Hey guys! Thanks for reading, it was quick, but I got free time so why not, hope you all enjoy!
(Adrien's POV)
All my life I was caged like an animal, I had no freedom and I can't remember the last time I was actually even happy, I'm an only child, my father is Gabriel Agreste, he's possibly the most famous designer of his time, I can't remember the last time I even had a minute to spend with him since he's always traveling. My mother, Emilie Agreste, was a famous actress and performer, but she died in a plane crash when I was ten. Ever since then, my father hasn't smiled, he hasn't been the same. He stripped me of my freedom and made sure to have every second of my day planned so he would know where I am. Sometimes I wonder, if mom were still alive, would I still have my freedom?
"Plagg…...this girl, her lyrics are amazing….she's got tons of them." I kept flipping through the pages, venturing deeper with fascination at the lyrics she was telling stories with, love, lust, heartbreak, friendship and adventure.
Plagg had curled up into a ball on my lap, sleeping as I continued with this invasion of that blue haired girls notebook.
Nathalie had knocked on my door, "Adrien? Have you finished your piano lesson?"
I jumped out of bed, accidentally throwing off Plagg as I hurried to the black piano father bought me in my room, "N-not yet!"
"Ok, well just remember you have less than thirty minutes before your next lesson in calculus."
I waited for the sound of her footsteps to disappear down the hall, now letting out a breath of relief as I continued flipping through the pink notebook, I stopped when I found a folded letter within one of the pages.
"I have to see this girl again." I don't know why, but I just can't stop thinking that maybe this could mean something.
I snapped the notebook shut, grabbing my jacket as I carefully opened the window, Plagg had gotten up, chasing after me even after I told him to stay put, both of us had snuck out.
(Marinette)
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to be late!" she kept bowing to her instructor who chuckled and waved off the girls frantic worries about punishment.
"Marinette, relax. You're not in trouble, I understand you must be scared for your first day, take a deep breath and when you're ready, I'll have you introduce yourself to the class, ok?"
She nodded, pacing back and forth in the hallway, mumbling incoherent words to herself as Ms. Bustier chuckled, finding the teen's method of coping comedic, "OK! I'm ready." she gave a thumbs up.
"Great, let's go." she opened the door, letting the voices within quiet down.
"Alright class, settle down, we have a new student in today, she comes all the way from Hong Kong China, please welcome Marinette Dupain Cheng".
She could hear all the whispers from outside the door, she took one final breath in before stepping into the class, the whispers got louder.
"Wow, from china….."
"Yeah she's cute."
"She looks scared."
"H-hello…" she held her hand out for a handshake but quickly retracted and tried forming a wave only to fail at it now earning a couple of laughs from the class.
"Why don't you tell us a little about yourself?" asked the teacher.
She was making eyes with all the students, thirty pairs of eyes on her, she could feel herself heating up, "U-um….w-well, my name is Marinette Dupain Cheng-"
"We know that already". Said one boy in the crowd.
"Kim, settle down." the teacher called him out.
"M-my f-family m-moved here because my d-dad has a bakery we just opened here-"
Alya shot up from her seat, "Oh yeah I think I've seen it, it was an empty building uptown, that must be you guys huh?!"
She nodded, "Yeah, my dad makes the best pastries, I-i'll try to bring you all some next time."
"You might need to bring a whole box for my boy Ivan here!" laughed Kim, he was punched in the arm by the huskier boy seated next to him.
"Well thank you for sharing Marinette, you can take a seat anywhere that's open, and I'm sure one of your classmates would be happy to show you around."
"Um that's fine that's not necessary-"
"No problemo! I'm on it!" Alya shot her hand up, smiling at the bluenette who was hesitant.
"Thank you Alya, Marinette you can take your seat, I'll start the lesson now."
She nodded as she gazed once more across the classroom, her chest tightened from anxiety as everyone continued staring back at her, she saw the first row seat open and went straight for it.
"I wouldn't sit there if I were you." she looked back at Alya who shook her head, having an unsure expression as Marinette remained seated.
