Remember when I said I would come back to older stories and re-write them? This is the first go-around! I will be doing a full re-write of the 'Demons Blood Moon Waltz'. Some key changes, which you can clearly see here. I hope you guys enjoy the story! Expect this to be a weekly thing.

Sometimes, you just feel like crap. I mean, when you have a magical princess as your best friend, things are always strange regardless. But when you see a tall demon before you, watching your best friend with longing, you feel…off. That was Marco Diaz, having a defensive stance after chopping a demon's hand clean off. The demon's name was Thomas Lucitor, who was eager to ask out his beloved ex-girlfriend to a special ball to patch things up with her.

"HEY! NOT COOL MAN! DO YOU SEE ME CHOPPING GUYS HANDS OFF? NO!" The demon hissed at Marco, with the boy not flinching at all. His gaze was bloodshot, want to end the boy before him. But the simple ice-cold gaze of Star Butterfly, magical princess of Mewni, silenced his temper like a gust of wind blowing out a candle light.

"Look Tom, sorry about uh…my friend chopping your hand off." Star turned toward Marco and smirked at him. "Can't believe you did that by the way." Marco had a cocky grin briefly as Star turned back toward Tom. "But why are you here? We. Broke. Up. Period." She folded her arms, making sure her magic wand with immense power was very visible to the demon prince before her.

Tom coughed, holding out a flaming rose. "I just wanted to ask you to the Blood Moon Ball. It's a magic event that happens once every 667 years." He made the rose vanish, making a bell and hammer appear instead. "Please, take this and consider going. I would be honored." Star blushed seeing this, as despite anger toward the demon prince, she does have a soft spot for him. Marco noticed this, folding his arms in anger…which confused him internally.

"…Will think about it." Star said in a slight daze. Tom hopped in his carriage, with it sinking into the depths of the earth once more. Before it left though, its skeleton horse looked around in panic.

"I'M DEAD!? I THOUGHT HORSES HAD NO SKIN?!" It screamed in fear before joining the carriage. Star blinked a few times, slightly mortified for the poor undead horse before turning attention to her best friend. What shocked her was the bitter frown upon his face, with eyes locking on the very spot Tom vanished away from.

"You aren't…jealous, are you Marco Diaz?" Star asked Marco playfully, but to her surprise, he Marco just stormed back into the school. "Marco?" She asked aloud, but it was only her outside, alone. "Huh, guess Tom egged him on. That guy gets under people's skin…like all demons do I guess." She shrugged her shoulders and skipped back into class, excited for the night.

Sitting in her room, Star was trying out various dresses. Joining her was a very quiet Marco covering his face through a red hoodie. He didn't say a word to the princess since Tom left but not from anger. Marco simply didn't know how to respond. He felt…very confused emotions toward his best friend recently. Ever since she almost left the very Earth itself after turning into a butterfly creature briefly, he didn't want to lose Star to anyone. His life is…hallow without her in the boy's mind. Even though he has a crush on Jackie, there is something between Star and himself he cannot deny anymore. With Tom's appearance though, he feels worthless, unsure he should even voice his worry. Part of him is just bitter he showed up, so saying 'I'm just worried' isn't the full truth.

This didn't go unnoticed only just Star. Many people in the school were confused, as the duo chatted like singing birds about adventures and odd stuff all the time. Many thought they were a couple honestly from how friendly they are with one another. Star didn't know what upset Marco so much though, so she finally asked. Putting down a red dress she didn't try on yet, she got up and looked directly into Marco's brown eyes. "Marco…are you okay? You've been quiet the entire day. Did…I do something wrong?"

The boy just couldn't look at Star in the eyes, knowing that after tonight, she would likely never want to see him again. 'That demon jerk will replace me like nothing. He can use magic…can wear a suit…can warp around like nothing…even has an undead screaming horse…' But his thoughts stopped, looking at the somber princess before him. "Look…I just don't trust Tom and felt odd sharing my thoughts about this."

"Uh, why?" Star was dumbfounded, as they are always open books toward each other. "Buddy…we can talk about anything. Please, just tell me why this bothers you so much. I get Tom's a demon but he wouldn't do anything to me. Besides…" Star pulled out her wand, grinning darkly. "I got ma wand. Can blast him into nothing. Know a good ice spell." Marco chuckled but soon just sighed.

