Hey there!
Thank you for taking the time to read my first ever published SVTFOE fic. I just want to see how this works out, and if I get some positivity I'll consider on making a second chapter! I have a storyline already planned out if this does go good. Reviews and constructive criticism are appreciated! I do not own the characters of SVTFOE. All credit goes to Daron Nefcy and Disney.
Now, on with the story.
"Wait! I don't want you to go. I want you to stay with us."
"Really?! Huggggs!"
"But you can't go!" A 17 year old Marco Diaz cried out, grabbing hold of the blonde princess's arm to stop her from walking through the portal she had opened in the living room of the Diaz household. Angie and Rafael were helping Star pack the rest of her bags in the meantime.
"Marco, please.." Star Butterfly insisted, looking at her best friend with sadness in her eyes and tugging at her arm a bit. "I'm sorry, I have to. Just let go."
Marco shook his head. "You can't just leave! What about the puppies? What about my parents, and everyone from school?" The brunette boy paused, tears threatening to spill from his already red puffy eyes. "What about... me?" He let out a sad chuckle, finally letting Star's wrist slip out of his grasp, to the girl's surprise. The look on his face shattered her heart into a million pieces.
To this, Star turned and nearly tackled Marco in a hug. "I'm so sorry!" She sobbed into his chest as Marco returned the embrace, almost lifting the girl off the ground with his strong arms. "I'm sorry, Marco. I don't want to leave! I don't want to leave you!"
"Don't cry. Please. You're going to make me cry." With his thumb, Marco wiped Star's tears away, letting his hand rest on her cheek. God, she was so beautiful. Even when tears were cascading down her face like a waterfall. Star leaned into his touch, her fingers wrapping around his wrist delicately. "I'll miss you." Marco mumbled so quietly that only she could hear. He couldn't help but smile. Despite Star leaving Earth in just a few minutes, it was these little moments with her that gave him butterflies in his stomach. He loved her. Marco Diaz was in love with Star Butterfly. There was no denying it now.
"I'm going to miss you, too." Star's bottom lip quivered, and it was obvious that she was about to cry again. Everything seemed to freeze for Marco, as if he were in another freeze day with Star when they were 14 all over again. The times he spent with her flashed before his eyes, as if the universe was trying to tell him something. And at that moment, he blocked out all sounds around him. All he could hear was the sound of his own heartbeat, and Star's breathing.
Thmp, thmp.
'Should I kiss her?'
Thmp, thmp.
'What if she doesn't feel the same?'
'I can't risk it.'
Thmp, thmp.
'I can't.'
Marco shut his eyes and pulled Star into another hug, burying his head in her neck and hair and taking in the scent. When they were younger, he always assumed she wore some sort of candy perfume. She smelled wildly of sweet tarts and jolly ranchers (which were in fact her favorite candy on Earth). But after that, he just figured she had it naturally.
Star returned the hug and gripped the fabric of his flannel shirt. His outfit taste had changed over the years, from his signature red hoodie, to just t-shirts, then long sleeves, and now: flannels. And of course, it was red.
After a moment or so, they broke apart. Star smiled up at Marco, and opened her mouth to speak, but she was cut off once a few barks were heard down the hallway, and there came running about 5 laser puppies all at once, including Star's favorite: Sajak. The girl picked him up gently, and Marco let out a soft laugh. "You should take him with you," he started. "He'll keep you company back on Mewni."
Star giggled and nodded, hugging Sajak close. Marco ruffled the dog's fur. "Look after her for me, okay, bud?" Marco commanded, and in response he got a bark and a laser shot into his arm. That hurt like hell.
Eventually, Star said her final goodbyes to Angie and Rafael, and her best friend watched as she trudged sadly to the portal in front of her. "G-goodbye." She stammered, trying her best not to cry again. She then stepped through and was about to seal it off for good, but turned around quickly and locked eyes with Marco.
"Marco Diaz?"
"Yes?"
"Don't you forget about me." Star backed up a few steps, lifting her hand that held the scissors and closing it off, right in front of him.
The house became silent, and the Diaz's foreign exchange student of 4 years was out of their sight.
"Never." Marco mumbled under his breath, clenching his fists tightly. "I'll never forget you."
The boy then made his way to his room upstairs and closed the door. His parents watched sadly as their son went up to his bedroom, most likely for the rest of the night. They couldn't imagine what he must've been feeling, for he never acted that depressed whenever the other exchange students left. But they just assumed it was because Star stayed with them the longest. Marco threw himself on the bed and shut his eyes as the light of the blood moon leaked through his bedroom window.
~Present time, 7 years later~
Beep, beep.
Beep, beep.
Beep-
Marco slammed his fist on the snooze button of his alarm clock, set for 7:00am sharp. He was finally moving out of his parent's house to live with Alfonso and Ferguson in an apartment they all pay rent for.
It felt like the same routine for the past 7 years: wake up, go to the bathroom, get ready for the day, sit in the house and do literally nothing. Marco didn't end up going to college like he always dreamed of. He just couldn't bring himself to it after Star left. He went into depression, and drinking. Luckily Alfonso and Ferg were there to help him back onto his feet.
The boy rolled over to lay on his back, staring at the same ceiling he slept under his entire life. This was a drastic change for him. A whole new life..
A life without her.
