Disclaimer: I do not own Instant Star. I only own the story idea and some characters I have brought into the story. Katie Ann (Tommy's daughter)- My Character

Rating/Warning: M for Language and Adult Themes. Is not for children.

Please take the rating seriously, this is not to be read by Children.

A/N: This is an idea that just popped into my head, and I wanted to try it out. If I get a couple opinions, I will post the next part. Let me know what you think!
Background Info:
Jude: Age 25. Blonde hair. Pregnant with Katie Ann at 19. Lives with Tommy and Katie Ann. Works at G-Major.
Tommy: Age 31. Father at age 25. Works at G-Major.
Katie Ann: Age 6. Blonde hair. Blue eyes. Mother - Jude.

THE MISSING PIECE IN THEIR HEARTS

--PROLOGUE--

Tommy was sitting in the corner close to the window in his daughter's room, watching her sleep as he thought about how his life had been the past few months. He often did this, sitting and thinking while his daughter slept peacefully in her small bed. He often sat there thinking about her mother and how she was, how the next day might be a totally new challenge- it always was. Tonight was just like every other night. Or was it?

THE MISSING PIECE IN THEIR HEARTS

--CHAPTER ONE--

Tommy was sitting in the chair, subconsciously watching Katie Ann sleep as he thought about Jude, who was asleep in their bedroom; where he should be. For some reason, Tommy always chose Katie Ann's room to stay up and think in; not his own. He always told her when she was younger that he would sit with her until she fell asleep. Even if she was six now, and two then, he still kept the habit of sitting up in her room during the night.

Some nights he would fall asleep, which he was planning to do soon, but this particular night- and many more to come- sleeping was not part of the agenda.

Tommy stood up and walked over to Katie Ann, realizing that he wouldn't be able to sit in her room at night and think forever. He made sure she was still asleep and tucked her in, ready to walk out of her room when he heard a noise. He stood still for a minute, then heard footsteps coming from the living room. He glanced around Katie Ann's room, looking for anything that might be a hint as to what the noise was, or who was making it. He knew the noise was coming from the living room, not his daughter's room, but he was trying to stall. What could it be? Not Jude, she would be asleep. And even then, if she was awake, it wasn't just small, bare feet like hers slapping against the tile floor. It was shoes.

Not shoes like Jude's- they were big boots. "What the…" Tommy whispered to himself. He glanced back to her, making sure she was asleep. He took quiet steps over to the side of her bed, looking at her blonde hair sprawled out on her pillow, her eyes still closed and her breathing steady.

He heard a crash coming from the living room and swallowed hard, realizing he had to find out who it was. He quickly glanced back at Katie Ann before taking quiet steps out her bedroom door. He stepped out of her room and pushed open the door to his right, looking in to see Jude sleeping on the King-Sized bed they shared. He let out the breath he had been holding and looked ahead into the dark hallway.

He took a few more steps towards the end of the hall, and stopped when he saw a shadow, blocking the hallway from the open living room. Tommy stopped in his tracks, and his breath hitched in his throat.

The shadow moved, and he soon saw the dark outline of a figure moving across the room, disappearing from one side of the hallway to the other. He turned around and walked back to Katie Ann's room, slipping between the slightly opened door and the frame, afraid if he opened the door himself it would squeak.

Tommy walked over to her bed and gently shook her awake. She opened her eyes.

"Wha…" She started to ask, but he put his finger to her lips, silencing her.

"Sh." He whispered, gently pulling the blankets off her body. "I don't want to scare you, but you have to go into the closet Katie, and don't make a noise." He told her quietly, watching as her face twisted from confused to sad.

"Why?" She asked softly.

"It's a very important game. Hide and Seek." He tried, lifting her off the bed and placing her on the floor. He walked over and nervously opened the closet door. She looked up to him with big eyes, her blonde hair sticking up from sleeping. He kissed her forehead and gently nudged her into the closet. "Remember, you need to be quiet. Not a sound."

She nodded and let a tear slip from her eye as she stepped into the closet. She could see that he was scared and nervous, but tried not to show it. She could see how important it was for her to hide and how urgent it was that she didn't make a sound.

The moment Tommy pushed the door to the closet closed, her bedroom door flung open. Tommy's head snapped to the entrance of the door to see a man standing with a gun in his hands. The gun was pointed straight at his face. Tommy stood next to the closet, unable to move his feet or open his mouth other than the half inch it had moved by itself.

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