Music Strings • Luka Couffaine

|Chapter 30|

"I-i uh..." 

Luka took a small gulp, hesitant to speak about his alter ego. Luckily, he was saved by the bell in the last minute.

Juleka, Rose and Luciana came back with cakes, alot of cakes.

"Hey guys! What'd we miss?" Rose asked cheerfully as she puts the box of goodies down. Filled with french Croissants, which are a little pastry made with butter and then carefully baked.

Éclairs, that are made with choux pastry filled with a flavored and sweet cream. And Financiers, that are little soft almond flavored cake.

(Y/N) dug in on the pink éclair, the smooth rich flavour tingling her taste buds. Luka heaves out a sigh of relief, mentally thanking his sister and her friends for saving his butt. He took the croissant, then had a bite.

"Marinette really served us well." Rose then commented, a small moan of delight escaping her lips as she takes a macaroon. Juleka gave her a nod in response.

"We should come here more often." (Y/N) then says, a smile plastered on her lips as she munches the éclair.

Luciana's eyes darted to Juleka and Rose. She gave them a small nod, signaling them of some sorts.

She then takes out her phone and acts as if she was scrolling through something. Then she lets out a sigh, (Y/N)'s eyes immediately shot up and gave Luciana a questioning gaze.

"It's Brad. He needed some help with moving our stuff." Luciana then says, waving her phone at (Y/N). She bit down on her lip, hoping that she'd let her go.

A small sigh of relief escapes her lips when (Y/N) nodded in understanding. A small smile on her lips.

"Alrighty then. Go help your boyfriend with 'moving' out stuffs." (Y/N) then said, her voice slightly playful and teasing. And it had Luciana's cheeks burning up, her eyes were wide and frantic as she gives (Y/N) a small huff.

"He's not my boyfriend." She then grumbles.

Luciana then waves goodbye to the gang, not before sending both Juleka and Rose a small thumbs up. Now there were four left.

Rose and Juleka were chatting, trying to seem as preoccupied as they can so (Y/N) and Luka would try to have a conversation.

Julekas eyes grew concerned as she sees her brother act like a total goofball, instead of talking to the girl of his dreams. She mentally scolds her brother, as if that'd do something about the situation.

Rose gives Juleka a small nudge, alarming the entranced Couffaine. She looks back at Rose, their gazes meeting. Juleka have her a small nod, understanding what she was eyeing.

"(Y/N)! We forgot that we had something to do too!" Rose then said, standing up and picking her pink bag, as I'd she was in a hurry. Both Luka and (Y/N) were surprised, they were supposed to leave altogether. Luka eyes his little sister, giving her a questioning look.

Juleka could only give his brother a small shrug. She stood up as Rose finishes cleaning up her stuff. She took Julekas hand and started to drag her away.

"See you guys later!" Rose then says. (Y/N) and Luka then watches their silhouette disappear as they walk away. And now there are two left.

The atmosphere started to get tense, they didn't know what to talk about. What to say to each other, how to start their conversation. (Y/N) but down on her lip, her gaze fixated at Lukas form. He seems to be lost in thought, his eyes were darting into nothingness.

"Hey Luka?" (Y/N) then called out, surprising both Luka and herself. She didn't mean to call out his name, it just came out naturally. It's as if someone else was controlling her very being.

"What's up?" Luka then asked.

(Y/N) bit down on her lip once more, she didn't know what to say next.

'Hey y'know I actually like you.'

'N-not like. I love you.'

'Ugh why is confessing so hard?'

(Y/N) mentally facepalms, as she scolds herself for being such a weirdo. What does she says next? What does she do next?

Her swirling thoughts came to a stop as she hears Luka call our her name. Her head shot up to see Lukas gaze intently on her, his gaze was so soft and warm that it almost seems mesmerizing.

"I have a confession." Luka then said, biting down on his bottom lip as he says those words.

"A-a confession?" She then says.

"I—"

Before Luka could even start talking, a crowd started to form around them. People with tons of cameras, mics, and news reporters surrounded them.

(Y/N) eyes became wide and frantic, blush soared her cheeks as she realizes that they were once again caught by the media.

"(Y/N) (L/N), is this the guy you've been seeing?"

"(Y/N) (L/N), what does your mother think of this?"

"(Y/N) (L/N), your band and Kitty Section won the finals. Is there any chance of us seeing another fantastic duet with your partner?"

"Can we see a small kiss?"

Blush started to flourish both aspiring artist's cheeks. (Y/N) mouth was agape, she didn't know what to do, what to say. How to handle this type of situation.

She started to shake real bad, being infront of the media was one of those things she really hated. Luka looks at her form, his eyes started looking glum as he sees her stiffen. Then he got an idea.

(Y/N)'s head shot up as she felt warm hands embrace her hip, it's hold was soft and gentle. She looks to see Luka behind her, hugging her softly. His head resting on her shoulder, nuzzling his head there ever so softly.

The crowd cheered wildly for the two aspiring artist's.

"Yes I am the guy she's been seeing." Luka then answers.

"And no we honestly don't know what her mother thinks of me, but I do hope that she knows that I won't ever hurt her." He continues.

"And yes we'll definitely be doing more duets from now on."

(Y/N) heart started fluttering against her chest as she hears Lukas words. She doesn't know if he's just faking it or he's actually being serious. His hold on her didn't falter, it didn't seem like he was just acting this all out.

And all her dying questions were answered when Luka said—

"You guys can definitely see a Kiss."

Lukas gaze met (Y/N)'s. His eyes held sincerity and it had (Y/N) weak in the knees.

"Only if she gives consent." He then added.

(Y/N) spared no time to waste. She immediately grabbed his collar, closed her eyes, and collided her lips with his. Luka eyes were lingering with surprise, he didn't expect her to accept his feelings. But nonetheless he kissed her back wholeheartedly as the crowd cheers for them once more.

His hand was on her hip, the kiss they shared was soft and tender. (Y/N) felt like she was in a trance when they let go of the kiss. Luka pressed his forehead against hers, his heart beating wildly against his chest.

"Soo does that mean we're actually dating now?" (Y/N) then asked in a hushed tone.

"Yeah." Luka answered, giving her a soft kiss on the forehead afterwards.

Everything around them was forgotten. Every problem they had, forgotten.  The competition, (Y/N)'s mother, the bullies. It was just them, lost in trance.

The End