Before the whole St. Olga's Reformed School for Wayward Princesses incident...

"Hey Marco! Check it out! It's an adorable little cat!" Star squealed and jumped up and down while looking at the white feline creature with glee. Marco walked up beside the excited blonde teenager and examined the cat.

It had big blue eyes and it seemed to be staring right into his soul which made him uncomfortable. It also had seemingly soft, white fur. He didn't understand why Star got so excited over this cat; it made him so uncomfortable!

"Can we buy this cat, Marco!? Please!?" Star turned to look at Marco with pleaded blue eyes with both of her hands interwined with each other. Marco just sighed and dragged her away from the white cat. "Star, having a cat in the house is troublesome. Plus, we already have dogs. Dogs and Cats don't get along with each other." He explained while his brown eyes were half lidded.

"But the cat, Marco! The cat!!" Star whined loudly and tried to escape Marco's grasp while flailing around like a child. Marco just groaned silently and decided to drag her away from the pet store.

This day was Friendship Thursday. They wanted to go outside and have some fun, looking at some things around town and watch some movies when they get home. But Marco was regretting bringing Star to town as the people around them were staring at the duo weirdly. And it's all because of Star's escape plan.

Marco finally sighed and turned to look at Star, letting her out of his grasp as she was fixing her hairband and her blue green colored dress. "Star, please behave while we're in the town. Everyone's staring at us!" Marco whisper yelled at Star while she was looking around at the people who were passing them by were giving them strange glances.

"Oh, it's fine, Marco! They don't mind at all!" Star just grinned enthusiastically and Marco just face palmed while immediately thinking about how this girl became his best friend in the first place. "Now, let's go to the mall, Marco!" Star cheered and grabbed his hand, dragging him towards the mall.

"What? Why do we need to go to the mall?" Marco asked with his eyebrow raised. Star's grin became wider and turned to look at him. "(Y/N) is coming with us on our Friendship Thursday!" She winked did a peace sign on her other hand. Meanwhile, Marco was furiously blushing and his eyes wide about the surprising news that Star told him.

"W-What? You should've told me that she's gonna come!" Marco's cheeks became redder and redder as each second passes. "Oh come on, Marco! It's not THAT bad! Besides, she's my female best friend on Earth! I would want to spend my Friendship Thursday with her as well!" Star looked forward again and continues on dragging the flustered male to the mall.

"But still! You should've told me she was gonna come! I also need to know, you know?" Marco's heart beat increases every step he takes. Once Star stopped, the blush disappeared slightly from his cheeks. "Star?" He asked for a reply.

Suddenly, she turned around and her face was extremely close to his. Star's expression was full of happiness and excitement. Marco began to wonder what got his friend to get hyped up all of the sudden.

"You have a crush on her, don't you, Marco!?" Star exclaimed as she leaned closer to his face. Marco's cheeks became red as tomato once again and backed up, looking at Star as if she was insane.

"W-What!? Pfft. No, i don't! I just see her as a friend alright, Star?" He breathed in and pointed his finger at his friend. "Just. A. Friend. Period." He stated but felt a little sting in his heart when he said that. Something in his mind tells him that he is lying about his feelings.

He is confused about this.

No, he likes Jackie. The Jackie Lynn Thomas that he knew since Kindergarten.

But... Why does he not blush anymore when he thinks about her but feels a little flutter in his heart when Star mentions (Y/N)'s name?

Is she really just a friend to him?

"Hello? Mewni to Marco Ubaldo Diaaaz?" Star was knocking on Marco's head with one of her eyebrows raised. Marco finally snapped back to reality and held his forehead. "Ow. That hurts, Star!" He exclaimed as he rubbed his forehead. Star simply chuckled at this and walked towards the mall.

"Let's go, Nachos Man! (Y/N)'s waiting for us!" She yelled and went ahead. Marco followed behind her with his hands now on the pockets of his hoodie. He was back on his deep thoughts again as he kept walking.

Is she truly just a friend to him or...

A crush?