Hello! So, this is my first fanfiction. I love reading them and I really hope you all enjoy mine! This fic is sort of based on the movie "Prom Night" (for those of you who haven't seen it, it's really good), but it's more focused on the story after the movies, obviously with different characters. But I'll be quiet and let ya'll read now, and I really hope you enjoy it! I don't own anything.

Chapter 1: Nightmares

It feels like she's looking at everything in slow motion and she's powerless to stop it. She counts them: one, two, three. Three stabs is all it takes for that once shining light to slowly fade out of her mother's eyes. He slowly stands up, admiring his work for a couple of seconds before quickly walking out the door. It's not until she hears the door slam and the sirens wailing that she finally comes to. Crawling out from underneath the bed, she runs down the steps, throwing open the front door and waving her arms above her head.

"Help me! Please, stop!" she yells at the top of her lungs, but it's useless; the sirens are already starting to fade down the street as she simply stares after them. Turning around to go back in the house, she's met with the devil holding a knife in the air.

"I did it for us" is the last thing she hears before he brings the knife down.

"And then what happens?"

"I wake up...just like I always did."

Caroline Forbes was currently sitting at yet another, what she thought was pointless, therapy session. There was a special place in hell for whoever thought up the idea of one person getting paid for listening to another person's problems. She'd lost count of how many times Dr. Pierce had made her relay her dreams from the night before. But this time it was different. This particular dream was one she hadn't had in almost five years. And the last time she had it, the events that happened afterwards weren't exactly the highlights of her senior year.

"Well, like I told you before, it's expected for people to have nightmares of unpleasant experiences, as a way of reliving the real thing. And this would definitely fall under the category of an unpleasant experience" Dr. Pierce explained.

Sarcastically, Caroline said "yeah, I would think so. I've never heard of any other twenty-five year old who's ever gone through eight years of pure hell." Over those past eight years, sarcasm seemed to be the only thing that kept her from going completely crazy. Looking down at her twiddling thumbs, all traces of joking gone, she sighed. "They were gone for so long...I just thought they stopped."

"Caroline, I hate to break it to you, but these nightmares, these..flashbacks are never really going to ever go away" Dr. Pierce spoke sympathetically. "Psychological trauma is often heightened during times of transition. You had them right before graduating high school and now, right before starting your first real job". Caroline gave her a tight smile, just the thought of her new job sending butterflies through her stomach. Glancing down, the scar on her forearm caught her eye, sending her mind back five years.

Katherine, noticing her distraction, took Caroline's hand, rubbing the back of it with her thumb. Katherine's hard gaze caught Caroline's teary eyes before saying "the memories of those nights will come and go and fade with time...but you will never forget them."

Giving Katherine a hug and saying goodbye, Caroline grabbed her purse and headed to her car. Getting in the driver's seat, she sat there for what seemed like hours. She always did this after her sessions with Katherine, just wanting to clear her mind before heading back to her apartment. One thing Caroline could admit was that she got incredibly lucky by getting Katherine as her doctor. She was a perfect mix between kind and blunt. She always told it like was, but was never mean about it. Over the last eight years, Caroline didn't just think of Katherine as her doctor, but as one of her best girlfriends.

Sitting for another minute, Caroline finally started the car, turned on the radio, and began the drive home.

So, is it terrible? Do I monumentally suck at this? Reviews would be much appreciated!

The therapy sessions won't be present in every chapter, but there will be more of them. I love the Caroline and Katherine dynamic, so I wanna keep them talking. I plan on having some klaroline moments in the next chapter so stay tuned for those! We'll see glimpses into Caroline's past as the stroy progresses, so hopefully those will keep you interested! xoxo