Hello fanfiction! author here, hope you are doing great! thank you for every single review, favorite and follow. they make my day.
a special thanks to H mae- everyone loves cocky Marco. and i really tried not to make too many stereotypes. well thank you for your kind review, wait to the explosive part 4!
SVTFOEfanatic- im glad this story help your day get better. I am huge fan of reading. i've been doing it all my life and i just love how, like you said, a certain of words can evoke so much emotion and depth. its a great feeling and im glad i can share a little bit of it with all you readers. I haven't mastered it at all. writing, like many other things, is a skill that will take a eternity to master but i shall improve my writing and always strive to learn and improve myself. "It isn't the end of the world. even if it feels like it is."
Finn: thank you so much i shall try.
Rayfe- haha trust me i can plug starco into many things and there's enough side characters to have Marco have his own harem. though right now my own anime plans are sailor moon and soul eater. maaaaybe fooly cooly and i think Star vs the Fallout would fit better as a title. omg dogmeat laser puppies! best party member ever! im not sure if i will do fallout au but i am extremely tempted. haha im glad you enjoyed the story.
Harutora: haha alright noted, bad boy for harutora.
typodetector: haha yes one of my more embarrassing typos. though if you got to chapter 30, i think you know how bad i can get. it is your title after all. alas its life and they are mistakes but they are my mistakes and they help me grow. hope you enjoyed the stories though regardless of my many mistakes.
grim- I guess you could always take the starco bi-plane, starco dragon or the starco x-wing...that totally dont exist. whaaa? who said that? psst not me. haha yes i figured it would be funny if Dredger the mute turns out to be Dredger i speak french and understand you guy. right now is which one is more addicted, followed by my special 50th chapter and then the finale of the steampunk. after that im finishing up requests with Frozen and the bad boy au thrown in somewhere.
flowersforfanfics- thank you so much for your praise. i dont think i deserve it i am just a guy that likes to write but i thank you anyway. Cocky Marco was fun to write but abit weird. trying to keep his personality a cocky attitude was a blast though. Don't worry i do plan to do both frozen and BB Au. Im really glad you loved the super silly dance story and i will probably add juan and lisa since they were so popular.
IDC1314- well sara, life likes to get in our way. thank you for your kind words and some more awesome starco drawings.
Holly- im glad i made your day. makes me happy and perhaps the cabbage man will get lucky in the next town. though knowing him probably not.
and last but not least my guest reviewer.
guest- well i dont think it was too bad. Star was always running ahead, never really thinking and yes while she did think it was oskar, she felt deep inside it wasn't him but someone better. but her brain took a while to catch up to her heart. or i could be wrong. either way i am very happy you had some fun out of the story.
First on Starco corner, we have h mae with a really awesome drawing of star and marco from Starfall, check her work out over on hains-mae on tumblr. sara on idrawcartoons1314 on instagram has a really awesome picture of greg, mabel and starco graduation! too cute and finally spatziline is really hitting out the park with her various drawings. on FF we have an insanely cute reimaging of beauty and the beast from flowersforfanfics the star and the sun (Check it out now!) all sorts from nightmareking, it's obvious from the real travioly, an awesome episode from a season of star vs from kieran wespell *i feel like im binge watching a saw, trying my hardest to catch up* star and the forces of evil vs the darkness from bigmike, a heartwarming SVTFOE starco college AU, autumn from unluckywrites and road trip from ninjacupex which is a great read.
a little announcement, guardians of the starco now is a standalone story and is up just thought i'd let you know.
I wanted to get this chapter out much sooner as it had been ready for a few days now but im recovering from a medical procedure. nothing serious but i had some bed rest. ill try to get some more chapters of the various other stories i have laying around but i can't promise anything.
so here we go, the last of the voting poll AU's which one of us is more addicted? A truth or dare game goes horribly wrong when Marco is forced to kiss Star but when she fails to respond or even acknowledges the kiss, Marco is hurt. He wasn't that bad was he? but soon Star begins acting strange and its confusing Marco to no end.
So here we go, i hope you enjoy it, thank you for every single follow, favorite and review. they seriously mean so much to mean i can not properly express it. just in case i dont update in time, happy thanksgiving everyone! and i own nothing! enjoy!
