The Line Between Love And Hate

Chapter 31: Im In Love With Her

~Three Months Before Marinette Leaves~
There's a knock on the door. "Agreste I already told you, you don't need to knock." I open it and find Luka standing on the other side.

My hand immediately goes to fix my hair. "Luka! What are you doing here?" "Want to go for a walk? I need to talk to you." "Yeah sure." I quickly put on my shoes and close the door behind me.

He takes me to the fountain and we take a seat. "You didn't call." "I know. I'm sorry." "Look if it's about what I said-" "No. It doesn't matter to me. I swear."

"Then why didn't you call me?" "My dad came back." I'm speechless.

"And I know that's no excuse. I was going to call you Marinette. I promise you I was, but when he came everything just got so complicated. I was mad and you know me. I'm not the type to get mad. I didn't want you to see me like that." I nod and take his hand.

"Luka you don't have to worry about things like that. You'd have every right to be mad at him. I wouldn't have thought any less of you." He looks down at our hands and smiles.

"I know. I was just scared." "You don't have to be." He smiles brighter at me. "I know. But now I just feel like I messed up. Can we start over?" I smile and nod. "I'd like that."

He smiles and stands up. "I have to go to class, but I'll call you later?" As he walks away he turns around and strides up to me. "I almost forgot." "Forgot wh-" He pulls me into a kiss. "Bye Marinette." "Bye Luka." I blush.

~Two Months Before Marinette Leaves~

Luka and I have been dating for 1 month. Adrien and Chloe are about to hit their mark for 3.

I'm trying so hard to move on, but it's so hard. And I feel so guilty. How can I claim to feel the way I feel for Luka, while I'm still in love with someone else? Is it possible for me to love two people?

I'm eating lunch when I hear, "Mari." Adrien greets me with a kiss on my cheek. "I was thinking-" "Oh that's never good." He laughs and takes a seat beside me. "So, your birthdays in exactly a week-" "Aw you remembered." I tease.

"When have I ever forgot?" "There was that one time-" "Marinette." He says in a testing tone and I roll my eyes. "I'm just messing with you. You've never forgotten my birthday."

Alya and Nino sit down with us. "Yeah because he has it written on his calendar with hearts around it." Nino says and Adrien hits him. Alya and I giggle.

"There's not hearts." He says as he plays with his ring. Oh my god Nino wasn't lying. Adrien sees me watching his ring and immediately shoves his hands in his pockets.

He has hearts around my birthday? Thats so sweet. He's making it really hard to get over him.

Adrien clears his throat. "Anyways. What are you doing for your birthday?" "I was just going to stay in and sleep." "Girl what? No way." "Sleep Mari? Seriously?" "Really dude?"

"What? This semester has been killing me and with testing coming up, studying has been stressful. I think relaxing for a day will do us some good."

"Okay well the semesters almost over so you'll be able to relax over break. But right now we're trying to plan your birthday." I roll my eyes. "The last semester is going to last us a little over a year. I just want to relax before it gets worse."

"Okay. Fine. If that's what you want then fine. We'll all go to your dorm and sleep on the floor." "You're kidding right?" Adrien shakes his head. "We always spend birthdays together." "Yeah dude. It's tradition."

I shrug. "I mean if you guys want then I guess?" Adrien smiles and stands up. "Okay fine. We'll be at your dorm around 5." I nod. He gives me a kiss on the cheek before walking away.

~Adrien~

There's no way I'm letting her sleep for her birthday. I pull out my phone and text Alya and Nino.

Don't worry. I have a plan.

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"Adrikins!" I look up and see Chloe walking over to the table I'm sitting at. "Hey Chlo." She lowers herself and and gives me a quick peck.

"Hey I need your advice." I pull out two pictures of flower arrangements and hold them out for her. "What color roses are better? Red or pink?"

She grabs the pictures and looks at them. "I like the red ones." "I knew you had good taste." She smiles and hands them back to me. "I'm dating you aren't I?" I laugh and place a kiss on her cheek.

"So is this what you've been up to for the last 4 days?" I nod. "What's this for?" "Mari's birthday is this Saturday. I'm throwing her a surprise party."

"This Saturday?" She asks with a hint of hurt in her voice. "Yeah why?" "Oh. Nothing. I just thought we would've done something together." "You know you're invited right? We are going to be together."

"I meant just the two of us. You know? Since it's our three month anniversary." "Shit. That's this weekend?" She nods. "What if we celebrate it on Sunday?"

"Can't you celebrate Marinette's birthday on Sunday?" "Come on Chlo. This is her birthday we're talking about." "What? Her birthday is more important than our anniversary?"

"We might have more anniversaries this year." "Might?" She looks at me with a hint of pain in her eyes. "Will! We will have more anniversaries this year."

"Adrien do you even want to be with me?" "What kind of question is that? Of course I do." She shrugs. "It's just every time we're together you find some excuse to mention Marinette. I feel like she's all we talk about."

"We talk about other things. Plenty of other things." "Like what?" I hesitate to answer. "Just the other day you asked me what color I think you should paint your nails." "That was last month."

"Really? I could've sworn it was last week." She sighs and places her hand over mine. "Adrien can you answer this question honestly please?" I nod. "Of course."

"Do you love her?" "Marinette? Of course I do. She's my best friend." I say, but she shakes her head. "That's not the way I meant it. Are you in love with her?" "W- what? Where is this coming from?"

Tears fill her eyes. "Just answer the question." I stare at Chloe trying to gather my answer. Do I lie to her and say no? Or do I potentially break her heart and say that yes. Yes I am in love with Marinette.

She stands up. "I knew it." "I didn't answer." "You didn't have to. I can see it in your eyes." She wipes a tear and starts to walk away, but I jump up.

"Wait wait wait." I grab her arm and she turns to look at me. "Okay yes. I am in love with her." Chloe starts to break down and tries to pull away from me. I lift my hand to her face.

"But she's with Luka. She has a boyfriend. She would never see me that way. You have nothing to worry about." She shakes her head.

"Chloe I'm with you. A- and I'm happy with you." "You are?" My heart hurts as I tell her this. "Yes of course I am." She wraps her arms around me.

Why did I just tell her that? I could never be happy with her. No matter how hard I try. I could never be happy with anyone unless they're Marinette.

She places her lips on mine. Her lips are salty from her tears and I immediately feel guilty.

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There will be a few filler chapters ahead so just be prepared!🫶🏽

Also I know semesters don't last longer than a couple months, but I changed it to over a year to fit my story line! So just ignore that small detail please❤️