Reid just finished getting dressed for his third day in Paris, France. He waited at the end of his bed for everyone else to finish.
Their hotel room was just like any other; two full beds, a small tv, a small round dining table with two matching chairs, and a bathroom that Reid's sister was currently getting dressed in.
His mother was brushing her shoulder length black hair, and his father was on his phone, searching for the best restaurants in Paris for dinner tonight.
"Alright," His father began; dirty blonde hair and brown eyes, "where would you guys like to go to first?"
"Anywhere really," His mother answered; strands of white in her hair and brown eyes as well, "We've been almost everywhere during our honeymoon."
It's true, the two of them visited Paris for their honeymoon. Reid always hated it when they would tell him and his older sister their stories. It was like listening to a dramatic romance movie. Love isn't a bad thing, but it is when you repeat the same scenes over and over again for fourteen years.
"Can we see the Eiffel Tower?" Reid's sister asked excitedly as she walked out the bathroom, straightening her off-the-shoulder shirt. She had a dirty blonde pixie cut with deep brown eyes.
"Eiffel Tower it is then."
"Yay!"
Reid rolled his eyes at his sister's excitement, yet he felt just the same way. He always heard how beautiful the view from the top of the Eiffel Tower is.
Everyone ready, out the door, they couldn't be any less than obvious that they were tourists. They know barely any French, they carried a backpack and water bottles, applied sunscreen every few hours. Reid wished they could just stroll down the streets and enjoy the view, maybe stop at a park and hope there were no akuma attacks to ruin their day.
Maybe he could learn French just for the sake of being able to read the street signs or understand what people around him are saying.
Arriving at the base of the tower and about to enter the elevator leading to the top, everyone stopped in their tracks when an outlandishly clothed person skidded to a halt from out of nowhere. They dashed off with lightning speed, Becoming a colorful blur and leaving behind a large gust of wind!
A young girl, seemingly around Reid's age, used a spotted yoyo to swing herself above the scared civilians and some other tourists. She dressed like a ladybug, with a boy dressed as a black cat following not too far behind.
Another girl, dressed as a white wolf, landed in the middle of the area, two hook sword unsheathed and clutched in her hands.
"Don't worry, everyone!" She announced in a voice of importance, yet somehow a slight casual tone, "We'll take care of the akuma, but they can run pretty fast. You should all be careful where you're going and find a place indoors to stay until Ladybug, Chat Noir, and I can deal with all of this."
Obediently following orders, people headed towards inside the Eiffel Tower, vehicles, or to their homes, like Reid and his family.
"Well, I guess we better go…" His mother mumbled, disappointed they wouldn't be able to admire the view of France from the tower.
Reid followed behind his family until he noticed an elderly woman had fallen from the rush of people and had trouble standing back up. He hurried to her side and tried helping her up. The white wolf came in and helped the woman up instead.
"Don't worry, I have things under control. You go back to your family." She ordered.
"Thank you, young lady. Same to you, young man." The elder thanked.
"I could've helped, just because I'm not a superhero doesn't mean I can't help." Reid said in a steady, slightly angered tone as the woman headed off.
"Well," The wolf began, "I am a superhero with powers that can be the difference between whether or not Paris is saved. You and every other citizen can get injured if you attempt to do our job."
It sounded like she didn't appreciate the help he offered. She could be defeating the villain by now if she let the civilians take care of themselves. They weren't helpless humans who needed a teenage girl to tell them what to do.
Before Reid could retort, his sister grabbed him by the arm and tugged him along back to the hotel.
It wasn't until the news announced the superfast villain had been defeated by 'Ladybug, Chat Noir, and Lune' when the Formans considered going back to the Eiffel Tower.
"At this point I just wanna take a nap…" Reid's sister complained.
"Natalie, we're only here for a couple for days!" His mother informed, "Your father and I already have a full day planned for tomorrow. We won't have any other time to visit the tower. Don't you want to see the wonderful bird's-eye view of the city?"
That's when his mother turned around from her food to see Natalie snoring her head off on the couch. She sighed and returned to eating.
Reid rolled his eyes and laid a blanket over his sleeping sister. Even though she was older, he'd end up taking care of her. Natalie can be childish, but she's mostly…..wait...no, she's just childish. Immature might be a more accurate description.
"I'm going to sleep too.." Reid yawned as he laid on one of the twin beds and took a comfortable nap.
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Kaetlyn sat at her computer desk. She stared at the floor, lost in thought.
"Are you okay?" Lunna asked, resting on the girl's shoulder.
She blinked, returning to the world, "..I'm fine, it's just…" She jolted up from her seat, Lunna flew out of the way at her sudden movement, "AGHHH...Why can't I just...DO SOMETHING RIGHT FOR ONCE??!!!!"
Lunna hovered there and let Kaetlyn calm down a bit. She looked up at her kwami and saw her worried face.
"Sorry!" She plopped back into her chair, "Sorry…"
The wolf kwami slowly hovered over and sat on the girl's lap. "What's wrong?"
Kaetlyn took a deep breathe, making sure she won't snap again, "It's just..I can't stop thinking about today. Reid tried helping that woman, and I barged in and I practically insulted him…" She covered her face with her hands.
Lunna zipped up and removed her hands, but could only remove two fingers with how small she was.
"Don't say that! As Lune, it's your job to protect Paris. You were only doing just that. That boy is a part of Paris! You did nothing wrong!"
"Thanks.." Kaetlyn said halfheartedly, "I wish I could do something to make up for it. Even if I was doing my job, I still hurt him! Didn't you see his face? He probably hates me."
"Hm...it seemed like him and his family were heading to the top of the tower. I don't think they were able to do so."
"I can't take them all to the top if that's what you're suggesting." Kaetlyn leaned back in her chair, feeling a little less down.
