"Than will you stop acting and come live at the ranch with me Mari?" Luka asked.
"You're putting me in a hard moment Luka. I have things I have to deal with and problems that I have to solve before I can decide to leave." Mari replied.
"Is one of those things Adrien?" Luka asked.
"In a certain way yes." Mari replied.
"He wants to talk to me and I hope the situation with you is solved during the talk." Luka stated.
Adrien sighs getting ready for bed. "Mari you are the only woman for me. The most beautiful and valuable person. I miss your presence even if you stabed me deep in my heart."
"Is it true what Luka told me? Did you accept him again? Are you going to marry him?"
"Yes it's true."
"You confirmed it but in a way I feel like you lied since you don't love Luka you love me. Even though the hope that you stay with me fades by the second."
"He wants to talk to you?" Luka nodded. "About what?"
"I'm assuming about you." Luka replied.
Mari sighs. "No matter how many times I reject him he keeps insisting. When will he leave me alone?"
"UntilI you decide to go to the ranch with me." Luka replied. "C'mon Mari let's go."
"I told you I have things to deal with first please be patient." Mari stated.
Luka sighs. "Fine Mari I'll be patient."
Later when Luka turns on the lights to his hotel room he once again sees Ryuuko sitting on his bed like last time. "What are you doing here? How did you get in here anyway?"
"I'm waiting for you and how I got in doesn't matter I have my ways. Aren't you going to give me a hello kiss?" Ryuuko asked with a smirk.
"Leave Ryuuko I told you that I didn't want to see you ever again." Luka said sternly.
"But I wanted to see you." Ryuuko replied.
"I don't want to see you and leave Mari alone I know that you visited her at the theater and after talking to her tonight the last thing I wanted was to see you." Luka stated. "Get though your head there's nothing between us anymore and there will never be something between us ever again."
"This is all Mari's fault." Ryuuko said harshly.
"It's not her fault." Luka replied.
"SHUT UP! DON'T DEFEND HER I CAN'T DEAL WITH IT." Ryuuko yelled grabbing Luka by his shirt.
The doorbell rang and Mari opened it. Ana walked in. "Sorry I know it's not time for visits but since the profermance was canceled I decided to come visit you I hope I'm not intruding."
"No you aren't intruding." Mari said a bit sad. "The profermance was canceled because a friend died and the funeral was today."
"Oh I'm so sorry is there anything I can do for you you really seem sad." Ana stated.
"No nothing can help me...I'm not just sad because of my friend but also because of Adrienne's father. He was there since he's the cousin of the wife of my friend and he kept telling me things the whole time." Mari replied.
"Mari we already talked about this haven't you decided yet on what you're going to do?" Ana asked.
"Yes you helped me understand that I can't go back with him after everything that happened." Mari replied.
"Mari I told you that is my way of thinking but I'm not you. If you really love your ex husband my advice to you is to get back together with him." Ana stated.
Ryuuko pushed Luka on the bed. "If I can't have you no body can." Ryuuko takes out her dagger. "I prefer to kill you first."
"You're crazy!" Luka said grabbing Ryuuko's arm before she could stab him. They struggled for a while before the dagger fell in the ground but in the process it scratched Ryuuko's arm. "See what your actions lead to?" Ryuuko glares at him before leaving the room.
"I didn't want to cry dad but I can't deal with it anymore Michael isn't here." Elsa told her dad in tears.
"You were always faithful to him dear. You were there to help him with his sickness and there until he took his last breath. Make that into your comfort dear." Her dad replied. "Don't dwell in the pain and redo your life. You're still young and have a whole life ahead of you."
"You're right dad I made that goal and I have to do it." Elsa stated wriping her tears away.
Roxie walked to them. "Elsa Edward is here."
"I'm a mess I need to get ready again. Roxie tell Edward I'll be there in a moment." Roxie nodded before walking away.
"I'm pretty sure that he only wants to be back with me because of Adrienne and I won't accept that." Mari replied. "Plus Luka Couffaine is offering me marriage and a happy life."
"Well aren't you lucky. If I were you Mari I would pick the one I knew I would find love and who I loved back." Ana stated.
Edward stood up when Elsa walked over to him. "I'm so sorry Elsa I would have come earlier if I could."
"Don't worry I wasn't alone many people came but I did miss your support during these hard times." Elsa replied. "This pain will pass even Michael didn't want me to get defeated by our failure he wanted me to find happiness. I know that my marriage with him was a mistake and everyone has the right to start over." She hugs Edward sadly.
Ruby walked in Kagami's room the next morning with Natalie. "See Natalie Kagami isn't here and she was supposed to sleep here tonight."
