Himawari sighs, believing that she has stepped into the burnout stage. Recently, she can not come up with any ideas for the storyline and the previous story was finished a week ago. Her usual source for inspiration is no longer here and without it comes the burnout stage.

"This is bad…"

She tries to read many books to gather some information for the new storyline but nothing can help her, everything is too boring, too uninspired... The petite girl tries following Marinette's advice to come to some tourist site for inspiration but even that can't help her.

"What should I draw…?"

With the pencil on the top of her lips, the girl pouts in irritation and defeat. This is very bad, she needs to come up with something for her audiences and fans to read, but what can it be?

What will be the theme?

How the storyline works out?

Where will the story take place?

Who is the main character and what is their story?

With hundreds of questions in her mind, Himawari lowers the utensil and sighs heavily. Gathering her sketchbook and utensils in a bag, she changes her clothes, does her hair and leaves the house. Today's weather is sunny and warm, maybe having a walk around the city can help her clear her mind and find some muse for her next story. She can also visit Marinette's bakery to get something sweet to fill up her energy bar.

"Himawari, hey!" the bluenette smiles "What can I get for you today?"

"I'll have a fruit tart, please." she looks at her friend "Can you put more sugar on the top for me?"

"Sure, you're in the burnout phase?"

"Yeah…"

The bakery girl smiles in empathy, knowing too well how the burnout state can affect her friend. It physically, mentally and emotionally drains all the creative energy of an artist, leaving them all tired and stressed because they can't come up with any new creation.

"Hey girl! You're here, too?"

"Hi Alya, how's it going?" she smiles "You're here to grab some sweets too?"

"Not really, I actually have something for Marinette. Got news from Nino that Adrien needs a partner for his next photo shoot, someone who's experienced in the patisserie area…"

The bluenette's eyes open wide upon hearing the news, her beloved Adrien is asking for a partner in a photoshoot? She must be dreaming…

Alya and Himawari sigh at the sight of their friend's dreamy face, eyes glittering in excitement. The brunette tells her to get ready because she has contacted the blonde model that Marinette will be available for the photoshoot, which causes her to have some wild reactions and be flabbergasted about how she can not be alone with him.

"Marinette Dupain-Cheng! This is your only chance to get closer to him, don't you dare mess this one up!"

"That's true, it'll be a great opportunity. Besides, Kagami is not there so you two can have that sweet moment together!" Himawari smiles in encouragement "Come on, Marinette! You can do it! Just be natural, be yourself!"

The raven head giggles as Alya pulls her friend out of the store and heads toward the Agreste's manor, too bad she can't join the crew. Taking her leave, Himawari wanders around the street, amethyst eyes looking at all the sights in the hopes of finding some inspiration. Maybe she can draw a one-shot about Marinette's crush on the golden boy, that would be fun.

Paris in her eyes is a beautiful city, all the momentums and landmarks draw the attention of not only the tourists but also the citizens of the city to express their individuality through arts and music. She is not surprised, considering more than half of her classmates are either the artsy type or the musical type. The city of love, where everyone can express their creativity in many ways, has attracted her to do the same thing with her stories. The only drawback is…

"How can I write a Japanese-inspired story when I'm in Paris?" mumbling to herself, Himawari sighs in defeat.

The girl stops at the bridge at goes across the Saint-Martin canal, looking at something from far away. The sight in front of her is beautiful yet so casual, so familiar that she doesn't even bother to admire it. What Himawari needs are those hidden gems across the city, the sights and scenes that are rarely seen by people, something that only the locals know about.

Marinette has tried to encourage her to look at things beyond her own eyes, that all of these landmarks are great sources of inspiration but she can hardly digest that idea. She has been sitting and looking at those momentums for hours and hours yet nothing comes to her mind, not to mention the 'Japanese-inspired' story that is poles apart from what she's seeing in Paris. Maybe she should be open to more themes and ideas?

"Himawari?"

Stopping his bike and taking off his helmet, Luka looks at the girl standing on the bridge with a bored expression on her face. He also notices the sketchbook that she's holding tightly against her chest and smiles to himself, guessing that she's finding some inspiration for her next story.

Juleka has shown some of the raven head's works to him and the guitarist is impressed at all the hard work she puts into her creation. Most of her works are about love and friendship, the way they tell the story is sweet, soft, lighthearted and as gentle as a dove, which is also a great description of Himawari's personality. There are hidden messages throughout her works, those that require a lot of thinking in order to discover yet Luka can see through all of them. He's a musician after all and as complicated as those metaphors are, he can easily understand the true meaning behind all the drawings and words that she uses in her works.

Walking up to her, Luka tries his best to maintain a calm expression as he can see her signature pouts as clear as daylight. It seems like she's in some sort of trouble because the petite girl is deep in thought that she doesn't even realize he has pulled out his guitar and plays a tune right beside her.

