It was now late, and on the side of the dead road, was the Gamer's Bazaar, which had a small wave of nerds coming out. Most hurried to their cars, as they were scared about the 'killer', but Star lagged behind, enjoying the time she had with her friends.

"Good game everyone. See you all next week? Whenever we all decide to meet again? Yeah." Star called out, the time being 10:13. The Gamer's Bazaar closed at 10, but it took a while to kick people out.

"You be careful, Starry! I might steal your coins yet!" Scott yelled, laughing as he got in his wonderful, awful two-door car.

"In your dreams, Gurrm! You drive safely, ok? You are carrying a flower!" Star called out, Rose laughing at the remark.

"He won't. I like it that way. Have a nice night, Star! Don't stay out too late!" Rose called out, as she got on the passenger side.

"I won't darlin. Have a nice night you two!"

At that, her friends pulled out of the space, before driving away, leaving her alone with a lone street light on her. The night was cool and nice, as she made her way to her little car, humming a song they had sang earlier the evening. She opens the driver's door and slides into her seat, also sliding in her key into the ignition, before giving it a turn. The engine "rrr-rrr-rrr'ed, but it would not start. That's when Star's smile, turned immediately into a troubled frown, and as she tried to start it again, the frown turned into a snarl.

"No no no no NO! Come on!" She growled, before letting out a groan of defeat. "Shit... Of course, you don't start when there is no one around to fucking help me... In the middle of the goddamn night..." She let loose a sting of curses, before popping the hood and getting out of the car. She walked around to the front of the car, and lifted the hood. She made a face, as she had no clue what she was looking at, before noticing something. The battery wasn't the battery she put in a while go. This battery was old and worn and looked like shit, not like the new one she had bought... This battery looked like it was older than her! "The fuck..."

"Hallo... Do you need assistance?" A strong German voice spoke up, causing her to slightly jump.

Star looked up from the car parts to see a tall, roguish man in rather nice clothing beside her car, looking down on her behind a pair of glasses, which were in front of a pair of steel-like blue eyes. He was built strongly, and had black hair, with a curl on the front. She turned a bit red, hoping the man didn't hear her foul language, before nodding.

"Ah yeah... My battery got switched out for this bad one, and I can't get it to start. Do you have a car nearby that I could use to jump it?" She asked, giving an embarrassed smile. The man paused, as if debating over something, before nodding, his gaze a bit softer.

"I zink I can help vith zis." The man replied. "Mien car is not far."

"Thanks so much! I really appreciate it, sir!" She said, the feeling relieved.

"Bitte, call me Josef, Miss...?"

"Oh! Star. Call me Star." She says, giving him her award-winning smile. He seemed struck by something, before giving a bit of a smile himself.

"Ah... Star..." He seemed to savor saying her name, which was a bit odd, but she couldn't really say much to the man who was kind enough to help her. "Do you have cables?"

"I do." She says, before walking to the back doors of the car, and grabbing them.

"Gut. I vill get mien car zen." Josef says, walking into the darkness and disappearing. She waited for a few moments, making sure he was probably far enough away, before slowly walking back to the front of her car, feeling a little warm, despite the cool air.

"He was cute. Mature and cute." Star murmured, before hooking up her side of the cables. "Josef... Josef... Josef the cute German." She looked up from the hood to see Josef pull up to the right side of her car, his car being a black 1964 Pontiac GTO, her only knowing that from Rose's and Scott's deep love of cars and they fangirling over seeing one the other day. "You have a good car."

"Dankeschön fräulein. Shall I hook zee wires?" Josef asked, getting out of his car and lifting his hood. She nods, and hands him the other clamps carefully.

"Thanks again for this. I would have been stuck here if you hadn't come along." Star says, smiling as Josef hooked up the clamps.

"It vas no issue, Miss Star..." The man replied, watching her.

"Do you mind if we allow it to charge for a bit, so I don't get stranded again?" She asks, wondering if the man had somewhere to be.

"Non, schon. I have nowhere to be." Josef says, looking happy at the thought of sticking around.

"Alright! Thanks." She said, before putting out a hand. "Lemme formally introduce myself. I'm Starila Sweitzer, though everyone calls me Star. I'm a student at MFC." Josef looked hesitant for a moment, before taking her hand. She noticed how warm his hand was.

"Mein name is Josef Heilburger, and I am a doktor... looking for verk." He responded, looking her up and down. She chose to ignore it. After all, the man didn't look or give her the vibe of being a murderer.

"That's cool. It takes hard work to become a doctor." Star said, nodding. She looked up to the sky, and gave the stars a look-see. S

"Jah..." He agreed, before following her gaze. He paused, before looking back at her. He studied her, watched her, with a gaze that was curious and... wanting? Not that she noticed. She was busy trying to think of something to say that wouldn't make her seem like an idiot in front of the man.

"Ahh... Oh! Have you heard of the murders stringing across the place? The Medic guy?" She asked, turning her gaze back to Josef. He seemed shocked at the change of subject, before nodding slowly.

"Jah I have... What do you know about ze case?"

"Just that the guy is heading west and there's no description." She says, shrugging. "The guy is most likely gunna go through Wellsburg."

"Oh? Why is zat?"

"Because my town is just boring. Nothing really to interest any crime." Star says, shrugging. "Wellsburg is a better place to go through. Lot of people, so no one knows anyone."

"My, you zound like a detective." Josef says, giving a slight smile. Star laughed at the statement, before shrugging.

"I'm working on a degree in Psychology, and I like doing research on criminals. Nothing more than a hobby." She says, waving it off, before looking at her phone. "Oh shiet it's late. I better head off."

"Oh? Zo soon?"

"Yeah. I have work to do tomorrow. Have to head back up to the school to do homework." She says, jumping over the cables and starting the car. She sighed and got back out, before jumping slightly. Josef was in front of her, holding out the cables. "Oh! Thanks." She threw them in the backseat, and held out her hand to the man once more. "Thanks again, Josef."

Josef paused, before pulling her hand up to his mouth and giving it a gentle kiss.

"It vas the least I could do for you, meine schöne Liebe. Please, drive safe." He said, before turning away and going to his driver side. Star, blushing bright red, got back in her car, and started to back up. She waved once to the man, who waved back, before driving away.

(Next Part Might Be Short But For Reasons.)