I Think Earth Is A Pretty Great Place | SVTFOE

13~ // When She Finds Out

Sitting at the mall, Star sipped her smoothie, Jackie chatting with Janna. "I wonder if he felt tingly and like he was falling as well." Star thought. "Probably not." She told herself in her mind, sighing. "You okay, Butterfly?" Janna looked over. Jackie turned around, frowning as she looked to Star. "Yeah, are you alright?" She jumped in. Star quickly peered up to her both of them. She gave a smile, nodding. "Yeah, I'm alright." She added an additional awkward laugh. They both smiled back, and turned around to continue talking. "Not.." She thought after they turned around. "I swear, what the heck did he mean by 'I don't know anymore.'?" She huffed. "whatever." She mumbled. "Hey guys, wanna go walk around?" Janna asked. "Sure." Star quickly responded, Jackie chuckling. "Sure." She also replied. "Cool, let's go then!" Janna said, standing up beside Jackie. 
Star stood up as well, chasing after the two as they walked off. 

   Star and Jackie sat in Star's room, laughing. "Hey, did you know there's a school fall dance coming up?" She asked, tilting her head. Star's eyes widened, almost in fear. "What?" Star asked. "Yeah, every year they have a fall formal and people get to get asked or ask the people they like. That or you can just go with friends or by yourself to have fun." She shrugged, smiling. "I'm hoping Marco asks me this year." She chuckled. "Oh?" Star asked. "Yeah, I guess I never really knew how much I could like him till this year.." She faded out with a smile. "I guess there goes my chance." Star thought, feeling her heart hurting. "Is there anyone you like or want to go to the dance with?" Jackie quickly brought up, smiling to Star. She froze. "No." She quickly said, biting her lip. "Suure." Jackie teased, pocking Star's arm. Star gave a small smile to Jackie. "Yeah, but it's not like I ever have a chance compared to you. Besides, he doesn't even like me. He gave me a whole talk about it anyway." She thought as she peered out her window. "Well hey, I'm gonna go and do something I guess. I'll be back to check in on you in like.. an hour or something?" She smiled, standing up. Star nodded, smiling back to her. Jackie walked out, carefully closing the door as Star sighed, and flopped on her back. "fun." She muttered. 
  Jackie shut her door, and plopped down sitting on her bed. She quickly went to dial up Marco, but right as she went to call, she laughed at the incoming call. She picked up. "I was literally just dialing you up." She laughed. Marco laughed "Wow, that's weird." He responded, happily. In the background of his call, Jackie could hear trees rustling and the wind rushing past the phone. "Are you outside?" Jackie asked, furrowing her eyebrows. "Actually, yeah. I am." He laughed. The doorbell rang. "Oh my god hold on someone's at the door." She laughed. 
 Star sat up, hearing the door. She quickly heard Jackie talking on the phone. "She's talking to Marco again.." Star mumbled, rolling her eyes. Star quietly followed Jackie down the stairs, who bounded down them. Star paused at the top of the stairs, watching Jackie as she opened the door, holding the phone. There stood Marco. "Hi." He smiled, as she hung up the phone and started laughing. "Hey, Diaz." She chuckled. She walked outside, as the both of them starting talking and goofing off. "He's gonna ask her." Star told herself, letting her long blonde hair fall in her face. A split second, Marco peered to her from the corner of his eye, right before Jackie shut the door. Star stood there frozen, feeling like she had completely fallen. She plopped on the stairs, staring at the wall blankly. "So it's come to this.." Star thought.

Marco leaned against Star's locker, waiting for her to be dropped off from therapy again. As he saw a black van pull up, he stood up straight again. Watching the car sit there a minute, before seeing shotgun door open and Star climbing out. She waved goodbye to a female in the front seat, and paused once she saw Marco standing there. "Star!" Marco quickly heard, turning his head to the familiar voice. There stood a tan boy with a long brown fringe. "Clearly something is about to happen." Marco thought, about ready to run over to talk to her first. That was, of course, before he felt someone grab his hand, and turn him around. "Jackie?" He asked, surprised. "Hey, I came quickly because you left your lunch bag at the table. Here." Jackie smiled, handing him his red lunch bag. "Thanks Jack-" He began, then heard Star and the boy talking. Suddenly, he turned around, seeing them smile and laugh a little together. "Marco, what's up you seem distracted?" Jackie frowned, raising an eyebrow. He felt his heart go from pounding intensely, to sinking and being anchored under the water. "Marco?" Jackie grabbed his arm, concerned. "What are you looking at.." Jackie followed his eyes to Star. "Is it Star?" Jackie peered back up at him, frowning. "Huh, what?" He turned to Jackie again, as she furrowed her eyebrows. "No, just.. a bird distracted.. me.." He mumbled. "Okay..?" Jackie crossed her arms, scrunching up her face. "Hey, um. If you don't mind me asking, what do you and Star do while you guys are waiting for your guys' next class to begin?" She pursed her lips. "Wh- Us?" He stammered, grabbing reality and trying to focus. Jackie nodded, brushing out the turquoise highlight in her short and fluffy platinum blonde hair. He awkwardly laughed. "We talk. Argue mostly I guess now that I think about it.." He faded off, frowning. "Are you sure? You guys seem distant. Not like the I-Hate-You or I-Don't-Know-You distant, I mean like... Awkward distant." Jackie bit her lip, leaning a little to her left. "No, it's definitely Hate-Distant." He nodded, giving a forceful smile. "You guys always just suddenly stop talking when I bring one of you guys up in a conversation. Why?" She asked, frowning. "She does that too..?" He thought, feeling his ears and face grow a little warm. "Jackie, it's literally nothing. We hate each other. If it makes you feel better, she blames me for everything. Including her disappearance and therapy sessions.." He frowned, putting his hand on Jackie's shoulder. "Are you sure...?" Jackie asked, hesitant. "I don't know anymore.." He thought. "Of course." He'd give a kind smile to the short girl, who wrapped her arms around him, hugging him. He hugged her back, but took a quick peek over his shoulder, to Star and the boy talking, and her brushing her hair back gracefully. His heart sank, as he held Jackie. "I never thought I'd feel so empty when all I've ever wanted is suddenly here in my arms.." His mind whispered.