The Demon of Echo Creek

Demon AU

Star Butterfly was known for her kindness and love of imaginary magics. She even designed her own wand if she was a magical princess. Her friend Janna, on the other hand, was much more into the occult. Demons, witchcraft, sorcery, the works. One day, the two were bored, so they wanted to summon a demon. You know, like normal teenagers. When they got to Star's basement, they decided that they first needed to pick the demon. Once they finally did that, they got the supplies needed. Some black candles, ashes, for some reason a red hoodie, and a sweatband. When the ritual started, they watched in anticipation as the shadows seemed to swirl around the summoning circle.

"Tom! We need more Imp Eyes!" The young boy that stood before them turned to face them with a small box in his hand. "You're not Tom." He seemed to be a normal teenage boy, if it weren't for the horns that curled from his head. When he opened his mouth they could see razor sharp teeth. Lastly, the most notable thing about him, was the long, fur-covered, with a little poof of fur at the end, tail that snaked its way out from his lower back. "Okay, if you summoned me you need something. What is it?" He snapped his fingers in front of their faces, and let out an exasperated sigh. "What did you summon me for? I need to get something to eat, I'm starving. Just let me do whatever it is you need done so I can get out of here, okay?"

Star finally spoke up. "Uh, we weren't even sure if we would get a demon, we were honestly doing this for fun." She sheepishly looked at the ground under the glare of the demon boy. "We didn't mean any harm behind it. We were just bored okay?"

"Excuse me, what's your name?" It was Janna's turn to speak "We can tell you more about us if you just hang around for a bit."

"The name's Marco, plain I know, but not every demon is 'DARK LORD LUCITOR,' so I'm just going to hang out, is that it?"

"Sure, the name's Janna by the way." She stuck a hand out to shake hands with the demon boy.

"Star. It's nice to meet you." She reached her hand out as well.

"Don't shake hands with me unless you're sealing some kind of deal, it's nice to meet you either way. So where are we anyways, what dimension is this?" He crossed his arms, and his body was shortly covered in shadows, replacing the slippers and bathrobe that the girls hadn't noticed, with a red hoodie and black skinny jeans and sneakers.

"We aren't sure about the dimension, but we are on the planet Earth." Star was confused by the question. "We honestly thought there was only one dimension."

"Nah, there's an entire multi-verse out there. Timelines too, but that's Omnitraxus's domain. So what is there to do here on Earth?"

"There's this nice taco joint downtown. We could go there. Or maybe just chill at the park." Janna offered these in an offhanded sort of way, as if she wasn't interested in this proposal herself. "But what kind of deals do you usually do?"

"In case you haven't noticed I'm a demon of shadows, I usually offer protection of the night, or control of creatures of the night. There's also the soul destroying nightmare form that I offer as well. I avoid that one as much as I can."

"Why's that?" Star's question was innocent enough, but Marco just frowned and looked down. "It's that bad huh?"

"Yeah, someone I became acquainted with, asked for that curse, it's not a deal it's a curse. They lost their minds, driven to the depths of insanity by the embodiment of nightmares that they had become. When they finally lost that form, I had no choice but to collect. Their soul was still them. It's just not the same. They just wander the underworld now."

"I'm sorry Marco." Star and Janna both put a comforting hand on one of his shoulders. Star decided that she would make him feel better one way or another. "Hey, how about I make us some brownies? My parents are out for the week, I doubt they'll mind. I have been improving."

"You're too kind Star, but do you really want to make friends with a demon?"

"My parents always taught me to make as many friends as possible, no matter who they are. That way you have more allies in the long run!" Janna smirked at her comment.

"Her parents are politicians." Her smile was gentle, like it was a fond memory. "They tried to befriend my mom as soon as they came into town. Never stopped either."

"Politicians? I know I'm a demon, but damn! Hopefully they aren't as bad as most of the ones I've met."

Star scoffed. "They are actually very kind and caring about everything they do. They had such high approval ratings that they both got the position of Mayor, so they have joint control over the city. They have brought more profit to this town, more so than any other mayor before them. They're running for governors next."

