A/N: I'd like to really thank ElleFreak for giving me a good idea to implement into this chapter. It also looks like (based on the names of the season 2 episodes that were released a few days back) that we won't be getting Starco at the end of Season 2. There will be drama but I doubt it will happen, sadly.
P.S. This chapter was awkward as Hell to write and I doubt the rest of it will not be any easier. This is because of 2 reasons: a.) I've never actually been on a date so I have no idea what you're even supposed to do (Should be interesting to write), and b.) Still forever alone :P. So yeah, don't be too hard on me with this one. Also, I'm open to suggestions in the reviews. Tell me what you wanna see them do on the date (And I mean serious, T-or-lower rated suggestions, not something like 'Between Friends' or anything like that).
IMPORTANT NOTICE: As some of you may have heard, Tumblr is hosting a 'Wholesome week'. I will be participating in it, although I'm not sure if I'll do it every day. I'll try to write at least 3-4 short fanfics and post them on my Tumblr account; I will not be posting them here, only on my Tumblr; Link on my profile, if not just look up 'jolleIQ'. Tomorrow's (Monday's) prompt is 'Cooking' and I think you'll like what I have in mind for it!
Replies to the latest reviews:
DonDonatek: Thanks! And yes, things are about to get really dark! Only, after this little fluffy treat :P
TheOneAndOnly1993: The hiatus is almost over given that there's gonna be a SVTFOE Bomb in February. But yes, major fluff ahead!
Guest Sorta: I can do whatever I want mate! You have no power over me! Muahahahaha!
Rock Raider: I don't really think she acted OOC. Pardon my language but I portrayed her like a stuck-up bitch, which she is. Aside from that, her character is still unexplored so I have the liberty to develop it myself the way I envisioned it to be. And how is it not obvious who she's going to meet XD?
Disclaimer: All characters from Star vs. The Forces of Evil belong to the creators of the show. The plot of this story and any original characters that may appear in it, however, do belong to me, and I would kindly ask you to inform me should you want to use anything from this story in your own fanfic.
Beta read by ElleFreak.
Story cover by Luzz015. Be sure to check her out on DeviantArt!
EDIT: Thank you Rock Raider for helping me correct an unnecessary mistake.
Star vs. The Forces of Evil: Staring it up!
Chapter 3
First Date
Part 1
The Underworld, Tom's Castle
Tom was in the alcove next to his family's library, wherein thousands upon thousands of books, scrolls, tomes, and similar were being stored. The demon was presently sitting at a desk in the alcove and reading a thick book, undoubtedly filled with information and stories about the Bloodmoon ball, with several others piled up next to him, trying to find something on the ritual's powers, without much luck.
With a tired sigh, he threw the finished book away and grabbed another one from. Just as he was about to open it, one of his demon servants, a gargoyle in a fancy black suit and wearing a red tie, walked in carrying a platter with a tea set atop of it.
"Tea, sir?" The gargoyle asked politely.
Tom put the book down and nodded before slumping into his chair and rubbing his eyes. He was tired and bored, mainly bored. He'd spent the last two weeks or so trying to find out something about the whole agenda that was going on but no matter how much he read about the subject, every book contained the same information about the Bloodmoon-seal. Nowhere did it state why it was so or what the consequences of it were aside from being eternally bound to the person with whom you danced under its light.
The servant walked over to Tom and placed a cup of tea on the table.
"Thank you, Robert," Tom said and closed his eyes.
"Is everything alright, young master?"
"Huh?" Tom murmured. "Oh, yeah. I'm just tired of reading the same stuff over and over again. What's the point of having a trillion books in here if every single one of them says exactly the same thing but with different words!?"
Robert shrugged. "I do not know, sir. I am a butler, not a librarian."
Tom's eyes widened. "A librarian..." The demon slapped himself across the forehead; Why didn't he think of this?. He looked at his servant "Robert, do we happen to have a librarian employed here?"
The gargoyle nodded. "Indeed we do. Do you wish to see her, sir?"
Tom nodded. "Is she knows how to help me then I wish to see her this instant!" the demon ordered with a commanding tone.
"Very well, milord. I will try and find her, although it may take awhile to bring her here. She's a bit shy, one could say, but knows this library like the back of her right wing." The gargoyle servant bowed his head respectfully and exited the alcove to go find the said woman.
"Wing? Didn't he mean hand?" Tom muttered and raised an eyebrow in confusion. Whoever or whatever this librarian was, hopefully, she would know precisely what Tom needed to aid him in his little inquiry.
