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Princess Charms - Chapter 3 - Clovers
Marco Diaz wasn't one to shy away from the extraordinary, in fact he'd grown quite accustomed to it. He could battle horrible monsters, deal with magical transformations and escort hyperactive princesses through danger as the calls to action came. He even had a litter of laser puppies at home. However the ordinary was still a problem for Marco on a regular basis. People thought he was too neat and organized, social situations at school were a chore to navigate and talking to girls was about the most impossible task you could ask of him. Well one girl anyway, the only girl it really mattered to get the conversation right with every time; Jackie Lynn Thompson.
Jackie was the prettiest girl in the entire school (if you were to ask Marco, anyway). She had short blonde hair with a sea-green streak in it that matched her equally pretty sea green eyes. Usually seen riding around on her skate board in a very complimentary t-shirt and jean shorts. Complete with all the required safety gear and pads a girl could need to ride and keep herself from getting hurt (also important if you were to ask (probably only) Marco)). A girl that perfect you couldn't just approach and say any stupid thing that came to mind. You had to be suave and cool, intelligent but not nerdy. You had to have style. You had to have confidence! You needed a book!
Well for this one case anyway. Today Marco was in the Echo Creek Academy's high school library looking to get some studying done for an especially annoying history lesson his troll of a teacher (literally, after a magical accident made her into one) assigned the class. He expected he'd be able to pass but his friend, the current Echo Creek Academy exchange student residing at his house was going to have more trouble than most. Being the magical hyperactive princess he usually assisted through dangerous adventures, Star Butterfly was completely alien to Earth history and culture. Which was why the two had decided to stop and read up to provide her with the necessary lessons and him with a refresher. That was until other things had caught their attention.
Shortly after entering the library they had spotted their respective crushes in the building. Jackie had been checking out some books to read for entertainment and Star's crush Oskar Greason was thumbing through the music CD's the library had to check out. Spotting an opportunity Star had pushed Marco in the direction of Jackie and left to go make a move on her own target. That had been a few minutes ago though, Marco hadn't seen Star since and didn't know how she was doing on her quest. He however had to make a move soon as Jackie was lined up to check her books out and Marco didn't want to go back and report to his friend he'd not even tried. Taking a deep breath Marco reached out and picked up a random book off the shelf that was closest to him. It didn't matter what it was, he just needed and excuse to get in line behind her. Tucking it under his arm Marco approached the line and stood behind her.
Stepping almost silently Marco kept his breathing under control while he tried to come up with a good opening line. Something that was personal but not too pushy. He tried to get a look at the titles of her books to see if that would help him spark a conversation but she held them against her chest and it made the text impossible to read without being obvious. Marco tried looking for other clues to help him get a few words out but nothing else on her person was coming to mind. The only other thing he was aware of was her skate board and she didn't even have it with her right now. All of his searching lead Marco's eyes to fall on Jackie's behind. Wearing her jean shorts as usual, they were a snug fit and made for a very impressive sight. Though it was like looking into the sun, keep it up for too long and there's bound to be some damage. A lesson imparted on him first hand as her hips turned to bring her backside slightly out of view as Jackie was looking right in his direction. "Marco?"
"Oh! Uh, hey Jackie." Bad situation. Did she catch him staring at her ass? It wasn't really long enough to be staring but the time frame probably didn't matter to her at this point. Quick, think of something to cover yourself. "I'm sorry, I was just lost in thought." Good, good excuse. Even had the benefit of being half true, he just didn't want to elaborate on what those thoughts were. "Are you getting stuff for that test?"
"No, just something to read at home." Now that she had them under her arm Marco could see they were a series of mystery novels he'd only ever heard of in passing. That didn't help him too much in terms of conversation. Other than she liked to read in her spare time. "You too?"
"Oh me? Yeah, I enjoy a good book every now and then. Just kicking back and reading to ease my troubled mind." This was going a lot better than he had expected it to. He even felt like she was engaged in the conversation. Jackie's eyes tilted down to look at the book Marco was holding onto and grinned to herself.