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Frozen 2
Bad boy 1
To say Marco was shocked to receive an invitation to Brittney Wong's "I'm richer than you and to prove it, here's a needlessly expensive party" party would've been understatement especially given the last time Star and him crashed Brittney's event they had accidentally got everyone busjacked.
But even Brittney Wong must adhere to the social rulings of high school. By that Marco meant that once everyone found out Star Butterfly was not invited, the entire school was out in force and boycotted Brittney's party. Literally stood outside the front of the school, moving around in circle during brunch and lunch, protesting Brittney's choice to leave out Star.
And because Star Butterfly and Marco Diaz were always together, Marco automatically got an invite as well.
Truthfully, Marco couldn't care less about the party. He didn't like Brittney and he wasn't going to just shelve his dislike of her because he got a piece of paper that said he could go to an amazing party.
He had morals! He had ideals! He had conviction!
He also had Star who was infinitely more fun to hang out with than embarrassing himself in front the entire school at a social event though embarrassing himself with Star was wasn't much better. Sometimes it actually felt worse for some reason.
But Star, the ever fun homing princess, pleaded with him to go to the event, citing it wouldn't be the same if she went by herself.
Marco held out for exactly 3 seconds, a new personal best. He even managed to survive the initial puppy pout strike. But just like Star had a weakness for all things cute, Marco possessed the same weakness towards Star.
And off they went, dropped off by his loving parents at the foot of the valley that lead to Brittney's mansion. Seriously, Brittney owned entire valley to herself.
The party was as expensive and unnecessary as the invite promised. 4 petting zoos of different climates, an entire theme park built directly into one of the backyards, several concerts and Marco heard rumor that an ice sculpture was being flown in from Alaska that very day.
Marco was very resistant to enjoying any of these amazing thrills. He did not like Brittney. After how she treated Star, she was lucky Marco didn't decide to show her how exactly he handled bullies.
But Star didn't seem to hold grudges and was more than happy to try out this explosion of Earth culture.
Marco couldn't bring himself to ruin her fun and thus they were off in a whirlwind of high exhilaration and extremely gluttonous levels of food consumption.
Marco couldn't even remember a quarter of what he did, too far lost and caught up in the sheer happiness of hanging out with Star and enjoying Brittney's privilege to realize what was going on.
Hours felt like minutes, minutes seconds and seconds weren't even registered in his memory as time blurred one long stretch that reminded him of the time where Star accidentally froze time.
Which became a real surprise when he suddenly found himself sitting in a circle, surrounded by his fellow classmates, shouting in the most cocky, confident tone that he chose dare.
His brain took a moment internalize what was going on but it was too late, the words already tumbled out of his mouth.
The rest of the group shared a conspiratorial glance towards one another implying that this whole thing was a trap and Marco walked head first into it.
Jackie smiled at him deviously and while Marco's heart beat nervously, it no longer sending him into a spluttering mess as she stared directly into his eyes. Rather out of affection, it was beating more to the response of fear he was now feeling towards the situation he found himself in.
Marco didn't know when he stopped chasing after Jackie but he couldn't even find the effort to even try to remember. It's not that he didn't like her. He just didn't like her like that anymore.
"I dare you...to kiss the next girl who walks into the room"
Marco could feel his eyes trying to launch themselves out of his skull. They were not seriously asking him to do that, were they? That was too far! That could have some horrible ramifications! There was no way he could do that. What if the poor girl expected more from him? He couldn't just...
"What's wrong safe kid?" Brittney taunted "too much of a chicken?"
Marco threw a deepest look of loathing towards the hostess, raising his finger and accusingly pointing it in her direction "Nobody calls me chicken!"
The group shared another dopey smile and Marco gulped upon realizing he fell another trap. He was just not living up to his 4.0 GPA today was he?
Marco jumped at the sound of approaching footsteps, thick and heavy, striding with purpose.
Marco glanced around the circle fearfully, mentally taking count who was sitting down with him. There was Jackie, Ferguson, Sabrina, Chantelle, Alfonso, Starfan Brittney...wait...wait where was Janna?!
Marco took a deep breath, his hands clutched in a fist as the footsteps grew louder and louder, impossibly deafening in his ears.
Marco could feel everything stop as he spotted a flash of yellowish blonde hair peeking from the door frame. No, no, no! She couldn't have picked a worse time to show up!
