A Miraculous Valentine

Fate Works In Mysterious Ways

A cool sea breeze started blowing. The scrunched up paper started rolling all over the deck, bounced downstairs and Rose and Juleka walked by and kicked it into the living room. Alix was down there practicing her roller hockey moves. She spies the rolled up paper ball.

'Alix gets the puck....she shoots....she scores! And the crowd goes wild! Woo! Alix, Alix, Alix!' she chanted as she had hit it through Luka's cabin door.

Luka was meditating on his bed which he often did to relax and hear his inner music. He was not like his mom in the sense that he liked keeping his own cabin in some kind of order and didn't have any clutter on the floor.

He opened his eyes and sighed happily. He had gotten lots of inspiration for a new song.

He saw the rolled up paper on the floor.

'What's this?' he thought to himself as he picked it up and unscrunched it and smoothed it out.

He gasped as he read,

"Dear Luka,

I've always been so mesmerised by your music and your smile

I hope one day you will notice me and stay with me a while

Your amazing turquoise eyes I could stare into for all time

I have only just one question: Will you be my Valentine?

Your secret admirer"

Luka sighed. 'It's not signed...' he thought sadly to himself.

He now had a mystery on his hands as to whom his secret admirer was. He could rule out Mylene and Alya as they already had boyfriends. And he didn't think Alix seemed the romantic type. Rose and Juleka seemed very into each other, even though they hadn't come out and said it yet. And he doubted very much that Marinette would write him a Valentine as she had made it clear that they were only friends but that was six months ago. But she still went to pieces in front of Adrien so he didn't think it would be her. Also he recognised the paper was out of Marinette's notebook. But he did notice that it didn't look like Marinette's writing.

'This makes it even more confusing' Luka thought to himself as he was growing more and more perplexed by this secret admirer.

'Valentine's Day is a week away. Maybe I can find out before then and reply to their Valentine' he smiled to himself as he carefully folded the paper neatly and put it in the pocket of his hoodie. Then he picked up his guitar and began to work on his new song. But after a while, he thought to himself: 'I need a change of scenery.'

Zoe had given up writing a Valentine and was on her way home. 'I still have a week to write a better one' she thought to herself as she decided to go for a scenic walk before heading straight back to the hotel.

She found a bridge where the sunlight on the water reflected off underneath it. It had an air of sereneness about it. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the quiet but also the melody of Paris at the same time. It felt magical.

Zoe decided to sit down and enjoy tuning out for a while. She remembered her dad and the times he used to sing to her when she was little. She closed her eyes and hummed the tune that he used to sing to her. She realised that the sound of her humming would reverberate off the bridge so it sounded even more beautiful and magical.

'I'm going to use this place as my quiet place. My place to come to when I want to escape or things get too much' Zoe thought to herself. 'There is only one thing that could make it even more perfect.'

As if right on cue, she heard footsteps behind her.

'Zoe?' a voice said.

She knew that voice only too well.

She turned around.

'Luka...' she said and blushed a little, hoping that he didn't notice. 'How did you...find me?'

'Actually, you've found my special place' Luka smiled. 'I often come here when I feel overwhelmed or want to disappear for a while or for inspiration too.'

Zoe got up and felt bad. 'Oh no, I would never want to intrude on your special place! I can go if you want!'

She began to walk away but Luka gently grabbed her arm. Zoe gasped and blushed, but with her back to him he didn't notice.

'Please don't go' he said softly. 'If this place is special to you as well, I don't mind sharing this place, especially if it's with you' he smiled.

With his hand still gently holding her arm she turned around to face him.

'Are you sure?' she asked him.

'Of course! My bridge is your bridge!' Luka smiled and winked at her.

She blushed slightly again. 'Th-thank you Luka. It really is a special place.'

He led her to a seat and they both sat down.

'What was that tune I heard you humming before? It sounded beautiful' Luka smiled.

'My dad used to sing it to me. I often hum it when I miss him' Zoe replied.

'If you don't mind my asking, what happened to your dad?' Luka asked her.

'He passed away from cancer when I was 12' Zoe replied. 'We were really close and did everything together.'

'I'm so sorry for your loss Zoe' Luka replied sadly. 'He sounds like a really great dad.'

'He was' Zoe smiled. 'But humming his song keeps him alive in my heart, you know?'

'Yes, music is often simpler than words' Luka smiled.

Luka began to play the tune Zoe had been humming on his guitar and Zoe smiled as she hummed along to it. It sounded even more magical with the guitar. Zoe sighed happily as Luka smiled.

'How about we meet on purpose next time? Right here if you want!' Luka asked her.

'S-sure...I'd like that' Zoe replied, slightly blushing again. 'How about after school tomorrow?'

'Sure! See you then!' Luka smiled and waved as she began walking back to the hotel.

Luka smiled as he watched her walk away. 'Maybe Zoe is my secret admirer' Luka thought. 'There has to be some way to find out for sure though.'