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Hey everyone! I just saw Just Friends. I'm slowly dying on the inside :D Just like Star. Although by the time I post this, it'll probably be the season finale already. But here's a fic to cheer everyone up!

Behold. The oneshot that made me turn this series into a T rating. Granted, I watered it down to be less... explicit... but still. Can't keep it rated K+ with this fic in the series! Enjoy!

Marco contemplated whether this was all just a big tease, another one of Janna's pranks gone wrong, or if he really died and went to heaven. There's no way Star actually said what she just said. Right?

After a few moments of awkward silence, the boy began to laugh. "Haha, that's- that's funny! I thought… I thought you said you wanted to, you know, hahahaha…"

He continued to play it off as a joke but soon quieted down when he realized Star was being serious.

"Hahaha… ha… oh."

Star continued to stare at Marco, waiting intensely for a response. She repeated the question again. "Marco?"

"Y-yes?"

"Will you help me practice kissing?"

His heart pumped a thousand beats per minute and his face bright red. Star? And him? KISS? Marco avoided eye contact with his best friend, now suddenly becoming very self conscious of himself. "U-um… W-why do you need practice for kissing?"

Star fidgeted, trying to keep her own embarrassment under control. "I have a date with Oskar tomorrow. And… I thought it'd be nice if I knew how to kiss…"

"Oh… Okay…" He wasn't sure why, but the answer kind of disappointed him. Sure Star should have her own love life, but with Oskar of all people? He wasn't exactly the most responsible kid around, plus she just asked him out yesterday. Their first date and they're going to kiss? She's moving way too fast if you ask Marco. It's just… Marco didn't like the idea of Star having her own boyfriend. He wasn't sure why…

No… that's hypocritical. He was allowed to date Jackie (thanks to Star), but he wouldn't let her have her own boyfriend? Plus… he and Jackie did in fact kiss on their first date, so he can't really say anything about that. As much as he didn't like it, he promised himself he would support whatever made Star happy. But…

"Why do you want to practice with me?" Marco asked.

Star's hearts began to glow as she turned her head. "Well… you kissed Jackie a couple times, right? I thought… maybe you could help me out? Give me a few tips?"

He pulled on his collar and stammered, "W-well… u-um th-there's… I-I uh… I-I mean…"

"You don't have to do this if you don't want to!" Star quickly added on apologetically. "I was just wondering how this whole kissing thing works since I've never kissed anyone before and I don't mean to make it awkward or make things uncomfortable between us, but I'm just a bit nervous about it and I was wondering if you can help me since you and Jackie kiss a lot, which is totally understandable cuz you're just this extremely nice and awesome guy who's also really cute and everything, so no wonder she's all over you, and I'm talking too much, aren't I?"

Marco was dead silent, blushing even harder than before. "U-um…"

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought this up. It's pretty weird, I know. Maybe we can just pretend this never happened, haha…" she scratched her head, trying to play it cool (and obviously failing). "Anyway, I'll just go back to my room and do some homework!"

She began walking towards the door when she felt a hand grab her wrist. She turned to see Marco's bright red face, trying his best to avoid eye contact.

"I… guess… I can help you…" he said quietly.

It was Star's turn to blush. She took a step forward so that their faces were a few inches apart. Her own heart began to beat like crazy, her stomach doing flips as she continued to stare at Marco's lips.

"S-so… um… I guess we should um… start with the basics…" He forced himself to look into Star's beautiful eyes.

"Okay…" she said breathlessly.

"So… there's just… the simple peck on the lips…" Marco leaned in. Their lips barely touched each other for a second, but it was enough to send a jolt of euphoria in both the teens. They parted and stared at each other with wide eyes.

"..."

"..."

"So… that's a peck, huh?"

Marco cleared his throat. "Y-yeah…"

Star nodded, unable to say anything else.

"Then… there's the… usual kisses…"

He slowly leaned in and met once again, this time with a little more force. It was awkward, yes. Maybe because it was Star's first time kissing. Maybe it was some hidden feelings for each other. Or maybe it's the fact that best friends don't do this kind of stuff in the first place, especially when one of them already has a girlfriend, but Marco already promised he'd do anything for Star to make her happy. It's his duty as her best friend, right?

Star felt Marco break the kiss. Suddenly, she missed the warmth of his lips on hers. "W-was… did… I do that right?"

He swore his heart was going to burst out of his chest if it beat any faster. Star's shy demeanor and blushing face was all too cute for the boy. He tried to regain his focus for the task at hand. "Ahem… well… you could use a little practice on that one…"

"O-okay… So… h-how should I kiss then?"

"Try to, um… y-you're not really kissing back when… I'm kissing you…"

"Kiss back? You mean like… this?" She kissed Marco once again with more force. She stayed like that for a couple seconds, the taste of his lips becoming more familiar to her. Just as she was beginning to melt into it, Marco broke the kiss again.

"Ah… sorry… Just that…"

Star panicked. "O-oh my gosh, I'm sorry! Is this getting too awkward? I'm really sorry!"

Marco waved his hands. "No, no! Nothing like that- I mean… yeah it's… kind of awkward, but that's besides the point. It's just that… well… normal kisses don't um… last that long…"

"Oh… sorry…"

"Heh, yeah… um… so those should last around… maybe a couple seconds at most. The um… You usually kiss longer if you want it to be more… you know… intimate…" the boy quietly said.

"Okay…"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Do… you mind if I, um… practice that?"