"No…that isn't why. This is bothering me because…I think I'm jealous you are spending the night with another guy…outside of me." He closed his eyes, expecting Star to slap him from being honest, but to his shock, nothing happened. Opening them, he saw Star's heart marks glowing oddly enough.

"Marco! Don't…play with me like that. I know you don't like me that way." Star said blushing, looking away from her best friend. 'He likes Jackie! I like Oskar! Why is he talking stupid; that's my thing!?' She got very angry at Marco…but also was touched by his honest confession.

"I promise not to sneak into this ball thing. I trust you will be okay. Please…uh, don't I'm a jerk for being upset over this." Marco looked away from Star, not wanting to see her angry blue eyes. She just tapped her arms unamused before sighing. "I…I will get out, so you can change. I think that red one looks nice. Should be very pretty on you." At this point, his voice was very small.

Star gave a small smile before her face turned into a neutral expression. "Thanks for respecting me…and for being honest. We aren't dropping this thing though." Marco gulped but Star's smile made him feel confused. He shrugged his shoulders and walked out of her room. Star was alone now, feeling both confused and overjoyed her best friend…might like her. Looking at the bell and hammer on the desk, she looks at them sternly. "Tom didn't say I couldn't bring a date…" She started getting ready and thought of a very devious idea.

Marco laid in his bed, playing with his game system. He was playing some platforming game with a pink guy, eating things and spitting them out. "Take that, innocent smiling tree. Ha! Now all my guys are dancing…I just killed a smiling tree. This game is dark." Putting the game down, he heard knocking on his door. He rolled out of bed and slouched his way toward the door. Opening it, he was surprised to see Star.

"Uh…I have a crazy idea. Just…hear me out on this." Star held out a white gloved hand, now wearing her red ball dress. Marco's eyes were dilated, heart beating like a frantic drum and face turning nine shades of red. Star had a wide grin etched across her face, telling the princess he was pleased with her more royal-like appearance. "I can tell you are a bit…turned on buddy."

"What?!" Marco shook his head, trying to calm down. Star laughed loudly, earning a groan from the boy. "Bad enough you are going to this thing with demon face, but teasing me? Not cool Star." He looked at his shoes, feeling down. "Just…what is this plan of yours? I thought you was going to be Tom's date."

"Well…" She walked into Marco's room and sat in his bed. "I was thinking…you should be my date." Marco's jaw dropped, for various reasons. Firstly, he didn't want to unleash the wrath of an angry demon. Secondly, going on a date with his best friend is…very alien to him as an idea. Lastly, he thought Star didn't like him that way; she said as such before. Trying to be a mature in this situation, he shook his head and regained his composure.

"That is one of the most insane ideas you've ever had! And we went to that cat dimension with the faces! We froze time itself at one point too!? But…I'm…not…against this. At all really." He looked away from Star, trying to hide his blushing face. "But why? Wouldn't Tom, I don't know, kill me?"

Star grinned, pleased this plan was coming together. "Well buddy, I can…do THIS!" She blasted Marco with a beam of rainbow light. It covered the entire room, soon vanishing. All that was left, was Marco wearing an undead warrior's attire, having a cherry skull mask upon his face. It even changed his brown eye coloring slightly but his color was still brown. Tugging at his arms and legs, he was quite pleased with his appearance. The princess across from him was smiling madly, overjoyed her prince…I mean best friend, looked so dashing. "I…really did a good job on that spell. You look spiffy."

Marco looked at Star, with the two exchanged small smiles. "So…what is this 'plan' of yours? We just go on a date together to the Blood Moon Ball." Star nods. "I guess I don't say my name to Tom?" Star shrugs her shoulders. "We are just going head first into this, like everything else we do. Huh?"

"YEP!" Star shouts joyfully. The boy simply sighs and takes her hand gently. "W-What are you doing?" Marco kneeled down, looking away from Star.

"You…are supposed to do this, when asking a princess to a royal event, right? Read something like that in a guide book Ferg gave me." Star raised an eyebrow, wondering where Ferg got her royal guide book from. She shook the thought away, letting Marco continue. "Can you, Princess Butterfly, join me on a d-da-dat-dat-date?"

