Hi guys! After BBTBC I got to thinking about what if Star just left? I went on Insta later and saw someone had commented about Star seemed to run away from her problems and might leave. Well look at that others had the same thought! Now I know there's a lot of fics about Star leaving or her and Marco having a fallout. I hope mine can be different, enjoy! I also hope to finish before the magical day of February 6th:)
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"We'll get him back too." Marco whispered, holding her tight.
Star sniffed, clinging to Marco's suit jacket, tempted to bury her face in his shoulder.
"Hey uh, Marco? I think I'm gonna take Janna home." A voice spoke up.
Star had completely forgotten about Jackie.
Marco immediately let go of Star, who stumbled at the sudden lack of support.
"Okay text me later?" He grinned at Jackie
"Sure! See you tomorrow!" she waved before hopping on her skateboard and rolling away.
Marco turned to Star ecstatic.
"Did you see that?! She wants to hang out again! Star I had the GREATEST night! Me and Jackie? We just hung out, totally casual. We talked, we laughed. We-" he took a deep breath. "We even kissed! I kissed her! Well she kissed me but we kissed! Isn't it great?!" He beamed.
"Yea, great." Star muttered.
"What's wrong?" Marco finally noticed the expression on Star's face.
Star glared at him in shock.
"What? Aren't you happy for me?" He asked, confused.
"Unbelievable."
"What is?"
"You show up here after missing ALL of my calls, right as I'm being sucked into some black hole, AFTER being ATTACKED by LUDO, AND having not only my family history but a family member taken away from me, and all you can do is talk about Jackie Lynn Thomas?! About how you kissed her?! And all you can do is ask why I'm not excited for you?!"
"I-"
"You didn't even make sure I was ok Marco!" She yelled. Fresh tears threatened to spill out of her eyes. She blinked them away. "You quickly checked me like I tripped or something and then consoled Jackie like SHE was the one this happened to! It's just unbelievable. You're unbelievable!"
"Well...you're infuriating!" Marco yelled. Silence.
"Excuse me?"
"Star I FINALLY got to go on a date with Jackie. The girl I've liked since, well, forever! I thought you would be happy for me, why are you acting-" he stopped short.
"No tell me how I'm acting." Her hands were shaking, she clenched her fists to stop it.
"Like you're jealous!Ok?! And it's infuriating." He shouted. The look on her face instantly made him regret it.
"Jealous?", she whispered, "You think I'm jealous?," her voice started to rise, " You think I'm mad you went on a date?! You think that's what this is about?! Marco you weren't there for me. I NEEDED YOU!" the tears finally fell, cascading down her cheeks.
"Star I-" she held up her hand.
"Save it. I guess it's like I told you before", she said with slight sarcasm, " I don't need a hero, I need a friend. But now it looks like I don't even have that." With a sob Star turned and ran.
Marco was stunned. Had he really been that big of a jerk?
"Star, I'm sorry." It was too late, she had vanished somewhere into the graveyard.
"I'm so sorry." he whispered again. Then he began to run after her.
"Star!", he yelled darting through the headstones, "STAR!"
It was late. The moon was covered with clouds making it extremely dark.
He sighed and pulled out his phone, wincing when he saw the 57 missed calls from Star again. He hit her contact info. It rang and then-
"Space unicorns! Soaring through the stars!"
He flinched. That ringtone. It was his on Star's phone. And hers for him. He smiled thinking how excited Star was that they had "bestie matching ringtones."
For some reason that made him hurt.
He followed the sound, re-dialing her number every time he got her voicemail until he found her purple cellphone near the back entrance of the cemetery.
Marco sighed again as he picked up and flipped the phone open. He looked up as the clouds parted, the full white moon lighting up the sky.
He might as well head home, last time Star went missing he went to the police station but this time he doubted she ran away from home.
Just from him.
That hurt too.
With more force than necessary he flipped the phone shut and somberly made his way home, internally groaning when he saw that the lights were on.
"Ah mi hijo! Finally home." His father exclaimed from the couch.
"Hi Dad. Hi Mom."
"Hi honey, you have fun?" His mom smiled.
"Yea, I'm um, gonna just go to bed. Too tired to talk."
"Ok sweetie. Get rest because I need you up early tomorrow." Angie said.
"Ok, why?"
"You mean you forgot?!", Angie exclaimed, "Why Marco Diaz!"
"What?" Marco was confused.
"Honey tomorrow is very important."
"It's Star's 365th day on earth tomorrow!" Rafael grinned.
"Oh no, her year anniversary is tomorrow?!"
"That's right and since it's also her birthday we were planning a surprise party remember? The whole thing was your idea!" Angie gave her son a look.
"Right, well uh better get to bed then. Speaking of Star have you seen her?"
