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Captain Hardrock
Bright lights flooded around Adrien. The pounding of drums were beside him along with the strums of the guitar. Luka glanced back at Adrien and flashed him a smile. Adrien beamed back. The keys of the keyboard were warm under Adrien's fingers. It was such a beautiful electric piano. His father only believed in classic piano, which Adrien appreciated, but he did love the feeling of sharing his love of rock music with his friends. Adrien glanced around the small stage and grinned. I hope I can stay in this band for a while. This is really fun.
Music poured from the speakers on the boat. Adrien glanced up and smiled out at the crowd. In the crowd were all of Adrien's friends and classmates as well as random citizens from all over Paris that Adrien remembers from his nights as Chat Noir. The whole crowd was smiling and clapping, enjoying the music. Adrien was so happy that he could bring joy to these people, but also to his father today. As their group finished their first song, Adrien took a second to think about the look on his father's face. He had looked so peaceful as he played piano with his son. Gabriel rarely played the piano. It was nice to hear him play again. Maybe I can get him to do it more? As the next song started up, Adrien played the preliminary chords to the song and thought about how his persona just falls away when he plays. With music he can be himself without being the cute model. Music is one of the few things in his life that can truly set him free. It is so easy to forget that idea when he is hidden in his room.
Their final song ended with a blast, and the crowd cheered. In the front row were all of Adrien's friends clapping for them. Adrien smiled shyly at the crowd. It had been a while since he had performed in front of a group of people that he cared about. Adrien ruffled the hair behind his ears. In front of him, Luka turned around and gestured to Adrien. "Come on up here," he called. Adrien grasped hands with Luka and Rose. The small band took a bow and smiled out at the crowd.
The crowd yelled their names, making the band members' smiles even wider. As the crowd filtered off of the boat, the band mates circled around and clapped each other on the back.
"Awesome job, guys!" Rose cheered.
Juleka held out her fist for Adrien to bump. "And great job to our new member."
Adrien smiled as he hit her fist enthusiastically. "No problem, it was fun!"
Juleka and Luka's mom clapped Adrien on the shoulder. "How would ya feel about staying in the group, youngster. Luka can get you some music, and you can join in. It would be great to have a keyboardist in our midst."
Adrien rubbed the back of his neck. "Uh, I'm not sure my father would allow it…"
Juleka's mother hit him on the back again. "Nonsense! You must join the band."
Adrien nodded nervously and looked up as Luka replaced his mother's hand on Adrien's shoulder. "Hey, come with me; I can get you that music." Adrien followed Luka to the lower deck into his room. Luka flicked through the files of sheet music and pulled out a chord sheet for each song. He handed them to Adrien. "Here. I only have chord sheets right now because I've never really written anything for piano. Feel free to add to the part. Our schedule is usually pretty weird, but I can have Juleka can relay the information to you."
Adrien looked eagerly at the music. "Thank you! I'll try to make it to rehearsals, but my father is really strict about 'using my time wisely,'" Adrien sighed.
Luka slid his hands into his pockets. "Yeah, I heard about you a little from the lycée grape vine. I've heard your schedule can be pretty crazy."
"What year are you?" Adrien asked curiously.
"I'm in my terminal year; about to graduate. It's exciting." Luka explained.
"That's awesome!" Adrien exclaimed. "So you were in a public school for a full twelve years? That's amazing!" Luka gave him a questioning look. "Oh, I've only been in public school for about a year and a half. That's why I find it so fascinating for others to be a part of the public schooling for so long."
"Wow," Luka whispered. "Your Dad must be crazy to keep you inside all that time." Luka gave a small smile to Adrien. "But now you've got another friend who will definitely help you sneak out more." They laughed. Luka stepped closer to Adrien and whispered: "I got to teach you my tricks on how I didn't really stay in that school building all the time."
Adrien grinned. "That sounds awesome; I'd love to learn some." Adrien pointed to his sheet music. "Thanks again for letting me into the band. I'm really excited."
"No problem, Adrien. See ya!" Luka replied, watching Adrien leave.
As Adrien got off the boat to join his friends waiting for him, he glanced down at this sheet music again. I can finally share my love with other people.
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Marinette stared down at the guitar pick in her hand. She was turning it around and around in her fingers as she watched the sparkles glint in the light. The small face of Jagged Stone grinned up at her from all sides. Marinette smiled back, and looked wistfully away. Tikki smiled at Marinette from her spot on Marinette's bed. "So what do you think of Luka?" Tikki asked. Marinette jumped as she was pulled out of her mind. A small blush ran to her cheeks.
"Oh, he seems nice. I don't know too much about him, other than he's Juleka's brother." Marinette paused, and gave Tikki a look. "But did you know he played a song for me? He said it was the song of my heart…" Marinette faded off, and Tikki giggled at the dreamy look on Marinette's face."
"Alya was right; your compass is going a little crazy." Tikki smiled gently at Marinette and whizzed over to her shoulder. Marinette's face fell a little as she was reminded of the compass.
"Is it alright to like two people at once?" Marinette asked in a small voice.
Tikki was silent for a small while as she thought. "I think it's alright. There are reasons why people fall for others, and as you grow older, feelings do change." Tikki cuddled into Marinette's cheek. "It's alright to feel like you are growing away from your first love; it happens. And who knows it may not stay that way as you learn more about Adrien's and Luka's personalities." Tikki paused. "Though I do have to admit, Luka is pretty cute."
Marinette giggled. "Yeah he is with his blue eyes, and beautiful hair. His ability to play guitar was so beautiful…" Marinette sighed. "But Adrien playing piano was so nice as well. I know he played, but I never got a chance to hear him before."
Tikki patted her shoulder. "You don't have to decide right away. Just be careful." Tikki cuddled her cheek. Marinette smiled back.
"I will, don't worry." Marinette looked at the homework on her desk. "I might want to start on my homework thought." She groaned. "Why do I always wait for Sunday night to do my homework?"
Hey Readers! Here is a new chapter! I really liked this episode and really liked the new character Luka. I know I lot of people were scared that he would break up the love square, and he might, but it won't be for long. I really like him as a character, and I'm excited to see what the creators for this show is going to do with him. I am also excited to see what they are going to do with Gabriel and Adrien dynamic. It seems that there have been more scenes to do with their dynamic. I wonder where it will lead. Please leave a comment, favorite, or follow if you would like. Thank you for reading. Until I write again, TTFN!
P.S. What do you guys think about Luka?
