I didn't update yesterday, I know, I'm sorry, I'm tired, insert another excuse here. Now I'm back from vacation and I feel fine and ready to write/review my chapters. But let's get down to business and get to your reviews.

Heavybond56: Your question caught me off guard for a moment because I was about to answer it but then I realized that it would be spoiling. I do want to know who you think it is thought.

TheRealCartoonManiac: Well, you all know how much I like Manna.

Guest Sorta: When will Marco realize that he shouldn't be doing the things he's doing indeed.

JJmmmmmlol: Yay for Manna!

Guest: I also like Starco more than Manna but Manna does hold a special place in my heart.

RobLebron: Well for Marco and Star to make up they have to be willing to accept the risk of the worst thing happening and we all know that's not going to happen any time soon.

Advait2003: Oh, yes, I've just replaced it and I have a larger one in the mail, also, I can't tell you when this story will end, only that I've already finished writing it.

doesn't: Thank you.

Guest: Thank you.

Disclaimer: Star vs. the Forces of Evil characters belong to Daron Nefcy.

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(Marco's POV)

(The next day)

I was at my locker collecting the last of my things before going to wait for Star, who had managed to get herself thrown into detention, yet again, only this time it was for blasting another student into a wall. "And once again, I have to suffer while she is probably watching wrestling on the far television." I said as I finished packing my backpack. "And once again, I'm going to have to stay until she gets out." I closed the locker revealing Sabrina who had been standing just on the other side. "Oh, sorry, didn't see you there. Can I help you?"

"Well …" She began with a nervous expression about her. "I was … Wondering … If … You would go with me to the party this Friday?"

I looked at her, surprised, as I lifted my backpack over my shoulder. "Really? Why ask me?"

"Why not?" She replied almost excitedly.

I didn't really know what to make of the situation, but it didn't really bother me enough to have to stress over; this was the fourth time today someone had asked me and that wasn't counting Janna who asked me yesterday. "I will think on it, I mean I'm not sure if I'll even be there or if I even want to bring a date. Not to mention you're not the first person to ask me."

Her eyes turned down with the corners of her mouth as her expression turned from one of hope to one of sadness. "Oh … I see."

Damn it Marco! My mind screamed at me. "But if I plan on going, I will consider it."

Her expression turned back to one of joy as the guilt faded from my body. "Really? Thank you!"

She threw her arms around me, making me feel more than a little uncomfortable. "Okay … You can let go now."

"Oh, right." She let go of me and took a few steps back. "Sorry … I'll … Get going now." She took off faster then she appeared, leaving me confused.

"I wonder why so many girls are asking me to this party." I said as I walked down the hall. "I mean I'm not even that good looking." I continued down the hall until I was approached by a girl with long brown hair, brown eyes and a green dress that went down to her heels.

"Hi … Marco." She began nervously. "You might not know me, I sit behind you in History class."

"Wait a minute, wait a minute." I began as I put a finger in my head to try and remember her. "Your name is … Ashley?"

"You do know me!" She squealed. "But anyway, I was hoping that you would … I mean if you're not too busy of course … This Friday, there's this party and … I was wondering … If I could accompany you?"

"I will … Think about it?"

"Really?" She asked excitedly. "Thank you!" She darted off leaving me even more confused.

"Well that was strange." I turned around to begin walking again but I soon caught sight of Chantelle walking towards me. "Are they coming in force now?"

(Star's POV)

I was standing by the detention window watching wrestling along with Janna; seeing as the other detention students were either out sick or surprisingly didn't get detention. At first I was worried that Janna and I would still be fighting, but thankfully as soon as I got into detention it was like we never argued and we got to enjoy a great match of wrestling. "RIP HIS LIMBS FROM HIS BODY!" I shouted.

"SHOVE HIS FEET DOWN HIS THROAT!" Janna shouted after.

We continued watching the fight escalate in amusement and joy. "I'm sorry about the other day Janna." I began. "You were right, I got together with someone else and now I have to face the consequences."

"You're just saying that because you think he won't go out with me."

I was taken aback by her remark. "What? I can't believe you would insinuate such a thing."

"Am I wrong?" She asked as she glanced over at me. I bit my lower lip and looked around desperately for an excuse but Janna was quick to catch on. "I thought so." I felt horrible and wanted to say something but Janna just laughed. "It's okay Star, like Meliodas said to Ban, we may be trying to kill each other but no hard feelings, right?"

I looked at her confused. "I don't get it."

"It's an anime joke, don't stress over it." She went back to watching the match as I took a moment to try and process what she said before watching it as well. "Enough about Marco though, how about you tell me about that boyfriend of yours."

"Charro?" I asked. "Well where do I start? He's kinda like … well he acts like a gentleman but I can tell that it's just because he doesn't want to be rude."

"Isn't that a little … contradictory?"

"Not at all, I once saw him very politely deck a man who wouldn't leave me alone. Given I could have handled the situation myself, but it was still fun to watch."

"Is he British by any chance?"

I had to think about Janna's question before giving her an answer. "No, I don't think he's a country."

She stared at me abjectly. "No Star, I mean does he sound like he's from Britain."

"Oh, well … no I think … I think he's from Latin."

Janna looked at me abjectly again. "Star, Latin is not a place, it is a language, and that language is dead."

"Well how was I supposed to know that?" I asked. "I don't know where he's from exactly, or much else about him. What I do know is that he's compassionate yet he doesn't hesitate to get his hands dirty, he's also a great dancer and fighter."

"Sounds like Marco … You know, aside from the willing to get his hands dirty part."

"Marco is totally willing to get his hands dirty and they are nothing alike."