Marco began mentally nudging Star to go away, to not enter the room. He prayed to every deity to do him a solid and divert the magical princess with something cute and adorable or maybe a monster attack, anything that would get him out of kissing his best friend.
Marco could feel the tension in the room, the rest of the players holding their breath in anticipation who was rounding the corner.
"YEAH! JUSTIN IS HERE! TIME TO GET THE PARTY STARTED" the blonde haired football shouted loudly, popping from the doorway, two tacos in his hands.
Marco let out a sigh of relief while the others let out a groan of disappointment.
"Hey Justin, those tacos look good, can I have one?"
Marco let out a quiet "Eep" the group's loud cheers drowning him out as Star Butterfly bounced into view, twirling mid-air and landing gracefully on her feet, gratefully taking the food from the football player and popping it in her mouth, her eyes closed in pure bliss as she chewed on the taco.
"STAR!" everyone called at once causing Star's eyes to pop open in surprise.
Marco couldn't help but notice how cute her puffed out cheeks were.
"Oh hi! What are you guys doing?" Star asked quizzically, leaning forward but not quite entering the room.
Marco's brain kicked into 5th gear, realizing that Star had not yet fulfilled the requirement of the dare. Marco waved her off, trying his hardest to get her to walk the other direction.
He stood up, rising to his feet as quickly as he could, rushing forward to try to stop her from taking another step forward.
"Hi Marco!" Star shouted excitedly, waving her hands as frantic as Marco "Jazz hands!" She let out the most adorable giggle as she took a step into the room, unaware of what she just got herself into "I love jazz hands! Why are we jazz handing?"
Marco slapped his face with his palms, trying to ignore the smirking grins and knowing gleams in the others eyes.
"Oh hey Star! Great timing, you're just in time to help Marco out with something."
"Oh?" Star peered questioningly in Marco's direction, her face shining with the desire to help him in any way she could "What did you need Marco?"
"I...I...I...I..." Marco repeated, unable to climb out of the endless loop he found himself in. This couldn't be happening. Life couldn't be so cruel to make him do this.
"Just stay there Star!" Starfan cooed, the giddiness slowly enveloping the room, evident on everyone's faces "Marco will do the rest."
Star nodded, cheerfully waiting patiently rather than questioning such an odd request.
Marco could feel a bead of sweat run down the back of his neck, his body simultaneously too warm and cold to inhabit. His mouth was dry, his fingers twitching uncomfortably and his heart stopped dead in its tracks.
The room seemed to shift in and out of focus, becoming blurry and crystal clear at once, everything feeling spread out and impossibly wide while everyone felt too close for Marco's liking.
And as Marco stared into Star's bright blue eyes, the happy go lucky smile of blissful ignorance she was sending his way made him feel terrible about what he would soon do to her.
How did Marco end up in this situation? How did he end up moments away from sharing a kiss with his best friend?
Oh, right. He was an idiot and some higher power was messing with him. That's how.
"Come on Marco" Ferguson teased "best not keep a lady waiting."
"Yeah Marco" Star chimed in with a playful tone "Don't keep me waiting."
Marco said nothing, his words failing to even form properly in his head. There had to be a way out of this, some way he could just bypass this entire situation and skip forward to the next day or maybe next year. Marco was always curious about where he would be in 10 years. Maybe it really was a hop, skip and jump away.
Marco blinked, hoping time would lapse forward but no such luck, he was still 16 and still seconds away from sharing his first kiss with Star.
Which wasn't the worst thing in the world but Marco felt guilty. Star didn't like him like that. It wasn't her fault that he fell for the princess while he was busy chasing the skater.
It had been months since Marco realized his true feelings for Star though when those feelings formed he still wasn't sure.
Maybe it was when the two were paired up for his cousin's wedding, Star looking absolutely stunning in the bridesmaid outfit. Or maybe it was the surprise birthday party she threw for him when he turned 15, having gone through so much trouble to set up everything by hand. Maybe those feelings had always been there, nestling deep within his heart when he first met Star and just growing from that moment on.
Or maybe he was just overthinking this.
"C'mon Marco" Star told him warmly, an understanding glow in her eyes "Just go for it. What's the worst that could happen?"
I lose you, Marco thought to himself.
Marco took a deep breath, walking and closing the distance between Star and himself.
Star stared at him, curiosity finally catching up to her
"Marco, what are you...?"
