose. When she continued to glare at him, he bobbed his head in a half-nod. “I got one after work last night.”
“Thank God,” Juleka grumbled. “You stunk.”
“It was a busy night,” he said, shrugging. “Work hazard.”
“Boy hazard,” Juleka muttered. She reached for Rose’s hand and gave a gentle tug. “C’mon, Ro. Leave it.”
“I absolutely will not!” Rose huffed, folding her arms over her chest. “Luka. The dance is in two hours. You cannot show up in those.”
His eyebrows soared as she pointed an accusing finger at his sweatpants.
“…I know,” he said, nodding slowly. “Because I’m not showing up in anything. I’m not going, remember?”
Her jaw dropped open. She whipped her head around to gawk at Juleka, who shrugged and looked down, staring at her feet.
“I tried,” she mumbled, picking at the hem of her tunic.
“Obviously not hard enough!” Rose cried. She threw her hands up with a frustrated cry. “Must I do everythingmyself?!”
She stormed over to his bunk and dropped to her knees, yanking open the drawer she knew held his nice clothes. A moment later, she was chucking a pair of charcoal slacks at him. A second later a navy dress shirt followed. She paused when she reached for the black vest, wondering if that would be too formal, before remembering that he was supposed to have a lapel to pin the flowers to and snatching it up. It was thrown in his face before he could finish yelling at her.
“Ro-!” he started, pausing when the vest hit him in the face. He blinked as it dropped to his lap, frowning. “The hell, Rose?”
“Youwill be at that dance, Luka Couffaine!” she snapped, pushing herself up to loom over him – or at least attempt to. When he sat up, she was about eye level with him. “You will wear those clothes, and you will have this –” she reached into her tote and pulled out the cherry blossoms, thrusting them at him “– pinned to your vest. You will be at the doors at 19:00 sharp. And you will have an amazing time, so help me, or you will die miserable and alone with six hundred whatevers and I will never, ever forgive you”
“Six hundred what…Rose, what the fuck are you talking about?” he asked, shaking his head. “I’m not going. I…I can’t, ok?”
“WHY?!” Rose shrieked, stomping her foot. Luka pursed his lips and looked down, to the flowers sitting on top of the clothes in his lap. There was a look in his eyes – something hard and hurting – that almost gave Rose pause.
“…because I’m not that great a guy, ok?” he finally said. Rose did falter at that. His hand fisted on his knee, his chipped nails cutting into his palm. “Because Marinette is going to spend the night with someone else, dancing and laughing and falling in love with…and I can’t watch that, Rose, ok? I can’t.”
“Luka…” Rose whispered. He closed his eyes and took a steadying breath, but not before she saw…they were glistening.
…she was suddenly afraid that maybe her plan had worked a little toowell.
“I’ll be a better person tomorrow, ok? Or Monday. When she introduces us and I have to smile and pretend like I’m not the biggest idiot on the planet. Just…please don’t ask me to do that tonight,” he said, shaking his head. He looked up at her, and she sucked in a breath. “Don’t ask me to watch her fall in love with someone else, Rose. Please.”
FIC: Wherein Sheila King is Trying Her Best, Y’all (MLB, Dingo File)
Rating: M / PG-16 / Older Teen
Characters/Pairings: Brielle Girard (OC), Dingo King (OC), Luka Couffaine, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Sheila King (OC); Luka Couffaine & Dingo King, Luka Couffaine/Dingo King (according to Sheila), Dingo King/Brielle Girard, Luka Couffaine/Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Teenage Boys/Food
Summary: Sheila King is convinced her son is hiding his new boyfriend from her. There have just been too many Instances lately, no matter what either of the boys say. She doesn’t care that Perry is ‘in love’ with the artist or Luka is supposedly ‘dating’ that baker’s girl. There’s just no way hummus can be as good as her boys are claiming, dang it, and she’s determined to get to the bottom of things.
Author’s Notes/Warnings:There was this post on Tumblr, and I sent it to Mal saying “Convince me this isn’t a Dingo File”, and she very much did not convince me it wasn’t a Dingo File. (Even contributed, dare I say, by pointing out that Anarka would just pound on the door and remind them to use the condoms she bought him. And by reminding me of dessert hummus. And…you know what, this didn’t start out as a Dammit Mal, but somewhere along the way I lost complete control of Dingo’s mum and I feel like it kinda became a Dammit Mal, so dammit, Mal. )
“Wherein Sheila King is Trying Her Best, Y’all”
“N-nah, mate,” he coughed, gasping. “Too…too much.”
“I love it,” Luka answered, his voice low and sounding like he was lost in…ahem.
Six Sentence Sunday: Mayday 2022
I was hoping to get this up today, but I’m still tweaking stuff & that might not happen? Idek what this shitpost!fic is anymore.
“I wasn’t expecting you home, either, Perry,“ [Sheila said,] "with…your friends…”
Her eyes narrowed suspiciously at said ‘friends’, and she found herself questioning her son’s sexuality all over again. She knew he was sleeping with Luka, but both he and Luka claimed Luka was with Marinette, and Perry also claimed he was dating the Gir…Brielle. And they had all apparently thought they’d have the flat to themselves for the afternoon. Perry had been looking for a movie, but…
“…Mum, whatever you’re about to say…” Perry sighed, scrubbing at his face, “…I’m begging you. Don’t.”
Marinette felt lighter than she had in weeks for the next few days, even the two akuma she had to fight weren’t bothering her. She talked with Luka frequently, telling him about her day and the little things that made her happy or sad or stressed. Marinette could be vague about what was bothering her and her Hanahaki would ease up a little when she told Luka about it. She had found her loophole of sorts, talking around the problem helped, talking about how she felt even without context, helped. Marinette was confident that things were starting to look up for her.
Another set of monthly ficlets. Based on this prompt list from the incredible @creativepromptsforwriting
I did not want to start any more writing projects this month, but this list was too good.
FIC: The Name Game (MLB/Lukanette, House Band)
Rating: K Plus / PG / All Ages
Characters/Pairings: Clara Couffaine (OC), Dewey Couffaine (OC), Harmony Couffaine (OC), Huey Couffaine (OC), Louie Couffaine (OC), Luka Couffaine, Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Melody Couffaine (OC); Luka Couffaine/Marinette Dupain-Cheng
Summary: Choosing Harmony’s middle name wasn’t hard. Neither was picking Melody’s, or even the Twins’. But by Clara, Luka and Marinette had run out of grandparents and were…struggling.
Author’s Notes/Warnings: There’s a blog (@miraculousfrenchculturehculture) that’s a bunch of French fans who answer culture questions for global fans (or: who viciously feed the plunny farm ), and they did a postthe other day about French middle name customs. Would y’all believe, even having Luka Llewellyn Couffaine, I never actually considered middle names for the Band? Plunnies bit, this week’s been a Week, so have some stupid family fluff.
“The Name Game”
Six Sentence (and then some) Sunday
“How many weeks until you and Miss Marinette can get married?” Angie asked thoughtfully.
Luka nearly choked on his drink. “What? Why do you think we’ll get married?”
Angie frowned. “Why wouldn’t you marry her? She’s super pretty and super nice and she reads the stories so good! And I want an auntie.”
Luka could only manage to say, “What?”
Angie pouted. “I just have uncles. So many uncles. I like you guys but I want an auntie and Mom says I will only have an auntie if you marry a girl. If you marry Miss Marinette I get to have an auntie!” She paused, and then patted his arm. “I still love you. I just think having Miss Marinette for an auntie would be so awesome! She makes such cool things. She made a bunch of superhero puppets for the last storytime and they were amazing!“
Notes:…to everyone who’s starting to second-guess my (admittedly less than tenable) sanity and whether or not y’all should trust me…please remember this is ultimately a gift fic and I would not do Laurel dirty like that. Heads will be removed from asses by the end. I promise.
Princess Heartmaker
Chapter Five: And it’s Scary to Keep on Carrying all This Love
I started this piece as sort of a brain cleanser to get back in the groove, and it was supposed to be a sprint fic, and then somehow it just kept not being finished. But now it is, so here’s piece number 2 for my birthday big bang, and I hope you enjoy it!
The first one was a surprise. Luka raised his eyebrows as he plucked the tiny pink envelope from the door frame of his new apartment. Surely the fans hadn’t found him already. His hands were already pretty full, so he stuck the little envelope between his teeth as he fished out his keys and unlocked the door.
Luka hadn’t really had time to make the place feel like home yet. He really wasn’t even sure how to do that, honestly. His room on the boat had just sort of grown with him, and he couldn’t remember a time when it didn’t feel like his. His new apartment had the standard white walls, bland carpets, beige counters, shiny nickel fixtures. It was a nice place and he was grateful to be able to afford it, but at the moment, it felt like just another hotel room.
Marinette stared at Luka as he climbed into her room, her thoughts running a million miles a minute wondering if she had prior plans with Luka she forgot about. Luka took a minute to look over Marinette. She had rumpled bed-head and dark circles under her eyes, she looked a little pale and Luka felt bad for waking her up.
