Our Fairytale

Avery: I know that the title sucks but I couldn't think of a better title. I don't own SVTFOE.

They locked her in her room so that she wouldn't try to escape.

It's a stupid rule. Star thought as she looked at her reflection in the mirror, her in that long white gown. The gown was strapless with a semi-sweetheart neckline, an A-line skirt and an empire waistline. The bodice was embellished with tiny rhinestones that stopped at the skirt, leaving an endless trail of white. The dress was designed to fit Star's body shape, or lack of, although she was eighteen she lacked curves. Her golden blonde hair was pulled back into a bun, the long white veil flowing down her back.

Mother is so old fashioned. She had thought that, but then she had to remember that on Mewni arranged marriages weren't old fashioned. Her parents had told her that all of this was a result of being on Earth for too long. Arranged marriage wasn't uncommon in the land of Mewni, princesses were usually married at eighteen. Star wanted nothing more than to leave Mewni. To get out of this forced marriage. To go home. To be with him. Marco. She smiled just thinking about him. Why couldn't she be walking down the aisle with him? Instead of Prince Snob of Scumbag Island.

There was a knock on the door. Star turned around and waited for whoever was retrieving her for the ceremony.

I don't want to do this.

~2 Months Ago~

"I can't believe that they're going to be graduating in a few weeks." Mrs. Diaz gushed to her mother at Marco's eighteenth birthday party.

If Marco had any say in it he wouldn't celebrate his birthday, but his parents would take any excuse to throw a party. They invited the whole family over, they made enough food to feed an army, and of course they bragged about their wonderful son. Since it was a beautiful May day the party was held outside, picnic tables were set up with homemade food and desserts.

"Mom." Marco groaned. He wasn't the biggest fan of his mother's constant bragging. It's not like he was some sort of super genius who had graduated from college at twelve. He was just Marco, plain old boring Marco.

"Your Mother is just excited for you." Marco's Abuela said, patting her grandson on the cheek. "Where did you apply to college?"

"Mostly just colleges close to home." Marco replied with a shrug.

He had thought about going away for college but at the same time he didn't want to leave home. This is where his family was. This is where Star was. Star. She didn't have to apply to college, she could just go back home and rule the Kingdom of Mewni. But she applied to a local college anyway, she decided to take science and history. She said that those subjects had always fascinated her, she loved learning about the Earth.

"Marco," Abuela said happily. "You're only young once, you should go away, have an adventure."

Marco smiled, little did his Abuela know that he had been on many adventures. He had seen faraway planets, other dimensions, secret lairs, he fought monsters and saw the most amazing things that any human could imagine. He had seen this all with the most amazing girl in the galaxy by his side. It was a shame that he didn't have the courage to tell her how wonderful she truly was.

"Marco!" An energetic voice called.

She stood at the back door of the house calling to him in her always bubbly voice. She was eighteen years old now, she changed so much since she was fourteen. Since Star came to Earth she had become more mature, or at least more mature than she was at fourteen. She beckoned for him to follow her inside.

"Excuse me for a minute." Marco said to his Mother and Abuela as he followed Star into the house.

Star and Marco stood alone in the kitchen while the party continued outside. Marco looked down at Star, who was a foot shorter than him now. She stared at him for a moment, just smiling that perfect grin that never left her face. She was so beautiful.

"I have something for you!" Star exclaimed. "Wait here."

Star dashed up to her room to fetch Marco's present. Marco couldn't help but smile, Star always loved birthdays. Usually she would make Marco a homemade card or conjure up laser shooting kittens (and yes, she could do that with kittens). Star came running back into the kitchen with a carefully wrapped box with two large envelopes on top. She put the envelopes face down on the kitchen counter and handed Marco the gift box.

Marco eyed the envelopes with curiosity for a moment before opening his present. Why had Star brought him two envelopes? Usually she only made one card. This ran through Marco's head as he ripped apart the wrapping paper and tore open the gift box. Inside the box was a pair of inter-dimensional scissors, not the same pair that Princess Pony Head had given them, a different pair.

"Where did you get these?" Marco asked.

"I went to another dimension to buy them," Star explained. "I thought that I'd get you your own pair so that you don't have to borrow mine whenever you want to go to the arcade."

Marco smiled and turned the scissors in his hands. He then looked at Star, who was still smiling up at him. He put the scissors down on the counter, being the safety man that he was, and pulled Star into a hug. He enjoyed this closeness, this bond that the two of them shared. Neither of them could deny that they had a special connection. Every time they hugged, every time their hands touched there was a spark of adrenaline that would run through their veins. They eventually broke their hug, to both of their disappointments.

"One last surprise," Star said as she flipped the two envelops over to reveal that they weren't cards, they were letters. One of them was addressed to Marco, the other to Star. They both had college crests on them.

"They came in the mail today," Star explained. "I thought we could open them together."

The two took their respective envelopes in their hands and ripped them open to reveal the letters inside. This is the moment that scares all teenagers, that "What if?" moment before reading the letter. What if I don't get accepted? What if I get stuck working in a coffee shop my whole life? The two teenagers could only get past the first sentence before erupting in uncontrollable squeals. Congratulations. That was the first word of both of their letters.

"I got into the college I wanted." Marco cheered. "What about you?"

"Same." Star said excitedly.

The two hugged again, but this time the hug lingered on. The held each other as if afraid to let go, like if they let go they would float away from each other. A warm feeling surrounded both of them and they couldn't help but think about the first time they hugged, right after they fought Ludo for the first time. Back then their hugs were out of friendship, now their hugs were something more. The two teenagers looked at each other for a moment, getting lost in each other's eyes. They slowly leaned in, bringing their faces closer together. Their lips were mere inches apart when-

The doorbell rang, causing Star and Marco to jump apart, startled by the sudden noise.

"I'll go get that." Star said awkwardly, backing out of the room.

Marco followed behind Star as she walked into the foyer and opened the door, where she saw someone that she never expected to see in this dimension.

Avery: That's all I'm writing for now, stay tuned for chapter two.