Cassia

>Star was having a beautiful dream about herself and Marco handholding and running through endless green hills during warm spring morning.
>They were laughing and suddenly Star slipped and dropped on her back. Her friend sat on her crotch and slowly bent forward.
>She was expecting him to kiss her, but instead he pulled out an old, dirty piece of cloth from his pocket and slowly ripped it, causing the annoying sound to penetrate her mind.
>Star just realized it was all a dream, and when she opened her eyes she heard the same ripping sound again.
>She was familiar with that sound. Although it was very like similar to the sound of ripping clothes, it was actually a sound of ripping dimensions.
>Somebody was trying to get directly to her bedroom. Star quickly stood up as she was already lying on the groud (and she misinterpreted falling off the bed as falling on the grass in her dream) and aimed her wand at the opening portal.
>She activated and “reloaded” her weapon as she heard terryfing monster groans coming out of the interdimensional hole. However, for few moments nothing really cared to cross the opening.
>The groans slowly vanished and were replaced by moans of effort of a female human being, or at least something alike.
>As broken and dirty greek helmet flew through the portal and landed near Star’s feet, she took a step backward and nodded her head left to right with growing concernt.
>”No... Please no...”
>Somebody threw a heavy suitcase throught the portal, it led to some loud noise and small could of dust upon impact with the groud. Surely everybody in the house must have heard that and now there was no way of covering “everything” up, if it was indeed what Star was worring it was.
>Finally, a girl stepped out of the portal and closed it. She looked a lot like Star, just a little taller and definetly more mature, but not as much as to mistake her for an adult. The really noticable difference were her eyes: wider, but shorter than Star’s, and influenced by obvious heterochromia – her right eye was blue, just like Star’s, and the other was green. It would also be hard not to notice that she had only one heart on her right cheek.
>The lesser differences were slightly paler skin, lighter hair and hardly noticeable different hairstyle. As for the newcomer’s clothing, there was nothin similar with Star’s style. The unannounced guest was wearing messed up, burned, bent and propably misused bronze hoplite-like armour set. If it wasn’t for the damage, it would look very presentable but as it was, she looked like an army deserter.
>”Cousin Star!” – Shouted the mysterious girl, while merrily waving at Star with a broken in half gladius in her palm.
>”H-hi... Cousin Cassia... What brings you here? Wait... how did you even know I’m here? Didn’t your Dad lock you in the Fortress?”
>”Oh Star please! Forget about the so unpleasant past or something... What matters is the present and that I’m here!”
>Cassia hugged Star tightly, almost causing her eyes to explode away from her face. It was very unusual for Princess not to be enthusiastic about having a guest, and it was easy to see, but still Star was watching what she was saying or doing, as she was still estimating whenever she should trust her cousin or not.
>”So, what brings you here?”
>Cassia let Star go, and her expression changed drastically from warmed up and happy to sad and begging. Tears ran down her cheeks, she fell on her knees and embraced Star around her hips while confessing and wetting Star’s night outfit.
>”I admit, I ran away, again! I couldn’t take it any loger! I was in constant fights with Dad because he never let me out of the Fortress and then he threatened to send me to St. Olgas! Please don’t tell him, you’re the only person I can trust!”
>”Well I dunno... Remember what you did-“
>”I’m sorry okay?! It’s not my fault I’m so lonely I used to do stupid things and besides, I had no idea you had crush on him or something!”
>”*sigh* Well it doesn’t matter now... but it’s not really my decision, it’s not my house and it’s not even Mewni here...”
>Cousins were interrupted by Marco knocking on Star’s door and then walking in barely awake.
>”Star? What’s that noise so early in the morning?”
>Cassia rubbed her face and stood up while avoiding Marco’s gaze, as if she was embarrassed to drop in uninvited to his home.
>”Marco, this is my cousin... Cassia. Sorry she woke you up, but we’re having an affair here...”
>”That’s fine *yawn* I was about to wake up in two hours anyway... Nice to meet you Cassia. You don’t have to be shy- woah...”
>Marco came closer to Cassia, and when she finally raised her face he noticed her eyes. He must have been really fascinaded by them, but then he also realized that she looked a lot like Star and that only enchanted the moment. Suddenly the roles changed, he was the one being shy while Cassia smiled warmly, and grabbed his hand, almost the same way Star did it the first time she was in his house. Except that she wasn’t avoiding the touch of his palms.