Earth, The Diaz household, Star's room
"Star, do I really have to do this?" Marco whined. He and Star were standing in front of the magical mirror with which the Mewman princess communicated with her parents. The boy's troubled expression was betraying his anxiousness and uneasiness; He really didn't want to talk to King and Queen Butterfly about this whole agenda. Not onlydid it feel awkward but he wasn't sure how they'd react.
Star gave him a reassuring smile and wrapped her arms around his right one. "It'll be fine!"
"Do I have to?" He repeated out of desperation.
The princess sighed and looked him in the eyes. "I'm sorry if this makes you feel uncomfortable, Marco, but it's customary for the suitor, you-" Star pointed a finger at Marco "-of the Mewman princess, me-" She pointed it at herself "-To be granted permission by the King and Queen of Mewni before officially being allowed to start dating," She explained.
"I know, I read that part in your constitution but..." Marco trailed off awkwardly and rubbed the back of his head. "I thought we could skip that part, considering we're... ya know..."
Star smirked devilishly at him. "Aww, you're so cute when you're trying to come up with excuses!"
"Star!" Marco exclaimed and glared at her. "What did we say about calling me 'cute'?"
Star giggled. "Sorry, I just can't help it, I-" she cut herself upon noticing the upset look on Marco's face. Star frowned and let go of Marco's arm. "I'm sorry," the princess started in an apologetic voice "I didn't know this was upsetting you so much. I'll stop-"
"I-I'm supposed to call you that, dummy..." Marco interrupted her and turned his head away. Star looked at the boy and noticed a that a blush had crept onto his cheeks.
Star's eyes widened as her own cheeks reddened. "O-oh..." She muttered and looked away, Marco's bold statement taking her off-guard. It wasn't every day that her little 'safe-kid' made such bold statements, and hearing them always raised her pulse.
A few moments of silence passed between the two, neither of the teens really knowing what to say without potentially making the conversation even more awkward. After all, they were both still young and inexperienced, plus were still getting used to the whole 'flirting' agenda. Eventually, they mustered up the courage to look each other in the eyes before bursting into laughter and smiling at each other afterwards.
"So, are we gonna call my parents or what?"
Marco nodded. He then closed his eyes and took a deep breath before re-opening them and putting on a determined expression. "Alright, let's get this over with."
"Call mom and dad!" Star ordered the inanimate magical object in front of her and put on the brightest smile she could muster up. Marco took the princess' hand into his own. Surprisingly, his nervousness dwindled away. He swallowed and took a calming breath. Here we go...
An image of Queen Moon and King River appeared on the screen of the mirror. Both smiled and exchanged a quick look upon seeing their daughter and her lover holding hands.
"Hello, Starling. What a pleasant surprise it is to hear from you," Queen Moon greeted her daughter, seeming very pleased at the sight.
"And hello to you, Marco my boy!" King Riven exclaimed enthusiastically. "I'm absolutely thrilled that you decided to join us for once!"
Marco raised his hand and smiled shyly. "Hi, Mr. and Mrs. ... Err... King and Queen Butterfly!"
"No no! No need for any formalities between us!" River said in an authoritative voice and raised a single finger into the air. "It's Moon and River to you now, boy!"
Marco chuckled and began sweating lightly. "A-alright, sure! Haha..." The boy tugged the collar oh his red hoodie, feeling a sudden dryness in his throat.
"And hopefully, mother and father in a few years, hmm?" Moon added teasingly. At this point, Marco was as red as a tomato.
Upon seeing this, Star narrowed her eyes at her mother. "Mom! What did we agree on last time? No teasing!"
Queen Moon chuckled and held a hand up to her mouth. "I'm sorry dear, I can't help hit. It's my job as his future mother-in-law to embarrass him," the queen explained.
"Indeed!" King River said and looked at Marco. "Just as it's my job as Star's father to hunt you down and throw you into a volcano if you ever wrong her!"
Marco's heart stopped for a moment as a rush of fear swept over his entire body. King River laughed aloud and waved his hand through the air. "I'm joking. I would never go that far!" The man said before putting on a dead-serious face and looking at Marco, who was still staring at him. "But in all seriousness, I will kill you. Anyway-" King River casually brushed it off and put on his usual, cheerful smile -while Marco tried his best not to look completely petrified- and continued "-Let's not waste time with idle chit-chat. How are you two doing? Is everything going alright?"
Star smiled and nodded. "Yep! Everything is going great!"
