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Chapter Summaries

ABBW 1

Marco accidentally exposes Star, leading to an in depth and passionate conversation in Marco's parents car involving the admittance of their feelings. Star compares herself to Jackie, and Marco tries to stay respectful to Star while in her vulnerable state.

ABBW 2 (LEMON)

Star and Marco become connected. Mr. Diaz interrupts a very private moment between Star and Marco. Star and Marco begin to notice the effects of The Bond, prompting them to set some ground rules.

ABBW 3 (LEMON)

Mr. Diaz discusses with Marco the events that transpired between Marco and Star in the car. Star and Marco begin to experience pleasures and desires simultaneously. Star and Marco get into an argument about lying.

ABBW 4

Star admits to lying as well. Star and Marco remain connected as the sleep, introducing the world of their combined preconscious minds, and the events that transpired there.

ABBW 5

Star and Marco both wake from the dream. The effects of Star's magic inside Marco begin to show. Star believes Marco may not be telling the truth when he claims not to remember the dream. Star hijacks Marco's brain for the truth, prompting Marco to defend himself which in the end injured him the most.

ABBW 6

Marco is trapped in his own mind. He begins chasing a remnant of magic left floating in his preconscious mind by Star. Star reveals the truth to Janna. Marco stops chasing the light and decides to look deeper into his mind for answers. Some time has passed. Star visits Janna with the plan to go visit Marco. Janna cherishes Stars presence, showing signs of infatuation for her. Star doesn't notice, and Janna doesn't push, knowing who Star is meant for.

ABBW 7

Marco has entered a new part of his Mind, resting on the border of his subconscious mind, experiencing the strange physics of the space. Marco uses information he recalled from a previous conversation with Star to give him some insight on this place. Marco follows a trail left by a manifestation of Star's magic called the Creature down Memory Lane. Marco confronts his subconscious, who has taken the form of somebody familiar to Marco and calls it's self Ocram. Ocram gives Marco some insight on his own mind and explains how Star's Magic is affecting Marco, the origin of Marco's abilities, and what that floating ball of light really was.

ABBW 8

Star has locked her self in Marco's room on Mewni for a couple days, enjoying her time alone in Marco's bed. Pony head convinces her that she need to leave the room. After an insightful conversation with Star Tom enters Marco's room as well, knowing he shouldn't be there. He begin going through Marco's things, finding things that place large questions about Marco in Tom's mind. Tom hides from Star as she cleans Marco's room.

ABBW 9 (LEMON/YIFF-ish)

Tom leaves Marco's room with some valuable knowledge. Star and Lilacia Ponyhead begin discussing masturbation after Star questioned the physics of Ponyhead's anatomy. Pony admits to it being hard to masturbate alone due to he physical limitations. Star agrees to help her relieve her sexual tension, hoping to relieve some as well. She attempted to keep Marco out of her mind, but to no avail. Ashamed about lying to her Best Bestie, Star reveals the secret of Marco's current state to Pony.

ABBW 10

Tom goes to earth to find answers about Marco, but runs into Janna instead. Janna and Tom interact with each other interestingly, a little bit of a spark glowing between the two. We been to learn the extent of Janna's magical knowledge.

Each chapter is about 45-60min long.

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A Bond Beyond Words

by SketchTonic

Sweat poured from Marco's brow like torrential rain. He watched the appearance of objects on his lawn, like cacti, and large stones, warp and distort as thick waves of heat emanated from the burning concrete of his driveway and from the searing metal surface off his parent's car. He plunged a sponge deep into a cool bucket of water and began scrubbing the surface of the vehicle, watching steam pile up on its surface and lifting away to join the sky.

"I can't believe my dad has us out here cleaning his car in this heat," Marco exclaimed to Star. Star stood at the other side of the car performing the same task.

"OMG! Tell me about it! It never gets this hot on Mewni. I don't even think I remember it being this hot whenever I visited Tom in the Underworld," Star spoke loudly so Marco could hear her clearly. "Marco, how long does this normally take?" Star asked.

"If we don't die of heat-strokes first, probably another hour," Marco replied.

Marco replenished the sponge and moved to a different part of the car and continued to scrub thick dirt and mud off the surface of the car.

"Oh, c'mon. How did the car even get this dirty?" Marco exclaimed loudly, slamming the sponge against the car door.