>”Hi Marco, nice to meet you too... You look really... adorable.”
>”W-well heh... and you look a lot like Star.”
>There was something in Cassia that caused Marco’s heart to beat faster. He accepted her right away but in the same time, deep down he strangely feared her for some reason.
>She stared at him so intensively that he has frozen in place for a moment. Cassia grabbed both of hist wrists and pulled him closer. Star could swear that her cousin was just aiming to make him touch her breasts.
>Princess stepped between them and Cassia let Marco go. Then Star embraced Marco around his belly, using only one arm and holding him like a stuffed animal in the process. She struggled to get a comfortable position for both her and Marco which looked comedic.
>Cassia smiled and just hugged both of them to ensure Star she doesn’t have to be jealous.
>In the meantime Marco’s parents entered the room as well. They were curious and little worried at first, but as soon as they saw Cassia their attitude changed to their usual; pleasant, welcoming and excited.
>”Take a look Angie! Another exchange student and surely Star’s relative! What a pleasant surprise!”
>”Ohhh, it’s cute how they are all already getting along isn’t it?”
>Marco’s parents joined in the group hug, making Marco and Star definetly uncomfortable but also making Cassia happier in the same time.
>When they were over Rafael rised Cassia up in the air by her shoulders to take a closer look at her. She seemed to enjoy that very much. She valued every positive emotion or gesture as if she was missing things like that for very long time.
>”Look at you, tall and almost adult! I am Rafael, this is my wife Angie and this is our house! Are you going to stay? What is yout name? How old are you?”
>Her eyes lightened up when Rafael offered her to stay without her even asking for it. Still hanging between his hands she replied:
>”I’m fifteen, my name is Cassia and I would love to stay for few... I don’t know actually and I don’t want to be a trouble... or something...”
>”Yeah - said Star. - I’m not sure if you can handle all three of us. We better feed her and send her home...”
>In response, Marco poked Star with his elbow and gave her a disappointed look.
>”Nonsense! If you want to stay at least untill the next fall we will just have to send you to school and give you a room. Do not worry about detalis!”
>”I could go to school and meet the other teenagers? That’s awesome!”
>Star was struggling to come up with a reason to discourage Diaz family to keep Cassia around.
>...”but won’t she surpass your upkeep cost?”
>”Got you covered cus!”
>Cassia backflipped away and rushed towards her suitcase. She opened it, revealing an impressive little pile containing mostly shining golden coins, as well as few dozens of diamonds and other jewels.
>”Oh no no... You are our guest now so you do not have to worry about anything especially money. Keep your suitcase full of gold for college.”
>”Rafael... What about a room? We don’t have more empty rooms...”
>”That’s fine Mr and Mrs Diaz. I’m sure Ma- Star will be happy to share his- her room with me... or something.”
>A vein appeared beneath Star’s skin on her forehead and her eyelid was twitching.
>”Then it is settled! Is that not fantastic son?!”
>Cassia stood between Star and Marco and cheek snuggled with both of them at the same time
>”Yeah, isn’t that fantastic guys?”

UPDATE ONE BELOW

tbc

>”Marco will show you around. Join us downstairs for breakfast after you get fresh” – said Marco’s Dad
>Mr and Mrs Diaz have left while hugging and sighing happily
>all kids stood in the middle of Star’s room in silence, they could even hear a fly when Star was looking at her cousin with poorly hidden dislike
>Cassia didn’t really mind it, or she was doing magnificent job acting like she didn’t. When she realized that Marco was starting to feel awkward, she turned towards his side and lightly stroked his shoulder.
>She acted very girly just like Star,  although she was also evidently teasing him
>”Marco will you show me where the bathroom is? I’d love to take a hot shower”
>shower
>Marco quickly dismissed any thoughts that he considered “wrong” (at least at the time) and carried on, trying his hardest to keep his cool but ending up being just cute
>”S-sure, this way...”
>the boy led her to the bathroom and Cassia was overjoyed
>”Wow there is so much space and it’s so clean, your half at least. I reckon this is Star’s mess?”
>”uh-huh”
>”You know, I actually like to keep my things organized and my room clean. Could I share your cupboard? I promise not to touch anything and keep only essentials.”