"Has there been any trouble there, lately?" Moon asked. While they both looked alright, Star did have a tendency of getting herself into unnecessary danger on a regular basis, which didn't even bother the queen anymore; She just wanted to make sure it was nothing too serious like the planet being in danger.
"Oh... um..." Star and Marco exchanged a quick worried glance. Moon and River raised their eyebrows at them.
"Err, nope!" Star exclaimed as casually as she could. "Well, nothing worth mentioning."
"Really?" Moon inquired. Star's attitude didn't match her words, which made the proud Queen of Mewni wonder whether the young mischevious princess was trying to hide something important from them.
"Yep!" Star replied swiftly. "Definitely no interdimensional assassin or anything like that showing up anmphhhhh-" Marco placed his hand on top of Star's lips to stop the princess from blurting out anything unnecessary. They'd decided to keep the whole 'Assassin' business quiet from her parents since Comet was already on the case and they both wanted to avoid the risk of Star being called back to Mewni for her own safety. Were that scenario to happen, however, Marco had already told his best friend and future bride that he'd accompany her to Mewni but that he'd rather avoid that particular scenario since it would mean having to skip school for who knows how long.
Marco noticed the confused looks Star's parents were shooting them and chuckled. "She's trying to say that you worry too much and that she's perfectly safe here on Earth," the boy said. Strangely enough, King and Queen Butterfly bought his little white lie and smiled.
"We're glad to hear that!" River exclaimed cheerfully.
Marco smiled and removed his hand from Star's lip. A brief silence followed and Star used it to murmur something into Marco's ear. The boy whispered something back and pointed at her parent's.
"So, I'm assuming from your behaviour that you wanted to tell us something?" Queen Moon inquired, regaining the young couple's attention.
Both teens blushed. "Well, sorta..." Star admitted coyly.
Moon and River each raised an eyebrow at each other. It was rare that Star made such a shy expression, so it peaked their interest even more.
Marco cleared his throat and spoke as calmly as he could. "We - I wanted to ask the two of you for, uh..." He trailed off, his brain struggling to find the right words. "It's, well..."
"Just get out with it, boy! We're not going to bite!" Queen Butterfly joked.
Marco took a deep breath. He raised his head and looked at them, determination burning in his eyes. "Alright, here goes nothing; King and Queen Butterfly, may I please take Star out on a date?"
*Silence*
"...That's it?" Moon said bluntly, having expected something far more shocking to come out of the boy's mouth.
"Whaddaya mean by 'that's it'?" Marco asked.
"Ehm, y-you do realise that we already promised you her hand in marriage, right?" Moon said awkwardly.
"I know but it says so in your law and we just wanted to make sure that the two of you are OK with it," the boy explained.
Moon waved her hand dismissively. "Oh, that! Don't worry about formalities and try to enjoy each other's company instead!" Moon stressed. "Love isn't about following rules or formalities; You should just be spontaneous and 'go with the flow' as they say in your dimension."
"Oh, Marco can be spontaneous! Like this one time when I spontaneously set him on fire with my wand!" Star said cheerfully. Moon and River exchanged a confused look.
"Star," Marco spoke dully "I'm pretty sure that's not what she meant by spontaneous..." Marco muttered. "But either way, I was just trying to follow the rules and make sure you didn't punish Star by making her go to St.O's or something like that," He explained.
Queen Moon did not look amused. "Boy, do you really see us as two monsters who are plotting to take her away from you like that?" Marco scratched the back of his head, unsure how to answer that question. "We've already come to terms with the present situation and we're very pleased with it! It's clear that you're a good influence on our daughter so taking her away from you at this point would be nothing less than counterproductive. And besides, it's not our decision whom Star chooses, it's entirely hers."
"Didn't you try to do the exact opposite a few weeks ago?" Marco said, seeming a little annoyed now. Upon seeing Moon's dangerously narrowed eyes, however, Marco swallowed. "Um, never mind..."
"We had to, it was the law!" River opposed, acknowledging Marco's statement, to a certain extent. "We Mewmans are very strict about certain rules, such as that one, but tend to let other's slide. So to answer your initial question, of course we'll allow you to take our daughter out on a date."
"But!" Queen Butterfly cut in. "Star is to activate the tracker in her wand and keep it on throughout the entire duration of the date."
The young couple shot the elderly one curious looks. "Um, why?" The princess asked. Her parents tended to have some unusual requests from time to time but this one she could not comprehend.
"Oh, um..." Queen Moon stuttered before swiftly regaining her composure "So that we can be sure that you don't wander off anywhere!"