The door slammed open, "Sorry I'm late teach, I was getting my hair done."
It was a blonde girl, she had the most stuck up expression the bluenette had ever seen on anybody before, "Sabrina hurry up!"
A second girl appeared behind her, carrying both their bags and books, "I-i'm here!" she tried catching her breath.
Ms. Bustier sighed, "Chloe, this is your sixth tardy in a row, am I going to have to speak to your father again?"
Chloe laughed, the tone of it had sent chills down Marinette's back, "Puh-leese! Daddy himself says I can do what I want if it makes me happy."
Her walk was more like a strut, she made her way to the front row, right in front of where Marinette was, the blonde stopped, now slipping her glasses off as she gave her a nasty glare, "And you are?"
"She's the new girl". Said Rose in a cheery tone.
"Like I care, move it new girl, this is my seat."
Alya groaned in disgust, "Leave her alone Chloe, there's plenty of seats to choose from."
She snapped her head over to the glasses girl, sticking her tongue out at her, "Nobody was talking to you little miss hip hop."
"Excuse me?!" she shot up from her seat, now being held back by Alex and Juleka.
Marinette looked back between the two, seeing the rage on Alya's face and the taunting nature in Chloe's, clearly there was a rivalry between the two.
"Enough! Both of you!" shouted Ms. Bustier.
There was a whistle, she looked back over to find Chloe still staring down at her, "Hey new girl, get lost, are you deaf or what?"
Her fists had tightened, *Calm yourself Marinette, yeah you wanna punch her, but you might ruin the plastic surgery work done on her nose*
She took in a deep breath, now forming a smile up at the blonde, "Yeah, sure, here you go." she got up and moved to one of the other seats across the room, it was the seat behind Alya and right next to a tanned and flashy boy.
"Sup! The name's Nino!" he held his fist out to her, waiting for her to fist bump which she did.
"Is it always like this every day?" she asked.
He laughed, "What, Chloe and Alya?"
She nodded, he blew a raspberry now laughing again, "Girl that's nothing, compared to other days this was a chill one, those two can get really catty, they're both hotheads."
"I can tell." she muttered.
"Hm…." he was staring at her intensely.
She backed away, "W-what….."
"Hm…..you seem much more chill right now that we're talking, but why were you so nervous when talking to the class, you looked like a wreck".
"Oh, that…." she laughed it off.
"I have really bad anxiety with crowds, but when I'm with small groups or individual people I'm much more friendly, I just really don't like attention".
Nino chuckled, "Are you kidding me? What's not to like? I love being the life of the party! Bring on the attention!"
Ms. Bustier and Alya turned back, "Nino shut up!"
She slid down in her chair, avoiding all the stares now turning towards her and Nino's desk, the boy was basking in the attention while she was immediately reevaluating her decision to sit next to him.
(Break time)
Everyone had rushed outside of class, she waited for the class to empty before making her way out only to find Alya waiting for her, "Sup girl".
"Hey, look it's not necessary-"
She wrapped her arm around Marinette's shoulders, "Don't trip girl, I don't mind, I love making new friends, let me introduce you to the gang!"
"Gang?"
"Mmhhm" she led her out onto the court where a group was hanging out by the stairs.
"Guys look who I brought!" she called out to them, the bluenette's heart stopped when all eyes were turned to her.
"Hey new girl." a goth looking chick had waved to her.
"That's Juleka."
"Sup". the short little one with pink hair had flicked a wave to her.
"That's Alex".
"Oh how exciting! Another friend!" sing sang the blonde with a pixie haircut.
"That's Rose."
"Yo!" Nino winked in her direction.
"Of course you know that idiot". He frowned.
"Hey!"
"Nice to meet you Marinette." said a shorter thick girl with braids and a bandana.
"Maylene".
The heavier set boy next to her was Ivan while the athletic more jock looking male was Kim, she was then introduced to the red head Nathaniel who only gave a silent nod and then to Max, known as the smartest boy in school.
