(Marinette's POV)
"I'm his girlfriend."
I feel tears building up. "Well, I'll not bother you." I say quickly as I hang up, not waiting for a reply.
I can't believe it. Even though we only knew each other for a few months, I never took Cygnus to be the cheater sort. I'm sad, but mainly angry at myself, for trusting him so quickly. But what I'm mainly sad about is Chloe. My body goes on autopilot and as Alya drags me into her bedroom, flashbacks start playing in my head.
Eight years ago. . .
"Happy friendship day Chloe!" A 11 year old Marinette says to Chloe.
"Happy Friendship day, 'Nette .I got you a gift ."
"Really? You're one of my bestest friends!"
Chloe uncertainly asks Marinette. "Just like Alya?"
"Just like Alya." Confirms Marinette as both girls giggle.
Five years ago. . .
Where is Chloe? I've been looking for her, for like half an hour. Huh. She's never late for our study dates.
Marinette bounds up the stairs two at a time and reaches the next floor. She then freezes in shock as she processes the scene in front of her.
.EARTH. Chloe is manhandling MY Boyfriend and she is kissing him! I feel a whirlwind of emotions in my head. Sadness. Anger. Betrayal. Grief. Possessiveness . . .
She feels tears running down her cheeks as she runs away.
" . . . Luka, I understand. Chloe didn't exactly give you a choice to- you know." I choke up as I remembered what happened.
Luka sighed. "Thank god. You understand. I don't think I'd be able to live with myself if you hated me." He looks uncertainly at her.
"I saw it myself, actually." Marinette replies. But then she quickly adds,"Of course I know that you would never-"
He silenced her by lifting her chin and gently kissing her.
She puts her hands on his cheeks as she kisses back.
"I think we both know that this won't work out." Luka says sadly.
"Yes. I know. We're both better off as friends." Marinette replies, equally dejected.
"We'll still be friends, right?" Both Marinette and Luka say at the same time.
"Yeah. Of course." Marinette says then smiles.
Luka just pulls her close and kisses for the last time. As a goodbye, a parting remainder.
"-nette? What happened?" Alya says, concerned as Marinette snaps out of her reverie.
"Cygnus he-he's cheating on me." I say, choking up. "He's cheating on me, with C-chloe."
Alya's eyes took on a murderous glint. "That absolute son of a-"
"Don't Alya. I know who I need to see."
"Girl, you don't have to do this."
"No. You continue the sleepover. I know what I have to do now."
"Dump him?"
I weakly smiled. "No, other than that. Tell the girls why I left."
Alya sighs in defeat. "Okay. Just be careful."
"Of course." I say as Alya sees me out through her back door.
I call the one person who I want to see now. Please pick up ...
"Hello? Luka?"
A groggy, annoyed voice answers from the other end. "Why in the name of Jagged Stone are you calling me at 12:30 PM?! Marinette Dupain Cheng, you better have a very good reason for waking me! "
"Uh, sorry Luka . . c-can I come over? It's urgent."
His voice softens when he hears her shaking voice. "Yeah, of course. Mari, what's wrong?"
I simply sigh. "I'll tell you when I get there."
(Luka's POV)
I'm still slightly peeved at her. But I can never be mad at her . . I guess I'll make some hot chocolate. Marinette made me this when I was in her place, shaking and worried about my Mom's life when she got a heart failure . . . Her voice was shaking like crazy, I'm worried for her. She's so strong, hearing her voice was like listening to the ghosts of the past . . Ugh, how will I comfort her if I can't stay calm myself?
Keep it together, Couffeine.
I jump slightly as I hear the doorbell ring. I quickly rush to the hatch and open it.
"Marinette? What happened? You look shaken up."
Her eyes look red and puffy, and she has dried tearstains on her cheeks. My head starts coming up with the worst posssible conclusions and I mentally smack myself. Geez.
"Can I come in?" She asks timidly.
I simply half-push, half-drag her to the sofa and give her a mug of hot chocolate.
"Okay. Let's get started."
"Thank you for getting up at this ungodly hour. I really appreciate it."
I give her a reassuring smile. "It's fine. You'd do the same for me. And you already have."
She begins shakily. "I was having a sleepover with my friends, they dared me to prank call Cygnus, A female voice answered on the other end-"
I growled. "He did not. He'll pay."
Marinette nods. "I'll be giving him something that he'll remember for the rest of his life." As she said that, her lips lift up in a wicked smirk, before dropping and the sad demeanor coming back to her.
"I take it there's more?"
She looks away and buries her face in her hands. "It's Chloe again! She's Cygnus's Girlfriend." She cries into her hands and says, "We were best friends! She changed so much! So much, I didn't even recognize her!"
I sit beside her and sadly hug her. "Maybe, if I hadn't come along, you both probably still would've been friends . . ."
She levelled a deadly glare at me before speaking in a calm voice that left no room for arguements. "Don't you dare blame yourself for this, Luka. It would have happened some way or another . . Don't you dare."
I nod quickly before she decides to pulverize me. "Shh . . . Shh . . . I'll always be there for you, Marinette. You're one of my best friends."
I hear her soft giggle. "I plan on staying for a long time, so you're stuck with me."
"Wanna have a movie night? "
"Oh, Sure."
A/N- Hi Guys, thank you for reading this story. The whole plot is taken care of, so rest assured. I'll try to update every weekend.
Loads of Love,
CrimsonLadybug
