Star was lazing in the hot spring, heat boxing to herself. It'd be just the kind of thing pony head and her would do at a rave, except they'd back glow sticks and she wouldn't be naked(obviously). Star eased herself in until her nose was poking out above the surface. It felt great every time she went here, though she wonder whether or not she was lonely with it just being her here.

"Hmmm, could I even bring someone else here?" Star thought

Not that she couldn't bring her friends for some fun, but the probably was her preferred attire, or lack there of. She got so accustomed to swimming naked since she found this place that she was honestly considering doing it in a neighbors pool. Obviously she'd get arrested but it felt so tantalizing here that it's be worth a try. But she knew her mewni friends would just make this weird, her parents would just make it awkward, Marco's friends a little bit of both plus might make a mess of things, but then there was Marco.

"Marco?" Star said as she got up and blushed

Even with the come and go crush phase this was still an odd thing to think about. Yah they were best friends and did a lot together, even going to the beach and to pool parties, but not this. This was something more personal and even intimate. She still liked him and they went through a lot together, but this was just…hard to even describe. He was having a hard time though with Jackie(yah if it didn't work once it wouldn't work again) but he wouldn't be up for skinny dipping with her. They were close but not that close, right?

"What am I thinking?" Star said as her blush spread around her face

The heat was clearly boiling her brain so she hopped out and decided to swim in the lake and cool off. She still couldn't get the idea out of her head, so she'd use the only thing worth remembering from school, mindless distractions. She tried making a big slide to go off of, but as soon as she tried the water from her skin rubbed off to fast and her butt screeched against.

"Ooooo, why did I think of this slide first?" Star said as she zapped it into a moderately sized(gottta keep the secret) water slide. This time was much more fun as she zoomed down and skipped across the water a bit before sinking under. She laughed as she reached the surface and swam back to go again. With each one she added something new like bouncing bumpers, sprinklers, and even a bubble stream. It was a lot of fun until she realized how much noise she was making and zapped it all away. Luckily, only a bird stopped by and squawked at her tree swing before zooming away. Star was hiding under the water till it left. She coughed up a bit of water before resting on the grass again.

"Geez, they were right about my magic approach after all." Star thought as she chucked her wand back a bit. She decided to mess around and use her hand magic to try and make some water people like her mom did once. She started simple and made a tiny star, making her skate across the water like an ice skater.

"Hehe, cute." Star said as she made her dance around

Star just kept fooling around as her mind started to wander. Unbeknownst to her, a water Marco formed and started dancing with her. Star was a little concerned but tried to stay collective.

"They're just dancing, that's all I'm thinking about." Star said aloud

The two started to waltz for a bit which seemed fine, until the water Marco dipped star. The real star was blushing as the the leaned in. Before what she was afraid of would happen, they splashed back into the water. Her moment of relief was short lived as they splashed up and were kissing, both bare chested and a heart around them. Star looked down to confirm she was still the one doing this before blasting it away with a rainbow blast.

"What the heck, that couldn't be me doing that. This lake is freaky magic and it's playing tricks on me." Star said protesting

Her theory was immediately crushed as she felt the grass around her was wet, even though she already dried off a while ago. She was blushing red enough to blend in at a blood bank now.

"No no no no no, I can't feel that way about him, it's just…just." Star babbled

She was at a loss for words. The kiss in the booth was bad but this. Was she seriously horny for him, especially after he just dealt with a break up. This was wrong either way she looked at. She immediately got dressed and peddled back home. She didn't so much think the pool was doing this, but how could she be feeling THIS way about him. It was nightfall when she got back and rather than go up to her room, she decided to sit in the living room in near darkness. She laid her head back, just trying to make sense of how she really felt about him. Was this another crush phase, was it genuine, or did she just wanna roll in the hay. She was debating all of this in her head for almost an hour before she finally decided on something.

"I'll take him there Saturday and see how he feels." Star whispered to herself

She still was a bit on edge so she grabbed some milk and coffee and decided to wait on the couch a little bit longer