"Welp! That's the whole gang!" she chimed.
"Not really though, you're still missing them". Nino rolled his eyes.
"Ooooh yeah".
"Who's them?" asked the bluenette.
"Our two golden boys". Alex playfully bashed her eyelashes.
She was still confused yet nobody was really answering her question, then again she really didn't care, "Well Marinette, how do you like it here so far?"
"It's good, I mean Paris is really beautiful so I can't really complain other than um…..well….."
They all looked at each other, saying the same thing in sync, "Chloe."
She chuckled with hesitation, "Yeah, her".
Alya rolled her eyes, "Don't mind her, Chloe's dad is the mayor of Paris so she thinks she can get away with everything, and she thinks that includes the way she treats people".
She began giving the blue haired girl a tour of the campus, mainly just consisting of her pointing and telling her what it was.
"Over there is the science building, and over there is the library, and right over here-". She was stopped by Marinette who pointed over to a particular object on the wall, it was a poster.
"What's that"? She asked.
Alya's grin widened, "Oh that! Every year there's a huge celebration and showcase held under the eiffel tower, anyone is welcomed to participate, many of us look forward to it because it's been known for a time when talent scouts flock and where musicians and performers get offered or signed to a label.
"Are you in it?" asked Marinette.
Alya shifted her weight onto one hip, giving a cheeky smirk, "Of course! Me and the girls have a band".
Her eyes lit up, "Awesome! What are you guys called?"
There was a moment of silence between the two as Alya chuckled nervously, "Well we actually don't even have one yet, we don't even have a singer, and oh my gosh we're already so behind! What are we gonna do?! Ugh stupid Lila".
She wasn't sure what was happening, the brunette kept pacing back and forth frantically, cursing out loud as she clenched her hair into her hands, "A-alya….."
"Wait a minute!" she stopped and grabbed Marinette's shoulders, startling her as she saw the desperation in her new friends eyes.
"Can you sing? Please tell me you can sing!"
"U-um-"
"C'mon c'mon let's go give it a try!" she grabbed her hand and dragged her away.
She was pulled into the center of the group, everyone now staring at her, "I-i can't…...y-your stares-"
Alya waved it off, "Don't worry about it, just give it your best shot".
Her eyes followed around, Rose smiled and cheered her on silently while the rest intensely waited for her to perform.
"O-ok um…"
She took in a deep breath, trying to calm herself, "O-open your eyes-"
Her voice had cracked from the start, she didn't know why, it was like her throat was clogged, "If you li-isten to you-ur heart-"
She couldn't get a smooth tone, she saw looks of disappointment in the group, mainly on Alya who has seemed hopeful.
A sigh escaped Juleka, "It was worth a shot".
"Yeah, thanks anyway". Alex patted the bluenette's back.
"A for effort!" Rose cheerily said, clapping her hands softly for her.
"No worries girl, some things just aren't meant to be, I swear I had a hunch that you might be the mystery voice". Alya bumped fists with her.
*Mystery Voice?* she thought to herself.
"Why don't you just try singing yourself Alya? Stop trying to force others." Nino answered out.
She rolled her eyes, "Mind your business Nino, Go take your party boy attitude somewhere else."
"You're such a stuck up prick, all I said was you should try singing instead." he scoffed in retaliation.
"Maybe you should party less and do more school work". She talked back.
"Are they always fighting?" she asked, unable to take her eyes off the two bickering teens.
Alex face palmed, "Pretty much, they fight like boyfriend and girlfriend, I'm surprised they haven't dated each other already".
(Adrien)
He had been wandering the city for hours, he wasn't really all too well with directions given he was always being driven around by his bodyguard. There was shouting from the other end of his call, he held the phone a few inches away from his phone, fearing the older woman's loud tone of voice would deafen him, "S-sorry Nathalie! I can't come back right now, I have something I need to do! I'll be back later, ok bye!"
