*Spoiler warning. This take places after the events of Wishmaker in season 4. Also it's important to note that I've decided to age up the characters a bit so Luka will be 17 and Marinette 16. *

"Ma-marinette!?" Luka gasped when wish-maker's attack unwillingly struck Ladybug in the back. Her regular attire switched from that of Paris' spotted superhero, to the girl he knew and loved. He froze in place for a second, still unsure of his own eye-sight's credibility. 

Viperion managed to blink himself out of his stupor long enough to activate his power of Second Chance. He closed his eyes, opening them once his time-skip was over. "Don't let anyone find out our identities. Viperion clenched his jaw. "That's not gonna happen." He affirmed as Ladybug jumped away with the Dino huggie her charm had summoned. "I'll protect you Marinette." His unheard promise holding more emotion than any song he'd ever played.

"Chat Noir, Duck!" He called as he followed Ladybug on her quest to find the man with the red hat." He felt his blood run cold however when he turned to check on Chat. Adrien. Of course. Now it all made sense. Quickly he turned the dial and returned once more to give Ladybug the solution.

Five minutes was all it took to defeat Wish-maker once they knew what to do. After parting ways with Chat Noir, Him and Ladybug returned to an ally where he would surrender his Miraculous. "No Ladybug. Not even me." He assured, his smile fading once Ladybug had swung away. That night, After the party had ended, Luka took a seat out on the deck. 

The sky had darkened and stars now flickered in the distance. He could hear the hissing of the nearby streetlamps. The musician stared down at the polished wood, the events of that day still swirling in the back of his mind. It made sense. Now everything fit into place. Marinette hadn't been skipping out on him because she didn't care, she had been doing it to protect him. To protect Paris. 

And how had he re-paid her? By dumping her. He allowed his head to hang onto his hand, tugging on the strands once they slipped in between his fingers. "I'm an imbecile." He chastised. "Why didn't I see it before? It was right in front of me!" He scolded. "Agh, Damn it." He hissed again. Luka fell silent as he recalled all the times that Adrien and Marinette had disappeared during an akuma attack. 

 His brows furrowed as he thought of Adrien. Bitterness filled the back of his mouth. Why him? Why did it have to be him? He couldn't even see what was right in front of him. Not only was he too blind to see how special Marinette was, but he was too dumb to notice that she was Ladybug too. After so many trails together, how could he not know? 

Luka took in a few deep breaths to calm himself. Now more than ever he needed to remain level headed. If he managed to get akumatized somehow, even with that amulet that Ladybug had given him, Luka doubted there would be anything that would be able to stop Shadow-moth then. He balled his fists with determination then. "No. I won't let him have her." He growled, referring to Shadow-moth. "I'll protect you Marinette. I swear it."