Chapter 65-Don't talk to Strangers

It was Saturday morning and there was no school so Chrissie decided to help out around the house. She made the beds, started the laundry, took out the trash and served breakfast made by herself on her toy oven for her parents, a blueberry muffin for her mother and a plasma fruit muffin for her father. 

She wasn't allowed to use the espresso machine yet or she would have made some lattes for them also.  She hoped that juice would be a good substitute for coffee.

Chrissie:  Good Morning Mother and might I say you are looking lovely this fine morning.  I made some breakfast for you; it is already set out in the dining room.

Starr:  Thank you so much for the lovely breakfast but the answer is still NO.

Chrissie:  Oh come on now, not even a little puppy?  You're a wolf and wouldn't you like another canine in the house?

Starr: I know what canines do to furniture which is why I'm never home on a full moon. We have already discussed this and when you are old enough to take on the responsibility we will talk about it at that time.

Chrissie: But I'm old enough now!  Please Mom, please.

Starr:  The answer is still no.

Chrissie knew that she should not argue with her mother anymore as it would most likely end up with her being grounded.  They were supposed to go to the park with Brooks and Alvaro today so the last thing she wanted to do was spoil that.  She would probably have better luck with her father anyway; usually she could get anything she wanted from him.  She runs over to her father and gave him the biggest hug she could.

Chrissie:  I made you breakfast Daddy because I love you so much.

Nick:  Thank you so much pumpkin and I'm sure I'm going to love it.

Chrissie:  Daddy can I please get a pet of my own.  Pretty please with sugar on top.

Nick:  I'm sorry but your mother and I have discussed this and we think it would be better if you waited until you were older.

Chrissie:  But that is going to be so long, I want one now!

Starr:  OK enough about the pet as that subject is now closed.  Go upstairs and get ready as we have to leave early to pick up Brooks at Grandpa Wolfie's house.  The Kincaid’s will meet us at the park.

After Chrissie runs up to her room Starr and Nick look at each other and laugh.  The day Chrissie has been looking forward to was closer than she knew.  A puppy by the name of Cheech was on his way over to Chrissie and they were saving it as a surprise.  

Nick's niece Grace Solo had a few puppies in the house as Ancha had just given birth to a litter of puppies sired by Vor.  Starr remembered what a good dog Vor was so they asked if they could adopt one of the puppies for Chrissie.  Grace and Jonas happily agreed to send her one but they had to wait for the puppy to be old enough to leave his mother.  Starr and Nick couldn't wait to see the look of on her face when they surprised her with the news.

Later on that same day:

Spring had just sprung and all of Aurora Skies seemed to be enjoying that first warm day of spring at the festival.  It was a perfect day for a family picnic and the Slayers and Kincaid’s who had now become the best of friends were going to take advantage of this beautiful spring day.  Starr never dreamed she would ever have a female friend, but Candace reached out to her during her darkest hours when she needed a friend the most. A picnic lunch was prepared and set out by the parents while the kids went off to play.

The boys decided to play tag but Chrissie didn't feel like chasing after them so she decided to pick some flowers.  

A man by the name of Cecil was watching her and he approached her as soon as she was out of the parents view.   He told her that he couldn't find his kitten and that he needed help to find him. Her parents always warned her not to talk to any strangers but he didn't look like a bad person to her.   He told her how worried he was and she thought about how frightened and alone the poor little kitty was so she decided to help with the search.

There wasn't any lost kitten as Cecil was hired gun was paid to lure Chrissie away.  His intention was not to kidnap Chrissie but to use a magic potion on her.  What the potion did he hadn't a clue and he didn't care.  In his type of work he knew enough not to ask any questions all he needed to do was get the job done and not to be seen.  The fact the she was a little girl didn't matter to him at all, that was not his concern.  The only thing he cared about was getting paid for a job well done.  His plan was to bring her to the other end of the park where he could use the potion and than disappear.

 Lunch was ready so Starr called to the children to come and eat.  The boys came running over quickly as they were famished, but Chrissie was nowhere to be seen. When the boys were questioned they said she went to pick some flowers and they hadn't seen her after that.  Starr and Nick couldn't find Chrissie anywhere so they started to search for their daughter as Candace made a phone call to the police department. Candace stayed with the boys as Spencer went off to help in the search for the little girl.

