Hey everyone! Hope you're having a great day so far!

I was going to put this oneshot after a different fic I was writing, where Star and Janna have a little… competition (your request, craftyminer188). But that oneshot is taking a lot longer to write out than I thought for some reason :/

So I decided to take a break and do this one.

Tiberius F. Torquils, there's another oneshot series called Wands and Weirdos that I didn't know about, so I feel like maybe I should change the title as not to confuse anyone, but the author of that series says it's fine, so no title change :D

Speaking of titles, I read the titles of the new episodes that are coming out, and it looks like a lot of bad news for the Starco ship. But here's my spin on one of the episode titles (Just Friends) that seems to be getting all the Starco fans in a panic.

Marco stood there, shocked at what he was hearing… Or rather… shocked at how unsurprised he was at what he was hearing. "You… want to break up with me?"

Jackie seemed just as crushed at the news she was giving to the young man. "Yeah… I'm… I'm sorry, Marco…"

The boy didn't say anything. The girl he spent years chasing after, years trying to make progress in holding a conversation with, the girl he finally had as his girlfriend… was breaking up with him. He couldn't believe it.

No. That was a lie. He should've seen this coming in hindsight. The two hit it off well with that first kiss, but as time went on, he came to realize that there was always something missing between them. They shared conversations together, dates, movies, some kisses even, but no matter how fun or happy they were together, Marco felt something was off. There was… something… missing. He couldn't put it into words. He just knew. And unfortunately, so did Jackie.

"You're a really cool guy, Marco… you're funny, you're nice, you're cute... I like you" Jackie gave a sad smile to her boyfriend. Well… exboyfriend. "...but I know… and I know you know that I'm not the one for you. And I think it's for the best… Let's just be friends…"

Marco opened his mouth, but no words came out. He wanted to stay with Jackie. He liked Jackie. He enjoyed every minute of being with her. She was fun, cool, nice, pretty… but she was right. He knew it was true. Deep down, he knew this was coming. Marco let out a low sigh and looked at jackie one more time before they parted, returning a sad smile of his own.

Jackie brought Marco in for one last hug before letting go of each other.

"Don't worry, Marco. You'll find the one soon."

He nodded. "Yeah… you too…"

Jackie began walking away. She waved at the boy, smiling. "See you around, Marco."

Marco waved back with a smile of his own. He watched her leave the premise, her figure disappear into the sunset. He took in the moment of silence. Some peace to himself. That is until he heard footsteps approach from behind him.

"Marco?" a familiar voice called out.

Marco didn't move. He continued to stare at where Jackie had left. "Hey Star," he quietly responded.

Star stood beside him and decided to watch the sunset with him. She couldn't help but overhear what happened.

"Are you okay?"

She waited for an answer, watching the boy carefully. Marco smiled. "Yes."

Star stared at her best friend for a moment before pulling him into a hug. She knew when he was lying. And despite her own feelings for Marco, she genuinely felt bad for him. He was happy with Jackie.

Marco slowly wrapped his arms around Star, tears rolling down from his eyes. He silently cried into her shoulders. And Star would be there for him for as long as he needed.

Good news doesn't always mean happy news.

Here's hoping it's something similar to that. Have a good day!