His observation is correct because the girl doesn't even flinch or have any other reaction when hearing the tune, but he sees that the pencil in her hand begins to move on the blank surface. She's doodling something or someone as the drawing becomes clearer and clearer until he can see the character that she just came up with.

"That looks cute!"

"Huh?" she turns around and startles, stammering unintelligently as she sees the familiar teal locks "L-Luka? What are you doing here?"

"Good day to you, Himawari. I was just planning to visit Marinette, I just came up with a tune that I want her to listen to."

"Marinette?"

There's a glimpse of disappointment in the amethyst orbs as her heart clenches upon hearing his answer. It would be a lie if she said that she is not jealous of her friend, the boy in front of her just stated that he wants the bluenette to be the first one to hear his new music. Tightening her grip on the sketchbook, she tries her best to give him a smile and tells him to go and find her but Luka's response is not something that she has expected.

"Well, since you're here, maybe you want to hear it instead?"

"Wh-what? Me?" a cute blush forms on her cheeks as she is twiddling her index fingers together "A-are you sure?"

"Yeah, unless you don't want to hear it. I'm fine if you choose not to."

"No, I never said that!" Himawari exclaims, her voice raising a bit.

Luka stares at her, surprised to see her reaction. Himawari is known to have a very calm and collected personality, it pipes his interest to see that she can also express this much feeling in front of him. The raven head looks at him before realizing how impolite she was, covers her mouth and lowers her head immediately.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't yell at you like that."

"It's okay, I don't mind." he smiles and gently pats her shoulder "You're a funny girl, Himawari."

She blushes at his comments then follows him to the side of the canal and sits down while Luka parks his bike at the nearby tree. Plop down next to her, the teal-haired boy takes his guitar and plays a few notes of his new music. His composed expression while playing the instrument makes her heart swells with happiness and stimulates her creativity as she begins to visualize the overall scenario of her next story. Open her sketchbook, Himawari draws a few lines and writes a few words here and there as a draft, a rough sketch of what is going to happen in the new story.

The raven head closes her eyes, deep down in her thoughts, she can see splashes of color, the sceneries that she's tried to visualize, the characters that she wants to create, the plotline that she wants to build. Listening to the soft guitar sound, Himawari smiles to herself as she has finally able to find the muse to write her next story.

What amazed her, even more, is how she unconsciously sketched the picture of Luka, eyes closed, hand strumming the guitar as he also falls into his own musical world. Looking to her side, she covers her smile with the sketchbook, a sweet-loving smile that she doesn't want him to see. Her feelings may be obvious to her friends but to him, she has tried to keep it as cool and calm as possible, too afraid that if she approaches him too fast, it may harm their friendship.

Oh, I consider him as my friend…I wonder if he thinks the same… she thought, hand placed on her left chest to feel her own heartbeats.

The gentle breeze blows through the trees as they begin the shed their leaves. The yellow leaves fall down, one lands on Luka's hair as he's too concentrated on his music to realize. Himawari looks at him, wondering if she should get the little thing off him or just wait until he finishes his song. She doesn't want to interrupt the boy or his music flow, to any artists or musicians or writers, it's a big 'no-no' for anyone to cut in their muses and inspiration.

"So? What do you think?"

Aqua eyes open as he looks at Himawari, who hasn't stopped staring at him. It flatters him to see how focused and serious the petite girl is while listening to his creation, maybe a little bit too much…

"I think it's beautiful, Luka. The melody is soft and gentle, like a declaration of love. I can see why you want Marinette to listen to this."

Blinking nonstop, Himawari's words implied many messages which cause the older boy to blush, embarrassed to see that the young mangaka has finally found out his little secret.

Reaching out as she picks the small leaf on his hair, she gives him a small smile that masked her disappointment and puts it in his rough, callused hand.

"You should tell her how you feel." she speaks in the softest tone "It's always better to let it out rather than hide your true feelings."

"You think so?" he smiles, looking at the yellow leaf "I'm okay with her not knowing about my feelings. Besides, she already has a target…"

"Don't you want to make her happy?"

"I do, but seeing her so happy around him makes me happy too. At least I know that Adrien is not going to hurt her."

Amethyst eyes look at him with an awe expression, she has never thought that there would be a day she witnesses such a soft, gentle soul like Luka, who loves someone enough to let them be happy with another person. His response makes her heart swell, in both positive and negative ways. She's glad that he has decided to not confess his feelings, this means she still has a chance. However, the downside of this is that she is afraid Luka's love for Marinette is too strong that he will never look at her the same way she looks at him.

"Is everything okay?"

"Oh…" she startles "Everything is good. Thank you, for sharing your music with me."

"I'm glad you like it. How about you? Have you found any inspiration for your next story?"

