A collaboration with: http://aminoapps.com/p/etlu5b

Star sits, examining her spellbook. She looks at spells about hunger. About appetite and suppressing it, finding nothing of the sort.

"There's nothing like that in there," Glassaryck sighs, "the closest thing you can do is remove all food from the house. Also, I thought Marco was... helping with this."

"I dunno," Star shrugs, "thought it might be worth a try."

Star prepares to close to book, but notices a spell in the summoning section that catches her eye.

"Oh," she smiles, "oh, this looks good."

"Star," Glossaryck warns, "that's a mistake."

"Glossaryck," Star smiles, "walk me through this."

"I warned you kid," Gloassaryck sighs, "OK, first, get some candles..."

Marco walks down an alleyway in a rough part of town, hiding his face under his hoodie and jacket. He meets a man in a trench coat.

"You got the goods?" Marco asks.

"The money?" The man replies.

Marco and the man, without facing one another, make a transaction. The man handing Marco bullets as Marco hands him a wad of cash.

"See you at school," the man replies.

"Whatever Oskar," Marco scowls as he leaves. Little does Marco know, he's being watched...

Janna calls Jackie on her phone.

"Hey Janna," Jackie greets stopping her skateboard.

"So you know how you asked me to keep an eye on Marco?" Janna asks.

"What's wrong?" Jackie asks, concern in her voice.

"At first," Janna sighs, "I just did it for fun, but lately he's been..."

Janna sighs.

"Kid just bought a bunch of bullets," she explains, "you don't think-"

"Meet me at his house," Janna replies, turning around on her skateboard and heading to Marco's house.

Marco arrives home, on the inside a bit nervious that he has brought bullets with him inside the house, but keeps his facades and acts as if everything was normal. His mom calls him from the kitchen"

"Marco, are you home sweatie" calls his mother

"Yes mom!" He replies

"Where were you, I was worried!" Asks his mom.

"I'm alright mom, Im going to my room!" Quickly responds Marco

"Dinner will be soon ready!" Said his mom

As he walks up the stairs, he decides to check on star.

Meanwhile, inside Star's room...

"Everything is set for the ritual  "says the princess" (uhh, I forgot how that ritual goes, please fill that in for me) after she performs the ritual correctly, someone knocks at door
"must be him..." exclaims glosaryck

Star gets off the room and bumps into Marco "oh, hey Marco: she says trying to maintain her posture "I will get the door..."
"I think you should let me handle that" responds the boy

"No no, is fine! I will go" Star says nerviously asshe breaks from her royal posture and rushes past Marco
"she is... fast despite being on that dress, I better go check" says Marco while going after Star

Then at the door was hungry larry, a small creature with a white bed sheet covering him
greetings, "what I'm good for?" asks on a slightily snoobish tone, the small creature
Star grabs his hand and rushes with to her room

"What in the world is that- "but before Marco could finish, someone grabbed his hand from behind*

"Marco... we have to talk," said Jackie, standing firmly behind him, Janna was right behind her.

Marco looks at them,trying to keep his facade, but the intense stare from the girl of so beautiful eyes was to overwhelming for him, he coudnt do much but stutter, " Ja-jackie... is... something... wrong?"

"Why would be something wrong now, Marco?" Said Janna, with her arms crossed, also staring down at the boy.

Both give a step foward going inside, Janna closes the door behind her. Marco gives a step backward almost simultaneaously. "Please, have a sit over there," says the girl with freckles. Marco sits on the couch, while the 2 girls stand in front of him, looking menacingly.

Then Jackie asks, "where are they?"

"What are you talking about?" Says Marco while sweating bullets.

"Just hand over them already, or I will..." said Janna and she acted as if she was gonna slap Marco but Jackie quickly stops her, what the heck Janna?"

"I just wanted to be the bad cop" says Janna mischieviously, 

"Please be serious! The boy just bought bullets to kill a man!" Said Jackie, alerting Marco.

"WAIT HOW DID YOU KNOW?!" Screams Marco.

"Hand them over now," Janna demands.

"Wait," Marco gets up, "you were following me! Dang it! You don't understand! It's not what you think!"

"This is murder Marco," Jackie sighs, "What ever happened to the sweet, caring Diaz I knew and loved? I know he's in there."

"He died with my father," Marco glares, "and you don't control my life!"

