Wish Upon a Star

xStarletx

A/N: WOW I took a long time with this, unless you haven't noticed I changed my penname, been wanting to for a while. I really like the name, hence the reason I've used it in a story. =P Plz review if you like this one, I promise to try and get the next chapter out soon. If there's anyone who likes Twilight, I've got a twilight fic out, it's not that bad, it's still Bella and Edward, but with some comical interference from a new character =P Plz check it out and tell me what you think. Enjoy

Chapter 2

Stella Bonasera sat across from Starlet watching her carefully, as carefully as the four watching her. The dog had lifted his head from the blue blankets her legs were wrapped in and growled. According to the doctors that was his normal greeting. The cat was yawning feigning disinterest in the new comer. The ferret was curled up in small ball on the white pillow propped up behind her. She merely had to place her hand on Sabers back haunches for the warning growl to stop.

"He doesn't like strangers. Unfortunately the hospital is full of strangers." Starlet explained, petting the dog affectionately.

"Yes, they do say that dogs are the best security. I've been meaning to get one." Stella replied. Starlet smiled.

"So what do you want from me?" Starlet asked, her smile now a pinched polite smile than her previous.

"We want to know who you are, how you got here, if there's anyone who'd want to hurt you inparticular." Stella explained. Starlet frowned

"I can't tell you all of that." Starlet snarled.

"What about your name?" Stella offered.

"It's Starlet, you can call me Star if you want, John does." Starlet replied offhandedly. Stella bit back the rude remark she wanted to hurl at the girl.

"No, your real name."

"It is my real name." Starlet argued. Stella sighed frustratedly, this girl was being stubborn.

"What's your last name?"

"I don't have one."

"Where do you live?"

"Here in New York."

"Where did you move here from?"

"No where."

"Who did you stay with when you were on the street?"

"With Saber, Trixie and Lancelot."

"Weren't you with a gang?"

"No I avoided those."

"That's impossible you were obviously on someone turf."

"Nope, never ran into anyone."

"John said his dad said that you told him that some kids sent you into his shop and that if you came out with something to eat you could stay with them and something about a Ricky never letting that happen." Stella cried, past frustrated, Saber was up now, his lips curled back to reveal his long white fangs. The cat was beside him her back arched, her black and brown fur sticking up, she was hissing at Stella. The ferret was nowhere to be seen. Starlet was white. On a hunch Stella began to pen down the name Ricky. In a sudden flash Starlet was out of the bed, she ripped the note pad out of Stella's hands and then vaulted over the bed. Stella reached out to grab the retreating girl, but found that she had to recoil away from Saber's snapping jaws. He was barking now, his ears flattened against his skull. The cat was between his defensively placed paws, hissing, reading to swipe at Stella's feet if she tried to get close.

"He's mad at me as it is. If he gets dragged in by cops he won't even talk to me again. Besides, I don't think he'd try to kill me." Starlet cried from her hiding spot behind the bed. Stella couldn't see her but she sounded frantic. Stella had seen this before. This Ricky character was probably a ring leader of a small or group of kids, loyalty was big between these street kids, and Starlet was obviously loyal to him.

"Give me back my note pad and I won't go after him." Stella promised, though she had no intention of doing so. Starlet reappeared, hope shining in her eyes, was she really gonna trust her so quickly?

"Promise?" Starlet asked, Stella noticed that her pets were suddenly much calmer, and the Ferret had been in her pocket that entire time. Stella nodded, not voicing the word, in fear of it being too formal. Hesitantly, Starlet handed her the notebook, Stella snatched it back, the dog grumbled nudging Starlet back to the bed. Stella saw that her bandages glowed the bright red of a freshly bleeding wound. Starlet was yawning, obviously tired and possibly hungry. Stella thanked her for her time and then took her leave, with no clear answers, but at least she had a lead.

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Stella had phoned Flac on the way back to the hotel and asked if he could get something on a street kid named Ricky, and then had to phone Mac to come and get her, her security id and access cards were gone.

"Where did you have them last?" Mac asked, accompanying her up to their office floors.

"At the hospital. You don't think she took them?" Stella asked.

"Did she go anywhere near your stuff?"

"No, but that Ferret disappeared, I don't really want to think that a ferret got into my purse, stole my cards and I didn't even notice." Stella cried.

"Did you get anything out of her?" Mac asked. Looking over the notes.

"Other than a nice kid like her wouldn't have lasted long on the streets, she's crafty and she's good at keeping to her story, and she could probably be very good at running hiding and climbing stuff, but other than then she's not hardened, she trusts too easily. I don't think she's been on the streets very long." Stella responded. Mac thought this over.

"What about where she came from?" Mac asked.

"Nope, got nothing out of her, but I do have a sample of her blood from the Hospital to run against any databases." Stella responded. She dug through her purse a while longer and then came to a sickening conclusion, "God damn it that rat took the sample too."

To her surprised Mac broke out in stern laughter. Stella stared at him confused.

"You think that's funny?" Stella asked.

"A rat has out witted you Stella, it's a little funny yes." Stella frowned at his teasing, then turned back to the matter at hand.

"What is she running from?" Stella asked.

"John said something about an abusive father, could be sexual, could be physical. Either way it was enough for her to chose the cold New York streets, over her warm house." Mac replied.

"I think she had help living on the streets, you know street gangs, sometimes kids run in little pockets of gangs, stay on a block sort of like miniature turfs. When they're older they graduate into real gangs. I've got Flac looking for a Ricky that was mentioned. She freaked out when I mentioned him though, possibly trying to protect him, loyalty is strong in those crews." Stella explained.

"So we've got someone who put her on the streets, someone who took her off, and now someone who would want her to stay on the streets, or at least be upset now that she's turned a new leaf." Mac mused.

"Quite a puzzle we have here Mac." Stella whispered.

"And I don't think we have all the pieces."

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