>”Sure Cassia. Keep your things wherever you want and for now take whatever you need from my cupboard...”
>While Marco was talking and looking at his feet rather than Cassia, she began to strip quietly. He blinked, and when he looked at her again, she was already half naked. The only reason he couldn’t see her bare breast was due to her still carrying a piece or armour in her hands.
>Only thanks to his famous Diaz reflex he was able to save his boyish purity, but he still has slipped at least dozen times on his way out
>”What’s wrong? – Star asked - She already tricked you to do something stupid didn’t she?”
>”Why would you say that? She’s ccool”
>”Then why are you blushing?”
>”I am not…! Look, I don’t know what happened between the two of you but you are clearly misjudging her.”
>Star caught Marco by his shoulders and shook his entire body
>”If we’re still besties trust me, don’t get to close to her.”
>she was showing off her teeth and staring and him stupidly
>”uh-huh… okay I won’t”
>the girl released Marco from her grip, making him fall down on his back
>he was lucky that Start didn’t think to look at his crotch or she didn’t poke it unintentionally. That would be really awkward.
…
>Some time later Marco was already done with his morning routine. Cassia was occupying his bathroom for so long that he and Star were eventually allowed to use Rafael’s and Angie’s bathroom.
>Marco was so relaxed and drown in his thoughts that he has almost forgotten that there was a new guest in the house.
>He was brought back to reality as he heard Cassia’s voice
>”Marco! Are you there?”
>”Yeah... Is there any problem?”
>”Would you help me dry my hair?”
>it’s a trap
>it’s a trap
>no it isn’t
>come on, stay mature Diaz… what is even on your mind?
>Cassia also had very long hair which might have been a legitimate problem.
>Marco had some doubts about going in, but when he thought more about it, he came to a conclusion that he shouldn’t give himself too much credit. Apparently Cassia must have been very friendly and a little ignorant.
>which would make perfect sense for Star’s relative
>It’s childish fantasy, she’s a human, just a girl – he whispered to himself
>”Sure! You are covered tho right?”
>”Of course.”
>Marco entered the bathroom which was filled with pleasant, warm, white steam
>Somewhere in the corner he saw Cassia, standing and struggling to dry her head with one tiny hairdryer
>She was completely covered with a big white towel
>”Thank you Marco. You’re such a gentleman. I would have spent entire day sitting here if it wasn’t for you”
>”That’s nothing...”
>”But it’s everything! Nobody ever cared to help me with anything.”
>”You are just saying that. If you are anything like Star I bet you have a lot of friends where you come from.”
>”No, no. Not really.”
>Once again, Cassia suddenly dropped her smile and poorly hidden sorrow appeared on her face. She was trying to turn away from Marco to hide it, but he could still clearly see her in the mirror. He felt guilty, but he was also curious to know more so he could possibly comfort her.
>”So you didn’t have friends at school?”
>”I have never went to any school. My dad kept me locked in his fortress so I could focus on studying warfare and practice fighting, I hated that!”
>”I’m sorry...”
>”Marco, Can I ask you a question?”
>”Sure”
>”You and Star are just friends right?”
>”Yeah, we’re pretty good friends”
>Now that Marco was finished, Cassia was looking even more beautiful being clean and fresh. She stood up and looked at him with wet eyes, but those weren’t seductive eyes. She couldn’t help it, and she hugged him to her chest.
>He instantly blushed and tried to break free, but she was stronger than he estimated it, and she basically forced him to stay still
>he wanted to protest at first, but what was there not to like. She was fresh, warm and petting him. The pleasant feeling was overwhelming.
>when she whispered “don’t fight it” he lost it for a fraction of a second and let his feet and knees get loose
>although he still quickly snapped out of it
>don’t fight it – what was that supposed to mean? She was trying to gain his trust a little too fast.
>somebody at the doorstep cleared her throat to make everyone know she’s watching
>Marco looked Star while Cassia embraced him around his waist to show off to Princess how well they were getting along
>”Marco your mom is calling you.”
>”R-really? I better go. H-heh.”
>the boy has left quickly
>”Cassia, what do you think you are doing?”
>”Did I do something bad?”
>”You know well what I’m talking about!”
>”Star, what is your problem anyway? He is not your boyfriend.”
