Marco slouched on his way down a large fleet of stairs, with a gravely unamused Star Butterfly marching ahead of him. Gee… Great job, Diaz. You just barge into her life again thinking 'Oh, she cares about me still, maybe we can go on an adventure or something. But noooooo, you messed up yet ANOTHER thing… Marco folded his arms, trying to keep up with Star's shockingly fast pace.

"So… Why are you really back?" Star finally stopped walking, refusing to look behind her. Marco stopped walking himself, his head tilted to the right. "…You …You haven't called. Or said anything to me since our 'longer goodbye'. I… I get it. You was busy. But I did a lot of stuff while you was gone. It… It kinda stinks seeing you again, being real."

Well, that makes me feel better… Marco bitterly mused in his head. "…I …I gave up a lot. I willingly did." Marco finally met her eyes, some odd mixture of emotions blending in his own. "I figured… We could go on adventures or something again. All I really want, is for us to be friends again." Star's blue eyes felt touched at first, but quickly morphed into anger. "And I'm aware of the… 'Feelings' Talk we pushed back. Not cool of me. Sorry." Marco looked away from her again, kicking his feet sheepishly.

Star calmed down, forming a thin frown on her face. "Well… I'm happy with Tom now." Star turned around, clearly showing a clenched up fist. "I assume… Jackie dumped you, right?" Marco bit his lip, not answering her question. But she just laughed bitterly, as if he did. "You are something… Thinking…"

"No." Marco walked up to Star, nearly touching her shoulder but pulling back at the last second. "I'm not 'playing' the 'oh, my best friend liked me at some point and figures she can do me a favor!' card. You know I'm not like that, Star." Marco said firmly, his brown eyes conveying hurt. Star let out a tired sigh, pushing him back. Great… She doesn't believe me. Marco shook his head and started walking back.

"Where are you…" Star asked in surprise but Marco laughed himself. Star stopped walking, just looking at him.

"You moved on from me, both as my friend and… Whatever more we had in the past." Marco admitted, feeling his chest hurt for some reason. Why's that? He shook the feeling off. "I got my scissors, right? If I really want adventure, I can make my own. Sorry for running your day. If you want to hang out or whatever, let me know. I promise to call in advance next time… That is if you even want to see me again."

Star just saw him walk off, unsure what to do. Marco made careful steps, not looking back at all. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. STUPID. Marco hissed at himself, feeling his steps getting harsher and more excessive. I hurt her again. Why do I keep DOING THAT?! Marco started stomping, nearly running up the steps. He faintly heard steps after him, but Marco didn't care. I can't do this again. I can't… Marco fell to the ground, tripping over the top step. Marco Diaz: Master of Falling Over Stairs…

Star caught up to Marco, shaking her head in baffled amusement. "You are stupid." She held out her hand, which Marco took. When he got up, they looked at one another, letting eyes say things their hearts refused to communicate. Marco opened his mouth to speak but he felt Star give him a crushing hug. "You… I still care about you, dummy. Seeing you again out of the blue just… Confuses me is all." Marco gently brushed her hair, feeling goosebumps crawling down his spine. Why does this feel so awkward? We always hug… "I gotta talk with Mom, but I can figure something out."

Marco gently pushed Star back, his eyes blinking in surprise. "F-For what? I… I could just return to Earth if you want." Star let a small smile grace her face, playfully resting hands on her hips.

"I'm not losing my adventure buddy." She walked back to her room, leaving Marco downright frozen in place. Star turned around, raising an eyebrow. "Coming or what?"

"Y… You are giving me another chance? To be your friend again?" Marco asked, downright shocked. "I… I hurt you. You… You moved on… Being here is only going to cause…" Star laughed at his comments, only confusing him further.

"Marco Diaz. I crashed into your life at one point and you didn't turn me away." She gave a genuine smile, on that made Marco's heart flutter. Why is she having this effect on me? I feel so torn… "Wouldn't be fair if I kick you back to Earth unless you really do something to tick me off, buddy."

Marco smiled. He felt his face hurt from how much he smiled. He felt his world, which was missing something get restored. Colors were pouring over his senses. Things feel right again… Folding his arms, Marco walked next to Star, the duo walking down a hall. "So, how's princess life again?"

Star giggled and chatted away with Marco. The two feeling a familiar connections slowly weaving itself back together again. Challenges are clearly in the way, as are muddled emotions. But two best friends, found one another once more.

