3xplicit: I got you fam.

PixelGX: Would you please explain what you meant by 'More detail'? Do you mean more descriptive writing in it? I think I might have done slightly more for this chapter but I don't know.

General News: Sorry for chapter 4 yesterday - whilst long I felt it was my worst chapter and I'd like to apologise for that, I know you deserve better. I really liked this chapter, I enjoyed writing it much more than 4 so I hope you do too. Enjoy ~

Earth – Marco's Room

The time was 1pm – 21st December, Marco was currently lounging on his bed after he had just ate lunch with his family, his cousins and aunts had come over to see each other for Christmas, it was an annual thing for the Diaz family.

*Buzz* Huh? Who's messaging me? A curious Marco turned to his side and grabbed his phone with his left hand, it was still warm from being uncharged – he casually unplugged the device and woke it from a slumber. After inputting his password he clicked on the little image of Jackie in the top corner of his screen, Oh it's Jackie, wonder what she wants. A white page engulfed Marco's face with splodges of grey and blue that were the messages between the two. It read: "Hey what's up Marco, I was just gonna ask if I could drag you away for 10 minutes to talk?" Needless to say this had left Marco with a puzzled look on his face, That's peculiar. Despite having his uncertainties about the request, he obliged.

12 Minutes Later

A knock had alerted Marco's presence and so he rushed down stairs in order to find and open the door before any of his extended family had – this was one thing that Marco could simply not allow himself to be teased for, I mean what if one of them eventually met Star and twisted the story to say that while Marco was on Earth he was seeing another girl? It'd be a crime to even let that reality be a possibility. And yet despite Marco's best efforts once he had made it down, Rafael was already gracing Jackie with his Christmas spirit. "Would you care to come in for a cup of hot coco Miss Lynn?" The boisterous man invited.

"No thanks Mr Diaz," Jackie humbly declined, "I'm fine waiting out here, I actually only came to talk to Marco about something for a few minutes."

"Ok then. Let me get him for you, Ma—" started before realising that his son had already moved in next to him. "Oh you're already here. Ok you two have your talk then." The large man smiled gleefully at this, or maybe it was that he just smiled gleefully at anything.

"Hi."

"Sup M."

The two stared at each other as if they were trying to see who would blink first, until Marco had noticed that Jackie's eyes had just darted to his left, turning around he realised that Rafael had still been standing there with a cheesy grin and hands up to his mouth in anticipation. "Uh.. Maybe think we could have some privacy?" Was the only response Marco could think of that wouldn't sound too rude to his father.

"Oh yes, I will go now. Right now… Ri—"

"Just go!" Marco had ended up having to nearly bring the house down with his voice because of his father's antics. However, this little scene had amused Jackie and a small giggle had escaped her lips. Seeing how happy Jackie was at this made Marco let out a nervous laugh.

"So, what was it you wanted to talk about?" Was the only conversation starter that came to Marco's mind when trying to escape this awkward vacuum which seemed to be dragging both of them in.

"Oh yeah. You 'member how I had given you all that advice about telling Star how you feel and fighting and you said it was good advice?" I don't know where she's going with this but,

"Yes?" He replied.

"Well I need some advice from you now." The face she wore made Marco feel as if what she was about to say pained her and made her feel unsure about whatever it was.

"Hypothetically, if there was this guy I liked, but he liked another girl – and the two were perfect together, what should I do?" Oh. This is what it's about. The re-used phrasing on the question made Marco reminisce about how he asked Jackie from help a couple days previously: It also took him by storm. I mean, what do you say to a girl who just confessed to still love you after she knows you're with someone else? The dumbfounded Marco had simply stood there for an instant to gather the right words for what he wanted to say.

"I'd say… That hypothetically, I'd think the guy you like isn't perfect, and that you are. You are literally the most coolest, hippest and smoothest person I know – you can skateboard and own it. You deserve someone who is perfect: I'm not." While this might have worked to Marco – it didn't to Jackie, she didn't want perfect in a person, she wanted a cute – idiotic, silly boy who would treat her right and as if she was a princess.

"That's not fair." A tear escaped, "It's not." Another one. "You don't get to decide who I want—" Her eyes had now been filled with the crystal liquid, her cheeks were peachy and her hair was a mess. "I'm not looking for perfect, I'm not looking for someone who has all the answers – I'm looking for someone like you!" The last word had been nearly screamed, Marco had closed the door behind him before this – but I doubt it mattered, the entire street could probably hear it. Hell even Tom would have most likely have heard it.

