She waited anxiously down the road for Tee to pick her up. She'd been crying and Tee said she'd pick her up and they could go to the Fleetwood Mac concert together. Neither of them had tickets but this wouldn't be the first time they'd jumped the fence at a gig. She didn't really want to go out the way she was feeling but being around a lively audience and some live music was hopefully going to make her feel better. Tee arrived ten minutes later in a small green VW Beetle.

'Hey girl, so what happened? Nick being a dick again?' She climbed in and shut the door and Tee spluttered off down the road. 'What'd he do? He's such an ass.' Tee said changing the radio station.

'No, it wasn't Nick.' She said quietly, feeling sick even thinking about it.

'Who was it? Have you got a fat lip?' Tee looked at her properly for the first time. 'Was it that douche bag friend of his? Drew?'

'No.' She said, wishing Tee would drop it.

'Well, who was it?' Tee asked.

'It was my dad.' She finally answered.

'Oh.' Tee said. Tee picked up on her reluctance to elaborate and she didn't push her. She knew her dad and what a creep he was.

'Tee, can I stay at your house tonight?' She really wanted to stay forever after what her dad had done to her, she was never going home again if she could help it.

'Sure you can. Are you gonna be alright?' She smiled and nodded at her best friend as Tee pulled into the area behind the back of the venue. 'Come on, these outdoor gigs are so easy. Let's go have some fun.' They jumped out of the car and made their way into the park, along with a group of other people, behind where the large stage stood waiting for the band to emerge. People were streaming in from a million different directions and Tee was in her element. Usually she would be too but she was struggling to shake off her funk and Tee knew it.

'Come on.' Tee said pulling her arm and skipping off towards some young boys having a session. 'Hi boys, can we join you?' She abruptly asked them. Tee had no shame and, as usual, the boys said yes. They smoked the joint and talked she could feel herself chilling out and beginning to enjoy herself, her cares of the previous night dissipating away. She was happy in the moment. They bounced around the place, laughing at stupid things and checking out all the boys. Tee was terrible, she was taken by everyone who walked past her which made her laugh. She, however, was more selective over who took her fancy. With a roar of the crowd, Fleetwood Mac took to the stage and Rhiannon began and they loved this song so made their way up closer to dance to Stevie Nicks' haunting voice. The song ended and Go Your Own Way began.

'I'm going to go get us some drinks!' Tee said to her and told her to wait there for her. Tee was nearly 18 and had a fake ID, where as she was three weeks away from her 17th birthday and didn't. Ten minutes passed and Tee suddenly appeared in front of her all excited.

'Oh my God! I'm in love!' Tee exclaimed clutching her shoulders.

'Oh yeah, who is it this time?' This wasn't uncommon for Tee, she fell in love every week. 'Where are our drinks?'

'Oh, I didn't even get that far!' She said laughing. 'Oh, girl he is so hot! He has long blonde hair with the brightest blue eyes and a baby face! I'm going to go hang out with him, will you be OK for a bit?' This was also typical of Tee.

'Yeah sure.' She said smiling but inside being alone was the last thing she wanted to do. At least she had the music.

'Oh, thank you! Have fun and I will meet you where we came in later. OK? I'll be with Mr Hottie in the colourful jacket!' Tee hugged her and skipped off excitedly and she found herself alone. The atmosphere here was cool and she was actually feeling OK absorbing the sounds and watching the people. She walked over to the side of the crowds and she quickly felt the heaviness of someone watching her. She looked sideways and straight into a pair of sky blue crystal orbs and she froze. It was the most intense instant connection she'd ever had. He was tall and all clad in black but with bleach blonde hair and those crazy eyes. He was hot, too hot for her in her self-conscious opinion but she gave him a small smile before looking down again. Wait, was he even looking at her in that way or was she reading way more into it than she should. Why would a man like him even notice a 16 year old like her? She'd been crying so she was sure she looked like shit and she wished she wasn't wearing her long white skirt, it was just so plain. He wouldn't want her, he'd probably looked at a million girls like that tonight and she was nothing special. She turned to look in his direction again to see if he was indeed staring at her and she was met with the same penetrating glare and it was directed straight at her. Oh my God, he was staring at her. He was dead still and she could see his eyes roam all over her body which made her blush. She felt nervous that he was studying her for her worthiness of his company and she was terrified he would find a fault and move on then she suddenly noticed two bodies moving quickly through the crowd behind the man in black and saw it was her brother Nick, and his friend Drew. She had to gap and knowing she had nothing to lose, she flashed the man a true smile and quickly walked away. She wished Tee was with her, she always knew how to put Nick the dick and douche bag Drew in their places. She moved quicker through the people really not wanting either of them to catch up with her but she felt a shove in her back and she was pushed towards the trees lining the park.