“Sorry for waking you, you look like you could use the sleep.”
This here is a little bit of a WIP called Lipstick On His Guitar that I’ve been kicking at on and off, from the perspective of a roadie on Luka Couffaine’s world tour:
Her gaze was riveted on Luka Couffaine as the lead guitarist flicked his hair back from his face and leaned in to the mike, and Doug sighed. Of course she was here to try her luck with Luka Couffaine.
“I wouldn’t bother,” he told her, and her head whipped around to stare at him. “He doesn’t date fans, he doesn’t sleep around, and you’re just asking to be disappointed, if that’s what you’re trying for here.”
Although if anyone stood a chance with the notoriously reserved lead guitarist, it would be someone like this woman.
“He doesn’t?” she asked with an odd smile playing at the corners of her mouth. “Not ever?”
Happy (late) birthday @quickspinner! Soooo you asked for the “surprise kiss because the other couldn’t stop thinking about it” prompt for my kiss asks and as soon as I posted your answer I had this idea and regretted not writing this instead so you get an extra kiss! Hope you had a happy birthday!
Marinette adjusted Luka’s Kitty Section mask for him while the band was on a water break. The sturdy strip of elastic she’d initially put on had broken at some point and in typical Couffaine fashion he’d threaded a piece of string through two holes on the side. And as that string broke, he’d been tying it back together with a mess of knots. Now, no matter how she wiggled it, one eyehole still sagged near his cheek while the other was in the right place.
She tsked and pulled it up over his head, ruffling his hair in the process which sent off a small scatter of sweat.
“Sorry,” he said sheepishly, even though he had the audacity to grin. “I didn’t know how else to fix it.”
“You could’ve called me.” She set the mask on her lap and reached for her scissors to snip the string neatly so she could pull it out.
“That’s why you’re here now, isn’t it?”
She glanced up and found him still sporting his pirate grin. As a blush crept up her cheeks, she forced her eyes back down to her work.
I know soulmate fics aren’t everybody’s jam (especially in this fandom) but I love them, so here you go! This concludes my birthday postings today and I hope you enjoyed them! I’m very sorry to all the people whose prompts I didn’t get to, I promise I’m saving them to get to eventually.
Luka groaned and dropped his head in his arms on his makeshift desk. His phone beeped, and he rummaged blindly with one hand for it.
The message was from his friend Brielle, and it made him grin. Help I need to get out of here meet me at the park in 20 min
The message wasn’t unwelcome. Luka looked around his normally clean room and scowled at the mess of crumpled papers around him. See you there, he texted back, and then rolled his chair back, heedless of the crunching noises under the wheels. Luka kicked a few more papers on the floor out of the way and shoved around the piles on his bed until he had dug up a small handful of the guitar picks he’d been losing in the mess all day. He counted quickly, decided he had found enough, and stuck them in his pocket. Luka grabbed his guitar, dug in a trunk for a moment for an old worn blanket he knew was stuffed in the bottom somewhere, and then made his escape, bursting out on deck into the sunshine and open air. He didn’t usually feel so stifled on the boat, but today was definitely a day where he’d rather be out and moving.
The bike ride to the park was just what he needed, and he could feel his muscles loosening as he rode. By the time he reached his destination he already felt a million times better.
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Ok firstly, I can’t stand how Chat Blanc is! Urg, the whole episode made me mad with the way everything is bad on Marinette! and Rose! She disappointed me! I don’t like how the Girl Squad is. Anyway, I finally finished up my version. I hope you guys enjoy it and sorry if there is any mistakes. I’ve gone through it for now but it’s 6am here and I’m tired so I’ve probably missed some. I’ll go through it again at a later date to find them. Anyway, I’m pretty happy with how this came out and while at the ending, Luka seems happy. I can say that he is not, he is going to be dealing with this for a long time. Right now, he is simply putting on a brave face so to speak. Anyway, enjoy. Oh also this is going to be rough from the start. You’ve been warned.
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Chapter Seventy- Lady Blanche
~Sometime in the Near Future~
“Lady Blanche, I’m giving you to the infinite power of destruction!” Hawkmoth declared as Lady Noir gripped her hair, trying to resist his deal. Anatis pushed himself up as he gripped his ribs. He was already weakened from his battle with Hawkmoth and Simme’s influence wasn’t helping. However, he wasn’t about to give up. He went to rush over but Su Han roughly grabbed him, allowing shadows to wrap around him as he struggled. The other heroes were also trapped, unable to get away from Su Han’s forces. “You and I will seize Anatis’ miraculous and finally I can have my wish!”
“Lady Noir! Fight h- hmm!” Anatis shouted as Su Han covered his mouth.
“Silence, child,” He growled, tightening his grip. “You will watch your lover fall to our dark influence and then once she has pried the earrings from you, I will take your power and grant my true destiny!”
Finally, Finni and his pet human will fall… Simme’s voice echoed as Lady Noir screamed, trying to resist Hawkmoth. He narrowed his eyes as he glared at her before moving his hand to assert more control over her.
“Obey!” He growled as she trembled before her arms fell to her side and she looked down, causing Anatis’ eyes to widen.
“I’m so-sorry, Annie,” She whispered as the purple smog consumed her, causing the heroes to gasp in shock and fear. Hawkmoth and Su Han smirked as the smog lifted, revealing their latest akuma. She looked the same as Lady Noir, apart from the colours she wore. In place of the black was white. Even her hair was as white as snow. In place of the green was an icy blue and her once healthy skin was a sickly white, almost as pale as a corpse. Her eyes were now a cold icy blue, matching the details on her suit and her belt buckle had changed to white with a blue circle around it. Inside it had changed too. Instead of been a black paw print, it was a purple butterfly. The hairband that tied her braid had the same symbol on it. Before Anatis could react, Su Han shoved him in front of her, causing him to land on the ground as Hawkmoth smirked. He shakily looked up at her as the two villains looked on the scene before them. The rest of their team were either frozen with fear or trying to break from the minions holding them back.
“Seize his miraculous!” Hawkmoth declared, smirking. Both him and Su Han would get what they wanted. Lady Blanche created a ball of white energy and pointed it towards Anatis as he pushed himself up and looked at her with a sorrowful expression. Her lip trembled and tears rolled down her face as she stared back with a matching one.
“Kitten, it’s ok,” He stated in a calm voice as he held out his hand. Su Han smirked as he watched, thinking that even he couldn’t bring her back from the edge. “You can resist this,”
“I… I…” She gasped, conflicted. “I don’t want to do this!”
“I know,” Anatis gasped, still focusing on her. “You don’t have to,”
She trembled again before moving her hair towards Hawkmoth and Su Han, making the two gasp.
“Get better control of her!” Su Han declared as Anatis saw the chance to try and get over to her. However, a shadow stopped him and knocked him back down, draining him of his energy. While Anatis was on the floor, Hawkmoth moved his hand and used his power to try and gain control over Lady Blanche, making her cry out in pain. The other heroes continued to try and break free, wanting to help their leaders but the minions of Su Han were stronger then them and once again overpowered them, forcing them to watch the scene helplessly. Anatis, however, wasn’t about to give up. Despite been drastically weakened from Simme, the battle and his injuries, he pushed himself up and glared at Hawkmoth and Su Han.
“L-Leave her alone!” He gasped, making Su Han walk over and backhand him, causing him to fall onto the ground again as blood dripped from his mouth. Seeing the younger on the ground, Su Han slammed his foot into his ribs, causing him to cry out.
“Stop it!” Culpeo cried out, trying to get free from the minion who had held off her as the others did the same. She managed to get out of their grip and ran over, trying to stop Su Han as he continued to kick Anatis. She grabbed his arm but he turned around and hit her, knocking her back and allowing her captor to hold her back again.
“Insolate brats!” He snarled before he turned back to Anatis and roughly grab his hair, force him on his knees so he could see her as she struggled and tried to resist. Anatis tried to pull free but Su Han had a tight grip on his hair. He reached for the earrings but hissed and yanked back his free hand as his skin burnt. He narrowed his eyes in annoyance. “That little trick might stop me and Hawkmoth from taking them but we have other ways. I will admit that I will enjoy watching your lover become your executioner, Mage. Now,”
He looked over at Lady Blanche, who was still pointing her ball of energy at Hawkmoth.
“Take his miraculous!” He growled, yanking Anatis’ hair so she could easily grab his earrings. Hawkmoth clenched his hand and ordered her to grab them, making her look more fearful and panicked. Anatis’ eyes widened as the energy ball in her hand began to get more shaky as she shook. More tears rolled down her face as she pointed it towards him under Hawkmoth’s control. Su Han smirked and shoved him forward, causing him to land on the ground in front of her as she shook but she didn’t attack. “What are you waiting for?!”