Star finished her side of the vehicle and moved over to Marco's side to lend him a hand. The heat was doing a greater number on her than on Marco. Her pale skin and inexperience with sweltering weather made her feel a little uneasy. She wore a pair of gym shorts that once belonged to Marco with the draw-string loosely tied, a pair of pink flip-flops, and one of Marco's old t-shirts, on it's back a poorly designed graphic of a ninja performing a round-house-kick can be seen. She continued to wear her signature headband and she pulled her massive hair back into a long pony-tail.

Star was grateful Marco offered her some of his old clothes. Star really doesn't own clothes for working in or doing chores in, that not being a custom of hers on Mewni. She would have conjured up her own clothes, but with how bi-polar her wand has been lately, she didn't wanna risk making and outfit that might eat her alive or something like that.

She felt good wearing Marco's clothes. They were clean and smelled nice, and Star absolutely loved the shorts. They were thin and spacious. She felt like she was wearing nothing at all. Marco wore a similar outfit.

"This would all be over with a simple spell, but my mom suggested I learn not to depend on my wand so often.

"Aw! It's alright Star. I think this will be good for you," Marco replied.

Marco wiped more sweat from his brow, before stepping back from the car, and removing his shirt, throwing it aside. Star watched and at first didn't think much of it. It's not the first time she had seen him shirtless, but this time was different.

The combination of sweat and sunlight cast a certain glow on the outline of his toned abdominals and pectoral muscles, and his loose fitting short showed off a little of his v-line. Though Star desired to be in a relationship with Marco, she had never really thought of Marco in any perverted way before… Until now. Seeing him like this put butterflies in her stomach and explicit thoughts of her best friend in her head.

"Hey, Star. Are you okay? You're just kinda staring at me, and your face is really red," Marco said.

"Huh? Oh, sorry. I… Uh… I guess the heat is getting to me," Star said, which was true. Thinking about Marco did make her exceptionally hotter than before.

"I know what'll help you cool off," Marco said. "Stay here."

Marco walked away with a huge smile on his face. Star stopped scrubbing the car and crouched down to the bucket below, plunging the sponge into the cool water, keeping her hands there for a moment to cool them off.

"Oh, my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh. What am I doing? I can't think about Marco like that?" Star thought to herself.

"What is wrong with me? He just looks so good. Has he always been so… HOT!? His squire training must really be paying off."

Star continued to squeeze and refill the sponge over and over as she continued to ponder on Marco's body.

"His muscles are so big… I wonder how big his pen- NO! What am I thinking? The heat must really be messing with my head." Star's face glowed brightly with red.

"Oh, star!" Marco called out in a falsetto-ish whisper. Star snapped out of her daze and rose from the ground, coming around to the front of the car, only to be greeted with a jet of cold water to the face. Marco laughed madly as he pointed a garden hose in her direction. He pressed his thumb against the opening, spraying another jet in Star's direction. This time she was prepared and dodged the flow. She smiled widely and tossed the contents of the bucket next to her at Marco, soaking his head and body.

Marco pushed his now wet hair out from in front of his eyes and began to chase Star around the car. Marco tried hard to soak her, but the vehicle kept him from getting a clean shot. For Star, It was refreshing to be having this much fun. With all the drama on Mewni Star had to find some time to relax, so she took a vacation to Earth with her squire. Marco was always doing things to take her mind off her problems. The things that may seem small to Marco, like having a water fight, were a big deal to Star, and Star really cherished him for this.

Star could no longer hear Marco's footsteps. Their chase came to a stand-still until Star felt a blast of water hitting her from below. Marco had crawled under the car and began showering her with water from the hose, pinning her against the side of the car and dowsing her face and body.

"Ah! Marco stop! Ha!" Star laughed as Marco sprayed the hose haphazardly, getting the both of them wet. Marco suddenly stopped and just stared at Star, backing away from her slowly.

"Ha! You finally giving up?" Star asked, still laughing.

"Maybe a water fight wasn't such a good idea," Marco stated tersely, dropping the hose, his face bright red.

"Huh? What are you talking about? I'm having a lot of fun," Star said still smiling.

She tried to walk over to Marco, but was stopped short by something holding on to both her ankles. She looked down to see her shorts around her ankles, and her pair of white and light blue striped panties completely exposed. The loose shorts had gotten so heavy with water that they had fallen down. Both Marco's and Star's faces were bright red.

Star immediately pulled her t-shirt down to cover her privates, but as she stretched out the shirt her breasts and nipples could be seen through the wet fabric. Star chose a bad day not to wear a bra. She figured it was too hot for one today. Marco stared at every inch of her body, guiltily, unsure how to respond to this situation.