Marco let himself go, taking a step forward and catching her lips with his.
It was awkward, it was strange, it felt weird and Marco knew he wasn't doing it right. Her lips were too soft against his rough ones. He could feel her breath tickling his face. His lips were moving too much and he was pretty sure he was kissing her way too hard.
It was the best moment of his life.
Marco pulled away, heart thumping loudly, eyes closed in fear. There was no sound from the sidelined princess and Marco feared her response. Would there be disgust in her eyes? Anger? Loathing? Was this the act that destroyed a previously unbreakable bond?
"Well that was unexpected."
Marco could feel the record player scratch, the rimshot of the drum set, the wah wah of the trombone as he stared at her in disbelief.
Star looked at him normally. Her face was calm, collected like nothing was out of the ordinary. She gave no indication she just received a kiss from her totally platonic friend. No giddy smile, no righteous anger, heck she didn't even look sheepish or confused. Just a regular Star face.
"I...I...we...just..." Marco stammered out but Star already motioned to take a seat, asking if she could join whatever game they were playing.
Everyone shared a look with each other, unsure what exactly was going on but deciding to just pretend it didn't happen.
Marco stood there, frozen, lost in his own foggy thoughts until the party ended and his parents were called into the household to drag him out.
The moon hung high as the Diaz's and Star arrived home. Marco bolted upstairs, hiding away in his room until the night grew late and sleep beckoned to him.
He slipped on his blue jam jams and staggered his way into bathroom he shared with Star, finding it empty despite the lack of light from the princess's room.
She must've gone to sleep already.
Marco stared into the mirror, a million questions filling his head while he began his ritualistic pre-sleep grooming
Was he so bad that Star simply refused to acknowledge the kiss? Maybe she didn't want embarrass him in front of their friends and classmates? Maybe he was so bad her mind just blocked it, saving her from serious mental trauma. She created a Star clone to take her place. It was all a horrible dream. He was trapped on an alien spaceship and they were altering his memories!
Marco froze like a deer caught in headlights when door frame to Star's room lit up as the muffled pitter patter of bare feet against the floor came closer to the bathroom.
Marco willed himself to move, to not just stand there like an idiot as Star threw open the door, letting out a cute yawn before stretching towards him, her blue sleep dress confirming Marco's suspicions that she had fallen asleep.
She made her way over to her side of the sink, sleepily peering into the mirror, searching for her toothbrush, apparently not noticing Marco's shaking hands or still posture.
"The party was fun huh Marco?" she asked, reaching for the toothpaste he left on his side.
Marco made a strangled noise before he was able to get out a single word.
"Y-yeah it was pretty fun."
"I can't believe Brittney would waste so much money."
"I..I can...she's Brittney. Remember how much money she spent trying to create her very own wand?"
Star giggled, turning to face Marco with a bright smile "Oh yeah! I totally forgot about that!"
Marco gave a strained yet relaxed smile. Maybe he didn't ruin his friendship with Star. She might've not felt the same way or somehow the kiss didn't actually happen but Star Butterfly was still his best friend and that was better than he could've ever hoped for.
"Still I think the theme park was too much"
Marco scoffed "You weren't saying that when we were on the roller coaster!"
Star playfully nudged Marco's side "Says the guy who was turning all sorts of lovely shades of puke green"
Marco groaned "Hey! I told you I get motion sickness."
"It seems very inconsistent doesn't it? Maybe you just didn't want to ride with me?"
Marco rolled his eyes "I live with you. I've known you for 2 years and we've been through a lot together. At this point sharing a small space with you isn't exactly frightening experience."
"Uh huh, whatever you say safe kid"
"Ugh, I told you never to call me that!" Marco whined, facing Star only to find her staring in his direction, a sly, playful smirk on her lips.
Marco couldn't stop his eyes from landing on her lips, how deceptively soft those pink thing really were and how the memory sent chills down his spine.
"What is it Marco? There something you want to do?
Marco shook his head, trying his hardest to push the urge to kiss Star deep within the recesses of his mind.
The air became silent as the two teens finished up their proper hygienic code and prepared to get some much needed rest.
It was Marco's turn to yawn, the stress and worry of the day forcing his eyelids to rise and fall, the temptation to sleep too great for him to fight any longer.
