Star vs The Forces of Evil: Beautiful Christmas

Chapter 5: Internal Interrogation

16 days until Christmas Eve

The following morning, Star found herself up and anxious for the day to begin. Knowing she'll get to spend at minimum the entire day with Jackie working on their PR plan for the party perked her up in a big way. Early in the morning - before the sun even rose and before Marco was even up - she dressed herself, kissed his forehead, and raced out of his bedroom all the way over to Jackie's house. With the snow having mostly melted for the time being, it made for an easy trek to her place. She stepped towards her front door, taking a moment to collect herself before knocking on her front door. Her nerves were frayed as she waited eagerly. The time never once dawn on her. That is until she finally heard a voice.

"Star?"

The girl looked upwards, towards the direction of the sound, and realized that it was Jackie, who was still half-asleep and still in her pajamas peering out of her window. The mere sight of the girl got Star blushing. "Hi Jackie!"

"Girl, what the heck are you doing here so early?"

Star began surveying her surroundings, realizing exactly what was going on. She then pulled out her phone to check the time. Not even 7 AM. "...oops. Sorry, Jackie. Guess I was just really excited to get going."

"When are you ever not excited?"

"Whenever corn is involved." Her answer got the both of them to laugh for a good minute. "Oh, you think I'm kidding."

Jackie briefly retreated back into her room before returning with a key and tossed it down to Star. "Catch!" Star caught it with ease. "I am not a morning person."

"Oh neither am I. With some exceptions..."

"Look, why don't you make yourself comfortable for a bit? I wanna knock out for a little longer." She smiled at Star before closing her window and returning to her bed.

"Oh, uh, thanks Jackie!" Star began to blush as she took the key and let herself in. The inside of Jackie's house was quite pleasant. A simple living room with a couch and nice television connected to a kitchen with a hallway leading to a staircase which itself led upstairs to the bedrooms - Jackie's and her parents. Suddenly Star got the idea that she was going to cook a nice breakfast for her and Jackie. She had the free time, and she thought her folks would at least appreciate not having to worry about breakfast. So she went straight for the kitchen and got to work.

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At certain points during her cookout, Star found herself going up towards Jackie's room. Just to check up on her, she tried to convince herself. And every time she peered in, she saw the exact same thing: Jackie cozily under her blankets, lightly snoring in a deep sleep. And every time, her blush came back stronger.

Finally, about an hour after she first let herself in, Jackie came downstairs, still half-asleep, only to find several plates of breakfast all piping hot and ready to go for them. The sight of said breakfast dishes caught her off guard and jolted her awake. "S-Star?"

Star waved nervously to the beautiful girl standing in front of her, trying and failing to hide her returning blush. "Hiya, sleepy head! Surprise!"

Jackie slowly walked over to the table. The breakfast in question? Sweet Crepes with Caramelized Pears with sides of French Toast sticks and freshly poured glasses of chocolate milk. "Wow...I gotta say this looks delicious."

"My cooking skills have come a long way this year." She responded, visibly proud of her accomplishment. "It isn't much, but I figured...you know, Crepes are a french type of food and, well, you're pretty well versed in France because of Chloe, and-" Star began stammering as her blush got even stronger. "And French Toast is, well, French. I guess? I never know, what's the difference between French Toast and regular Toa-" Jackie casually walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder, instantly stopping her rambling. "Sorry." Star then pulled a chair out for Jackie to sit before pulling up a chair for herself to sit right next to her, barely any space between them.