"That's cool." She said with a smile that made Marco's heart flutter. However before things could get farther Jackie's turn was up next in line and she was checking out her books with the librarian. While she attended to that Marco was working on keeping his breathing under control, focusing on how to keep things going once she was done. Should he check out his book and walk home with her if she asked? Would it be okay if he offered? He'd have to go tell Star first before he took off but maybe this was his only chance. What if she wanted to ride her skateboard though? She loves skateboarding, why the heck didn't he have one of his own? He needed to get a skateboard and then try not to look like a dork while riding one. That could cut into his martial arts training though and he needed that for- "Bye Marco."
"Bye Jackie!" Marco said as he waved to the girl of his obsession while she made her exit. By the time he realized what had happened she was out the door and the conversation he'd hoped to kindle was already done. "Aaaaaaand I blew it." Marco said with a sigh, looking down at the ground. That was the best result of any attempt he'd ever made in talking to Jackie and it was over in a flash. All he'd really gotten out of that was the fact she liked to read at home. Which he did now too apparently, if he wanted to keep up with the story he'd just told her.
"Next in line." The librarian called out, directly to Marco as he was the only person left. Walking up to the counter, Marco set the book he'd grabbed randomly on the desk and kept looking at the rather ugly carpet of the library while seeping in his depression. The librarian looked the title over and gave Marco a stare over her glasses. "Really, kid? You didn't seem like the type." Marco snapped back to reality at her comment and finally got a look at the book's title as well; Sunlight: Fading Dusk. It was that vampire romance novel that was really popular a few years back and even got a movie series created after it. He'd watched the first one with Star to satiate her curiosity and she'd been done with the film before it was even over. Marco also came to the realization Jackie had seen him holding that book and that he'd commented on how excited he was to get home and read it tonight.
"I uh... I'm not the brightest." Marco said, though for completely different reasons than what the librarian was asking him for.
"Whatever makes you happy, I say. Don't worry none, I loved it when I read it. Way better than those cheesy movies."
"Yeah, thanks. Think I'm just gonna use it to lay my head down and wallow in my shame for a while instead."
"There's better authors for that, but suit yourself." Marco thanked the librarian and proceeded over to an empty table where he could rest his arms on his latest book checked out and his head over that, groaning to himself.
"I am such an idiot." Well at least he didn't humiliate himself in front of a crowd. Just the one girl he'd wanted to make a good impression on. Maybe once the week was over she'd just forget they'd even talked and he could try to start brand new. Marco did a pretty good job of fading into the background when he wasn't drawing attention to himself alongside Star. While he contemplated how to make another move towards Jackie, Marco felt small fists beat softly against his back. Lifting his head up Marco looked over his shoulder to see an excited Star Butterfly hitting him lightly to get his attention over and over again with both hands, smiling brightly in excitement. "St-St-St-St-ar-ar-ar-ar?"
"Marco, it went great!" The blonde princess said in excitement as the spun around and grabbed a chair next to her friend, taking a seat daintily as she landed on the chair. "Okay so I walked right up to him and I was all 'Hey' and then he was all 'Hey' and then I was all 'Hi' and then he actually said 'Hi' too! Can you believe it!?" Marco was about to reply but Star was on a roll. "Then like we went back and forth like that for, I dunno, three minutes or something and then I asked him what music he liked. And he handed me this!" Star shoved a CD case directly into Marco's face without giving him much of a chance to actually recognize what was on the cover. It was gone and back in her hands in seconds with her excitement. "I dunno who Dolt Funk is but I bet it's totally great. Oh Marco it was just perfect!"
"That's great Star, I'm glad to hear it." Marco smiled happily at her friend, always feeling her joy rubbing off on him when she was overflowing with happiness like that.
"Okay okay okay... phew, okay. Soooooo how did it go with Jackie?" Marco's smile faded quickly after that question and Star's went along with him. "Not so good?"
"Well it started off okay I guess, she talked to me."
"That's an improvement." Star said with hope rising in her voice.
"I managed to learn she likes mystery novels, so I told her that I like to read at home too."
"Really? Cause now that I think about it, I don't remember ever seeing you just reading for fun."
