I Think Earth Is A Pretty Great Place | SVTFOE

11~ // The Worst Is Yet To Come

Every given minute passing, Star sat in her room contemplating her sole existence. With Mewni gone and her friends and family dead, she wondered why she was even there. There was a quiet knock on her door, as she peered over to her door. She sat in front of her window, kneeling on the ground. "Come in!" She said, the pale door creaking open slowly. "Hey, what's up?" Jackie walked in, sitting down on Star's neatly made bed. Star stood up, shrugging. She plopped down beside Jackie. "Nothing. You?" Star tilted her head, giving a forceful smile as her long blonde hair fell in front of her pale shoulders. She wore a black tank top and ripped grey skinny jeans, along with black socks and a black and white flannel around her waist. Her hair was thrown up in low pigtails, that dangled atop her snowy white shoulders. Jackie smiled back, and nodded. "Good!" She exclaimed, her shoulders bouncing a little as she spoke. "Well I was wondering if you wanted to hang out at the mall with Marco, me, and Janna? We're gonna hit up the food court and then go shopping and stuff." She offered, brushing back her short platinum blonde hair. Although, that didn't do much given her blue highlight and her hair slowly fell back into her peachy, freckled face. "Oh-! Uhm.." Stars attention had been caught. "S-Sure." She stammered, shrugging. She peered to her window, and sighed. "Oh, alright! Are you sure you're all good?" Jackie questioned, furrowing her eyebrows in concern. Star turned to Jackie with a light smile and the nod of her head. "Of course." She lied. Jackie nodded, smiling. She stood up, along with Star. "alright, just put some shoes and we can head out." She said, walking to her door, and leaving the room. The pale creaky door left ajar. "Why are they spending so much time together?" She wondered. She shook her head. "Whatever." She sighed, and opened her door quickly enough to catch Jackie about to walk in her own room. "Hey, Jackie?" Star asked. She turned around, smiling still. "Yeah?" Jackie cocked her head. "I just kind of remembered that I'm going to go visit a .. " Star paused, "a friend.." She mumbled, her eyes shifting to her feet. "Oh? Are you sure?" She asked. "Uh haha yeah." Star awkwardly laughed. "He better have some answers.." She thought, as Jackie nodded and gave a little smile. "Okay, I'll be sure to tell them." She said, and shut her door after walking in. Star nodded, and walked downstairs. "Hi, Star! Where you going?" Jackie's mom asked. Star paused, then smiled. "Just to go see a friend, don't worry, I have that phone you got me in my bag." She told Mrs. Thomas. She smiled, nodding. "Alright, sweetie!" She said, and let Star carry on. She sighed, as she shut the front door. She walked to the lake, peering to it from the trees. She examined the thin yellow caution tape around it, waving in the cold September air. "Great." She mumbled. She took a moment, before quickly taking out her mirror phone. "Calling Tom.." it rang.

   "So where's Star?" Janna asked, looking to Jackie. "Yeah, where is Star?" Marco questioned as well. "Did she run off again?" Janna asked, joking. "Not funny." Marco peered to Janna, Jackie rolling her eyes with a smile. "Too early for that." Jackie commented. "Anyway, she said she was going to a friend's place." Jackie continued, shrugging, her hair bouncing a bit. Janna nodded, smiling. "Cool, ok." She stated, scrunching her nose as she spoke. "Ok." Marco shrugged. "So, food?" Jackie looked to both of them. "Yeah, let's go get some food!" Janna yelled. "You're loud." Marco pointed out. "You've always known that. The real question is, am I louder than Butterfly? Who apparently yells at you."  She asked, then let the comment slip in. Marco shrugged. "Eh doesn't matter." He responded vaguely. "Guys, what do you want for drinks?" Jackie called out from over at a food kiosk. Marco ran over, "It's on me, guys!" he shouted. Janna shook her head, laughing. "You guys are cute." She said, before running after them. "I'll take a coke!" She yelled to them.