Then, in a moment of despair – without thinking, almost as if he were fighting an opponent, he acted on instinct. Marco had brought Jackie into a hug that only seemed to make her cry more, wiggle more, fight back more. Although, given time, she eventually calmed down and just settled into Marco's warm embrace, "You're right," he whispered, "I don't have all the answers, I don't know how to answer you. I had to come to my own conclusion, and I wish that I could tell you what you wanted, but you'll have to figure that out yourself."

1 Minute Later

"Come on. Let's get you inside and warm you up." Marco had suggested, Jackie just followed his lead into the house and up to his room, none of the family questioned anything – they just let him move on to the staircase. Once up to the room he plopped her on his bed. "I'll go and get you some hot chocolate." He said before exiting quietly out of his room and making his way down the stairs with a *Thump* *Thump *Thump* that slowly decreased in volume until it was no more. A few minutes had passed and the *Thump* sound had began to revive until it was back to it's original sound. Marco entered the bedroom with a creak and inched over to Jackie, commanding her to hold the mug and heat up.

Mewni – Star's Room

"You went to see Marco?!" A ferocious star interrogated Tom about his whereabouts yesterday.

"Yeah but only because I wanted to know the whole story for myself!" Given that Tom was a demon prince it made sense for him to put up a good fight against a butterfly, even when no one else in the kingdom would dare to do so.

"Urgh! I can't believe you, so now you're doing things behind my back?! Some boyfriend you are." Star was still obviously pissed at Tom for putting her to bed the other night, and when you add the fact that she's been an emotionless wreck the past few days – with all that spilling out into every word she conveyed to Tom right now. It made for a girl that had simply had enough with everything and couldn't stand things just not being the way she wants.

"Oh yeah? You're going to get mad at me for trying to help you!?" Tom was now furious and it was evident in both his posture and facial expression – the lava being emitted from beneath him was also a dead-giveaway.

Both had been caught in a deadlock, neither willing to back down. By this point they were just engaging in a battle of who would blink first, this one being fundamentally different from the one between Marco and Jackie. After a few heavy breaths had passed, Tom let out a large sigh, "… What are we doing? We both know this was never going to work." As much as it may have pained Tom to say it, they both secretly knew that this relationship was never going to make it. "I mean look at the facts: Our entire relationship was built on me being a rebound for you and me being so blind by the idea of finally being with the person I've been pining for so long." After this rant, Tom had sat down and simply stared into nothingness, waiting for any sort of response from Miss Butterfly.

"So this is it?" She asked with a defeated look to her eyes.

"I guess it is." Tom replied with the same solemnness to his words.

After this, they both said their goodbyes and Tom left for the underworld.

Earth – Marco's Bedroom

The sun had begun to get low, being the winter solstice an' all the day was the shortest it'd be throughout the entire year, the two teenagers had spent most of the past couple of hours talking out their thoughts and feelings. Eventually coming to the conclusion that while Jackie was distraught after being shot down by Marco, she'd eventually find someone who would give her a flutter in her chest every time she saw them. Something that Marco only did at certain points and meetings. Her hair had gradually just fallen into it's usual style, quite the poetic metaphor if you ask me, like something out of a story.

Marco took Jackie downstairs, they waved goodbye – had one final goodbye hug, then said more goodbyes, albeit it very awkwardly and he just smiled as she walked away into the now orange-coloured pavement.

I think I've had enough drama for now - God do I need me some sweet and lovely calories to go on. Hey wait Marco, we aren't done with the chapter yet! You can't just leave! Bite me.

Nothing happened the next day, as if everything that had been stuck in a time-loop just started to catch up to the real world, Star was left lonelier than ever in her bedroom, Marco just had to reject his first crush, Jackie had been rejected by her first crush and Tom had broken up with the girl of his dreams. Everyone needed some time to just chill out, and catch up to the world.

End Notes: Hope you enjoyed that little fourth wall break at the end, there was a slight deviation towards it during the writing but I thought that I'd have some fun with it at the end, the entire chapter feels a bit depressing so I thought I'd spice it up with that :)

Anywhoo - that's all from me for now, Peace ~