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You did not did you? Well: Moon/Toffee - Stars Will Never Fall - feat. Mon!Star AU (/watch?v=o-XWtQv76z0&). If you did I do apologize, but this one needs credit for a job well done.

Earlier

Lancer adjusted his outfit a little bit in what he knew was nervous reflexes as his neck itched a bit. Honestly he should not be nervous yet as for now it is just two friends 'hanging out' as the younger kids would put it, but it didn't feel that way given what he had planned for the end of the day. He hadn't actually met with Helsinki in person since the school event but they had talked with each other quite a bit and had grown kind of close. She even claimed the stuff they talked about was stuff she normally disliked but said he made it interesting at the very least; in other words she just liked talking to him and spending time with him and he enjoyed it as well. His plan for the day was to actually spend time with her and see if they got along well enough for him to 'make his move' on her to see if they could be more than friends. He scratched his neck idly for what felt like the 15th time that hour as he felt a wave of nervousness spike; understandable as he had not done this for literal decades and had not really encountered success. In fact he was wondering if perhaps he should just accept them as being friends and nothing… 'No no get a hold of yourself! She decided to come see the Renaissance Festival and you are finally working up some courage, don't back out now.' Granted it might not be her type of event all things considered but the steampunk folks and the bands at the end of the day might catch her interest. He scratched at his neck some more thinking it really strange that he had a rash that left no mark and found it peculiar that it started right after Helsinki agreed to meet up with him here. He tossed those thoughts aside however when he saw a portal open and Helsinki step out of it with small flourish and a cocksure grin he found charming. She immediately picked him out despite his change in clothes and came over speaking up in her rather enlivening cockney accent.

"Well ello there Lancah. Odd to see ya dressed loike a nobleman eh." Lancer shrugged resisting the urge to scratch at himself.

"Well today it makes sense to dress like this all things considered." He gestured to the people coming into the festival. "Today's event is sort of a mixture of a historical reenactment and a party." Helsinki looked around nodding her head in appreciation as she answered.

"Oh so loike the school event?" Lancer thought about it a second before he chuckled.

"Yeah you could sa- I HAVE NO SOCIAL LIFE ASIDE FROM THIS!" Lancer clapped his hands over his mouth as Helsinki froze before slowly turning to him blinking in concern.

"Uhhhh, wot was that?" Lancer lowered his hands as the itching sensation increased tenfold.

"*hehe* What was what?" Helsinki rubbed her chin in concern before turning away to look around. "Anyways, this is pretty similar to the- I HAVEN'T HAD A DATE IN MY LIFE!" Lancer clamped his hands over his mouth again with Helsinki looking at him in confusion.

"Interestin that ya tell me this but ok. Anyways, where are these 'Steampunk' folks you told me about?" Lancer kept his mouth shut to the best of his capabilities while pointing to where he knew they were. "Well lead the way Lancah." He led her towards them while berating himself in his mind.

'What is wrong with you old man; I had trouble with nervousness in the past but not this bad.' He resisted the urge to scratch himself again as he thought about what to do next. As they got closer Helsinki seemed to be asking him something but he didn't hear most of it as he sweated nervously. 'Come on there has to be some way I can communicate with her without screaming like a lunatic… of course I can try writing to her!' Of course that was weird as well but he had to keep his cool somehow and he had few options.

"Eh eh." Lancer turned towards Helsinki who was looking a might bit annoyed and concerned. "You goin deaf in one ear mate? I asked ow these people build their own contraptions." Lancer raised a finger up to hold her for a second. "Wot?" She blinked in confusion as he pulled out some paper and a pencil. "You jus… carry dat stuff on you?" Lancer shrugged and began writing. "Well dat makes sense… I guess." He was losing her and needed to write fast. After he finished he handed her the paper with her reading it. "I… wot? You peed your pants until you were 7 years old?" Lancer snatched the paper away from her realizing he had somehow written that down instead of his answer to her. He tore up the paper and began panicking.

"Sorry I just- I SHOWER…" He slapped himself with Helsinki stepping back in concern with several people nearby noticing as well. "What is wrong with- I SHOWER WI…" He slapped himself again with his neck now not only itchy but now burning. "Gah stop it." He started scratching at the spot with Helsinki speaking up.

"You ok, that doesn't look good." Lancer shook his head no as he grabbed at his neck shaking and fell to his knees groaning slightly. "Let me see that." Helsinki pulled away his hands to take a look at the spot.

