Lukanette Soulmates AU

Chapter Eight: Her Dilemma

Marinette's POV

Luka was my soulmate. Luka was my soulmate. LUKA COFFAINE WAS MY SOULMATE!

How. Did. This. Happen.

There was no way.  How could we be soulmates?! He absolutely repulses the ideas of one. And I absolutely adore the idea having one-

All we have in common is a famous rockstar artist-

Was my string broken? What in god's name was happening!?  I could hear Luka calling my name. I knew he was supposed to be my string. I was sure of it.

There was absolutely no mistaking it. The marks on both of our hands were identical. This was too big of a coincidence.

I took a deep breathe trying to fight the rising feeling and the tightness in my chest. But when I felt his hand on my shoulder-

My breath hitched for a minute.  I- I don't know why.  Maybe it was because of the fact that my soulmate had touched me for the first time or-

Stop it! You have a boyfriend! A boyfriend!

Boyfriend. Adrien.

I felt my breath rise up and down.  No. No. No.

If I'm not Adrien's soulmate then who-who is his?!

No this wasn't right.... I- I loved Adrien so why wasn't I his soulmate! He loved me!  Why wasn't that enough? I could feel myself getting tired and panting for air. But I couldn't move I couldn't do anything I was just stuck.

I felt tears brimming as I looked at the identical ☾ on both me and Luka's right backhands.  Why?! We had been together for two years- Adrien was everything to me-

WHY COULDN'T I HAVE BEEN HIS SOULMATE-

I just- I couldn't understand.  What- why? Wasn't I enough for him? Why did the string feel so entitled to tell me otherwise. I let out a whimper.  What would he think-what would Adrien think when he found out.  I was brought back to reality by Luka's soft voice.

"Marinette?"

I froze.  I had never heard him say something, much less my name, it was more gentle and less sarcastic than he usually said it.  I looked up into his aqua eyes.  I felt tears stinging in mine.  I felt my lips part as I got lost in them for a minute.  They were so genuine- I- I don't really know.

I looked down and gestured to my hand. 

In all honesty I had never seen Luka act this kindish- probably because I was crying in the middle of the hallway after stalking him.  This was really uncomfortable for the both of us.  I knew I would be getting second hand embarrassment about this for the next 12 years-

As I felt his fingers glide across my hand and turn it over- we heard a voice.

That voice. Adrien. Shit.

It was coming from down the hall and getting closer.

He couldn't see her like this and he definitely couldn't see- I stuffed my hands in my pockets.  My soulmate mark... my string... it wasn't-

Adrien looked pained. He obviously knew something was wrong and wasn't that happy at all.

He had a fake smile plastered on his face that I could see through so clearly, and I'm pretty sure Luka could see too-

Because a couple seconds later Luka made a break for it and ran to the next class.

"Marinette!"

I was brought back to reality to see to green eyes peering against mine.

"Is everything okay- you-your acting weird?"

'NO, I just found out that you aren't my soulmate, but Luka Coffaine is.  HAHAHAHAH funny right?!'

"Yeah,I'm fine it was just-"

"It was just?"

"I didn't do too well on a physics test and I got a little upset that's all.  And Luka, my soulmate- BLAH WHERE DID THAT COME FROM HAHAHAH- PARTNER- MY LAB TEAMMATE WAS TRYING TO CALM ME DOWN!"

Adrien looked at me for a minute.  He had been on a bit of edge since I got my string.  He wanted to make us work as much as I did.  He tried his hardest to smile and understand.  But any guy who came into my vicinity, who didn't have a string or soulmate was bad luck to him. 

I sighed cupping his cheek and kissing it. 

"That's all it was?"

'No.'

"Yeah."

He nodded. 

"What are you doing out here anyways before class?" I asked.

"I came out of class to tell you my father finally agreed to you-well you know!" He said putting on a wide grin.  I felt myself smile too for a seconds. A real smile.

"OH MY GOD! ADRIEN ARE YOU SERIOUS!?"

Gabriel Agreste, famous fashion designer of Paris, had made me his intern! Here's the thing: I applied for the junior internship at fourteen, but Gabriel didn't want to let me in because Adrien had a crush on me at the time and we soon well dated.  I guess finally he saw some of my potential and signed me on!

I laughed and jumped into his arms, before a teacher came out and yelled at us to stop snogging and get to class.

Yep. I was definitely going to have second hand embarrassment from this.

For a moment in Adrien's arms I felt like everything was going to be okay.  I forgot about the crescent shape soulmate mark on my wrist.  That was only for a moment though.

Little did I know what the next week would bring.