"Yeah, I don't really. That was mistake one. Mistake two was when she caught me holding this book I'd grabbed off the shelf randomly to get in line behind her." Marco handed the romance novel to Star and she made a face that was equivalent to someone tasting cheese that had spoiled. "So who knows what she thinks of me because of that."
"Why would you grab this of all things? We didn't even finish the movie."
"Apparently the book is better, doesn't matter though, wasn't paying attention when I picked it up. So yeah... not the best right now." Marco took the book back, crossed his arms over it and let his head fall hard into the pillow he'd made for himself. Through the muffles of his sleeves he spoke up. "I'm still glad things worked out good for you, though." Star watched her depressed friend curl up inside his own little sphere of sadness and sighed, wanting to help him but not sure how. Picking up her wand Star chewed on the decorative end a little while she pondered, the little gem lighting up in the center of the wand when an idea hit her.
"Say Marco, did you really think things were going to go well with Jackie?" Marco's head turned on his arms in surprise, he'd never heard Star be quite so blunt before.
"Say what now?"
"I mean, when you went up to talk with her, what were you thinking about?"
"What was I thinking about? Um... well lets see, I was trying to think of how to talk to her, what she might like, trying not to say anything wrong, figuring out how to look well... not dorky." Making sure she didn't catch him looking at her butt. Though he wasn't going to say that one out loud. Star nodded as he listed the different things he was concerning himself with, taking note of each one. "Why do you ask?"
"Because you're always focusing on trying not to do anything wrong. You never think about doing stuff right!"
"What? That's not true. I focus on the right way to do things all the time. Haven't you seen my arrangement of personal hygiene products?" He always made sure all items that could be needed were assorted and filled to requirement should an emergency arise.
"Yeah and that's a little off-putting and all, but that's not what I mean. When it comes to talking to her you only ever think about avoiding doing stuff wrong. When you do well at other things you're focused on doing it the right way." Marco raised a finger to correct her but stopped short when he realized there might have been a lot of truth to that. Was he actually focusing on all the wrong things when he was only trying to do it the right way? "Or you just act natural like when we hang out. I'm a girl and you don't have any problem talking to me."
"That's different, talking to you is easy. I don't feel like I have to be worried about saying something wrong with you."
"Oh yeah?" Star asked with a raised eyebrow, wondering what exactly that meant. "How so?"
"I dunno, I guess I just feel natural around you."
"Aww." Star's moment of offense quickly spun around into a second of endearment for Marco when he expressed himself that way. "So you just gotta feel natural around Jackie then." Easier said then done as far as Marco was concerned. He took a deep breath and rubbed his face with his hands. Things honestly felt pretty hopeless. Though Star wasn't deterred as she scooted her chair in closer to Marco to talk in a lower tone. "You know what you should do; fantasize your victory."
"I'm not sure I follow."
"Just think about the perfect result of how you want things to go and try to make it like that." Star explained with a cheerful grin and Marco thought it over to himself.
"But... what if it starts to not go that way?"
"Oh it never does." Star answered confidently. "I always picture myself riding side saddle behind Oskar on a robot stallion through a star field while he plays me a song he wrote just for me on that magic button guitar."
"Keytar."
"Yeah, that thing." Star said dreamily as she was lost in thought for a moment. Marco gave her a second to come back to reality while she played out her little music video in her head. "But yeah, just think about things going their best and try to do that! You'll do a lot better I bet." It was a sound argument but Marco wasn't sure it would work for him. Picturing something going that well with no mistakes wasn't really practical in his mind. Certainly not how he had learned the world works from his personal experience. Star had endless optimism but it was harder for him to muster.
"I get what you're saying but I'm not sure I can do it."
"Oh come on, you're telling me you never fantasized about what a good date with someone would be like?" Now that... that was a dangerous question. Sure he'd thought of how things could go really well before but none of it was very likely or realistic. "Go ahead and share one with me." Star was pressed against him shoulder to shoulder now waiting for him to tell her something juicy. Caving in Marco decided to give her what she wanted.
