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Now let's finish up this two-part chapter!

Star pressed her lips gently on Marco's, causing him to stop mid-sentence. Marco was having trouble figuring out what was going on. STAR was kissing him? STAR?! He couldn't wrap his head around that idea, even though it was happening at that moment. He couldn't wrap his head around anything. His mind was practically numb at this point.

Star's right leg was raised up as she kissed Marco, similar to those moments in cheesy romantic movies when the girl kisses her crush. Like Marco, Star's mind was numb. She had no idea what she was doing. She wasn't thinking about the consequences that will come from this kiss. She was just stuck in the moment.

After a couple more seconds, Star finally broke the kiss. Marco looked at her, his eyes as wide as could be and his mouth still puckered from the kiss. As she looked at Marco, it began to dawn on her what she just did. Her eyes grew as wide as Marco's, and she put her hands over her mouth.

"M... Marco. I... I'm so sorry," Star said, not sure of what to do. Marco just stood there, not moving or blinking.
Star looked at him, nervously fidgeting with the bottom of her sundress. She really wanted him to say something. "Marco? Marco, are you OK?"

After a few more moments of awkward silence, Marco cleared his throat. He opened his mouth, but no noise came out. He tried again, and was able to wheeze out , "W... what just... happened?"

Star frantically searched for an excuse. What reason would you have to kiss someone? Is it normal to kiss someone casually or as a greeting here on Earth, she asked herself. No, probably not.

"Um, well... um," Star began to say. She then finally found an excuse. She didn't like it, but it would benefit both her and Marco. "I was... I was training you! Yes, I was training you! Because Jackie told me she thought you were cute! You need to be ready when you kiss her, because she's going to want to be your girlfriend!"

Marco looked insanely confused. He took a couple seconds to process everything that just happened. "So... Jackie likes me?" he finally said.

Star could feel her heart breaking, but she managed to show a smile. "Yep. She told me! Isn't that great?"

Marco then showed a tiny smile. "Yeah. Yeah, it is. So... you kissed me to... help me?"

Star nodded. "Yeah. I wanted to catch you by surprise!" She then playfully punched Marco on the arm, trying to act as casual as possible.

Marco nervously laughed, then looked at her with concerned eyes. "So, uh... how did I... you know... do?"

Star blushed a bright red. She honestly never imagined a kiss from Marco would be like that. It took everything to not giggle like a schoolgirl when she thought about it.

"You were pretty good," she said casually. Yeah, that's an understatement, she thought to herself.

Marco also blushed. "Thanks. So... do you think I should ask her out?"

"No, not yet. I'll talk to her some more and try to get some information out of her," Star said. She hated every moment of this, but she really wanted to help Marco. This was really important to him. However, Star noticed he didn't look as excited as she thought he would be.

"A... are you alright, Marco?" Star asked, looking concerned. Marco shot her a smile.

"Yeah. Yeah! The girl of my dreams thinks I'm cute! This is awesome!" Marco exclaimed, an excited smile spread out across his face. Star couldn't help but feel happy for him, but her heart was still breaking.

"So... I guess we should go back to dinner," Star said, showing her best fake smile. Marco nodded, and they walked back into the dining room and finished eating.

After dinner, everyone went to their respective rooms to go to get ready to sleep. Star was laying in her bed, looking up at the ceiling while deep in thought. She couldn't thinking about Marco, their kiss, and how jealous she was of Jackie.

Why does she get Marco? Why, she kept asking herself. She looked over at Oskar, who was sleeping in the opposite bed with his keytar in his hands. Before, she would have been so excited to be in the same room as him. Now, she felt nothing. She actually wanted to see Marco. She sighed and closed her eyes, trying her best to go to sleep.

Meanwhile, in Marco's room, he was laying in his bed. Ferguson and Alfonzo slept in the two beds next to him, both snoring loudly. Ferguson turned over and fell off his beds with a loud thud. However, he didn't wake up. Marco looked at this and chuckled. It was nice to see something that would make him laugh, because his mind was racing with confusing thoughts.

Jackie likes me. She thinks I'm cute. This is the greatest day of my life, Marco kept telling himself. However... he just wasn't feeling it, which frustrated him.

All he could think about was how cute Star was with her long blonde hair, light blue eyes, and beautiful white sundress. He sighed dreamily, but then shook his head to snap himself out of it. Marco decided that if he went to sleep, his head would become clear and he would realize how awesome everything is.

Easier said than done, Marco thought as he closed his eyes.