Ding Dong! Star and Marco could tell that the doorbell was heard almost instantly, judging by the frantic steps that approached the front door of the Diaz household. The door was opened quickly.

"Marco!" Mr. and Mrs. Diaz said in union. They quickly embraced him.

"Oh, honey, we're so glad you're okay!" Angie started. "We saw you on the news when that lady was giving the speech, but we weren't sure if you would even be able to come home!"

"Oh, c'mon, of course I'd come home," Marco said while giving Mariposa a peck on the forehead. She giggled in response. The focus then turned to Star, who was also hugged by the Diaz's.

"It's so good to see you guys," Star began. "And how could I forget you, Mariposa?" she said in a cute baby voice as she let go of Angie and Rafael, picked their infant daughter up, and began to cradle her. Mariposa smiled and snuggled her head into Star's chest.

"Well, she definitely remembers you," Angie added. Star handed Rafael Mariposa back after a few moments.

"Forgetting someone?" Janna said, revealing herself from behind the Diaz's. Star gasped.

"Janna Banana!" She exclaimed as she gave Janna a quick hug. "Of course I missed you too!"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. I came home with the Diaz's after the doctors said I was fine. They have a lot more channels on their TV than my TV has, or probably ever will have, so I figured hey, why not watch you guys on the news here? Anyways, I better get going, my parents will kill me if I'm not home by nine. See you guys later."

"Later Janna," Marco said. "And, hey." Janna stopped herself from closing the door and turned around to face Marco. He smiled at her. "Thanks again for helping me out earlier, and for calling me your friend." She grinned back.

"Anytime, Diaz." She closed the door and began to make her way home.

"Well, Star, you know that you are always welcome to stay with us," Rafael stated. "We had a small guest room built where your magic bedroom used to be, so feel free to stay there."

"Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Diaz. I'll go ahead and get set up all my stuff in there," Star gratefully responded.

"We'll have dinner ready in about 30 minutes," Angie said.

"Tonight is Taco Tuesday Night! My favorite!" Rafael proudly added.

Star began to walk up the stairs before seeing a bunch of tiny puppies come at her full speed, barking as they ran. "LAZER PUPPIES! Oh, I missed you guys so much!"

Marco picked one up, and to his surprise, he didn't get zapped in the eye. "Hey, Star? I think they're just normal puppies now."

"Huh," she responded. "Well, that doesn't take away anything from their adorableness, now does it?"

Marco couldn't be happier that their painful rays seemed to be gone for good. "Nope, not at all."

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Star tidied up all her things in the guest room, and everyone had dinner. After tacos, they all agreed it was time to get some rest after an extremely eventful day. Before making their way to their beds, Star and Marco met in the hallway upstairs. She had on her usual nightgown, while he had on his usual jammies.

"What a day, huh?" Marco asked, facing her.

"What a day indeed, Diaz," Star responded. "Well, I guess this is goodnight."

"Goodnight, Star," Marco stated before turning around and beginning to walk to his bedroom. Before he could get very far, he felt his arm being grabbed by a soft hand. He turned around to see Star right behind him.

"W-Wait. I uh, just need one more thing," Star said while smiling. She grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him in for a kiss. Marco didn't realize how much he needed it until it happened. He wrapped his arms around her back and pulled her in as tight as he could. It lasted a few more seconds, before Star forced herself to pull away. They lightly touched their foreheads together, gazed at each other for a moment, and smiled. "Goodnight, Marco. For real this time," Star said.

"See you tomorrow, princess," Marco said before opening his bedroom door and beginning to walk inside.

"Marco, how many times do we have to go through this? I'm not actually a princess anymore."

"I know," Marco smugly responded before closing his door. Star rolled her eyes, but she couldn't seem to wipe the smile off her face. She sighed lovingly. "That's my dork," she thought to herself. She walked inside the guest room, hopped into bed, and quickly drifted off, same as Marco.

In her eyes, there was no other place she could call home.