"I guess it worked."

"Alright, Marco! Step one complete!" Star exclaimed as she rubbed her hands together.

"So...what's next, Star?" She didn't get a chance to explain before her and Marco's clothes transformed by pure magic into the outfits they wore on the night their souls were bonded, Marco's mask and all.

"Whoa," they said at the same time. The Blood Moon's ruby rays shined through the window, acting almost like a spotlight for the pair.

"Now, we have to dance," Star stated.

Marco got up from his slightly uncomfortable stool and reached his hand out. "Well, in that case, may I have this dance, m'lady?" He asked with a cheeky grin. Star snorted at his obvious tease.

"You are such a dork," she stated as she accepted his invitation.

And, it seemed as if out of nowhere, the waltz they heard at the Ball started to play in the castle's ballroom. It was bound to have come from the Blood Moon itself. Their dance together felt almost effortless. Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot, spin, turn, and all over again. They were perfectly in sync, and were actually enjoying themselves. As the song neared its end, Marco gracefully dipped Star, and held onto her back with his left arm, as he held her cheek with his right hand. He didn't even realize exactly what he was doing until it was already done. Yet at the same time, she had her arms firmly wrapped behind his head. He then gazed into her blue eyes, as she gazed into his brown ones. They were lost in each other; not for very long, but the moment was there. The song finally came to its end, and they let go of each other, turning red as they sat back down to look at what to do next.

Outside, as they sat down, the Blood Moon's red surface began to crack.

"So...this next part is the last step. Thankfully it's pretty simple." Star explained.

"Well that's definitely a first for tonight. What exactly do we do?" Marco asked.

"We grab each other's hands, and say an oath." Star sat up straight, and reached out her hands. "Alright Marco, let's do this."

Marco, who was directly across from her, didn't move his arms.

"Marco?"

"Star..." he began. "...the Blood Moon doesn't actually weaken your magic, does it?"

She looked at him with wide eyes, but couldn't make a response. "Star, remember it's okay to be honest with me. I'm your best friend, we're supposed to talk things out."

Almost a full minute of silence went by before she decided to speak.

"I..." She let out a deep sigh. Alright, me." She thought to herself. "Time to be a grown up." "I'm so sorry, Marco. I was scared to tell you the truth, but I guess I don't really have a choice now. I wanted to break our bond...because I still like you."

"Wait, what?"

"Marco, you remember the photo booth?"

Marco's eyes slightly widened, remembering everything that happened on that fateful night.

"I mean, yeah, that'd be pretty hard to forget."

"Remember how you told me that you had a crush on me?"

"...Yeah..." Marco admitted.

"Do you...still feel that way?"

Marco felt ashamed. He knew in his heart that he still had feelings for her, even while she had Tom. All he could do was nod.

"Well, Marco...I would be lying if I said that I didn't like it when you kissed me." She said with pure honesty in her voice.

He was shocked at the words he was hearing.

"Yeah, Marco, I admit it. I've tried ignoring it, running from it, but no matter what I do, we always end up on this same road, and I always end up feeling the same way." Marco stayed silent. "I figured that it was the work of the Blood Moon, that since our souls were bonded, I still had feelings for you. I wanted to end our bond so I could be with Tom and not have any second thoughts. But, after today, I'm just confused. I don't know what to feel, I don't know what I want! I don't even know what the Blood Moon does!" She said, trying to hold back tears. "I'm a horrible best friend. I shouldn't have lied to you and made you do this, but here we are, because I 'Starred' it up like always."

He let her fall into his arms as she couldn't keep the tears from flowing any longer; but their embrace was cut short by Marco's voice. "Star. You are anything but horrible. You've gone through so much these past few months; I understand how bad you wanted something to go your way for once. And I know what you're going through. You just wanted some answers, that's all." He wiped the tears running down her cheeks. "Well, if you want answers, then answers you shall get." He sat up and held out his hands. "Let's finish this thing."

She looked up at him in awe. "You...still wanna break the bond?"

"If ending it will give you the answers you want, I'm all for it. I just want to make sure that you're happy. That's what best friends are for, right?"

Star couldn't help but smile at him. She couldn't believe how after she screwed up so much, he still wanted to carry through with her plans. "I...I don't know what I'd do without you, Diaz."

He let out a slight chuckle. "No, Star, I think it's the other way around." Their cheeks began to burn red under the fading Blood Moon's light once more. "Well, let's do it." They said in unison.

They locked their hands together and began reading the oath that was written on Eclipsa's notes.

"We hereby swear unto the Blood Moon

That its ruby glow we no longer need.

Our hearts desire to no longer be under its guidance

And our souls desire to make their own paths.

With this oath we end the sacred ritual

And we erase the bond of blood."

The ground began to crumble, and the pair observed the Blood Moon from the window, hands still together. The small crack on the surface began to grow, and the entire shape of the moon, and once the whole moon cracked, a booming sound filled the ballroom, along with a flashing light. They fell on the ground, just hoping it would be over. Eventually, the sound stopped, the rumble faded, and they could clearly see their surroundings. They collected themselves, and looked out the window once more. The moon was there, but it was white; a plain old moon. The Blood Moon was gone.

"Star, are you okay?" Marco asked in concern for his best friend.

"Yeah, surprisingly." She looked at him for a second before adding to the conversation. "Marco, how do you feel?"

"I feel...fine. I mean, no bones were broken, that's for su-"

"No, Marco. How do you...feel?"

They paused for a moment, and looked into each other's eyes. He saw the same beautiful blue. She saw the same stunning brown.

"I..." Star began.

"I gotta go." She opened a portal.

"Star, wait!" But he was too late. He had no idea where she planned to go, or who she planned to go to, but one thing was certain.

He missed her already.

End of Episode.

Aaaaand there we have it! That's my version of "Curse of the Blood Moon"! Please keep in mind that I finished this BEFORE the actual episode came out, so if this is nothing like the actual episode, there's why. Sorry these last two chapters took so long, I just really needed a bit of time to figure out exactly what I wanted the rest of the story to be. Also, sorry for making it a cliffhanger, but I feel like the actual episode will end off with some sort of cliffhanger as well. Just wanted to be at least a little accurate (or not if there isn't even a cliffhanger lol). Thank you so much for your patience and time. Goodbye for now!

-Zorg