Welcome to the sequel to Vengeance Came Calling. Like it's parenting story, this is rated for reasons including lemons—more than one—violence, language, character death, character bashing, acts of mutiny, and something else I have planned that will come in light soon enough. Be mindful of that last bit and enjoy the first chapter.
Star looked out of the cave and glared at the large castle in the center of Mewni, her eyes narrowed as she crossed her arms. Feeling a warm cloth wrap around her, she looked back and saw Marco standing next to her, his cloak wrapped around her, "It's getting cold. You should come inside. I'll start a fire," Star nodded before the two teenagers turned and walked back into the cave.
The two sat in front of a small fire as the night winds howled outside of the cave. Marco looked up at Star and saw a small frown forming across her lips, "Star, you really should've stayed at the castle. You would've had a nice warm bed, clean clothes, and people to talk to other than just me and-"
"Marco, my mother had your parents killed, I didn't believe you for a while and then…all of a sudden it turns out it was true. I'm sorry I didn't believe you, and I wasn't going to stay in the castle while you returned to the forest alone, most likely having my mom send Odion and Zabodo after you and have you killed,"
"Hmm…that's nice, but what's stopping her from sending the guards to the forest and-"
"I have the wand, and no one knows these woods better than you, so it'll be suicide if she does something like that," Star slightly smiled before she laid her head on Marco's shoulder, "Besides, this isn't so bad. We have food and fresh water every day, we have warmth every night, we have shelter…what more could we possibly want?"
"You're not just saying that, are you?"
"No…and besides, I can simply conjure anything we might need, and I owe you a proper apology. You were robbed of your parents when we were just kids, and I basically forced you to live in the castle with me and my parents, but you showed restraint and-"
"Well…I did kill a few guards and servants," Star hummed and nuzzled closer to the teen boy next to her, "But that was just out of spite, to show your mother I have a few tricks of my own and I wouldn't care if I get caught,"
"Well you didn't kill my parents," Star yawned and closed her eyes, "I can't blame you for wanting some kind of revenge, I won't hold it against you…I…I like puppies," Marco looked down in confusion and saw the runaway princess had fallen asleep, her head still resting on his shoulder as she slightly moaned.
He quietly chuckled and shook his head before kissing the top of her head, "Right…good to know." He sighed and shook his head before looking towards the entrance of the cave and narrowed his eyes at the sight of the castle's tower, "But you really should've stayed back at the castle. There's only so much I can offer you and if we get caught, you're going to get in trouble," he inhaled deeply before wrapping an arm around Star and held her close as the creatures of the night played their nocturnal songs.
Star slightly moaned and opened her eyes as rays from the sun peered into the cave. She looked up and saw Marco was sleeping, an arm wrapped around her. She slightly smiled before scooting closer to him and looked down at the firepit and saw small, smoldering embers in the charred wood, "Are you okay?" she looked back up and saw Marco's left eye open, looking down at her, "How did you sleep?"
"Fine…let's go get something to eat…we have a busy day ahead of us," Marco nodded before the two teenagers stood up and walked out of the cave.
Yes, this chapter is short and slow, yes, the story will get better as it goes on, no, I will not explain what I have instore for the hidden bit in the opening AN. Please enjoy everyone and please let me know what everyone thinks.