"Looks like you're about to fall asleep on your feet Marco, go to bed."
Marco nodded in agreement, turning to Star "Night Star."
"Night Marco."
Marco's senses were on fire, sleep banished into an abstract concept as a minty taste lingered on his lips. It had been so quick, so effortless Marco almost missed it. But he could taste the flavor of the toothpaste, he felt the familiar touch he never thought he would experience again.
He stared at the retreating figure of Star, her long blonde hair swaying hypnotically back and forth but before he could voice his thoughts, the princess disappeared beyond the doorway and the lights were shut off a moment later.
Marco brought his trembling hand to his mouth, gently touching it.
"Star just kissed me..." Marco murmured to himself.
True it was more like a peck but a kiss was still a kiss regardless of length.
And Star Butterfly had just kissed Marco Diaz.
Marco didn't get any sleep that night, staring upwards towards the ceiling, mind running away with him and unwilling to slow down.
It had to be a dream. Some sort of fantasy he accidentally got too involved in. There was no way Star had kissed him. She was Star! And he was Marco! And they...couldn't...just...did not...
The alarm blared loudly, sending unprepared Marco sprawling to the floor.
"Oww..." Marco weakly moaned, trying his hardest to untangle himself from the sheets
"You okay Marco?"
Marco found himself staring at an upside image of Star, her bright blue eyes peering at him full of concern with a hint of restrained humor.
"I'm...I'm fine!"
Star pursed her lips, clearly not believing her best friend.
"If you say so. Now hurry up, it's pancake day! YAY PANCAKES!"
Marco rubbed his eyes tiredly, trying to force the image of last night's kiss out of his head.
"Stupid brain playing tricks on me" he told himself.
Marco watched Star carefully as she consumed her food like a ravenous monster, her fork and knife whirling around in a blur as bits and pieces of the pancake seemed to disappear into thin air.
"That was soooo good!" Star let out a blissful sigh, patting her stomach contently.
Marco just kept on staring, slumped in his chair, his breakfast untouched as he tried to catch some sort of sign. If the kisses had really happened, then Star would've been avoiding his gaze or, or acting nervously.
But nope, Star was acting like Star. No sign of any nervousness, she was staring at him, direct eye contact with the same Star smile she always gave him.
"Stupid dreams..." Marco muttered under his breath.
"What was that Marco? Something wrong? You haven't finished and you normally love pancakes." Mrs. Diaz noticed his half eaten breakfast.
"I..sorry mom. I was just...thinking..."
"About what Marco?" Star asked quizzically.
"N-nothing..." Marco began shoving food into his mouth, hoping that would be enough to dissuade any further questions.
"Okay" Mrs. Diaz didn't believe her son. There was something going on though she had the sneaking suspicion that Marco wasn't quite sure what was happening either.
Mrs. Diaz picked up Star's plate, smiling as she made her way over to the sink and began cleaning up the dishes.
"Now Marco, I need you and Star to run down to the store and pick up some things for dinner."
"ah huh" Marco agreed mindlessly.
"I'll have the list ready for you in a moment."
"Okay mom."
Star stood up, full of energy and excitement which was the norm for her.
"Hurry up Marco. We need complete the mission for your mother. We need to face the trials of the store!"
Marco couldn't help but grin at Star's enthusiasm, a bright shining light contrasting against Marco's downtrodden, gloomy mood.
Marco let out a laugh before sitting up straight "Okay Star, just give me a second."
Star walked passed him, clearly too pumped up and eager to start the walk to the store "Come on Marco. Don't keep me waiting."
"give me a..." Marco's heart stopped when he felt Star's lips pressed against his cheek, a firm but tender kiss planted purposely.
Star began humming happily, skipping her way to the front door while Marco's fork slipped out of his hand, falling onto the plate with a loud crack.
"Marco!" Mrs. Diaz turned hurriedly "are you okay?"
Marco faced his mother, a far and confused look written all over his face.
"Y-yeah...I..I'm...fine."
"You sure?"
Marco nodded slowly
"Can I have the list now?"
Marco watched his best friend suspiciously. He watched her greet the world in her normal Star voice and tone. Hop, skip and bounce around like Star would usually do. She even giggle and act just like Star.