>”Well uhh... no... but- he neither is your boyfriend and this isn’t even your house. Keep that in mind.”
>”Don’t be silly Star. You have lived here for months or something now right? If you were serious, you would have been a couple long ago.”
>”WHAT?!”
>Star was all red and in the fighting mood
>” You are just jealous because he will no longer focus his attention on you, and what’s wrong with that anyway? I can have friends too, I need friends... What’s wrong with that?”
>”The wrong part is that you are dropping in uninvited to MY LIFE! AGAIN!”
>”I wasn’t invited that’s true... but I’m still welcome in this house if I’m not mistaken?”
>”Mind your own business and don’t get too close. I’m not going to repeat myself.”
>Star ended the conversation by leaving and slamming the door behind
…
>The whole family along with both girls were sitting at the table
>Cassia was sitting next to Star so she could possibly gain her trust and make it up to her after their last argument
>Marco was sitting at the opposite side – it was Cassia’s choice so Star wouldn’t feel provoked
>Cassia was still wearing her armour, as she had nothing else to put on. However, she only put on as little pieces as possible, for the sole purpose of covering her feet and private parts.
>Still, she was creaking when moving or gesticulating, but it was almost inaudible over her excitement for almost everything she saw
>”Marco, what’s that?”
>”Cereal…” – said Marco chilled out and bored
>”and that?”
>”…toasts…”
>”Wow, that’s amazing!”
>”It’s actually nothing special”
>Cassia kept on commenting and asking question as Mrs Diaz was putting more on the table
>Everybody in the house was pretty much used to behavior like that, so it didn’t really bother anybody except for Star who was observing Cassia’s every move
>As she noticed it, she reached for princess’s hand and placed it on her bare laps, which she also shook lightly in excitement
>it didn’t really convince Star to be less hostile, but she remained calm and carried on, eating her meal
>Mr and Mrs Diaz were naturally extremely friendly and curious about Cassia, they kept on asking her tens of questions
>she was eagerly giving out detailed answers, mostly at least. It was strange how she had problems to answer the most simple and casual questions or how she avoided talking about her family.
>it was obvious that she have never interacted with any group
>she knew much of philosophy, herbalism and engineering but she has never seen shoe laces and she wouldn’t know how to tie them
>tens of minutes were passing by and it was almost midday. The whole family enjoyed themselves, and after some time they sidetracked from talking about new guest and in some time even Star was able to willingly join the conversation, almost forgetting about her aversion towards her cousin.
>Princess was becoming more and more relaxed and trusting.
>When Marco’s examining gaze was noticed by Cassia, she teased him under the table by sliding her bare feet in his trousers
>however, she stopped after Star gave away what appeared to be her last warning: sticking a knife in Cassia’s chair right in between her legs
>The boy thought that it was about time to leave the table and do something productive, so he cleared his throat spoke up:
>”So Cassia… What do you say we show you around the town, take a walk and maybe go shopping? After all it would be inconvenient wearing worn off armour all the time”
>”Oh Marco that’s so sweet. Is that a date proposal?”
>Marco’s face turned completely red. Even the Diazes nearly dropped their jaws, but they immediately took it as a joke.
…
>Cassia was happily jumping circles around Marco, his parents and Star during the walk in the shopping mall
>the new “exchange student” was told that she can choose whatever she wants
>she was overjoyed, and it was to be expected that Marco was supposed to be her helper
>the girl intercepted him while he was still walking, she placed one of her hands on his upper back and the other beneath his knees and carried him like a lady while rushing towards the nearest display
…
>”whatya think, Marco?”
>Cassia has left the changing room and spun on a single leg to fully present herself
>she was wearing white tank top (with nothing under it, which boosted the cocktease), tight little jeans (which were just a little bigger than her panties should be), blue sneakers and colorful high socks
>Marco was about to comment how she looks fine, but then she extended her hands high up in the air and held her palms together like people do when yawning
>her tasty just-right teenage tits squeezed and nearly fell out of the thin tanktop
>”Oh- Y-you lewd- I mean why don’t you try this?”
>he pointed at some jackets
>”That would be a little too warm”
>”If you say so”
>”I feel like I am born anew! This is fantastic! Let’s pay and go to another shop.”