“Take his miraculous!” Hawkmoth growled as her hand shook. Anatis’ eyes widened as the energy ball began to get bigger.
“I… I don’t want to hurt him!” She cried, making Anatis want to reach out and hug her. She didn’t deserve to suffer like this. “I won’t hurt him!”
“What?!” Hawkmoth gasped, glaring. “I order you-”
“I WON’T HURT HIM!” She screamed, lifting her hand and allowing the ball to consume her. Only it didn’t destroy her. It began to grow bigger, causing Anatis to crawl back as Hawkmoth and Su Han stepped back in fear. The minions let go of the heroes, causing them to rush over and help Anatis to his feet as Lady Blanche screamed. Anatis and the heroes stepped back as Su Han turned on his tail and ran out. Hawkmoth stared in fear as the ball began to get closer to them.
“Hawkmoth! Undo it!” Anatis called out, making Hawkmoth blink and snap his fingers, recalling the akuma. Only it didn’t work. Fear entered his eyes as he realized this would be his last moments. He stepped back and dropped his cane as he turned, running off. Left with not many choices, Anatis closed his eyes and took a deep breath before opening them as they turned silver. “Alpheus! Lead me your strength!”
Holding out his hands, Anatis summoned a gust of air, trapping Lady Blanche inside it but he could feel the power behind it and he knew he wouldn’t be able to hold it back for long.
“Valkyrie! Get everyone out of here now!” He ordered, using his strength to hold it back but they could see he was struggling to contain it. Valkyrie nodded and opened a portal, causing the other heroes to rush in it. Anatis looked over at Bunnyx, who was staring at the ball of energy with fear. “Bunnyx! Listen to me! Get in your burrow and find me in the past! You’re our last chance! Help me save her!”
She nodded as he faltered before he pushed back the energy again but he was fighting a losing battle and they both knew it. She closed her eyes and summoned a burrow before jumping it in as Culpeo and Abeille rushed through Valkyrie’s portal, leaving just Anatis left. Valkyrie held it open for him to come through but he didn’t move.
“Anatis! Let’s go!” She called but he looked back and shook his head. “Anatis! You have to come now! I can’t keep it open for much longer!”
“If I let go now, it will explode!” He called out, looking back over as he felt the air bubble weakening more. He wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer. “Close the portal now!”
“But you’ll be trapped here!” She gasped.
“I know,” He replied, giving her a soft smile before his expression turned serious. “Get as far as you can. I don’t know what the blast radius will be,”
“Anatis, you-” She started but then a bit of the energy escaped, hitting a nearby building to explode. Valkyrie screamed but before she could do anything else, Anatis redirected a bit of the wind he had summoned and used it to push her back, causing the portal to close. With the portal closed and the last of his energy gone, Anatis lost the wind, causing it to disappear and for the ball of energy to begin to expand again.
“Just me and you now,” He whispered with tears in his eyes. “I love you, Princess,”
“I-I love you too, my prince,” She whispered back before she couldn’t hold it back anymore. She let out a painful scream, causing the ball to explode. Anatis finally let his tears fall as it consumed him.
Luka! Finni’s voice echoed as it began to turn him into stone. He could feel Finni trying to resist it and stop him from being consumed by it but he knew it was impossible. He felt himself lose consciousness as the transformation into stone completely. As he turned to stone, the explosion itself rippled through Paris, striking anyone who stood in it’s way including Su Han, Hawkmoth and the remaining heroes. Abeille and Culpeo held each other as it hit them. Leatherback threw up his shield and summoned his power, trying to protect them. Valkyrie huddled inside the shelter with Apollo and Sabertooth as Ryuko and Aspik held hands. Regardless of their attempts, they were all turned into stone, along with anyone else that the destructive energy touched. The explosion continued to rip through Paris, destroying all in it’s path before it exploded again, sending a beam of destruction through the atmosphere and straight into the moon, causing it to break and split in half before disappearing. As the destructive energy disappeared, Lady Blanche slowly opened her eyes and found herself met with a horrifying sight. All of Paris had been destroyed and there were a number of statues scattered around. One of them appeared to a statue of Hawkmoth that seemed to be fleeing and right in front of her was a statue of Luka, reaching out for her with tears on his cheek but the statue looked different to what he normally looked like as Anatis, which was strange to her. She was sure he was wearing the miraculous. His costume looked very similar to his Anatis outfit but the belt was different and strangely enough, he seemed to have a tail coat on. His hair appeared the same and his mask was slightly different in patterns. There were several cracks on the statue that seemed to be filled with gold, making it look beautiful but what really made it stunning was the huge wings, stretched out from his back and the crown that resembled a halo. Despite his sorrowful expression, he looked angelic. However, the statue also freaked her out. It was so detailed that it unnerved her. Feeling afraid, she looked around for the real Luka, hoping to see him but all she saw was destruction and statues everywhere. Gradually, she looked up at the sky and gasped as she saw the moon. Not only had it been cracked in half but it had also been knocked out of its usual place, bringing it close to the planet. Realization washed over her as she realized she had done it but then she looked back at the statue in front of her. Pure horror filled her as she realized Luka hadn’t left her side, regardless of being in the blast radius. She covered her mouth as a sob escaped her mouth and tears rolled down from her cheeks. In front of her wasn’t a statue of Luka but Luka himself. Her akuma powers had turned him and everyone else into the statues around her.
“No… kwami no!” She screamed as she cupped his face. Tears continuously rolled down her face as she stared at his stone eyes. The once ocean blue eyes that were filled with kindness, mystery and wisdom were gone and replaced with stone gray ones that were void of any life and emotions.“Luka, please… Come back to me! Please, don’t leave me!!”
She let out a scream of anguish as she fell to her knees, sobbing uncontrollably. Part of her wanted to wake up from this nightmare and have Luka hold her, telling her that it was nothing more than a bad dream but part of her knew that wasn’t going to happen. A loud cracking noise echoed in the distance but she was too caught up in her grief to notice. She covered her face with her hands as she sobbed in front of him, wishing that somehow she could go back in time but she didn’t have the Rabbit Miraculous. Alix had that and she did remember hearing Anatis shout at her to go to her burrow so maybe she would fix it but right now, she had lost her best friend, her partner and her boyfriend. However, a loud whooshing sound got her attention but before she could react, a tidal wave of water rushed over her and Luka, almost washing her away from him. She fought against the current and waters, using her strength to swim over to him as the city continued to flood. She managed to get close enough to him to place her hand on his cheek but grief rippled through her once more as he felt cold to touch. She cupped both of his cheeks and leaned in, gently pressing her lips to his. In her mind, she was hoping that maybe it would revive him, like in a fairytale. It doesn’t work. She pulls away with more tears in her eyes before a cracking sound and an echo wave got her attention, causing her to look behind him. The water instantly changes, feeling colder and darker then before as a wave of fear flooded over her, taking over her mind and emotions as a dark laugh echoed through the waves. She looked back at Luka before letting go of him and swimming away, knowing that something was in the water with her. She felt the water ripple as she swam through it before a tentacle wrapped itself around her leg and yanked her downwards.
“Going somewhere, Pretty Kitty?” Simme stated as he appeared in full form. Lady Blanche looked at him terrified, making the demon smirk. “Come with me and I’ll let you be with your precious boyfriend,”
An angry hiss escaped her lips as bubbles appeared before she summoned a ball of energy and threw it at him, causing him to let go of her leg to dodge it. He turned around and went to hit her but she used her powers to block it, injuring him before she swam off.
“Fine but you’ll never get him back!” He screamed before laughing. “He’ll be my prisoner forever!”
Lady Blanche ignored him as she reached the surface before breaking through it and swimming over to the TVi studio building as it was one of the only ones left standing. She climbed up it and onto the roof, falling back on her knees as she hugged herself. She hated herself. She had killed Luka, destroyed all of Paris and unleashed Simme in his full form. Now she had no choice but to leave Luka’s corpse with him. She sobbed to herself as she continued to hug herself.
“I-I’m so s-sorry, Luka…” She whispered. “I r-really hope Bunnyx can fix this…”
~Current Time, Hawkmoth’s Lair~
“Emile, I miss every moment,” Gabriel sighed as he looked at his wife in her eternal sleep. She looked so peaceful, just like how she did when they shared a bed together. He would watch her for a few minutes after he had woken up, amazed with the fact that he had married such an amazing and beautiful woman before she would wake up and smile up at him. He longed for those days again but sometimes his mind drifted to Nathalie. She was his rock right now. Always so brave and determined to help him. He knew she loved him and he saw it as an opportunity to have support in his mission. However, the more they worked together, the more he found himself getting closer to her. She was a beautiful and intelligent woman and maybe if the situation was different, he would pursue her. He shook his head off such thoughts. Things weren’t different and he was too loyal to Emile to even consider another woman, let alone Nathalie. In the end, she was just another piece on the chessboard and as such she could be sacrificed if necessary. It was best not to get attached. He sighed and placed his hand on the coffin. “But one day, I will get the miraculous of Anatis and Lady Noir, repair the mistakes of the past and make sure you’re returned to us,”
He removed his hand and walked over to the lift, heading up back to the manor to continue with his normal life. After all, he had to keep up appearances.