"Alright, so I guess... I was thinking it might be cool if maybe... I learned how to skate board too so that I could walk her home, skate her home I guess." Star leaned in closer wanting more but blinked when she realized no more was coming.
"So just... skate boarding together?"
"Y-yeah... y'know, cause she likes it."
"Do you like it?"
"Tried it once when I was little, fell down a lot." Star seemed disappointed with this response, finding it not nearly as juicy and full of victory as she had been hoping to get from him.
"Do you have any of them where you two are doing things that you like together?" Well yeah there was one... more than one to be honest but one in particular. The one that felt like it had the most chance of actually happening. But that one was a bit personal.
"I... don't think I should say."
"Oh come on, if you can't tell it to me then who can you tell it to?" Maybe one of the guys? Though Star had quickly become one of the closest friends Marco ever had in his life. Sharing personal things with her didn't seem odd to him, even if she was a girl. He took a breath before saying this next one.
"Okay. So sometimes I've thought about... taking Jackie with me to... the Lucky Room."
"Oooooh, the Lucky Room!" Star said in a hushed whisper once it was finally revealed. After a moment there was a silence between them and she whispered again. "What's the Lucky Room?"
"Seriously?" Of all the things he had to explain. He was sure she might have heard about it by now with how social she was with everyone in school. Though Star did have an innocent quality to her that it made it hard to bring up things that were suggestive in nature. If only people knew just how well informed she was on sexuality. "Okay so... in the back of the library there's a bunch of rooms that we used to use for classes. Four of them, all named after seasons. There's a Winter Room and a Summer Room, each one decorated to represent the season they're named after. Well before the school got an expansion, we used to use the Spring Room for music classes. Because of that the Spring Room is actually sound proof. Now it's been a long time since anyone's used that room for anything other than storage, but rumors are that sometimes people would sneak back there and... well... do stuff."
"Stuff?" Star asked confused.
"Y'know, 'stuff'." Marco tried to clarify, it took Star a moment to grasp what "stuff" was but when she got it her eyes widened.
"Ooooh, 'stuff'."
"Right. So because the room is sound proofed and the walls have decorations of clovers on them for spring, people started calling it the Lucky Room. Cause it's where you go to get lucky." Star nodded her head a bit in realization, never knowing before that such a place existed on school grounds or that students were using it for their own entertainment.
"So you've thought about you and Jackie in..."
"I shouldn't have said anything." Marco grumbled and set his face back down on his folded arms, regretting ever having explained all of this to her. The hell was he thinking revealing something that embarrassing about himself? Star was ever supportive though and put an arm around him.
"No, it's okay. She's really pretty right? I bet you're not the only one that's thought that before about her." This really wasn't helping him any with her offering the imagery of other guys taking Jackie to the "Lucky Room". Though her trying to be supportive did make him raise his head.
"So you don't think I'm a weird pervert?" Marco asked, a little scared to hear the answer. After the whole thing with explaining how internet porn worked and then their little brush together at the beach Marco had been concerned that Star might want to keep her distance from him. Somehow though she seemed warmer and closer than ever.
"Marco, I've seen weird perverts before. You're not a weird pervert." Then every so often she dropped a line like that which made Marco wonder just what exactly Star had seen in the past while traveling around with her inter-dimensional friends. "Where could I find this Lucky Room anyway?" The princess had a mischievous grin about her and Marco looked to put the cap on it before she decided to get into trouble.
"You'd have to go past the librarian's desk to get to it. It's the hallway opposite side where the bathrooms are. Nobody's allowed down there though for this exact reason."
"So your fantasy involves getting her into a room that's impossible to enter?"
"Didn't yours involve flying through space on a rocket unicorn or something equally impossible to that?" Star just giggled to herself as she remembered that little sequence in her head again. "Besides I just said no one's allowed to go in there, I didn't say it was impossible."
"Oh really?" Star asked, that mischievous grin returning once more. "But a safe kid like you wouldn't possibly break the rules, even for Jackie. Would you?" She was goading him now. Star knew he didn't like the nickname Safe Kid but she wasn't being malicious. Instead trying to get him to rise to action.
