A/N: I don't own NOES, I just play with them for my own amusement.

Elizabeth's POV:

"Elizabeth! It's time for school!" Mom yelled up the stairs.

"I'm coming Mom! Just grabbing my backpack!" I replied. I really didn't want to go to school today. If I had it my way I would just stay in my room and be sad. Unfortunately, school.

I ran down the stairs and headed out the door.

"Have a nice day!" My mom shouted from her car, where she was getting ready to go to work.

I didn't respond. I just kept walking. I finally reached the corner, where I found Faith waiting for me. I smiled at her, trying to appear happy.

"What's up? I know the fake smile when I see it." She said, putting an arm around my shoulders.

I sighed. "I just miss Alice. The funeral yesterday was soo depressing."

"Of course it was honey, it was a funeral."

I shot her a dirty look. "I know that. But knowing it and feeling it are two completely different things."

She nodded. "I'm sorry, I was trying to lighten the mood."

"Yeah, I know. That's what I get for having a friend who's as morbid as I am." I said.

She gave me a small punch in the arm. "Hey, if we're lucky, no one will talk to us today." She said, still trying to make me feel better.

I gave her a tiny smile. "We can only hope right?"

We got through the morning just fine. Didn't talk to anyone, and we weren't called on by any teachers. That should have been the first sign that the rest of the day would suck.

We were sitting having lunch with our friends when I heard the first remark.

"Can you believe that Alice chick?" One girl said.

"Yeah, I mean seriously? Murdered by a man in your sleep?" Another replied.

"Totally crazy!" A boy added.

I clenched my fist, trying hard not to flip out. Those stupid, disrespectful kids! How do they know what Alice went through? They have no right to judge.

"Elizabeth, calm down." Faith said.

I took a few deep breaths, trying to focus on what my friend Michael was saying to Robert. Something about a Mortal Kombat marathon on the weekend.

"She must have been mentally unstable. Dreams can't kill you, she probably just had some sort of psychotic episode or something." One of the girls commented.

That's it! I got up from my seat and walked over to the table of idiots. "Why don't you all just shut up!" I yelled at them.

"Excuse me?" The guy asked.

"You heard me. Shut. Up. You don't know anything about Alice, or what she went through. I hope Freddy gets you next." I stomped back over to my friends and sat back down.

"You didn't really mean that, did you Elizabeth?" Faith asked.

"Of course I did. Those kids seriously need to be taught a lesson." I replied.

"Well yeah, but Freddy? Do you want them dead?"

"I think they deserve it." Robert spoke up. "It's rude to speak ill of the dead, especially when they were such a good person."

"Thank you Robert."

The rest of the day went by without further incident and I was glad. I got home and immediately went to my PS3 and put in Mortal Kombat. That talk between Michael and Robert got me thinking about it, and it was my favourite way to relieve stress or anger.

"Oh no, what happened today?" Dad asked, walking into the room. I always took out this game when I was upset, so my parents were used to it.

"Bunch of stupid kids talking crap about Alice at lunch." I gritted through my teeth.

"Oh Honey, I'm sorry." He said, giving my shoulder a squeeze. "Will you be coming in for dinner?" He asked, after a moment of silence.

"Yeah, let me just finish this round first." I replied.

"Okay, I'll let mom know." He left and I went back to my battle.

It was eleven o'clock at night and I was staring at my bedroom ceiling. I was remembering my dream last night, and wondering if it would happen again. The strange part was, I wasn't even scared. I knew I should have been, but I just wasn't. It was with that thought that I turned over on to my side and drifted off to sleep.

A/N: R&R please!