"Oh, my gosh! Don't just stand there Marco. Help me before somebody sees," Star said, exposed and vulnerable.

"Oh! Sorry, one sec!" Marco said.

He quickly grabbed the keys and unlocked the car doors. "Get in!" Marco said, opening the backseat door for Star, and shielding her as she waddled in, her shorts still around her ankles. Marco got in behind her, closed the door and locked it. The interior of the car was dark and humid. Visors hung on all windows to keep most of the sun's rays out and keep the car relatively cool. Marco looked away from Star's figure, keeping his legs closed tightly together, his hands on his shorts, and his back completely straight against the seat, feeling extremely awkward and embarrassed.

"Oh, my gosh Star. I'm really sorry. I don't know what I was thinking. I should have known a water fight was a bad idea," Marco said sincerely, keeping his legs locked in an awkward position.

"Marco, it's okay," Star said, putting a hand on his shoulder, reassuring him.

Raising her arm pulled on the fabric in her shirt in a way that outlined Star's supple breast. A pink heart-shaped nipple could be seen through the t-shirt. Marco briefly looked over at Star then. Immediately turned his head back.

"I just hope nobody saw what happened, hehe!" Star concluded, still flustered from the ordeal. Both their hearts beating a thousand miles a minute.

"Still, this is all my fault, and… Uh… your shorts are still down by the way," Marco stated quietly.

Star saw this and quickly kicked off the wet shorts, crossed her legs, and pulled the back of her shirt down and sat on it to hide her butt. She blushes madly, holding on tightly to the hem of her shirt. Marco continued to look away.

"I… uh… kinda saw y-your breast too, Star," Marco said as if he was confessing a crime.

Star looked down to find both her breast visible through the white shirt. She quickly raised her arms to cover them, but letting go of the shirt caused it to come out from under her butt, exposing it once again. Marco kept his eyes on the floor, being very respectful as not to take advantage of this situation.

Star gave up with a sigh. She lowered her arms and uncrossed her legs.

"Sigh… It's cool Marco… you can look if you want. I'd rather it be you seeing me like this than some creep," Star said admiring how respectful Marco was for not starring.

He still continued to look down at his feet, regardless of Star's statement.

"It's not like you find me attractive or anything like that anyway, so~" Star said under her breath, close to a whisper.

"What'd you say? I didn't catch that last part," Marco ask, not having heard Star's statement clearly.

"It's nothing," Star replied.

"Look, I'm gonna go inside and bring you some new clothes," Marco said.

He grabbed the door handle and opened the door slightly before Star grabbed him by the arm.

"Um… D-don't go… Please," Star asked sincerely.

"Huh… How come?" Inquired Marco.

"I… Uh just wanna… Talk… T-to you." Star actually had no real reason why she asked him to stay, but Marco had been so distant lately, always hanging out with Hekapoo, and never seeming to have time for Star. They haven't been dimension hopping in weeks. Marco seems to be having the time of his life while Star's world gets more complicated everyday. Marco is the corner stone holding her entire world together. Recently spending long periods of time away from him makes her feel anxious and nauseous. Besides Janna, and PonyHead Star really doesn't have any close friends to share her private thoughts with, and Marco is hardly around to speak to her anymore.

"Oh, ok then," Marco said, closing the door back and locking it, still not looking at Star. "You're not mad at me, are you?"

"Hehe, no Marco. I'm not mad at you. It wasn't your fault."

"Yes, it was. I'm a terrible friend," Marco said sadly, still keeping his eyes on the floor.

"Marco, you're my best friend, and nothing is gonna change that," Star said sweetly. She realized she was still holding on to Marco's toned arm and she let go slowly as if she was holding a treasure, placing her hand in her lap, covering what dignity she had left. Marco was precious to her. He was her entire universe and more, but she could never fit into Marco's universe like Jackie could. Star couldn't understand what was so special about her, or what made Marco so crazy about her, or what she had that Star didn't.

"So, you're not gonna yell at me?" Marco asked.

"Hehe! No, Marco," Star replied.

"So, what did you wanna say?" Marco asked.

"What… What did you see in Jackie Lynn Thomas?" Star asked.

"…Where's this question coming from, Star?" Marco asked confused.

"I dunno… Just answer the question, Marco."

"She… She was just amazing. She's was so… Cool, and she's so fun to hang out with and she's surprisingly smart. Not to mention she's extremely gorgeous," Marco said, grinning widely as he spoke highly of his ex. "Why did you ask about Jackie?"