But this couldn't be Star. This must've been a trick because if his memory served right, he just shared 3 kisses with this Star. This Star must've been an impersonator or a shape shifter. Something or someone must've taken her place and now was using his feelings for Star to lure him into some sort of trap. That had to be the answer! Because it made sense. Somehow.
"Marco?"
Marco leapt high into the air, flailing about. He turned to find Star was no longer walking ahead of him but rather somehow snuck her way back to his side.
He shouldn't have let his mind wandered. He should've been focusing on exposing this fraud and finding out where his real Star was taken. He felt guilty at being tricked so easily but even he couldn't tell the different. She certainly looked like Star with her devil headband, fluffy pink earmuffs and winter coats and boots. But he wasn't fooled, not in the least.
"Marco, you've been acting really weird"
"oh, I've been acting really weird huh? I'm sure that's exactly what I want you to think!"
Star glanced around, wondering if anyone nearby was noticing his behavior "Ooookay."
"I mean...hey Star, did you feed the laser puppies today?"
Star bit her lip in concentration and Marco was overwhelmed to kiss her pretty face off. But he held strong, he resisted the urge. He only took one step towards her.
"I think so."
"Really? All 8 of them?"
"Well duh" Star began, before turning to the side, whispering to herself as she counted off their names "Winston, Pinkington, Cookie, Fluffy, Fluffy Jr., Captain Blasty, Doughnut. Yep! All of them."
Marco snickered "Missing one"
"O-of course!" Star shouted uneasily before turning away in deep thought once more. "Marco Jr. Marco Jr. Marc...yep! All 8 of them!"
Marco smiled. This was Star alright. There was no way a spy would know all the names of their laser puppies. Mostly because Star changed them week to week. Except Marco Jr. she liked that name for some reason.
Marco let out a sigh of relief, glad the person next to him was indeed his best friend.
And then his brain screeched to a halt, the kisses rising up into his mind once more.
Before his train of thought could get far though, Marco felt dull pain fill his face, his body smashing against an open door.
Marco's eyes fluttered, the sky and Star hovering above him.
"What happened?" he asked groggily, the pain quickly fading away at the sight of Star
"Door."
"Door?"
Star nodded "Door"
"Help me up?"
Star smiled, helping Marco to his feet.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, yeah" Marco answered, trying to ignore the group of people surrounding him.
"Oh good."
Star kissed his forehead lovingly, gently patting his face before racing off towards the store without a word of warning.
Marco trailed after her speechless, the barely contained laughter of the crowd telling him that really did just happen.
Maybe it's some sort of Mewnian thing.
"Marco"
Or a prank? A very strange prank. Star's humor could be weird at times.
"Maaaarco"
Or maybe, just maybe Star really...
"Marco!" Star shouted.
Marco shook his head, focusing on the pouting princess and the sudden increase of weight in their shopping cart.
"Whoa, whoa Star! Where did this come?"
"Weeeell I figured since your parents are going out, we could have a movie marathon!"
Marco could feel his heart racing. He totally forgot tonight was his parent's monthly date night. They could be gone hours and that meant Star and he would be...
"I dunno Star, I..." Marco began but was cut off at once.
"Oh come on Marco! We haven't done one in foooooreeeever! And it be fun! Just me, you. Alone."
Marco blinked. Did he hear that properly? The underlining tone pleading, mischievousness and hinting at something. Or was that just his imagination?
"Star"
"Marco, pleeeeease?"
Marco flinched, trying to resist the full on puppy pout Star was throwing his way. But Marco was never good at eluding Star's charms and that was when he was prepared. Right now he was completely caught off guard and thus his will crumbed within a second.
"Fiiiiine. We'll get the snacks"
Star cheered, wrapping her arms tightly around Marco, seemingly unaware of his suddenly stiff posture caused by her touch.
And as Star skipped away, Marco let out a sigh, mumbling under his breath "Well this isn't going to end well for me."
Marco sat on the couch, a few inches from Star, trying his hardest to keep his eyes on the television and not his incredibly attractive, beautiful best friend.
But Star was never one who enjoyed being ignored especially by Marco.
And thus began the painful game of keep away.
Every time Star scooted closer, Marco moved away, trying his hardest to go away from Star, not towards her.
At first Marco assumed he was able to get through the night with relative ease, his actions subtle and calm but halfway through the Princess Bride movie, Star began shifting tactics.
Every time a lightly romantic scene came up, Star would slowly inch closer, cooing how cute the scene was.