"What about just one of them? Think how romantic it'll be if you brought Reid to the top!"
Kaetlyn blushed, "He wouldn't know it's me.."
"Does it matter? Heroine of the city, a handsome young boy, sitting side-by-side together as they look down at the glimmering Parisian lights at night!" Lunna seemed a little too into this..
"Look, I'll do something about it if you stop all this lovey dovey nonsense."
"Deal!"
Night had fallen, Lune might be able to find his hotel without being too noticed. Hopefully she didn't seem like a creep for knocking on his window.
...I'm starting to regret my decision…..
After who knows how long of peering through hotel windows, the wolf found Reid on his phone, laying beside his father.
Did he have trouble sleeping?
She tapped the window, hoping not to wake up his family. With no response, she knocked lightly, a little louder than before. Reid looked up from the illuminating screen to see her there.
Cautiously, he got out of his bed and opened the window. Lune froze, she lost all thought and forgot her reason for being here.
She had one foot on the window seal to keep her balance from falling, her face leaned in close to do the same. She felt if she leaned back, she would fall like the clumsy person she is and make a fool of herself.
"What are you doing here…?" Reid asked coldly. Was he still upset at her? Oh no...did she really make that bad of a first impression?? Er-second impression; Picture Perfect and all…
"Uh….." Was all Lune could let out.
Reid rolled his eyes and closed the window.
"No, wait!" The wolf exclaimed in a hushed voice. She held out one of her hands, which ended up being smashed between the window and it's seal. She let out a high pitched yip. Reid noticed her situation and quickly opened the window again.
Lune pulled away her hand.
"Sorry!" He apologized. He didn't mean to hurt her.
"I-i-i-it's fine." She stared at her injured hand, afraid she might screw up if she got lost in the cloud looking back at him.
With an annoyed sigh, Reid asked, "Why are you here?"
"I...I wanted to say s-sorry for what I said earlier today…." Lune glanced up at him for only a second.
Confused why she was making such a big deal over their conversation, he just wanted to go to sleep.
"Is that it?" Reid asked unenthusiastically.
"W-well…" She looked up at him and spoke slowly, "..I saw you were heading to the Eiffel Tower. The akuma must have interrupted that..sorry.."
He listened to the rest of what Lune had to say.
"I was thinking...mmm-maybe..I could take you up there..??? It's okay if you don't want to go..It's just.." She gradually spoke faster, flustered, "i-i-it's not as busy this late at night, a-aa-and- in fact, there's probably no one there at all. The view is nice at night, you know? All the...lights and the lights and- I-I already said that..um.."
Reid chuckled, "I would love to see Paris from the tower. It's really the only reason I agreed to the trip." He gave her a slight smile, which only made Lune blush even more.
My face is probably a tomato already!!!
He got up and sat beside her, then wrapped his arm around her shoulder. She did the same around his waist. Lune leapt rooftop to rooftop with Reid, heading to the Eiffel Tower.
She felt so awkward, but it was most likely better than carrying him in the bridal style. That would wierd.
Arriving at the top of the tower, Lune let go of Reid and let him admire the view. He walked up and pressed his face against the chain link fence.
"Woah~" He let out in awe. The view was unbelievable! The bright, yet soft Parisian light illuminating the city was breathtaking! He couldn't describe it words! There was nothing better than a bird's-eye view of such a beautiful city..
The slight breeze so high up gave Lune the chills. Reid felt cold as well, but he didn't want to leave.
The wolf sat down against the wall. He looked so happy, she didn't want to interrupt that.
Maybe Lunna is better for something other than judging me after all.
She decided to rest her heavy eyes, no harm in that as long as she didn't…
Reid turned around at the sound of muffled breathes of a certain white wolf. She had fallen asleep! And when there was such beautiful scenery right in front of them?
He shook his head slightly with a genuine smirk. He walked up to Lune and poked her shoulder. When that didn't rouse her, he gently shook her.
"Lune." He said.
She opened her eyes and saw Reid up close in her face. She jumped back, her face exploding with bright red blush from the embarrassment.
"I-I-I-I-"
"It's okay!" Reid chuckled, "It's okay. I would've fallen asleep too." His smile only made her freak out even more.
She looked down at her feet, afraid of how stupid she looked with a glowing red face. The next thing she knew, Reid embraced her in a tight hug.
"Thank you so much" His face blushed just as much.
Lune closed her eyes and accepted his hug, hugging him back, "Je t'aime beaucoup.." She whispered.
"Eh..what was that?"
Lune widened her eyes in shock and pushed him away. "I'm sorry!! I shouldn't have said that!! I'm so sorry!!!!! L-let's just get you back to your place! P-pretend that never happened!"
After much stuttering and confusion, Reid and Lune made it back to their places of stay, no one knowing they even left.
Kaetlyn had her head buried in her pillow, "I can't believe I said that!!! And right in front of him!" Her muffled voice exclaimed in regret.
"It'll all be fine!" Lunna reassured, "It's not like he knew it was you. He doesn't even know French!"
Kaetlyn paused, she raised her head slightly and stared off into the distance.
"How about you get some rest? In a while this will all be forgotten."
Without turning off the light, Kaetlyn wrapped herself in her blankets and tried falling asleep.
Lunna flipped the lights off and rested on her pillow.
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Reid stared at the ceiling of his hotel room. His father beside him, and his mother and Natalie sleeping in the other bed. They agreed that the guys of the family would sleep in one bed, and the girls in the other.
He couldn't stop thinking about the wonderful sights from the top of the Eiffel Tower. He loved heights, he loved the idea of flying and just...being free. Why couldn't he be the half ghostboy?
But, it's been a long night, and he had trouble keeping his eyes open. The next thing on his bucket list was to figure out what she said, and what it meant.
