2The first time he confessed, it was a mistake.
Not because he would regret, but because he spoke so out of blue and from so deep in his heart that he didn't quite really understood what he did. He apologized afterwards and tried to shake it off. It took days to realize what he did and why. People used to say if you keep awake until late night thinking on someone, you got it bad.
And Marco didn't sleep at all, which meant he was doomed.
He tried to bring back the subject, but was unable to. They both had moved on about it and he couldn't just drop the subject like a cake. Like what? "Hey Star, I know I said I liked you another day and that it was a misunderstanding and you was ok, but I want to bring this back to say that it was no mistake and I want to become smooch buddies with you"? That couldn't work!
Could it?
No, it was an crazy idea, he shouldn't think like that. The opportunity would happen sooner or later, he just had to be patient.
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The second time he confessed, was out desperation. Because Star was out of herself, the wrong side of the wand's power taking over her, trying to make her lose herself, her control, inserting insecure thoughts and lies into her mind. He tried to persuade her, but desperation came on the moment he was the subject by the evil trying to possess the princess.
"And Marco…"
"What about me, you creepy thing?"
"Do you think he likes you?"
Star looked at the evil being surprised and doubtful about herself.
"You're a weird person that came into his life…"
Marco screamed indignant "I never said that!"
"You're a stranger that got in his home and ruined his peaceful life…"
Star looked at Marco, her face drowned in doubts, sorrow and regrets. He couldn't take that much longer, but at the same time he couldn't approach her with all those weird things floating around.
"I wanted more from my life!" He said looking right into her eyes in hope she would see the truth.
"You twisted everything on his life, from his friends to his own destiny…"
"That's not true!"
"How many times he was in danger because of you? How many times he almost died because of your crazy ideas? How many times he sacrificed himself in order to help you out? How many times you let him down?"
Star lost her gaze, falling on her knees, holding her hands against her ears as if would stop the voice, "I don't know!" Tears fell from her eyes, agony by everything that was being said "I don't know!"
"You're a strange, do you think you'll ever be able to take Mewni? Do you think he would ever want such responsibility as being King? You had to fit a role, a place and you failed even in that!"
"I… I… I am a failure?" On that moment, she felt arms embrace her from behind.
Marco ignored the objects and magic going wild to get to her. He needed her, he needed her back, he could not lose her. He could lose her to another guy as long he was good to her, to Mewni when she became a queen, he could even lose her to Oskar…
But he couldn't lose her to herself.
"I am here, Star. Listen to me, ok?" She stood still, so Marco went on "There are people who think you're strange, and you are! But that's cool! When would I ever dream to have a magical princess close by? They will try to change you, but you don't have to! You're yourself, your own person and you should be the one to say what you become or not!"
He turned her around so she would look at his eyes. The evil being kept talking, but he ignored whatever came from it, "You're different, strange and that's what's incredible about you! I wouldn't have you any other way!" He smiled at her, touching his forehead on hers "That's why I fell in love with you in first place," he held her close once again, "so please… Come back to me…"
"Marco?"
The wand fell, unable to do anything more, the magic and the objects floating around her also stopped spinning around. Things fell into place again. He looked at her, happily after seeing the pink hearts again instead of the green weird marks of the wand.
"You're back!"
"What happened?"
His smile fell over his lips, "You don't remember?"
"No… I just took the wand and I was angry and then… Nothing. Did something bad happened? Oh no! You're hurt!" She touched his arms, he flinched on the pain of the cut he didn't feel before, "We need to patch that! Come on!"
Star pulled him to the bathroom, getting a first aid kit and taking care of the cut as if what happened moments before didn't matter. She didn't remember the confession, but that was ok. Because on the moment she completely forgot about the wand, of what could have happen, he fell deeper with her and from that moment on, he was absolutely sure…
He was in love with her.
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The third time he confessed, she didn't believe him.
First he was offended, but then it stuck on him. She liked Oskar and she believed he still liked Jackie. Maybe she was trying to friendzone him, but it was mostly like she didn't really got it when he gave her a Valentine's Day gift to confess. She probably thought he gave as a friend or out consideration. Star was really dense sometimes, so he didn't doubt that when she opened the card with the letters "I love you" and all she probably added on her mind a "As a bestie!" at the message.
If that was it, then he would have to take a more advanced and direct way to make her understand.
When he asked what would take her to believe him, he didn't expect her to say it right away, so he was taken back "You… what?"
"Confess in front of everyone," Star said shrugging "In front of everyone in the school, street, you choose the place. Confess right in front of Jackie, Janna and all the guys. If you really like me that shouldn't be an issue." She said annoyed at his insistence.
"I don't get… why do you want that?"
"Why does it matter? You wouldn't do it anyway. You took years to confess to Jackie and suddenly you confess to me this easily?" Star shook her head "You don't have to do this just because I didn't get much gifts from people or because Oskar ignored me, you know? It's fine Marco!" She smiled at him, before turning around "Now, let's get to class.
He watched as she walked down the corridor, Jackie and Janna talking in front of the skater's locker. Alfonso and Ferguson waiting for Marco in front of his own locker, everyone ignorant to what just happened. His two friends tried to understand what got Marco to keep staring empty somewhere.
Marco kept staring at Star's back while she walked happily, as if she didn't just said he was confessing out of courtesy. Deep inside he understood why she didn't believed, but on the moment he was too angry to care.
Which is why he took a deep breath and begin to scream so she could hear from the other side of the corridor just like everyone else.
"I like Star Butterfly!"
Everyone kept still (even Star, that didn't dare to turn around) and looked at him confused. Marco ignored everyone as he kept talking loud and clear "I fell in love with Star Butterfly, the magical princess from another dimension, but I would have fallen for her even if she wasn't any of that! I would have loved her even if she was just like everybody else!" Star turned around looking at him in shock "I fell in love with her because she's beautiful, she's loyal, lovely, sweet and cherry! I could say everything, but then it would take me years to finish!"
Star whispered almost like a scream "Marco, what are you doing?!"
"And it's fine if you don't believe me!" He kept his tone loud, but more tender and determined "It's fine if you don't like me back, because I'll change that! I'll conquer my place in your heart. I will show you how wonderful you're and how much I'm in love with you. I'll make you don't think on anybody else and keep yourself awake at night thinking about me just like I didn't sleep for nights away thinking about you! I'll make you fall for me!"
Star kept astonished by his confession. Janna was recording as Jackie was excited to see he finally confessed to her, Alfonso and Ferguson's jaw had fallen from disbelief on what they were seeing. Marco didn't notice anything though, he kept his determination into that, ad with all the courage and confidence he could, he went on.
"And when you fall for me, I'll show you I'm worth it. I'll make you the happiest girl in the whole world, universe, dimension, you choose! All you have to know is that I'm in love with you and I'll fight for you, and you'll fall for me. So be ready for it!"
With that Marco turned around and stormed off.
There were girl screams of fangirling, guys congratulating him for the courage, Fergunson and Alfonso talking about how wild that was. He didn't see Star losing strength on her legs and curling into a ball of embarrassment and happiness, on how the girls went on her congratulating about the confession and encouraging her to fight back too.
Marco would die in embarrassment once he went home and saw Janna's video, but for now the one dying on a blushing mess was the princess.
"Dumb Marco…" she murmured to herself when remembering what he said.
"All you have to know is that I'm in love with you and I'll fight for you, and you'll fall for me. So be ready for it!"
With a smile, she tried to contain her own happiness, so she wouldn't laugh out loud and cry tears of joy, she whisper shouted to herself "I fell for you long time ago, you moron!"
