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This is a really short AU/headcanon (?) and Star and Marco are already dating at this point. They've been dating for a few months, and Marco gets injured somehow..enjoy the story!

It all happened so fast. One minute they were eating nachos and the next, Marco was being wheeled into the emergency room.

Star was worried. No, she was beyond worried. She was terrified. Star had absolutely no idea what happened, or if Marco was going to be okay.

As if she thought it couldn't get worse, it did. The doctor's refused to let anyone in to see Marco except his parents and family members. Which was ridiculous because she practically is family.

So here she is now, pacing back and forth in a crowded waiting room.

She spent the past few hours in the same room, which normally would've drove her insane, but this was for Marco. She would stay in this room forever if it meant being close to him.

Star tried to rack her brain around this whole situation. How could this possibly happen? They weren't doing anything dangerous at all, unless you consider watching action movies and rom coms as dangerous.

Was it her fault? All she did was lean on his shoulder..and hold his hand. Can you blame her for wanting to hold her boyfriend's hand?

Did her affection suddenly cause some weird Earth disease to activate? If so, how come it started now? They've been dating for a few months, so if it was her affection towards Marco that caused this, it would've happened already.

She sat down on the cold, gray waiting room chair. She glanced at the empty tissue boxes. Star had cried so much, she wondered if there was any liquid left in her body.

Star buried her face in her hands. She had no idea what she would do if Marco wasn't going to be okay. She was so frustrated, she just wanted to scream.

Couldn't anybody tell her what's going on?!

Just then, she saw the door to Marco's room swing open. Mr. and Mrs. Diaz walked into the waiting room, hand in hand, with soft, sad smiles plastered on their faces.

"Star, honey," Mrs. Diaz said, gently placing her hand on Star's tense shoulder, "The doctor said Marco can have visitors now. He wants to see you."

Star didn't even think twice. She leapt from her chair and ran towards Marco's hospital room.

As soon as she entered, her blue eyes locked with his chestnut ones.

Marco's drowsy eyes quickly lit up at the sight of her. He was dressed in those blue hospital gowns, next to him was a tray with a play filled with green jello.

Star couldn't stop the tears forming in her eyes.

"Marco!"

She ran to him and tackled him in a hug. Marco winced, but hugged her back. He missed her so much. He hated being in surgery so long, he just wanted to see his bubbly, beautiful girlfriend.

"Are you okay?!" She asked, quickly, worry filling her eyes.

Marco chuckled. Of course he was okay.

"Yeah, Star, I'm fine. I just missed you a lot," he said, gripping her hand tightly.

Star let out a breath of relief. He was okay!

"I missed you too, Marco." Star's happy smile slowly turned into a frown, "um, was it..was it my fault?" She asked, already cursing herself for making Marco ill.

Marco's eyes widened. He couldn't believe she thought this was her fault. Had no one explained?

"Nonononono," Marco reassured the princess, "No, Star, this isn't your fault at all. In fact, what happened is actually common among humans. It's called appendicitis," he explained.

Star lifted an eyebrow.

"A-pan-da-citis?" She asked, "What is that? Is it an Earth disease?"

Marco smiled gently, "Well, kind of. It goes away though. Basically, my appendix, which was around here-" He pointed to where his appendix used to be, " - it, well, exploded - not literally - and it caused a lot of pain, it kinda felt like a stomach ache. I went into surgery and got it removed." He really hoped she wouldn't ask what surgery was or else she would..freak out. She was very protective over him, which Marco thought was adorable, though sometimes she could be too overprotective.

Star held onto his hand tighter. "C-Can you live without it?"

Marco kissed her cheek. "Yes, humans can live without having their appendix. Lots of people go through this, so it was an easy procedure. I can go home after my stitches are removed and my scar heals."

"Thank goodness," Star placed a hand on her heart, as a way of saying that it was okay to breathe normally again.

All of a sudden, much to Marco's disappointment, she got up.

"Well," she said as she started walking towards the door, "I should let you rest. I want you to heal faster so you can come home," she smiled.

"Wait!" Marco called out. Star turned around, facing him. Marco moved himself over, wincing slightly, and pat the free spot next to him. "Stay with me," he said, blushing slightly, "I'll feel better if you stay with me."

Star smiled brightly as she quickly skipped over to Marco's hospital bed and laid down next to him.

"Which side is your scar on?" The interdimensional Princess asked.

"It's on the other side," he said, uneasily, "It's kind of gross. I hope you don't mind."

Star hugged his arm and snuggled against him.

"Don't worry," she whispered, "I think scars are really cute."