   "Why'd you want to talk to me? I thought you hated me?" Tom cocked his head, as they sat in the forest. "I guess I just need someone who'd be there for me." She quietly responded. "I see.. What's wrong?" He frowned, being able to see Star was upset about something. She shook her head, rolling her crystal blue eyes. "I don't know what's going on anymore. My parents are gone, my friends are gone, my home is gone..  And here I am on Earth with no idea what to do anymore, and with no absolute purpose whatsoever. Not only that, but I swear.. I don't understand this horrible feeling of aching and breaking into pieces. I feel warm and tingly inside sometimes, but I also feel like I'm sinking further and further down underwater screaming yet no one can hear me." She explained, letting her words flow out. "Star.." Tom frowned. "You know what? You mean so much to me, I don't want you to ever think like that ever. You have meaning still, and that's to live for your parents, and bring Mewni back. There are still people out there who will agree with me, Star. You're grieving, and .. you're.. " He faded out. "She likes someone.." He thought. "I can't have this happening." He thought. "I'm .. what?" She looked at him, raising an eyebrow as she frowned. "You're everything to me and I don't want to lose that." He let out on accident. She paused. "Tom.." She breathed. "I- I'm sorry I didn't mean to say that.." he stood up, and turned to grab the bell from his pocket. "No.." She said. "What?" He turned around, furrowing his eyebrows. "I know, you didn't need that. I- I'm going." He told her. She stood up, standing in front of him, as it started lightly raining and thundering. She stood silently, as he stood there, staring at her. He examined her hurt expression. "I'm sorry." He apologized, as she furrowed her eyebrows, about to ask what he meant. He quickly grabbed her and hugged her, wrapping his arms around her waist. She stood there, doing absolutely nothing. "M-" She began, once Tom let go. He frowned, examining her expression closely, before turning around and ringing the bell. "Tom, wha-?!" She began, but before she knew it, Tom had disappeared into the trees. "Tom?" She called out. "Why did I almost call him-.." She thought, feeling her heart wreck into pieces. "This can't be happening." She whispered, as it rained.

   "Thanks for walking me home, Marco, but you didn't have to, it's raining." Jackie looked up to the tall brown haired boy beside her. He smiled, "I- uh.. I wanted to." He admitted. She chuckled. "Thanks, Diaz." She said, quickly standing on her toes, giving him a small peck on the cheek. He froze, his face going red. "Bye, Marco!" She gave him a quick smile and a glance as she opened the door and jumped inside her house. "Talk to you later?" He managed to get out, hopeful. She relaxed, and gave him a tilt of her head with a kind smile. "Talk to you later, Diaz." She responded, shutting the door and leaving him standing in the rain on her doorstep, as he held his red hoodie above his head. 
 Jackie walked upstairs, peering the Star's door as she made her way to the hallway. "Star? You back yet?" She asked, pushing the door open. Star sat there on her bed, her long blonde hair moppy and in a ponytail. She sat in sweats and a teeshirt, as she glanced to Jackie. "Yeah, I'm here." She said, almost sounding upset. "Can we talk?" Star frowned, slumping a little. Jackie stood up straight, and smiled, walking inside and sitting beside her. "Sure, but I had the most fun today!" Jackie exclaimed. Star tilted her head, furrowing her eyebrows. "How so?" She asked. "Well we hung out at the mall and we did the photobooth and got matching jackets." She explained, pointing to the black and white university jacket she wore over her teal and white baseball tee. Star smiled, nodding. "You should've come." She said, chuckling. She paused. "Okay but news." She said. Star tilted her head, "What is it?" She inquired. "I kissed Diaz's cheek a few minutes ago." She stated, smiling. Star's smile faded quickly. "Ouch." She thought, a sharp pain stabbing her in the chest. "Okay, so what'd you want to talk about?" Jackie asked. "What's wrong?" She frowned, slumping. "Me?" Star shook her head and snapped back to reality. "Oh uh, I just wanted to tell you that I .. I had fun today as well. I'm glad you had fun, Jackie! I'm glad you.." Star drifted off. "I'm glad you and Marco are closer now!" She exclaimed, giving a way forceful smile. "Me too." She smiled. "And I'm glad you did as well." Jackie patted Star's shoulder, her flinching a little as she reached for her. Jackie stood up, and quickly walked out the room, happily.