Halloween

Kinda sad that I didn't end it like I said…..sorry this update took so long. I've been soooooo busy this last week with all of these Halloween things that I've been doing (if you wanna see my mermaid costume, I've posted pictures on my tumblr pftones3482. I look really hot, just fyi)

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I don't own Star vs. the Forces of Evil.

GENERAL POV

"You mean you get free candy one day every year?" Star gushed in excitement. "Just for dressing up in a costume?"

Marco barely glanced up from his math homework. "Yeah, but it's kind of for little kids. People don't really appreciate teenagers trick-or-treating."

Star grabbed at his arm, her eyes shining. "Oh come on, Marco, please?"

He lifted his eyes to look at her and found her staring at him with her lower lip stuck out and her eyes big and sad. A smile twitched on his face and he shook his head. "Oh, all right. But it's tomorrow, so you're going to have to get a costume quickly."

She jumped to her feet and yanked her wand from her pocket, twirling it around her fingers. "No problemo."

Marco smirked. "Come on Star, magic to make a costume? All the fun of Halloween is making a costume by yourself. Even the people who buy their costumes at a store make some parts of it."

Star frowned ever so slightly. "Huh. That seems dumb, but okay…."

Marco chuckled and turned back to his math book, leaving Star to chew on the edge of her wand in contemplation.

The day flew by, and when Marco saw what Star had managed to pull together in barely twenty four hours, he was flabbergasted.

She descended the stairs with absolute grace, her body draped with a deep lilac and cream colored dress that moved like silken water over her shoulders and hips. Sparkling purple wings protruded from her shoulder blades and her hair was teased and pulled up so that it framed her face, strands dangling down her back. Her eyes were haunting, surrounded by lilac eye-shadow and sparkling stick-on flowers. Her wand was clasped in her right hand, transformed to look like a flower with a butterfly perched on top, the usual hearts on her cheeks had changed to deep purple butterflies, and it took Marco almost a full minute to regain his voice.

"I uh….you uh….um…wow," he managed to stammer out.

Star giggled softly, swiping a strand of hair from her face. "You like it?"

Marco shook his head in disbelief. "How…? And your wings…?"

Star blushed furiously, ducking her head. "They've been growing out a lot lately….I thought it would be dumb to coop them up on Halloween. So I decided to go as a fairy….is it…is it okay?"

Marco swallowed hard, feeling like his entire body was on fire. "Y-yeah. Wow."

Star smiled and then tilted her head. "But where's your costume? Doesn't trick-or-treating start soon?"

Marco nodded and glanced down at himself. He had put on his karate uniform as a last resort, but standing next to Star, he suddenly felt incredibly inadequate. "I…yeah. I'll go put it on. Ferguson called too, invited us to a party at his place later…if you want."

Star's face lit up. "Of course! Hurry up, silly!"

Marco took the steps two at a time and flung his door open, scanning his room anxiously. He dug into his closet and grinned, ripping off his uniform and pulling on his next attempt at a costume.

Star paced the first floor quietly, occasionally brushing hair away from her eyes. When she heard footsteps on the landing, she sighed in relief and turned to look at Marco. "Took you long e-"

Her voice cut out abruptly as he skipped down the stairs, black dress shoes shining under the living room light. Her eyes traveled up his body, adorned in a tuxedo, grazing over the fake gun clipped at his side, and rose to his face, where sunglasses hid his eyes. "What…?"

Marco grinned and sauntered over, pulling the glasses from his face and tucking them in his suit pocket. He swept his body into a bow, taking Star's hand in his and pressing a kiss to the back of it. "Diaz," he said mischievously, looking up with a cocky smile. "Marco Diaz. At your service, milady."

Star furiously tried to hide the blush on her cheeks, pulling her hand away from his grasp quickly. "R-right," she stammered, clutching at her wand and looking anywhere but at Marco, who was way too cute for his own good in a tux. "Let's go, then."

She sped out of the house ahead of him, leaving Marco to chuckle, slide the shades back onto his nose, and dart after her.

The trick-or-treating went quickly, if only because Star was so eager to get candy that they practically ran. Marco did have to stop and explain that the monsters roaming the streets were not, in fact, Ludo's minions, especially after she set some second graders alien antennae on fire.