He saw her freeze in shock as something seemed to pull itself out of his neck forming a small circular bubble. The pain died down as the bubble extended out from his neck on a neck of its own with a face forming on it smiling gleefully. Lancer and Helsinki looked at it in shock with the small head speaking up.

"Oh oh, Lancer covers the mirror when he showers because *hehehe* because because he's ashamed of his own body." Lancer looked up at Helsinki with her staring at it a small smile forming on her lips.

"Well dat's both disturbin an cute." Lancer began panicking and started running away. "Wait, where ya goin?" the little head chuckled and replied for him.

"He's running away because *hehehe* because because he's doesn't want to look lame in front of you since he…" Lancer covered the head making it mumble as he ran away yelling over his shoulder.

"Sorry Helsinki, I'll be right back hopefully!" Helsinki started after him but she was intercepted by people who recognized her from the school event and when she had blown up the school by accident once. He looked around desperately for a bolt hole or better yet someone to help him out needing a miracle here, and he got one when he saw Floyd nearby knowing if Oskar was here Star might and she knew of these kinds of things. 'I need to find Star, she'll know what to do… right?'

"I have no idea what that is."

"What!" Everyone looked back and forth between Lancer and Star as Star replied to his outburst.

"Well the book of spells has nothing that involves a little head popping out of your body and start speaking." Star leaned in close to inspect the little head with it chuckling. "Say who are you by chance?" The head giggled before speaking.

"Oh I am the Naysaya, nice to meet you."

"Naysaya?" Star stood back up straight.

"That spell succe… I mean…" Everyone immediately turned towards Janna who was concealing nervousness with mixed results. "… A Naysaya, what's that?" Everyone immediately raised their eyebrows at Janna excluding Ferguson who trying to keep his cool as well.

"Janna…" Marco spoke up while folding his arms. "What did you do?" Janna glanced around at the circle of suspicious faces speaking up.

"Why do all of you think I had something to do with this?" As everyone did not move from their positions she seemed to get a bit flustered. "Oh come on I get blamed for everything by you guys." Ferguson sighed and shook his head speaking up.

"Guys, WE put that curse on Lancer as a training exercise." Everyone nodded with confirmed suspicions with one shocked look in the group who spoke up then.

"Ferguson, why would you cast a curse on our principal?!" Everyone glanced at Alfonzo following his outburst with Ferguson replying.

"Because we thought it wouldn't activate. The curse of the Naysaya only affects a person when they go to court their love and we thought Lancer wouldn't do that. We were just testing to see if we could cast a spell like that with the second rate materials we have been able to muster." He put his head in his hands sitting on the ground. "I'm sorry Mr. Lancer, I knew we should have gone for Mrs. Skullnick." Janna to her credit actually did look a bit ashamed of what she did at this point with her eyes cast towards the ground. As that happened Starfan13 spoke up.

"Wait, 'court their love'? You have been trying to woo someone Principal?" Everyone looked at Lancer who was trying to look at anything else but the group with the Naysaya speaking up.

"Oh yes yes, he had a plan to woo *hehe* the woman most out of his league Helsinki Greyjoy."

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Everyone looked up at the noise Star had made with Star realizing what she had just done. "*ahem* Sorry, just got really excited there people. I mean, Lancer could be my actual uncle." Star seemed giddy at the thought with Oskar speaking up.

"You have some weird priorities if you want the Principal to be your uncle man." Lancer spoke up after that.

"Well I don't think it matters, I can't get within 20 feet of her without this thing blurting out all my inner insecurities." He glared at Janna and Ferguson who tried to avoid eye contact with him. "So you kids are going to get this thing off my neck NOW!" Everyone blinked in shock at that as despite everything he was still holding himself in an intimidating manner. After a second of quiet Janna spoke up with her demeanor slightly cracked.

"We… can't. The Naysaya is a curse, and unless there is a special trick designed within the curse itself you can't remove those with anything short of cleaving magic designed to strike the soul. The only way to get the Naysaya off is to see it through to the end." As Lancer was about to yell at her Marco spoke up.

"She's actually right. Curses can't be removed unless if you possess that kind of magic or the curse has a way for it to be undone; usually in a type of riddle of irony." Lancer groaned and turned back to the duo.

"Ok then, how long will it take." Ferguson shrugged replying to that.

"That depends, how insecure are you?" At this Lancer's intimidating atmosphere fell away leaving him with a 10,000 yard stare.

