One chapter in and I already have three followers, *sniff* I'm so happy. So this chapter has some Jarco, ugh i know right, but some shit happens.
I plan on making this story a long one so hopefully i'm doing ok with the setup. School is about to start again soon so I gotta write a ton, hopefully ill be able to keep writing when the semester starts.
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Chapter 2 - Hurt
Him and Star were walking to school, Star was talking excitedly to him about a dream she had had. Something about fighting Ludo using only a laser puppy. Suddenly she asked, "What about you? Did ya have any awesome dreams"
Marco looked down thinking of his recurring dream, or nightmare he should say since he woke up from it sweating and out of breath. Star looked at him worriedly, "Did you have that nightmare again?"
"Yeah, I don't understand why i keep having it, or what it means. And i'm having it more often. It used to be once in awhile but now its every other night."
"Don't worry i'm sure it's just stress getting to your head. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about."
Marco looked at his best friend. Star was such a good friend to him. They had been friends for about a year now and while they had some rough patches they had always been able to recover from it. The short blond looked up at him with blue eyes filled with concern . Star looked like she did every other day. She had her hair down to her knees which were covered by striped blue stockings ending in her pink boots that she always wore. She was also wearing a colorful striped tank top which was covering a teal dress. Marco couldn't help but noticing how attractive she was. She always had a pep in her step, and a twinkle in her eye. While she looked like a sweet innocent girl, Marco knew that she was incredibly strong for her size and could kick serious ass. She never failed to make him happy, one time Marco was having a seriously rough day where nothing seemed to go right. Star had tried everything she could to cheer him up, eventually resulting to being swallowed by a fish she was trying to juggle. And here she was trying to cheer him up again. He couldn't help but be thankful that she came into his life.
She tapped him lightly on the forehead, "Earth to Marcooo. Stop spacing out ya weirdo, were gonna be late for school." She was right they had about ten minutes until Jackie got to school. This was the day that he talked to her. Well that he had a conversation with her. Marco having had a crush on Jackie since kindergarten had only recently gotten up the courage to speak to her. Usually it was one or two words followed by a lot of uhs and uhms. Today he would finally get up his courage and talk to her.
They arrived with minutes to spare. While he waited Marco walked over to his locker and got his books out, putting them in his backpack. After he had made sure that he had all the books he needed he slung his backpack on his shoulder and leaned against the locker. Kids were starting to file in many of them stopping by their lockers just like he did. Some distance away he saw his friends Alfonso and Ferguson. They were staring at a girl who was coming their way, as she passed them Ferguson lifted his shirt showing his gut with a face painted on it. From this distance Marco couldn't hear what he said but he could see that Ferguson was making his stomach talk. The girl, looking disgusted, slapped Ferguson's face and then his stomach before walking away.
Marco chuckled to himself then felt a thud next to him. Star had leaned against the locker next to him facing the other direction. She was staring at the parking lot where a black, long haired boy was sitting on the hood of his beat up car playing the keytar. Just last year the sound of Oscar jamming out would have sent students running with their ears covered in pain. Over the summer he had gotten better, much better. There were a few people who enjoyed his music, one of them being star.
"I still don't get why you like him. He doesn't do anything but complain about his mom and play the keytar." Marco said leaning his head on Star's. They used to be the same height but over the summer Marco had hit a growth spurt that made him almost a head taller than her. At first Star complained that he was taller than her and that Marco gave her such a hard time. But she had come to like it when Marco put his head on hers.
"He's just so dreamy," Star said in a whisper,"But you know i don't want to date him or anything, I just like the eye candy."
Marco scoffed, he knew Star had gotten over her crush for Oscar. She asked him out once and found out that they had absolutely nothing in common. He just liked giving her a hard time for it.
"Besides at least I had the guts to ask him out. You can't even get a sentence out when you are around her." She turned around looking up at him. "Sorry." She said when she noticed the look in his eyes.
"It's alright. It's not like you're wrong. But that will change today, because today I will hold a conversation with her," he said puffing his chest out.
"Haha, well you better get ready because here she comes." Marco gasped and quickly turned around, completely missing the eye roll that star gave him. Marco lost sight of everything else as he spotted her. Jackie Lynn Thomas, in Marco's opinion the most beautiful girl in school. He watched as she got closer, her platinum blond hair floating behind her as she rode in on her skateboard. She was wearing her usual white shirt with green collar and sleeves. She also was wearing white knee high socks with jean shorts that while they might have gone out of style years ago were coming back in because of her. Around her neck was a seashell necklace. She slowed down as she neared Marco even going as far as to get off her skateboard.
