A/N: Hi! I'm sorry for not updating my rewrite, but as always, I've been busy. To get back into the Luke x Clive ship, I'm am going to be doing the 30 day challenge with them ^-^ I'm sorry for those who have been waiting for more of the rewrite, but please bear with me as I try to get more fluent with the pairing again. The days might not be linked together ( AU's and such) I'll decide that later. And because I'm a weirdo, I'm starting near the end of this month :D
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Professor Layton….yeah.
Also! This list is from the 30dayotpchallenge group on DA ^-^"
DAY ONE: HOLDING HANDS
Luke sighed to himself as he gently pushed himself forward on the swing. It felt a lot different, now that he was older. Luke was now 18 years of age, so the swings were a bit odd to him now, not too small, just odd. He was planning on meeting someone here. Who? Well…Luke hadn't really met them in person before. Now don't go ahead and call him an idiot who was going to be kidnapped! He trusted this person. See, the two had been sending mail back and forth for quite a while now. Luke began counting off his fingers and realized it had to be about 3 years and 11 months…so, almost 4 years! Luke's face flushed, to think they had been talking so long! The warmth of his blush felt nice due to the cold December weather, sneezing softly, he lifted up his scarf to cover more of his face. The two hadn't shared many pictures of themselves, so the other was always excited when they saw one, even though the two always did something do it so the other had a hard time seeing their face. Both had noticed they had similar hats, so it was a gag for them to cover their faces with it. Luke opened his wallet and looked at a picture of Clive that had shocked him, because it was not taken by Clive! Clive was drunk, his cheeks earning a rosy glow from it. A small smile was on his face and a glossy, happy look to his eyes as he stared at nothing in particular. He remembered the night he had gotten the email.
Luke sat in his bed, eyes threatening to fall and shut. He had been working feverishly on a school paper when a faint ding alerted him to a new message from Clive. Opening his email, he clicked the new message.
To: PuzzlesandSweets
From: ADove'sfeather
Subject: _MUST READ_
Hey! This is a friend of Clive's and I wanted you to see this! See, Clive was having a shitty day, so we went to the bar for drinks. He had told me a bit about his email-buddy ( That's you ) So I asked him about you. He went from cursing so horrible a sailor would cover his ears to smiling like he didn't have a damn care in the world! He must be really fond of ya! ;D
Luke had been blushing faintly as a odd feeling had made itself comfy in his stomach, as he opened the picture, the feeling got worse. Under it was a small quote.
"He's really special to me…he's unlike anyone I'v ever met."
He realized this must have been what Clive had been saying, and nearly lost it. He had held tightly to a pillow, blushing like he couldn't believe as he let muffled yells go.
Luke laughed softly as he remembered how Clive reacted when he found out.
To: PuzzlesandSweets
From: ADove'sfeather
Subject: LUKE!
I swear to god I'm going to murder that idiot! Please tell me you didn't look at the picture? Oh dear lord…
To: ADove'sfeather
From: PuzzlesandSweets
Subject: re:LUKE!
I did..
To: PuzzelsandSweets
From: ADove's feather
Subject: re:LUKE!
…I want to see your face. No blocking it.
To: ADove'sfeather
From: PuzzlesandSweets
Subject: re:LUKE!
W-what?! You're joking, right? O_O
To: PuzzelsandSweets
From: ADove's feather
Subject: re:LUKE!
No! I want to see your face, and it has to be as equally embarrassing as mine! Have Flora take it.
To: ADove'sfeather
From: PuzzlesandSweets
Subject: re:LUKE!
Why don't we just? Asddedfrsdvcrehvfrfeffewte23499uhr
To: PuzzelsandSweets
From: ADove's feather
Subject: re:LUKE!
Luke?!
To: ADove'sfeather
From: PuzzlesandSweets
Subject: re:LUKE!
Flora here! I noticed the bar is the same that's not too far from here!- vacation? Most of your pictures aren't so close to this town! :D -Meet Luke at the abandoned playground at eight. Ask around if you don't know what I'm talking about, a lot of people know what you're talking about. Just don't kill Luke
Flora
Luke sighed, this Picture is the reason he was meeting Clive. Well, and Flora. The memories had relaxed him, maybe Meeting Clive wouldn't be so nerve-racking, I mean-
"Luke?"
The voice was far off, but it made Luke freeze. Glancing side to side, he saw the tube maze and quickly ran over to it, climbing in. Once he deemed himself far enough, he hugged his knees and waited.
"Luke!" The voice called louder now. Luke got angry at himself, but the fear stayed. He began crying in frustration at his lack of trust in Clive, calling himself a horrible friend Clive didn't need.
"Luke? Is that you?" The voice was softer now, and Luke heard it clearly, meaning it must have come from the end of the tubes. Hearing Clive talk to him so nicely made him cry harder, why couldn't he just see Clive how he planned?!
Luke soon heard shuffling and realized Clive must have been coming in, but he couldn't stop his tears.
"Luke?"
Luke looked up, and saw Clive, a look of hurt on his face.
"Clive!" Luke sobbed. His body acted by it'self and quickly brought Clive into a hug as he sobbed on his shoulder. Clive was shocked at first, but he quickly returned luke's hug, holding him tightly.
"What happened? Did someone make your cry?" there was a faint growl in Clive's words as he spoke in an over protective tone. Luke shook his head as the sobbing began to lessen.
"I- I got mad at my s-self for hiding when I h-heard you and thought I was horrible for doing t-that to you." Luke hiccuped. Clive let go of Luke and decided to look at his face. A soft smile was on his face.
"Idiot.." He muttered, gently fluffing Luke's hair. Luke sighed, but suddenly and swiftly, Clive took out his phone and took a picture of Luke.
"C-clive?!"
"Just getting my own embarrassing picture." Luke lightly punched Clive's arm, making him laugh. "C'mon, let's go." Clive said, crawling back to the entrance. Once he was outside, he offered his hand to Luke who accepted to get out. The two kept holding hands, for they both had an urge to just stay like that.
"Can we go on a walk?" Luke sniffled.
"Of course."
And so, the two walked off, their feet making small noises in the snow, holding hands.