'I've been looking everywhere for you! Get your ass home!' Nick barked at her while Drew backed him. 'Do you think I wanna be here collecting you? Dad is pissed and wants you home NOW!'

'I don't care. I am never going back there again.' Like Hell was she returning to that house, especially if her dad was angry with her. He'd done what he'd done while supposedly happy, drunk but happy. Imagine what he'd do to her now.

'If I go back there without you, he'll kick my ass and I am not copping that for you, you selfish bitch!' Drew laughed and she shot him a dirty look. Nick walked towards her and grabbed her upper arm and she pulled away from him telling him to let her go then suddenly he slapped her across the face hard and yanked her with him. Just as quickly there was someone pulling Nick off her and when she saw who had stepped in to help her, she was shocked. It was the man in black. The man pulled Nick off the ground by his jacket and pushed him over while Drew, as usual, did nothing.

'You OK?' The stranger asked her and she nodded at him, almost unable to speak. Who was this guy? Why was he doing this for her? Had he followed her? This was all turning a little surreal for her.

'What the fuck?!' Nick scrambled to his feet. 'Fuck off, this doesn't concern you!'

'Ssshhh.' The blonde said taking control of the altercation. 'The girl said she didn't want to go with you. She's not going.' He spoke so calmly that it was almost eerie, like he held a certain power or something but whatever it was, she was grateful for his assistance. She really didn't want to go back home.

'Fuck you! She's 16 years old and her dad wants her home. You wanna fuck with someone, you fuck with him.' Nick yelled at the stranger before him and she silently prayed he wouldn't leave knowing how young she was.

'Well, 'Dad' is going to have find us first.' She looked at Nick and to her horror she saw him lunge at the man and try to hit him but in a lightning fast move, the man in black grabbed his fist and once again, Nick was on the ground.

'Now it's time for you to fuck off and leave the girl alone.' The man's tone had changed and it was notably more serious and both Nick and Drew suddenly looked afraid and began to back track.

'It's your ass you stupid bitch!' Nick spat at her and she said nothing. 'The slut is your problem now dickhead.' He said turning around and striding off. The man in black came to her side and she felt a bit shocked over what had just transpired. This did not bode well for her living arrangements and she felt like her home situation had just gotten far worse, but regardless of anything, she was grateful for his help.

'Thank you.' She said to him.

'You're welcome.' He said smiling at her. 'Would you like to get a drink? I could use one.' He said. She couldn't believe he wanted to spend any more time with her after that, this man was more than she'd ever dreamed of, both in looks and demeanour and she couldn't believe her luck right now. Her fantasy was standing in front of her and she couldn't wait to tell Tee about this one.

'Sure.' She said and as they made their way through the sea of people, he grabbed her hand and her heart stopped with his touch. Was this real? His fingers felt so cold to her and she worried her hand felt all hot and sweaty. This guy made her nervous and excited all at the same time. He led her to the bar and then over to a small ledge in the park and she sat next to him for a while before speaking.

'Why did you do that?'

'Because your brother is an asshole, and you didn't seem like you wanted to go with him.' She looked down.

'I didn't.' She said running her finger along the lip of her beer cup. She heard him pull out a cigarette and light it. 'What's your name?' She asked him.

'David.' He answered.

'My name is…' She started but he stopped her.

'Ssshhh. I don't want to know what everyone else calls you, what your dad or your brother call you. You are too beautiful for that.' He took a drag of his smoke and blew it out. 'You are a diamond, only bigger and brighter. I'm going to call you Star.' Did he seriously just say that? She felt like she was in a dream, this sort of stuff only happened in the movies, and never to her. Is that what he really thought about her? Was this guy a pimp? Did he want to trick her out or something? This just didn't make sense to her. 'Do you mind if I call you Star?' He turned and gave her a look that just about made her fall off the ledge and suddenly she didn't care what his motives might be. He could call her anything right now, and she'd be happy as long as he called her.

