Mixed Up ~ lukloe

Chapter Four

Chloe avoided Luka for the whole morning. They had a promotional bit at noon to film. Luka had made a full breakfast of eggs, pancakes and toast. Chloe had to admit it was delicious. She quietly said thank you and dashed upstairs.

There, she began setting up her room. She took out the photos she'd printed. One of her and her friends and one of her, Zoe and Zoe's dad. He looked nothing like Zoe with his brown eyes and brown hair. Plus, he was tall. Both girls were fairly short for their age and had blonde hair and blue eyes like their mother.

She took a short walk around the house and looked for Luka. It seemed so boring by herself and she supposed that was Gabriel's intention.

She sighed and found him on the balcony playing his guitar. It sounded so peaceful, Chloe couldn't help but listen. She didn't even notice when he finished.

"Hey Chloe," he said.

"Oh, hi!" she said, "I didn't know you played the guitar,"

He nodded, "Yeah, ever since I was a kid I was inspired by Jagged Stone,"

"Oh, cool," she said.

"So, why are you here?" he asked in the same tone.

"Oh yeah," she said, "You'd better not make fun of me,"

"No promises," he said with a wink.

Chloe blushed, "Then I'm not telling you,"

"Well at least sit down," he said. Chloe sat down and stared outside. She felt Luka's eyes on her. She drummed on her thighs.

"Why did you even come on this show?" she blurted.

He shrugged, "It seemed like a fun idea,"

"But why though, don't you already have a girlfriend?" she found herself saying, "You seem like the type of person to—"

"Are you saying I'm hot?"

"No," she said quickly, "What I meant was you're...kind,"

He shrugged, "Okay, well to be honest, despite what you may think, I haven't been so lucky in the love department,"

She nodded, unsure what to say.

"In fact, my girlfriend and I just broke up before this," he said, "That's mainly why I'm here,"

"I'm sorry," she said, seeing his saddened expression.

"T-thanks,"

"If you don't mind telling me," she began, "Why did you guys break up?"

He sighed, "I-I can't,"

"Why not?" she asked, "Even though you just met me, you can trust me,"

His chin rested in his hand and he cleared his throat, "Last year I liked this girl, we're going to call her Mary,"

She nodded, "Sounds nice enough,"

"And I knew she liked this other guy, but he was dating another girl and we were always hanging out. Eventually we started dating, but I could tell that she—"

"Go on," she said.

"I'm going to cry," he warned, "If I continue,"

"It's fine, I won't judge you," she promised, "Even if you make the weirdest sounds when you cry,"

He laughed, but she could still hear the sadness in his voice, "Fine. I could tell that she still liked him. Even though she swore that she didn't, I just went along with it, because I loved her with all my heart, and—'

He paused as he felt Chloe hold his hand. He didn't even notice the tears streaming down his cheeks. He rested his head on her shoulder.

"W-we broke up," he said, "I told her that she should just go after him and that I couldn't be in a relationship with her if she was in love with someone—"

Chloe wrapped her arms around him and he smiled sadly, "I love-"

"Hmm?"

"Nothing,"

"You know, I'm glad we got put together," she admitted.

"Really? Is this the same Chloe that didn't want to be paired up with me?" he teased.

She poked him, "Shut up,"

Then a marshmallow hit Luka in the head, Chloe looked down and saw Nathalie with an annoyed face on, "You guys are late!"

Luka locked eyes with Chloe as he remembered the cameras and the video they had to film.

"We'll be down in a minute!" she yelled.

"You still look really sad Luka, I can tell Nathalie to cancel,"

"No, it's fine. I'm a very good actor,"

Chloe nodded but didn't believe him. She walked into the washroom and did her makeup. Then she found an outfit to wear. It was plain, but she didn't have time to create a masterpiece. She just wore a white crop top and some baggy jeans. She brushed her hair and tied it into a high ponytail. She'd grown it out. Then she put a white headband on and walked downstairs. Luka was already there looking like her fashion twin. He was just wearing a plain white t-shirt and jeans.

Chloe's cheeks flushed as Nathalie looked at them skeptically. She decided not to say anything and led them into her car.

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After the video, Chloe and Luka went inside. She offered to order a pizza, and it arrived within 15 minutes. They ate in silence, neither of them feeling like talking.

Luka volunteered to do the dishes and Chloe went upstairs. He heard distant thunder, but didn't think too much of it. He was on the last dish when he heard a scream. He dropped the plate shattering it and sprinted upstairs like the house was on fire.

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