The hot plate of eggs & bacon seemed to hold all of Marco's attention, the smell of fresh food doing nothing to distract him from the fact that he was now dating an interdimensional princess not a day after she had gone through the harrowing experience of 'mewberty'. 'How did we end up like this?' The thought continued to plague him as he poked at his plate, a gnawing feeling in the pit of his stomach that seemed to deny him the pleasures of a hearty breakfast. 'I mean, I LIKE Star, sure… but do I REALLY like her like that?'

Marco sat the silverware to the side, pressing a hand to his chest. 'Last night, I couldn't think of anything except showering Star with love and affection, but now I…' The memory of her smiling face appeared before him. 'I don't feel the same way I did last night… But then, why…?'

"Good morning, Marco!" Star's cheerful voice broke the boy from his train of thought, turning his head just in time for the princess to catch his lips in a lingering smooch. "Come on, we've got to get running, I want to make sure we don't miss the bus to school!" She wasted no time in grabbing a can of juice from the refrigerator, ignoring the extra plate of food at the other side of the table.

"The bus isn't for another half-hour, don't you want to sit down and eat?"

Star simply shook her head, chugging a third of the liquid and licking her lips. "Nah, I'm not hungry right now, but maybe I'll grab something at school."

Much of the school was still in disarray from the previous day; Many of the lockers were still scattered or torn apart and while Oskar's car had been moved, there was still cracks in the ground showing its landing point as well as the crater where Star had descended. Marco looked around at the aftermath, clicking his tongue. "You'd think that they'd close the school down for a day or two to clean up…"

"Janna!" Marco turned to see Star racing towards the thief standing at the edge of the crater, staring down into the epicenter with a far-off look in her eyes. It wasn't until he felt the sting of teeth on the bottom of his lip that Marco noticed how deep in thought he was, Janna still had Star's spellbook which meant that it was going to be near-impossible to reacquire, unless he could strike some kind of deal with-

"Marco~!" The princess waved to her beau, the Latino making quick strides to join the other two women. "Janna wants to talk to you about something… isn't that right?" She was slow to give her response, nodding and looking up at Marco with glazed eyes.

"Yeah… Marco… I wanted to let you know that I-I kept Star's book safe for her." She swayed on her feet slightly, Star's hand on her back making it seem like the Mewman was the only thing keeping Janna in place. "I'll bring it to you tonight."

"That's… unusually nice of you. What's the catch?" Marco wasn't expecting her to fall into him, hands on his chest as Janna's face came dangerously close to his own. "Um, Janna? Personal space?"

"No catch, Diaz." Janna whispered, glossy lips nipping at flush cheeks. "I just want… to make you two happy…"

Before she could make a connection, Star pulled Janna away by wrapping her arms around her neck and bringing her friend into her body. "Now now, isn't there something else you should be doing…?"

"Yes… something I should be doing…" Janna began to move away, leaving the two to watch her stagger off deeper into the school grounds.

"Janna, wait!" Marco's pleas were stopped by Star's hand on his arm, pulling him away and pushing the boy towards the path to class.

"Don't worry about her, Marco, I'll make sure she's alright." She pulled him back into her one last time in order to plant a hard kiss along his lips. "Go ahead to class and we'll catch up, okay?"

Her kiss left his head swimming and the strange taste of strawberries on his lips, staggering away as she made chase after their friend. "Yeah… yeah, sure thing." He wanted so badly to pull her aside and talk to her about their relationship and how strange things had gotten since the previous day. 'Maybe we can talk about things after class, when I can pull her aside and we can be alone…'

"Why do you think Janna wanted us to come to this empty classroom?" Alfonzo couldn't help but ask his friend as they stood in front of the closed door, Ferguson crossing his arms in thought.

"Isn't it obvious? She's totally going to ask me out!" The taller of the duo merely shook his head as the stout teenager brought a fist to his chest in bravado.

"You're not serious."

"Of course, I'm serious!" The door swung open as both boys peered inside, noticing that their female friend was waiting for them sitting atop one of the many desks, sharp orchid eyes staring back at them. "Hey, uh… Janna, what's with your eyes?"

The girl merely chuckled as she beckoned the boys further inside. "Oh, it's nothing, really. I mean, you'll have them soon too, right Mistress?"

Alfonzo raised an eyebrow, a chill creeping up his spine at his classmate's words, taking a small step backwards. "Um, Ferguson? Maybe we should-!"

His sentence was cut short as the two of them felt something against their backs, plunging into them and taking hold of something precious. Their cries of surprise lasted only for a moment before they both collapsed to the floor into unconsciousness, leaving their assailant standing in place and holding two red glowing shards in-between index and middle fingers, a second set of hands enclosing around them to contain the faint glow.

"Did I do good, Mistress?" Janna's legs kicked as she watched the creature bring both shards to her lips, slipping the red into her open maw and the sound of crunching filled the room, followed by a heavy gulp and the smacking of her tongue upon her upper lip.

A brilliant light enveloped the room, taking the terrifying form of the creature and replacing it with a more familiar one, blonde locks flowing across her shoulders as she shivered in delight from the meal she'd just consumed. "There's nothing like a warm breakfast to start one's morning right." The creature cooed, strolling forward to take her thrall by the chin and marking her with a deep kiss. "You did perfectly Janna, but do you think you could bring me some more of our classmates?" Her lips curled into a familiar smile, hungry eyes perverting the mirth it once portrayed. "I still have room for a few more of our friends…"

~To Be Continued~