He hung up, something he quickly regretted but couldn't turn back on, he was already out, and there was one person he needed to go see before searching for Marinette.
"NO WAY!" he froze.
"ADRIEN AGRESTE! AHHH!" there was a mob of fans who quickly formed upon spotting him.
"Plagg run!" he shouted taking off with his pet in tow, the crowd of screaming girls quickly catching up to him.
He saw the school, and it seemed that it had ended already as students began flocking out, much to his luck he spotted the only blue haired girl, Marinette, exiting down the stairs.
"Marinette!"
"Adrien I want your autograph!"
"Marry me Adrien!"
He was piled within the mob that formed in front of the school, more and more people approached the crowd wondering what was happening. Girls were screaming wildly, each trying to get a piece of the blonde who was overwhelmed.
"Marinette!" she stopped when she heard the faint calling of her name.
Alya stopped ahead, noticing that Marinette had stopped and looked back at the crowd, shuddering at the thought of being in between that chaos, "Marinette? What's wrong"?
She shook her head, playing it off as a simple mind trick, "N-nothing, I just thought I heard something".
"What's with that crowd?" she asked, Alya shrugged in response.
"Who knows, maybe a fight? Either way it's none of my business".
"Yeah your right".
"M-marinette!" he was drowning in the wave of girls overpowering him, Plagg was buried beneath them now hissing at the girls who retaliated with screams.
"HEY! BREAK IT UP!" Nino had come to his rescue, pulling the blonde out from the crowd who he hid behind him.
"We want Adrien!" they cried out.
"Well you can't have him!" he stuck his tongue out.
"Well well well, look at what the dumpsters rolled in, all this trash". Chloe descended down the stairs, her intimidating and cocky nature already wavering in the atmosphere.
"Chloe!" Adrien smiled, it was his childhood friend, to everyone else in the world she was a bitch, but to him, she was just Chloe. Mean as she was, he knew the reasons for her actions, he knew her better than anyone else.
"Get lost all of you, or I'll have my father involved, and we all don't want that, do we?" she smirked down them, she knew she would win the battle against them. Sure enough she did, the mob began fading as girls left in tears and disappointment.
"You alright man?" those girls really tore you up, he stared the blonde up and down, noticing his clothes was in near shreds and his hair had been disheveled.
"Yeah…..except I think one of those fangirls tried ripping my underwear out, I can't believe its true what the other models say about fans, they really are crazy".
"The audacity of them, hurting my poor adriekins!" Chloe threw her arms around him, pressing her lips up against his in a giant kiss.
He groaned, wiping his mouth as he tried prying the girl off of him, "Thanks for the help Chloe but can you please not do that? You know how I feel about it".
She chuckled, now bashing her lashes at him as she laid her head on his chest tracing her finger around it, "Adrien, you already know how I feel about you, deny it all you want, we were destined to be together since we were kids".
"Destiny wouldn't do my boy dirty like that". Nino mumbled, he jolted when Chloe hissed in his direction.
"Wait….what are you doing here anyways?" asked the tanned boy now realizing the blondes presence.
Chloe's eyes lit up in excitement, "Did your shrewd father finally let you come to school"?
"No." he frowned, disappointing both of his friends who were hoping it was what they imagined.
"Actually I'm trying to find Luka, you guys know where his band records?"
Nino was about to speak but was pushed by the blonde, "I know! I'll take you there right now!"
Her car pulled forward where she pushed Adrien in, leaving behind Sabrina and Nino, "Chloe wait!"
(Stone Studios)
The car stopped in front of a tall building, possibly one of the tallest in the city, he stepped out only to be held back in by Chloe, "I'm coming along too!"
"N-no that's ok, I can go by myself-"
"Nonsense!"
He faked a shocked look on his face, "Oh my gosh! Is that a gray hair?"
"WHAT?! WHERE?!" she grabbed her blonde locks, now pulling out a mirror to look at herself.
"Right there". He pointed up top.
She screeched in horror, "Driver! To the salon!"