"Stop that." He whispered to himself, covering his face with his hands. Not soon after, the laser puppies; now fully grown golden labradors, jumped onto their owner's bed all at once. "Hey!" Marco laughed as he was showered with licks around his face. "Goodmorning to you, too."
Once they all jumped off, he got out of bed and got dressed. And for the next few hours or so, he packed until nearly everything was out of his room.
Marco took a look at his walls that were devoid of karate posters. So many memories with Star were made in here. And he missed that. One of the dogs barked to get Marco's attention, and he turned around and got down on one knee. "What is it, boy?" He cooed, petting the dog gently.
The laser dog lifted his head and dropped a strip of paper in front of Marco, and he picked it up to flip it over.
He felt sadness overtake him immediately once he saw what it was.
An old photo booth strip of him and Star. In the first frame, they had their arms around each other in a hug. In the second, Marco was wearing Star's devil horn headband, and she was wearing his hoodie. He wondered how quick they managed to sort of switch outfits like that, considering they only had about 5 seconds until the camera took the picture. In the third frame, Star was using a long strand of her hair to act as a mustache, and Marco was just doing some dorky expression. He let out a soft chuckle and looked at the dog in front of him. That animal was smart, he had to admit.
He stuffed the photo in his back pocket and was just about to leave, before he saw something glistening out of the corner of his eye. Turning to look, he realized there was one more box until his bed. It was fairly small, small enough for your to hold in one hand. It was under his bed, half opened, and the glistening he saw was coming from the object inside of it.
One of the laser puppies - well, dogs, latched onto it with his teeth and pulled it out from under Marco's bed, pushing the gray container to his owner's feet.
Marco kneeled down to pick it up. And once he opened it, he was shocked.
A pair of dimensional scissors.
And on the back of said box there was a folded note attached. "Scissors?" Marco questioned. "What are these doing here? I remember Star left with her pair."
Marco then felt the note on the back and unfolded it. He recognized the handwriting immediately, and it nearly brought tears to his eyes.
The letter read..
'Dear Marco,
It's me, Star. (Pfsh, well, obviously) I don't know when you're going to read this letter. That is, if you ever do read it. I'm writing this on the morning of our senior graduation. Crazy, right? It all went by so fast. So..Today, I'm leaving for Mewni to become queen. I mean, that's the whole reason I came to Earth in the first place. To train with my wand and become the princess that my mother always wanted me to be, blah blah blah.
We had some crazy adventures, you and I. I just wanted to start off by saying thank you so much for making my experience on Earth the best a magical princess from another dimension could ever ask for. When I first heard that I had to stay on Earth, I was a little scared. Scared that I would be alone..
But then you came along.
You made me believe that not all boys were bad. (sorry, after the breakup with Tom, I just kinda trained myself that all boys were idiots and jerks.) And you were also the very first boy friend I've ever had. I mean.. boy-friend. You know, a friend who's a boy.'
Marco smiled. She was always so goofy, even in written form.
'Anyway, there's so many things that I want to tell you, but I don't have enough time. You're currently in the shower making yourself look nice and tidy. And I still need time to hide the dimensional scissors, too.
Oh, yeah. I guess I should tell you why I put those in there.
Well, there's your own pair of dimensional scissors. (You can thank me later) I've given these to you so you can go to the Bounce Lounge or the Amethyst Arcade with Alfonso and Ferg whenever you'd like. And.. maybe even come visit me, (which is what I mostly kinda sorta want you to do first, thanks.)
I know that you'll use them wisely. And, be proud! Only few people in the royal kingdom and in other dimensions have their hands on a pair of those babies.
But.. if you never do end up finding this, then I just wasted my time writing this entire letter. My hand really hurts, by the way.
So, yeah! By the time you're reading this, I'm probably getting ready for my coronation ceremony right about now, so if you find this early enough, you should totally come!'
Marco felt depressed all of a sudden. She wanted him at her coronation.. and he was stupid enough to find this just now. He mentally slapped himself. She was probably waiting, and waiting..
'I think that's all I have to say. Just know that, I'm going to miss you Marco Diaz. The time here that I spent with you was the greatest gift a girl could ask for. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
We'll see each other again, Marco. In another life.
I promise you that.
Sincerely,
Star Butterfly'
Marco was sitting on his bed now, tears streaming down his cheeks. They were happy tears, though. He was a snip of scissors away from seeing his best friend again, after all these years. And that made him so happy.
He stood up from his bed, walking downstairs and packing things like water bottles, snacks, then went back up to his room and packing a few extra pairs of clothes throwing his backpack over his shoulders. Cutting a portal, he looked over at the view of Mewni on the other side, and smiled to himself.
"I'm coming, Star." Marco uttered ever so softly. He gave one last look at his bedroom, before stepping through and shutting the dimensional rift between Mewni and Earth.
Ahhhh! Thank you for reading all the way till the end! Please tell me what you thought about it in the reviews. It really helps out alot! Like I said, if I get a lot of y'all asking me to continue this story, I'll write a second chapter!~
Also, I'm sorry if some of the elements are different in this story than what has happened in the actual show. For example: Star leaving behind a pair of dimensional scissors for Marco to go after her. I wrote this fanfiction long before "Running With Scissors" premiered, and had no knowledge of Hekapoo giving Marco his own pair. I decided just now to post this, since I was curious.