Hey everyone! So I got a tumblr. I don't remember if I mentioned that in my previous chapters, but yeah... I have one. The username is the same as my ffn one, except no spaces.
And while I'm on the topic, there's a starco week 3 prompt coming up on tumblr! I missed the other two, but I'll be participating in this one! Time to get the creative juices flowing. It starts April 3-9, so I'll be posting one each day! Hopefully... which also means I'll be taking a short break to write all of it once I know the prompts, so enjoy the frequent updates while it lasts!
Onwards with the oneshot!
"Hey Janna," a certain skateboard loving teen announced.
Without taking her eyes off Star or Marco, she effortlessly waved at Jackie. "Hey."
The blonde glanced between Janna and the Starco pair. "What're you doing?"
She waited for a response, but Janna ignored her question, watching Star highfive Marco and move closer to his seat to the point where she was leaning against her friend. The boy placed an arm over her shoulder and laughed with Star, probably over something trivial.
"Uh… Janna-"
"Those two are dating."
"What?" Jackie looked at the duo sitting a few tables away. "You mean Star and Marco?"
"They're definitely dating. I know it."
"Okay…?" She took her seat next to Janna. "What makes you say that?"
"What do you mean? Just look at them. They're laughing and leaning against each other. Marco even has his arm over her shoulder!"
Jackie raised an eyebrow, turning back to Janna. "Yeah, but that's like… normal for those two. PDA isn't really that weird for them."
"Yeah, but don't you think they're getting a little too comfortable with each other?"
"Um… I… think you're overanalyzing this."
"I swear I'm right! Just- just look at them! They're totally in love with each other!"
"O...kay? Well, good for them, I guess?"
She sighed. "You don't believe me…"
Jackie shrugged. "I mean, I just don't see what the big deal is. So they're in love. That's adorable, if you ask me. Explains all their hugs and everything, I guess."
Janna mumbled, crossing her arms, still watching the two friends act rather intimately with each other. It wasn't that she was bothered by how closely they acted towards each other. It was the fact that they gave off mixed messages about their feelings so much that she couldn't tell if they were actually dating. They drop so many hints with their flirting, hugging, and laughing, yet everyone thinks it's nothing special and that it's normal between friends. It doesn't make sense! Best friends don't hug or flirt that much! These two dorks were driving her crazy! They didn't even have to be in love, she just needed closure, otherwise she'll never be able to sleep!
She desperately needed to know.
Janna saw Star listening to her headphones, using her wand to move all her books from her bag into her locker. She gently hummed to the tune of the music playing in her ears as her body danced in front of an imaginary audience. The dark haired girl approached her, hoping to find some evidence of Star's possibly secret love life.
The princess closed her locker while twirling in place before stopping to see her friend in front of her. She gasped and excitedly waved. "Hi Janna!" she shouted.
"Hey, Star-"
"What!?"
Janna winced. "I said hey Sta-"
"Can you say that again!?"
"Star, stop yelling-"
"I can't hear you!"
"Take off your headphones!"
"What!?"
Janna snatched the headphones, tempted to throw the thing down the hall. "Can you hear me now?"
"Oh, that's better!" Star cheerfully said in a much quieter voice.
Janna looked down at the headphones, hearing the music blaring from its speakers. "Jeez, you really shouldn't listen to music this loud. You're gonna go deaf," she said, handing over her things.
Star fiddled with her phone and wore the headphones over her neck. "Yeah, you're probably right. But I can't help it! It sounds so good! Marco helped me find all of these songs from the flip box screen thing last night."
"Flip box- the computer?"
"That's the one!"
Janna smirked at her adorable ignorance. "Well, now you know… wait, you said Marco helped you out last night?" Maybe she could go off that to see if the princess had a crush on the boy.
Star nodded and looked back down at her phone, searching through her new songs. "Uh-huh. He got me a ton of new songs. Apparently you have to pay money for them, but he had it covered. It only cost him six hundred and fifty dollars."
"So… I guess you two must hang out a lot, right? Since you're in the same house n' all."
"Oh, all the time! We're always together, I love it! He's just the greatest friend I could ever ask for!"
Janna stood there, confused by her response. Maybe her next question would cause some sort of response. "And, uh… I take it you two do… a lot of... stuff together?"
"Yup! Lots of stuff! We went to this water dimension the other day, and it was really cool! Kind of freaky at times, if you ask me. There were all these weird sea creatures swimming below us and-"
The dark haired girl chuckled. "Er- no, that's not… you know, what I mean. Do you guys do… stuff together?"
Star smiled. "Yeah, we do stuff all the time! It's fun!"
"Um… right…" She gave up on implying what she meant. She probably should've expected that, though. Star doesn't know much about Earth's innuendoes. And there's no way Janna was going to directly ask if she spends her time making out with Marco. "So… how's Marco?"
"Oh, you know. Same ol' Marco being cute and all."
"Cute, huh?"
"Yeah! I'm pretty sure other people think so too. He could definitely get a girlfriend if he wanted to. Not sure why he doesn't though."
Her eye twitched. It was this kind of response from Star that confused the hell out of her. "Well, maybe he already has eyes out for someone? Someone close to him, maybe?" she implied, nudging her friend.
The princess thought for a moment. "Someone close… who could that be?"
Janna sighed, facepalming at the failing reconnaissance mission. "Never mind…"
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"Looks like that's the bell. Time for… ugh… math…" Star reluctantly dragged her feet across the floor.
Janna stood by, waiting for the teen to be out of earshot. "Great. Now I'm even more confused about all this… Time for plan B."
Marco whistled as he walked down the hallway, ready to meet up with Star and go downtown for something fun to do-
"MARCO!"
