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It had been a few days since Star had given Marco the strange mark on his neck. In the meantime he tried everything he could think of to hide it; turtlenecks, ascots, bandages even his mother's concealer; but he hated them all. Turtlenecks made him feel like a weak man was strangling him. He didn't like wearing an ascot because he wasn't a member of Scooby Doo. Wearing a bandaid only raised a thousand questions over a fake injury.

And for the strangest reason, no matter how much makeup he wore, the mark still shone through.

It was magic alright. The heart on his neck showed no signs of fading, in fact, Marco thought that it was getting bigger; however there was a good chance that he was imagining that. But there was times, when he was close to Star, he could feel the mark tingle. It was very faint, but he couldn't ignore it. Something about the mark responded to her.

Star spent that time reading through her spell book, but nothing looking promising. The truth was, she was almost positive that nothing could be done to free Marco of the pink heart on his neck. But in her mind, there was no other alternative, she had to find something to get rid of it. There had to be.

And so, she and Marco spent their afternoon in the back yard. Star had her trusty wand in hand while she racked her brain for a spell that could do the trick.

"Alright let's see... " Star held her wand close to her face inspecting it for a moment. "What about Glitter Gumdrop Heart Remov-" She noticed the frightened look on Marco's face "Oh wait… nope that would've been really bad."

"You think?" He sputtered clutching his heart. His eyes were wider than she thought possible.

"Hmm… this will be harder than I thought." She sat on the floor crossing her legs.

Marco joined her offering a comforting hand on her shoulder. "What about uh, Sparkle Mark removal-"

"No, no," She brushed him off. "Mark is to close to Marco. I might end up removing you."

"Uh gotcha." He had to admit he was impressed about how much more responsible she had become when casting spells. The pair fell silent for a moment. "Let's just ask Glossaryck, you could find out the name of this thing and-

"No." Star blurted out. Marco looked at her questioningly, something was off about her behavior. "We don't need to do that."

"I think we do, Star. You know knowledge is power." He nodded his head much like Dr. Marco PHD.

"No we don't. I've got this Marco. trust me." She turned towards him, and placed her hand softly on his. "I need you to promise that you'll trust me. Don't ask Glossaryck, I'll figure this out. Give me some time."

The look on Star's face was something that couldn't look away from, because for the first time in their friendship she looked to him desperately-like their lives depended on this one request. He noticed a small pain in his heart.

"I promise Star." His voice sounded sure, but there was something nagging on the inside of him. He wanted to stay true to his promise, but he felt as like Star was hiding something from him.

"Good." She answered happily. Marco was handling this better than she would've expected. "Now I'm off to the liberry." She readied her scissors.

"Sorry Star, but it's pronounced library."

"Not on Mewni. I don't know whose idea it was to store all of our most important books in a giant berry, but it turned out great. The liberrians are so cute." She gushed.

"Great, let me get ready." He was about to make his way into the house to get some traveling snacks, but Star tugged on his red hoodie.

"Ugh, I was hoping to go alone." She said awkwardly, it was hard to tell her best friend that she wanted to fly solo. Star couldn't risk him finding out the truth.

"What what?" He asked, he was clearly upset about her decision.

Star braced herself, and came up with a quick excuse. "Well, you don't have a liberry card, so it won't do you any good. Plus, it took me years before I could get one, and I'm a princess."

Marco seemed to accept her excuse, but that did little to appease Star. There were too many things she had to keep from him. Hopefully this would be the last.

"Alright, well, I'll be here I guess." He sounded disappointed. Marco looked at the floor sadly while his foot shuffled the rocks beneath him.

"Thanks for being so understanding, Marco." The princess wrapped her arms around him in a quick but tight embrace. He fought himself for control. Star was his friend. Star was his best friend. He shouldn't be struggling to keep his hands to his sides, and off of her hips. But she felt so good pressed against him. She smelled so enticing. When she let him go, he felt his body shift towards her.

He watched as she cut into a direct link back into her world. The word beautiful came to mind, but he pushed it aside. Unconsciously his hand drifted to the strange mark on his neck, it was hot to the touch.

Maybe Mewberty was starting to drive him crazy too.

I know this was pretty short BUT the next chapter will be extra spicy.

Thanks for reading!

Atilla the Fun