Lukanette Soulmates AU

Chapter Five: His Heart

Luka's POV

I can't believe she said that to me. That I was just like my Dad-

I smashed my face in my pillow. It bothered me the most because I knew it was true... But I was nothing like that right?

I didn't bother to tell Juleka what happened.  It would just ruin her spirits for the rest of the day.

I sighed.

In all honesty I was a little surprised that Marinette Dupain-Cheng had some bite to her.  I wouldn't have expected her to be that fierce... Maybe I don't know her as well as I thought I did.

I was partially to blame.  I shouldn't have told her that she and Adrien wouldn't be soulmates. 

Marinette lived in my head and daydreams for the rest of the night.  I just couldn't get her out of my head.  No matter how hard I tried.

I fell asleep that night, restless, that I couldn't catch a break.

Before I knew it, it was morning and my slumber was interrupted from this delightful screech:

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! JULEKA JULEKA JULEKA COME QUICK!"

I groaned into my pillow. What was going on now?!

"Rose..." I grumbled into my pillow, "I like you a lot and I love that you and Juleka are soulmates but if you keep yelling in my ear-"

I heard footsteps most likely Juleka and Mom.

"Oh my gods" and squeals filled the room.  I groaned even more, head still in my pillow.

"I love you guys but I'd prefer to sleep for now." I laughed, still half asleep.

"Luka... did you-did you try to contact your soulmate last night?"

"Uh.. no why?!" I said groggily in my pillow.

Another round of squeals erupted around the room. 

I finally took my head out of my pillow.  The sun was shining through the room.  It looked to be about the middle of the day.

"LUKA YOU GOT YOUR-" Juleka covered Rose's mouth.

She ran up to me and pointed at my pale palm. Confused I looked down and-

My heart skipped a beat as my eyes met my skin.

There it was a little ♡︎ with black sharpie glazed my skin.

The string from my apparent soulmate.  Who were they? Why were they just contacting me now? Did they not believe in soulmates just like me? Did they just get it today? Did I know them? Is that why? Do I go to school with them?

Juleka and Rose squealed.

"OH AND THEY DID A HEART HOW ROMANTIC!" Rose squealed even more.

I sat up.  My mouth gaping open and catching flies.  I couldn't believe it was actually there.  I felt the corners of my mouth turn into a smile.

Juleka tossed me my sharpie from my birthday as both girls sat in front of me cross legged, and holding hands. My mom had left cheering about something like making celebratory pancakes-

"So! What are you gonna say to her?" Juleka questioned drumming her hands on the floor of my room.

"Or him." Rose added practically bouncing up and down.

"I- I never really thought much of it..."

"Don't worry." Rose waved it off, "Don't decide now wait a bit see what you wanna say."

Juleka ruffled her blonde pixie cut.  Rose almost felt like a sister to me the longer she was here.  And even though I wasn't completely crazy about soulmates I wanted something that they had. 

I sighed a smile playing on my lips, this felt different.  I traced the heart gently on my skin.  A good difference.  I stayed up for a while after that.  My mom was so happy she even started crying when she came into my room.

I stayed up all night thinking about them. I didn't know I could feel so weightless at the thought of my soulmate's mark on my hand.

I was about to go to sleep when my phone started blowing up from Alya Césaire's Instagram. It was a photo of Marinette wrapping her arms around Adrien in a strapless ladybug themed dress.  Adrien, in a black suit, had his arms around her waist pulling her close.  Their noses brushed against one another's. 

I stared at the photo for a couple of minutes. What was this feeling?

The sad thing is I knew exactly what I was feeling and thinking:

'Gross. Their PDA is kind of nasty.'

I threw my phone to the other side of the bed.  Not even noticing the identical ♡︎ shaped mark on Marinette's palm in the photo.  I wish I did.  Because things only got worse from there.

It was midnight, and like most soulmate marks do, they disappear within 12 hours.  The little heart that glazed my skin slowly faded away.  I pouted, missing my heart a bit.

Sure I didn't care about soulmates because you seemed so forced to be together, but-okay- maybe I care about soulmates a little bit now...

And-

I paused-  reaching over and grabbed my sharpie.

I took a deep breath and turned my hand over where I drew a tiny musical note on my left backhand: ♫

I sighed, smiling at it happily closing my eyes and waiting for a reply. Little did I know the reply I got wasn't the one I was expecting.