"Well shit." Everyone blinked again in confusion and shock as the principal cursed and then turned around and walked away. After watching him go for few seconds Star began to follow him calling over her shoulder.

"You go ahead, I'm gonna help him. And you two…" She glared at Janna and Ferguson. "… you are gonna make this up to him in the future, got it." The two nodded as Star followed Lancer with Marco behind her.

"I'm coming Star, wait for me." As the group was left there reeling from the impact Chloe was the first to speak up.

"Ok… do we go help them or do we enjoy the fair as best we can?" Everyone looked back and forth between each other with Alfonzo speaking up.

"I'm not really sure."

"Lancer, Lancer." Marco called out while holding onto Star's back as she moved after Lancer attracting weird stares in the process. "We just want to help you." Lancer was somehow keeping ahead of them and not slowing down in the slightest. "Star can't you stop him with magic?" Star thought to herself for a second before speaking.

"Ok, loopy lasso of…" Star went to cast a spell but pulled out another juice box instead of her wand. "… wait did I leave it back home?" Marco groaned with Star thinking for another second. "Oh I have another idea." She picked Marco off her back and aimed him at Lancer. "Alright just keep your limbs in tight lil Marco." Marco spoke up annoyed at her.

"Don't call me- wait what are you…" Star then threw Marco like a football at Lancer. "STAAAAR!" Marco flew through the air with Lancer not even noticing Marco coming in until he was impacted on the head knocking him to the ground face first. As Marco got up as best he could shaking off his sudden flight Lancer groaned into the ground before speaking.

"First a curse and now this. What's next, tap-dancing rhinos?" Star pulled up next to them dusting Marco off and then pulling Lancer's head out of the ground before speaking.

"Sorry Mr. Lancer, but I couldn't think of any other way to get your attention as you were just ignoring me." Lancer groaned as he rested his head on his hands in the laying down position. "Come on, what's bothering you?" The Naysaya giggled before speaking up.

"He's pussying out because *giggle* because because he's so insecure." Marco and Star looked at each other in concern as Lancer spoke up.

"Yeah, I'm never going to reach the end of this curse honestly. The Naysaya even said he will eventually start saying things when Helsinki is not around just because." The duo looked at the Naysaya who smirked, irking them to no end. "So perhaps I should… just not go out in public for a while; what say you?" Lancer went to get back up with Star grasping at something to say to get Lancer to stick around, until Marco spoke up.

"Awww, no need to be scared." They both turned to look at Marco who had drawn a face on his finger somehow and was speaking through it. "You can't let a Naysaya hold you back when going for the one you love. Sometimes you just have to reveal and face your insecurities if you want to be with someone you care about so much." Marco then grabbed Star's hand with his own making her blush slightly. "If Helsinki doesn't accept you with those insecurities then maybe she's not as good as you think she is." Lancer sat there deep in thought as Star turned towards Marco thinking to herself.

'Gods damn it all if he wasn't a toddler I would kiss and snuggle him so MUCH right now.' She picked up Marco thinking that perhaps she could get away with the snuggling and held him close like a stuffed animal purring happily. 'How does this boy know exactly what to say?' Star thought some more as Marco returned the hug keeping his eyes on Lancer. As they sat there for an unknown length of time Lancer gave a noticeable intake of air and stood up prompting Star to look up at him. With a look of determination on his face he spoke to Star.

"Can you help me find Helsinki, I know exactly what I need to do right now." Star gave a soft squee and stood up hugging Lancer with Marco being squished between them before speaking.

"Don't worry, we'll be with you every step of the way." Lancer returned the hug with Marco gasping between them.

"Hello, having trouble breathing."

Hey you two, I know it's a close moment but let your kid have some air." The two parted with Marco falling with a soft thud to look at the guy who spoke to them. "And don't drop your kid, that's just unprofessional." Star and Lancer both blushed with Star speaking up.

"He's not the father of my kid, he's just a friend." 'Wow that sounded eerily natural coming out of my mouth.' Star thought to herself in shock as she picked up Marco. "His dad is back home right now while I am spending the day with him." The guy raised his hands in surrender taking a step back.

"Sorry mam just don't like seeing kids get hurt; unless they're little shits." Lancer immediately clamped his hands over Marco's ears before speaking in a cross tone of voice.

"Sir, language. Nothing bothers me anymore but he's only 4." The guys shrugged walking away speaking over his shoulder.

