A/N: Hello wonderful Star Vs. The Forces of Evil fans. This Fic is going to be a continuation of the season 2 ending(AKA my season 3 project). This will be rated M for possible slight to moderate lemons, so don't say I didn't warn you. I do not own anything regarding SvTFOE or affiliated properties/trademarks.
Marco stood there in the bare room, a single tear formed and rolled down his cheek. The most interesting, and honestly, the most important person in his life was gone just as quickly as she had showed up. What was he supposed to do now?
"This isn't fair, Star." He exhaled sharply, now unable to hold back the tears. The only thing he could see was the pained look on her face as she turned and ran up the stairs, unlikely to return. "How could you just leave after saying that?"
Just then, Jackie walked up and placed a hand on his shoulder. Marco brushed it off. "Sorry, Jackie." He mumbled through his sobbing. "I want to be alone right now."
The next week was a blur to Marco, he didn't even notice that the laser puppies had vanished. He hadn't said anything to anyone since Star had left Earth. The worst part was that he wanted to but couldn't muster the courage or strength. What Star had said to him before she stepped out of his life was weighing in heavy on his soul. Marco honestly did have feelings for her, but he didn't want to ruin their friendship so he chose Jackie.
Of course he liked Jackie too, but over the past few months Marco had certainly noticed his feelings for Star take center stage. He didn't know how to tell Jackie that he really was in love with Star and couldn't keep up the relationship. Marco was snapped out of his pity party be Jackie and Janna, who both marched into his room.
"Marco..." Jackie started. "We need to talk." She placed her hand on his shoulder. He turned to her and gave her a stare void of emotion.
"What?" He didn't quite catch what Jackie had said to him. "What do you need? I'm busy."
Both girls stared back at him, struggling to keep up a happy facade in light of Marco's melancholy mood. He looked down at his untouched nachos and began to zone out again. "Marco, we need to talk." Jackie restated. "It's important."
"Okay, shoot." Marco's voice was monotone.
"We can't be in a relationship anymore, Marco." Jackie stated. "This past week has made it pretty obvious how important to you Star really is to you." She stood up and waited for several seconds before mumbling "Go get her." and walking away, shortly followed by Janna.
Jackie broke up with him, Janna had witnessed the event, and his nachos were soggy. Odd how that was as important to him as Jackie ending things with him but honestly the whole week had no more priority in his thoughts than an ant two miles away. His focus was on Star. Was she alright?
That thought dragged on him until he face planted on his bed. The only thing that could effectively silence his mind was sleep. Even then, nightmares of Star fighting for her life against a horrible green mass haunted him. Tonight's dream was different, however.
He found himself in the upper halls of the Mewni castle. The stone floor felt realistically cold on his feet, even the soft clap of his walking seemed realistic. Off to the right of the hall, Marco spotted a door decorated in now dilapidated ribbons and glitter. What was left of the glitter loosely spelt out "Star". In front of the door stood five fully armored guards, each holding a pike and looking about anxiously.
Marco walked closer to the doors and tried to get the attention of the guards to no avail. Finally, out of pure frustration he marched to the door and tried to knock. His hand just sunk through the door.
"What?" Marco uttered in confusion. He tried again and instead stumbled through the door into Star's room.
It was absolute chaos. Books, clothes, swords, and armor scattered lazily around. Star sat on her bed and stared out into the night sky with a look of hopelessness. Marco immediately started to navigate the disaster zone in an attempt to reach Star but in the last few feet he stumbled over his own feet and fell forward, brushing his outstretched hand against her.
Star turned and jumped back, readying her fists only to drop her guard in astonishment. "Marco..?" She appeared confused. "How did you get here? There are guards outside!"
"I- I don't know," Marco wheezed as he got up. "I thought this was a dream! The guards didn't seem to notice me so I tried to knock on your door and just, kinda went through it instead."
"OhgoshMarco! Did Toffee get you? Did you die and turn into a ghost?" Star stammered.
"No, Star. I just fell asleep a bit ago and now I'm here." Marco said calmly. "Wait... TOFFEE?!"
"Oh... Well~" Star hesitated. "He's kinda back again."
Marco flashed back to his time in that box where he was nearly crushed. This certainly was a shocking piece of news. "Is that why you left Earth, Star?"
"Yeah," She sighed heavily. "I couldn't let you get involved with him again. Last time you nearly died, so I thought it would be best if I weren't around you anymore."
Marco sat in contemplation for a moment "How about we get some fresh air?" He suggested to the sulking princess, standing up and holding out his hand. Star took it, flinching slightly at the contact.
