He Lost It.

"Breathe in! Breathe out! Breathe in! Breathe out! Marco, calm down!"

Marco didn't react to the words of Star. He just kept walking in circles telling… These kind of things… "This can't be true! This is all just a dream! Or maybe it's a prank that you and Janna did to me! Tell me Star, is this a prank?"

"Wha-?"

"Okay, I have to admit it. It was really funny! Now you can undo your magic and we can all forget about this hilarious joke!" Marco said with a convinced smile on his face.

"Marco!" Star exclaimed with annoyance.

"How did this happened to me?! Why am I a vampire?! I don't want to be a vampire!" Marco yelled while shaking Star by the shoulders. "I like the sun!"

"I know!"

"I don't want to drink blood!"

"I know!"

"I don't want to drink your blood, Star!"

"I know!"

"Actually… How will your blood taste?" Marco asked with curiosity.

"…What?" Star asked while raising an eyebrow.

"I mean… You are a magical princess from another dimension…"

"Marco? What are you talking about?" Star asked as she stepped backwards while Marco just stepped forwards.

"I mean, maybe your blood will taste not like blood… Maybe it'll taste different… Maybe it'll taste like… rainbows or something." Marco said, licking his lips.

"What…?"

"And know that I think about it… How human blood tastes like?" Marco asked as he licked his lips. "Well, only one way to find it out!" He exclaimed with a hungry smile and showing off his fangs. He, of course, snapped out of it when a Rainbow Fist Punch hit him and slammed him into the wall.

"Are you better?" Star asked as she put away her wand.

"Yes… Thanks… I really needed that…" Marco said, now fully calmed.

"It was nothing! What are friends for if not for hitting you really hard when you are about to become a blood thirsty vampire?" She asked while helping Marco on his feet.

"How did this happen again?" Marco asked with concern.

"Easy, you were acting weird and I grabbed my wand. Then-"

"No, I mean, how did THIS happen?" Marco asked once again while pointing at his fangs.

"Oh, that… Well, long story short. The castle where we were fighting was the house of a vampire. And he got to bite your neck just a little." Star said while pinching her fingers together.

Marco was about to freak out once again, but he quickly took a deep breathe to calm himself. "Alright… This is fine… Let's ask Glossaryck for a way to turn me back into a human…" He said calmly while rubbing his temples.

"Yeah! I'm sure he'll know what to do!" Star cheered, quickly rushing towards her book of spells. "Glossaryck!" She shouted as she shook the book up and down.

"I'm right behind you. No need to yell." Glosssaryck said from behind Star before noticing Marco. He floated his way to him and inspected him with analytical eye. "Hmm… You feel a little different…" He said while looking at Marco in the eyes.

"A little different?! I'm a freaking vampire! How is that a little?" Marco exclaimed, showing off his fangs as he talked.

"Oh, well, I guess that explains it." Glossaryck said with indifference.

"That's why I call you. I need you to tell me how I can change him back." Star said.

"Okay… That'll be a little hard to explain…" Glossaryck said while rubbing his beard.

"It doesn't matter! I'll try!" Star exclaimed, not having the slightest intention to leave Marco like that.

Glossaryck looked at the determined princess for some seconds before shrugging. "Alright, I'll tell you."

Marco and Star let out a simultaneous sigh of relieve.

"Thanks, Glossa-!" Star was cut off by her instructor.

"But first, we need to do something about this." Glossaryck said while pointing at the two teenagers.

They both raised a confused eyebrow before examining each other.

"Umm… What do you mean?" Marco asked with confusion.

"You seem a little different…" Glossaryck said once again.

Marco sighed in frustration. "I think we went through this already!" Marco exclaimed with anger.

"No, it's not that! It's… something else…" Glossaryck stated while rubbing his beard, trying to tie the strings together. "Wait a moment… That's it!" He said cheerfully upon his realization. He then, floated towards Marco. "You lost it!" Glossaryck stated, proud for his realization.

"I lost what? My humanity, perhaps?" Marco asked with sarcasm.

"No, you lost something more important!" He said as he clapped his hands and the entire room went dark.

Suddenly, from Marco chest, a bright white light started to emanate. From Star's chest, a red light was coming out instead.

"You see now what I mean?" Glossaryck asked, still watching the confused expressions of the two friends.

Star shook her head while Marco asked. "No, we don't." He said, more annoyed than anything else.

Glossaryck sighed. "These kids…" He thought to himself. "Your bond! You lost your special bond that you shared the princess!" He exclaimed.

"My bond? What do you mean? We are still being best friends! Right, Star?" Marco asked.

"Don't be silly! Of course we are!" Star exclaimed cheerfully before opening her arms. "Come here!" She said as she pulled Marco into a hug. A very tight one, judging by how Marco's back cracked.