~Current Time, The Liberty~
“Ok, I’m gonna tell her,” Luka stated, turning to face Tikki. For the last half an hour, he had been pacing up and down his room. He had been meditating to connect with Feng for the time before his pacing began but hadn’t gotten any real answers from the older mage. Instead, he had received an overly complicated answer that went simplified basically meant that Feng couldn’t actually tell him the outcome of him telling Marinette. He had been disappointed and asked why but Feng simply replied that he is bound by cosmic rules that meant he couldn’t always reveal the outcome of a situation. In other words, Luka had to find out on his own. “I mean he didn’t say anything bad would happen right?”
“He didn’t say anything,” Tikki pointed out, making him frown. “Meaning it could be good or it could be bad,”
“I know!” Luka sighed, groaning. “I wish he could just tell me! Are the comic rules an actual thing?”
“Yep,” Tikki nodded. “All who can see the future, past and present are bound by the rules of the universe to not reveal any information that can drastically change fate. They can however give hints and arrange help if it’s needed,”
“Hence why he got me to go to Shanghai,” Luka nodded. “He couldn’t tell me about Meishi so he left hints,”
“Exactly!”
“But there’s no hints about this choice so it’s not bad right?” Luka asked, glancing over to his journals. All of them were filled with the same words. ‘It’s coming’. Written over all of the pages. Luka frowned before shaking his head. Surely, that wasn’t a hint to do with him telling Marinette. It was something to do with his nightmare, not his choice to tell his girlfriend that he was a superhero. A cold shiver traveled down his back as he thought about it but he shook it off. He was clearly overthinking things. “Right! No more hesitation! I’m gonna tell her!”
“Are you sure?” Tikki asked, making Luka look at her. “I know it was Master Han who came up with the rule but in this case, it might be a good thing,”
“Telling her will be a good thing too,” He smiled, gently cupping her in his hands. “I’m sure if it’s not meant to be then something will happen. Anyway, I’m supposed to meet Marinette for lunch with the rest of our friends. If I text and ask her to meet a little earlier, I can tell her in private. I hope she won’t be disappointed though,”
“While I don’t think telling her will be a good idea, I don’t think she’ll be disappointed,” Tikki replied, making Luka nod. “But if you think it’s the right thing to do then you should tell her,”
“Thank you, Tikki,” He smiled, gently kissing her forehead. “Oh, I should let Lady Noir know that I’m going to tell someone. That way she can choose someone too,”
“Well, at least you’re considerate towards her,” Tikki mused. She had seen a number of Ladybugs who weren’t. She had also seen a number of Black cats who were too destructive but both sides needed to be balanced. She figured that’s why Luka worked as Anatis. He had plenty of creativity, making him compatible with her but he had enough chaos in his blood to be able to work with Plagg both as a holder and an ally. Marinette was similar too. She felt it when she was Ladybug. She frowned to herself as she thought about it. If only she could tell Luka that Marinette was Lady Noir but sadly, she couldn’t. Despite the fact that it would be a lot easier, she had been bound by the spell placed on the kwamis to ensure their obedience. She did count herself lucky that she had gotten Luka as a holder though. Despite knowing of the spell, he never took advantage of it. He had asked her the details of it but sadly she could only say so much. That didn’t stop Luka from trying to find a way to undo it and he never treated her badly. He always made sure she had a good supply of cookies and tried to include her in his plans by asking what she thought and if she approved of it. She had a lot of holders who hadn’t, especially before Luka. She didn’t question it at the time but now she had discovered that Master Toutai had been murdered and that Master Su Han had stole his title via the wish, she wondered if that had directly affected who was choose as the Ladybug. One that stuck out in her mind was Tentomushi. She was her holder during the feudal period of Japan. She wasn’t a bad person per say but she was trained to kill from an early age and quickly became one of the shogun’s secret weapon. Even after she was freed from his service, she still killed for a living. It was all she knew so when she was given the miraculous, she became one of the most violent Ladybugs Tikki had been with. She was never considerate towards her black cat and didn’t care who got hurt while she was working. She would sacrifice anyone as long as her goal was completed, even when she wasn’t sure if she would be able to bring them back and often ignored Tikki’s advice. She actually clashed and ended up being taken down by that time period’s monkey holder Sarutobi Sasuke when she went too far with her plans. It had been a long and grueling battle but with trickery and clever use of Uproar, Sasuke defeated her and took back the Ladybug miraculous. She was then dishonorably discharged from the order of the guardians by Su Han, despite the fact that he had been the one to choose her in the first place. It made Tikki sad when she thought about it. Feng or one of the other celestial guardians would have tried to help her, even after she had lost the miraculous but as soon as she became useless to him, Su Han dropped her faster then you can say 'goodbye’. She let out a little sigh, causing Luka to look over at her.
“You ok?” He asked, making her look at him. “You look sad,”
“I was just thinking about the past,” She replied, making him give her a look. “Just remembering how lucky I am to have you as my holder,”
“I’m the lucky one, Tikki,” He smiled, gently placing a kiss on her head. “Ready to get going? I’m gonna send a text to Lady Noire to let her know that I’m going through with it then we’ll go find Marinette,”
“If you’re sure about this then I’m with you,” She replied, making him smile.
“Thank you, Tikki,” He replied before swiping his earrings. “Tikki, spots on!”
He transformed before taking out his yoyo and climbing out of the boat, swinging off into the heart of the city. Once he landed on the rooftops, he opened his yoyo and looked for Lady Noir’s contact info. Seeing she was online, he decided to call her instead off texting. After the first ring, she answered.
“Hey, Annie,” She grinned, making him smile. She appeared to be laying on a rooftop in the sun like a typical cat. “I can’t chat for long since I have plans to do soon but I’ve got a few minutes. Everything ok?”
“Yeah, I just wanted to let you know that I’m going to do what we discussed,” He stated, making her look at him. “Is that ok?”
“What? Yes, of course,” She replied, making him let out a sigh. “I’m glad you let me know though,”
“Of course I would,” He stated, making her smile. “You’re my partner and this is a big thing that could affect both of us so naturally I’m going to tell you,”
“Thank you,” She smiled shyly, looking away before returning her gaze to the camera. “I want to tell my boyfriend,”
“I encourage it,” He smiled, making her smile back. “Feng said nothing bad… but then again he didn’t say anything. He kind of gave me 'I can’t say because rules say I can’t’ kind of speech,”
“Really?” She asked, frowning before shaking her head. “Well, if it’s not meant to be then maybe Bunnyx or someone will reset the timeline?”
“Yeah, that’s a good point,” He nodded, making her nod. “Ok, I say we go tell the people we want to tell then meet at our usual spot at sundown. Sounds good?”
“Yup!” She grinned, making him nod. “Wish me luck, Annie,”
“Good luck, Kitten,” He replied before they both hung up. He took a deep breath before going to throw his yoyo to swing off but before he could, his yoyo vibrated. Figuring it was Lady Noir, he opened it but it wasn’t from her.
Lepus: Anatis, I hope this finds you. If it does, come to the place beneath history. It is of great urgency that we speak. Godspeed. Lepus.
“Lepus?” He asked, frowning before using the yoyo to detect this user’s location. Anatis rose an eyebrow as he saw that this Lepus was located in the Louvre. He really hoped they weren’t actually inside it but then again, they said underneath history. Maybe they were in the catacombs underneath it. He frowned and closed his yoyo, throwing it and swinging to the location before finding one of the entrances to the catacombs and climbing down into them. He took out his yoyo and followed the map to Lepus’ location. He made it close by before the signal disappeared. He frowned but upon hearing chatter, he held out his yoyo in defense and stepped out. Leaning against the wall and chatting to none other then Fluff was Sir Rene. He wasn’t wearing his usual armor but a blue tunic, brown breeches and leather shoes. “Sir Rene?”
“Anatis, my message found you!” He declared, facing him. Anatis lowered his weapon and walked over. “I really must apologize for the sudden visit and the location but I couldn’t risk been seen. A medieval knight walking around might have made people panic,”
“Agreed but why are you here?” He asked, frowning as Fluff fluttered over, eating a carrot. “You used the rabbit miraculous? Why didn’t you just contact me in the spirit realm?”
“Yes,” He replied, rubbing the back of his neck. “If I could I would have but I can only access certain areas of the spirit realm and Feng’s hut requires a much more powerful magic then I have access too,”
“I thought you had magic?” Anatis asked, frowning.
“I mean I do but I had to repress a lot of it during my life due to Uther’s rule and I’m afraid I’m not very academic when it comes to the study of magic. Merlin is helping me learn but there is still a lot I can’t do so needs must,”
“I see,” Anatis replied, nodding. “But what’s so important that you would travel to the future to talk to me? I mean you could have asked Feng to send a message right?”
