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I said I'm not telling anything! xD
- Look at this – Star said, showing Sir Adam a dagger –
- It is the one? – The knight questioned – The legendary Dagger of the Hollow Warrior?
Star nodded
- The one and only, do you want to know how I got it?
- I thought you were going to tell me about you telling Marco how important he is to you…
- Coincidentally, it's the same story – The princess replied, remembering –
It was an unusual Saturday, in all sense
Marco's parents were on a mini-vacation, so the boy and his best friend had the house for themselves, that was something convenient
Specially, considering how Star had been acting lately. She was distant, cold, locked in her own bedroom
- Star… - Marco knocked her door – Nachos are ready! And I made them extra crispy, just for you!
The princess opened the door, frowning, she slowly walked besides him and made her way to the kitchen. Preoccupied at her behavior, the Earth boy examined the girl's bedroom. Everything seemed normal, except for one tiny detail:
Her pillow was wet, Marco deduced that they were tears in there, so he ran to the kitchen quickly and, without saying a word, hugged the princess from behind, curling her hair softly
She didn't moved an inch
- Star… What's wrong?
- Nothing… - She lied –
- Please, tell me – He insisted – Or at least, hug me…
She turned around and faced him, asking:
- Have you ever had nightmares, Marco?
The boy nodded
- And, those nightmares did ever become real?
- Almost never, Star, my dreams are pretty wild really, and even though my own life is wild since I met you, no, my nightmares never became real
- Well… Mewman nightmares works as prophecies
- Prophecies?
Star nodded silently
- I dreamt… of you… dying, in my arms. We were on the backyard, I was crying, Ludo attacked, I don't know how, but he got to you, he attacked you and you… YOU WERE DEAD!
Realizing how much she increased her voice, Star covered her mouth. Her best friend approached and hugged her again
- Don't worry Star, nothing's gonna happen to me
- Don't you get it, Marco? I saw you dying, eventually, it will happen, Mewman nightm…
- I don't care what your nightmare showed you, Star. I'm here today, and I'll be here tomorrow, and if Ludo attacks us, we'll defeat him, like we always do
- But the future…
He caressed her face, causing her to blush madly
- Future can always be changed – Marco said softly – Now, what you really need is to breathe some fresh air, come with me…
- Marco, no… - Star said, while being dragged outside the house –
- Calm down Star – He replied – Look, we're in the backyard and there are no monsters arou…
As if on cue, a portal opened in front of the teens, Star took a step forward, ready to face any threat. However, when she saw who was their enemy, she froze in place
- Well, well, well, Princess Butterfly – Ludo said, closing the portal behind him – This is our last encounter!
- Ludo? – Marco mocked – You really think you can face us both alone?
- Oh… - The monster said holding a dagger – I have backup!
- Marco… - Star warned – Get behind me, now!
- Please, Star, it's just a…
- It's not a regular weapon, Marco! – The princess explained – It's the Dagger of the Hollow Warrior!
- The what?
For all response, Ludo bladed the weapon against Star, she summoned a spell to protect herself, but the bird-looking creature cut his way through it with ease
- Cupcake blast! – Star shouted –
Ludo simply pointed the dagger towards the spell, nullifying it completely. Marco couldn't bear with the idea of not joining the fight, so he stepped forwards and ran to his attacker, ignoring Star's warnings completely
Ludo charged against him, swirling the dagger and imagining how he would end the karate expert once and for all.
However, Marco used his skills to counterattack Ludo, touching the side of the dagger with full force and moving his enemy away, at the same time, he used his strength to push the dagger away, which landed on the grass, beyond Ludo's grasp.
In a matter of seconds, both Ludo and Marco fell to the ground, the monster stood up quickly, but before he could reach to his weapon, Star faced him and used her dimensional scissors to open a portal
- Atomic wasps' tornado!
Hundreds of insects attacked the monster body, pushing him through the wormhole, the last thing his enemy heard before the portal closed completely was:
- I'll get that wand one day, Star Butterfly!
She blinked and for a second, thought that everything was alright, until she realized something
Marco wasn't moving
A few hours later, the boy opened his eyes to see a very angry Star Butterfly staring at him
- I hate you, Marco – she stated, crossing her arms –
- Why? – He asked, trying to get up, suddenly, he felt the side of his hand burning, surprised, he looked at it –
The same side of the hand Marco used to counter Ludo's attack was now glowing red, he touched it slightly and felt an extremely amount of pain
- It's the effect of the Dagger of the Hollow Warrior – Star explained – Any wound caused by it can't be healed, I'm afraid you'll have that mark on your hand for the rest of your life
- It's not that bad, Star – He said, examining it closely – It's barely a dot…
- You don't get, do you? – Star shouted – I told you about my nightmare, told you to be careful, I told you you could die, and what's the first thing you do? You put yourself in danger!
- Well, - He retorted – your spells weren't working, so I had to do something!
- Like, what, get killed yourself?
- I'd gladly do it before let you die in my place!
A second later, Star slapped her best friend in the cheek, really hard
- Don't you dare to say that! Don't you dare to say you'll die for me, because if you die, then what's the point of me being on Earth, with who I'm going to travel around all those wonderful dimensions, who's gonna cook me nachos, who's gonna hug me?
She fell to her knees, tears running freely along her face
- If you're gone, Marco… How can I continue?
She felt a soft touch on her cheek, when she looked up, Marco was kneeled in front of her
- I'm sorry Star… All I thought back then was to protect you
Star hugged him tightly and whispered in his ear
- Do you want to protect me?
- Of course, Star
- Then start protecting yourself too, safe kid, I want you to be with me, because…
They looked at each other in the eyes, both blushing this time
- Because? – Marco asked –
She got up and pointed to his bed
- Because… - She doubted for a second – You should get some sleep, you know, to protect me better…
- I'll do, Star – He said, hugging her again and making his way to his bed –
Star smiled at him and walked outside the room, closing the door. One last tear fell to the ground, while the magic princess realized she still wasn't brave enough to say that phrase
- I want you to be with me… because I got a crush on you – She whispered softly against the wooden door –
- I must ask, - Sir Adam questioned – How long after that night you confessed to him?
- Luckily for me, it wasn't too much, just two weeks. However, my mother and the Magic High Commission found out about my crush before Marco
- Oh, that was why they attacked Ruberiot on Song Day, right?
- Right! – Star smiled, happy at the fact that the knight remembered her other stories –
- Are you going to tell me how the Commission discovered your crush?
- Tomorrow – Star said, hugging once again her Marco pillow – Good night, Adam
- Good night, Star…
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