"That a challenge?" Marco asked as he sat up straight, smiling himself now.
"Maaaaaaaybe. All depends on if you could even get yourself and another person into this room like you wanted. But something like that sounds way too dangerous for-" Star was cut short as Marco arose to his feet and took her by the hand, leading her towards this mysterious room she was so curious about now. Sure she'd teased him into doing something he never would have done on his own, but Marco never really felt bothered when Star pushed him past his boundaries. If anything it felt like he was stronger because of it every time she did. As they proceeded forward Marco felt her hand grip his a little tighter and he returned the squeeze, both forgetting entirely about their homework and even their crushes. Now they were on a little adventure together and that was what really mattered.
Marco stopped by a bookshelf close by the librarian's desk, a spot where they were out of an easy line of sight but they could keep tabs on things around them. Marco removed two books blindly from the shelf and handed one to Star. "Here, pretend to read for a little bit." Star was confused but did as she was told, looking around to see that no one was be paying attention to them.
"So is that the hallway there?" Star asked as she motioned directly ahead of them to a hall that lead to four separate rooms, just as he'd described to her. "I don't think anyone's looking, shouldn't we make a break for it?"
"That's what they want you to do." Marco said confidently. "Just wait, we have to clear phase one in a few minutes." Star didn't really understand but trusted in her friend as they stood in place, pretending to read. In fact Star was getting a little bored and started to actually look through the book that had been pulled out for her. Something about a country called Germany? So many languages and countries on this planet and they were all filled with human Earthlings and no monsters of any kind. Earth really was a complicated place, to the point she didn't know how they kept it all sorted out. After a little bit Marco nudged Star and they watched the janitor pass by and go into the boy's bathroom, closing it off for cleaning. "Phase 1 complete."
"That's it, just waiting for the janitor to clean the bathroom? Marco we could have gone before he even showed up." Star didn't get what all the fuss was about but Marco just grinned slyly.
"Hold on, phase two is about to begin." Star watched on as the librarian looked up from her work computer and checked to see if the coast was clear. Not spotting Marco or Star in their hiding place, she pulled out her phone with attached ear buds. Sticking them into her ears she began to watch whatever program she'd been wanting a chance to see, facing towards the front of the library with her back to the two teenagers. "And now we make a move." Putting the book back quietly Marco checked to be sure no other students were watching now and motioned for Star to follow him into the forbidden hallway. In just a few causal steps the duo had cleared the open floor and were out of plain sight, Marco checking the doors until he found the one labeled "Spring Room". A careful twist and pull and the heavy door opened slowly. Marco motioned for Star to sneak in while he followed behind, slipping inside and bracing the door so it closed quietly. They were in.
"So this is it, huh?" Star asked looking around the dark room. There were two fluorescent ceiling lights on in the corner to give the room a small amount of light to see but beyond that it was mostly dark. Scattered about were old desks, stands for music sheets, various knickknacks and a set of small fold out bleachers that went up only a few steps. Most likely used for choir practice for the kids to all stand in line together and sing. Along the top of the walls a banner of green clovers and white flowers lined the room to give it the spring feel. "Not quite as impressive as I imagined."
"Well it hasn't been used for a long time." Marco said as he walked deeper into the room and Star followed. Sitting on the second step of the bleachers Marco relaxed. "Told you I could get us in though."
"Never doubted you for a minute." Star said with a smile and took a seat next to him, looking around the room. "How are we going to get out without getting caught?"
"I... uh... I actually hadn't thought of that part." Marco said suddenly realizing the situation he'd trapped them in. "I'll try to figure out something." While Marco was lost in thought Star was looking around the quiet room. She could see how this was a place a couple would want to retreat to. It was cozy and peaceful in a way. The idea someone could walk in and catch you also felt a little exciting. How many couples had the Lucky Room seen in the past? "But now you can take it all in while we figure out how to escape."
"What do you mean, we're not done yet." Star said with a smile. "This is just the first part of what you were telling me, how do things go after that?" Marco felt his cheeks flush red after Star asked him what he'd pictured he and Jackie would do when they were alone and Marco felt there were some things you don't even tell your best friend.
