Music Strings • Luka Couffaine

|Chapter 17|

(Y/N) stood infront of the school gates, waiting for a particular person to arrive. She fiddles with the colorful bracelet in her hands as she whistles a soft tune, trying to calm her rapidly beating heart.

She then remembers everything that's happened for the past week. Those sweet memories she knows she'll cherish for the rest of her life. Especially the ones with Luka in it.

Blush soared her cheeks as she mentally scolds herself for thinking about that silly band boy again, telling herself to stop thinking about him.

But she couldn't.

Everywhere she goes, everything she does, he's always there. Luka was the one who gave (Y/N) comfort when she needed it the most.

He was there to rescue her when things start to get rough.

He was there to protect her both mentally and physically.

There was definitely no way she can get him out of her mind now.

In all her years of living, she's never felt this free before. Free to be whoever she wants to be. Free to play her own instruments and make her own pieces and verses. Free to try whatever she wants to try. She wasn't scared anymore, and it was all thanks to Luka.

By now she can't really deny her bubbling feelings for him, almost everyone in her band and Kitty Section knows about her tingling crush for Luka Couffaine.

Some say it's just puppy love, others say it's just a small crush. But to (Y/N) it was more than just that. She wants to get closer to him, to learn how to strum his tunes and understand him.

A small sigh parted her lips as she takes her phone out from her bag and started scrolling though her albums, relishing all the good memories she's made this past week.

There's this one picture that Luciana took on (Y/N)'s phone before the solo vocals competition. They were all there together, acting all silly and weird as they coach (Y/N) the verses.

Then there's another picture consisting of only (Y/N) and Luka, and it seems to be a stolen shot. (Y/N)'s eyes grew as wide as saucers, as if she was a deer caught in headlights.

'I don't remember this one.'  She grumbled, silently cursing and making a mental reminder to never give Luciana her phone ever again.

But she can't deny that this photo is really nice. Lukas soft, sweet smile forever frozen in a photograph.

(Y/N) started to grow concern as the time flies by. Luka told her to meet her infront of the school at 12:00 am, sharp. It was getting really hot and (Y/N) isn't the patient type.

Scenarios started to flow through her mind, one scary thought after the other. Her concern for Luka was sky high.

Maybe he just got stuck in traffic?

Or maybe he got beaten up by Jake..

Or maybe he just went out to buy some food or something.

(Y/N) looked down on her shoes, she usually does this whenever she's nervous or in a state state of being harmed. At least, that's what she used to do.

As time passes (Y/N) has built this solid wall, a wall built by hatred, anger, sadness. A wall built with her horrid past. A wall built because of her mother. A wall built because of Emilia.

Her head jolts up as she hears a familiar voice, blush started tinting her cheeks as she voice comes closer and closer. Then she could stop the familiar blue mop of hair from the distance.

"I-im sorry for being late." Luka then heaves out, trying to recollect his breath. But when he looked up at (Y/N), he could swore that all the oxygen from his lungs vanished.

To him, she looked absolutely breathtaking and immaculate. (Y/N) wore a plain baby yellow cardigan with slim fit jeans and white sneakers that had Luka almost beet red.

"Hey, no sweat. Its alright." (Y/N) then reassures the babbling Luka. The blue haired boy tries to compose himself, before reaching his hand out to (Y/N).

"Then let's go. I know a perfect spot were we can discuss for Mondays competition."

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"Marinette sounds like a really talented person." (Y/N) nodded, trying her best to not show him how irritated she was. Luka gave her a small smile as he starts to play his guitar.

They've been talking about Marinette non-stop, and (Y/N) was already drained. She could feel her heart cracking as she sees how joyous Lukas eyes shone as he animatedly talks about how he and Marinette met.

Marinette and Luka first meet when his mother sends her down to go get him to rehearse with the band. Still bothered by Adrien not coming and not knowing who Luka is or what he looks like, Marinette is startled by him as he opens his eyes and starts to stutter and mix up her words.

He simply teases her playfully about her stuttering, but immediately regrets it when she frowns, embarrassed. Reacting to her frown, he apologizes and begins to play his guitar.

Her warming up to him as she listens to him play the guitar, he believes that music is "often simpler than words". As a memento, he lets her keep a guitar pick of Jagged Stone that she admires.

But honestly, (Y/N) could care less about him and Marinette. The more he talks about her the more (Y/N) realises that she has no chance with him. Marinette met him first, and Luka loved her first. She can't really change anything about that.

As she was busy being lost in thought, and Luka also busy talking about how amazing Marinette was, they didn't seem to notice that commotion that was going on not to far from them.

And then the ground started rumbling, which instantly caught (Y/N)'s attention.

Then there stood infront of them, a large salamander-like monster.

"L-Luka what the fuck is that?!"