"You sure he's not the dad, cause he sure acts like it." 'Not dignifying that.' Star thought to herself rolling her eyes as she spoke to Lancer.

"Let's go find her.

Helsinki looked through the display cases a might bit disappointed in what she found. It wasn't that they weren't pleasing to look at or lacking in usefulness in some cases, but it was a bit less then she had hoped for. This was the planet with technology light years ahead of her own home and this is what she had to browse through? 'Well Lancer did say that this was more for show than anything else.' She thought to herself once more going over the conversations they had over the mirror in her head. Normally for something like that she would work and talk at the same time to get work done and keep herself focused, she disliked being still for too long, but she found him an oddly relaxing sort of man. She once sat and talked with him for nearly two hours without getting bored in the slightest and, strangest of all, it was about politics and the economy; stuff she had literally fallen asleep over in the past. She decided to come to this event today because even if it was boring she was fairly certain he would keep it interesting at least. 'But then he just ran off after a head popped out of his neck… actually that does make too much sense honestly.' Helsinki shrugged her shoulders picking up something she had heard described as a 'pistol' that looked to be made of bronze or a similar substance that felt too smooth and too light weight to be the real thing. As she studied it closely she heard a voice she was hoping to hear again, Lancer's.

"Helsinki, I need to talk to you." She turned with a smile on her face still holding the pistol as Lancer came up with the head still on his neck. "Sorry about running off earlier." She shrugged before speaking.

"Oh no biggie, not natural for one loike yeself tu grow a head out a your neck." Lancer nodded as the head started to speak up.

"Oh he has stuff to tell you like *giggle* like like…"

"All thost thigns I said earlier were true, including the peeing my pants." Helsinki blinked in shock as he mind processed what she had just heard. "You see, this is the Naysaya; a curse put upon me by a student of mine that forces out all of my deepest insecurities into the open to be heard."

"And judged." The Naysaya spoke up with Lancer glaring at him. "It's just a job for me, nothing personal. Like for example…" Lancer cut off The Naysaya.

"I sleep in full bunny pajamas still, with the little feet." 'Bloody hell.' Helsinki thought to herself as a million thoughts raced through mind as she actually knew what the Naysaya was; and if she was correct… 'No, no way would he think that way.' Helsinki shook her head trying to clear it. Lancer misinterpreted that as something else. "No that's real, also my first name is Lily. My parents really wanted a girl and refused to name me otherwise." With a sigh he continued pushing out deep dark insecurities as a small audience began to gather that went unnoticed by the two of them.

"I went bald around age 26 and all the hair migrated to my back making it look like a gorilla's back."

"I'm scared of heights to the point where I get scared when I'm in an airplane."

"I love to write erotica even though I'm a virgin."

"I originally wanted to be a cop but I left the school after two days because I was a wimp."

"I sometimes dress in drag and I like how it looks awful."

"I alphabetize my clothing drawers."

"I've never even held a girl's hand romantically, let alone kissed one."

As his confessions went by Helsinki came to respect this guy far more than 99% of people she had ever met not just because of the fact he was boldly proclaiming his insecurities but the implications of them. As a shocking amount of time passed Lancer seemed to finally come to his final one bracing himself for something that she guessed was probably the biggest one of them all.

"My biggest one however is that I doubt myself constantly. I'm a man approaching my 46th year and here I think I underperformed in life because I was holding myself back. I wish I was more like you Helsinki, someone who took crass from no one and lived life to the fullest. You have experienced all that life has to offer and more which is why *sigh* I think I love you." 'So… I was right.' Helsinki thought to herself in shock as a blush overtook her face. "I want to be more than just friends with you and I was hoping to figure out if we could become that… but then this popped out and ruined any chances I had with you." For one of the few times in her life Helsinki felt a full punch of sympathy hit her gut as tears came to her eyes for this man. "So I'm sorry for drawing you into this. And that's everything, every last insecurity I have… unless if there is anything else?" He glared at the Naysaya who looked at him in shock before replying.

"Tha-That's everything. You got everything out." The audience nearby applauded at this clearly impressed with what Lancer had done.

As if of its own will Helsinki's hand came up cupping Lancer's chin making face her with everyone falling silent at this. He thumb idly stroked his cheek as she found herself for the very first time in her life at a complete loss for words. 'Wha-what do I even say to that?' She thought in awe as she looked into his light green eyes with her stormy grey ones. A flood of memories came back to Helsinki, repressed memories of finding boys and girls throughout her life with every single one eventually finding another one either after they left her or while they were still with her. Not a single one lasting more than a fortnight with her for various reasons be it her fault or theirs. After standing there for what felt like an eternity she spoke up losing her cockney accent.