'No, I like it.' She said and smiled back at him, his eyes sparkling. She loved looking into his eyes, they were like insane pools of blue glass which sucked her in and held her to him. She watched as he slowly moved from sitting beside her to standing in front of her and her heart began to rock her rib cage it was beating so hard. He moved closer still and she felt like she couldn't breathe and as he went to place his hand on her cheek, she involuntarily flinched, an automatic reaction to such a movement.

'I'm not going to hurt you.' He reassured her in his smooth deep voice and he moved his hand round the back of her neck and ran his fingers up and down the nape of her neck making her eyes close with the intimacy of his touch. Using his body, he pushed in between her legs and she felt numb, like she couldn't move and she felt extremely vulnerable to his charms. She opened her eyes to find him almost nose to nose with her and again she felt herself drowning in his gaze. His fingers stroked the back of her neck again and she felt his lips press against hers. It was so gentle, not at all what she expected from such a domineering male and she held the back of his head and kissed him harder. Her mind was exploding that she was actually kissing this man, this hot amazing man and when she heard the crowd cheer she suddenly pulled away, not wanting to look too desperate or anything. She was hot and flushed from the kiss and she pulled two bobby pins from her small bag and twisted her hair into a loose bun to try and cool off and compose herself. This guy had a crazy effect on her.

'I should really find my friend. I came here with her and she's my ride home.' She said, internally dreading leaving this God of a man.

'Let's go for a walk then.' David said offering out his hand to her which she happily took. She would hold his hand and follow him through the fires of Hell if it meant she could stay with him. She'd never believed in love at first sight until tonight.

'Star light, what happened to your lip?' His voice broke through her thoughts and she wasn't ready to answer his question. 'Was it your brother?' She felt her lip, surprised he'd noticed it. Maybe it was when they'd kissed. She had tried to hide it with make-up and thought she'd done a good job, but apparently not. 'You can trust me.' As he said those words, she felt like crying. She looked up at him not wanting to answer him, to pretend nothing had happened. She could lie but she thought, somehow, he would know.

'No, it wasn't my brother.'

'What happened to you?' She took a few more silent steps trying to think of what to say without sounding like a problem child. 'Star?' With that one word she had an overwhelming need to answer him, like she couldn't keep anything from him and she had no choice. She turned to face him.

'Um… It was my dad.' She admitted embarrassingly, desperately trying not to cry.

'Did he hit you?' It was weird but she felt like he knew already and there was no point in not telling him.

'Not exactly.' She said, avoiding his eyes.

'What did he do?' David asked and she could feel him pulling her closer to him and tears began threatening to fall.

'He um… He raped me.' She whispered and he encased his protective arms around her. She couldn't believe she was telling this to a complete stranger. How weak was she? 'I shouldn't even be telling you this.' She pushed away from him feeling pathetic that she was telling someone she didn't even know this. 'It's not your problem, I'm not your problem.' She stammered. 'I have to find Tee cause I have to stay at her place tonight.' She wiped the moisture off her eyes, pulled herself together and they walked on towards the agreed meeting spot.

'Where did she go?'

'Ah, she found a specimen she liked and told me to meet her here later. I didn't actually see him but she said he had on a colourful jacket, long blonde hair and the brightest blue eyes.' She looked at her own suitor's eyes and corrected herself. 'Well, I don't believe they are quite as surreal as yours but according to her they were.' She said laughing. Scanning the crowd she couldn't see either of them and she was sure the concert wasn't too far away from ending. If she didn't see Tee soon, she figured she'd just wait by her car for her to come back.

'Let's keep going and see if we can find them. This concert is going to finish soon.' He said reading her mind.

'Yeah OK.' She agreed.

'So, I'm guessing you are a Stevie Nicks fan instead of a Christine McVie fan?' He asked her.