>”I’m happy that you are having a good time but we’ve already been to every shop in the mall. Besides, my hands are not wide enough to carry any more bags and my parents are starting to kiss and doing weird things in the changing room and attracting the security.”
>”Huh? Okay, let’s go home!”
>Cassia turned around and walked closer to Marco. While standing back to belly she reached for his legs and with little trouble she managed to place him on her back and carry him around.
>”Cassia!... You are embarrassing me, what if somebody sees us?”
>”I wouldn’t worry about that. Staff is more concerned about your parents”
>She was right. When Cassia was fooling around, almost nobody was minding her, because loud giggles, clacking and banging sounds where disturbing other costumers, cashiers and security.
>The only one having a problem with Cassia and Marco was Star. She was observing them from behind the corner. Her eyes were full of red cracks and hatred. Her hair was slightly messed up and she was crushing the wall with her bare hand, turning the bricks into ash.
>Star came out of hiding to approach Marco and Cassia
>”What’s the matter cus’ ?” – Cassia asked
>”We better go home before you embarrass Marco even more”
>”Oh… I see…
>Cassia gently let Marco down from her back, then she shyly stroked her bare biceps and looked at her feet
>…somebody’s jealous. That’s okay. I love you too but I just want to spend as much time with Marco as possible.”
>Suddenly Cassia looked at Star with mysteriously inviting gaze
>since Princess remained in place, Cassia slowly approached her and hugged her really tight while forcefully cheek nuzzling her
>”H-hey! Let me go! Let- me-. Marco! Help!”
>”You are so jealous, yes you are, but you don’t have to be! See I love my cousin too!”
>Marco covered his face to hide the awkward smile. Besides being comedic and adorable, he thought that it was good idea to soften Star a bit, even if she pretended not to like it.
>it was Star after all. There was no way she wouldn’t enjoy that, she just wished she hadn’t, because at the time she was mad at Cassia.
>however, things became a little unsettling when Cassia stopped for a moment, closed her eyes and tried to kiss Star
>”I think that’s enough” – Said Marco after placing his palm on Cassia’s shoulder
>she immediately released Star from a grip – Princess took two steps backwards, growled and moved her wand in front of her like it was a knife.
>As for Cassia, she seemed to be positive and enjoy herself like never before. Having a hard time keeping her emotions inside she wanted to let it go as much as possible and not provoke Star any further (not too much anyway)
>Jealous Star pulled Marco away and placed him to her side, she grabbed his hand and promised to herself she wouldn’t release the grip until they got home
…
>Later the same evening Marco was about to end his online play session of League of Karate
>He was sitting at his desk while Cassia was lying on his bed and talking to him
>The later it was getting and the more intense the conversation was getting, Marco was growing more and more tired of his petty computer games
>at first he turned away a little from the screen to be able to pay attention to his guest and play with one hand, until he shout off the game completely and focused on Cassia
>he was really enjoying her company, especially when she was keeping her enthusiasm at bay and it was possible to just chill and talk with her
>so there was definitely much “Star” in her, but nevertheless there appeared to me many differences too
>”So like, I’m going to your school on Monday and today is Saturday or something?”
>”Right. It’s how the calendar works on earth. By the way Cassia, if you don’t mind, could you stop saying “or something” all the time? It’s really not necessary.”
>”Okay, everything for you” – she said while sticking her head out of the bed and playing with her hair”
>”So… anyway… It’s getting late, so why don’t you check on Star?”
>”Don’t worry about her. She’s peeking on us through the keyhole now which pretty much means she’s completely fine.”
>A short, girly scream of hatred and desperation could be heard from the other side of the door
>”What I meant to say was; It’s about time for bed and you are sleeping in Star’s room.”
>Cassia’s mood changed momentarily. She stopped playing with her hair, crawled away from the edge of the mattress and lied on her side. She seemed legitimately concerned about something serious.
>Otherwise she would try to molest Marco to convince him to let her stay. It was something different.
>”Oh I don’t know. It’s not that late. We could stay up for a little longer couldn’t we?”
>”What’s the matter? You are not afraid of dark are you?”
>”No… – She said after sitting on the mattress and gathering her hair to stay behind her ears.