Natalie saw Kagami dressed like Ryuuko sleeping outside by the door that led to the garden. "Miss. Ruby there she is."
Ruby went to the door and saw that it was locked. "Natalie get the keys and open the door." Natalie nodded before leaving the room. Ruby bended down and gently knocked on the door to wake her up. "Kagami wake up." Kagami woke up and sat up confused. Natalie walked over to her and opened the door to let her walk in. Ruby let her in. "You're cold who knows how long you were outside. Natalie go bring her a hot tea." Natalie nodded walking away. "We need to change your clothes."
Ruby went to her closet and Kagami saw the injury on her arm and relieved that she was holding something...a wristband with a tooth that looked like from a snake.
"I'm going to the market to buy food." Mari told Fu. "I have a strange feeling that I'll find Adrien...he has been my shadow lately but I won't hide from him." Just as Mari thought she barely left the apartment complex when she bumped into Adrien. "What do you want now Adrien?"
Luka was getting ready for the day when he realized that he didn't have his wristband. He looked over at his side table where the dagger was at. "I kept her dagger and she took my wristband."
Ruby brought clothes for Kagami to wear when she noticed the injury on her arm. "Kagami what happened how did you get this injury?"
"I don't know." Kagami replied.
Natalie walked in with the tea. "Here's the tea."
Ruby took it. "Now bring me alcohol cloths and bandages Kagami has an injury." Natalie nodded walking away quickly.
"I can't believe that you'll actually marry Viperion this time." Adrien stated he knew about Luka's nickname since he was basically the one to give him that name after Luka saved him from a snake.
"Well that's your fault because I told you yesterday that I was going to marry him." Mari replied.
"You don't need to marry a man that you don't love Mari." Adrien stated. "Plus we have Adrienne."
"Look I'll let you take responsibility as a father for Adrienne I'll let you see her as many times as you want but stop bothering me." Mari replied. "Oh and if I'm going to marry Viperion it's because I do have feelings for him." With that Mari rides past him with her bike. On the way way to the market Mari tears up. "I love you Adrien I really do."
Sabine walked in Mari's house since Fu left it unlocked. "Hi Fu sorry for just walking in like this but you left the door unlocked." In no time Sabine was playing with Adrienne. "So Fu who was the man that went with Mari to the funeral?"
"Luka Couffaine her fiance." Fu replied.
Sabine nodded. "I just hope that one day Mari understands that everything I did was to protect her. Fu I'm grateful and always will be grateful for everything you did for my daughter."
"I'll see what's taking Natalie so long meanwhile drink the tea as hot as you can handle." Ruby said before walking away.
Kagami who hid the wristband from Ruby looked at it confused. "Why do I have this? How do I have this? Who does it belong to I seen it on someone before." Kagami's eye's widen realizing it. "It belongs to Dr. Luka Couffaine. Adrien's friend."
Luka walked in Adrien's study. "I'm here to talk about our situation."
At that moment Kagami walked in. "Adrien I-" Seeing Luka she quickly turns around and was about to walk away.
"Kagami wait." Kagami turns around to face Adrien. "You were going to say something what is it?" At that moment Adrien noticed the bandages on her arm. "Did you get hurt Kagami?"
Luka saw it too the same arm and place Ryuuko got hurt last night. "It's nothing only a small cut. I did it from a broken glass." Kagami replied before leaving.
"Okay we can talk now." Adrien told Luka. Luka didn't answer being lost in thought. "Luka are you listening to me?"
"I think it's best for us to talk during another time." Luka said before walking away.
"Jake asked me to go with him tomorrow to buy a car and an apartment. He even told me I could decorate it anyway I want and I already have an idea." Alix told Roxie as they were at a decoration store.
"Well maybe the apartment isn't just for him Alix." Roxie said playfully.
"What do you mean." Alix asked.
"Alix you guys been dating since senior year of high school and he said he would study hard to one day give you everything you deserve and I think the moment came." Roxie replied with a smile.
Mari was rehearsalsing in the TV studio when she saw Luka she smiled and waved interrupting the scene Roland saw Luka and sighs. "You guys can take a break." Roland walks over to Mari. "You know I don't like interruptions and your friends are mainly the cause."
Mari rolls her eyes and leads Luka to the cafeteria. "What's up Luka."
"Mari we need to leave Paris and go back to my ranch as soon as possible." Luka replied in a desperated tone. "Before something or someone stops us."
Mari sighs. "Fine Viperion if that's what you want let's go back to the ranch."