Marco dashes away up the stairs. "Marco wait!" Jackie demands, the duo chasing after him...

"So all of it?" Larry asks, "anything edible at all?"

"Yeah," Star replies, "I can't eat if there's nothing to eat."

"But," Larry inquires, "everything?"

Star nods.

"You're gonna regret that," Glossaryck sighs, taking shelter in the book.

"Then I'll start with the fresh meat," Larry smirks, his form twisting and changing, growing until he becomes a hulking mass of flesh that swallows Star whole.

A scream is heard by Marco and the others. "Star!" Marco exclaims, rushing to her aid so fast that he slams into the door, breaking it.

A massive, hulking creature greets Marco and the others. It roars, and Star's screams can be heard from within the creature's stomach.

"Star!" Marco exclaims, panicked, "hold on!"

Marco loads his gun and takes aim. "Marco don't!" Jackie pleads to no avail.

"I must eat!" The monster roars.

"Well eat lead!" Marco retorts unloading the gun, the bullets going clean through the beast as it cries out in pain, barfing everything it had devoured, including Star, who shakes with fear in her eyes, and a long, shallow cut on her cheek.

"Well" Hungry Larry sighs, "if I'm fired then I'll just leave. Next time be more careful with how you word your request. It can be-"

Marco puts a bullet into the creature's head.

"Marco what the Hell!?!" Janna demands.

Marco, completely ignores her and his facade totally collapses. He rushes over to Star and takes her in his arms attempting to calm her. "It's OK," he reassures her, "it's OK. Take deep breaths. Slow, deep breaths."

"There he is," Jackie whispers, "there's the Marco I know."

"Yeah," Janna adds, "seems to be, but, how do we help him stay like this?"

"I dunno," Jackie shrugs, "but I think Star may be the key here. We're gonna need her help to bring Marco back."

"Do you think Marco..."

"Has a crush on Star? No. I'm sure it's fine."

"Yeah. My guess would be other way round."

"Maybe so, but I'd rather have Marco be happy with someone else than prevent him from being happy."

"Star," Marco pleads, "say something. Anything."

Star looks Marco in the eye, fear in her own. "You..." Star's words fail her, "you..."

Marco examines the wound on Star's cheek and reviles in horror upon identifying the wound as a gunshot wound. Grazed by Marco's rage. Marco immediately takes a step back and turns to Jackie, guilt and fear in his eyes. "You need to take this," Marco demands, handing her the gun, "you need to take this away from me."

Jackie takes the gun as Marco turns back to Star, guilt in his eyes and exits the room.

"Marco wait," Star pleads.

"Jackie will handle it," Janna reassures Star, "let's go get you cleaned up."

"He still loves you," Star looks Jackie dead in the eye, "he didn't tell me, but you can see it in how he acts. Please, you have to help him."

"Of course," Jackie smiles.

Jackie finds Marco sitting on the roof alone, crying. "Hey," she greets.

"Hey," Marco pulls himself together, "what's up?"

"You OK?" Jackie asks.

Marco shakes his head, "I hurt Star."

"Since when do you care?" Jackie inquires.

"I always did," Marco's facade suddenly collapses, "I just didn't want anyone getting hurt like my dad. I have to be able to protect people, but I can't. I'm not strong enough. I'm just not-"

Jackie kisses Marco in a successful attempt to bring him back to reality. "I love you Marco, but you have to learn you're not alone. I'm here for you. We all are, if you just come back to us."

Marco starts crying and hugs Jackie.

"I love you Jackie," he speaks this for the first time since his father died.

"I love you too," Jackie hugs him back...

"There," Janna smiles as she closes a first aid kit, "all fixed up."

"I shouldn't have done that," Star clings to herself, "I summoned that thing. I summoned it so I wouldn't have to eat. It almost hurt everyone. It almost got me killed."

"You really care about Marco huh?" Janna asks.

Star nods. "He wants me to get better," Star elaborates, "and I want him to be happy. I don't care how fat and ugly I become. Please, help me."

Janna considers bringing up that Star isn't anywhere close to fat, but decides that it's more important to help her eat.

"Don't worry," Janna smiles, "us gals gotta stick together. Come on, let's go grab a bite to eat, on me."

Star nods, touching her wound as they leave, seeing it as a reminder as how much pain Marco is in, and blaming herself for it. She vows to gain weight on this false accusation, not realizing how much more dangerous this line of thinking is...