>…you are right Marco, goodnight”
>The boy sighed with relief after she left, but he was also immediately reminded who he’s dealing with when she teased Star to kiss her before finally giving up on fooling around and disappearing in her cousin’s room
…
>in the middle of the night, Marco has awakened because of the dry throat
>he was walking through the house in complete darkness and eventually he made it to the kitchen
>there was something leaking… or dripping?
>before he could realize what was going on he walked straight into a puddle of water
>”Ug-ahh! Wet socks. What is going on?”
>Marco turned on the light and he saw kneeling Cassia (with only panties on, but at least she was wearing extra-large t-shirt too) trying to close the washing machine
>”Cassia?”
>”Sorry I woke you up…”
>they were speaking in whispering tone
>”You didn’t but what are you doing here in the middle of the night?”
>”I can’t sleep so I thought I would…” – she sniffed and walked away from the machine
>Marco opened it to reveal that Cassia tried to fit her entire armour inside
>”What the heck?...
>she looked really embarrassed
>…you shouldn’t put it there, why would you want to wash it in the first place?...
>she remained silent while avoiding his gaze.
>…It isn’t about the washing machine is it?...
>she nodded
>…Hey, what’s the matter? You’ve been acting strange since the evening. You know there is nothing to fear right?”
>”These are not just bad dreams Marco- I mean, they are too but as soon as I’m falling asleep I believe it’s real, and I can’t move, only breath… - her voice was breaking, and she needed a moment to calm down, take a deep breath and continue - … I can’t get memories off my head when I’m lying in bed. I could never leave the castle, I was being “raised” to be a “good queen” but it wasn’t really rising…”
>”Hey… look it’s fine. It’s in the past now. You are safe here.”
>”No! You don’t understand!” – she raised her voice and then immediately went silent.
>all that could be heard was her trying to catch a breath and rubbing her face
>it was serious, she might have been overreacting but there was a reason to that
>”So you haven’t even slept at all?”
>”No…”
>now her attitude was slowly starting to make sense to him
>Marco turned off the light thinking that maybe she would have easier time talking if he can’t see her
>”That’s bad. You’ve got to sleep Cassia”
>Marco grabbed her wrist, but instead of letting him guide her like he expected, she retreated and sat at the table
>”When I was a child, or at least when I was  really young child my father used to assign “teachers” to me. Some of them were fine and they actually taught me some useful things. The rest were just a bunch bullies. They were justified to turn my life into hell to “toughen me up”. I hated them all but there was one in particular…
>Cassia stopped for a brief moment, she had to gather her courage and take a deep breath to continue, and even then, her voice was trembling a little
>…dark magic instructor. He was just an old pervert with connections and my father either didn’t believe me, or thought it was a good idea to let him do what he wanted to make me “stronger”. It could have been worse but it wasn’t much of a pleasure to have him around for all these years.
>”That’s terrible. No words are going to make it up to you, but I’m sincerely sorry. Still, it’s in the past now. You don’t have to tell me anything more if you don’t want to.”
>”N-no. Listen. This scum… He has an obsession over me. I remember him telling people his fantasies.”
>”You mean…”
>Exactly. I remember him often mentioning how he can’t wait for me to get older so he can… well… you know what. The worst part is… my father arranged my marriage with him. At first it was supposed to take place on my thirteenth birthday but I got lucky. I don’t know the details and I don’t care, but then King said no matter what happens I’m getting married on my fifteenth birthday. I’m on the run since then.”
>that was the saddest story Marco have ever heard, and it made him very yielding to her
>”Well, remember you don’t have to go back. You can stay on earth… with us, at least for one year, or two. If nothing changes by then I guess you could stay for good.”
>”Thank you Marco. I have never had a friend like you before…”
>what was he even suggesting? What if she was lying?
> Cassia was finally calming down and blinking to keep herself awake
>”Let’s put you back to bed but first we should clean this mess.”
…
>the following morning Marco was awakened by something soft and heavy lying on his belly
>apparently Cassia was moving a lot in her sleep. She also dropped down the blanket and parked her tasty bottom horizontally over Marco
>but he remembered putting her back to her bed and falling asleep on his own… that sneaky girl had to come over later
>the boy tried to gently move her away, but he also accidentally slid his fingers under her panties
>uh-oh
>Cassia immediately stopped snoring and opened her eyes
>She tried to take more comfortable position, but both of them were entangled by the sheet, pillows and their own limbs
>”Wow Marco… I’m flattered but let’s at least watch a sunset together first…”
>”This is absurd. When did you get in here?”