When a major romantic scene came up, Star moved about 3 inches in Marco's direction her arms wrapping around his and trapping him for about a minute or so, her head laying comfortably on his shoulder, letting loose a single longing sigh.
When one of the lovers was in trouble, her hand found his, holding tightly for the duration of the scene and lingering for a few moments after.
And after each time Marco would shuffle slightly away from the princess, his heart pumping all his blood into his face where it would just pool there. His evasive plan was working for the moment but Marco just trapped himself at the very edge of the couch, his body slanted so he could press himself as far as he could from Star.
"That was great" Star whispered as the ending credits rolled on.
Marco could feel his brain just break down when Star curled up next to him, leaning against him, nuzzling comfortably as she placed her hands onto his chest.
Marco was unsure what to do, unsure how to respond.
It had been one day since Brittney's party but it felt like a lifetime. Marco needed to know what all these surprise kisses were all about. He couldn't have any peace until the mystery was solved.
Marco coughed loudly, catching Star's attention.
Marco opened his mouth only to stop midway when Star's gaze focused on him and him alone, her eyes breathtaking at close range.
"Yes Marco?"
"Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure, what is it?"
"Umm...Star..." Marco began losing himself in her eyes, fearfully of the true answer behind her actions.
"It's the kisses right?"
Marco felt his body tense up, the reality of the situation crushing him like dozens of weights pressed on his lungs: The kisses really happened.
Marco nodded slowly
"Well ask then."
"Is it a Mewnian thing?"
Star shook her head, a playful smile dancing on her lips "Nope, trying again safe kid."
"A prank?"
Another head shake along with a disbelieving look "You really think I'd be that cruel?"
"N-No. Umm..."
Star peered deeply into his light brown eyes, a deep well of emotions Marco never saw before twinkling at him
"Simplify Marco. Don't overthink this."
Marco stared at Star. He wanted to believe it. He wanted to believe it with every inch of his heart, the heart that belonged to the magical princess before him. But he didn't want to be wrong, he didn't want to risk everything on him misreading the signs. Because he read too much into something that wasn't there.
He thought back to the kisses, how loving, tender they were. And Star did them all without a moment of hesitation, without a single doubt like she saw the whole picture after years of scrambling over lost pieces.
"You like me."
The air was thick, Marco's heart still and terrified. Star made no movement, no indication she heard anything that was just said and for one moment, Marco thought he lost it all.
Star's cheeks flared a cute pink tint as she whispered softly "Y-yes...I...I like you Marco."
Marco's heart soared, he couldn't believe it! He never thought this dream would ever become a reality.
"But..." Marco frowned "The party..."
Star shyly curled deeper into Marco, her fingers twiddling as her voice became uncharacteristically soft "Of course I wasn't going to respond. Y-you kissed me in front of everyone! I...I didn't think our first kiss would be in front of such a crowd...and I didn't want them ruining it with their teasing and..."
"So you pretended like nothing happened."
"I...I was just so caught off guard I didn't know what to do. I've waited for so long and I never thought..."
"Wait. For how long?"
Star stood quiet for a moment, lost of memories of their past 2 years together. "Officially months now..but...unofficially...maybe longer. Maybe it was when I saw you dressed up so...handsomely when we were paired up for your cousin's wedding or maybe it was my 15th birthday and how hard you worked to make it so perfect, even making it a traditional QuinceaƱera, sharing a dance with me...or maybe..." Star closed her eyes, holding her hands over heart like she was praying "Maybe there had always been there...since I met you...and it just grew from there."
"I've been driving myself crazy trying to figure out why you started kissing me!"
Star pouted and stuck her tongue out towards him "oh yeah? I've been driving myself crazy trying to stop from kissing you so much! Do you know how hard that was?"
"YEAH I DO!"
"PSST I DOUBT IT DIAZ!"
"Oh yeah, I...! what's that?"
Star turned around, the panicked look on Marco's face too much to ignore.
"Marco?" Star questioned, not seeing anything "I don't see..." she turned around only to have Marco's lips ready to catch hers. She jump back in surprised before smiling and letting herself melt into the kiss.
"That was mean."
"That" Marco said with a smile "Was payback."
Star pouted angrily before Marco swooped down and stole another kiss from her, causing the princess melt once more.