Star giggled slapping Marco's hand away. "Okay two things. First off, you did that wrong; a lot more to 'courting' a princess buddy. Secondly, that was really sweet. Would loooove for you to be my date Marco." She didn't even use air quotes, as part of Star wondered if Marco was ever going to ask her out. Every guy at school did that and even though they are best friends…he's still a guy. She even imagined a situation in her mind one night after the whole Mewberty incident of Marco asking her on a romantic date as they watched a movie together on their fabled 'Friendship Thursdays'. So this current situation, greatly pleased her to put it lightly.

Marco let out a held breath, relieved Star is asking him to join her for this event. He thought this was going to be a night where he was alone, listening to Spanish Romance music alone while his best friend had the night of her life. Instead, he's joining her on yet another adventure. "Thank you Star. Now, let's go to this Blood Moon Ball and see some evil demons."

"If Tom invited clowns, I'm going to kill him." Marco raised an eyebrow. "You can kill a demon, they come back to life very quickly." He held out his finger, asking a question. "Don't ask if I killed Tom before." He dropped it, fearful of angering her. Star took out the bell and hammer from her purse but stopped. "Wait, I forgot something." She zapped Marco's brown hair, leaving a sombrero hat covering it. "Knew you was missing something."

Star hit the bell and a carriage popped up. A winged demon was carrying it, looking very confused. Looking at Star, he knew she was going to this event. But the human boy she was holding within her arm? The demon thought his master was her date. "Master Tom invited you to the ball. Ready?" Star jumped in side with Marco joining her. The duo went into the underworld.

Janna was quite the sneak, always known for stalking her prey. Getting dirty secrets out from people, watching them for hours in the night and having her trademark smirk that seemingly never leaves her face. She could be compared to a more demented Batman. But like a hero, she always had her long standing foe…or rather, something she wants. Marco Diaz. The safe kid of Echo Creek was initially her childhood friend but over the years, they drifted apart.

Thoughts of him helping her pull pranks and the trickster having fun with Marco played in her mind as she walked to his house. Janna had a plan, see. She wanted to sneak the kid out of his house, to go on a proper 'date', as she figured his coldness toward Star was her turning the boy down for some reason. 'Can't believe Princess shot him down…I think.' She pondered, tapping her chin. But her vision was locked on an odd demon, holding some heavy object. Jumping into nearby bushes, she watched it sink into a pit.

"Oh boy, guess Star summoned something. I want the head." She said aloud, climbing up a nearby tree to Star's balcony. Jumping inside, she found her room clean. This confused the girl, as she spied on Star just as much as her prey. "Wonder what's the occasion tonight? Remember a hot demon visited our school today." She snapped her fingers, remember Star talking to Jackie about going to an ball with a demon prince. "Oh, so that was Star's date. Huh...poor Diaz. Guess I could make him feel better with some good ol' teasing." She creeped into his room…but found it empty too.

On his desk was something…odd. A small bell and hammer was upon it, glowing a bright shade of red. 'What's this thing…' Feeling odd magic from it, Janna pulled out her special magic book. Being filled with a mixture of spells she 'barrowed' from Star's spell book and her own notes, she looked through it. Finding the right page, Janna read it aloud. "The bell and hammer of the Blood Moon allows you to visit a special location within Mewni's underworld. Only once every 667 Years, this location opens up for all to visit. During this night, two fated souls will connect under the light upon the blood moon."

Janna closed the book more confused compared to before. "Blood Moon? Sounds metal." She puts the book away in her purse and studies the bell once more. It had this ethereal red glow, making Janna's eyes take in the red light. "It looks amazing…"

Night of lovers is upon you.

"What the heck was that?" Janna shouted, looking around Marco's room. The voice she heard was one from a sailor. Not finding the source, the girl threw herself upon Marco's bed. She smirked, thinking of something naughty. "What I would do to you Diaz…" Turning her head, she spots the white moon outside Marco's window glowing a tinted red.

Moon of lovers…

"Okay, shut up you jerk." Janna hissed, annoyed her moment was ruined. But the voice continued to pester her.

Blood lovers…

She looked at the dresser and violently grabbed the bell. "I ring this thing right?!" She shouted to nothing, getting no answer. "Fine." She was about to ring it, but felt something come over her. "If I'm going to a ball, better look the part." The troublemaker girl opened Marco's closet and pulled out a box. She keeps a special supply of her clothes hidden away, in a spot the boy never bothers looking. Taking out what she was looking for, Janna just grinned, getting ready for the night of her life.