"So, you are driving Starila home?" The Bartender asked, wiping down a glass as Josef pulled out his wallet to pay for the girls' and his own drinks.

"Jah." Josef answered, not caring about the concerned friend, questioning bartender, nor the disapproving watchful glares of the other patrons. Nothing mattered. He was driving the girl of his dreams home, and perhaps get to come inside of the home. She liked him, and he didn't have to do a thing. The bartender leaned over the counter.

"You better not do anything to her, bud, or you won't like what will happen." He growled, before leaning back up, his look going blank. "$20."

"I vould never hurt her... Never." Josef growled back, before laying down a $100-dollar bill. "Keep ze change."

"Have a nice night."

>>>

Star had walked out into the cool night air, enjoying the nice starry sky and the slight breeze rustling through the trees in the surrounding area. She walked through the large gravel parking lot, dancing really, as she twirled and weaved through the cars to her own beat. She was happy, really happy. The thought of being driven in the nice car of a very pretty man sent her on an all-time high, where her thoughts were muddled... or maybe it was because of the alcohol? It didn't matter, not to her anyway...

She found his car, and put her purse in the backseat, because her mind told her it needed its own seat. She then closed the door, and danced around the car, enjoying the night air and the thought of pursuing the good-looking man. In a moment, she paused in her dancing, noticing a glimmering light in the woods. As a fact, Starila loved shiny things. Anything that glowed, shone, or refracted light in any sense caused her great joy, usually her yelling 'Shiny!' or 'pretty!' at the sight. Tonight was no different.

"Shiny shine! I see you!" Starila called out, ignoring the car to go across the street and into the woods. "Shiny shine! Lemme see you!"

She dashed into the woods, wondering around not too deep into the sea of trees. She looked around, confused. Where did the shiny go?

"Shiny? Shiny? Where are you Shin—YYYYYYYYYYYY!"

At that moment, she was yanked to the ground, being held down by several large and brutish looking men. Two had her arms pinned, and another was crouching about her, with a leer on his face.

"Well now... What do we have here, boys? A pretty little lady wondering in the dark alone?" The biggest one laughed, the other two chuckling as well.

"H-Hey guys... You are kinda hurting me..." Star grimaced, fear creeping into her look and voice. She was a bit far out into the woods, far enough were it would be unlikely that anyone could find her, or maybe even hear her. She, despite the drinking, knew she was in trouble.

"Oh, sorry toots... Mmm... That's a nice necklace you have..." The bastard purred, his hands stroking her neck, before travelling down. One fondled her necklace, a silver chain and a golden cupcake charm, with a real diamond as a cherry on top, and the other hand grabbed her breast, squeezing roughly. She froze, before taking a deep breath.

"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH THAT!" Star screeched, thrashing now. She managed to get one arm free, before the one crouching over her slapped her on the face. She continued to thrash, before he slapped her again. The goon grabbed her arm again, slamming it on the ground.

"SHUT UP OR I WILL SLIT YOUR THROAT BITCH!" He snarled, pulling out a knife and putting it near her face. She looked at the weapon, glinting in the moonlight, her eyes wide with fear and panic. She was silent, her breaths heavy, as her eyes went up to the man's face. The man on her right arm chuckled.

"Good job boss, now she won't-"

The man never got to finish his sentence, as a weapon separated his head from his neck. The head thumped on her chest before bouncing away into the darkened grass, russling some of the dead leaves. The other two men jumped up, freeing the girl.

"What the hell?!?" The other goon yelled, before a dark, very murderous voice laughed lightly.

"Sie haben schwere Fehler gemacht." The voice said, the language sounding as angry as can be, "Ich werde dich töten!"

Starila stared upwards, as the sounds of a fight broke out. Slowly, she got to her feet, before running to a tree, slightly stumbling and crooked. She got to one, holding it as a support, before turning around. Her eyes went wide, and her mouth fell agape.

Josef was covered in blood, holding a bloodied bone saw as he fought the biggest of the goons. The other goon, from what she could see, was on the ground, not breathing. She could faintly see wounds and lots of blood on his form, most likely from an attack from the bone saw.

"Du wagst es, meine Liebe zu verletzen?!" Josef snarled, swiping his bone saw once. The goon yelled in agony, as the arm below the elbow fell away. "Ich mache ein Beispiel von dir, Müll!"

"P-Please! G-G-Guy! I-I'm so sorry! Please! Don't kill me!" The criminal plead, holding his arm as he fell to the ground. He was trying to keep crawling back, from what she saw.

"Es gibt keine Gnade für dich, Schweinehund. Es gibt keine Gnade für diejenigen, die meine Liebe verletzen!" Josef said, his voice commanding and full of anger. He stomped forward and with a strong, swift motion, his bone saw sliced off the man's head cleanly. It fell to the side, and after a moment, the body fell over as well.

Jose was breathing heavily, his dark hair damp and a few stray curls were on his face. He had never felt so panicked before. After hearing his love scream, he made a mad dash into the woods, his bone saw at the ready. If he hadn't heard her... If he had gone back inside to look for her... if he hadn't been near the road... she would have-

"Josef...?"

Josef froze, before turning his torso and head towards her voice. She looked scared, and he could see the tears in her eyes. A pit formed in his stomach.

"Starila? Liebe, are you alright?" He asked, his voice shaky and now having an edge of fear. He was afraid of many things now. Was she hurt? Was she traumatized? Did she fear him? Was she stable? Had they drugged her? Had they touched her? Had they... violated her? He began to make his way to her.

Starila was stunned, to say the least. Never before had she seen such acts, nor had she been that close to danger. She was shaking, and her legs felt weak. Her arms felt so sore, and she could tell they would be bruised. Her mind was hazy from the drinking, and from the fear. She could see the edges of her vision slowly black out.

"I... I..." Star tried to vocalize all these things, but all she did was fall forward into Josef's arms, and faint.

"Meine geliebte!" Josef called out, catching her, and turning her so he could see her face. He quickly picked her up bridal style, and rushed her out of the woods, worried about her condition. As soon as they were out, he got her into his car, and turned on the light. He looked her over, seeing the bruises on her arms and lighter ones on her stomach. Josef growled, regretting not keeping the men alive longer and torturing them to the highest degree for harming his love. He felt her heart beat, and watched her breathing, before concluding that she had fainted from the stress and the alcohol.

"Zat is good, at least... Must get her home." He murmured, before noticing the purse in the back. He grabbed it, and pulled it to him. After buckling her in, and making sure one last time that she was alright, he closed the door and went to the driver's side of the car. He got in, started the car, and looked through her purse. Ah, there it was. An address.

"9746 West English Street, Humansville... Ah, easy enough." He murmured, putting away the paper and the purse back into the backseat. He started the car, and after getting out the parking lot, started driving away, towards the home of his love.

*Sie haben schwere Fehler gemacht - They have made serious mistakes*Ich werde dich töten - I will kill you!*Du wagst es, meine Liebe zu verletzen - You dare to hurt my love*Ich mache ein Beispiel von dir, Müll - I'll make an example of you, garbage
*Es gibt keine Gnade für dich, Schweinehund. Es gibt keine Gnade für diejenigen, die meine Liebe verletzen - There is no mercy for you, pig dog. There is no mercy for those who hurt my love
*Meine geliebte - My beloved