His parents glanced at each other.
"Yes actually. She raced up the stairs and seemed upset. Wouldn't tell us why. So tomorrow needs to be extra special ok?"
"Ok. Night Mom, night Dad."
"Night mi hijo!"
"Night sweetie."
Marco felt like the world's biggest jerk. He's pretty sure he ranked even higher than Tom at that moment.
Reaching the top of the stairs he felt hopeful at seeing the light shine from under Star's door. As he approached the light snapped off.
She probably heard him coming.
"Star?" ,He knocked lightly, "Star?" Of course she wouldn't open up for him.
"Star I'm sorry." He pleaded. "I was just so excited, I didn't think. I'm an idiot ok? A big insensitive idiot, I'm worse than Tom."
No answer.
"Star?" Silence, "Well tomorrow will be better. There's a surprise for you!" He sang.
Still no answer came from the dark room.
He frowned.
"I get it. I'll leave you alone now. Goodnight." He gently placed her cell phone in front of her door. For a moment he rested his hand against the door. With a sigh he crossed the hall to his room and with one final glance he shut his own door and light off.
Star had fled home, barely giving the Diazs an answer, before running up the stairs and seeking solace in her room.
She had barely closed the door before collapsing onto the floor against.
She burst into tears again.
Spying leads to crying.
"You were so right Glossaryck." she sobbed to herself.
Star stiffened when she heard Marco's voice downstairs. She strained but couldn't hear words, just voices.
Soon after footsteps thumped up the stairs. With a wave of her wand the lights shut off and she held her breath.
"Star?" a light knock. "Star?"
No way would she open her door fro him.
"Star I'm sorry," she could hear the pleading tone in his voice, "I was just so excited, I didn't think. I'm an idiot ok? A big insensitive idiot, I'm worse than Tom."
The first time she agreed with him all night.
"Star?" She was quiet, "Well tomorrow will be better. There's a surprise for you!" He sang. No way she'd respond to that.
She heard him sigh and place something on floor before saying goodnight. She heard his door shut.
She waited a long time after before yanking open her door and snatching her phone before quickly closing her door and slumping back against it.
Why was she feeling this way? She liked Jackie. She was excited Marco was going with her.
But then she showed up looking so pretty. And Marco was clearly awestruck. It tugged on her heart thinking of that picture and how he ignored all her calls.
Seeing them together on Jackie's skateboard made Star so angry.
And then when Marco said they kissed?
Well he might as well ripped her heart out.
She groaned softly and summoned a pillow for her to fall into.
Why was she acting like this? When Marco called her jealous...
She sat up. Her feelings she had been trying to repress hit her all at once.
The tears began to fall once more as she realized what she had to do.
Marco barely slept that night, tossing and turning and having dreams his teeth were falling out(eventually he googled it apparently dreams of that nature meant deep stress). At one point he thought he saw a faint purple light and got excited before realizing he probably imagined it.
Sleep never came back after that.
The next morning.
Marco was up bright and early,doing his best to make everything extra special.
His mom made a beautiful cake with stars and hearts and topped with a butterfly. Marco decorate with a similar theme using star and heart confetti in shades of pink and green. He placed random butterflies everywhere. He smiled to himself, once Star came down she'd probably turn all the butterflies into live ones.
Rafael set out the painting he had made of Star.
After awhile Jackie and Janna showed up with Starfan13. As his parents greeted them Jackie pulled Marco aside.
"Hey."
"Oh hi."
She began to move forward and Marco sidestepped her.
"Look Alfonzo and Ferguson are here!" And here they were followed by Skullnick, Creepy Lydia and her dog, the police, handsome businessman, hair lady, the lady from the Chinese restaurant along with several classmates. Practically everyone Star had while on Earth showed up and squeezed into the Diazs's living room, spilling into the kitchen and out the door.
Finally Ponyhead showed up.
"Where's Bfly?! Its time to partaay!" She yelled.
"Oh, uh, she's in her room. She had a, uh, rough night last night." Marco nervously explained.
Ponyhead's eyes narrowed.
"Explain rough nigh Earth Turd." she demanded.
"Well Ludo stole her spell book and Glossaryk." That was part of the truth. Ponyhead's eyes popped open.
"Poor Bfly!" With that she turned around and faced the rest of the crowd.
"Listen up! Earth Turd, I mean Marco, has informed me that my girl, Star, had a rough night. It is our job as her friends to fix that with a major party ok?"
The room erupted into a cheer.
While everyone was cheering Jackie scooted up to Marco and nudged him.
"Hi again." She smiled.
"Hi again." He managed to smile back.
"So last night-"
"Quick everyone into place!" Angie whisper shouted, hearing the stairs creak.
Rafael snapped the lights off.