The car sped off, and with that he was happy to have parted with his friend, his eyes solely focused onto the building. He knew it very well even if he only did a few shoots in one of the studios inside the building, it comprised many labels, each one in their own respective floors.
He walked in only to be greeted immediately by most of the staff who was already familiar with him, "Welcome back Mr. Agreste, what can we assist you with"?
He waved awkwardly, "Hi yes, can you please tell me which floor Viper's Kiss records?"
"Of course". She led him towards the elevator and gave him full directions of where to head from there.
He followed every direction she had given him, ending up at a dead end with a double door entrance, he walked in just in time for the producer to call out for everyone's silence.
"Quiet everyone! You guys ready?" he spoke into the intercom.
Adrien's lips formed into a smile when he saw the teal haired boy on the other side of the glass give a thumbs up to the producer.
"All ready Jagged". He responded back.
"Take one". He spoke, giving them a thumbs up as the whole recording crew focused on the band. The drummer of the music group had started tapping on his drums, bobbing his head as the rest of the band members followed into rhythm.
"Adrien?" he looked over to find Juleka seated on one of the couches, she approached him, now standing as they both watched together.
"Man your brother's band is a huge hit, there music is always playing in the streets."
She stayed expressionless, "Yeah, I'm proud of him, but he better watch out, because the girls and I are looking to take that spot from them".
(Dance Dance by Fall out boy)
(Luka): She says she's no good with words, but I'm worse
Barely stuttered out a joke of a romantic stuck to my tongue
Weighed down with words too overdramatic
Tonight it's it can't get much worse
Versus no one should ever feel like
I'm two quarters and a heart down
And I don't want to forget how your voice sounds
These words are all I have so I write them
I need them just to get by
He strummed down into his guitar, feeling the beat running full throttle throughout his body, he bobbed his head, now pressing his lips closely to the mic. The blonde had noticed how mostly everyone in the room was getting into the beat, they were more than good, they were amazing.
Dance, dance
We're falling apart to halftime
Dance, dance
And these are the lives you love to lead
Dance, this is the way they'd love
If they knew how misery loved me
He could see how each of the band's members were so focused into the music, they had completely zoned the world out and were only within their own. Luka's body jolted to the beat, dancing uncontrollably as he let the music become one with him.
You always fold just before you're found out
Drink up it's last call last resort
But only the first mistake and I
I'm two quarters and a heart down
And I don't want to forget how your voice sounds
These words are all I have so I write them
So you need them just to get by
Why don't you show me a little bit of spine
You've been saving for his mattress, love
He twirled the guitar around his body, catching it in time to hit the beat, he stopped and then grabbed the stand of the mic and arched forward. His expressions changed with the tone of his lyrics, he was lost into the music, he was on a roll.
Juleka still bobbed to the music, "That's just like my brother, once he's into the music there's no pulling him out, this is his domain".
Dance, dance
We're falling apart to halftime
Dance, dance
And these are the lives you love to lead
Dance, this is the way they'd love if they knew how misery loved me
Why don't you show me a little bit of spine
You've been saving for his mattress (mattress, mattress)
I only want sympathy in the form of you crawling into bed with me
He grabbed the microphone out of the stand and circled around his bandmates, they headbanged simultaneously, now whipping their locks back and forth. He grabbed an extra drumstick on stand by and bashed along to the instrument with his bandmate before tossing the stick over his shoulder, coming back front to the group where he placed the mic back on the stand and pulled in his guitar..
Dance, dance
We're falling apart to halftime
Dance, dance
And these are the lives you love to lead
Dance this is the way they'd love (way they'd love)
Dance this is the way they'd love (way they'd love)
Dance this is the way they'd love if they knew how misery loved me
Dance, dance
Dance, dance
Dance, dance
Dance, dance
They could hear his heavy panting breaths through the speaker, he looked up, a face full of sweat as he grinned to the crew who applauded them.
"That was excellent work guys! Let's take a break and pick it back up in a few". The workers dispersed, some of them leaving for lunch while others returned to finish other duties.