“Oh not for this,” He replied, straightening up. “We have rules and one of them is when it comes to our test, we deal with it ourselves. I did the same for Toutai as well. I would have talked to you in the spirit realm but you haven’t been there in a while plus Feng is fairly strict about who gets to go into his hut. He only let Toutai in that time because he knew Toutai could help you better when dealing with Miracle Queen then the rest of us could,”
“I see,” Anatis nodded, holding his chin when he thought about it. He did wonder why Feng was a little strict about his hut but maybe because it had been his home in his lifetime. If Luka moved the Liberty into the spirit world, he would be strict about who could be on it as he would consider it his space away from the others. Sure, he wouldn’t mind them coming on it every now and then but only on his terms. Maybe Feng thought similarly about his hut. “So this test… is it like Feast?”
“Similar but I don’t know the details about it per say,” He explained, making Anatis frown. “Like you, I can channel Feng’s magic but as you know as well as I do that it isn’t as potent to us as it is with him,”
“Yes, I noticed that,” Anatis admitted, frowning a little. It was something he hadn’t told Tikki but when he channeled Feng’s magic to find out the outcome of him leaving Paris, it felt like he was watching an old film where certain parts in the film were damaged. However, it was still clear what would happen if he did leave. “So what do you know about the test?”
“Well, it’s the test of courage as that’s my trait as a spirit,” He explained, making Anatis nod. “I’m not sure what exactly it will intel for you but if it was anything like Toutai’s, you will be facing your fears and nightmares,”
“N-Nightmares?” Anatis asked, his voice breaking slightly. “I.. is there a different way to pass it? Like rescuing someone from a burning building?”
“No,” He stated, making Anatis frown even more. “I’m sorry but that’s not how it works. Rescuing someone from a burning building is fairly normal for you. Yes, it can count as an act of courage but true courage comes from facing what scares us the most and working through it. To past my test, you must face your biggest fear and prevail regardless of how scared you felt or how scary it is,”
“I… see…” Anatis frowned, looking down before taking a deep breath. “Then I guess I have to face it. Any idea when this will happen?”
“It could be from the next minute to three days’ time,” Rene stated, making Luka frown. “I don’t know the exact time but it is soon. Very soon,”
“Great,” Anatis sighed, running his fingers through his hair. “Well, at least you warned me,”
“Of course,” Rene nodded before turning to Fluff. “We should get back to our time. You’ll know when you’ve passed it,”
“Will I see you afterwards?” He asked, making Rene pull a thinking face. “Rene?”
“Possibly,” He answered, making Anatis nod. “I can’t make a promise but I will try to return here or at least get Feng to let me talk to you in the hut,”
“Ok,” Anatis replied, nodding as Rene transformed into Lapus. It was very similar to his Wyvern outfit but more blue, white and silver with rabbit ears instead of horns. “Goodbye,”
“Farewell and good luck, Luka,” He replied, taking out the umbrella. “Burrow!”
One appeared and he stepped through it, causing it to close after he did.
“Tikki, spots off,” Anatis declared, catching Tikki as he frowned. She glanced around as he took out a cookie and gave it to her. “We have a problem,”
“What is it?” She asked, frowning. Luka bit his lip. “Luka?”
“Rene just met with me,” He stated, making her look at him. “He told me his test is coming up and that I’ll have to face my fears and nightmares to pass it,”
“But you already faced Mob Boss and Miracle Queen already so maybe you’ve passed it?” Tikki asked, making Luka frown and glance down. “You think… that nightmare is the test?”
“It has to be,” He replied, frowning. “Rene would have told me if I passed the test already and it’s the only one out of my usual nightmares that has happened yet,”
“Didn’t Dr Lang say that it was just been overwhelmed?” She asked, not wanting it to be real. She had seen how Luka reacted to those dreams. How he woke up screaming and crying. He sighed and sat down as she bit into her cookie.
“Yes but only because I told her about the flood part,” He replied, frowning before he looked up at her. “But that wasn’t the full dream. I didn’t mention about that sea monster or Lady Noir been different or the moon or the fact that I’m trapped beneath the waves and unable to move,”
He hugged his knees as he frowned, looking afraid.
“I don’t think it’s just a dream, Tikki,” He replied, frowning. “And I think that I might be what caused it,”
“What do you mean?” Tikki asked, frowning as Luka sighed, running his fingers through his hair again. “Luka?”
“What if me telling Marinette causes it or not telling her?” He asked, looking at her. “I.. I don’t know what to do. If I tell her and it causes that dream to come true then I’ll never forgive myself but if I don’t tell her, not only will I be lying to her but if it comes true because I don’t tell her…”
“Maybe we should head to Marinette and you can make your mind up as you go?” Tikki suggested, making Luka nod before he checked his phone. Marinette sent him a text to say that she was going to be running a little late but she’d message him when she was on her way. He got up and opened his jacket for Tikki before she flew inside and he walked over to the ladder that lead back to the streets. He began to head to where he was suppose to meet Marinette but before he could, a cold shiver made him stop before he glanced over at the rooftops. His eyes widened as he saw Bunnyx looking around but he knew he hadn’t given Alix the miraculous permanently so the fact that she was there concerned him. He quickly ducked into an alleyway and opened his jacket, causing Tikki to fly out. “Bunnyx is on the roof,”
“Really?” She asked, frowning. “Then we should see what she needs or why she’s here,”
“Agreed. Luckily, Marinette is running a little late so we should be ok,” He replied, making Tikki nod before he transformed and threw his yoyo up, pulling himself onto the building. As soon as he landed on the roof, a wave of fear and sorrow washed over him, causing him to be even more concerned then before. The worst part is it was coming from Bunnyx. However, it wasn’t an older version of her. By the looks of it, she was only a little older then what she was now. Her hair was slightly longer and she was a tiny bit taller but other then that, there was no difference between this Bunnyx and present day Alix. “Bunnyx?”
“Anatis!” She gasped, jumping and turning around but before he could ask her what was wrong, she glomped him in a hug. He frowned but moved his arms around her as she shook. The aura of fear was stronger now that she was close. She pulled back and wiped her eyes free from the tears that had been in them, worrying Anatis even more. “Sorry but it’s just…”
She sniffed as tears filled her eyes again.
“Hey, it’s ok. Take a breath and take your time,” He stated, making her nod before she did as told. “There we go. Now what are you doing here? Not that I’m unhappy to see you but I’m guessing you’re from the future?”
“Y-Yeah… we… I need your help,” She stated, making him blink. “Something happened today that will cause a major disaster in the future. I managed to escape it and have pinpointed the event to today but I’m not sure what it was or when it happened exactly. Is there anything you can think of that caused it?”
Anatis bit his lip before looking at her with an almost guilty expression.
“Anatis?” She asked, concerned.
“Let’s go into your burrow,” He stated, making her blink. “You never know who’s listening,”
She nodded and stepped into her burrow. Anatis raised an eyebrow before she waved her hand, closing it behind them. As soon as she did, she detransformed and took out a carrot for Fluff, who began eating it.
“How come you were able to keep your burrow open?” Anatis asked as she turned to him. “I thought it closed automatically,”
“I’ve been practicing,” She replied, making him blink. “I’m not quite as cool as older me but I’m getting there. Now, what was with the guilty expression? Do you know what might have caused this disaster?”
“I have a rough idea but I’m not sure which route creates this outcome,” He replied, making her frown. “I… I intended to tell my girlfriend that I’m Anatis today but I’m not sure if telling her is what leads to the disaster you’re talking about or keeping it from her… I don’t know…”
“Well, it’s a start at least,” She muttered before looking at him. “But why were you planning to tell someone? Isn’t it a rule not to?”
“Well… um…” He mumbled, looking to the side before he glanced back at her. “I take it at this point you know who I am under the mask,”
“Of course, I do. Admittedly I’m not the first person you tell but you know I can keep a secret,” She grinned, making him nod. “So what’s that gotta do with it?”
“Last week was the scarlet moth attack,” He stated, making her eyes widen. “You know what happened to me during that time…”
“I see,” She muttered, frowning. “That explains why you want to tell her. Code Black is what you called it aka the plan to get the earrings in case you ever got akumatized,”
“Yeah…” He nodded, making her frown. “So in your future do I tell her… or…?”
“I don’t know,” She replied, frowning before the room shook. Anatis frowned as well as Alix ran over to one of their portals and looked in it. To both of their horrors, it went fuzzy. “That is not good. Fluff, Clockwise!”
She retransformed before checking on the rest of the portals, making Anatis frown. He walked over to the one that fuzzed out before going to touch it. However, Bunnyx suddenly pulled him back and glared at him.