"We'll talk later" Marco whispered to Jackie. She nodded, her turquoise streaked hair bouncing.
" 1, 2, 3, SURPRISE!" They all shouted.
No Star.
"Huh?" Rafael scratched his head.
"Where is she?!" Starfan13 shrieked.
A small pink poof caught everyone's attention and on the stairs appeared two envelopes.
To My Best Friends read one.
To Mom and Dad Diaz read the other.
"Um who's Mom and Dad Diaz?" Ponyhead asked. Angie stepped forward.
"I guess that's for us." Marco was shocked. She called his parents Mom and Dad? He'd only ever hear her say Mrs. or Mr. Diaz, occasionally their first names.
Janna stepped forward and picked up the envelope marked best friends.
"Who should go first?" She quietly asked Angie, in a very un-Janna like way.
"Y-you can." Angie said.
Janna gulped as she opened up the letter.
"'To my best friends,
I'm sorry to tell you all in such a way but I've been summoned back to Mewni. My training on Earth is done and it's time to begin my training as queen starting immediately. I'll miss you all so much! I'm sending you all hug with my thoughts and a special note for each of you:
Janna Banana- you were so much fun, I loved all your crazy ideas. I'm going to miss you so much. P.S. you can still wear pink and be tough.'"
Janna quickly passed the letter to Starfan13 before turning and Marco swore she was wiping her eyes.
"'Starfan13- wow! You totally were my biggest fan! When I become queen no one will ever be as big a fan as you are!'"
Starfan sobbed and handed the paper to Pony.
"'Pony-you literally live by me.' That may be true Bfly but you could have still wrote something sentimental!" Pony huffed and the paper to Ferguson and Alfonzo.
"'Ferguson and Alfonzo- I write you both because I can't picture one of you without the other. You were super funny and made me laugh. P.S. Ferg is banned from Pixitopia.'"
Ferguson sobbed and Alfonzo handed the paper to Jackie while patting Ferg on the back.
"'Jackie- you're super pretty, and nice, and cool. You were a good friend.' Wait Star's gone?" Jackie was stunned.
A moment of silence before someone spoke up
"Um Marco wasn't mentioned."
Marco took the paper from Jackie, and scanned it quickly.
"No, I guess I'm not mentioned." Jackie wrapped her arm around him.
"Mom? Dad? What's your letter say?"
His father was crying so his mother had to read it, although she herself was on the verge of tears.
"'Dear Mom and Dad Diaz,
Thank you. You opened your house to me along with your heart. You treated me like a daughter and welcomed me like as if I had always lived here. Never once did you complain about my craziness but rather tried to make the best of it, like the time I made your living room a jungle and Dad Diaz made that cool sculpture! Mom Diaz thank you so much for being a mom to me when I couldn't be with mine. My castle room is totally empty and can be used however you and Dad Diaz want to. Dad Diaz thank you so much for being a dad to me, you were always fun and tended to reminded me of my own dad.
Your hija,
Star Butterfly.'"
At that Angie lost it and collapsed into her husband, sobbing.
Marco turned to the crowd.
"I think you should all go home now."
People filed out, brokenhearted that their bubbly friend was gone without a proper goodbye.
She had made an impact on all of them.
Ponyhead was the last to leave and turned to Marco.
"I'm gonna find out why she left ok?" Marco nodded numbly as Ponyhead opened her portal and left.
With a heavy heart Marco climbed the stairs. He found himself turning left and standing in her doorway.
"What made you leave?" He sighed. As if by magic, something white caught his eye.
An envelope. Addressed to Marco Ubaldo Diaz with a heart over the i and and a star in the corner. He picked it up and tucked into his hoodie pocket.
He couldn't read it.
Not yet.
Moon Butterfly was sitting quietly in her private quarters when a guard burst in.
"Your Highness."
"Saturn? Whatever is the matter?"
"The Princess."
"Star?!" Moon stood up. Her chest tightened, "is she alright?"
"Well she's here."
"What?"
At that moment Star burst into the room.
"Mom!" She flung herself into Moon's arms.
"Star darling? Is everything alright?" Star looked up into her mother's eyes, only then did Moon notice the tears in her eyes and the broken hearts on her cheeks.
"Saturn, you're dismissed." Moon waited until he left before sitting in her chair, drawing her daughter onto her lap, "Star my sweet? What ever has happened?"
Nothing but a shuddery sigh.
"Star? You're scaring me? Is everything alright? Is your friend ok?" Moon felt fear.
Star sniffed, then suddenly wiped her eyes and stood tall, making eye contact with her mother and then answered.
"Mom, I'm ready to come home. I think I should start my training to be queen."
Moon was speechless.
Hope you guys enjoyed this first chapter!