The boy let out a girlish scream, falling to the ground. He looked up to see his least favorite person standing behind him. Well… one of his least favorite. It was a close tie between Janna and Ponyhead. "What do you want, Janna?"
"Oh, you know. Just wanted to say hi."
She offered a hand, but Marco ignored it, getting up by himself and dusting his clothes off of any dirt. "Okay…? Hi?"
"Soooo I was wondering-"
Marco signed. "No, Janna. You can't use Star's spellbook."
"No, not that… but yeah, if you can just convince her to let me use it for one little dark magic thing, that would be awesome."
"I don't think so."
Janna huffed. "Fine. But that's not why I…" Her eyes widened. She leaned in closer to Marco, who was more than uncomfortable with this.
"Um… personal space, Janna."
"What's that?"
"Huh? What's what?"
Janna pointed at the crane of his neck. "That."
"That's… my neck, Janna."
"No! That! The red spot on your neck!"
Marco brought a hand up, trying to feel for the area. "There's a red spot on my neck?"
The girl squinted at Marco, unconvinced by his reaction. "...That's a hickey, isn't it?"
The boy blushed. "W-what!? I don't- That's not a hickey!"
Janna smirked. Finally. Some proof! "Yes it is! It's red! It's on your neck!"
He quickly stepped forward, covering her mouth. "Stop saying that! People are going to start believing you!"
Janna swatted his hand away. "That's because it's true, isn't it?"
"No it's not!"
"Your reaction says it all!"
"How would I even get a hickey if I don't have a girlfriend!"
The girl chuckled. "Please. You and Star hang out all the time."
"Yeah, so wha-" Marco's face burned even hotter than before. "Star!? You think Star did this?"
"I'm just pointing out the facts. You and Star hang out all the time, you share the same roof, you come to school with a red spot on your neck…"
"She isn't- we didn't- I… Star didn't give me this hickey!"
"So you admit it's a hickey?"
"Get outta town! It's not a hickey!" Marco took a deep breath and sighed, trying to relax from his embarrassing break down. "I got this from a blood sucking leech in the forest of certain death back on Mewni. Star got it off and I was knocked out for the rest of the day. Does that answer your question, Janna?"
Janna normally would've pushed more, but Marco's expression seemed unyielding. There wasn't any doubt in his mind about his explanation. The girl stared back, trying to find any breaks in his appearance, but after several seconds of reading his poker face, she conceded. "Looks like you're really telling the truth, Diaz…"
"Psh, of course I am. Me and Star? I mean, really…" he mumbled as he proceeded to the main entrance. "Well… see ya, Janna."
The girl stood by, watching Marco walk away. "Huh… interesting…"
Janna walked out the front entrance, thinking about the evidence she collected. Every day, she sees them laughing and hugging each other, constantly showing PDA all the time. Star admits she spends almost all of her time with Marco… Marco travels to other dimensions with Star, and dangerous dimensions at that, an activity that somewhat surprised Janna. She's known Marco for years, now. It was completely out of character for the 'safe kid' to voluntarily do anything remotely dangerous. He showered with a helmet for goodness sake! But he's doing it because of Star. That has to be a sign, right? Moreover, Star mentioned she and Marco do tons of fun stuff together… although, chances are, she didn't know what Janna was referencing…
There was so much evidence that they could very well be dating… and yet… Star constantly refers to Marco as her best friend. She mentioned how Marco could easily get a girlfriend if he tried and didn't even consider herself as a possible candidate. Marco looked like he was telling the truth about where he got that hickey- that injury on his neck.
Janna groaned, utterly confused about their current relationship. "Why are you two so confusing…?"
Maybe she wasn't asking the right questions. Maybe she should try again tomorrow and see if she can get any new information out of the two-
Janna's ears perked. She looked to her left and saw Star and Marco casually walking side by side, laughing at each other's jokes once more. They gently pushed and shoved each other, simply enjoying their presence as they made their way downtown. A small smile grew on Janna's mouth. Maybe Jackie was right. Maybe she was just overanalyzing this. Maybe those two don't have to be in love.
The dark haired girl sighed, content with her conclusion, making her way back to her own home.
"Soooo Janna tried to ask me about us," the princess said as she grabbed her friend's hand.
Marco rolled his eyes. "Yeah, she tried to get information out of me, too."
"You didn't tell her anything, did you?'
"Well… she did get close… she saw my neck…" he said with a blush.
Star giggled. "Are you showing off my mark to the world, Marco?"
"N-no! She just happened to see it… and you should really stop kissing me there… more people might see."
"I could…' The princess took a quick look around before pulling Marco's face to hers, planting a firm kiss. The two parted, both with red faces. "...but you love it when I do that."
The boy pulled his hoodie over his head. "...Maybe…"
I feel like I could've done more, but I got impatient :P
REVIEW RESPONSES
Sherlockinater: So I checked out the comic o/o Very good. Very scandalous. Very cute. Very NSFW... Ima follow Area! :D
Guest 1: thanks! More to come soon!
dwaylam: I do that all the time too whenever I see the slightest hint of Starco in the show :D
Guest Sorta: lol is that now what you meant then?
RobLebron: Hmmm... sounds like a fun, short fic I can do! I think I have an idea for it. It'll take some time though. I have a couple fics in the process right now.
Boss364: I don't think I'll be doing "that time of the month" fics, but I can make it so she's just super cranky and... actually I might do that for a Future AU fic. I'll have to get back to you on that request. And as I've told some other people, it might take some time. I have a couple oneshots and requests in progress right now.
IUcOzAdE: I did hear that. You have no idea how happy I was when I found out about season 3 and 4! I'm so hyped. It's way sooner than the one year hiatus I thought it was going to be. This Starco ship isn't sinking. It's just beginning!
hghghghg: what the f*** was what?