>”I woke up early but I got bored waiting for anybody to wake up so I snuggled up with you”
>”Stop fooling around. Let- me-“
>Marco crawled away and dropped on the ground
>he massaged his face for a second and before he could make it far he felt his arm being twisted behind his back
>the girl meant to be playful but she overdid it. She couldn’t properly estimate her strength, and with the element of surprise, she almost hurt the boy.
>”OUCH! Come on Cassia it really hurts!”
>it wasn’t her idea of a romantic moment, so she released the grip. However, with Marco being barely awake, he hit his elbow while slipping and then fainted
>minutes later, while waking up, he saw Star shouting at her cousin and gesticulating wildly
>”Star, that’s enough. Could you stay quiet? I have a terrible headache.”
>”Marco!” – The princess immediately keeled down and reached for his head.
>”You could have hurt him!”
>”I didn’t do it on purpose…”
>”Okay girls stop that. I’m fine after all…”
>”but Cassia-“
>”Star, come on. When hanging out with you, I could have died more than once. That’s actually a lot like you”
>”ugh…!
>Star stood up and took an offence for comparing her to Cassia
>…Don’t come to me crying and asking for healing when she breaks you a limb!”
>”Star, but-“
>Princess Butterfly left and slammed the door
>Cassia helped Marco to stand up
>”Sorry Marco, I’m just not used to earth and having a company”
>”Don’t worry about it, I have experience with your kind”
…
>The rest of the has day passed rather quickly and without any surprises
>Cassia and Marco were hanging out, she didn’t do anything to him all day, not even teased him, perhaps to give him time to put his thoughts in order after the morning incident
>she was of course eager to know everything about anything she saw
>but in the end, evening was getting cold, she was becoming sleepy and with her legs tired the way home seemed to be stretching endlessly
>still, she couldn’t look enough at the fool moon near the beach
>she was getting chills, rubbing her bare limbs was helping to some extend but also exhausting her further
>”Cassia, let’s go already. My parents will kill us!”
>”Seriously?!” – She looked at him and she wanted to ask further questions, but he interrupted her.
>”Of course not, it’s just a metaphor for us getting in trouble. You can barely stand, let alone walk and it’s getting cold. I guess it wasn’t very good idea to dress up like that”
>”I couldn’t help it, I’m sick of wearing metal. Okay Marco let’s-…
>She felt cloth touching her back and somebody guiding her arms in the sleeves
>…go?”
>she didn’t know how to react when Marco was closing the zipper, carefully avoiding her sticking out tits
>she just stood there and looked at him with her big glowing eyes, the girl realized it must have been how the happiness truly felt like
>not the “fun” kind of happiness, but the warmth and care, emotions she lacked for so long
>”Cassia? What’s the matter?”
>She couldn’t hold her tears, but she also didn’t want Marco to see her crying, so she came up with a plan
>she hugged him tightly in silence, allowing few tears to drop down her cheeks and before she released the grip, she wiped her face with a sleeve
>then she held his hand and quickly walked forward, hoping her eyes can dry before he cares to catch up with her
…
>back at home Marco has found out that his parents were growing worried, unlike Star who was sitting with a bowl of nachos in front of the TV screen and greet her bestie and her cousin with a meh
>Cassia was too sleepy to care, she was using Marco as a support to stand still, but Star’s response actually managed to hurt him
>he looked away and said
>”Nice to see you too Star…”
>then he remembered about Cassias condition, with some effort and grumps he lifted her from the ground like a lady, and with her limbs and hair hanging majestically loose he transported her to the couch and placed her next to Star
>princess rolled her eyes put away the bowl
>when Cassia had her eyes closed and tried to search for her cousin’s palm something cute happened, Star actually held hands with her so she would stay calm while falling asleep
>finally a spark of hope that they would get together and Star doesn’t actually hate her, just trying to get used to her like Marco did with Star the day they met
…
>the next day was a school day, and a big day for Cassia as well
>she was a little worried at first, even asking Marco to let her stay near him but he convinced her to act like a big girl she is
>she agreed, with some doubts at first but then it turned out ti b second best day in her life, following the day she met Marco
>her self-confidence kicked in quickly, and she was a sensation in the Echo Creek academy
>it meant of course stealing Star’s fame, but the Princess was surprisingly fine with it, still a little jealous but most of the time she carried on letting Cassia have her 5 minutes
>Cassia had a busy day; making a crowd of boys having a crush on her, flawless 1v1-ing Lars who also had a crush on her but couldn’t keep his hands away,
>making new friends with Sabrina, making her last entire day without a need to call medics
>making friends with Janna, doing pranks and stealing things
>…and making friends with Jackie which was the most interesting new friendship
>right after the classes have ended, Marco was packing his stuff in front of the locker when he felt somebody ramming into him from the side
>it was Cassia, nearly breaking his bones when hugging him, and also almost pitching his eye with… Stars wand.