"Um," Marco began. "No offence but the two of us hop through dimensions on a daily basis so I really don't see the big deal about-"
"Do you want to date her or not?" Moon asked impatiently, to which Marco nodded. "Splendid, then you'll do as we say. And no need to worry, the two of us won't be stalking you or anything like that. We're just doing it out of precaution to make sure the two of you don't attempt to run away together or anything like that, as River and I did back when we were still your age," the Queen explained.
"Wait," Star said and pointed a finger at her mother. "You and dad tried running away? What for?"
"That's... A story for another day, Star," River told his daughter. "For now your mother and I have some pressing matters to attend to."
"We hope you two have a wonderful time on your date," Moon added with a smile.
"We will!" Both teens replied simultaneously with clear enthusiasm and waved Star's parents goodbye.
King and Queen Butterfly did the same before ending the call. Instead of walking away from the mirror, however, Queen Moon dialled another number and called it.
An image of Rafael and Angie Diaz appeared in the mirror. The two adults were in the kitchen and looking into what appeared to be an enchanted frying-pan "Did it work? Did they buy it?" Rafael, Marco's father, asked.
River nodded. "They did! You should be able to keep track of them with the help of the signal Star's wand will be emitting."
"Excellent!" Rafael exclaimed.
"Just be sure to get some good footage and show it to us! It's bad enough that I can't be there for my own daughter's first date but I demand to see it on that, what was it again? Tellavision!" The King exclaimed.
"It's television," Angie corrected the King. "And don't you worry!" She assured him and held up a digital camera and tapped its side a couple of times. "With this baby, you'll get to experience my son's and your daughter's first date in HD!"
"I still don't know about this..." Moon said with uncertainty in her voice. "It feels like we're invading their privacy by doing this. As much as I'd love to see it myself, it just doesn't feel right."
"I overheard Marco mention something about karaoke," Angie said, a suggestive smirk present on her face.
"Make sure to a good shot from every possible angle!" Queen Butterfly commanded, her voice booming and powerful, that of a true ruler.
Star's room
"That went well!" The princess chirped.
"I'll say!" Marco affirmed, pleased with how the events had unfolded. "So, now that that's over with, where do you wanna go-" Marco was interrupted by Star as the princess placing her index finger on his lips. He looked at her in surprise and noticed her flirtatious smirk. His heart began to race.
"No no," She said playfully. "That's not how this works, Diaz."
Star removed her finger from the confused boy's lips. He blinked a couple of times.
"What exactly do you mean by that?" The boy asked.
"What I mean is that I want you to surprise me," Star explained.
Marco raised an eyebrow at her. "Surprise you?"
"Yep!" Star replied. "On Mewni, it's customary for the gentleman to plan everything by himself in advance and surprise his fair maiden."
Marco snickered upon hearing the last word and smiled before looking at Star. "Fair maiden? Seriously?"
Star narrowed her eyes and leant in dangerously close to Marco, her face mere inches away from his own and her gaze locked with his. "Art I not the fairest of all maidens, oh noble and charming Marco Diaz?" The princess said in a teasing voice, stunning Marco.
The boy quickly recuperated and smirked back while wrapping his arms around her waist. Star placed her hands on his shoulders and slowly wrapped them around his neck. The two remained thus, their gazes locked and their lips mere inches apart.
"Hmm... nope," Marco murmured, interrupting their little display of affection, although their pose remained the same. "You are anything but a fair maiden. And I couldn't be gladder."
Star shook her head. "Real smooth... Idiot..." she muttered, closed her eyes and pursed her lips outwards. Marco smirked and closed his eyes before sealing the gap between their lips, locking them into a passionate kiss and pulling Star even closer to himself. The princess appreciated the gesture and hummed in delight to let him know just how much she was enjoying this.
The two eventually ended the kiss and pulled away, both still blushing violently and staring into each other's eyes affectionately.
"So, 'Safe-kid', when exactly is this date of ours going to take place, hmm?" Star said in a low and passionate tone, her heart still beating wildly.
"I was thinking this Saturday," Marco answered.
Star smiled and pecked him on the cheek. "It's a date then."
End of Part 1!
A/N: I promised fluff and I gave you fluff. The majority of this chapter will be more or less focused around these two and will contain more sweet moments, so for those of you looking for action and drama, I'd suggest not getting your hopes up and waiting for the next chapter. That's all for now, be sure to come back in 2 weeks! Bye!
*Whisper* Or, maybe sooner ;)?
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Nah. 2 weeks it is!
