Hi everyone! So I got some mixed reviews about last chapter, and I think I have a pretty good idea why. It seems that it was a bit confusing determining who was speaking, and that's no mistake. My thought process was that I'd try to make it seem more….. interactive? Anyway, I guess I went a bit overboard and overdid it. Next time, I'll be sure to say the names more often! Hopefully that'll make it more enjoyable :D

Here's today's oneshot!

Star angrily stared at her book, annoyed at how boring and dry the information was. There were some advantages to being a foreign exchange student from another dimension, she supposed. She could go sightseeing, spend time with new people, make new friends, explore Earth culture… unfortunately flunking every class wasn't an option. Summer was coming soon, and because she lacks the basic Earth knowledge that a fourteen year old should know, she didn't even bother to try in school. For her, school was more of a place to socialize and bring a little fun into the lackluster environment, so when she heard she'd have to spend her entire summer at school, she decided to study her butt off for her last tests to avoid such a punishment.

Well… she tried.

Star groaned in frustration. "Whyyyyy do I have to study any of this? All I see is words. No pictures! Where's the fun in that?" She lay her head on the desk, contemplating whether she should just take summer classes. "If I do go to school during the summer, I won't have to study right now… buuuut during the summer? And away from Marco!? I mean that's not even fair! We could do so. Much. Just in one day. And three months of no school? That sounds amazing, spending all that time with Marco..." Her sentence faded as she spoke, thinking about the fun possibilities she and Marco will have during the summer. "Heh… an entire summer with Marco… that'll be fun…" she said with a small smile. A small blush came across her cheeks. "Of all the people I had to fall for, why did it have to be my best friend?"

"Star? You need anything?" Marco's voice called from outside the door.

She snapped back to reality, reminding her of the book she had to read. She groaned. "I need to not take summer classes!" she yelled back.

"Well, I did warn you about this," he said as he entered the room. "Maybe I can help you study?"

"Nah, that's okay. I got this."

"Is that why your head is on your book?"

Star picked up her head and sighed. "Your Earth knowledge is so boring, Marco. I don't know how you manage to pay attention."

Marco shrugged. "This stuff is kind of important when you're an adult."

She pointed to her book. "Like knowing what the distance is between Joey's house and the top of a lamp post? Real important, Marco."

The boy chuckled. "Okay, maybe not all of it is important. But you still need to know it if you want to pass your test."

"Hmph. Stupid math." She picked up her pencil and tried to focus. "Isn't there some way I can just know all this without actually, you know… trying?"

"That's not how it works, Star. You can't magic your way out of this one."

"I wish-" Star looked at her wand. "Wait… I can magic my way out of this!"

Marco shook his head. "You shouldn't magic your way out of this. Besides, that's cheating!"

"Oh, c'mon, Marco! I can totally use a memory spell to help me study this! Don't you want me to pass so that I don't have to do summer school?" she pleaded with puppy eyes.

He sighed. "Do you even know what spell to use?"

"I'm sure I can figure it out. I'll just test it on you first!" She pointed the wand at Marco.

"Wait, what!? Hold on! You can't just-"

"Memorius instantanicus!" A pink light blasted Marco, stunning him in place for a moment before releasing him, dropping him to the ground. "Oops. Sorry, Marco."

The boy sat up, holding his head. "Owww… what was that?" He looked around, examining the room. "Wait…"

Star pulled him up to his feet. "So? Did it work?"

Marco's eyes widened as he looked at her. "Uh…."

"What's wrong? How do you feel?"

"Feel?"

"The spell. Do you feel any different?" she asked eagerly.

"Spell- wait hold on, who are you? And where the heck am I? ...Also, could you tell me who I am?"

Star blinked. "...I messed up."

"Are we at your house? You've got a pretty big room," he said in amazement. "How can your parents afford all this?"

"Actually Marco, this is your house… Okay, wait, wait, just… give me a minute. I need to find a spell that'll make you remember everything," she said as she tried to find the book of spells from under the bed.

"Marco?"

"Yeah. That's your name. C'mon, where is that stupid book?"

"Huh… Marco… and what's your name?" Marco watched as the princess struggled to find the enormous book.

"Star Butterfly- just hang on a sec, okay?"

"Star Butterfly…" He looked around and saw some pictures of the princess on the desk. There was one of her with the Diaz family while the rest was of Marco and her doing silly activities together. He thought for a moment before asking, "So… was I your boyfriend or something?"