“You don’t want to do that,” She stated, placing a bowl over his head before dragging him over to another portal. “Normally we have to avoid interfering but this is worse then I realized. Our future is in danger so I’m gonna need your help,”
“Ok,” Anatis replied, frowning as she pressed the portal, fast forwarding it to a point. Thanks to the bowl covering his eyes, he couldn’t see anything that happened but he had a sinking feeling in his stomach. She gently nudged him through it and followed him, making him step through the portal. Instantly, he shivered at the air. It was extremely cold, making him frown even more. She took off the bowl, revealing the Paris of his nightmares in front of him. “Oh god… what happened?”
“The less you know the better,” She stated, making him frown. “Just do your thing. Capture the akuma and restore order. Then hopefully this nightmare will be over,”
“Ok,” He nodded, glancing around as the sinking feeling of fear formed at the pit of his stomach. It was exactly the same as in his nightmare and he really didn’t want to be here. What freaked him out more was that he couldn’t feel the song of the city. No matter what he had gone through in the past, he could feel and hear the song of the city even during Heroes day but in this version of Paris, there wasn’t a song. It was just empty and that scared him. Just what exactly happened here? He went to ask but Bunnyx had turned back to her burrow, making him frown. “You’re not staying?”
“I can’t,” She stated, looking at him with an expression he couldn’t quite read. “I have to work out what caused this. I have a rough idea where to start from what you’ve told but you’re right. We don’t know which one caused it so I need to find out then find a way to avoid plus I have to be on standby to find another way if you fail,”
“I see,” He muttered, frowning. He didn’t want to do this alone but it looked like he had no choice.
“Good luck, Anatis,” She stated, frowning before she looked up at him with a seemingly hopeful look. “I really hope you can fix this,”
“Yeah… me too,” He muttered as she disappeared back into the burrow, making him frown as a shiver passed over him. He glanced around as he heard a melody on the wind, making him glance in the direction it was coming from. Taking out his yoyo, he walked over to the edge of the building and swung to one of the others that had survived whatever had happened here. He landed on it as the voice got louder, making him glance around before he saw it’s source. Sat on one of the shelters was a girl that resembled Lady Noir. Like his partner, she was dressed in a cat based outfit but instead of it been black, it appeared to be white. In fact, even her hair was white. His eyes widened as he looked at her. “Lady… Noir?”
“Little Kitten sat on a roof all alone without her,” She sang in a sorrowful voice that made Anatis’ heart ache. “ Annie. Little Kitten sat on a roof singing someone save me,”
“Lady Noir…” He stated as he walked forward, getting her attention as she stopped singing.
“Annie?!” She gasped, jumping and turning around. As soon as she saw him, she broke into a smile and jumped down from the roof, walking towards him. Anatis instinctively took a step back as she stalked over. The way she walked wasn’t how his Lady Noir walked. “I thought I lost you! Oh, I was so sad that you were gone!”
“What happened to you?” He asked, concerned before he remembered what Bunnyx had said. He shook his head. “No, don’t tell me. We’ll fix everything… I promise,”
“Of course, we will. We’re gonna fix everything!” She smiled, stalking over before she moved around him, actually crawling like a cat. He froze up as she stood back up. “Especially now that you’re back and going to give me your miraculous!”
She grabbed at his ears, trying to rip off the earrings but he grabbed her arms and used his feet to push her off him, causing her to fall to the floor as he jumped away and took out his yoyo.
“My miraculous?!” He asked, spinning it. “What is wrong with you, Lady Noir?”
“I’m sorry,” She stated, getting up and looking over at him. “I didn’t mean to be rude, Annie. Could you please hand me your miraculous? Lady Blanche has gotten into some mischief,”
“Lady Blanche?” He asked, frowning as it all clicked into place. The difference in her look, the want for a miraculous and of course the Paris they were standing in. Somehow, this had all been caused because she had been akumatized. She looked to the side as she held her arm with a sorrowful expression on her face, making his heart ache again before he lowered his yoyo and put it away. Slowly, he walked over to her as she kept looking down. “You’ve been akumatized, Lady Noir. You don’t want or need my miraculous. You need my help. I need to deevilze you so please… let me help you…”
“Annie…” She whispered, looking at him with tears in her icy blue eyes. He stepped closer and wiped away a tear as it trailed down her cheek. “S-Save me… please,”
“My poor kitten,” He whispered. “Tell me… do you remember where the akuma went?”
He gently picked up her hand and looked at her ring before she glanced up at him and smirked at him as she placed his hand on her heart.
“It landed in my heart but it’s already broken!” She replied, making him jump back as she went to grab at his miraculous. This wasn’t going to be an easy task. He knew that the real Lady Noir wasn’t in control but the akuma was. Given that she hadn’t talked to Hawkmoth yet, he could assume that he wasn’t around meaning she was a rogue akuma. That made her more dangerous then the normal kind. She growled as he jumped back and charged at him, trying to grab his earrings. He dodged and ducked down, using his legs to bring her down before jumping up and running to the edge of the building. He needed to evaluate what he was going to do. She jumped up and gave chase as he jumped on the edge before diving off the building. “No! Don’t jump down there, Luka!”
“What?!” He gasped, losing his concentration as she dived after him. He landed on a bus and stumbled as she landed near him. He quickly scrambled up. “W-what did you say?!”
“Your name, Luka,” She answered, making him shake his head.
“No, you’ve got it wrong,” He gasped, shocked. “I’m not Luka,”
“Don’t lie to me!” She screamed, charging at him. He dodged and ran off, jumping across to other places as she chased after him. “I know you’re Luka!”
“But how?!” He shouted back as he tried to escape her. “I didn’t tell you who I am! You know my rule about identities and what Mulan advised!!”
“No but you told someone!” She replied, making him stop as he looked at her. She stopped as well as she glared at him. “And so did I. That is where it all began,”
~Bunnyx’s Burrow~
“But how?!” Anatis shouted as he tried to escape Lady Blanche. Bunnyx frowned as she watched the scene, crossing her arms as she did. She had detransformed and charged up Fluff as soon as she had entered her burrow. Now she was trying to work out what had happened. She had also re transformed in case this Anatis failed. She had to be ready to grab someone else. Hopefully, he wouldn’t and this interaction would reveal what happened. “I didn’t tell you who I am! You know my rule about identities and what Mulan advised!!”
“No but you told someone!” Lady Blanche shouted back, making Bunnyx look at the scene in surprise. Anatis came to a stop as he faced her, causing her to stop as well. “And so did I. That is where it all began,”
“Hmm,” Bunnyx muttered to herself before she changed the screen to the day she picked up Anatis and let it play out, watching it as she did.
~Alternative Timeline~
“Good luck, Kitten,” Anatis stated, finishing the conversation he had with Lady Noir about telling a person before they both hung up. He took a deep breathe before throwing his yoyo and swinging off into the city. He landed in an alleyway, near where he was going to meet Marinette detransformed before walking over to their meeting point. At exactly the same time in the other direction, Lady Noir landed in another alleyway and also detransformed, leaving it to meet with Luka. A smile appeared on her face as she saw him waiting. He had sent her a text saying that he had something important to tell her and she had replied that she also had something important to tell him. As if sensing she was there, he looked up and gave her a beautiful smile before walking over to her. “Hey,”
“Hey back,” She giggled, making him smile. “So this thing I want to tell you… um… can we go somewhere more private for it?”
“I was about to suggest the same thing,” He replied, making her smile before he took her hand in his. The two of them walked off towards the Seine and farther from prying ears, heading towards the Canal Saint-Martin. Once there, they came to a stop and Luka smiled as he leaned on the bridge. “I like it here. It’s peaceful and quiet, meaning I can hear the music of the city,”
He turned to face Marinette as she looked around.
“The best part is hardly anyone comes here,” He explained, making her smile as she walked over to him. “So we shouldn’t have to worry about anyone overhearing us,”
“That’s good,” She smiled, making him smile back. “So.. Do you want to go first or should I?”
“I’m kind of nervous,” He admitted, rubbing the back of his neck. She giggled a little. “But if it’s ok with you, I would like to go first,”
“That’s fine with me,” She smiled, making him smile back before he bit his lip. “Hey, whatever it is… I’m still gonna love you,”
“Y-Yeah… it’s just…” He took a deep breath before looking at her. “It’s big, Marinette and I’m not sure how to say it so I’m just gonna go for it,”
“Alright,” She nodded, gently taking his hand in hers.
“Ok,” He replied, closing his eyes and taking another deep breath. “I’m… I’m Anatis,”
Marinette blinked as she looked at him in shock, causing him to open his eyes. Fearing the worst, he gently placed his hand on her shoulder, making her look at him.
“M-Marinette? Please say something?” He asked, concerned. What if she now hated him? Or was disappointed? She must be so disappointed. Oh, kwami, maybe this was a bad idea. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t… I can use the Rabbit and-”
“I’m Lady Noir,” She stated, making him look at her in just as much shock. “A-And I don’t want to forget this. My boyfriend is my best friend too,”
“Y-You’re not disappointed?” He asked, making her give him a look that screamed Lady Noir. He wondered how he didn’t see it before.
