Set in Motion.

Chapter 3

Pieces of the chess.

8:30 AM.

Thunder rumbled in the air, lightning flashed across the darkened sky as rain poured down from heaven. Yep, no one would want to be caught outside right now...except for a certain little princess.

Unbeknownst to Marco, who just wakes up and heading down the stairs to get his overdue breakfast.

"Hraarrhh..." he yawned, scratching his head as the sounds of the storm raging outside shook him awake sightly.

Rubbing his eyes tired eyes, he strolled to the kitchen fridge to grab a cereal bowl and some milk before stumbling back toward the table. Once seated, Marco clumsily poured the sweet liquid into the mix, before chewing his breakfast like a zombie.

Another lightning strike got Marco's attention, humming he reached for the remote to turn on the mini TV in the room.

"This is your daily weather forecast, a low-pressure area had formed near the coast and is now moving to the mainland, expect heavy storm with a chance of smalls hurricane, it is advised that everyone stay indoors today and avoid unneeded outdoor activity."

Looking at rain pattered window, Marco could see strong wind rushing over the road bringing all sort of trash with them.

"There go my weekend," he thought as he chewed. "Wonder how Star would react to being kept indoors all day," he asked himself, wondering how a girl as hyper and overflooded with energy at his friend could bear sitting still all day.

"Come to think of it, where is Star?" Marco thought, looking through the kitchen window one more until something colorful jumped through his sight

Marco spat out his breakfast at the glassy window, before quickly rushing his way outside tripping over his step in the process. As he ripped open the door to the backyard, the strong wind and rain greeted him, tossing his brown hair against his face.

"STAR! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" he screamed. The girl who was jumping around smashing her rain gear boots against puddles of rainwater her entire body soaked.

"MARCO! MARCO! COME PLAY WITH ME, IT'S SO FUN!" she told him, stumbling into another puddle.

Marco scrambled to find his red hoodie in the hanger next to the door, tossing it over his pajama pulling the hood on, not even bothering to zip it up as he grabbed an umbrella, opening it while hastily dashing his way toward Star.

"STAR! STAR! STOP!" Marco desperately told her, Star jumped toward him grabbing his hand, pulling him into the rain with her.

"Common Marco, join in the FUN!" she screamed, pulling him with her as she jumped across the yard from puddles to puddles. Marco tried desperately to keep the umbrella in his hand, stopping the rain from getting to them.

"STAR, STOP! LET GO! WE ARE BOTH GONNA GET WET!" Marco said, a hint of anger in his voice making Star stopped abruptly in her track. Turning her head back to face him.

"But is fun Marco, being out here in the rain!... Don't you feel the same way?" Star said, confused.

"NO Star" he started adjusting the umbrella to cover the both of them, holding onto it a bit tighter as the wind strengthened.

"There is a storm coming right now, you can't stay outside playing in the rain like this, you will get sick Star!" he explained.

Star is confused, she had played in the rain before when she was young in the castle garden, she had never get sick afterward. Even though her mother had also told her the same thing Marco is telling her right now. Star suddenly feel a bit down thinking about it, she was hoping Marco wasn't like her mother, that he would see the fun in this like she does.