Star blushed again. "W-what!?" she pulled herself up to her feet quickly. "What makes you think that?"

"I mean, there's a lot of pictures of you and me here. And I guess this is my family. You must've meant a lot to me."

"I-I mean, we weren't- well, we're p-pretty close, but I-I..." she stuttered.

Marco smiled. "I must've been pretty lucky to have you as a girlfriend."

Star quickly turned around so that he couldn't see her red cheeks and glowing pink hearts. "I-I…" Star thought for a moment. She needed to straighten everything out with him. She needed to make sure there was no misunderstandings. Besides, what if he remembers all of this when he gets his memory back?

The boy frowned at Star's silence. "What's wrong? Did I… oh… is… that not what we were?"

Then again…

Star turned around and laughed it off. "Haha, well, you know. It's embarrassing when you say it out loud! I-I hope you're not too freaked out right now, Marco, dear," she said, hoping she could sell her the act.

"Mmmmm not really. Just really confused is all. So I'm your boyfriend…" he repeated. A slight blush came across his face as he took another glance at Star. This didn't go unnoticed as the princess also went a bit red. "So… how come I can't remember anything?"

"Oh, well you see, I blasted you with a memory spell to see if it'll help remember stuff, but I think I accidentally got rid of your memory. Sorry."

Marco nodded. "Hmm, I see. Now I get it- What the heck are you talking about? Memory spell?"

"Ohhhh right. You don't remember. I'm a magical princess from another dimension! And this is my wand." She held up the item, tapping herself with it to change her clothes instantaneously. This way, Marco didn't just think she was some nutty stalker girl.

The boy stared at her. "...You're a magical princess?"

"Yup!"

"From another dimension?"

"Uh-huh."

"With a magic wand?"

"That's right."

Marco was at a loss for words. Star didn't seem to help much since she didn't offer any sort of explanations at all. "...How… did we…"

"It's easier if you don't ask. Anyway, I can't find my book of spells, so I can't restore your memories. How about we go out for the day? Maybe that'll jog your memory," she suggested. Of course, she knew exactly where the book was. She just wanted to try going out on a date with Marco for once and live her desires as boyfriend and girlfriend. 'I mean, why pass up on an opportunity like this? One date won't hurt.'

Marco shrugged. "That sounds like a good idea to me. Uh…. can you lead? I don't really know where anything is…"

Star beamed happily as she took Marco's hand into hers. "Right this way!" She led them out of the house and into the city.

"A restaurant?" Marco asked as the two were seated in their chairs.

"Yup! We usually go here everyday after school. Recognize anything?"

Marco looked around, trying to find something that seemed familiar. "Mmmm… nope. Nothing."

"Aww. Oh well. Since we're here, we might as well eat!" Star seemed to be enjoying this a little too much. She was just happy they were able to go outside and walk the whole way while

holding hands, acting like a real couple. She was going to take advantage of this day for as long as she could before she has to reverse the spell. But that's for future Star to worry about. Present Star just wanted to eat lunch with her best friend. Or rather, her 'boyfriend'.

"I guess…"

The server came over to the table with a pen and pad in her hands. "How's it going, you two? Are you ready to order?"

Star spoke up first. "Yes please! I'll have your finest burritos please!"

"Burrito, gotcha. How about you, kid?"

Marco picked up the menu and looked over the choices available. "...Uh… Star? What do I like to eat?"

She scooted over right next to Marco, making him blush at their closeness. "Let's see… oh! You always liked their tacos! Tacos with extra cheese."

"R-really? Thanks, Star…"

"Got it. I'll be back with your food soon." The server left the two alone, smirking to herself at how adorable the two were together.

"Uh… Star?"

Star looked over to Marco when she realized what she was doing and quickly moved back. "Haha, sorry."

"No problem… actually, Star… since I can't remember… do you think that you could tell me how… you know. How we met and became boyfriend and girlfriend?"

The princess froze. "Erm… what now?"

"Well, you said you're from another dimension. And you seem like a really nice girl. Beautiful, too…" he said with a blush. "I'm just wondering how we got together. If it's not too embarrassing, that is."

Star looked away, avoiding eye contact. "W-well…" How should she explain this? "We first met at school. I moved to Earth so I can practice using my wand since I made a tiny mistake back on Mewni."

"Mewni?"