"What? No, I don't mean that kind of bond!" Glossaryck exclaimed, frustrated by the two teens obliviousness. He let out a frustrated sigh. "Do I have to give you a reminder?" He asked to himself before chasking his fingers.

A very familiar piece of music started to be heard all around the darkness that was surrounding them.

The two of them looked around with confused expressions. "Where have I've heard that before?" The two asked in unison before a red light started to bathe both. They turned their heads to watch at each other's eyes, and then, realization hit them.

The room went back to normal.

"W-Wait! So our souls are actually bonded?!" Star asked with surprise.

Marco reacted with shock at this new information. "Bonded?" He asked himself in his thoughts.

"No, princess. Your souls WERE bonded!" Glossaryck clarified. "Because HE lost the bond!" Glossaryck then exclaimed while pointing at Marco.

"What? How can I have lost a thing that was literally attached to my soul?" Marco asked in self-defense.

"Simple. You lost it when you let that vampire drink from your blood!" Glossaryck stated.

"That doesn't even makes sense!"

"I know, the soul and the body are two different matters, but it's probably because the bond has the word "blood" into it." Glossaryck explained to the two.

"That is the most ridiculous thing that I have heard in my life!" Marco shouted.

"Actually, it kinda makes sense…" Star said while rubbing her chin.

Marco turned to see her thoughtful expression, not really sure if she was talking seriously.

"Wait, so that means my soul is bonded with-?!"

"Indeed, princess. Currently, your soul is bonded with that vampire's soul. And I don't mean the wimpy one that is freaking out in the room." Glossaryck said while glaring at Marco.

"Hey! It was not my fault!" Marco shouted.

Glossaryck shook his head in disapprovement before being took by Star.

"Please tell me there's a way to undo this!" Yelled the blonde girl with a desperate tone in her voice.

"Luckily for you, the answer is yes." Glossaryck said with indifference.

"Really?" Star said with a relieved tone while releasing Glossaryck from her grasp.

"Yes. All we need to do is to have Marco to drink the bond back into his soul." He said while floating at Marco and forcing him to open his mouth with magic, with the intention of showing his new fangs.

When Glossaryck removed his magic, Marco let out a "You want me to do what now?!" with evident fear and confusion written all over his face.

"Hey, relax kid. All you have to do is drink some of the blood from the vampire that took away your bond."

"B-But I don't want to drink anyone's blood!"

"Well, you'll have to." Glossaryck said.

"But-!"

"C'mon, Marco!" Star interrupted him. "Please! I don't wanna have my soul bounded with that dude! He gives me the creeps!"

"Star, I don't remember much about that dude, but I am pretty sure that he beat the heck out of us!" Marco exclaimed, sounding very concerned.

"That? Pfff! Please, Marco! He just caught us off guard! I'm pretty sure we can easily beat him!"

"Unless that vampire happens to be Shine, that is." Glossaryck said with indifference, but gain a concerned look when Star kept staring at him with widened eyes. "Please don't tell me I'm right…"

"Fine, then I won't tell you."

Glossaryck sighed. "Ok, listen. Shine is an airhead vampire that doesn't think the things through. He only goes always for the beating. However, he has lots of magical stones that he uses to his advantage. He also had lots of stamina because he is the youngest vampire in the Universe, with only 667 years old. Oh wait, I just realized that there is a youngest vampire now!" Glossaryck exclaimed while looking at Marco.

"Not funny…" Marco said.

"So yeah, the real problem with him are his gemstones. Take them away and he will be easy to take down! I'll just have to train Marco into the art of being a vampire." Glossaryck explained before floating towards Marco. "So, Marco, my boy. What do you say?"

Marco scratched the back of his head and looked nervously at Glossaryck. "I-I dunno. I mean, I don't want to drink blood or do other vampire things! I just want to get back to normal!"

"Marco, please!" Star exclaimed, catching his attention. "I don't like the situation either, but I don't also like the idea of having my soul bonded with that Shine guy!" Star dropped to her knees and started pleading. "So please! Just stay like that until we get the bond back with you! I like you better than the other vampire!"

Marco thought it for about a minute and was about to give his negative answer, when Star looked at him with those puppy-dog eyes he couldn't say no to.

"For me…" She whispered with the same expression.

Marco couldn't take it anymore, and with a resigned sigh nodded. "Alright, Star… You wi-!" He couldn't finish his sentence before Star hugged him.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" She said happily while raising Marco in the air with her unusual strength. "You're the best, Marco!"

"Star… I need air…!" Marco said while being crushed by the hug.

"No you don't! You're a vampire, remember?" She stated cheerfully.

"She has a point, Marco." Glossaryck said before opening a dimensional portal using Star's scissors. "Anyway, now that everything is settle, I will like to start with the basics! So please follow me." He said while pointing at the portal behind him.