“Far from it… Annie,” She giggled, making him smile too before she cupped his cheek, making a blush come across his cheeks. “I’m happy that the two boys I’ve admired for a long time are the same person and that I’m lucky enough to be with you,”
“Kitten,” He whispered, closing his eyes. “I’m so happy to know you’re my girlfriend and my partner but we should be careful,”
“I know,” She replied. “We’ll keep this between us,”
“Hmm sounds like a good idea,” He replied, opening his eyes to reveal a soft expression. “I love you,”
“I love you too,” She replied, leaning up and gently pressing her lips to his. He kissed back, snaking his arm around her waist as she moved her arms around his neck…
~Bunnyx’s Burrow~
“It’s worse than I thought,” Bunnyx gasped, pausing the screen before rushing over to another one to see what was happening with Anatis and Lady Blanche. “Come on, Anatis. Quick!”
She pressed the screen in front of her, causing it to come to life as Anatis landed on another bus. She frowned as he glanced up to Lady Blanche who was walking over to him.
“Give me your miraculous so I can make everything go back to the way it was!” She shouted, making Anatis glance up at her. “I just want to fix this,”
“I know but you know I can’t do that,” He replied, making her narrow her eyes. “I’m sorry, Kitten… I am but-”
She suddenly tackled him, making him grunt before she jumped up and charged up a ball of white energy in her hands. He watched as a huge tentacle came out of the water, making him stare in fear before she hissed as she narrowed her eyes, directing the ball of energy into the tentacle.
“Mega cataclysm!” She declared, throwing it out. It hit the tentacle, causing a wave of energy to blast from it and for the tentacle to hit into a building, knocking it down and into the water as Anatis stared in horror. Lady Blanche breathed out heavily as she glared at the tentacle retreating back into the water. “I won’t let you take him. I won’t lose him again,”
“… What was that?” He asked, slowly getting up and causing her to turn around. “Lady Noir?”
“It’s Lady Blanche and that was Simme,” She answered, confirming his worst fears. “He escaped after the calamity,”
“T-The Calamity?” He asked, making her glance up. He followed her gaze and saw the moon split in half, confirming that it really was the Paris he had dreamt about. “Lady Noir-”
“Lady Blanche,” She corrected, making him frown.
“What happened?” He asked, glancing at her. “Kitten, what happened to you?”
“Wouldn’t you like to know,” She replied, switching back to her akuma personality before she tried to hit him again. Anatis jumped back and swung off, making her growl. “You can’t run from me, Luka!”
“Oh no!” Bunnyx gasped as her burrow shook from Lady Blanche’s attack on Simme. She paused her screen and rushed over to another one, fast-forwarding it to one of Luka’s and Marinette’s dates. She frowned to herself as she watched them sharing ice cream together. She moved it forward again. This time they danced together. She kept searching but they seemed happy with each other. Both sides of them just got stronger so where did it go wrong? She frowned as she came to a battle between an akuma and Anatis. She pursed her lips as she watched them battle it out. The akuma almost won but before he could harm Anatis, Lady Noir inferred and distracted him, giving Anatis enough time to summon a lucky charm before the two of them defeated them. She frowned as she watched Anatis throw the cure before the two of them went off. However in the shadows, Su Han lingered, giving her a shiver. She paused it and turned to the current scene on the screen. “You have to succeed, Anatis! Forget about everything and capture his akuma now!”
~Apocalyptic Paris~
“Things were perfect until Hawkmoth found out about us,” Lady Blanche stated as she landed on the Eiffel tower. “Somehow he found out and… well, you can see for yourself what happened. All because of us. Our love did this to the world,”
“No,” Anatis stated in a firm voice, making her turn around as he stood above. “Love did not do this… I don’t know how we got involved with each other but our love didn’t destroy the world. We’ve always used it to save it. Hawkmoth is what caused it. He was the one who akumatized you. He was the one who caused the 'Calamity’ as you put it and freed Simme. All of this can be directly linked to Hawkmoth’s actions. Not ours. I know we would have done our best to stop this from happening. I know I would have tried to reach out to you and save you. So don’t blame us, Kitten. We didn’t destroy the world. Hawkmoth did!”
He glanced to the side a little.
“I know you don’t really think that, Kitten,” He muttered, meaning her words. “It’s just the akuma speaking but it doesn’t matter because I’m going to fix it!”
“That optimism and determination,” She growled, summoning a small ball of white light and firing it at him. He jumped away from it. “It’s so annoying! How do you even remain like that even when faced with this?!”
She gestured to everything as Anatis landed in front of her.
“I have to,” He stated, making her grit her teeth. “I can’t afford to give up. Not only would it give Hawkmoth an advantage but it’s just not in my personality to do so. I can’t give up not after what we’ve gone through and I’m not giving up on you. You’re one of the most important people to me, Kitten,”
“A-Anatis,” She gasped, a light blush danced across her face as her eyes flickered green for a brief moment. She lowered her hand as he stepped over to her. “E-Even like this?”
“I never judged you for been akumatized before… and I’m not going to judge you for it now,” He stated, taking his hand in hers. Her eyes flickered green for a little longer this time “Give me your akuma, Kitten. I can fre-”
“No!” A deep voice roared out as a number of tentacles burst free from the water and slammed towards them. Lady Blanche suddenly pulled Anatis out of the way and fired her mega-cataclysm at it as Anatis landed on the ground. “I have worked too hard for this! I am not about to let you undo it!”
“You will not touch him!” She screamed, firing another large ball at it as the tentacles attempted to hit her and try to get to him. However, neither of them noticed a seperate one moving behind Anatis as he got up, staring at the scene in front of him. It suddenly wrapped around his ankle and pulled, causing him to fall before it began to drag him to the edge, making him cry out. Lady Blanche turned around and grabbed his hand, her eyes full of fear as more of them wrapped around his torso as it tried to drag him to the watery deep. Her eyes widened as she could feel his hand been pulled out of hers before he was suddenly yanked back, causing their hands to break free from each other. He tried to reach out for her as he was dragged into the water, his eyes wide and full of fear as he disappeared into the depths. “Luka!”
~Bunnyx’s Burrow~
“Luka!” Lady Blanche screamed as he was dragged into the water by Simme, causing Bunnyx to stare in horror. The fear in Lady Blanche’s voice was clear as she called for him and she was clearly frightened of going into the water but he had been so close to freeing her. Her eyes were starting to turn back into her normal color. Simme must have sensed it and that’s why he interfered. He didn’t want her to be saved and given what he was, it made sense. Lady Blanche was a perfect power source for him. All of her despair and guilt acted like a battery for him and he had finally defeated the 'mage’ and Finni. If Anatis succeed then this would all be undone, meaning Simme wouldn’t escape, Finni wouldn’t be killed and Lady Noir wouldn’t be in this state. It would all be undone. Bunnyx paused the screen and turned to another. If she could work out exactly how it came to this then she could work the exact moment and change the course of history. She pressed the scene in front of her and watched the scene play out.
~Alternative Paris~
“I want you to break him,” Hawkmoth stated to Lila who was sitting in her usual spot in the park, reading her book as he talked to her. “I was so cool to succeeding last time and this time I want to succeed and you will help me,”
“But he really did have a seizure,” Lila replied back, frowning as she closed her book. “And it was too close last time. The timing of the scarlet akumas, the fact that everyone was willing to defend him. I’m lucky that my father dotes on me but if I do something again, I might not be so lucky and I know when to cut my losses. You’re playing a losing game when it comes to Luka-”
“Are you planning to give up my work?” He growled, making Lila smirk a little.
“Of course not… I just think going after Luka is a losing game,” She replied, placing her book on her lap. “Now going after Marinette. Now that would be worth it,”
“Excuse me?” Hawkmoth asked, frowning.
“Think about it,” Lila stated. “She was Princess Justice, your most powerful akuma to date and she is close to both Luka and Anatis. Target her and you can take out more then one bird. If you’re so determined to break Luka then that’s the way to do it and plus Luka is careful and has a restraining order on me. Marinette on the other hand doesn’t. She would be a much better target,”
“That isn’t a bad idea,” Hawkmoth stated, smirking. “Do your usual thing at school and torment her,”
“Not hard to do,” Lila stated, smirking. “Am I ok to leave now?”
“Yes,” He replied, making her get up. “Do this well and I’ll reward you immensely,”
“I promise you won’t be disappointed,” She stated, walking off as Hawkmoth’s smirk disappeared.
“Sir?” Nathalie asked from the driver’s seat. “Are we going after Marinette?”
“No,” He replied, making her blink. “Miss Rossi can but I will be focus my energy on Mr Couffaine,”
“I see,”
“But Miss Rossi did have a point,” Hawkmoth replied, smirking. “Miss Dupain-Cheng is the secret to akumatizing Luka,”
~At the Liberty~
“I intend to invite her to join Gabriel as my apprentice but your relationship with Miss Dupain-Cheng would
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It’s been a wee bit of a Day, and I almost just skipped this, but holy hell it’s June and I don’t want to start the month off slacking. I already started it off with breathing issues I gotta get something right today.