"…" Star was silent. Every word he spoke of place a tiny, but powerful dent in her heart.

"Marco… D-do you…" Star started.

"Do I what?" The air in the car was thick and humid. Both Marco and Star breathe heavily, inhaling the moisture filled air.

"Do you think I'm pretty?"

"…" Marco was silent. There was a large period of silence between the too. The air and the tension in the car was so thick you could bite it.

"Scoff… of course you don't… You can't even look at me," Star said.

"I thought I was being polite!" Marco said.

"I told you it was okay for you to look at me. Now you're just being insensitive."

"Well excuse me for being respectful, Star"

"I don't need chivalry, Marco. I need a friend, I need my best friend, I need yo-"

"OKAY! YES!" Marco yelled, his fists pressed against his knees roughly.

"W-what?" Star asked shocked, not expecting such a strong response. She began twisting strand of her hair between her fingers, staring intently at Marco.

"I think you're insanely beautiful. You're… the most beautiful girl I know… actually."

Star's eyes opened wide at this statement.

"I love your eyes. I love your fashion sense. I love your hair, and I love watching you brush it. I love waking up to your loud spells and falling asleep from a long day of fighting with you."

Star stared in disbelief as Marco spoke these words calmly and honestly. Tears began to well in Marco's eyes as if every word was poison.

"I love... watching you sleep, and I love listening to you sing. I love when we hug. I love when we dance. I love all your fancy headbands."

Marco finally looked up and into Star's eyes.

"I love how you can make the darkest night seem like the brightest day, and the coldest storm feel like summer rain. You are beyond beautiful… Any and everything about you is beautiful, and I don't need a Naysaya to say that I love yo-"

Marco stopped himself before he could finish his statement. He just covered his mouth and looked star in the eye, tears streaming down his face. Star look at him, her mouth wide open as she comes to the realization of Marco's final statement.

"You… love… me?" Star asked quietly.

There was an insanely long silence. Marco pulled on the door handle, pushing the door open, but Star quickly grabbed him by the arm, pulling him back in, and closing the door..

"Why haven't you ever said anything before now?"

Star perked up in her seat eager to know the truth. Marco wiped the tears from his face and stared into Star's eyes. He could see how badly she yearned for an answer. Star snatched the car keys from Marco, twirling them around her index finger.

"Sigh… look Star, I just… we can't… ugh… you deserve better, Star. I mean c'mon. You're a princess… and I'm just some boring nerd that you got stuck with when you got here. I mean we are literally from different worlds, dimensions apart. Your world is full of magic and my world forgot magic a long time ago. I was honestly kinda scared of you when we first met."

Marco's face lit up slightly. A small smirk showing on his face as he remembered the past. He opened his mouth to speak again. "We're just… too different Star, and it's not that I don't like you because you're different, that would be racist… or-speciesist… or deminsions-ist? You know what I mean."

Marco began using hand gesture to further convey his point where his words could not.

"It's just… sigh… you know… would a relationship between us even work?"

Marco paused, looking back down at his shorts in a state of reflection. "So, to avoid any potential pain or heart ache from telling you how I feel… I just kinda bottled up my feelings, but I never really got over you, just convinced myself I didn't actually like you."

Star somewhat felt guilty, holding herself responsible for making Marco feel so conflicted. She held her hand over her heart, it ached as Marco expressed his feelings. She wished she could be the normal, uncomplicated, safe-girl that Marco deserved.

"Hehe… it's not like you would ever say yes if I asked you out anyway." Marco concluded his confession, returning his gaze to match Star's.

"Y-you really think we're that different, Marco?" Star asked. Star fidgeted in her seat, attempting to find a comfortable position to sit in for the sake of her bare bottom against the hot seat cushion fabric. Star had trouble swallowing Marco's words. Never in her life had she ever wanted to be more like Jackie or Janna because Marco believes that the characteristics that define Star and the ones that define Marco make them incompatible with each other.

Star wishes he would have at least been willing to try and make things work.

"I'm practically no different than one of your Earth girls," Star added to her previous question.

"Are you serious Star? You are by far the most different female on my planet," Marco said matter-of-factly.

"oh yeah, Marco? Gimmie five ways that I'm different from Earth girls," Star said, not really thinking before initiating her statement.

"1. Your differentness is literally written all over your face. You have magical hearts on your cheeks that change shape and color all the time.