"That's good to hear." Marco flicked his tail anxiously, something was bothering him. "Now then, I believe you mentioned brownies?"

Star began walking up the stairs, with her two companions following. "I did indeed. Let me get the stuff ready. Marco can you close the door behind you?" As they walked up, Marco shut the door with his tail. "Wow, prehensile tail! How long did it take to gain control over it."

"Hmm? Oh, no, I always had complete control. The problem is that most demons who have tails don't strengthen them, so it just acts like a big old weak spot. I strengthened mine. It can support my weight almost three times over. And I'm nearing, like, seven ingots of gold."

"Don't you use the pound system? It would be much easier." Janna was the more confused one by this, even with her occult love you'd think that she wouldn't question the measurement system.

"Pounds? No I don't, never questioned the measurement process. Now I am." Unintentionally Marco had actually started to lift the recliner behind him with the tail. "Oh! Sorry." He then set it down after noticing what he was doing.

"Jeez, that's one strong tail, I bet you have more muscles on your body don't you?" Star began teasing him, unzipping his hoodie revealing a gray t-shirt underneath.

"Not to brag, but demons have a naturally strong body. Honestly the tail acts as a balancing act. It keeps some of us from being too powerful. I am one of the few who didn't keep it like that. I always liked deviating."

Star smiled, she had been in her kitchen, getting ingredients ready when Marco sat down sideways in one of the chairs. "Why don't you sit back, I bet it's more comfortable." Marco silently lifted his tail and pointed at it. "Right, sorry. I guess you need like specialized chairs or something."

"Yeah, I could conjure one, I just don't feel like it. Too much effort just to sit."

"Well, that is your choice. Guess we can't judge."

"Nah, you're free to. Can I get a minute, I need to let my room mate know what's going on."

"Yeah go ahead." Star waved him off, letting him know he had the all clear. Marco then pulled what looked like a pocket mirror out, and started speaking into it.

"Hey, Tom. I'm out for the day, don't know when I'll get back. Just remember to pick up those Imp Eyes by the time I get back. Call me back when you get the chance." Marco quickly put the mirror up, almost as if he wasn't wanting to hear a response from the person on the other side.

"So who's this Tom person?"

"Demon 'friend' of mine. Honestly I want to move out, but he let's me live in his place. His anger is straight out of the anger demons' own curse of rage. And that is saying something."

"Okay, first question: How many kinds of demons are there? Secondly: How did you even get to living with Tom?" Janna was fun when it came to the occult. Always wanting to make sure she had the right information.

"Well, there are more than a thousand kinds of demons. But there's lesser and greater. I am one of the greater demons, which means I am essentially a normal citizen of the underworld. And I only ended up living with Tom because he owed me a favor. I got him a date that went really well. He calms him whenever he's around." Marco let loose a heavy sigh. "But, until Tom gets the courage to ask him to stay with him, he's not around enough to keep him calm."

"So you want Tom to ask him to move in to keep him calm?"

"Yeah, he doesn't want him to see that side of him, so he made sure to even get himself a life coach. Brian's a chill dude. But, without him, he goes off on these random rampages that almost always result in me having to restrain him. And before you ask, no I don't grab him. I just chain him down. The flames he has can get a bit intense."

Janna smirked. "Seems like you aren't as strong as you say you are. I bet if you really were you could take him down."

Marco calmly scowled at her. "First off, I never claimed I was very strong. Second, if I took him down, his father, Demon KING Lucitor, would have my head. And third, I really don't care what happens to the damned fool. He's going to end up burning his entire castle down. Even though it's entirely made of stone."

Star stared at him for a minute, nearly dropping the brownies. "You never said who his father was!"

Marco looked at her with a bored expression on his face. "Oh, yeah. He's prince of the underworld." Marco's eyes suddenly widened and he was next to Star in an instant, stopping the tray from falling on the floor with his hands. "Damn. That's hot." He shook his hands after setting said tray on the counter. "You should be careful with these things Star. Not exactly fun to drop food."

