A/N: Hey guys! Thanks so much for the reviews to SonicELITE, Wulf 2.0, Author Smimph, KrissDomm, jolleIQ, and the two awesome Guests. You really keep me motivated to write more.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this one!
I don't own Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
"And basically, this is how you add a number to contacts," Marco ended his monologue.
"Cool!" Star cheered, holding her new phone.
At some point, Marco and his parents decided that Star should have her own mobile phone; even if it was just for communication purposes. After she finally chose one, with Marco's help, he had to take care of giving Star a brief tutorial on how to use it.
"All right, so now, try to add my number," Marco said, hoping for the best, and slid a piece of paper with a sequence of digits towards her.
Star took a deep breath, and let the air out slowly, preparing herself for the challenge.
"Okay," she said decidedly. "First... unlock the phone!" She inserted the combination, muttering the number under her breath.
"Great," Marco praised her, watching her actions.
"Then..." Star's brows furrowed for a second, but then her face lit up. "Keyboard!"
"Awesome." Marco smiled, seeing she was making great progress. Well, until then, because now he noticed Star was sitting and staring blankly at the screen.
"What?" he asked, raising his eyebrows.
"The screen is black again. I don't get it," replied Star, confused.
"You were idle too long, you have to unlock it again," advised Marco.
Star did as instructed; at least she seemed to have no problems with that part, Marco noted gladly.
"Now, which one of you is the keyboard..." said Star, looking at the icons.
"None of them, you have to browse through all apps, remember?" said Marco, resting his head on his hand. Maybe she wasn't dealing with it perfectly yet, but she would, eventually; he was certain.
"This one? Nope," she said, sighing. "This one? No... This one! Ugh." She groaned in exasperation, banging her head on the table. "This is too hard! I'm never gonna learn how these tiny interdimentional mirrors work!"
"You can do it, Star," he said encouragingly, chuckling quietly at the expression she used to describe phones. "Try once more."
Finally, Star managed to find the keyboard and insert Marco's number and, after a couple of attempts, add it to her contacts.
"I am the master of tiny interdimentional mirrors!" Star exclaimed triumphantly.
"Great job," Marco said with relief, putting a hand on her shoulder. "You're learning quickly! Now, remember what I told you about calling?"
"Uh-huh." Star nodded intently.
"So, it's time for..." Marco said dramatically.
Star gasped. "No!"
"Yes! A practical test!"
"Why are you doing this to me?" Star complained with a helpless look.
"You've been doing really good so far," Marco said reassuringly. "Just remember what I told you. Now, I'm gonna go upstairs and you will call me, okay?"
"Okay," replied Star, and banged her fist on the table. "I swear to you, if I don't master this, I am not Star Butterfly!" she exclaimed, threatening the phone with her fist. "Don't even think you can trick me, you little... ringing... thingy!"
"Okay then. Good luck, you tech savvy beast!" He chuckled, grabbed his mobile and walked off.
Star waited in silence, wondering if she should be calling already.
"Okay Star! You can phone me now!" She heard Marco exclaim from upstairs.
"But why would I call if I can hear you?" she asked, dumbfounded.
The moment of silence she received as a response caused Star to smirk with satisfaction. Marco didn't see that coming, huh?
"Because it's just a test!" Marco exclaimed back. "Try to call, Star!"
Star sighed.
"All right, let's get this over with..." she murmured to herself. "Contacts, contacts... where are you? Ha! Got it."
She tapped the contact named "MARCO! :)))" and tried to decipher the numerous icons that popped up on the screen.
"What did Marco say about these...?" Star wondered aloud. "It's like the traffic lights. Green one to begin something... All right, here goes nothing," she said, tapping the green receiver, and raised the phone next to her ear with anticipation.
Space unicorn-
Marco picked up the phone almost immediately.
"Star, I am so proud of you!" he exclaimed enthusiastically.
"I made it!" Star squealed cheerfully. "In your face, electron- whatever that is called!"
Marco chuckled quietly.
"Okay, you can hang up now."
"No, you hang up first!" Star protested playfully.
"Star, I have to check if you can do this," he said, amused.
"Oh. If you say so," she replied and pulled the phone away from her ear.
"Like traffic lights, just like traffic lights..." she whispered, and tapped the red receiver.
"Marco?" she said uncertainly to the phone, and obviously received no response.
"I think I did it!" she exclaimed to Marco, then heard the rumble of his feet on the stairs.
"Way to go, Star!" He grinned as he appeared in the room, enthusiastic as if she had just made an important scientific discovery, to say the least. She jumped down from her seat and ran up to him, grabbing him by the shoulders.
"I defeated it! Crushed it without mercy! I am the overlord of phones! What are we gonna learn to use next?" she asked, her eyes wide with excitement. "The washing machine? The dishwasher? The-" She gasped, overwhelmed by the possibilities. "The laptop?"
Marco chuckled.
"Star...? You're not ready to hear that phones do other things than mere calling, are you?"
Her glare spoke volumes.
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Also, have you seen the new promo? I've been wondering what is the context of "smooch buddies" for two days now.
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