'Um, both. I just love live music, it could have been almost anyone up there and I would have been happy. Music takes me away from all the shit in my world.' And so does being here with you she thought. She spotted a feather lying on the ground and she picked it up. It was pure black with a tinge of iridescent green down the side when she touched it. She placed it in her hair and kept walking. Even outside of this concert, she was a true Gypsy at heart. Walking on, she couldn't help but feel slightly worried about Tee. Tee could handle herself alright but the guy she took off with could have been anyone, some freak who killed people at concerts or some dude looking for a good time whether the girl wanted to or not and after what she had just been through, she really didn't want that happening to her friend. Where the fuck was she? Tee was always one who left with the crew she came with. Star realised she was nearing the entrance of the park and she thought that was really clever of David to lead her here, everyone would be leaving soon and she could scan all the people leaving for her or the colourful jacket man. David placed his arm around her shoulders as they walked towards a couple of biker types and she felt safer as they were fairly intimidating guys.

'Yeeaahh…' She heard one of them say while looking at her and she thought that was pretty brazen of him considering who she was with. Two steps further and another man came into view and he was a long-haired blonde with a colourful jacket and she was sure it was him. How many long-haired dudes were here wearing a jacket like that? She broke away from David and moved towards the man who looked at her curiously.

'Oh, I think you might have been with my friend tonight?' Star said to the man. 'Were you with a girl named Toni tonight? 5'6, shoulder length brown hair, brown eyes?' He silently looked over at David and it clicked to her that they knew each other, they all knew each other. David was one of them. Why hadn't he said anything when she had described the boy Tee said she was with?

'Ahhh, yeah, I was with her but she took off with some other people.' Panic hit her like a bolt of lightning and she spun around and said she had to go find her. 'Oh, she jumped in a car with them and took off.' He said and she stopped and looked at him like he'd just spoken another language.

'She left with someone?' She asked him.

'Yeah.' Tee had left without her? And left her car here? Her prized possession she'd left outside a concert? She'd left her there knowing what had happened to her? No, something was wrong.

'Right.' She said trying to reconcile what this man was saying to her. She didn't believe the scenario being put forward to her.

'It's OK, you can stay with us tonight.' She heard David behind her.

'No, wait, she left without telling me? Is that what you're telling me?' She asked again, her gut telling her he was lying to her.

'Sure.' Marko said back casually, almost dismissing her question like he didn't care. She wouldn't take her eyes off the boy, trying to find some truth in what he was saying.

'It's OK. I'll take care of you tonight.' David repeated and she felt David's his arm go back around her shoulders again only this time it felt heavy, like he was claiming control over her and she had no choice. She looked around at the others and their facials were all flat and her gut told her that something was definitely amiss.

'Oh, I can't. I can't impose on you. I don't even know you.' She pulled away from him and tried to talk her way out of something she'd thought she'd dreamed of but suddenly didn't want anymore. She wished Tee was here, she was feeling pressured by the intensity of their collective stares but she quickly realised that unless she went back home to daddy, she really didn't have a choice.

'Boys, this is Star. Star this is Paul, Dwayne and Marko.' He introduced the eclectic bunch to her and she actually had a chance to look at them properly. Dwayne looked the most daunting to her, he was a dark haired brooding man and easily the best looking of them. He gave her a rather stern look but it wasn't threatening. He looked Native American and spiritual, like he knew more than what he was letting on. Paul and Marko looked a little lighter. Paul looked like a rockstar who had rock music running through his veins, whereas Marko looked her over carefully and she felt like she was being scrutinizing by the chrub faced boy. 'There, you know us now.' David turned to face her.

'I can't…' She said again.

'They are not going to hurt you, I won't let them.' She found herself looking into those blue diamonds again and she caught herself. They were dangerous and as she looked from one to the other she felt herself falling and unable to deny him what he wanted.

'What about you?' Even though he'd said he wouldn't hurt her, she needed to hear it again.

'I won't hurt you. I will never let anything happen to you again.'

'OK, if you sure. Thank you.' She had no idea what she was actually doing but for some reason she was going with it, going with these boys to their house for a sleepover and the reality of that was surreal and crazy to her. The boys all mounted their bikes, roaring them to life, and David smiled at her holding out his hand to help her on his bike. She tentatively wrapped her arms around his waist but once he moved, she quickly tightened her grip on him. She'd never been on the back of a bike before and she had no idea what she was in for.