Break the Barrier

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(A/N): Hey, party people! This is just another one of my lame fanfic's, Star vs the forces of evil this time. This takes place after Star left Echo creek during the season Finale. I'm not sure if I'll continue you this or not so if you like it be sure to tell me!)

It had been two months since star left Echo creek.

The late summer sun beat town on the small, Godforsaken town a hammer, reminding everyone  that they still had time to enjoy themselves before the fall rolled in.

Marco was at another party, but he was feeling anything but festive. Lights decorated the wooden gates of Jackie’s backyard like stars, they were dull against the daylight but would soon come alive by nightfall. He leaned against a bench, a glass of lemonade in his hand and tuned the vibrating chatter of the people around him out. It faded into his own thoughts, almost as if he were slowly drifting underwater to be alone.

Even in the unbearable heat, Marco wore his hoodie. It started out as something to help him hide from the world, to cover up his insecurities so that no one could see them but him, and now it was his signature. An omen that made him stand out in a crowd. People saw it and called out his name, they knew who he was, and they spoke to him.

He had crawled out of his shell and it into something entirely different over the past year.

And it was all because of one person.

Star.

She transferred to Echo creek high during the school year, and brought a beacon of light with her.

Star was a girl who never feared anything, and played by no rules but her own.

She taught him not to hide anymore, she taught him how to be free.

He started to take chances, and face fears, and live the way he wanted.

But now everything was different.

Marco stared down into his glass, it was still full to the brim. The sliced lemons bobbed at the surface, but he wasn’t tempted to drink any.

Instead he focused on the people around him. He watched in silence as they laughed, and smiled, and joked with one and other. It had been a while since he distanced himself from crowds, but he had tried and tried again to make conversation and found himself at lost for words everytime.

Talking used to be so easy.

“Hey, Marco!”

Jackie’s voice pulled him away from his thoughts, and the surrounding chatter of the people around him resurfaced again. He squinted to spot her through the crowd, and caught a glimpse of the trademark blue streak in her hair as she grew closer. She was waving to him, her freckles stretched across her face in a wide smile. He noticed that she was holding a plate of food, but couldn’t quite make out what was until she finally reached him.

“I brought you some pizza nuggets!”

Jackie was always bringing him things.

Over the past few months, she had been supportive beyond belief. She spoke to him when others wouldn’t, stayed by his side even in those moments when he couldn’t think of anything to say, and made him laugh whenever he was feeling down.

Sometimes it still baffled him that he had such an amazing person as his girlfriend.

She kept him from drifting too far under water. A constant reminder of what things were like before the summer, before everything changed. She made him think of a time before he felt a sudden emptiness within him, a time where the world didn’t seem so distant. Her smile brought back memories of when he used to sit and watch her for hours on her skate board, working up the nerve to even wave. But it also brought back memories of the girl who inspired him to finally speak to her in the first place, long since gone. A sudden wave of sadness washed over him, and he brushed it away quickly, not wanting to worry her.