Hey everyone! This is the final fic for Starco week 3! Not the final fic forever, though. Just to clarify that. It was a ton of fun seeing everyone's stuff for this week, and I'll be looking forward to reading everyone's fics here too!

Here's today's prompt: AU of choice. Meaning I get to choose an AU. So... here's what I went with. Ghost Star! Enjoy!

The ghost, Star Butterfly, floated above her friend, looking at the dessert he was eating. "Hey, Marco, do you know what kind of pie that is?"

"I dunno. Blueber-"

"It's boo-berry."

"…"

"…"

"I'm done my dessert."

Marco went up the stairs, exhausted from his day at school. As he opened the door to his room, Star phased through the ground, popping up in front of him.

"Halt! Who ghost there?"

"…"

"…"

Marco closed the door.

Star looked at the small box her friend carried in.

"What's this?"

"It's my new shoes. I think they look pretty cool, don't you think?"

"You know what would've looked cooler?"

"What?"

"Booooooo-ts," she said in a spooky voice.

"You're dead to me."

Star gasped. "MARCO, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!"

"…Damn it…"

"Hey, Marco, I'm feeling kind of sad."

The boy frowned. "Aw, why's that?"

"I don't know… buuuut… being around you always lifts my spirits," Star said as she slowly floated into the air.

"…"

"…"

"I'm going now."

"Nooo! Don't! I'll be sad again!"

Marco stepped out of the showers, drying himself with the towel. He wiped the mirror to get a better look at himself but found Star standing behind him, staring at him dreamily. He blushed, quickly covering himself with the towel.

"Star! What're you doing in here!?"

"Sorry, Marco. I can't help it. Your body is to die for."

"GET OUTTA TOWN!"

Star giggled, floating out of the bathroom.

Ludo quickly ran away, disappearing into the dimensional portal, leaving the two behind in the aftermath of their battle. Tears began to form in Star's eyes as she saw her friend bleeding from his wound. It wasn't fatal, but it certainly wasn't a pretty sight.

"Marco… Why… why did you do all that? I told you to run…"

Marco panted. "I… I wanted to help you."

"You got hurt!" she said, her voice breaking up at the sight of his injury.

"Heh… if you think… something like this is… gonna stop me from helping you… you're dead wrong…" he said with a smile.

Star stared at Marco, surprised at what he just said. She wiped away the tears, her cheeks somewhat blushing. She smiled weakly at her friend. "…Just don't scare me to death like that…"

Star stood in front of Marco, unable to believe what was happening. She reached out to his outstretched arm, hesitating for a moment before their hands met. A tear fell. She could finally touch him. She could finally be with him. She looked at her friend who was smiling at her, admiring their first physical contact. Her fingers with his, the two holding hands in front of each other.

"Marco…"

"Hello Star…"

"…I'm real…" she whispered, trying to comprehend the new reality.

"You're real…" he repeated.

Star closed the distance, hugging the boy as hard as she could. She felt safe in his arms. "I didn't think it was possible…"

"Well… I guess… there was a ghost of a chance after all…" Marco whispered.

Star smiled. "The chance of a lifetime…"

Yes, I ended the entire event with a pun. FML

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xXPokeFictionXx: Well, technically I don't write ML fics buuuut I can start if you want me to :D idk if I could though. not sure if I could pull it off like I do for these fics :( Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed it, PokeFiction!

Captin Jar: Uhhhhh... huh... that's a good question. Logical answer, they're sentient beings separated by land and water, so there's no exchange of the english (or human) language between the two species. My answer, I thought it'd be cute if Star didn't know what Marco was saying and vice versa.

Guest Sorta: I'll take that neato burrito... AND EAT IT