Disclaimer: All chacters (except Elektra Belacqua) belong to Stephen King and whoever else. If I owned anything Nick Hardaway would have lived. All material and credit to their respective owners. Also there will be references to books, songs, and plays (maybe movies)

Warnings: R and higher for laungue, Violence, and some naughtyness.

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(This will be a ROMANCE!!!! Nick/OC) The reason I'm writting this is because there isn't enough Rose Red Fanfiction out there. I may do other ones for this movie, but it depends on the feedback.

The Call

The sun had barley risen over the Seattle landscape. The sun a softly illuminated the room and bed of the sleeping occupant when the phone rang. The large huddled mass of sheets,blankets, and pillows gave a loud groan as a hand reached out to search for the phone on the nightstands. feeling empty place where it was supposed to be the mass rolled over and looked at the old clock on the on the wall "Six thirty" a voice muttered grumpily and looked for the phone that was some hidden under the bed. Pulling the reciver by the cord and picked it up. "Hello?" the voice growled into the phone as the mass was pulled away to reveal a rather tired and haggard looking woman.

"Elektra? El it's Sister. Were you sleeping? How are you feeling?"

Of course she was sleeping it was half past six who in there right mind would be up right now.....well most people who worked regular hours weren't. She was an small time actress at the Seattle theatre so didn't count as really wasn't a regular job did it? No it wasn't, having a job that starts around ten in the morning and ending at about nine at night wasn't normal. Not that she was normal by any means. As for how she was feeling....

Choosing to answer the last question first because that was always the mandatory question these days."I'm fine just got some stronger medicine for my migrains." She didn't know why Sissy still asked about them she had them since she was fifteen, and she had learned to deal with it. Leaving it at that she moved onto the next question," Yes I sleeping was Sissy, but I know you wouldn't call me this early without an EXTREMELY good reason, especially from home." she said sitting up in bed. She knew her uncle and aunt ,Sissy's parents, wouldn't allow her to talk to was what her family called a freak. In there eyes people like her were unnatural. The only people that still interacted with her at all was her cousins Sissy....and Annie. She and her lilltle cousin both were 'different', both had gifts.

Sissy paused for a moment "I need to talk to you about Annie."

She tensed "What? What's wrong? What happened."

"Nothing.....well" Elektra knew whatever she needed to talk about was important. She always did this when she felt like she was going to impose on her. "Honey what is it?" "Do you know Professor Joyce Reardon from the university." At the name Joyce Reardon anger swelled in her. She was a supernatural phycology professor that wanted to make it big, no matter who it cost or hurt. She had had a run with her when they were in college. They were room mates. At the time Joyce was a student for child phycology, but she had a rather large interest in paranormal. She was the only person Elektra told about her abilties. Joyce had been obsessive when it can to El's pshysic abilities to the point that she had left school. The woman tried to experiment with El's gifts to the point of danger. Jocye didn't seem comprehend or care how it would affect her roommate.

Her cousin seemed to be confused at her long silence " Are you still there?"

Snapping out of her thoughts she answered "Yes I'm sorry. I do know Joyce, but what does that have to do with Annie?" Something was going to be said that she wasn't gonna like, she could feel it."She sorta called about doing a feildtrip with some pshycics, and she wanted Annie and I to go." The actress' jaw tightened "Really. And may I ask where this little 'fieldtrip' is going?" she was hoping Joyce was going to take them to a cemetery or a morge, some place that she could get alittle activity, but nothing dangerous. The sleep frazzled woman wasn't ready for Sissy's answer. "Rose Red." The name made the hairs on the back if her neck stand up. It was the house that seemed to devour people into it's very boards. It was Joyce's dream experiment.

That was a last straw "ROSE RED!!!! Is she insane? Taking phycics, let alone Annie, into that house is like-like" "I know, but Ms. Reardon said it was a dead cell. She really wants us to go, and has went so far as to over double what all the other people who are going. She offered 12 grand to go for two days. It could be very important for Annie. The actress had to bite her tongue 'Dead cell my ass'. El sighed, Joyce was really desperate to get Annie there, which is basically a flashing red light, but she knew that the money could help her little cousin she smiled sadly "I know and I assume you've already agreed to attend.....what did your dear old dad have to say?" She knew asking was pointless though, she could already guess about what he had to say.

Sister proved her assumption correct " Yes I did. When dad found out about the offer he tried to put his foot down and keep us home. He said that I was crazy for even thinking about taking Annie,but she needs the money for that school in Tacomba. You understand right?" 'Ah yes the autistic school for young teens' El thought as she looked down in her lap and played with the corner of a blanket. It was a good idea for Annie to get out and meet childern her own age. It would also give her older cousin a chance to experience life without the gifted sister. Sissy could have a normal life...unlike her and Annie.

"I understand completely. I'm guessing the reason that you called me about going is that Annie launched a small protest." 'Yeah right. Everytime that girl protest something happens. If Annie proested something she thought what ever it was it was of great importance. She'll do what she likes no matter what you say.' She her mind snorted before speaking "What was the damage?" "She caused an Earth quake and broke alot of glass,but thats not the whole reason why i'm calling........" Another pause. ' Here it comes ' "Well I sorta told dad that you were going to make sure nothing got out of hand."

