Author's Note:

I want to make some things clear. If you do not like my portrayal of Marco as a trans girl then you are certainly entitled to that opinion, but I won't be changing how she acts fundamentally because of it. I see trans girl Marco as acting rather similar to how canon Marco acts except more comfortable with a lot of things and a little more feminine. If there are any specific scenes that people want to see, please leave me a review or a private message and I'll think about writing it up.

This is the second chapter...

This is going to be a Transgirl!Marco / Somebody? [Jackie? Tom?] and Star Butterfly / Janna fic.
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Chapter Two: A Day in the Mall

A week later and I still can't stop feeling scared about what happened. I guess that's what happens to "the safe kid" I quip at myself, as soon as something scary happens, I just freak out. Just like the day I me Star. I joke again, in my mind. I've been pacing my room for close to an hour now. Star has been trying to get me to come out to my parents. When she said that trans people are very well accepted on Mewni, I suppose she must not have been lying. I briefly wonder if that is why she doesn't understand my worries about coming out. Star does not get that on Earth,, people are not as accepting. I sigh, again, and flop back on top of my bed.

After breakfast, Star invites me to the go to the movies with her. She calls it a "girls' day out." I don't think I've ever had one of those before. I don't really recall anything of that sort. After a few minutes of thought, I ask Star, "yo Star.. about this "girls' day out you mentioned. Was that what those shopping trips were?"

She tells me, "not at all," and has a small laugh. "that was just shopping. it wasn't some big, whole-day-long thing." She waits a bit and reminds me excitedly, "that's what this is going to be!" while flapping her hands around and jumping.

The parents are out running errands, so they are not around to see the two girls leave their house, just as they did not see Star re-performing a body changing spell on their child. They walk to the bus station and take a ride to the mall. To the mall where Janna and Jackie are waiting.

#POV SHIFT, VEN(US) [Marco]

As Star and I are getting off of the bus, we see Janna and Jackie. I can't tell those two were hanging out, were waiting for us, of just happened to run into each other. Star gravitates towards Janna without a second thought, perhaps "without a first thought" and is immediately at her side. I gingerly step off the bus. I haven't talked to either of them since the sleepover happened. Jackie waved to me openly and Janna gave a more subtle wave with a smile.

I wave back to them with a grin. I do my best to push back lingering feelings of anxiety that have started to bubble up after seeing Jackie and Janna. Star sends me a knowing look, understanding my anxiety. I stammer, "I,, um,, I have something to tell you two? Star already knows this, of course. As.. As I said before, I'm a girl. And,, call me Venus?" I added on the last sentence equally as much a question as a request.

Surprisingly, both of them walk over to give me a hug (and a pat on the back). I let myself smile, it is really nice to have friends accept you. Janna walks back to Star and puts her arm around Star, "well then, Venus, shall we all get going?" she asks the group.

First, the four of us go see a movie. I manage to convince the rest of them that we should be seeing a Mackie Chan movie instead of the romantic drama Solar Eclipse. It was actually surprisingly easy to convince everybody. Jackie and Janna mess up my name a few times but it doesn't feel all too horrible when I know it is just a mistake. From there, we all go and visit a few stores — the others really want to go shopping. I pick out a few solid color leggings and a black skirt.

As the day goes on I notice Star and Janna leaning onto each other more and more. When we start heading to an ice cream shop, after shopping, I pull Star away from The Janna. "Okay, Star. You gotta tell me what is up with you and Janna. I've never seen you cling on to somebody like that before, and you're sometimes pretty touchy." and ask her, trying to be serious.

"I don't really know," she admits, "I try to pay attention to how I'm feeling and I go with my instincts a lot of the time. I mean, obviously mewberty was something much different but I always felt that thinking about all my choices would be really boring." she says with a shrug, "my instincts are telling me to get close with Janna."

"Okay.." I say, hesitantly, "I'll be here if you need something."

She smiles and nods. Then, Star grabs my hand and runs to the ice cream shop with me in tow. The shop is a three-story monstrosity. The first floor is filled with different types of Ice cream, with a few seats. The second story has complete glass panels on the perimeter to allow everybody to look out and the third story was a restaurant that specialized in ice-cream based recepies. It was one of the most unhealthy places you could go for food in town, but it was really good. Surprisingly good. One would think that there was only so much one could do with ice cream (and they are probably right), but there are many more ways to utilize ice cream than one would have thought. When we arrive back at the shop, I watch Star returning to the side of Janna and then notice a slight blush on Janna's cheeks? That's when it hits me, as to why Janna seems to fine with Star's behavior. Does she... like Star, I wonder. I realize that just as I see Janna reach her hand down towards Star's. Instead of clasping the hand, Star walks forward and orders Blue Bubblegum ice cream. Jackie and myself order regular chocolate and Janna orders a cone of rainbow sorbet.

All four of us sit down at a booth table with our respective ice creams. I'm sitting next to the window, and Jackie sits next to me while Janna sits across from me and Star close to her. The booth isn't covered in ice-cream spills, but I always forget that because of how they designed the color of it. After a minute or so of silence, we begin talking.

Jackie starts, "Well,, today has certainly been a nice day."

"Yeah,," I say, "weird. But... nice. And for once, no Ludo with Star and I out of the house."

Janna takes a bite and then asks, "Does it really happen that often? Cause if it does, I gotta join you to."

The topics of conversation range from Ludo, to retelling the story of the St. Olga's prison breakout, to the Goblin Dog story, to Tom. We all talk about a lot of things and in the process, Jackie and Janna open up to us a fair amount. I learn that Janna and Jackie are both bi and that they met in the school's GSA meeting (they had known each other previously but had never talked.) Somehow, despite being the model student, I had not bee aware that Small Creek High School had a GSA at all. Star was confused as to what a GSA is. Eventually, our time is up and we all need to get back to our homes. Despite the quick leave we all take, the fact that Star and Janna were holding hands when they got up does not pass under my notice.

Star smiles at me as we walk back to the bus stop, "Venus~," she sings and then in a matter-of-fact voice, "I'm using your phone once we get back home. I got Janna's phone number. I wish to use it." My eyes widen when I hear that she had the phone number. I figure now that if things are this far, maybe I should see how Star is feeling, or if she feels the same way.

"Star," I say, trying to get her attention, "How... does it make you feel, being around Janna like you were today?"

"Happy! Glad,!" she replies immediately, "I feel really warm and fuzzy."

Shit, I think, definitely sounds like a crush.

Later, when we walk back home from the bus stop, I see the back of Star's neck and notice a new purple heart.

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#So, I have this idea that even after the muberty transformation,,, the whole purple hearts will still pop up when she likes somebody. They start out as a purple and turn green or red depending on if they object of affection accepts her or not.
I feel like she would worry a lot about relationships and her friends and how to help everybody out.