2. You carry around a magical wand that produces REAL MAGIC. I've seen you create sentient life-forms with that wand. That alone just defies every law of Earthly physics.

3. You have wings that grow and actually work… well… maybe not so well now, but they will one day. Some humans will grow an extra finger or a tail, but never a wing.

4. The whole Mewberty thing… yeah… that doesn't exist on my planet. Our version last a lot longer and is far more awkward than yours. Trust me some of these girls on their periods could give Mewberty-Star a run for her money."

"Girls get periods on Mewni too, Marco… they are just… a lot less painful," Star said, growing progressively quieter as she finished her objection.

"And that's another thing. Mewnian anatomy makes no sense," Marco stated, blowing Star's statement out of the water.

"5. Mewman females have about four extra internal organs that Human females don't."

Star blushed. "Hey!… how do you even know that last part?" Star skeptically inquired.

"I visited the castle's library before we left," Marco stated tersely.

"Those organs are lame anyway. One of those organs is my Fagiggly Gland. Most Magi-Sapiens have one. It carries my internal magic, the other one is like a third lung for when I'm flying at high altitudes, and the other two of those organs are… reproductive organs," Star said blushing slightly on the last part. "I can totally live without any of those organs."

"Even the one that holds all of your magic?" Marco asked with an eyebrow raised.

"Okay… yeah, maybe not that one… but look Marco… the point is I'm not as different as you think I am, I can be like a normal Earth girl."

Star spoke with a sort of pleading tone as if she was begging Marco to understand that she wasn't too different for him, and prove that a relationship between the two of them would… no… could work.

She hadn't been this determined about anything in a long while. Things just haven't been the same since the night of the school dance, but now she had a new purpose coursing through her veins.

"Why are you trying so hard to show me you're not different?" Marco asked confused, not entirely certain of Star's reasoning.

"Because I can be like Jackie," Star said with a tone

"Wait… huh? Star, The thing that make you who you are-are what make you special to me. There's no better you than the you that you are. Why would you wanna be like Jackie?"

Marco wore a face of confusion as he questioned Star's logic. Marco had nearly forgotten that Star was half-dressed. Her bosom and bottom still exposed. The humid atmosphere of the car kept Star's shirt wet and translucent, and Marco's hair and shorts wet. His underwear also became wet, and tight, and very uncomfortable. He began to fidget almost as much as Star was. It was now star's turn to look down at her lap while Marco stared at her. Star's next answer could change their friendship forever.

"Because…" Star began.

Star's face began to blush and the hearts on her cheeks glowed faintly, illuminating the car's dark interior. She placed her hands in her lap before taking a deep breath.

"I… I… love you… too," Star spoke softly and sincerely. There was a long pause between the two. Both blushed profusely, sharing awkward glances occasionally. Star felt stupid. She pressed her hand to her forehead and made a cringing expression.

"Oh my gosh… I am so dumb."

She knew she was in a relationship with Tom, and had no right putting Marco in this ethical dilemma, but she felt that he needed to know the truth; that if he would have just expressed his feelings for her and not have thought so negatively about their potential future, then they would be together.

Now Star feels she may have ruined something that she absolutely cannot live without, Marco's friendship. Star pressed her thumb against the unlock button on the keychain. The silent car ran out with a klunk! All four doors unbolted and Star placed her hand on the one closest to her.

"Please don't leave me… please," Marco said quietly. Star clutched tightly to the hem of her shirt, with her eyes shut tightly. Her whole body quivered slightly and she crossed her legs at her ankles, tucking herself into her corner of the car.

"Please stay… I need you," Marco said as sincerely.

Star had been strong for so long, but couldn't keep her feelings contained anymore. She began to weep silently. Her weeping soon turned to sobbing. A river of emotions poured from her eyes. Embarrassment, regret, heartbreak, yearning, sorrow, loneliness, hopelessness… Star had never cried this much in her entire life. Nobody knew Star like Marco did and even he had never seen star in this form. What Marco did next was unexpected… even to himself.

Marco moved closer to Star, sitting knee-to-knee and shoulder-to-shoulder with her. Star raised her head and was greeted by Marco's comforting smile. Their hot bodies close together created a thick pressure between them. Marco reached his hand up to Star's face, brushing tears off her cheeks with his thumb. Star closed her eyes and leaned into his touch, reaching up to grab his hand, and interweaving his fingers with hers. She managed to break a slight smile. Star's cheek began to shine brightly.