"Star, Star," I whisper to myself repeatedly as I reach the bathroom where he was only a moment ago, brushing his teeth. He's gone. Stars gone. I hit my head on the door frame repeatedly. His toothbrush is on the ground and the window is open. They jumped from the sixth floor, whoever took him. Taking a already loose tile from the bathroom wall I smash it into the open window, angry. "Fucking hell." I climb up to the window and go through it, holding onto it and the edge of the building I feel the sudden wind on my face from being so high. I don't care about heights, I'm not afraid. I see a van below, driving off. My heart is beating faster. "no. no" I make my way back through our temporary apartment and to the roof Star and I were only just at the day before, pushing past a room attendant.
"Slow down, rat!" they scream at me. I couldn't care less. Star is in danger. Once on the roof I run to the edge and jump. In the air I hear cars roaring below, but I'm not scared. I scramble onto the roof top of the next building. I'm more skilled than I look. I repeat this pattern of going building to building. Its faster this way up higher than on the ground below. The ground below… surely that van will have to stop for traffic… that stupid van. On one roof I scare some old lady. I just blow her a kiss and keep running. Like what the fuck am I supposed to say. Sorry? No fuck that. I need to get to Star. Running and killing, mostly killing, that's all I know how to do. But now, I am running to the danger. I have something worth saving. Star. I seem to have lost the van. Found you, that's what they wrote. Well why can't I find you, Star? Then I remember, I put a tracker on Star after the DDG found that he was with me. I open my phone, also temporary because I keep breaking them somehow. I found him.
"Found you," I mutter, then I head off again. I need a vehicle or something. I'm getting tired. I find my way down the edge of a building and steel a motorbike. Speeding down the busy road, following the tracking device. I'm on the wrong side of the road, and cars drive towards me, honking their stupid horns. I take no notice and weave in and out between them, until finally going on the right side of the road, right behind… the van. Even if they see me, they Arnt so stupid as to do something on this busy road in front of all these people and vehicles, with the possibility of endangering them. Okay I take that back. One of the DDG members climb out and onto the roof. Well… I don't care about endangering these people. I stand on the motorbike and make a leap for the van, it swerves, but I hold on. Climbing to the roof I make a lunge at the DDG guy. He dodges. I had hesitated too much, because I know Star wouldn't want me to hurt them. I frown and they attack me. I easily step away and they lose balance, falling to the ground, a car running over them. Okay… that one wasn't my fault. They don't send someone else out, there's only one more person. The driver. I go forwards to the front on the van, still balancing on the roof and lower myself onto my stomach. I hear sirens behind me but ignore them. I punch my hand though the right window, shattering it.
"Argh!" yells the driver. I grab hold of the driver's neck and pull him out; heh he can't yell now. Hitting his head on the top of the door, he unconscious now. Even better. I tape him to the roof with duct tape I found on the dashboard. Look at me, I didn't kill him. I get into the car and steady it, speeding away from the sirens. I am aware that I am an asshole, but I don't care. I hear a muffled yell from the back of the van.
"Yeah, almost there my prince," I say loudly. I get lost in the heavy flow of cars, although our car would sadly be recognised by the guy taped to the roof. How stupid of me. What to do… what to do? I've never had to worry about someone else before. Uh… whatever, we are going steadily straight right now anyway. I get up from the steering wheel and climb to the back. Once in the back I find Star duck tapped to wall of the van with the tape I just used on the guy. His mouth is duct tapped as well. I rip the tape off.
"Ow!" he says breathing heavy.
"Are you hurt?" I ask hurriedly. Star shakes his head, and I lift him up, so I am carrying him.
"Did you kill them?" he manages to say, I shake my head, although the guy of the roof will probably be dead soon if the car crashes. I adjust our direction with the steering wheel, and I hear sirens again. Holding Star close I open the door and jump out, into an alleyway. I scrape my arm, but it heals. Star is fine. I duck us both out of view as the police cars speed past us. Star hits me. Well deserved. But he does something else too. He hugs me.
"Mm?" I ask questioningly. He shrugs.
"Thanks, I guess," he says. He shouldn't be thanking me… I'm the one who got him into this mess.
"No, thank you," I say forcing a smile. It doesn't last long. I realise we are in the same alley way where Stella lives. Weird that I didn't recognise it sooner. I face Star again and we start to figure out our next more.