Anywhoodles. Why is Princess Heartmaker screaming at our Idiots this week…?
She shook her head one more time and looked up, offering a smile that wasn’t as bright or confident as Alya’s but was the best Marinette could manage that morning. Alya’s smile flickered in the face of it.
“You’re right,” she sighed, reaching up to rub at her eyes. “Sorry. I’m just…really out of it today. You know I had a long day yesterday. The past few yesterdays.”
“Which is exactly why this is going to be so good for you,” Alya said, nodding certainly. “Come on, girl. I’ve been trying to get you to come with me for weeks now, and you’re finally here. Just two more steps and you’ll be inside the door. The next hour is going to change your life – trust me.”
Marinette tried to fix her smile and nodded, her hands tightening on the straps of the backpack her water bottle and wallet were stashed in. Alya was right – she usually was. This was going to be good for her. She needed this.
“All right, Alya,” she said, taking a deep breath – the first of many that morning, she was sure. “Let’s do this.”
“Woohoo – that’s my girl!” Alya cheered. She clapped her hands on Marinette’s shoulders and shoved her towards the door, and the next thing Marinette knew she was inside the steamy yoga studio and staring at a room full of unfairly attractive people with worlds more experience than her. She froze just inside the door.
“…nope, changed my mind,” she said, her eyes locking on a really unfairly attractive guy standing by the cubbies lining the back wall. He had blue-tipped hair and arms that made her want to drool and a smile that made her stomach flip pleasantly.
And he was talking to a girl with a long brunette ponytail who was a million times hotter than her and clearly his girlfriend and could probably bend into a pretzel and what the hell was she thinking she couldn’t do this she –
“Marinette!” Alya hissed, pushing her forward. “Class is gonna start in five minutes, girl – move!”
The thing was…yoga was Alya’s thing. Well, technically it was Nino’s thing, but when Alya had started dating Nino a lot of Nino’s Things had become Alya’s Things. Yoga was one of them. And Alya, being the Great and Loyal Bestie she was, had immediately realized (after one class) that yoga clearly needed to be Marinette’s Thing, too.
…never mind that Marinette already had a Million Things vying for her attention, like school, sewing, helping at the bakery, student council, the hundred or so activities her friends were involved with that she always showed up to for support like the good friend she was, her high-profile commissions (Jagged Stone was great but so demanding, and he had been all too eager to give her name to his fellow rockers – though he always got first dibs), starting up her boutique, the few babysitting jobs she still did for kids she’d been watching since they were in diapers, the fashion competitions she was always applying to to make sure she stayed on Gabriel Agreste and Audrey Bourgeois’s radars, checking in on her grandfather, making time for her Nonna’s increasingly more frequent visits, and…Marinette was a very busy person and perhaps stretched just a little too thin, ok? She got that.
Which had been exactly Alya’s point. Marinette was stressed, and yoga was great for stress. Alya was convinced attending just two sessions a week with her would do wonders for Marinette’s mental health, but just two sessionswastwo whole hours Marinette wasn’t sure she could commit to – especially when she still had daily meditations with her mother, and how helpful had those been for her stress?
But Alya was her best friend, and Alya was trying to be helpful, and so – even though Jagged Stone’s current commission was sitting half-done on her dress form at home and her back was still killing her from hauling fifty or so sacks of flour the night before – here she was. About to embarrass herself in a room full of unfairly attractive, impossibly bendy people she would most likely never see again.
Maybe she should go toss herself into the river…
Juleka vs. the Forces of Two Idiots in Love
Juleka vs. the Forces of the Universe(AO3)
I know it’s been a hot minute since I updated, and for that, I am so sorry (especially since I didn’t think it would take me this long ) Anyone else feel like they blinked and April was just gone? Because I do. But the good news about one of the reasons it took me so long to update is because I’ve been having lots of fun working on some of my other current WIPs (and there are even a few new ones ) But I really appreciate your patience and support everyone!!
I’m super excited for you all to read this chapter and I think quite a few of you have been waiting for something like this (I think. I hope). I’ve actually had some of these scenes written since January, but obviously other things had to happen first. All that being said, I hope you enjoy!!
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She couldn’t help but frown at the sight in front of her, despite how seemingly perfect it was. Marinette and Luka were sprawled out in two of the lounge chairs on deck; Luka with his guitar and Marinette with her knitting. And every so often, he would look at Marinette with his Marinette smile like the completely lovestruck sap he was. And every time he looked away, Marinette would look over at him with her completely lovestruck Luka smile.
But they kept missing each other. If they would just look at the same time, maybe those two idiots would see what was staring them straight in the face!
It was infuriating! If it weren’t for the fact that she had just touched up her hair colour, she would be ripping her hair out.
They said love was blind. And so too, apparently, were the two idiots who were so in love with each other.
Those two idiots were blind… but it was a good thing she wasn’t.
For@spikartxxand@lovebugs-and-snakecharmers! Happy very late Valentine’s day. Apologies for the lateness, the mods and I weren’t sure if we were going to get a late entry or not. I did a pinch-hit since I loved one of your prompts :)
Also it’s Thirsty Thursday ;)
Original Prompts:
A Lady Noir / Luka kind of dynamic? Where Marinette gets to be the one flustering Luka instead of the other way? Delicious Idk just kind of hungry for a playful flirting between them (maybe with a brave Marinette at the end being as flirty with Luka in her civil form and them together lol I JUST WANT A HAPPY ENDING WITH THEM)
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Luka was desperately pedaling his bike as fast as he could toward danger. This was happening more and more often in his rather short career as a human being (that he seriously hoped he didn’t just make shorter). But he had to do something to try and alert Ladybug and/or Chat Noir when there was a new akuma. Two new akumas. Luka was pretty sure he could legitimately help the superheroes with these two akumas because they were his Ma and his sister before Shadowmoth got a hold of them.
Juleka had become Reflekta (again…). His mom became a sentient flying pirate ship called The Nanarchy after merging with the Liberty. They ganged up and the duo was wreaking havoc on Paris as akuma were wont to do, shooting Reflekta-cloning beams at every person and firing speaker-cannons at every building. All because Jagged wouldn’t stop being Jagged.
We had an absolutely fantastic turnout for this year’s exchange with 33 works of art and fiction submitted! Some of these fiction works are ongoing so there’s still more to enjoy in the days to come. Extra thanks and love to our pinch hitters @livrever, @asadweeghostieand@feminaexlux who jumped in where we needed them!
Art
@bloody-writesfor@inimoo:Singer AU
@haphirafor@writtenbyrain:Love Conquers All (Haphira also wrote for this prompt, see below!)
@ladyfreya123for@chromemist/@justknitstuff:Bard Luka and Spellcaster Marinette
@milahideefor@bloody-writes:Marinette and Luka
@spikartxxfor@verfound:Cupid’s Son
@starsfornanamifor@mari-onberry:bye bye little butterflies!
Fiction
@airi-p4for@haphira:Incorrigible
@asadweeghostieforSilverXephon: Hot Chocolate
@asadweeghostiefor@airi-p4: We Talk (Too Much) (NSFW)
@chromemistfor@emikogale:Three Instances of Marinette Being The Clumsiest Mermaid Ever, As Witnessed By One Slightly Suffering Mate.
@eat0crowfor@spikartxx:Is There Anybody Out There
@emikogalefor@kryptored:Melodies of Valentine’s Day
@feminaexluxfor@milahidee:Just Be
@fenheart87forNonHumanThingsThatAreNice:Growing Up From You
@goldenlaurelleaveswritesfor@ladybugs-and-black-cats:Songs, Snowballs, and Storms
@haphirafor@writtenbyrain:Love Conquers All
@ladybugs-and-black-catsfor @livrever: Start From The Beginning
@keentrigger-writesfor@fenheart87: Running From Yesterday, Straight Back Into You
@kryptoredfor@nerdypanda3126:It’s the little things.
@livreverfor@eat0crow:Locks of Love
@livreverfor@poetic-mordem: Me On You
@marciacmoonfor@starsfornanami: What Does the Snake Say?
@mari-onberryfor@ladyfreya123:Hand Me Down
@milliethekitty27for@marciacmoon: Watering the Fish
@nerdypanda3126for@theriveroflight:It’s a Love Story
NonHumanThingsThatAreNice for Snugglebuttkitten:Awaiting a Chance
@misfortunate-ml-multishipperfor @asadweeghostie: Forgetful kisses
@poetic-mordem for @quickspinner:Around the World (Led Me Straight To You)
@quickspinnerfor@milliethekitty27:She Weaves a Magic Web
SilverXephon for@keentrigger-writes: It Could Only Have Been You…
@theriveroflightfor@misfortunate-ml-multishipper:touch the sky