"Maybe we should just skip that part?" Marco offered but Star wasn't about to accept that.
"Skip it? Marco this is the most important part! You get her in this room, all alone, just the two of you. What are you going to do after that?"
"I... I uh... I dunno. I just sorta figured things would kinda happen on their own." Star rolled her eyes with an exaggerated sigh. "What?"
"You can't just leave it to chance after doing all that cool spy stuff out there that got us here in the first place. How'd you even know all of that to get us by without being caught?" Marco just shrugged at her question.
"I just pay attention to things is all."
"Okay then, lets have you pay attention to me. We'll pretend I'm Jackie and you can try out all the things you wanted to say to her on me." Marco swallowed a lump in his throat, not entirely comfortable with this idea.
"Star that might not be such a great-"
"I'll even make it easier." Using her magical wand Star tapped the top of her head lightly, a blue streak of color appearing down her very long hair. It wasn't the sea green color that Jackie wore but the effort was a sweet touch. "Okay, let's try this. Ahem. 'Hey Marco, wanna skate board with me sometime?'" Star took on an exaggerated California surfer's accent while she talked to try and copy Jackie's way of speech, though it wasn't going over so well.
"Okay that last part is pulling me out of the illusion."
"Fine fine, I'll talk normal." Star said with a giggle as she slid closer to Marco on the bleachers. "So Marco, why did you invite me, Jackie Lynn Thompson, into the Lucky Room with you?"
"Jackie says her full name when she asks questions like that?" Marco asked with a smile.
"Of course I do, it's how I'm sure people know that I'm Jackie Lynn Thompson." Star continued without missing a beat. "So Marco, why did you ask me to come in here with you?"
"I uh... wanted to spend time with you?" Marco offered in response, feeling a little silly they were playing this out together.
"Oh yeah, we couldn't have just spent time together out in the library?" Star was smirking with great amusement at getting to play this role, the flirty tone in her voice not helping Marco any in responding intelligently.
"Well I thought that... maybe... Star I feel really silly."
"Hey, I told you twice now my name is Jackie. Unless you'd rather spend time with your friend Star instead?" That question made Marco feel conflicted inside and he didn't really understand why. It was a sign though that he might as well play along since Star wasn't going to let up on him.
"Okay then... Jackie. I just really wanted a chance to talk to you. Alone, because I kinda... well if you're not seeing anyone..."
"Marco, you didn't ask me in here just to make a move on me did you?"
"What? No, I wasn't just trying to do that. I respect you as a person."
"Oh so you're not interested in me like that? That's too bad, I'm not dating anybody right now either."
"Wait so you want me to ask you out?"
"I don't know, do I?" She asked with a smile that made Marco's heart beat a little faster. Marco wiped some sweat off his brow as this conversation was getting difficult to continue.
"Star, I don't-"
"Jackie. I'm Jackie." StarJackie said and made Marco look her direction while she reinforced the act. "This is important Marco, so don't lose focus." He tried to remember that this little game they were playing was to help him get over his anxiety and become more confident overall. "So, you wanted to ask me out?" Marco licked his lips and tried to soldier on.
"Ye-yeah. Yeah, if you uh... if you don't mind. Maybe we could go out. Sometime. Together, you know?" Even while just acting the part he was a nervous mess. Marco cursed his awkwardness in these situations. Why couldn't he have Star's confidence?
"Hm. I'm not sure." StarJackie said in response, looking away disinterested. "I don't feel like you really want to date me."
"...huh?" Marco said completely speechless now. He was expecting Star to either drop the act and judge him or just scold him on his poor performance. This was completely unexpected.
"I mean you could have asked me out there, but you didn't. So why not?" This was going in a much different direction than he anticipated and Marco tried to recover.
"I just... St- I mean Jackie. I didn't think you'd ask me that."
"Gotta think on your feet, Marco. I'm wondering if you really like me or if you just think I'm pretty." StarJackie was playing her role almost too well, acting completely aloof and carefree as if she was someone else. It really drove Marco to step up his game.
