Chapter 6

When they finally decided to stop pursuing the line of questioning, which always led to the same : "Just wait." answer from Marco. They had finally lowered a ladder (with the help of Star's wand) into the nearest hole, and climbed all the way down. With Star leading right next to Marco in front, and Tom in back with Janna, Jackie stayed in the middle of the group, but eventually fell back to talk to Janna and Tom.

"What do you think is wrong with Marco?" Jackie whispered this to the pair, hoping that Star and Marco didn't hear them up ahead.

Tom then leaned in close so as to make sure as not to be heard himself, considering when it came to anything stressful he tended to get heated, "I think it may be about them."

Janna, herself seeing where this was leading, looked Jackie straight in the eye and made sure to choose her next words carefully, as careful as a Janna could at least, "They may be their own stressors, I told you how Star was acting the night of the dance, but there's also the fact of the matter that their friendship is strained ever since you two hooked up."

"So, it's my fault? Is that it?" (nice Janna. Real smooth) her voice started to crack a little, but it wasn't noticeable.

"No nononononono Jackie, what I mean is, Star has feelings for Marco, but she doesn't want to tell him. They are best friends, but there is the chance that her feelings are shared. Marco may not have been showing it in his room, but inside his closet was it's own separate pinboard. He was trying to figure himself out at the same time."

Both of them were about to ask Janna how she knew this, but then remembered that she was kind of a stalker. "So did you see what it ended on?"

"Two things, Jackie and Star. Although there were, for some unknown reason, two strings that connected me and you." She said that last thought pointing to both her and Jackie.

"Well, that is interesting, to say the least." Tom interjected, an innocent look on his face, "But for now, let's focus on the task at hand."

"Guys, you should look at this!" Marco called from up ahead.


A/N: With the episode descriptions released for the rest of the season, there has been a fire lit under my ass to finish this story. Before , which it is highly evident, our poor fragile Starco hearts are shattered. You all can see where I'm coming from. Sorry this chapter is short, kind of the classic "filler ep/chapter that secretly holds a bigger meaning" trope. Also, "You guys should look at this cliche" *DING*