"It's where I'm from. Anyway, I got to Earth and I needed a guide, so the principal got you to show me around! You didn't really enjoy having me around at first. I made the first few hours pretty crazy for you." She reminisced her time with Marco since the very beginning. " I made a giant butterfly monster, a rainbow that almost burned down the school, laser puppies, made a hole in the middle of your room… You got pretty mad and didn't want to be around me… Heh… I can't say I blame you." Star smiled at her memories. "But then after a bunch of monsters attacked me, you came to help. And after we beat them up, you changed your mind and said you wanted me to stay. Since then, you were my best friend."

Marco seemed engrossed in the story. He had a silly grin on his face as he listened to the story. "We did a bunch of things together. We traveled to other dimensions, you taught me everything about how things work here on Earth, I would get us in some trouble… gave you a monster arm one time. That was pretty weird. We went to the Blood Moon Ball together…"

Marco looked curiously at Star. "Blood Moon Ball?"

"It was this whole thing that had to do with a prophecy. Whoever dances under the blood moon would have their souls bound together. Ha. Yeah, right. But it was fun. I went with my demon ex-boyfriend Tom because I thought he changed. Spoilers, he didn't. Anyway, I went with him. Then you showed up to the ball and we had to dance under the blood moon…" She stopped, thinking about that moment. Thinking about how captivated she was at the mysterious figure that danced with her, only to find out it was her best friend. "I think that was the first time I started to fall for you."

Marco said nothing. He simply listened, blushing as he heard more and more of Star's story.

"At one point, we got into a fight and I was really annoyed with you because of… something stupid. I tried to apologize, but you were gone, so I searched everywhere for you. I was so worried at the time. I found you in Ludo's castle… erm… he's a monster. You were in there and I tried to free you, but I couldn't. I made a deal with the guy in charge and destroyed my wand. It's actually funny if you think about it. I had one job. Make sure the wand is safe. Buuuuut I destroyed it. It kept you safe though. And it all worked out for the better, cuz I got my new wand," she said, holding up her cleaved wand.

"Anyway… well… point is, we had a lot of adventures, did a lot of things, and… well… I… fell in love with you…" she quietly muttered. She had her head turned. She wouldn't dare let Marco see how red she was. "Anyway! There you go. That's all you need to know," she quickly said, trying to change the subject.

Marco sat there, face red and smiling. "...Wow…"

"Yeah…"

"Here you two go! One burrito and some tacos!" the waitress exclaimed, scaring the two kids as they almost fell out of their chairs. "Feel free to ask me if you need anything else."

Star clutched her chest from the sudden surprise, giving a subtle glare at the woman. "Thanks."

The two stayed rather quiet for the rest of the meal.

The two walked back to the house. Star chewed on her wand as she knew she'd have to reverse the spell soon. And she definitely wasn't looking forward to that. She was starting to regret playing along on this date. What if she reverses the spell and Marco remembers everything that happened? She grew more nervous at the idea, gnawing even more on her wand.

"Star? You okay there? You're chewing on your wand," Marco pointed out, noticing her behavior.

Star quickly moved the wand away from her mouth and smiled. "Yeah, of course! Just uh… just nervous about not finding a spell to reverse the effects."

Marco smiled. "Don't worry. I'm sure it'll work out eventually."

"Heheh… yeah…"

The two made it home and made their way back upstairs into Star's room. Star took a deep breath, trying to prepare herself for the possibilities that may happen. She pulled out her book from under the bed and flipped through the page, looking for the memory section of the book. She found the page that would restore memory-

"Wait a minute…" She read through the page again and again, but it still said the same thing. Were her eyes deceiving her? "This thing is saying I did the spell right the first time-"

A pair of lips met with Star's. She gasped at what was happening. Marco was kissing her. She didn't know what to do… except kiss back. The two held each other, taking in every moment of what was happening. Too soon for Star, the two pulled apart and stared into each other's eyes.

Star lightly hit Marco. "You lied to me."

He laughed. "Yes… yes I did. I thought maybe you'd learn your lesson if I pretended your spell didn't work."

"And that lesson is?"

"Don't use spells carelessly."

"And you just happen to go with the flow when I said we were together?"

Marco looked away. "Okay so... maybe I also wanted to find out if you liked me too..."

Star leaned in close again. "I guess you got your answer."

Marco smiled. "I guess it did…"

The two shared another kiss.

This oneshot felt like it was short, but apparently it was almost 2.7k words.

How many words would you say makes a long fic? Eh, whatever. Hope you enjoyed the story! Feel free to request anything you want me to write!