Eltektra hands stopped moving. Her cousins words shaking any tiredness that was clinging to her mind, "You told your father that I was going....." she said as if to confirm the words that were spoken. " Yes and I'm sorry, but it was the only way I could get him to aleast let us go without a fight." To say that she was shock was an extreme understatment. Her Uncle George actually had that much reasurence in her abilities to let his daughters go with just her for protection. Now she had heard of everthing. Her mind shifted over the things Sister just said, she had told her father that she was going to Rose Red with Sissy and Annie. She knew her uncle well enough to know that she now had a great responsibility. If something happened she would be held accountable. She had to ensure her two younger cousin's safety. She gave a frustrated growl and took a deep breath and held it. It was a calming excercise her doctor told her to use when she was when she had her legendary migrains or was nervous before preforming. Letting it go her mind whirled. 'Can I really go to Rose Red and handle Joyce for two whole days.'She was going to have to; Sissy just ensured that by assuming she would go. "When's the trip?" she gritted out leaning her back against her headboard. "El you really don't hav-" the older woman cut her off "I said when is it?"

Hesitating her cousin's reply was very soft "Today at two. Everyone is meeting at the univsity"

'Great, well isn't this is just fucking marvelous.I'm going to a fucking haunted house with no time to prepare. Damn I'm so screwed.' she swore in her head as she started banging her head against the back the wooden headboard. Now she was really iratated, and could feel a headache coming on. " If you don't want to go I undertand." She stopped raming her head and shook her it. 'It's a little too late for that sweet cheeks.' "No you've already said I'm going and I won't make a liar out of you. I have a costume fitting . I'll meet you at Rose Red." A sigh of relief was heard over the phone "Thank you so much El you don't know how much this means to Annie and me. I'll let you go now. I have to call Joyce and tell her your coming. bye" She could hear her cousin was about to hang up the phone. "Wait!!" She shout into the reciever hoping to catch Sissy before the line went dead. "What?" she cousin asked. El really didn't want Joyce to know she was coming so she could plan some uber experiment. "Don't tell Joyce my name just say that your cousin is coming and that I'm doing it without pay. That should put you in the clear for any problems, ok? See you later hmm?"

"Alright. I'll see you later. Bye." Then the phone went dead. Blowing her long wavy sliver banged hair out of her face she threw the phone to the floor and got up. 'Might as well take a shower because I won't be able to go back to sleep now." Making her way to the far corner of her small room she opened her picking out a green off the shoulder knitt sweater,bra, underwear, and dark wash jeans she slid down the hall into the bathroom. Her mind was a swirling mass chaos as she turned on the water and took off her sleep wear. Stepping into the water and under the spray words seemed to be flowing rappidly through her head.

Red. Dead Cell. Pshycics. Joyce.

The hot water soaked into her skin and hair as she washed, condition, and cleaned her body. She stepped out as her head began to clear. 'This isn't going to end well' The more she thought about it the more sure she was the outcome was going to be negative. She stood infront of her medicine cabinet, opened hit, and took took her pills (Vitamins and extremely strong pain killers for her migrains) Pulling on her clothes quickly she ran back to her room to do her hair before it dried and became unmanagable. Sitting infront of the vanity she grabbed a brush she dragged it through her auburn hair and manged to coherse it into a half up half down do. Putting her brush down she felt a breeze brush against her, making the hairs a the nape of her neck stand on end. El turned to the open window....there was no wind moving the trees outside. Another gust of wind went through her as she heard as blurred voices whispered over one another in her ear.

"Come home.... home to Rose Red...help us....help us build...."

.......Build?.......Rose Red....It was as if icewater had been poured down her back. Trembling she turned around the room taking in it's every detail to make sure she was alone in her room. Finding nothing, the whispers continued as the woman's eye narrowed. They were getting louder as she steeled her nerves and walked over to the window as she said "Sorry guys, but I failed all my wood shop classes." The whispering came to a halt when she slammed she window shut and locked it. Slightly shaken she made her way back to the vanity and waited for her trembling to subside. A dead cell, isn't that what her cousin said Reardon told her."What a bold face lie" she said aloud as she tried to steady her hand to put on make - up. It took her sometime, but when she was certain she was presentable to the public she made her way to the kitchen for breakfast. she comtemplated the faslehood as she prepared her food, which consisted of a piece of toast and an apple, and sat down at the table.

'If it truly had no activity going on within then how could it reach far past it's grounds to coax me there? Why would the professor want anything to do with it if it was 'dead'.'El could almost say it was a fact that the woman knew that it wasn't dead, and was just saying that to put the participants at ease. She also knew that no one would agree to go, no matter how much the good doc was offering, to the mansion that people either died or disapeared into if they were told it had life coursing through it. It was like a group of people finding a wild animal on the ground; no would even go near it unless someone poked it with a stick to make sure it was deceased first.

When she was finished consuming her meal it was nine thirty. After putting on a pair of ballet flats she walked to the front door with her great grandmother's old, and rather large, carpet bag in the door she walked to the bus stop front of her apartment building , thanking god that noone else was there. She really needed a car, but being a small time (and mostly small role) actress didn't really pay for more then necessities. Depositing herself and her bag on the bench she said the one thing that came to her mind that was true about the events of the upcoming days.

"I'm in deep shit uh huh."

Okay that's the first chapter.....I don't writting the first chapter it always seems to go slow. Thanks for reading. I hope it was good. The upcoming chapter should be better now that ideas are starting to flow. Please review. Please be kind this is my first time writting. Flames will not a appeciated. Oh and Julian Sands is awesome!!! I also maybe posting pictures of Elektra so keep your eyes peeled. Again please review.