He exited out of the music box to both Adrien and Juleka applauding him, "That was awesome!"
"Yeah, no doubt this one will be a big hit too". Said his sister with a hug.
"Thanks guys, but, what are you two doing here"? He looked back and forth between the two.
"Just spying on the competition, text me later, see ya". Said the goth teen waving to her brother who did the same.
"What about you?" he looked back over at Adrien who pulled out a small pink notebook, Luka looked at it and then looked back up at the model, confused and slightly curious as to why he had that.
They were both now sitting down on the couches across from one another, Luka was flipping through the pages, rubbing his chin as he remained quiet.
"These lyrics….they're fire…...who wrote them?" he looked up, now eager to know whose they belonged to.
The blonde shrugged, "Some girl who ran into my car, she left it behind when she took off, truth be told I don't think she's like most girls, but all those songs of hers, she's got some serious talent, don't you think"?
He kept flipping through the book, "Yeah she does, have you been able to find her again?"
"Kind of, I saw her earlier but I couldn't get a hold of her through the mob of fans that attacked me".
The singer laughed, "Yeah, that's why I try to hide myself as much as possible now, but anyways…...I want to know who this girl is, any chance you know where we can find her"?
"I'm pretty sure she goes to Juleka's school, but why do you want to find her?"
He stopped at a particular page, now showing it to Adrien as he read the lyrics, "Those lyrics, that's what I've been waiting for…..I've been struggling for a while now trying to write music, Jagged is pushing for more and more songs but I'm losing creative edge right now".
"But that song right now-"
Luka shook his head, "That song took me almost half a year just to write, I used to be able to find inspiration all around me and write dozens of lyrics, but I can't anymore, whoever this girl is, she's got imagination all around her, I need to know who she is, I want her to help me".
"Well her name is Marinette, that's all I know so far".
"Marinette". Whispered the rockstar in content.
(Nighttime, Marinette)
"Maybe it was a good thing I choked, if they found out I could sing they would try to force me into their band, not that that's a bad thing….but….playing in front of a crowd…..I'm already feeling my heart dropping, I wouldn't be able to do that". She turned and tossed in her bed, now hugging her pillow as she sighed, unable to stop thinking about that moment.
"Woof!" Tikki jumped onto her bed and buried herself beneath the bluenettes arms, attmepting to comfort her friend.
"Thanks Tikki….today wasn't so bad I guess, except for your know, getting hit by a car and then already making enemies with the school's queen bee, not to mention these classmates of mine are crazy".
She sat up, a sudden spark of inspiration hit her, and soon after she was forming lyrics in her head, she needed to write them down, she grabbed her book bag, digging inside only to freeze when she felt nothing.
"Wait….what?" she kept digging and frantically searching now letting all her items out onto the bed, it wasn't there, her lyric diary was gone.
"No no no no! W-where did you go?!"
She gasped, now remembering when she had crashed with the car, falling to the ground where her things scattered all around, "Crap! I can't believe I didn't notice earlier!"
Without another thought she had grabbed her nearest pair of shoes and a sweater, sneaking off down the stairs and out the bakery, pleading Tikki to be quiet in the process. It was late at night, the streets were pretty much empty all except for patrol cars.
She kept whispering to herself, "Please please still be there".
An officer was heading her way, she didn't know what to do, now throwing herself through a bush and disguising herself, waiting for the officer to pass by.
"Phew….ok Marinette, be like a ninja". She rooted herself on, now crawling on the ground as she saw another officer walk from behind the bushes.
Both Adrien and Luka were in the blonde's car, he stared out the window in dismay, not wanting to go home, he was still clouded by thoughts of the bluenette.
"Hm?" he had noticed the blue haired girl crawling across the ground, dodging patrols.
"Stop the car!" Adrien shouted.
"What?" asked Luka, curious as to why the blonde frantically yelled.
"That's the girl!" he pointed to his side of the window, the bluenette was already around the corner.
