Chasing a Star

10 - Cassie is Angry

*George*

I gently lead Dream away from the people being held down by the metal arms.

Gabby is screaming at Stella "Why are you stopping me?! I just want to do something nice for my daughter!"

"Kidnapping someone is not what you do!"

"How would you know? You can't even have kids!"

Stella tenses up. Cassie looks over to her wife. "Stella, she's not talking about adoption."

Stella inhales "Gabriella, I don't need to have kids to know that kidnapping is illegal."

"We're above the law." Gabby gets her one arm free, then reaches into her pocket. Stella notices, and quickly tosses something to Dream before Gabby looks at her again.

Dream puts the thing in his pocket.

Gabby throws something that hits Stella in the shoulder. Stella gets it off, but she starts swaying.

The metal arms retract, and Stella collapses. Cassie runs over to her.

Gabby laughs "Don't worry, she'll wake up in an hour."

Cassie is death glaring Gabby.

The rest of us are moving further into the house.

*Cassie*

I close my fists, keeping an eye on the other two while moving closer to Gabby. "Why are you doing this?"

The daughter smiles "I want to keep Dream! If I date him, I'll be famous!"

"Sorry kid, he's already interested in someone and it ain't you."

Gabby scoffs "It doesn't matter. Now, hand over Dream."

"No can do. I'm here to keep him and the others safe."

Gabby laughs "What can you do against me? You're just some lady who knows Stella!"

"Just some- Listen here, bitch, Stella's my wife and if you say anything mean about her, I will most likely punch you."

She laughs again "What can a silly punch do to me?"

The guy runs at me from the side. I punch him in the chest, sending him into a wall.

He gasps for air. I look at him "Oh fuck I broke his ribs didn't I-"

Gabby grabs me pushing me against a wall "How strong are you?!"

"Very."

She tries to put the same thing in my arm as she did with Stella, but it just breaks. "What?"

I kick her away "Do you expect me to not have some form of armor?"

She growls "Why do you have armor?"

I see the girl trying to get to the band. I run over and pick her up. "You don't need to know."

I carry the girl back to her mom. "Now, leave before I call your boss."