*Author's Note* Hey all! Thanks for the positive response to my first two chapters of this story. Gone In A Flash is my next story to be updated, for fans of that specifically.
As for criticism about not having enough fluff, thanks for your input! However, I try to make my stories be relatively believable within the canon of the show, most of the time. Fluff will happen, but it's more about little moments in my stories; there are loads of great fluff only stories if you're looking for that. Thank you for your comment on my work! I hope you all enjoy.
Star sat disgruntled at the lunch table as Marco nervously blurted out words at Jackie. He had promised to sit with her today. Just like the day before that. And the day before that.
Apparently the upgrade from just nodding to his crush was spilling every single detail towards her, which she didn't seem to mind. Whatever. Star chewed her sandwich angrily. Whatever.
She certainly wasn't jealous; she knew that much. At least, not romantically. Didn't matter much to her who Marco dated as long as he was smiling… and he was. Too much, she decided as she took another she took another bite of her lunch.
Marco wasn't wearing his hoodie. He had a black jacket, and his hair was swept over his forehead in the opposite direction. Jackie was laughing loudly at his jokes, and his worried expression had vanished. Star felt her face flush.
Jackie wasn't that great. Sure, she could skateboard, but who couldn't? And… and even if they couldn't, Star had a wand! Anyone could. Yeah, Jackie wasn't so great.
And yet Marco was completely infatuated with her. Star slumped back in her seat, upset. Whatever.
Star wasn't exactly sure what it was. She liked making him laugh… this? This was just sad. Marco shouldn't be leaning up against the wall like that. He wasn't being himself! She took another angry bite, and yelped as she missed, biting her tongue. Blood welled in her mouth, and she spat it out into a napkin. She yelped again as she delicately touched the wound with her finger. Bad idea.
In a second, Marco was next to her, asking her what was wrong, his eyebrows knit. She wasn't sure what he was saying. She was just happy he was there. She smiled at him, and only then did his words come into focus.
"Star? Star? Stop smiling, we need to wipe your mouth. That's a lot of… wow, oh my goodness how hard did you bite yourself?" He reached into his bag and pulled out a tissue for her.
She straightened up and took the tissue from his hand, wiping her mouth. "Pretty hard Marco. Ouch! This is stupid."
He looked at her, concerned. "What's wrong with you? You're normally a lot more aware with this kind of stuff." After seeing her expression fall, his voice softened.
"It's alright. Happens to all of us, Star."
She gave him an empty smile.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Jackie knowingly skate away. Guess she had him!
She looked up at Marco, who was smiling softly down at her, and was met with crushing guilt. Of course he would just run over here. She ruined his chance with Jackie because she didn't like that he wasn't talking to her, for whatever reason.
He sat down next to her, and raised an eyebrow at the surprised look on her face. "What? I promised I would sit with you."
Now he remembers. She gave him a small smile.
Star scooted closer to him. Although she wasn't sure why it was such a big deal, she was glad he was with her now. She liked it better that way; there was a warmth in the air with him.
He didn't back out on promises again.
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