"A little bit…" clutching her sketchbook tightly, she smiles "I guess…"

The guitarist glances at her before getting up on his feet and putting the guitar back into the basket of his bicycle. Himawari blinks her eyes, exhaling as she believes that he wants to leave. However, much to her surprise, Luka turns to her with a helmet in his hand and puts it on her head.

"Uhm…"

"Let's go! I have something that might inspire you."

Holding tightly onto his shirt, Himawari bits her bottom lips as Luka begins to pedal, riding both of them to the small route between the buildings of Paris. She looks at the surrounding, feeling confused and amazed at the same time a question pops inside her head, where is he taking her?

The young guitarist stops at an old building with an outdoor staircase that leads to the rooftop of the building. He parks his bicycle, like a gentleman, and holds out his hand to invite the girl to go upstairs. She smiles, walking on the steps slowly, afraid that the whole stairs will collapse if she goes too fast. Paris has many old buildings that are homes of many residents, however, this building is close enough to consider as a rundown structure.

"Don't worry. Just keep walking…" she can hear Luka's deep tone behind her "I'm right behind you, so trust me."

Trust him…

She smiles and picks up her pace, a wave of relief wash over her soul as she now understands that he'll catch her if something bad happens. When they reach the top of the building, Luka grabs her hand and slightly pulls the girl so she follows him to the spot. Comfortably sits down, the guitarist gently taps on the spot next to him and Himawari complies as she takes a seat right beside him.

Taking out his guitar, the older boy strums a few notes to ease the tension between them. This is the first time he takes someone to his secret hiding spot, even Juleka doesn't know this place and she's his beloved sister. He doesn't understand why he wants to take Himawari here, something inside his mind calls out, telling him that this is the wrong idea but his heart says otherwise.

Luka likes Marinette, without a doubt. He had once, confessed his love to the bluenette, hoping that she would accept it but the girl didn't seem to understand and thus, making her believe that he wants their friendship to grow stronger.

How ironic…

Marinette is his everything, as clear as a musical note and as sincere as a melody. She has been the song he hears in his head since they first met. But the baker girl only has her eyes on Adrien, no matter how much he cares for her, she would never let their friendship blossom into something beautiful, something romantic. He likes Marinette and enjoys the girl's company, yet never once did he let her know about this place, his very own hideaway spot.

To Himawari, however, it's a completely different story. They have only known each other for more than a month yet Luka realizes that he has a very soft spot for the raven head, and often time treats her the same way he treats Marinette. Unlike the bluenette whose personality is all sweet and sunshine, Himawari is very kind, gentle, graceful and very polite towards almost everyone. She's also very mature for her age, something that she has to adapt as a result of leaving the family nest at a young age.

As opposed to Marinette who doesn't understand the deep meaning of his music, Himawari can almost see through all the messages that link to his melody. He was very surprised to see that the young artist knew his feelings for her friend just by listening to his music and it would be a lie if he said that he was not impressed. It's like those beautiful amethyst orbs can see through him with just one look and he is amazed by this, considering that not many people can see through the walls he has built around his heart over all those years.

"This is the place that I use to visit whenever I can't find any inspiration for my music." said Luka as he stops playing the instrument "It may not seem like it but trust me because I'll show you the reason why I find this place amazing."

Checking the clock on his phone, Luka smiles and covers Himawari's eyes with two hands, waiting for the right moment to show her the beauty that has been hidden deep in these rundown buildings. Her hands touch his as she eagerly waits for something to happen, blushing at the low chuckles behind her. Aqua eyes look around, feeling pleased with the scenery surrounding them. He can imagine the beautiful amethyst orbs shining in delight if she's able to see all of this.

"Are you ready?"

"Y-yes…"

"Open your eyes, Himawari."

In front of her, the sight of sunset shines through every corner of Paris, the red and orange hue of the sun lingers on the purple sky. The daylight fade on the Eiffel tower, creating a big shadow that splashes across the old buildings. As the sunlight dims down, night lights begin to shine on the rooftop, the dusky light that has been used for many years. Himawari stands up and walks around, her face beaming with the most delighted expression as she is able to experience one of the most epic moments in her life. Seeing the sunset on this rooftop brings a look of Paris to her eyes and the scenery right in front of her is simply breathtaking.

"Do you like it?"

"Like it? I love it! It's so beautiful and romantic. It's like a page in a fairy tale storybook, such a gorgeous sight."

"I'm glad you like it." he chuckles, amused at her reaction "I hope this can help you find your inspiration."

Himawari stops and looks at him, a beautiful smile forms on her lips as she slowly walks to the young guitarist. He led her to this secret place to share such an aesthetic scene just to help her find muses for her next creation, how thoughtful of him. When she's close enough to get a better view of his handsome face, the raven head tiptoes and plants a kiss on his cheeks, something that she's never thought that she will have the courage to do. Luka is surprised and turns his attention to her immediately, only to see the prettiest amethyst orbs stare at him.

"Thank you, for showing me such a magnificent scene, Luka."