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Chapter 1: The Begining
The land of Mewni was in chaos. Up until three days ago, a small monster named Ludo had deposed the King of Mewni, River Butterfly, and taken over the kingdom. Then it was revealed an ancient evil was dwelling in Ludo’s stolen hand wand, Toffee, prince of the Septarians. Luckily after a swift spell from the newly returned Princess Star Butterfly, she obliterated Toffee from the face of Mewni. After doing that deed, Star banished the usurping monster Ludo to another dimension.
Afterward, all the Mewmans Ludo banished to the sky returned, with new allies, the Eagles. But now meetings, treaties, and discussions had to take place between all the kingdoms, and law and order had to be restored to the land after the rightful rulers returned. But these things were farthest from the mind of the princess’s best friend, Marco Diaz of Earth. He was currently walking up the castle stairwell to the room of his closest friend. Star had not been able to spend much time with Marco in the past few days, being preoccupied with royal duties. But now Star promised they could talk now, and Marco had something important to say.
Marco finally got to the door of Star’s newly reconstructed room and knocked. “Coming!” a voice answered, followed by the trotting of footsteps to the door. The door opened, and a smiling Star Butterfly was revealed to be behind it.
“Oh Marco, good to see you, come in.” the Butterfly princess greeted with a smile on her face. “What do you want to talk about?”
Marco and Star walked over to Star’s bed and sat.
“Well Star, we haven’t had much to catch up since the battle,” Marco replied in his usual tone.
“So how have you been doing since Toffee’s death?” Star questioned.
“Well, I’ve been dealing with Jackie breaking up with me,” Marco answered solemnly. This shocked Star into momentary silence, she thought they were doing so well. For a moment, she wondered if her confession of feelings to Marco caused this breakup. To end this awkward quiet period, Star said, “I’m so sorry, Marco, I didn’t know.”
“It’s fine, Star, I was gonna tell you when I came to Mewni.” Marco said quietly, “But you were with your mom, and we all got swept in Ludo’s invasion, and Toffee’s return.”
Another awkward silence ensued until Star broke it once more with a question.
“When did it happen, Marco?” Marco responded saying, “About a week after you left. She came to my house and saw the sad, sorry state I was in.”
Star knew about this state of despair through her All-Seeing Eye but remained quiet as her best friend continued to explain.
“She said that I was missing you and was depressed in your absence and told me that our relationship would be unhealthy if it continued, but still wanted to be friends.” After taking a second to breathe, he said, “She said that I had feelings back for you Star and encouraged me to come here to talk to you. That’s when I left for Mewni, to follow her advice.”
Star’s face morphed into one of shock and confusion, did Marco, the boy of her dreams, like her back?
“Star I have something to confess.” Marco said with a sigh while meeting Star’s gaze “I’ve liked you since the first night when we fought Ludo together, and it started as a small crush, but over time it grew bigger and bigger as time rolled on, and I never fully realized it until recently.”
Star was utterly stunned silent as hints of tears welled in Marco’s eyes. “You changed me Star, with your fun-loving enthusiasm. I was never bored with you around. The adventures and new experiences we had taught me there was more to life than over wariness and caution, ” Marco said while Star reached for his hand and held it in her own.
“You’re a positive, fun, beautiful, shining star, my guiding light, and my life wouldn’t be the same without you. I love you, Star Butterfly.” Marco said, holding Star’s hand.
“Oh Marco, I love you too,” Star responded blissfully, with a smile on her face.
The boy she loved, loved her back and her joy was palpable. Star and Marco leaned towards one another and put their lips together in their first kiss. After a moment, they reluctantly broke apart, and Star spoke up, “I’ve wanted to do that for a long time now, Marco.”
Marco responded with a contented sigh and a “Me too Star, me too.”
“I remember I wanted to tell you about my feelings after The Blood Moon Ball when I think I recognized them most, but you said you needed a friend, so I stood by and kept my feelings to myself, thinking if I confessed it would have ruined our friendship,” Marco confessed, his hand still clenched in Stars.
“But now I’ll throw caution to the wind and take a try at a relationship. And now I realize that I dated Jackie while you suffered in silence, and I’m so sorry, Star. And I have to ask you, Star, will you be my girlfriend and go on a date with me?”
Star shouted with glee, “OF COURSE I WILL MARCO!” Star stood up, pulling Marco with her. “But Marco, don’t you have to go home?” Star questioned, head tilted.
“I thought about that Star, and I think I have a way to stay on Mewni with you.” Marco responded, “You could make me your squire! That way, we have an excuse to stay together and hang out.”
Star nodded in agreement excitedly. “That’s a great idea, Marco!” Star tugged on Marco’s hand and said, “Let’s go tell my parents the news!”
The new couple ran out of Star’s room, down the stairs, hand in hand, each with glee on their face about their newfound partner. At the bottom of the stairs, the people the young couple was seeking, River and Moon Butterfly, were about to start their ascent.
“Oh Star, I was coming up to see you,” the queen said, slightly surprised to see her daughter, “and Marco, how are you enjoying your stay in the castle?”
Star and Marco glanced at each other knowingly, and Star spoke up. “Well, mom, that’s what we want to talk about. Marco and I are together now, like as a couple.” Star said reluctantly.
River then spoke up in his loud voice and questioned “Wait, I thought you two were together since we saw that water thing a few months ago, I thought that’s why you came here with that crushed cereal.”
Marco responded with a confused response
“What no, we just got together like ten minutes ago.” “Oh my bad, Marco! But congratulations, my boy, you’ll be a fine prince one day!”
“It’s a bit early for that,” Star said to her father’s response, though neither Star nor Marco could deny the visions of ruling together when they were older, they got when the king said what he did.
Queen Moon then interjected with her own reaction to the matter of the newly formed relationship. “I was expecting this to happen, I’ve seen the signs between you two for a while, and I do have concerns about the logistics of your courting, I am none the less pleased my daughter has found a suitable young man for herself to be with,” Moon said in her calm, powerful voice. “I approve of your relationship, Star.”
“Did you hear that, Marco?” Star said excitedly, jumping up and down, “We can be together officially!”
“Yeah, I heard, Star,” Marco said with a growing grin, “I can’t wait to see what our future holds.”
“Me too Diaz, Me too” Star responded to Marco and then leaned in for a kiss.
All while Moon and River looked on, with a knowing glance between their faces.
As this went on, a tall dark figure far stood far outside from the Butterfly Castle, gazes onward to the castle afoot. The figure turn away and with a chuckle he whispered. “All in due time, my dear Butterflies... In due time....”
To be Continued...