Hey everyone! I hope you enjoyed the last fic! I'll be doing more dialogue style of fics later in the future, but today's a normal one! Well… as normal as you can get with Star…

Here we go!

"And then I got to my wand and blasted the giant spider! It was awesome!"

"Heheh, yeah, I bet…"

The two friends were leaning against a short stone wall, watching the red sky grow dark and torches beginning to light themselves.

"And then the bird thing came out of nowhere and tried to pick me up, but I jumped out of the way and missed me, and I used my super cherry soda explosion! And Ludo was sooooo angry. He tried to blast me with his wand, but blew himself backwards, too. That one did hit me, but it was nothing. Just like a big ol' punch is all. I was fine! Totally nothing to worry about."

Marco nodded, a small smile forming on his lips as he listened to his best friend talk about how Ludo attacked Star. She went on, explaining every little detail happily to Marco.

"So then he got back up and for some reason, he called his two monsters and ran off somewhere. Now he's out there on Earth. I think… I guess I should probably go look for him later, right?" Star gave a smile at Marco, lightly laughing at her not catching Ludo when she had the chance. Marco simply smiled back before looking down at his feet, kicking the nearby rock. Star noticed this. A hint of sadness spread across her smiling face. "And… well… I went back to your home. Nothing much really happened after that… I had Earth history to study for…"

Marco let out an amused huff. "Any luck with that?"

"Mm… not really. I fell asleep a few minutes after I started reading." Star looked down at her own feet, glancing at the spike on her shoes.

"Heh… I guess you were pretty tired after that fight…"

"Yeah, well… history was never my favorite thing to study, anyway. Even on Mewni." Her upbeat attitude began to fade as she continued with her conversation with Marco.

The boy kept his head on the tip of his shoes, tapping them together once in awhile. "I can't blame you…"

"I'm really liking Earth's English class though. We're reading about… Romeo and… Juliet?"

"Oh yeah… That was our next play we had to read."

"Yeah… it's… fun…" the princess said half-heartedly.

The two didn't speak for several minutes after that. They occasionally glanced at the other's shoes but didn't bother to look up at each other. They stood next to each other, content with their silent conversation and presence. Eventually, Marco spoke up again. "...So… How are my parents?"

Star turned her head away from Marco. "...They're okay. They started smiling again."

He nodded his head in approval. "Really? That's good." Marco picked up a small stone and examined it. It looked something like a crescent. A strange formation if you ask him.

Star slowly looked back at Marco. She watched as he fidgeted with the stone in his hand. He spun it around, rubbing his thumb over the surface. She then examined his face. A smile… a fake smile, meant to keep Star from worrying, but she saw through it. His eyes dim. The lively personality missing from his face... It broke her heart. She took a step closer to Marco so that their shoulders were touching, but he didn't look up from the crescent stone. Star tried to get him to make eye contact, but failed to get much of a response from him. A tear formed in her eye as she hugged Marco tightly. The boy stood there, his expression still unchanged. He wanted to hug her. To hold her. But he couldn't.

Star continued to hold him close as she silently cried into his shoulder. "I'm sorry, Marco… I'm sorry… I… Y-you can hate me if you want…"

"Star, I can't hate you. You're my best friend."

"You can hate me… I'm sorry, Marco…" she said again. "I'm so sorry." She kept repeating herself. It was her fault that this happened to Marco. She should've listened to him back then. Why didn't she just take his advice? What kind of a person purposely puts her best friend in danger? She cried harder, thinking about what happened. How could she let her best friend die? Marco continued to reassure her, that everything was alright. The princess held him for several minutes before she began to calm down.

"...You okay, Star?"

"..." She nodded.

"...That's good…"

"..."

"...You know, it's not all that bad here. Tom comes by sometimes. We usually play ping pong and some other stuff..."

Star kept her head against Marco's chest, listening for a heartbeat… there was none.

"...Don't worry about me, Star… I'll be fine." He cupped her chin and had her look at his eyes. "Really…"

The princess took a deep breath, trying to compose herself.

"And you can come visit me anytime you want. Just ask Tom to bring you down here, okay?"

"...Okay…"

Marco nodded. "Good. Now how about a smile for your mess up twin?"

Star felt a bit of warmth in her heart. Marco still tried to cheer her up. Even after his death, he still thought of Star. It was nice to see and made it all the more bittersweet. She gave a smile to her best friend and hugged him once more.

"There's the Star I know..."

Star took another deep breath, catching his familiar scent. She didn't want to let go, but knew they didn't have long to talk. It defied the rules of the universe. She saw a figure in the distance with horns on either side of its head. It was too far away to make out, but she knew who it was. She sighed as she pulled away from the boy. "Looks like I have to leave now... Tom's here..."

He turned his head to see the silhouette. Tom raised a hand, waving at the two. Marco waved back before turning to Star. "Yeah... I guess you do..."
Star reluctantly let go and began walking towards Tom. She stopped shortly after and looked back. "...I'll… see you tomorrow."

Marco smiled. "I'll look forward to it..."

Star walked towards the demon, occasionally looking back to glance at her friend. She reached Tom who tried to make idle conversation to distract her from the current situation, but she tuned him out, keeping her eyes on Marco.

"I'll see you tomorrow... I promise."

Wow that was depressing. Why'd I write that?

REVIEW RESPONSES:

SonicE1337: Ohhhh I see. btw, I noticed you updated your fics. Gonna read that soon when I'm not busy studying for midterms ;_; But I'll get through them eventually! Almost through to the end.

xXPokeFictiionXx: I don't know what song you're referencing :P I'll have to look it up!

FriendlyWeirdo845: Yay! I'm gald you enjoyed it!

Guest Sorta: I better get to eat that cake. Sounds good with that awesomesauce :D

Newworlds: lol well that's good. I'm glad I have a good grasp of their characters.

Leonidas101: Ohhhh now that's interesting. I'll definitely do that in a bit. I have another request I'm working on right now, but I'll definitely do yours one day. Keep a look out for it :D