Adrien went in Kagami's room. "Kagami let's try to do a psychological analysis again. You need to get cued to get rid of Ryuuko. Are you willing to answer my questions now?" Kagami nodded. "We left off when your sister committed suicide why did she do it?"
"Because of a man." Kagami replied.
Luka called Juleka to let her know that he was getting married to Mari and they would go back to the ranch with Mari by hopefully the next day. When he hanged up someone knocked on the door and when he opened it he saw Adrien standing there. "What are you doing here?"
"This time I'm here to talk to you." Adrien replied.
Luka let him in. "What do you have to tell me?"
"First of all how are your wedding plans with Mari?" Adrien asked.
"Good and we are actually leaving to go back to my ranch tomorrow." Luka replied.
"You can't leave Paris with Mari and especially with Adrienne." Adrien replied sternly.
Natalie walked in Kagami's room. "Miss. Kagami there's someone on the phone for you."
Kagami took the phone thanking Natalie before Natalie left. "Hello?" Kagami said though the phone.
"Kon'nichiwa Kagami it's me your sister Ryuuko.' Isabella said using a fake Japanese accent.
"Fu we need to pack we are leaving to Viperion's ranch tomorrow." Mari told Fu once she got back home. "Viperion is afraid something bad will happen to me and I have the same feeling. I even dreamt that Adrienne was taken away from me by a shadow."
"You can't decide where Mari and I will live Adrien." Luka replied. "How do you plan to prohibit us to leave anyway. You can threaten Mari but not me. Mari accepted to go with me I'm not forcing her."
"Mari is only going with you because she's afraid that I'll take Adrienne away from her." Adrien stated. "You know that I won't do that."
"What could you offer Mari Adrien? You are tied to a woman who is living under your roof...Adrien how did you meet Kagami? What do you know about her life and past?" Luka suddenly asked.
"My sister Ryuuko?" Kagami asked feeling her heart ponding fast. "No I don't have a sister named Ryuuko...not anymore."
"Don't tell me that you already forgot about me." Isabella continued her act. "I just want to help you. I know that the owner of that house is lying to you. He will never marry you. You have to teach Adrien a lesson and that's only if I take over your body."
"Stop you don't exist. This is just a bad joke. Who are you and why are you doing this to me?" Kagami asked.
"To save you from death." Isabella replied. "Adrien will kill you if you don't kill him first." Kagami quickly hanged up about to have a panic attack.
"What's wrong with Kagami?" Luka continued asking. "She told me something odd about her sickness."
"She's under psychology therapy and now I know that I can cue her." Adrien replied.
"I was there when she told you she cut her arm with glass. Did someone see her? Is there proof that it happened that way?" Luka asked. "Couldn't it be something else?"
"Why are you asking all of these questions?" Adrien asked back. "Why does it interest you about what happens in Kagami's life?"
"I have my reasons." Luka replied.
"I came here to talk about Mari not Kagami." Adrien stated. "But we might as well leave it like this have a good day." With that Adrien leaves Luka's room.
The next day Mari was about to leave her apartment complex when she bumped into Adrien again. "What are you doing here again?"
"To see if you're actually leaving." Mari nodded. "Mari don't leave. Don't separate Adrienne and I. I beg you don't go. It's fear that is making you leave not love. I'm sure that you don't love Luka because the only man that you loved and can only love is me. It's the same thing for my feelings toward you. I love you with all my heart and I know that you love me too the same way. Let's forget about the past and talk about the present civilly. Let's talk with our hearts. Let's talk about our love for Adrienne."
"This isn't the place to talk about that." Mari replied about to walk away.
Adrien grabs her arm gently. "Than let's take a walk and talk." After a while of walking Adrien was the first to speak. "Please don't go. You can be assured that I will never take Adrienne away from you."
"That's what you say now but who says you won't change your mind later." Mari replied.
"I promise that I won't Mari." Adrien stated. "If we can't get married and share other things than we should at least share our love for Adrienne. Something that will always unite us no matter where our separate paths take us."
"I won't share her." Mari stated. "At least in the way you want. I don't want to have unhappy childhood because you'll pull her one way and I'll pull her another way. I understand all the pain children have to deal with when their parents are separated and I don't want that for Adrienne."
"If you are talking about how Kagami might treat her I assure you that she's not how you think." Adrien stated.
"I'm not afraid that she'll mistreat Adrienne I'm afraid that Kagami will act as much of a mother that she can and Adrienne will get confused with who is her real mom Kagami or I. She might even be confused about who her real dad is you or Luka." Mari replied.
"That's the only solution that we have if we can't be together." Adrien stated.
"I don't want that for Adrienne. It's everything or nothing at all." Mari replied.
"So you think Adrienne will have everything if you take her away?" Adrien asked.