"I'd like that, Marco." She said, throwing on a weak smile and pulling herself up.
They walked out onto the balcony and stared in awe at the beauty of the night sky. It took Marco a moment to notice but the moon had a blood red tinge to it. He flashed back to the night he danced with Star at the Blood Moon Ball. Everything started to make more sense as he recalled something Glossaryk had said to him.
"Marco my boy, the Blood Moon Ball isn't something to take lightly. It's an event that binds two souls together for all eternity. Not even dimensions can separate blood lovers. Now, scrape the sides."
Was he here because of the blood lovers nonsense? Should he tell Star about his feelings? If what Glossaryk had said was true then maybe it was important enough to let her know.
"Star-" He squeaked. "I uh... I have to tell you something."
She looked intently at him and tilted her head at him like a puppy. "Yeah? What's up, Marco?"
"I like you." He murmured, barely audible.
"What?" She looked confused.
"I like like you, Star." Marco spoke much louder. He began ringing his hands as he waited for her response.
After a solid minute ticked by and it finally hit. Star's eyes went wide and she started to freak out and pace back and forth, talking gibberish to herself at a rate which would put a squirrel on caffeine to shame. Suddenly she stopped, whipped back to face Marco, and opened her mouth as if to scream but sound came out.
After what seemed like an eternity, she mustered her voice. "You mean, becoming the king of Mewni like like?" She squeed.
"I wouldn't go that far, but yeah..." Marco tried to hide his blushing. Did Star just suggest that she wanted to marry him? Suddenly he was knocked out of his thoughts as the overexcited princess tackled him to the ground.
"Oh, Marco!" She exclaimed. "What about Jackie? Aren't you two together?"
"About that. Star, she broke up with me and said to go after you." He briefly summarized.
Marco was stunned for a few seconds as Star grabbed and pulled him into a kiss on the lips. He didn't know what had come over him but he didn't care, the kiss just felt so right and he couldn't think anymore.
Star panicked internally as she felt her lips press up against his, but quickly tossed all regard to the wind and enjoyed the moment. They could both feel their heart beats become more intense as time seemed to slow to a crawl.
Marco pulled away from the kiss gently and pressed his forehead against hers, staring into her beautiful blue eyes. "That felt good." he exhaled.
Star stared right back into his hazel eyes. "This means there's no going back now, future king of Mewni." She poked.
"Wait what?!" Marco pulled back. "What do you mean, 'future king of Mewni'?"
"It's a law on Mewni that whomever the princess kisses willingly is to become her king." She explained. "If you try to run away, it would be considered treason." Her tone a mixture of joy and teasing. Marco couldn't tell if she was messing with him or not.
"So, you never kissed Tom?" He asked hesitantly.
"Nope." She replied with a huge grin. "You're my first kiss."
Marco thought for a moment before throwing on a playful smirk. "I guess that makes you my fiancée, then!" He picked her up in a cliche princess carry before she could retort. They both giggled and blushed.
"Yeah, I guess so." Star sung happily.
The new couple moved over to the bed but by then the sun was starting to rise and Marco could feel an odd, tugging sensation pulling him away from the room. "The sun's coming up. I'm sorry, Star but I guess this means this will have to wait until tomorrow night." He frowned and set her down on the bed. Somehow he knew his time in Mewni was limited, at least until next nightfall.
"What do you mean? Marco?!" She called out as he started to fade away. Her expression changed to that of fear. She was scared that they might not be able to see each other again.
"Don't worry, Star. I'll be back." Marco smiled and gave a thumbs up. "I promise." His last sentence sounded as if it was carried on a light breeze. The room faded from view and Marco sat up in his lonely bed.
He wasn't sure if he really went to see Star or if it was just a dream, either way, he felt newly determined. It was time to gather every bit of magical knowledge available to him. He had to make it back to Star for sure now. If for no other reason than to confirm that he had, in fact, visited her.
"Hello, Marco." Someone called out with an evil undertone. It was Ludo sitting at the foot of the bed. Something was off about him. First off, that wasn't Ludo's voice and second, his eyes were glowing a horrible green.
"Toffee." The malice in Marco's voice was palpable.
"Ah, good. I won't be needing any introduction, then. Where's Star?"
A/N: Welp, that was interesting. Most of this was written in a sleep deprived state between 2am and 6am because when the ideas happen, they won't leave you alone until they're on a page in a satisfying manner. Hope you guys enjoy, please leave a review and let me know how I did. This isn't going to be a oneshot fic, I plan on writing this at least until the official season 3 comes out. Maybe I will keep it up as an AU fic.