Star's POV)
(One week later)
It was lunch time and Marco and I were sitting at our table waiting for everyone else to arrive. "Do you find it strange that everyone's arrival time at this lunch table is so skewed?" Marco asked. "I mean on day, we get here after everyone else, the day after that, we arrive at completely opposite ends of the spectrum and the next day we get here before anyone else."
"I don't think about it too much." I replied. "It's not like it really matters anyway."
"I guess you're right." Marco replied.
"Hey guys." Stella said as she arrived. "Do you find it odd that we arrive at this lunch table at such sporadic times?"
"We were just talking about that, Stella." Marco replied.
"Oh." Stella said as she sat down.
"Hey guys." Ferguson said, as he and Alfonzo arrived.
"Yes, we find it strange that we all arrive at random times." Marco replied instantly.
Ferguson looked at Marco, strangely. "Um … okay, not what I was going to say but yeah, that is strange."
Both of them sat down and began eating. "Well all we need now is Marcus and then the gang's all here." I said as I looked around for him.
"Oh, he's not going to be in today." Ferguson replied.
"What?" Marco asked. "How would you know?"
"He's in our gym class." Alfonzo answered. "He didn't show up today, so we suppose he's sick."
"I didn't know you had gym with him." Marco replied.
"Guess it never came up." Ferguson answered. "But let me tell ya, that guy has something strange going on or something."
"Not this again." Alfonzo said as he rolled his eyes.
"Wait, what's going on?" I asked.
"Ferguson thinks Marcus is magical." Alfonzo replied.
"Not magic." Ferguson clarified. "But you remember how hot it was yesterday, right?"
"Yeah." Stella responded. "It was hot enough to fry an egg on the blacktop."
"Someone did fry an egg on the blacktop." Marco clarified.
"Well yeah, but apparently Marcus doesn't feel it or something." Ferguson explained.
"It's not he doesn't feel it Ferguson." Alfonzo clarified.
"His gym clothes consist of a black sweat shirt and black sweat pants, and that's all he ever wears, including yesterday."
"So?" I asked. "What does that have to do with the heat?"
"Black clothes absorb all wavelengths of light, meaning they absorb heat better than other colors; making them heat up faster." Marco explained.
I turned to look at him. "I still don't get why, but okay." I paused. "Wait … why didn't anyone tell Marcus about this?"
"Because he probably knows about light." Marco explained. "I mean being a fireworks expert, you have to be."
"Then why did he wear all black on a day as hot as yesterday?"
"No one knows." Ferguson said mysteriously.
Alfonzo rolled his eyes. "He said that he has a burn scar that he doesn't want people to look at."
"Well that would explain it." Marco replied. "Why is it so strange?"
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Nothing Comes Easy (Hiatus)
FanfictionMarco was Star's first friend when she came to earth and she thought that her feelings for him would always be just that. But what happens when an old friend of Marco's comes into the picture as well as a new friend of Star's? Will their friendship...
