Masked (Miraculous Ladybug Fan-fiction)

Part 8. Invitation

"Oh I'm such a dork!" I sighed dejectedly. "Chill girl! I think you did great! At least you managed to get your point across, and he said he'd try to come after his shoot. I think that's progress!" I glanced at her hopefully. "You really think so?" Alya nodded and draped her arm lazily over my shoulder. "Definately, now let's go help these kids out." I nodded as she handed me my book-bag. I shot one last glance at the doors of the academy as we walked away.

When we arrived, Nino was on deck, setting up his dj equipment. Luka stood beside him, setting up his guitar. "Hey!" Alya shouted. Nino looked up and waved happily at Alya. I glanced shyly at Luka who shot me a crooked smile. My heart fluttered when he winked at me. "Come on girl, let's go say hi!" Alya nudged. "I-I'm okay. Why don't you go say hi to Nino? I'll sit here and watch the show" I pointed at a bench that was just beside the boat, on the sidewalk. Alya sighed but didn't protest and left me to my thoughts.

"Kagami..." her name circled around in my head. My heart cringed uneasily when I thought about the two of them. "Hey..." a voice interrupted my thoughts. My cheeks flared red when I saw Luka sit next to me. "H-hey!" I stuttered nervously as I squeezed my hands between my thighs. He smiled gently. "Why don't you come join us? We could use another set of ears." I glanced shyly at the floor. "N-no... I don't know much about music, I'll just get in the way." Luka turned towards Nino who was mixing two songs.

"Your friend has a lot of talent. He asked me for some pointers and he picked them up almost instantly. No doubt he'll be a great Dj someday." I glanced up excitedly. "You really think so?" He nodded. "That's the face I wanted to see" I felt the blush return to my face when he said that. "You look much cuter when you smile" I glanced down embarrassed.

"You know, my school is having a similar competition. From what I heard, they're also giving away a pair of tickets to the Jagged Stone concert. Since I never got a chance to thank you for your bravery when my mom was akumatized, I was thinking on entering the contest for those tickets. If I win, I'd like to take you to the concert to show my appreciation." My heart nearly jumped out of my chest.

"M-m-me? Go to a c-c-convert...I mean concert with y-you?!" I stuttered nervously. "Why not? You did say he was your favorite. Do you already have plans?" I shook my head with a quick and jerky motion. "Plans? M-me? No way, I'd love to g-go see Jagged Stone!" Luka smiled brightly. "Then it's settled!" He said as he stood up. He was about to head back to the boat, when a horrified expression crossed his face.

"Look out!!" He shouted as he tackled me. We rolled away just as large boulder destroyed the bench we had been sitting on. My face turned crimson when I realized he was laying on top of me. "Are you okay?!" He asked as he helped me stand. "Y-yea, I think so..." I trailed off as I looked around. Everyone was running in different directions. "Are you two okay?!" A familiar voice made me look up. Cat Noir was perched on the roof of a building, his baton in his hand.

"Cat look out!" I shouted just as another boulder knocked him off the roof and smashed into a neighboring building. Luka took my hand and pulled me away from the chaos. "Marinette, what are you doing?!" Luka shouted as I slid out of his grasp. "I..uh, have to make sure Alya's okay!" I shouted as I took off at full speed towards Cat. "Marinette!" Luka's anguished screams dissipated as I got farther away.

"What's going on Marinette?!" Tikki asked as she peeked her head from my purse. "Looks like trouble Tikki!" I hissed as I looked for a place to transform. "Ladybug!!" Cat Noir's panicked scream made me look up. The akuma had him pinned against two boulders. He struggled uselessly as the akuma hovered closer, aiming for his ring. "We have to help him!" I shouted as I dashed into the nearest alley. "Tikki, spots on!!"