"You… really think that way about me?" Lancer nodded with her hand still cupping his chin. "I'm… not just a fun one night stand to you?" At this everyone began murmuring amongst each other at the vulnerability in her voice. "You actually want to be with me?" Lancer nodded holding onto her hand with his own now smiling at her with tears in his eyes to match hers.

"Yes." That simple word made her break down and grabbed onto him sobbing slightly with Lancer so stunned he didn't even hug her back at first.

"Alright people show's over, move along." Star stepped up shooing people away with everyone groaning in protest as they left the two people be with Marco joining Star.

"Is this normal for her?" He gestured at Helsinki with Star shaking her head no.

"She never cries like that… never." They watched as Lancer slowly sat down holding Helsinki close as she stopped crying surprisingly quickly but not letting go of Lancer as she spoke.

"Sorry, just not so good experiences with men on my end. Or women for that matter as well." Lancer didn't even react to Helsinki saying she was bisexual as he gave her a tissue to wipe her eyes. "I just *blows nose* never thought I'd get a confession like that in my life." She handed it back to Lancer who threw it into the garbage. "I mean I thought I might at first meet someone the way Moon met Toffee eventually but… as time passed…" She sat there looking rather bashful as she stared at the ground. "… I guess I gave up. I never looked that hard to begin with and honestly I think that's why I never met anyone when I could snare them. I mean look at me, I'm an old dog, buried the bone long ago. Here I am nearly 40 yet I act like I'm 16. *sigh* At times I think should I just start… you know… acting my age?" she rubbed her arm softly with Lancer cupping her chin for a change looking into her eyes with a smile as he replied.

"My girl, never stop acting like yourself as it is the best person I've met in a long time." She smiled back at him before they pulled into another hug. "So does this mean…"

"Yes, I accept your confession and want to be yours Lily. Also I like that name; you might hate it but I like it." Lancer chuckled a little as Star gave off a squee in joy.

"You did it, you did it, you did IT!" Lancer chuckled as he pulled back.

"Yes, I guess I did. Wait, what happened to your cockney accent?" Helsinki blushed at his looking down before replying.

"I fake it just because it sounds cool." Lancer got a determined look on his face as he responded.

"Well so wat mate, you do you and bollocks with whatever those who're not your cobbers think." Marco and Star went slack jawed in shock as Lancer began speaking in an Australian accent of all things. "I myself can do a good impression of one down under and I'm no drongo mate." He beat his chest to push his point home with Helsinki doing a full on girly giggle, even hiding her mouth behind her hand, before replying in her cockney accent.

"Easy there, you're bound to make a rose like me lose er petals through trembles." The two laughed with Marco and Star staring at each other in shock with Helsinki now noticing them. "Wait, Sta and Marco? Ow'd you turn into a parent child combo?" Star and Marco looked at each other again with Star speaking up.

"Funny story actually… "

SN: One explanation later.

"... so now we're stuck like this until tomorrow morning." Helsinki nodded for a second before turning towards Marco.

"You actually make a noice toddler; no doubt your kids will be jus as cute." She reached out pinching his cheek with Marco betting her hand away.

"Hey do you mind, I'd rather not be treated like a 4 year old despite looking like one. Regardless, what's going to happen to the Naysaya?" Everyone noticed it was still in fact attached to Lancer's neck with him speaking.

"That's a good point, are you going to just vanish or shrivel up and fall off." The Naysaya sighed looking down as it spoke up.

"Of course, once the curse is done everyone wants me gone, no consideration for what I'm forced to do by my very nature." Everyone looked back and forth awkwardly before Helsinki spoke up.

"Say, as long as he's quite, would it really be too much trouble ta keep im aroun jus fur today?" Naysaya perked up at that.

"Does this mean I can eat real food with my own mouth?" Lancer looked it awkwardly before responding.

"Well sure if that's what you want?" It giggled in glee as it replied.

"Then I want a turkey leg! They do sell those here don't they?" Everyone shrugged and nodded with the Naysaya giggling in glee and Star speaking up.

"So... where too first?"

WH: Folks, it's time once again for...

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AMU CHAN: Honestly I thought I was doign a good job keeping things balanced out. You see this is why I rely on people like you to catch these things, I'm too into it to really notice some things right in front of my face.

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