"No I do like you, a lot! I mean there's all sorts of things I like about you."
"Oh yeah?" She said glancing his way again.
"Yeah like uh... your personality. You're really confident and happy, and you treat everyone you meet like a friend."
"That so?" StarJackie slid a little closer to Marco on the bleachers.
"And you're really athletic and energetic. I mean the things you can do are just inspiring to watch."
"So you're watching me, Marco?"
"I... can't really help myself." Marco's words made StarJackie slide closer yet again.
"So what else?"
"Also you have really pretty blonde hair." They were side by side now, Star had her hip pressed up against Marco's and he didn't mind the contact at all. In fact it was very welcome. "Sometimes too I just like looking at your eyes. They're a really pretty blue." She was leaning in towards him and Marco was doing the same to meet her. She was so close now.
"Jackie's eyes are green." Star corrected.
"Oh?" Marco asked, not really caring he'd got the color wrong. It was the eyes in front of him that he was getting lost in now. They leaned in together and closed their eyes, sharing a kiss that either was unexpected or what they'd both wanted all along. He wasn't really sure and it didn't bother him to ignore the questions attached to what they were doing. This kiss felt far too good.
Their lips pressed together for some time, Marco wasn't sure how much had passed but he was enjoying every second of it. When they finally broke apart he looked back into her eyes and could see she wanted the same as him, their mouths leaning forward to meet again. It felt more intense than the time she'd kissed him on the bed or that night on the beach. Something about this felt primal and hungry, at least for himself. As if what had been teased at before was now within his grasp. Marco's lips parted to deepen the kiss and Star replied with the same, their tongue moving out to meet each other. His arm rose up and held Star by her lower back, her hand raising and gripping Marco by the sleeve of his hoodie. He could feel his body heat up under his clothes with her so close to him and he didn't mind in the least.
Despite of, or due to, their eagerness their kisses were clumsy. Marco had never been this intimate with anyone before and from what Star had told him previously neither had she. Even if each step felt a little awkward and tense he still enjoyed the contact. His arms pulled Star slightly closer to his body and she let out a surprised moan into their kiss that gave him further confidence. Star's arms both rose up around his shoulders and they separated their kiss again, panting hard and staring into the eyes of one another. She really did have the most beautiful blue eyes he'd ever seen. At times it looked like stars were shimmering inside of them. "Marco?" Star asked through warm breaths he could feel on his face. What was she asking? To stop? To keep going? He really couldn't tell, even in the heat of the moment like this he couldn't read girls all that well. So he went with his instincts and put his other arm around her as well to put them in an embrace together. Though it was awkward with their position on the bleachers.
"Star." If this was supposed to be teaching him how to talk more confidently it wasn't working as he found himself still at a loss for words. Star's face changed a little when he called her by her own name. Instead of using the one they were supposed to be for this little confidence role play they'd started, but he couldn't tell if she was upset or happy from it.
"But..." Marco leaned in and kissed her again, he didn't want her to correct him. All he could think about right now was the girl directly in front of him. Star gasped a little from the sudden kiss but returned it as eagerly until breaking the contact again. "Wait." Star forced Marco to loosen his grip on her and in a move that left him stunned rearranged herself to sit on his lap so they'd be face to face. Encouraging him to hug her again Marco's arms came up around Star's lower back and she smiled at him from her position. She nodded as if to ask if this was okay and he nodded in return, confident she was perfectly aware he didn't mind with what she was sitting on right now. She'd proven at the beach that if she desired she could get and hold Marco's attention. Now she had it completely.
They kissed again and it felt just as passionate as before if not a little more erotic. Their bodies rocked slowly against each other, as if to test the waters with the friction between them. Marco was sure Star was fully aware of what they were doing and he decided not to question or fight it, just letting her take him on the ride. The kiss was becoming slightly easier as well as the two were learning how to find a rhythm with the other that was pleasant for both sides. As they shared hot breath together Marco decided to take a small risk himself as she had with him, letting one of his hands slide down under her skirt and placing it on her behind. Star's eyes opened with surprise and she broke the kiss with him, looking at him through the dim room with a flirtatious grin. Apparently he'd done well, lucky him. Taking another risk he leaned in slowly, still not sure what she'd allow but confident she'd stop him if it went too far. Breathing out slowly Marco kissed at Star's neck and the girl let out an erotic moan, her fingers gripping hard at the back of his hoodie. "Marco."