"She'll have a mother house and father." Mari stated.
"Luka isn't her father!" Adrien exclaimed.
"Maybe not by blood but he'll care about her like a father and that's what counts." Mari stated. "She won't suffer the life of a child with separated parents."
"The role of her father belongs to me." Adrien stated. "You are asking me to abandon my own daughter. A solution can be found for Adrienne to be happy. I worry about the well being of her too Mari and for you too."
"I don't want anything but I want everything for Adrienne if you can't give that to her I'll find it somewhere else." Mari replied before walking away.
"How are you doing dear?" Marlena asked Alya over the phone.
"I'm doing good mom." Alya replied.
"You won't believe who's back at the neighborhood Nino." Marlena stated. "He was offered to come back to Paris and he did. When he saw me he quickly asked me about you."
"That's nice mom I'm sorry but I have to go now bye." Alya said before quickly hanging up.
"No one should get involved in my life." Mari told Fu after telling him what happened with Adrien. "No one paid attention to me a while ago and now it turns out everyone cares about me."
"They do care about you." Fu replied.
At that moment the doorbell rang and Fu went to open walked in. "Are you ready Mari to go to the ranch?"
"Mari doesn't realize what she's asking me to do. To abandon my own daughter. I can't accept that and I won't." Adrien said to himself. "Our daughter is the only real thing in our lives and I know that we will both fight for her."
"If we can't get married and share other things than we should at least share our love for Adrienne. Something that will always unite us no matter where our separate paths take us."
"Luka I think that we should wait a little bit longer." Mari stated.
"Adrien." Ruby said as she walked over to Adrien with Mathew. "You won't believe it Mathew is finally going to show his gallery. We now know everything that is needed to be done."
"We have a date and the place is amazing." Mathew added.
"We hope that with the money we earn of selling the paintings we can earn enough to go to ltality for our honeymoon." Ruby stated.
"We hope to live there for a while so I can professionally study art and get a career out of it." Mathew finished.
"Well even if you don't sell a single panting you'll go because that will be my wedding gift for you guys." Adrien stated.
"Why do you want to wait?" Luka asked.
"I decided to leave without thinking about anyone or anything." Mari stated. "I have to follow my word like with Roland. He helped me a lot when I needed it and I don't want to make him look bad. It's only for a little bit of time until the new play airs and Roland finds a new actress. Just be patient Luka."
"You put me in behind others in a waiting list." Luka replied.
"No I don't but I need to think of others too." Mari stated.
Alya was walking down a hallway in New York when she bumps into someone. "Oh sorry..." She stops not believing who it was. "N-Nino?"
"Alya." Nino said with a smile.
Someone knocked on Luka's door and when Luka opened the door it was Adrien. "I want to talk to you."
Luka lets him in. "What do you want now."
"I came to beg my friend and brother to not take part of my life away from me." Adrien stated.
"What are you doing here? How are you here?" Alya asked surprised.
"I had to see you Alya." Nino replied. "We need to talk. You have to listen to me."
"Go back to Paris Nino where you belong." Alya stated.
"I belong where you are Alya because I'm in love with you." Nino replied.
"Don't cry Sabine." Tom told a crying Sabine who found out Mari was going to leave with Luka from Father Carlos.
"She's our only daughter who God gave to us." Sabine replied. "I don't want to lose her again Tom. My heart will break if Mari leaves far away with our granddaughter."
"Do you honestly consider Adrienne as your daughter?" Luka asked Adrien. "The word father doesn't have meaning without love involved."
"I have plenty of that even though I have barely been in her life." Adrien replied. "The only reason why I haven't been near her even more is because I'm not allowed to."
"I'm glad you decided to stay." Roland told Mari after rehearsalsing was over. "What made you to stay?"
"Many reasons." Mari replied.
At that moment Tom walked over to them and Mari quickly stood up. Roland decided to walk away leaving Tom and Mari alone. "Can I talk to you?"
"What are you doing here?" Mari asked.
"I'm here to look for you to take you home by your mother's side." Tom replied. "She only cries thinking that you'll leave far away. We need to find a solution to this situation."
"What solution are you thinking about?" Mari asked.
"Sabine will get sick if she continues like this she needs you. Plus you're my daughter." Tom stated.
"Now I'm your daughter with all the fame I'm gaining." Mari replied. "Not when I was a vague street rat."
"You don't have a connection with Adrienne just leave things the way they are now." Luka stated.
"You really don't understand what a father is." Adrien said before walking away.
"I don't need anything from you or your wife to live on." Mari added.
"Are you coming with me or not?" Tom asked sternly.