"The girl whose notebook you have?" he said, earning a yes from the blonde.
"What's she up to?" he asked, now stepping out of the car as he chased after her.
"Wait!" shouted Luka also following after.
She had reached the street where the incident happened, but there was nothing on the ground, "Noooo, crap where could you be now?"
"Did you hear something?" she was spooked by the voices of two officers walking by, she didn't know where to go, so she mindlessly ran towards the school where she hopped the gate. To her, this was the only place she could imagine her notebook being, maybe she ended up having it with her but lost it around the campus, either way she needed to look around just in case.
She entered the music room she had first found the day before, she circled around the room, knowing her notebook wasn't there, but she was still lured in by temptation, the desire to let her voice be free.
"Music is my remedy". She whispered, her fingers sliding across the keys of the piano in the room, she took a seat in front of it, playing with the keys at first. The random tunes soon coordinated to become a song.
Her fingers had a mind of their own, she was drifting into her own world, eyes slowly closing as she breathed out, a smile warming up on her lips.
(Cure by Lady Gaga / Youtube cover)
(Marinette): I'll undress you, 'cause you're tired
Cover you as you desire
When you fall asleep inside my arms
May not have the fancy things
But I'll give you everything
You could ever want, it's in my arms
So baby tell me yes
And I will give you everything
So baby tell me yes
And I will be all yours tonight
So baby tell me yes
And I will give you everything
"I think she went in here". Luka and Adrien had trailed her earlier, now staring up at the school where they followed in suit.
She kept her eyes closed, still swaying to the melody of her creation, the sound of music flowed out into the court, bringing life into the darkness around both boys.
"You hear that?" they both quieted down, now stopping at the gate.
"That voice…...it's the one from the video, that has to be the girl". Both of them took off for the stairs, following the trail of music that got louder and louder with closer proximity.
I will be right by your side
If I can't find the cure, I'll
I'll fix you with my love
No matter what you know, I'll
I'll fix you with my love
And if you say you're okay
I'm gonna heal you anyway
Promise I'll always be there
Promise I'll be the cure (be the cure)
They stopped at the door of the music room, now leaning in as they pressed their ears against it, she was in there, the music and the mysterious singer.
"Her voice…...it's beautiful". Adrien was infatuated with it.
"Her music….her words…she's incredible". Luka sighed out, he was also captivated by her song.
Rub your feet, your hands, your legs
Let me take care of it, babe
Close your eyes, I'll sing your favorite song
I wrote you this lullaby
Hush now baby, don't you cry
Anything you want could not be wrong
So baby tell me yes
And I will give you everything
So baby tell me yes
And I will be all yours tonight
So baby tell me yes
And I will give you everything
I will be right by your side
If I can't find the cure, I'll
I'll fix you with my love
No matter what you know, I'll
I'll fix you with my love
And if you say you're okay
I'm gonna heal you anyway
Promise I'll always be there
Promise I'll be the cure (be the cure)
Adrien slowly opened the door, pushing little by little to give them a full view of the secret performer, Marinette.
"It's crazy girl". Adrien muttered wide eyed.
"The mystery voice". Luka breathed out, his eyes softening onto the bluenette who was giving a heartfelt performance.
Tears began streaming down her face, she opened her eyes, now staring up at the lights, they shined down, illuminating the blue hue of her eyes, they were like stars, she was a star.
That was the sight, something in that moment had changed, they both felt a tightness in their chests, their hearts were beating rapidly and they didn't know why, they had never felt like this before, so why now?
I'll fix you with my love
(I'll fix you with my love-lo-love)
I'll fix you with my love
(I'll fix you with my love-lo-love)
If I can't find the cure, I'll
I'll fix you with my love
No matter what you know, I'll
I'll fix you with my love
And if you say you're okay
I'm gonna heal you anyway
Promise I'll always be there
Promise I'll be the cure (be the cure)
Promise I'll be the cure (be the cure)
I'll fix you with my love
She exhaled, lowering her head down as she tried to regain her composure, "That…..that was amazing".
