From Ashes to a New Beginning: A Miraculous Fanfiction

Chapter 21: Dinner "Date"

"So... dinner?" Luka smiled.

"Uh... sure." Adrien smiled sheepishly.

Was this Luka Couffaine? The... Luka Couffaine from high school?! No way. No way was this him! He couldn't be! Yeah, Adrien was a model but... Luka... he looked... way more mature and grown-up than Adrien. How was he intimidated by him? If anything Adrien was WAY more intimidated by Luka!

This was bad. Has Marinette seen Luka since the breakup? If she hasn't... would she change her mind about dating him and go for Luka? If she didn't go for Luka she would be crazy. Luka was the nicest person in the world and now... he was... HOT. Like... he could appreciate a guy's appearance. Ugh... this was supposed to make him feel better... not worse.

"You alright Adrien?" Luka asked.

"Ye-yeah... just hungry." He smiled.

"Where to then?" Luka smiled, getting into the car with Adrien.

Adrien started driving and they started looking for a restaurant to eat at. They finally found one not too far away and parked. They were seated not too long after, which wasn't surprising after the waiter saw Adrien with Luka.

"Still the young famous model as ever... right Agreste." Luka laughed.

"Ah... yeah." He laughed nervously.

Adrien sat down in the seat and Luka right after him, both taking hold of their menus. They gazed over the items in silence, Adrien still feeling a little intimidated and awkward. The waiter took their drink order and soon disappeared.

"So I heard that you'll be taking over the Agreste brand." Luka smiled, setting his menu down.

Adrien sat his menu down and smiled nervously while nodding.

"That's great news." Luka laughed. "How is the business?"

"Good. Good."

The waiter walked over and took Luka and Adrien's order. The waiter then walked away with their menus leaving their drinks on the table.

"I saw Marinette works there now. How is she doing?" He said, stirring his drink with his straw while he watched the ice clink against the glass.

"Uh...yeah. She came in one day. We got her set up in the system and we helped her into her studio but she didn't have any studio equipment so..." He trailed off, seeing Luka's expression.

Luka was confused and rather... intrigued.

"Did you help her get the job?" He smiled.

"Well... kinda yeah. She asked-" He smiled sheepishly.

"Adrien, have you seen Kagami lately?" Luka asked, cutting Adrien off.

"H-huh? Kag-Kagami? Well... kinda... she works there as well but I don't talk to her...W-Why? Has something happened?" Adrien frowned, worriedly.

"Not to my knowledge. I just knew back in high school... you two... dated. I didn't know how that went. There were rumors the famous fashion model was dating someone but didn't know if it were true or not." Luka laughed.

Was...Was Luka wondering if Adrien was dating Marinette? Or... was Adrien just letting things run away in his mind again? Was Luka trying to see if Marinette was single or taken...? If that was the case... he had to shut that down real quick.

"We... dated... but things didn't work out. I am seeing someone actually." Adrien said, taking hold of his beverage and taking a sip to fill in the silence.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Marinette and I decided to remain friends as well. So... who are you dating then?" Luka rubbed the back of his neck and smiled awkwardly, almost as if he were embarrassed.