The Other Exchange Student

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Star and (Y/n) come down the stairs after waking up. They both yawn. "Surprise!" The Diaz family shouted. Marco, Mr. Diaz, and Mrs. Diaz wear party hats and stand under a banner that reads "Happy 47th Day on Earth, Star and (Y/n). The laser puppies are scattered around their feet. "Happy 47th day on Earth, girls!" They said. The two squealed. "A party? For us?" Star asked. "We can't believe it!" (Y/n) said. "You can't? We've done this every day since you got here." Marco said. "Here, girls I made you a cake." Mr. Diaz said. Mr. Diaz holds out a cake with Star's and (Y/n)'s face drawn on it. "And I wrote you a poem. Our lives were so small and puny 'til these angels arrived from Mewni." Mrs. Diaz said. "Aww." (Y/n) said. Star gets teary-eyed at Mrs. Diaz's poem while Marco looks weirded out. The doorbell rings. "Ah, thank goodness." Marco removes his party hat and answers the door. Gustav appears. 

"Hello! It is I, Gustav!" He said with a Scandinavian accent. "No way!" Marco said. Gustav laughs. "Marco! My American friend!" Marco and Gustav do an elaborate secret handshake ending in a double high-five. "Look who's here!" Marco said. Mr. Diaz gasps. "How wonderful!" He said. "What a wonderful surprise!" Mrs. Diaz said. Before Star or (Y/n) can have a slice of cake, Mr. and Mrs. Diaz pull away to greet and hug Gustav. "We've missed you so much!" Mrs. Diaz said. "Um... hi." Star said. "Hello." (Y/n) said. "Oh, hello. I am Gustav. I was the Diazes' exchange student last year." Gustav said. "What?! But I thought we were your one and only foreign exchange students." Star said. "Not even close. I mean, who did you think all these kids were?" Marco gestures to a wall of photos of the Diazes' past foreign exchange students. Photos depict 15 different boys and girls, a robot, and a llama. "Hmm..." Star and (Y/n) said. "I brought gifts from Scandinavia! For Mrs. D, a pair of clogs." Gustav said. "Ooh!" She said. "For Marco, the handheld game Lederhosen Tycoon." Gustav hands him the game and he claps excitedly. "And for Mr. Diaz, a genuine Viking helmet." Mr. Diaz gasps and removes his party hat, puts on the Viking helmet, and drives the horns into a wall. "And for you two... nothing! I did not know you existed! Ha-ha!" Gustav said.

"Oh." Star said. "Oh! Mrs. D, you've gotten so thin. I need to fatten you up." Gustav said. Mrs. Diaz laughs. "Gustav." She said. "Come, everyone, and I will cook you my meatballs." Gustav said. "Oh, Gustav!" Marco said. Gustav leads the Diazes into the kitchen, leaving Star and (Y/n) behind. Their balloons deflate, and they look annoyed. In the kitchen, Gustav stirs a bowl of meat. "The Scandinavian monsoons were over, but the danger had just begun. The iceberg was sinking. Heedless of my own peril, I disrobed. I dove into the freezing fjord and I carried Yuri back to his mother!" Gustav said. Mr. Diaz gasps. "Ooh!" He said. "Oh!" Mrs. Diaz said. "Whoa." Marco said. "Meh." Star said. (Y/n) just rolls her eyes and glares at Gustav. "Marco, think fast!" Gustav flings a meatball at Marco. Marco catches it in his mouth. 

"So, uh, Gustav, where exactly are you from?" (Y/n) asked. Gustav narrows his eyes. "How much do you know about Europe?" He asked. "We know it's a place. We're pretty sure." Star said. "Ohhh, well, then. I come from the country of Scandinavia. It is a land where Vikings teach gym class and everyone has a pet penguin, even if you don't like penguins. Oop, too bad, here's your penguin." Gustav said. "Hey, Gustav, I'm open. Meatball me!" Marco said. Gustav flings another meatball at Marco, and he catches it in his mouth. "Ooh, now me, Gustav. Now me!" Mr. Diaz laughs. Gustav flings two meatballs at Mr. Diaz, and he catches them on his helmet horns. Mr. Diaz laughs. "Whoo!" Marco said with his mouth full. "Are you sure those are cooked?" (Y/n) asked. Gustav plays hacky sack with the meatballs as the Diazes catch them in their mouths. "Over here!" Mrs. Diaz said. Star and (Y/n) look weirded out. "Just think, three more weeks of this!" Marco said in tears.

Time Skip

Star and (Y/n) yawn. "Surprise!" The Diaz family said. "Aah! A party for us—!" Star said. Marco and his parents wear party hats and stand under a banner that reads "Happy 2nd Day of Your Visit, Gustav!" With the laser puppies scattered around their feet. "Happy second day of your visit, Gustav!" The Diaz family said. Gustav comes down the stairs behind Star and (Y/n). "Oh, Diaz family. You are so full of pleasantness." He said. "Gustav, Gustav, Gustav, Gustav!" The family chanted. Star, and (Y/n) annoyed, sit on the couch. Gustav's bag falls onto the floor. "Huh?" Star asked. Inside Gustav's bag is a map and the books Scandinavian for Doofuses and Customs of Scandinavia. Star picks up the Scandinavian for Doofuses book. "Whaaat?" (Y/n) asked. Gustav grabs the book away from her and gives them each a slice of cake. "Oh, look at you. Such curious girls. Now, eat your cake and mind your own business!" 

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