A/N: Hey guys! Thank you very much for the warm welcome, especially Wulf2.0 (I erus lliw!), jolleIQ, SonicELITE and EVAunit42!
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"I..." said Star, around a mouthful of nachos, "love these!" She threw her arms in the air enthusiastically.

"Thanks!" Marco replied proudly. It wasn't like he didn't enjoy showing off a little from time to time.

"Teach me how to make it!" Star's face lit up with excitement.

"Star...?" he said uncertainly. "I'm... not sure this is the best idea."

"Why?" she answered immediately.

"You're not... exactly familiar with all the kitchen appliances yet." Marco didn't even want to imagine Star having anything to do with fire. And on second thought, Star and knives sounded like a devastating combination. So did Star and forks, Star and pans, Star and the oven, and pretty much everything that was in the kitchen. It wasn't like he didn't trust her, not at all. He simply preferred not to provoke any potentially unsafe circumstances, to put it diplomatically.

"Then show me how they work?" she asked rhetorically, raising an eyebrow.

"Some other time," he replied, decidedly.

"Why?"

"It may end up badly."

"Why?"

"There's... fire, and... knives, and... You have no idea how dangerous this place can be!" Marco said, trying his best to sound convincing.

"So what?" Star replied cheerfully. "If you can make it, then it can't be that hard!" she stated confidently, earning a playful glare from Marco. "Besides, I have maaagiiic!" she said in a singsong voice, waving her wand.

Marco sighed.

"Do you know any fire extinguishing spells?"

"Do I?" she said jauntily. "So are we gonna try? Please, please, please, please, PLEASE!"

"All right," Marco agreed and couldn't help but smile seeing Star throw her fist in the air, exclaiming, "Yes!"

After a second, she was standing steadily before him, ready to start learning.

"Where do we begin?" she asked, curiously.

"First, put on the apron," replied Marco, handing her a grey piece of clothing.

"Uh-huh, no." Star took out her wand. "Makeover Rainbow Shot!"

She grinned at Marco as she was now wearing a colorful, glowing apron.

"Suit yourself." He chuckled. This was starting to get really fun.

"All right, so maybe we'll just make some more cheese sauce for the nachos to start with," he continued. "Can you pass me the cheese from the fridge?"

"Sure!" Star skipped to the fridge and brought him the cheese. Having found him holding an unknown instrument, she leaned over and rested her head on her hands in fascination.

"What is it?" she asked quietly, with wide eyes.

"This..." Marco said, making a dramatic pause, "is a cheese grater."

"Wow..." Star reached her hand.

"Don't touch it, it's sharp," warned Marco. "Oh, I know. Could you find a pot?"

"Uh-huh," replied Star. "Marco?"

"Yeah?"

"Not that I'm questioning anything, but... How exactly is that," she said, pointing at the grated cheese, "going to turn into sauce?"

"You'll see," he replied mysteriously, knowing it would be a lot more fun for her. "Do you have that pot?"

Star simply pointed at the pot on the kitchen worktop.

"Excellent."

Marco then proceeded to put the grated cheese into the pot, and put everything on the stove, leaving Star to watch in fascination as it melted.

"Now it's the fun part," said Marco, only to be shushed by a focused Star.

"Don't you want to choose the spices?" he asked.

"Of course I want to choose the spices! Whatever that means..." Star said immediately.

"They're in that drawer." Marco opened the drawer and showed her numerous small bags of spices. "Just... ask before you throw them in, okay?"

"Sure!" replied Star, and Marco returned to making the sauce, adding other ingredients from time to time. After a while, he glanced at Star, who was still browsing through the drawer.

"So? What did you choose?" he asked curiously.

Star walked up to him with an armful of bags.

"I chose those with the names I liked the most." She put everything down on the worktop next to Marco. "Cinnamon, cayenne pepper, saffron, rosemary, vanilla, tarragon, and of course star anise!" she announced proudly, taking out one star-shaped piece of anise and chuckling. "So cute."

Marco smiled, raising his eyebrows, and took a look at the pile.

"Yes, yes, no, no, no, yes, no, yes, yes, and no," he said as he sorted the bags. "So overall... nice job!"

For the next while, they kept adding the spices under the watchful eye of Marco, who kept tasting it carefully every once in a while.

"Perfect!" he announced finally. "It's even better than when I do it alone," he praised Star, who grinned with excitement.

"And now..." he announced, "my secret ingredient."

"Love?" Star asked curiously.

"Nope. Genius! Allow me," he said, twisting a couple of the knobs on the stove, and started stirring the sauce.

Star gasped.

"I have and idea how to make it quicker!"

"Wha-"

"Instant Cheesy Flavor Explosion!" Star exclaimed, leaving Marco unable to react.

Needless to say, after numerous washes... their clothes still smelled like cheese.

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