(shipping) One Shots

The Monster Inside// Starco•♡

Marco's POV

I walked down the empty dark streets. Roaming the town of Echo Creek. I passed every alley, I turned every corner yet I couldn't get one thing off my mind. Star. The very thought of her made my heart cry out in joy and in pain. I wanted her...but she was a princess...I couldn't have her.

I turned another corner only to find my self in a dark echoy alley way...one I had never seen before. Something about this place didn't seem right, it felt off. I turned to leave but when I did the entrance was blocked off by a wall. I looked around some more. "Hello?" I asked the air as my voice echoed through the stone room. A shadow passed me.

"Why...hello there," a grimising voice said. I turned to see nothing.

"W-who are you...where are you," I shouted with rage coursing through my veins.

I heard a sinister laugh and a creature jumped in front of me. It was scaly and purple and painfully familiar. "You can't...remember me," he asked with a grin.

I backed up. "You...your...monster arm," I stuttered out.

"You got that right," he said before plunging his teeth into my right arm. I felt a sharp pain all through my body. I cried out in pain as the monster laughed. I wanted it to go away it burned. I wanted to die. That's when my wish might have became true when I blacked out.

Star's POV

My eyes fluttered open as the soft light of the sun kissed my face. I sat up and stretched before standing to my wobbly feet. I grabbed my wand from the side of the bed and slightly tapped my head. Instantly my favorite narwhal dress was on and my hair was brushed out. "That's better," I exclaimed with a twirl before running to Marco's room. "Ohhh M-,"I began. I looked around his room and it was empty...strange. He must be down stairs.

I trotted down the wooden steps of the Diaz household. I looked around the room only to see Mr. and Mrs.Diaz. "Good morning Star...is something wrong?" Mrs.Diaz asked.

I shook my head yes. "Yeah...have you seen Marco," I asked concerned. The two of them looked at eachother and then back at me.

"Not since yesterday when he went on his walk," she said. I nodded and ran out of the house before they could stop me. I took every route I knew Marco would take even some he never took but I still couldn't find him.

I threw my hands in the air out of utter frustration. "Where is he," I asked myself. I turned another corner only to see that I was in an alley way. I looked around and looked at the ground. There he was...Marco was laying there on the ground completely knocked out. He didn't seem to be injured but he was definitely different. His left arm had a patch of purple scales while his right arm...wasn't his right arm. "Monster Arm," I whispered to myself.

I examined the arm. It was the same as last time, purple, long, scaly and slimy. I lightly shook Marco hoping he wasnt...dead. "Marco," I whispered. I shook him harder. "Marco," I said a little louder. I shook him mire and more and tears began to roll down my cheeks. "Marco...MARCO PLEASE WAKE UP," I cried. I finally gave up and sobbed into his chest. "Marco... please," I wept.

I then heard a groan. "W-what happened...Star where are we," Marco groaned. I looked up and saw him awake and a wave of relief washed over me.

"Marco your okay," I yelled with joy as I crushed him in a hug. He wrapped his normal arm around me and let his other arm hang by his side.

"Yeah...Star I'm fine...even though I have...this monster attached to me." I pulled away and looked at his arm.

I pulled out my wand and tossed into my right hand. "Nothing a little magic can't fix," I said with a smirk on my lips. I took a deep breath and raised my wand.

Marco's POV

Star raised her wand slowly. "Returneo Armes Normarita," she shouted. I felt tingles go through my arm while purple magic surrounded it. The magic slowly disappeared and I looked down at my arm...it was still a purple scaly tenticle. "...Why didn't that work," she asked disappointed.

"I...I don't know...Star will I be like this forever," I asked concerened.

She stomped her foot on the ground in frustration. "No...I refuse for you to be like this," she began to cry, "I refuse to let you go through this again." I stood up and embraced her into a hug with my one human-ish arm. She hugged me back tight.

"...Could your mom maybe help," I asked as I pulled away. She shook her head.

"Yes! She could. Give me your scissors." I grabbed my scissors from my back pocket and a handed them to Star as she opened a portal to where her parents were standing."Mom! Dad! I need your help," she said distressed.

Her parents came running toward us. "Darling whats the matter," her father asked. Star stepped aside to reveal me and my monster arm, her parents seemed shocked. "Marco my boy!What happened," River asked.

"I don't really rem-," I started before a sharp pain shot threw, my arm to my chest. I fell to the ground as my vision began to blur. From what I could see it looked like Star had kneeled down next to me.

"Marco...can you hear me," she asked paniced. My vision cleared and I looked up at Star. The beautiful distressed Star.

"Y-Yeah I can...I'm here. Don't worry," I said gently placing my un-monster hand on her heart stamped cheek. She smiled and held my hand on her cheek.

"Marco...how long have you been like this," Moon's voice ringed. I removed my hand from Star's face and looked at her.

"About a day," I explained. I groaned again and held my right shoulder. Moon came over and removed my hoodie only to see purple veins.

"Oh no," she said backing away from me.

"Mom...w-what's wrong," Star asked.

"N-nothing...just stay there with Marco. River follow me," she said before running off. The king and queen left me with their beautiful princess.

Star's POV

Marco gave me a small smile and I giggled. Even when he was in pain he managed to make me smile. "Marco... does it hurt," I asked as I still sat by his side. He sat up.

"Physically yes...and emtionally. Knowing I could hurt you, scares me more," he said scooting closer. "I couldnt bare to see you hurt... especially if it was because of me."

I began to tear up a bit as he spoke such kind words. "Marco... your not going to hurt me."

His eyes became tear filled. "Star! You don't understand! This thing could take over! It could hurt you! Kill you even!" he yelled as he looked away.

I placed a hand on his cheek and made him face me. "Marco...it won't get that far. I promise." I smiled at him and smiled a little.

My lips parted a bit and my eyes began to close as I leaned in. My lips softly placed themselves on his. He was taken back. I could tell but he ended up kissing back. He wrapped his arm around my waist and his tenticle wrapped around me as well it startled me but I continued. I wrapped my arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. All of a sudden the once cold tenticle felt like a warm human arm. We parted from the kiss and I looked at his arm. "Marco...your arm."

He looked at his arm and wriggled his fingers. "My arm it's... My arm," he exclaimed. He stood up and brought me up with him. "But how," he asked.

"True loves kiss maybe," I said jokingly. He shrugged and pulled me into another kiss. He held my cheek with one hand and my waist with the other.

"Uh-um," I heard a cough in the back ground. "Am I interrupting something you two." Marco and I pulled apart only to see my mom.

"No...not at all. Look we fixed Marco's arm," I said holding up Marco's once monster arm.

My mother smiled."Good...now you two head back to earth," she said shoving us through a portal.

Marco and I fell to the floor of my room and laughed. "So...Marco that kiss," I said with a smirk.

"I meant every moment of it," he replied. He pulled me into another kiss. "I love you. "

"I love you too."