"You do know that those two statements contradict each other, right?"

"Not at all." I replied as I crossed my arms. "Marco is my best friend and always looks out for me. He keeps me grounded, helps me through troubling times; sometimes he stops me from doing things I would really regret, and no matter how many times I put him in danger or cause him an immense amount of trouble, he will always be there for me."

"Yet you won't let him come to a simple dance? No wonder he gets mad."

I looked down in shame. "I … It's not that simple, I … I love Marco but he's not just another boy, he's … my best friend." I looked up and placed my hand on the glass of the door. "A relationship with him would be my final one … And I'm only fifteen." I turned around and leaned against the door as my bangs blocked my field of view. "I'm just not sure I'm ready for-" my head shot up as I realized I had missed an important detail. "Wait a second, I never told you about the royal balls."

"Well you'll be amazed to know how I found out." She began with a sheepish grin. "Turns out, Marco was invited to each and every event you went to."

"I know." I replied. "He keeps the invitations under his desk drawer."

She looked at me as if I was wearing an octopus. "How did you find out? Did he tell you?"

"No." I said as I looked at the ceiling. "I went snooping in his room looking for … Well … Basically what I found."

She slowly began to smile before bursting into laughter. When she finally calmed down, she began to get some words out. "Are … Are you serious? You just violated his personal space?"

"I needed to know Janna." I began. "I didn't have any choice."

"Looks like I'm rubbing off on ya then." She muttered.

"Maybe you are." The wrestling match soon came to an end, but there was still a lot of time before Marco would arrive to pick me up. "I have an idea." I began as I pulled out my dimensional scissors. "How about we go destroy some flesh eating pumpkins."

"Sounds like a fun time."

(Marco's POV)

I wasn't really sure how it happened, but during my walk to the detention classroom I was sure that I had been asked out by about ten different girls. "What's going on here?" I had taken a more stealthy approach in an attempt to avoid more girls asking me out; and so far it was working. No one was actively searching me out which was good, but I still had to worry about walking past crowds. "And here's another detour I'll be taking." I said as I peeked around a corner to see a bunch of girls talking in a circle. "Why are there so many girls here after school?"

Much to my dismay, one of them appeared to be looking in my direction. "Marco?" She asked causing most of the girls to turn their heads and for me to duck back just in time.

"Damn it." I mumbled. "Need to hide." I began walking back but the sound of footsteps, many footsteps was swiftly approaching. "I need to find a place to hide." I quickly looked around until I noticed an unlocked locker nearby. "Perfect." I rushed to the locker and jumped inside, closing it behind me as I did. It didn't make too much noise but there was always a chance that I would be found.

"What?" A girl's voice asked. "I could have sworn I saw him."

"Well then you're seeing things." Another girl replied.

"Well I'm not worried." A third girl added. "I'm sure that I'll bump into him before the party."

I heard some more footsteps as they began walking away; and some went into the lockers around me. "Because of course why not?" I asked myself quietly. I waited a little while longer, but before it all became quiet, there was the sound of a soft movement of metal as the door to the locker I was in moved slightly. "Oh no." I whispered as I looked out the vent. "Of all the times." There was someone standing in front of the locker I was in, leaning against it would be more accurate but I couldn't really ask them to move seeing as I was trying to hide. A few minutes passed but even as the sound faded, there was no indication of the person in front of the locker moving.

"Well the coast is clear." A very familiar voice noted. "But it looks like I have you captive."

"Jackie." I moaned. "Of course it's you."

"You don't sound happy to see me."

I let out a sigh. "I've been trying to avoid girls all day because for some reason, most of them want to go to the party this Friday."

"Why not simply tell them no?"

I rolled my eyes. "Because, everyone thinks I'm single and why would a single guy say 'no' to so many girls?"

"I can think of several reasons." Jackie replied sounding cocky.

"Exactly!" I replied. "And I don't want them to think any of those."

"Then just tell them that you're not going, I mean how can you show up if Charro's going to be there."

"Well I'm not sure Charro is going to be there." I answered. "Maybe … maybe I want to be there as Star's friend."

"Well maybe you should bring a date of your own then." She replied. "I mean you and Charro are two different people, right?"

"He is still a part of me so that's still me cheating on Star and I won't do that." I let out a sigh as I ran my fingers through my hair. "Why do they want to go out with me anyway? I might be trying to be a misunderstood bad boy but I'm hardly anywhere near that."

I heard an audible laugh. "It's because now they finally can."

"And what does that mean?" I asked. "What happened that makes them only now come after me?"

There was a brief pause before she slowly gave me an answer. "It's … someone had dibs on you."

"Dibs?"

"Yeah, but their time is up and now once one shark spills blood the rest will swarm."

"Well that explains some." I said as I looked to the side. "But why me? I'm nothing special?"

"You don't give yourself enough credit Marco. Everyone has seen how great you are at fighting, you have one of the highest test scores out of anyone in our class, you're incredibly nice, you have the wisdom of a wise old man, and your Star's best friend."

I leered off to the side. "Okay, fine but it's not like I can go with any of them." Jackie was silent once more, I tried to look through the vent but all I could see was that she was looking down. "Did … Did you want to ask me?"

From the view I had through the vent I could see her look up at me and smiled. "I would have … But part of you is dating Star."

"And I won't cheat on her." I said with a feeling of resignation. "I'm sorry."

I heard movement before the locker slowly opened. "It's fine, but how about I accompany you to Star, that way no one else will ask you to the party?"

"If that does work then sure, I'm fine with it."

And that's it for this chapter, now if you'll excuse me, I need to take a nap.

Enjoy your day and please leave your tears in the collection bucket.