Walking back into her room, Star saw Tom sitting on her bed, kicking his feet absentmindedly. Or corn, left him alone without any warning… Oh jeez. Tom sprang up seeing her and Marco. "Marco! Come here." Tom held his arms wide open, with Marco giving him a joyful bro hug. Hehe… Cute. Star mused to herself.

"Should I get a room for you two love birds?" Star teased, making Tom and Marco slid back far away, the two coughing to collect themselves. Star giggled, seeing smiles on the boy's faces. "Anyway, Tom… Uh, Marco's back on Mewni."

"Well duh." Tom snickered, pointing to Marco. "I see him right there. Question is, for what dude?" Marco leaned on the wall, folding his arms and letting out a sigh. Wonder what he's thinking. I'm sure he's…

"Kinda messed my life up on Earth and wanted to go on adventures. I figured, selfishly I admit, Star would want to join me on one." He looked to Star, giving a very somber frown. "But that was stupid, for a number of reasons. She has a lot on her plate here and you two are a thing." Marco shot Tom a proud smile, though some odd sadness in his brown eyes betrayed the intended emotion. "Congrats to you two. Knew you were working on changing man, but Star falling for you again was… Something I never expected. She hated you on Earth."

Excuse me? Well I… Well, yeah, I did hate Tom on Earth. She looked at the demon, who was laughing at Marco's comment. But I know he's trying and… It's sweet seeing him try so hard. I'm trying too. Star sat down next to him, throwing her arm around Tom's shoulder. "You're right when you're right, Marco." Star answered simply, having a stupid smile, looking at Tom. "But he's not so bad once you know him better."

Marco laughed at the comment, as if he said it himself. I think Marco did say that to me… "Happy for you two, really." Marco said firmly, though his voice hitched a bit, something he himself was surprised by. He… He's not happy? I thought he would be. Star didn't let some annoyed emotions spring up though, seeing Marco shake his head and lightly punching Tom's shoulder. The two boy's still smiled, joyful to see one another. Likely still upset from that talk a few minutes ago… It really did hurt seeing him again. More so when… Star patted her cheeks, trying to fight off some odd emotion. No, you don't like him anymore. That was a silly crush. Mewberty or something. The two boys gave Star a worried look. "What?"

Tom raised his finger to say something but dropped it, seemingly shifting his thoughts. "So… Since you're here for adventure Marco, why don't we all go together?" Tom folded his arms, a playful smirk dancing across his face. "You know… Never saw you two in action before. Outside of when… I nearly killed you that one time."

Marco rolled his eyes, surprising Star. He really forgave Tom for the Blood Moon Ball that quickly? Yeah, a year or so. But still… Star still felt some anger toward her boyfriend, as back then, his anger nearly burnt Marco to a crisp. "How about it Star? We get to hang out and you can bond with your boyfriend at the same time! Uh… Wouldn't that make me a third wheel though?" Marco said in self-realization, his voice getting progressively lower. There he goes again…

"Nah, we promise to not be too lovey dovey." Tom kissed Star's cheek, making her blush and get out of her thoughts. "Right, Starship." She looked between herself and Marco, seeing very different emotions on each boy's face. Marco's of confused sadness, Toms of joyful happiness. She just locked her vision on to Tom, unable to read Marco's face.

"Yeah, we proooooomise Marco." Star said positively, Marco giving a goofy smile in response. He took out his scissors, tossing them to Star. "Uh… Don't you want to 'pick the adventure'? These are your bad-boy's after all."

Marco snickered, folding his arms. "I crashed back into your lives, so it's only fair you decide the adventure. Besides, you always know the best adventuring places anyway." Marco said joyfully, his smile downright infectious. That cute mole's distracting… Star mused, feeling strange even pondering that. She shook her head, making a careful slice into the air.

"This is going to be fun." Tom nearly shouted, feeling excited. Star never saw him this joyful, even when they went on various dates across the Underworld and Mewni. Marco soon followed but Star pulled him back, gently passing him his scissors.

"Star? You… You look upset." Marco said, rubbing his neck. "I can really just hang back here and you can tell Tom…" Star shook her head, giving Marco a knowing look with her blue orbs. Marco blinked, feeling his face heat up. "S-Star?"

…This is going to be difficult. She admitted to herself, looking away from Marco. "L-Let's go." She hopped into the blue vortex, leaving Marco alone. He rubbed his neck, worriedly following in after her.