When they finally got to Ferguson's party, they were loaded down with candy and Star was carrying her heels in one hand. Marco had both bags of candy, and he used his foot to knock on Ferguson's door.

It was answered by Santa Clause, big white beard and all, and Ferguson's eyes twinkled out at them from behind the getup. "Hey guys! You look great! Come on in," he offered, stepping aside and gesturing in.

Music pounded through the house, which was crowded with multiple kids from school. Frankly, Marco was surprised that this many people had shown up, but Ferguson had his ways. He and Star left their bags of candy and Marco's suit jacket in the dining room with everyone else's coats and then joined the group of partiers.

"What do you want to do?" Marco called over the music, turning to look at Star as he rolled his sleeves up to the elbows.

Star stared at him for a second, her cheeks growing warm, and then turned her gaze to the rest of the room. "Uhhh….want to go grab something to eat?" she yelled back.

Marco grinned and ran a hand through his hair, mussing it up even more than usual and sending chills down Star's spine. "Sure!"

They weaved their way around their classmates, complimenting costumes and getting compliments right back, making it to the kitchen with little incident.

The music was noticeably quieter in the kitchen, and Star and Marco took their time gathering plates of finger cookies and green deviled eggs (Marco had to reassure her that they weren't real fingers before she would even touch them).

They stayed in the kitchen for a bit, munching and sitting in a comfortable silence, each of them eyeing the other at various intervals. When Marco finally got up to throw away his plate, he took a second to stretch and gaze out the window.

Star's mouth went positively dry as his shirt was tugged from his waistband and she stood without thinking, striding over to Marco with determination. He noticed her approach and lowered his arms, frowning. "Star? Is something wr-?"

His words broke off as she came within an inch of his nose, his back pressed against the sink and their torsos pushed together. "Star?" he choked out, his voice cracking nervously.

Star blinked and backed up quickly. "I uh…thought I saw um…"

A sly smile slid across Marco's lips and he reached out, grabbing her wrist and pulling her back against him, wrapping his other arm around her waist and teasing at the base of her wings with a thumb. "What did you think you saw?" he asked quietly, leaning closer to her.

Star shivered and swallowed hard. "I saw….saw….oh god, shut up and kiss me."

Marco obliged, attacking her lips with a ferocity neither had felt before and then slowing down into something more sensuous as they relaxed against each other. Star's wings fluttered in delight and Marco caressed a soft hand over her cheek.

When they broke apart several seconds later, cheeks flushed, Marco gave a soft laugh. "I've wanted to do that all night," he admitted, leaning his forehead against hers.

Star grinned. "Me too. You are really hot in a tux."

Marco's eyebrows shot up in surprise and he smirked a little. "Yeah, well, that dress looks really freaking good on you."

Star slid her arms up around his neck and leaned her head on his shoulder. "You wanna go back to the party?" she mumbled into his ear.

Marco glanced back over his shoulder and pursed his lips. "Kind of. We did come here to mingle."

"And to get candy," Star reminded him, tilting her head to look at his face.

Marco chuckled and drew her back to his lips, pressing delicate kisses to her skin. "That too," he agreed, sending chills throughout her body. "Speaking of, how did you like your first Halloween?"

Star pulled away from him slightly and smiled, her eyes twinkling and her lipstick smudged. She reached a thumb up to brush the excess from Marco's lips and chuckled. "I like it. I could've gotten more candy though."

Marco let out a guffaw and shook his head. "You have like, enough to feed the Navy!"

Star giggled and they glanced to the door as Ferguson aka Santa poked his head into the room, taking in the sight of their positions and grinning. "Oh good, you two finally got together," he deduced. "Alfonso owes me twenty bucks. Also, my Mom is starting caramel apples in the living room if you want some."

He ducked out and Star and Marco looked at one another in surprise.

"Twenty bucks?" Marco said in disbelief.

"Caramel apples?" Star wondered.

They looked back at the kitchen door, back at each other, and then back at the door. With synchronized steps they darted for the living room, intent on getting their hands on Santa for two very different reasons.

"FERGUSON!"

Ferguson, you're dead. I'm into so many cartoons right now; I just got into Miraculous Ladybug, so now I have another cartoon to cry over (and probably write for).

….I want pizza.

Review, s'il vous plait, and happy Halloween!