"Hey Marco, hey Star," She said. Star replied instantly but it took Marco a bit until he could give a small hi.
'Man up Diaz, she's just like any other girl. Think of her like Star, you're so open with star. Be the same with Jackie.
"YOU LOOK PRETTY TODAY", he shouted. 'What the fuck are you doing Diaz?' he asked himself 'I don't know it just happened.' He replied.
Jackie blushed a little, "Oh t-thank you. You look really good too Marco. Red looks really good on you."
Could he believe his ears? Was Jackie Lynn Thomas, THE Jackie Lynn Thomas saying that he looked good? Marco could have just died right then and there. The hottest girl in school just said that she thought that he, the "safe kid" looked good. 'Quick say something', his mind yelled, springing him into action.
Act cool he thought, just say thanks and then go on from there. So naturally the first thing he did was fall. He gave a yelp as he hit the cold tile, wondering what just happened. Then he felt a hand on his arm pulling him up. He got up and looked to see that it was Jackie lifting him up.
"Are you ok?" she said concern in her voice.
She cares if I got hurt or not, Marco thought. Then quickly responded as he realized that he had been silent.
"Yeah i'm fine, just got a little dizzy."
"Oh, are you ok? Do you need to go to the nurse's office?"
Why so you can do a check up on me? For whatever reason Marco's thoughts turned to Jackie wearing a sexy nurse outfit asking him where it hurt. He shook his head clearing his head, this was not the time for that.
"N-no i'm fine, thanks. Guess I fell pretty hard for you huh?" he cringed, his face getting redder as he beat himself for using the cheesiest line ever. 'You dumbass! What in the actual hell were you thinking?!' 'I wasn't ok? I don't know what the fuck i'm doing, help!'
He looked up to see Jackie blushing almost as much as he was. Oh god he embarrassed her. She probably thinks that he was such a creep. But before he could explain she smiled. Oh my God she's so beautiful.
"That was a good one." she said still smiling. She frowned and noticed that she was still holding on to his arm. Quickly taking her hand off him she picked up her skateboard. "Well I gotta go meet Janna. I'll see you later Marco."
"Yeah see ya." He watched as she threw the board onto the ground and jumped on it; riding away.
"Did you see that Star? I actually talked to Jackie Lynn Thomas, and she talked back to me! I can't believe it."
"Yeah, great you talked to a girl. Whoopdie fucking doo." Marco looked at her in shock. She almost never cursed and the fact that she seemed less than thrilled for him talking to his crush for the first time angered him.
"What's wrong with you? This is huge for me; i've never talked to Jackie before, much less flirt with her. What's wrong?"
"I just don't think that it's such a big deal. I mean you talk to girls all the time, why is she so different?" Star asked.
"Because she is different Star. She's nice, and smart.."
"So am I and I have magical powers, and helloooo? Future queen of a whole dimension anyone?" She replied throwing her hands in the air. Star was getting upset now.
"Well she also doesn't go on dangerous adventures," Marco started taking a step towards Star. "She's also beautiful and perfect and I don't know why you are so upset."
"You don't think I'm beautiful?" her voice broke. She had her head down so Marco couldn't see what her face looked like but he knew he had hurt her. He didn't know why she was making such a big deal out of this, or why he said what he did. But he knew that he had hurt her and that was all that mattered right now.
"Star it's not that, of course you are beautiful, I was just…"
"Just what, Marco? You were just comparing me to Jackie?" Marco was scared now, Star looked at him betrayal and hurt on her face. But that wasn't the only thing; her eyes which were normally blue were now green. "Jackie is so purfect, who could ever hope to measure up to her?" She was crying now, tears streaming profusely down her face. Marco didn't know what to do he wasn't trying to compare her and Jackie. He knew he had to say something though. He couldn't just let Star think that he had meant to hurt her.
"Star, please liste…" Before he could get another word out she ran. Marco wanted to chase after her but his legs wouldn't move. He wouldn't even know what to say to her; he was so confused on what was going on. All he could do is stare at where she was, hoping that everything would be ok.
Holy shit. I did not plan to have it go this way but inspiration hit me like a train. Marco you done goofed.
Alright so being the wordy person I am, I plan on making this a long one. Just letting yall know something does happen between those two, good and bad and something awesome happens to Marco.
Please leave a comment I could really use some help, hows my writing, what do you wish to see in the story, those kind of things. Thanks again for reading.