 All three split up so they both could search in different areas, and Starr was frantic with worry. Starr didn't really take her eyes off of Chrissie that long and she felt as if this was her worst nightmare come true.   She seen her daughter with some strange person and her sixth sense told her that Chrissie was in trouble. 

Cecil lifted his arm to toss the potion at her but he was not fast enough. 

  

Starr was  to reach her in time and push Chrissie out of the line of fire as she found herself right in it.  She fell to the ground unconscious while Chrissie started to cry and tried to wake her mother up.  

When Cecil realized the potion did not hit the intended target he knew this was trouble. His specific instructions were the child and no one else should fall under the spell of the potion though he had no idea why.  If his employers found out about the mistake he was good as dead so he took off like a bat out of hell.  Cecil had no idea that someone was watching the whole incident and he was not getting away that easily.

Spencer who was assisting with the search found both Starr and Chrissie.  He seen Starr on the floor and ran over to give her some medical attention.  Starr's vital signs were fine and from what he could tell here there was nothing medically wrong with her.  He really needed to get her to a hospital to run some test but he knew right away magic was involved.  Spencer picked up his phone and called for an ambulance, but his second call was to Dylan. He asked him to contact the witch's council in hopes to determine the spell Starr fell under as she may have started out the day as a wolf but his sixth sense told him that she was now a human.

The Next Day:

Starr was released from the hospital as there was nothing medically wrong with her besides being extremely weak from some kind of black magic.  Dylan did indeed call Mathilda and she went to see Starr to see if she could determine what kind of spell she fell under.  Mathilda knew immediately that this was a transformation potion that would cure a werewolf of the curse. However it would be fatal to a child especially a vampire child. 

Mathilda explained that she could cast a spell on Starr that would allow her to become a wolf again but the curse needed to be passed back to her within 48 hours.  Starr was born a wolf and wanted to remain one but just as she was ready to pick up the phone to call Grandpa Wolfie, Spencer showed up with some unexpected news.  They took many tests at the hospital and one of them was a pregnancy test which Starr tested positive for.  As she was excited for news of the baby, Mathilda had no choice but to give bad news.  In Starr's condition she would not be able to receive the curse from her Grandfather and the 48 hour period would pass, so Starr would never be able to be a wolf again.

Caleb and Sandi put an APB on the perpetrator who seemed to disappear into thin air. Their efforts to find Cecil were in vain as he was already dead and his body was disposed of.  Cecil's employer was very upset that he botched up the whole plan and he paid for his mistake with his life.  

As Dahlia received the word she was not upset as anticipated.  Maybe her ungrateful daughter would not feel the loss of her granddaughter now as desired, but with her own daughter Starr being turned into a human this was just as effective.   Sandi would outlive her own child and experience the same pain she did when Denny was murdered.  Dahlia moved back to Moonlight Falls satisfied now that thirst for revenge was quenched,  but she never expected little Chrissie would be the one to change all that.  

During the next few months the Slayer family became bigger.  Aunt Hope and Uncle Caleb brought home Cheech and delivered him to an overjoyed Chrissie.  The two became fast friends and were inseparable.

The Slayers were blessed with another little vampire girl, Taylor Abigail Slayer was born. 

Chrissie was the one who brought up the subject they were all thinking of, she wished that her mother would live forever just like the whole family would.

And soon after Chrissie's wish was granted and Dahlia was livid when she found out.

To be continued.......

Author's Note-I have a few people to thank for in this chapter so decided to go in order of appearance.

I would like to thank Jazen for use of the picture of Ancha with the adorable little puppies and for the Chrissie's puppy Cheech.  Here is a link to her blog where you can read her awesome story.

I would like to thank Vuneca for Candace who really has become Starr's friend in my game.  Here is a link to her blog where you can read her awesome story.

I would like to thank Sweetnightingale for use of Mathilda.  Here is a link to her blog where you can read her awesome stories and here is a link to her you tube channel where you can see the best LPs