"Oops. Sorry your hands got burnt Marco. But at least the brownies are done. Want some?" Star looked genuinely apologetic, luckily Marco wasn't as fearsome as the book made him out to be.

"It's fine Star. Nothing like Tom's flames. Trust me, I would've reacted more if that were the case. But I'll take up your brownie offer." Marco reached across the counter and grabbed a spatula with his tail and handed it to Star. "I doubt you want fur in your brownies."

"I know I wouldn't!" Janna shouted from the living room. "Make sure they aren't filled with eggshells this time!"

Star frowned. "No promises Janna! But if you want any you better come and get it, I doubt either of us are gonna bring it in there."

"Yeah, no." Marco smirked and looked Star in the eyes. "I'd much rather not have that be the only thing I was summoned for. I'm honestly interested in this Earth, I think I might stay for a bit."

"Wait, really?" Star quickly asked. "Why would you want to stay on Earth?"

"Well, you two seem interesting. There's no telling the kinds of people I'll meet. Plus, I need a place to stay for a bit while I give Tom a chance to get closer with his man." Marco smirked as he finished talking.

"Well, I guess you can stay here for a while. I'm just not sure how my parents will react." Star scratched the back of her head as she looked at Marco, who had a worried expression on his face.

"I could be a foreign exchange student."

"Who's going to register you?"

"I have parents Star. They just register me as a student. You get picked as my guide. Boom, problem solved." Marco looked at Star, content with his plan. "Besides, if need be I can call in a favor and hypnotize your parents."

"We aren't hypnotizing my parents. We just need to convince them to let you stay."

"Alright. But I doubt they'll want a demon living in their house. If they want me out, I'll have no choice but to go."

"I know they'll let you stay. You are going to be learning about Earth after all." Star smiled as gently as she could. "Besides, they can't say no to their little girl. I got this in the bag."

One Week Later

"Star, we have a new foreign exchange student staying with us!" Star's dad, River Butterfly, called up the stairs. "I believe he said he met you when he first came into town while we were gone."

"Is his name Marco?" Star called back.

"Yes... It is. But you are aware that he's a uh... a Demon. Right Darling?" Moon's voice reverberated with worry as Marco carried a large trunk on his back, while standing nervously behind the two adults. Star had just jumped down the stairs as Moon finished.

"Yes mom, I am aware of that fact. He's really nice. I doubt he's going to do anything. I trust him!" Star smiled widely at her demonic friend who came back into the house from getting his stuff from the underworld. "I'm going to show him to the guest room! Don't wait up guys!" With that Star dragged Marco up the stairs into one of the rooms along the main hall. "So, ready to have some casual Earth fun?"

"Why not. Though, I would like to unpack a little bit first." With that, Marco snapped his fingers and a couple of shades rose from the shadows of the room. "Unpack my things. You know how I want things. Put the toiletries on my bedside though." The shades gave a silent nod and started unpacking the trunk. Marco turned to Star with a slight smirk on his face. "With that out of the way, what are we going to do first?"

"I was thinking we go get Janna and chill at the park. Your thoughts?"

"Why not. Hopefully I won't have to worry about the constant screams of the damned." He gave a sly smile and hugged Star, surprising the girl. "Thanks for helping me get a place to stay Star. It means a lot."

"Don't mention it. Besides, with you around my life may be livened up a bit! So, to the park?"

"To the park." Marco followed Star out the door, and the two got closer as their trip progressed.

A/N: Hey guys. I've been silent for a while. So here's a new AU. I've got several started, so there's going to be a lot to continue. I hope you guys enjoy. Next up is probably going to be a college or a Heckapoo update. Maybe even a Mewberty. I don't know yet. But this is the longest chapter I've ever had. Five words off from 2600. Excluding the Author's Note (aka this) I hope you guys look forward to the next update of this. I seek any and all criticism, positive or negative. So leave reviews and requests if you have them. PM me or leave the request in the reviews. Like nightmaster000. For now, Enjoy!