A/N: This is an alternate take on a scene from the episode "Deep Dive"
"So… Janna, it's been a while since we've hung out one on one" Marco said in a desperate attempt to break the awkward silence
Janna weighed her options, she could either play along and talk like any normal person would or she could snap her fingers, say chicken-butt, and eat her popcorn in silence as she watched Star's mirror, and she was really considering the latter, but she went against her better judgment and played along, "Yeah, I guess so"
Marco persisted in conversation despite the girl's clear lack of interest "See any good movies lately"
That's what did it, he's been away from Earth for weeks and that's all he comes up with? "Listen, can we not do this?"
"Do what? I'm just trying to make conversation"
"No, THIS is not a conversation, this is forced idle small talk with someone you have to be around" Janna pointed out, growing more irritated by the second
"Well sorry, I just figured we haven't talked in a while-"
"And why is that, Marco?"
"Well, I haven't seen you in a while" he answered
"Oh yeah? What about before then? You saw me every day, you didn't talk to me then" she pointed out
"That's not true, what about when we played D&D together?" he retorted
Janna pretended to think for a moment "Hmm, no, can't say I remember that, I do remember Ferguson, Alfonzo, and I playing D&D before you started playing 'how I saved Mewni' for the billionth time. But alright, we can count that, so other than that, how many times did we hang out?"
Marco thought about it "Well… I was busy hanging out with Jackie"
"Wow, that's amazing because out of all the times I hung out with Jackie I only saw you once, so karate wasn't good enough for you, now you're a ninja too?" she said sarcastically, "Think about it Marco, when was the last time we really hung out, just us, and had a real conversation? I bet you can't even remember"
"Of course I can!" the boy defended, he thought about it for a moment, a long moment, before coming to a shocking realization "It was… two years ago, about a week before… oh."
"Yeah, 'oh'. Ever since Star showed up she's been your entire world, why don't you just admit you're in love with her?"
"I… might be", he sighed "Is it really that obvious to everyone but me?"
Janna nodded in response, "Everyone's rooting for it too, there's not a single person in school that doesn't think you'll get together"
Marco smiled "Well, they always said the same thing about you and me too"
Janna returned the smile "Yeah, they did. It's kind of weird that your relationship status is such a hot topic"
There was a short pause before the two burst out laughing, "God, that is weird"
"Alfonzo even writes fanfiction about it" she said before they burst out laughing once again
"God, that is… kind of creepy, actually", they were silent for a moment, not an awkward silence, and not a comfortable silence, just a silence, they glanced at the mirror a few times to see that Star was still flying through various dimensions, "I'm sorry" was what Marco said to break the silence
"For?"
"You're right, I've been a horrible friend to you and for that, I apologize"
"Don't worry about it" she said
"No, I mean it, I'm sorry and I want to make it up to you" he said with certainty "When are you free to hang out"
"Almost always" she answered
"Perfect, I'll ask Star for tomorrow off then we can spend the whole day together, just you and me like we did before" he stated
"I'd like that" Janna said with a sincere smile "It's a date"
"It is not a date" Marco countered
"I think it is"
"Well, it's not"
"Is"
"Isn't"
"Is"
"Isn't"
"Isn't"
"Is"
Janna smirked "Gotcha"
"Okay fine, it's a friend date, because we're friends"
"Yeah, they have a word for friends that go on dates with each other, it's called being a couple" the girl pointed out
"We are not a-" Marco cut himself off when he noticed that the image on the mirror had vanished and was replaced with static "Oh crap, we forgot about Star!"