Star's Pov
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No- No! Get your hands off my purse! My thoughts scream in my head. I feel so many emotions in this second- anger, betrayal, sadness, but most of all, fear.

Marco Diaz may have just discovered my greatest secret.

This can't be happening! I want to scream, and cry, and just disappear out of Marco's bedroom entirely.

But I can't.

We're just staring at each other, his chocolate brown eyes into my blue ones, in utter terror and completely horror-stricken.

I search my mind for a distraction- something, anything!

"M-Marco." I stammer. He gulps and answers.

"Y-Yea?"

"There is something in that purse that I need very terribly right now. It's a girl thing. A feminine hygene thing. So, if you don't want to have to deal with my menstrual cycle- my period, to be more clear- I'd hand the purse over. Right now."

Marco's face turns red and he holds the purse out to me with one arm. I take it from him and whirl around.

"Thank you." I say and quickly leave, not bothering to close the door behind me.

I race over to the bathroom and slam the door. I lock it, then drop my purse to the floor and place my elbows on the counter. I hold my head in my hands. How could I have let this happen?

Furious tears bubble to the surface. I'm disappointed in myself. I thought I was better than this. I should've know better than to trust a guy I hardly know.

Wait.

Maybe he didn't see the wand! Yeah, maybe he had just opened my purse! His fingers were on the zipper, maybe he had just unzipped it!

Or maybe he was getting ready to zip it back up.

Why did this have to happen?!

It's all because I didn't bother to zip up my purse after I grabbed my cell phone in sixth hour. If I had just zipped up my purse, when Marco startled me, all my things wouldn't have fallen out.

I realize what this really means for me.

I have to go back to Mewni.

Mother's rules were very clear- no one is to find out of your origins, your royal status, or your power. If you are to be discovered, the second I find out, it's right back to Mewni, young lady!

I frown. I don't want to go back. I love it here on Earth!

I hope Marco can keep a secret.

I turn on the sink's faucet and wait for the water to fill up the bowl. I dip my hands into the cold water and splash myself in the face a couple of times. Turing the tap off, I grab my purse and unlock the door, slowly making my way back to Marco's room.

Right as I'm about to push open the door to the brunette's bedroom, I hear him speaking.

"God dammit, Marco you idiot!" A small smile forms on my lips. The door is cracked open, so I peek in. He's sprawled out on his bed, staring up at the ceiling. He groans and flops over, now on his stomach, shoving his face into a pillow. I push the door open and walk into the room unoticed.

My heart starts racing again at the thought of confessing to Marco. About my wand, that is.

I sit down on the edge of his bed. Marco quickly turns over, his face turning red (again!).

"Y-You're back?" he splutters. His eyes are wide with surprise.

"Yep, uh, no more feminine hygene emergency." I never even had an emergency to start with.

"Not that! Y-You didn't leave?"

"Why would I leave?" I ask. I blink at him and take a breath, trying to slow the pace of my beating heart. Marco sits up and looks at me like I'm stupid or something.

"You just caught me going through your purse." I gulp.

"Yeah, I-I guess I should explain... that."

"I guess I should explain something, too."

"Yeah." I nod my head firmly, but I smile coyly at the boy.

We sit cross-legged on his bed, facing each other. Marco decides to go first.

"I, uh... I was going to go through your purse because-"

"Wait. You were going to? As in... you didn't?" I intake a large breath of air, waiting for the brunette to answer.

"N-No, I didn't, not really." I sigh a breath of relief. Marco didn't see anything. My whole break-down was for nothing.

"B-But I was going to, and that is so wrong..." Marco hangs his head in shame. I smile softly and mess up his hair with my hand.

"It's okay, Wild Man. Curiosity didn't kill the stupid boy going through my purse this time."

"You're forgiving me?"

"Yes. But, uh... why were you going through my purse?"

"I wanted to see the thing you were hiding behind your back in sixth hour."

"Oh. That."

"Yep." Silence fills the air. I focus on the patterns of Marco's bedsheets. I can feel Marco's gaze on me, waiting for me to say something. He finally clears his throat.

"What was that?" I bring my eyes up to his. They're gentle and kind, but confused. I sigh deeply and pull my purse off my shoulder. I slowly unzip it and fish around in there for the thing he wants to see- my wand.

I pull it out of my purse, revealing my greatest secret to a boy I hardly know.

I look up at the brunette. His eyes are wide with surprise, and more confusion. He looks to me, then to my wand, then back to me, then back to the wand.

I continue staring at him, hoping, begging that this boy can keep a secret. If he can't...

I get sent back to Mewni and Marco will probably be... terminated. By knowing about my wand, the source of my power...

He knows too much.

I gently take Marco's hand and wrap it around the handle of the weapon so that we're both holding it.

"Marco, this is my wand."

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