Love Letters | L. Couffaine x OC

3

"We were broken and bleeding, but never gave up."

Luka sat there in shock, but he didn't lash out at me like I thought he would. Instead, he said something that caught me completely off guard.
"You're the one Juleka saw take down Chloe yesterday...."

I looked away, my face about as red as my hair. I wanted to apologize, but my heart told me everything would've been fine regardless. Should I listen to it? I didn't think I should until I felt something press against my collarbone. I guess I had completely forgotten about Caiia.

"Well," I said quietly, looking up at Luka with Caiia sitting in the palms of my hands. "I guess I don't have to hide her from you now, huh?"
"No, I guess not." Luka said with a sweet smile. "How did you come across this Kwami anyway?"

That wasn't a question I wanted to answer. It was near impossible for me to speak about the incident in California without tearing up. I looked away from Luka and down to the ground. "Are you sure you wanna hear that story?" I asked, and he nodded slightly. I let out a breath that I didn't know I was holding.

"In the United States, Miraculous holders were common. There were two for every state on the East and West coasts specifically." I started my story simply.
"One particular day, two people were giving Miraculous gems. One bear for one coyote, you understand. My best friend, Liza, recieved the coyote Miraculous while the embodiment of a nightmare got the bear." I scowled silently as I remembered the boy's face. He plagued me and I hate that he stained my memories with him. I took a breath and continued on.

"In Cali, coyotes are seen as bad animals. They destroy crops, eat chickens and all that jazz. There's a bear on the flag, so the people of our state pretty much accepted that they were quote-unquote good." I looked up to see if Luka was following along, and to my surprise, he was listening VERY intently.
"One fateful day, Liza and Buddy, the holder of the bear Miraculous, got into a huge fight, leaving Liza seriously wounded and Buddy with mere scratches. Liza staggered to my house with what little strength she had and collapsed into my arms. She gave a simple 'I love you' and renounced Caiia before dying while I held her close to me."

I let out a deep sigh and felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up and saw Luka give a faint smile, as if to tell me that everything was okay. "From what I heard from Juleka, it's easy to tell that yesterday was the first time you really transformed." he said with a little chuckle. I huffed a bit.

"Do you understand why I never wanted to transform?" I asked him, and he didn't answer. I readjusted and looked him in the eyes.

"I never transformed because my rage would've taken over me and I would've killed someone."

He seemed taken aback by this statement, but he didnt withdrawal completely. Instead he asked me a simple question that I knew I needed to say 'yes' to:
"Do you wanna sing something to take your mind off things? You'll have full reign over everything."

"Yes, absolutely!" I said, smiling brightly. "I've got something that fits the conversation we've had."
We exited his room and went to the stage, with Luka telling everyone that I was gonna perform something for them. I stood at the mic and prepared myself quietly.

If I can't let you go will darkness divide?

For the fiction of love is the truth of our lies

We were playing for keeps but we both knew the cost

Now the only way out’s in your heart shaped box

But I hate that it seemed you were never enough

We were broken and bleeding but never gave up

And I hate that I made you the enemy

And I hate that your heart was the casualty

Now I hate that I need you

As we rest here alone like notes on a page

The finest to compose could not play our pain

With a candle through time I could still see your ghost

But I can't close my eyes, for it

For it is there where you haunt me most

Where you haunt me most

I hate that it seemed you were never enough

We were broken and bleeding but never gave up

And I hope that I stain through your memory

As we echo through time in the melody

Now I hate that I need you

And I hear you now when you said it hurt

But it had to fall, fall apart to work

As I see you now in what's left of me
Is it too late to plead insanity?

'Cause I hate that it seemed you were never enough

You were broken and bleeding in the name of love

And I hope that we meet in another life

I hope that we meet in another life

I don't hate that I need you

I don't hate that I need you

I don't hate that I need you

I could feel my eyes sting and my face burning hot. They all cheered me on, but I didn't deserve it. I wasn't a hero, I was just saying how I felt about my best friend. The whole reason I'm even in France right now is to make new friends and forget the past.

I sat back down next to Luka and Adrien, not paying any mind to Marinette and Alya staring daggers into my soul. I tapped Luka's shoulder to get his attention.
"I think I'm gonna go home." I said quietly. "I need snacks and a 200 year nap."

Luka grabbed my hand gently and gave me a look that begged me to stay. I contemplated staying or leaving, and I finally decided on a happy medium. I leaned over and handed Luka a piece of paper with my address on it. "If you need me, stop on by. I'm free every hour that I'm not at school." I said with a half-assed smile.

Before I could leave, though, Luka grabbed my hand and stopped me. "Do you think I can see you tomorrow?" he asked, a light shining in his eyes that awaited my response.
I let out a sigh, then looked up at him with a small smile. "Sure thing, Blue. I'll stop by after school. Seeya tomorrow." I said quietly, then solemnly made my way home.

//end chapter three.
//word count: 1111 words.