This was basically my failed attempt at doing the Luka Couffaine appreciation Christmas event. I know I am late at posting this but I was originally going to do 3 prompts but only did 2...
But I hope you guys enjoy anyway. And Merry Christmas!
Disclaimer: Miraculous Ladybug belongs to Thomas Astruc and ZAGToon. This is just a fanfic written by a fan.
Life was uncertain, and the holiday season became stressful. When Luka struggled to find radio silence, he remembered he would always have his guardian angel.
But he figured Ladybug was busy this holiday season, and that's why he didn't see her outside of hero work. She was really only spending time with Viperion. Sometimes, he wished he could tell her his identity so she could come into the Liberty during the cold and see if she would like the Christmas cookies he made. The Christmas cookies that Marinette taught him how to make…
Kagami mentioned to Luka that Christmas was another romantic holiday in Japan. Luka felt that in his bones with Marinette and Ladybug, Christmas was already a thorn in the side as is! And they were days away from Christmas, and Luka barely felt like he could enjoy the holiday season.
But Luka found inspiration late at night when Paris was finally quiet, and snowflakes slowly fell on top of the big snow piles covering everything. Luka grabbed his guitar, walked to the nearest street light, and clasped his guitar pic with his gloved hand. Sure, Luka felt like sausage fingers while wearing gloves, but it was freezing out. After a moment of getting used to it, he managed to play a guitar cover of "Silent Night."
And even if it was just for a moment, Luka could find holiday peace on earth that was constantly talked about but drowned out in commercialism. Luka could play various Christmas songs all night that brought people hope on cold, dark nights, but when Luka finished his song, he heard the sound of snow crunching and let his guard up.
He heard soft giggles and snow crunching, but then a familiar girl in a Ladybug jumpsuit and a red Santa hat swung into the light and flipped as she landed in front of Luka. He could barely defend himself as she hit him with fluffy white snow.
"Ladybug!" Luka chuckled a bit.
"Hey Luka!" Ladybug cried as her blue eyes sparkled. But then she saw Luka was covered in a bit of snow and took the honor of brushing it off with her hands. "It's great to finally see you!"
Luka smiled warmly down at her. "I know you're busy making sure everyone has a Merry Christmas. I wouldn't want you to be even more stressed out…"
Ladybug giggled with her hand over her lips. "It's ok! I needed to see you again, no matter what! Besides, being on patrol, I always hear people complain about everything they want for Christmas when you seem to know the true meaning of this holiday."
Luka tried not to blush, so he took a moment to look away. But like magic, Ladybug presented Luka with an adorable blue Santa hat and placed it on his head, ensuring it was secure.
"Besides! That was the most beautiful 'Silent Night' performance I have ever heard! It really gave me hope on a dark night like this!"
Luka shook his head. "It's nothing special…"
Ladybug quickly took out a ladybug print smartphone. "Can you please play for me again Luka? I want this moment for the ladyblog."
Luka smiled at her and then ran his fingers through his guitar strings. As Luka played a gentle version of "Silent Night," snowflakes fell slowly around them. Ladybug felt so warm as she blushed hard from falling in love with Luka's music. And thankfully, the world was quiet, so Luka's music could fill the world with light.
When Luka finished, Ladybug said, "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night," before posting the video on her blog. She put her phone away and walked up to Luka, and this time, it was his turn to blush as Ladybug's sudden forwardness made his heart flip.
"Thank you for playing for me, Luka."
Luka pulled on his coat collar and looked away. "Anything for you, Ladybug."
"Well, can I give you one more thing?" Ladybug asked as she batted her eyelashes.
"What is it?" Luka asked.
Ladybug presented Luka with a mistletoe in the palm of her hand, and Luka did a low gasp. Ladybug looked absolutely adorable with that teasing, cheeky grin she gave him.
Ladybug tried to act cool but blushed and giggled at the sight of great blue wonder Luka looking absolutely bashful. She took a moment to play with a lock of her blue hair.
"Luka, if you don't want to, I understand."
Luka took one step closer and gave her an absolutely charming smile. Then Ladybug's eyes sparkled, and she couldn't help herself as she got on her toes and kissed him on the cheek, leaving a light red kiss mark.
But before either of them could ask for anything more, Ladybug's earrings beeped, and she instinctively placed her hand on one of her earrings.
Ladybug knew to run before she transformed back, but she saw the disappointed look in Luka's aqua-blue eyes and took his hands; both quickly felt a warmth they didn't want to let go of.
"I know you don't want me to go, but I hope you have a Merry Christmas Luka."
Ladybug gasped as Luka pulled her into an even warmer hug, and Ladybug felt so at home that she prayed time would move slowly, even for a moment.
"Merry Christmas Ladybug," he whispered.
The two of them stayed there feeling each other's warmth in the snow, but soon, Luka had to gently let Ladybug go, and Ladybug let her hand slip from Luka's. She used her yo-yo to swing away in the dark, snowy night.
Luka had to head back to his bedroom to wrap himself in multiple blankets and lose himself in dreams to prevent himself from missing her during the holiday season.
But on Christmas day, Juleka was ecstatic, telling her brother that he received a present wrapped in ladybug print wrapping paper.
Luka didn't believe in Christmas miracles by any stretch of the imagination. Still, even he was weirded out at the moment. He needed to open this present now.
It wasn't signed, but this had his dear friend written all over it. And as he eagerly ripped off the paper, he found a guitar decorated in a ladybug pattern.
Luka was breathless for a moment. Wondering why Ladybug went through the trouble to get him a nice guitar as a gift. Juleka was stunned and jealous that Luka got such a lovely gift from the beautiful Ladybug.
But Luka couldn't wait; he was suddenly inspired to play music, and he ran to the top deck of The Liberty with his new guitar and his phone and did a live stream of him playing Christmas songs for everyone to enjoy but primarily dedicated to the most beautiful heroine of all of Paris.
Since Ladybug wanted to ensure Christmas wasn't ruined for everyone, she did a quick patrol of Paris, even if things were quiet and peaceful. But she heard her phone notify her, and she checked it as she hung from a street light with her yo-yo. She was elated that Luka was doing a live stream music show with the ladybug guitar she gave him, and she swung to a snowy rooftop to sit and watch him.
It was their best Christmas in years because they had each other.
