Lukanette Soulmates AU

Chapter Nineteen: His Doubt

Luka's POV

I'm not one of those guys to give roses.  I'm not one to give an umbrella either.  I'm not even one to care about soulmates- but i cared about her.

I smiled as I saw her laugh turn even louder at the sight of Adrien at the concert.

"I loved you so I wanted to hang onto you, I-I'm sorry Mari.  You-you just make my life so much better and I love you-a lot.  I promise that I'll listen and that I'll always be there for you if you let me."

I saw Juleka grimace-trying to study my facial features to see if I was okay.

Why wouldn't I be?  I smiled-the concert was booming but the moment felt silent.

Marinette gave him a smile and wrapped her arms around him hugging him close. 

"I love you too."

My heart rose and fell like a rollercoaster.

Love.

What a bullshit concept.

I saw Marinette glance over to me while hugging Adrien, her smile fading a bit. 

"Adrien-er- I came with these guys," she gestured to me, Juleka, Ivan, and Rose who snapped her heads in the other direction-trying to pretend we-weren't eavesdropping.

I heard Marinette giggle at all of our actions before continuing on, "It's so sweet of you to come but-"

"He can stay!" I shouted out loud before covering my mouth.  Where the hell did that come from? In what world did I want to be at a concert with Adrien Agreste?!

"I-I was gonna leave soon anyway-" I forced out a laugh.

"Are you sure?" Marinette looked at me concerned, placing her hand unconsciously on my leg. 

"Uh..."

I jumped at the contact. I wasn't the only one who saw it though-so did Adrien.  His green eyes flashed forward into mine with something that I couldn't really figure out.

Now I really had to go.

I bounced out of my chair as Jagged went on to one of his most popular love songs.

"Yeah-yeah I don't wanna be here for the PDA- besides I-I hate love songs-so g-go and be with your b-boyfriend!" I laughed.

She rolled her eyes playfully, "Figures you hate love songs," she giggled before standing up and giving me a light punch to the arm.

"Ow!" I pouted at her, rubbing my arm dramatically as if I was wounded.

"C'mon Luka its Jagged Stone are you sure you don't wanna-"

"No! I'm good!" I laughed again before leaving the bleachers and going down the stairs-covered in icky popcorn and a bunch of crescent shaped merch. 

Why the hell was I laughing so much?!

I felt her move and follow me down the bleachers too.

I glanced up at her funny-like, Adrien giving her the same look from up above on the bleachers.

Why the hell was this girl so spontaneous?!

"Luka-"

I stopped in my tracks. My name went down her tongue like honey, it wa s the only thing that I could hear or care about in the moment.

"What?" I said to her trying to plant a smile on my face.

"I-I don't really know..." she trailed off fumbling with her fingers quietly.

" I-I just really want you to stay..." She said as she looked up at me expectantly.

"Stay..."

My heart jumped at the familiarity of those words.

I slowly took a deep breath and looked into her bluebell eyes like I had done so many times before.

Her raven hair fell perfectly as her cheeks puffed up with pink brush and were dotted by freckles that looked like gold. 

Oh no- what had we done-

Our string- Our soulmate pact-

'How do you know when you're in love?'

That's what I asked her earlier today- or a variation of that question anyways if you remember-

Seeing her dance like the world wasn't watching- seeing her laugh-seeing her smile as the rock music played in the background- seeing her run after me and ask me to stay- something no one had ever asked me to do before.

There was no doubt in my mind that I loved Marinette Dupain-Cheng.

I sighed giving her a weary smile, "Go up there and be with your boyfriend Marinette, I'm-I'm sure... You should go and talk to him."

I tried to make my words as reassuring as possible as I stared into her eyes.

I do love Marinette Dupain-Cheng. That's what I realized in that moment-

Adrien loved her enough to hold onto her- I had to love her enough to-to let her go.

I felt a lump in my throat rise as I looked down at her.

In true Marinette fashion, she has wrapped her arms around me into a hug.

My heart skipped a beat again, as I looked down at the girl in front of me.

"You're seriously the best 'non-soulmate' ever." She whispered to me with a giggle-before breaking away from my hold.

I watched as her figure became smaller and smaller until she was standing next to Adrien and the rest of the group.

I smiled as I walked away from the stadium a tear pricking down my eyes and traveling down my cheeks.

I had left her-

Maybe I was more like my dad than I had thought.