"Star... I..." He felt words about to come out of his mouth that he didn't have the power to stop. Dangerous ones that could either ruin or deepen their relationship once they were spoken. Out of fear of going toy far he wanted to silence himself but he was lost in the moment with her. To the point it took both of them a second to realize the door to the "Lucky Room" was slowly swinging open with a creaking noise that broke through every sound they made like a knife through butter. Star was faster to act than he, realizing the situation they were in she pushed Marco down hard to lay against the bleachers and flattened herself out over top of him. Marco put a hand on her back and her head as the two held their breath while the janitor looked around inside the room for a moment. He could feel her heart beating hard against his own but was a little too terrified to appreciate the contact they were sharing.
Without a word the door closed again and the janitor was gone, leaving them in the storage room together again. Once they were clear Marco loosened his grip on Star's body and she sat up over top of him, her hair draping down around him not unlike that day they shared together in his room. The hearts on her cheeks were a deep red, her blue eyes sparkled in the dim light. He wanted to pull her back down against him again, to continue where they had stopped but Star was up on her feet in a moment and put a hand out to help Marco up as well. "That was a close call." She said with a charming smile.
"Yeah..." Marco said trying to hide his disappointment at the moment they'd shared together passing. Despite what they'd both enjoyed it appeared Star had decided to put a stop to it. Maybe that was for the best? He didn't know for sure. She still looked beautiful in the dark, not unlike an actual star. "I didn't think he'd actually check in here on us."
"Me either." Star said with a tone that was hard to figure out for Marco. It wasn't disappointment but she wasn't happy either. "I guess we should get out of here before someone else notices, huh?"
"Yeah... but that might be harder now that he's out there. He could be cleaning one of the other rooms right now. And none of them are sound proofed like this one." That probably wasn't an issue though, if they were quiet sneaking out would be fairly easy. Was he making excuses to keep them there? It made him feel dirty for trying to manipulate the situation when she'd already made up her mind about what she wanted to do.
"Oh I already figured out how to get out of here when we came in." Star said with a grin and pulled her magic dimensional scissors out of her purse. "One little hole and we can just pop outside the library and walk right back in for our books."
"Whoa, wait a minute? You had that planned out from the beginning? Then why did you ask me how to get out?"
"So I could keep you stuck in here and make you work on your seduction skills." Star explained and tapped her head with her wand, the blue streak of color disappearing to return her with the blonde curtain of hair she normally wore. "Otherwise you might have tried to run right away."
"So... this was all to help me talk to Jackie?" That left him even more conflicted than when he'd sneaked in here with Star to begin with. Did that mean everything they did was for that purpose? Even after they'd stopped talking.
"Well yeah, why else would I have kept us in here?" He wondered about that and the tone of her voice made him question it further. They both knew the reasons why they should have left sooner. Because there was a girl he already liked. There was a boy Star already liked too. So what did it mean when they were alone together? What did all of that mean back there? Or was he not supposed to ask that question at all? All this time he'd been nervous about Jackie to the point it made him ache with stress. Star made his heart ache with something else and he felt it was too risky to bring it up between them. Losing his best friend because of a stupid question he should ignore was too painful to bear.
"So... did I pass?" Marco asked as Star had pulled out here scissors, smiling at him through the dark room. She looked back at the door to make sure no one else was about to walk in on them before moving to Marco and giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"I'd give you a passing grade." Star said cutely and used her scissors to open up a dimensional doorway for them to exit outside of the school. After passing through and out of the Lucky Room they wouldn't talk about what happened in there for the rest of the day. Funny enough they wouldn't mention Oskar or Jackie either for the rest of that night either. Instead just enjoying the company of the other. Like the very best of friends.