>”Hey Cassia… I see you had a great time? Don’t kill me….”
>”I would never hurt you silly!”
>Cassia released the grip and moved away her hair from her face, revealing a teal stroke, similar to the one Jackie has
>”What’s that?”
>”Oh I became friends with that one girl you know, her style is just so rad! She asked about you…”
>”I’m asking about the wand…”
>”Oh I just… borrowed it. You know, to make a stroke, obviously I couldn’t make it any other way…”
>”Borrowed?”
>”Y-eah”
>”Cassia!”
>”Okay, just because I didn’t ask for permission it doesn’t make it stolen or anything. I will give it back.”
>”You better. Listen, you are really overdoing it now. I like you and all but that’s just wrong. Star already has some objections-“
>”What was that?”
>Cassia placed one of her hands on the locker, next to Marco’s shoulder, cutting of one of the escape routes for him
>”W-what? Just give Star back her wand…”
>”No… what you said… earlier…”
>the girl did the same thing she did moment ago with her other hand, making Marco stuck between herself and the locker
>”W-what…?”
>”You like me… huh?”
>Marco placed his back against the locker as far as he could while Cassia lowered he eyelids and teased his crotch with her knee
>What do?! Think fast Diaz!!! What can distract her?
>”Uhhh…! Look! It’s-! Toasts and cereal merchant!”
>”Where?!”
>He slide away and bumped into Star few seconds later, then she hid behind her back, keeping a view at the front when Cassia approached them
>”eh-ekhm… My wand Cassia…”
>She just handed it over, making its design looking really barely different

Episode 1 – The Paradise Ends

>it was very early evening when the teenagers decided not to take walks or anything and just chill at home, perhaps also improving relations with Star in the process
>unfortunately, before they could even get their hands washed a time-space continuum in Star’s room was reaped again, opening a portal for a pair of greek or sparta looking soldiers, wearing damaged armours and wielding short swords
>before they could say a word, Cassia reached for the neatest Mace and hit one of them on the head with all the force she could put into it
>then she just spun in the air like a street fighter and kicked the other guy in the helmet
>it all took her like 10 seconds, barely enough time to make Star and Marco snap out of the shock
>Cassia quickly closed the portal and immediately begun to interrogate the intruders
>she reaped one of their helmets with her bare hands and pulled the soldier up by his collar
>”What are you doing here?! Did Father sent you?! You better answer me if you value your life!”
>she was desperate and the supposed invaders were barely alive, not only because Cassia defeated them, also because their overall condition, wounds and the damage of the armours were old
>Marco placed his hands on her own, suggesting that she should let the guy go and she did just that, but without any subtlety
>after taking deep breath and reestablishing their sight, the soldiers actually keeled down in front of Cassia and one of them finally spoke up:
>”Lady Cassia, your homeland is under attack and the palace is under siege right as we speak. Also your Father was kidnapped. We weren’t sent here by the officials. It was the idea of the common soldiers, as now there is nobody to lead the country at war time”
>”Likely story! I have nothing to say to the old fart! Gather your teeth from the ground and get out of this house!”
>”Lady Cassia please! We are telling the truth!”
>”Then I’m letting the country to burn and be conquered! It didn’t do any good for anybody ever anyway!”
>Cassia was slowly starting to get  hysterical. She crossed her arms, rubbed her shoulders and turned the other way so the soldiers couldn’t see her tears.
>While Star tried to calm Cassia down and dry her tears, Marco reopened the portal and used a gesture to insist the invaders to leave
>Seeing as talking was useless, the left defeated

To be continued