Marco was too nervous and confused about everything that's going on right now. He's teaching his best friend… he's kissing his best friend! Do best friends normally do this? Probably not, but it seemed… natural to them. But wait, he has a girlfriend… what's her name again? ...Jackie…? Right! His girlfriend… Jackie…

But he couldn't just leave Star without being prepared, right?

Marco nodded. "S-sure…"

"...Okay…" Star stared into his chocolate eyes, and his into her vibrant blue eyes. The two closed the distance once more. She took a step closer so that their bodies were against each other while Marco slowly wrapped his arms around her waist. Star felt him pull her closer and instinctively draped her arms around his neck. Their kiss became more and more passionate as time went on, but eventually they broke apart, gasping for air.

"You're pretty good at this…" Marco mentioned.

Star's hearts were glowing bright pink as she caught her breath. "...Thanks…"

"Oskar is a lucky guy…"

"Who?" Marco tilted his head. The princess thought for a moment before the name finally rang a bell. "O-oh… Oskar! Right…"

The awkward silence returned as the two looked into each other's eyes. The two slowly leaned in again, their lips inches apart.

"Star…"

"Marco…"

Space unicorn! Soaring through the stars~

The teens jumped at the sudden interruption and stepped back from one another. They blinked, trying to register everything that just happened.

Delivering the rainbows all around the world~

Marco quickly ran towards his phone. "H-hello? ...Jackie! H-hey! ...Uh… yeah, okay! Sounds good! I'll meet you there… 'kay, see you soon." The boy stared at his phone before turning to Star. Neither said a word for a moment, still dazed from their… practice session. "...That was… that was Jackie…"

Star played with the hems of her dress. "Oh… cool! Um… h-how is she?"

"She's good… She wants to, um… go see a movie…"

"That sounds fun…"

"Y-yeah…"

"...I guess you'd better get going then…"

"R-right! I should get going… heh…" Marco shyly opened the door, glancing at Star once. "...See you later…" With that, he shut the door, leaving Star to herself in his room.

She felt her legs finally give out and dropped to her knees. She covered her face, feeling the extreme heat coming off her skin. "It was just practice… just practice…"

One day later

Marco sat on the couch, watching TV, flipping through the channels hoping to find something interesting, but nothing seemed all that entertaining. He heard the front door open and close. Without looking, he knew it was his best friend returning from her date with Oskar. He was wondering if all that practice actually helped her…

He felt the couch sink in as the princess took her seat next to the boy.

"So how'd it go?"

"It was… fun… I guess…"

Marco turned his head. "You guess?"

"...We didn't really have much to talk about…"

"Oh… that's silly. You're a princess from another dimension. You're telling me he had nothing to say?"

Star shrugged. "Nope…"

Marco sighed. "Sorry to hear that…"

"That's okay. I did get asked out by the waiter though…"

He raised an eyebrow. "Really? Well aren't you miss popular?" he teased.

"Yeah, so I kind of have a date with him now? We're meeting up tomorrow."

"Oh… cool…" Marco returned his attention to the TV. While it did relieve him that Star lost her interest in Oskar, he still felt disappointed that she accepted another date from another guy she just met today.

"...Hey Marco."

"Yeah?"

"...Do you mind… if I practice with you again…?"

Marco turned his head to see a red faced Star who had her focus on the TV, too shy to directly look at him. He felt his heart race once more and his own face heat up. "...R-right now?"

"...Only if you want to..." she said quietly

"...A-alright… let's start with the peck…"

You know, I feel like if I didn't water this down and let my dirty mind go, I could write a good M fic if I tried.

And that scares me, so I won't.

Also, suddenly I got lots of reviews last chapter. idk why you guys liked that one so much lol. Maybe cuz I actually went back to my Starco trash origins :P

REVIEW RESPONSES

momokol: Why thank you! I'll be posting more in the near future!

XxCaptainPirateKingxX: lol well... it's bound to happen, right? She just wants a baby! :D And of course you know how they get the babies ;) ...The stork. Also I post them whenever I finish them. No burden on me :3 ty for your concern!

Crow's Apprentice: lol thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying it so far! And I wouldn't call it talent so much as crazy ideas that pop up in my mind during the middle of the night.

Sherlockinater: I guess I should wait between chapters, but I don't have that patience lol I must post IMMEDIATELY! :D also I keep forgetting Star has wings... which gives me an idea for another fic... ty ty!

Mr. Icecream03: lol good. Although idk maybe this one will be a little bit uncomfortable to read lol

jobmichael000: *boyish screaming intensifies*

MarcornDiaz: lol I'm glad you enjoyed it. I feel like we don't see enough of married Starco fics. And funny enough, I posted that before I realized Just Friends came out. And boy did that make me die on the inside. Poor Star Q.Q

IUcOzAdE: haha it made me sad, but it's fiiiine. Yeah, I posted the previous fic before I realized just friends came out. and now I'm making a ton of super romantic (or sensual) Starco fics like the last one... or this one. God, this finale is going to be the death of me.

Guest Sorta: Yeah, he has his days...Poor Marco :(

XxinfamousxX321: Say please ;) jk here ya go!

CaptainPeiper: Why thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

shouldercookie: ;)

ChelJosh: Yeah, I didn't realize Just Friends came out that day, so I didn't know I posted a rehab fic lol. Right place, right time... Man these last two episodes are going to make me scream internally, I know it.

xXPokeFictionXx: Thanks! More to come soon!

KrissDomm: lol Star is ready for that baby. A visit from the stork and all, amirite?

thewookie1: You'd think that, but the town's probably used to all the craziness that comes with Star living in Echo Creek. Regardless, the Christmas parties are definitely a wild one with Star around :D