Her eyes widened, she snapped her head over to see both males standing by the doorway, "W-who are you?!"
She scooted back in her seat only to fall over, tumbling with the rest of the instruments, they both rushed to her side, helping her up only for her to pull away.
"Who knew such a powerful voice can come from such petite lips, but they're definitely plump". Chuckled Luka lifting her chin up as he smirked down at her.
Her cheeks had flared up, she slapped his hand away, now glaring at both boys, "You didn't answer me, who are you people?"
They looked at each other, stunned by her questions, Adrien gave him that look like I told you so, "You really don't know?" he said.
"Am I supposed to?" she snapped back.
Adrien turned her words against her, "The real question is, who are you?"
"Me? I'm nobody". She shook her head.
Luka walked over to the piano, tapping the keys, trying to recreate the melody of her song earlier, "Talent like that doesn't go unrecognized, it has to be shared".
"Says who? Music is something personal to me, I'd rather keep to myself." she headed for the door only for Adrien to slam it shut, blocking the entrance as he held her notebook up.
"My diary!" she reached for it only for him to pull it away, hiding it behind his back.
"That's mine!" she tried going around him only for him to dodge her attempts with ease.
"Marinette-"
She looked over at Luka with a confused and slightly frightened expression, "How do you know my name?"
"You wrote these lyrics, you have a gift Marinette, and I want to be a part of it".
Her eyes furrowed while her lips dropped into a frown, "What are you talking about?"
He took the diary from Adrien's hand, now flipping through the pages, her heart dropped, it was like an invasion of her mind, everything in it was something from her past.
"I want you to work for me, help me write songs for my band, if you weren't aware, we're the biggest thing in paris right now".
"Band?" she whispered, then it hit her, he was familiar. He was the guy on the giant screen in the city she saw playing when she first arrived.
"Vipers kiss?" she answered, he nodded.
She shook her head, "No…...I won't help you, I -i can't".
"That's a shame, looks like you're not getting your diary back then".
"What?! But it's mine!"
He shrugged, "A real shame, your talent could really change the music world".
She was glaring at him but to no avail, he remained calm with that same cheeky smirk, he was having a blast taunting and angering her, she clicked her tongue, now exhaling out in annoyance, "I'm really nobody special, I don't know why you want me to do this, you'll just be wasting time".
He approached her, now leaning down to her ear as he whispered sultrily, massive chills ran up and down her body, "No, you're exceptional, you'll get your diary back when you've helped me plenty, here's my number".
He placed his business card into her pocket, chuckling as he flashed her one last grin before leaving, she dropped to her knees, still trying to process what had just happened.
"I just got blackmailed….." she mumbled, dozing off in dismay.
Adrien frowned, he knelt down beside her, "H-hey, look Luka isn't a bad guy I swear, he's just really passionate about his music, and he's willing to do whatever it takes to succeed".
She turned her attention over to him, still staring blankly, "And you? What exactly do you want from me?"
He stayed silent, he didn't want anything, at least he thought he didn't, all he really wanted was just to see her again, and to talk. Even then he didn't know why, but ever since there first unfortunate encounter, he couldn't get her off his mind.
"Nothing…..absolutely nothing, I just wanted to find the girl who dented my car".
She face palmed, "I knew you were familiar, the cat boy".
*Cat boy?* he thought to himself, her impressions of people needed a serious check.
"I'm not apologizing for messing your car up if that's what this is about". He shook his head.
"No actually, that cat lives with me now, I even named him Plagg".
She looked surprised by his answer, but a tiny smile formed on her lips, "You adopted him, that's nice of you".
"Thanks to you". He nodded.
"Me?"
"Yeah, now I won't be alone all the time, now I got a buddy for myself, so thank you, for saving his life".
He held his hand out to her, "I'm Adrien".
She grabbed it, but quickly let go when a spark had shocked them, they looked down at their hands and then at each other, curious at what that was.
When one life meets another, something will be born.
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