Hold me tight

'I'm sorry, I just don't have the same feelings towards you man.'

Those words stung Marco right in his heart. He couldn't stop them from replaying in his head over and over. He had been stupid to confess his feelings towards her like that. He should have known that Jackie wasn't into him. She was way out of his league.

With tears threatening to leak out, Marco hanged his head low and opened the door to his house. As if on cue, Star bolted right to him with a gleaming smile. "Hey Marco! What took you so long?" Her question was never answered. The boy just walked by her and trudged up the stairs to his room.

Star's smile dropped slightly. What was wrong with her best friend? Deciding to see what was the matter, the magical princess ran up the stairs after him. Marco's door was shut, but this didn't stop Star from knocking on the door. "Uh Marco? You in there?" Since there was no answer, Star had to open the door herself to check him out.

There Marco was, laying on his bed with a devastated facial expression. This caused Star to internally wilt. She had never seen her friend look this upset, since...ever actually.

"Marco what's-"

"She wasn't interested." Marco interrupted flatly, staring at the ceiling. The magical princess was still confused. Who was he talking about? Was it someone from school?

"I asked Jackie out. She said no." Marco chose to just tell Star instead of her asking over and over. It saved the pain, he just had to let it out no matter how much it hurt to say it. Star could hear the sadness in his voice. The way it cracked like he was holding back tears; it made Star's heart break into a million pieces.

"Oh Marco...I'm so sorry..." She slowly made her way to his bed and sat down beside his lying form. Star knew all too well how much Jackie had meant to her Earth friend. He had a crush on her since kindergarten for all Star knew because of the freeze day flashbacks.

The two of them fell silent. Star had to think carefully before she spoke. She didn't want to say the wrong thing since her friend was super fragile at the moment.

"I don't know much about Earth and the gist of it, but I do know how great of a person you are. You always have my back whenever I need a hand. We fight monsters side by side, go dimension hopping, and even spent like sixty hours together during the freeze day. Through it all, you never failed to keep me smiling. You're the perfect package Marco, Jackie is seriously missing out. I know that for sure." Finishing her speech, Star was surprised to feel arms wrap around her. It was no other than Marco who gave the princess the tightest hug ever.

"Thanks Star. I know you're trying, and I appreciate it. I just can't help but feel awful. I never felt these feelings towards anyone else other than Jackie...it's going to be hard to move on." Marco released Star and sat up right beside her on his bed. Before Marco could say anything else, Star jumped up on her feet and faced him.

The young teen gave him a smile before leaving his room and going downstairs. Star couldn't bare to see Marco like this. She needed to do something to keep his mind off Jackie.

That's when Star began preparing a surprise for him in hopes that it would make him smile again. A splash of magic here, a splash there; this was going to be a perfect night for the two.

Finally finished, Star blew on her wand and put her hands on her hips. Marco was going to love it! "Ohhhh Marcooo!" The cheerful girl sang out while bounding up the stairs. She wasn't going to take no for an answer, she really wanted her friend to see what was waiting for him.

Once she opened Marco's door, she was surprised to see him still laying on his bed. The expression on his face never changed. It still looked like someone had ripped away something special from him. It hurt Star's feelings a bit though. Marco barley ever talked to Jackie, and he still cared for her dearly.

Marco and Star hung out daily, yet it felt like Jackie was more important to him. Shaking those horrible thoughts out of her head, the princess put a bright smile on and grabbed Marco's hand. "Marco you've go to come down stairs! It's super important, you have to see it!" She constantly pulled on his arm, but he didn't budge.

"Star, I'm really not in the mood. If it's another Earth thing that you have discovered, that's great." With that Marco turned over so that his back was facing Star. Star found this kind of rude. Did all Earth boys act like this when they were heartbroken? No matter, Star wasn't having any of this.

"Please Marco! You have to get up and see! I swear you won't regret it!" Star was begging now, poking Marco's back over and over. Finally Feeling like she was going nowhere, Star got frustrated. With a swift movement she took out her dimensional scissors from her pocket. She then cut in the air that opened a portal, and pushed him in.

"Star- WHA!" The blonde jumped in after him. The portal brought them downstairs where Star wanted to go all this time.

Star landed gracefully on her feet, while Marco landed face first onto the floor. "Really Star?! I told you that-" The rest of what he was going to say got caught in his throat. He had to blink a couple times to make sure he wasn't losing it. Right in front of him was everything he could ever think of. Motivational cat posters, a warm fireplace, an array of movies, a comfy couch with many pillows and blankets, and even warm hot chocolate.

"I knew you were feeling down, so I wanted to cheer you up!" Star said and gave Marco a warm smile that could make anyone melt. Looking around, Marco was speechless. She...she did this all for him, and he was nothing but a jerk towards her.

"You don't like it...I..."

"No Star...I love it. I love everything...just...wow." Marco fell silent in awe. Star took this moment to grab his hand and sit down beside him on the couch. "I care about you Marco. I couldn't leave you feeling heartbroken; I just couldn't." She whispered the rest, eyes still focused on the brown haired boy beside her.

Still too amazed for words, Marco could only lean in and hug his best friend super tight. It meant that he really appreciated everything Star had done for him. Sometimes things were just too great for words.

"Now who wants nachos?" Star's voice rang out suddenly as the two released from the hug. Not waiting for an answer, Star quickly jumped up from her spot and ran to the kitchen. Once she came back, she revealed a plate full of a replica of 'Marco's Super Awesome Nachos.' You could tell by looking at them that it was Star's first time making nachos, but it didn't fail to make Marco's face light up.

For the rest of the night, the two monster fighters chatted, laughed, watched movies, and ate nachos all the while cuddling on the couch. The best part was, Marco forgot all about Jackie and enjoyed the night with his favourite foreign exchange student.

A/N Sorry, I just have a little tear in my eye. I'm not crying!

I literally love every moment the two spend together! They are the perfect pair!

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