Star vs the Forces of Evil: The Ballad of Earth-Mewni

Episode 7: Happy Birthday, Safe Kid!

Another peaceful Earth-Mewni day. But it wasn't just any day. At this moment, Marco Diaz's birthday was a mere three days away. Three days. This time was going to be different. Star thought to herself as she lovingly watched her lover chomp on cheesy nachos next to him on the Diaz couch, while she herself was resting comfortably - albeit reluctantly - in her coveted Home Vacation pink bathrobe with her bare feet comfortably placed in her portable foot bath.

The year prior, while Star and Marco were on Mewni full-time so Star could mend the fences between mewmans and monsters, Star had gotten so wrapped up in her duties and with getting back together with Tom that she had completely missed Marco's birthday. Even though the boy played it off as everyone being wrapped up in what was going on, Star felt awful about the whole ordeal. This time, Star was determined to make this the most special birthday the boy had ever had, no matter what it took. She was not going to let him down again.

"You okay?" He caught wind of her staring at him and decided to engage her, which coincidentally broke her out of her trance.

"O-Oh, yeah, I'm good." She smiled. "I space out sometimes when I'm looking at your cute face." He rewarded her compliment with a kiss. "So...have you been thinking about your big day?"

He initially raised an eyebrow. "...my big day?"

"Your birthday, silly!" She said with glee. "It's in a few days! Did you have any ideas about what you wanted? You know, gifts? Party? Etcetera."

The boy couldn't help but giggle. "Oh you don't have to worry about that." He reassured her. "I don't need anything big."

Now it was Star's turn to raise an eyebrow. "You sure about that? I mean, wouldn't you want to go all out for your special day? You only have a birthday once a year."

He nodded rather confidently. "Yeah, I'm sure. We don't need anything big, maybe just you, me, some of our friends and some cake."

"But that sounds kind of...I don't know...ordinary?"

"And then maybe after everyone's left you and I can have some fun?" He purred & winked her way, causing the girl to blush and purr back.

"See, that sounds like something I'd be up for. But is birthday sex really all that extra special when we already do it every day? Sometimes multiple times a day..."

"I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be, especially when it's with the coolest, most beautiful girl in this entire world."

"Oh my gosh, stop it, you mush." She teased, engaging in a kiss with the boy. "Seriously there has to be something you want for your birthday?"

Intruding on the young couple was River, who came in holding a plate of cornbread with one hand and chomping on a slice he was holding in the other hand. "Star, you must try this new Earth delicacy. The boy's folks call it "cornbread." It's absolutely delicious, although I feel like this is false advertising. I have yet to taste a single corn pellet in any of these slices."

The boy rolled his eyes and chuckled, only to give a confused glare into the kitchen; Moon and Angie were bonding over the stove while Rafael was chit-chatting with Eclipsa & Globgor. He then turned back to Star. "So, uh, why are your folks bunking with us again?"

The truth: it was all part of Star's plan. She was already well into the process of planning a huge birthday bash for Marco at the Butterfly castle. In order to keep Marco away from the castle, their cover story was that they were suffering from a pest problem, requiring fumigation and forcing the Butterflies to temporarily evacuate. In reality, their friends plus Star were hard at work getting things ready at the castle for the big day.