hello all, what's up? well here's chapter 10, which, i hate to say, is short. crud, another shorty! oh well, i'll try to make the next one longer. enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: i do not own NOES or any of it's characters. i only own Juliana, Heather, and anyone else you don't recognize

"Freddy?" Juliana called. She'd been walking all around the boiler room for five minutes, but she hadn't been able to find Freddy anywhere. "Hello, are you here?" she felt sharp claws dig into her shoulder, causing her to jump.

"Aw, did I scare you?" Freddy sneered, chuckling.

Juliana turned to face him, rubbing her shoulder. "Yes, you did startle me a little"

"that's what I like to hear" Freddy whispered, clicking his blades together.

"I need to talk to you about something" Juliana said, trying to muster up all her courage.

"Oh? And what exactly do you want to talk about darling?" Freddy asked.

Juliana fidgeted nervously. "Well, I talked to David today…"

"What? I told that fucker to stay away from you! That sorry little…!"

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about" Juliana interrupted. "Why did you tell him that?"

"Because he needs to stay the fuck away from you! He's just a distraction, and we don't need any of those now do we?" Freddy sneered.

Juliana snickered.

"What?" Freddy snapped.

"Nothing, it's just… you're not jealous are you?" she asked, grinning.

Freddy growled. "Hell no, don't be stupid! I'm never jealous!"

Juliana nodded. "Okay, whatever you say Krueger"

Freddy forced himself not to slash her throat open. "Shut it bitch!"

Juliana nodded again. "okay okay, sheesh! Chill out dude"

Freddy rolled his eyes. "Enough talk, now who'd you bring me today?"

Juliana sighed. "Uh, yeah, about that…"

"What's the problem?" Freddy asked.

"Nothing, it's just… I haven't been able to pull anyone into my dreams. I don't know what's wrong"

Freddy frowned. "Son of a bitch, you'd better fix whatever the problem is, or I'm screwed"

Juliana nodded. "Yeah, I know. I'm sorr…"

"Don't be sorry! Fuck, why are you always apologizing?"

"Cause I… I don't know, I feel bad I guess. I know that without victims, you lose power. And I don't want that"

Freddy grinned and slipped his arm around her waist. "No, you certainly don't. Now wake up and see if you can bring me someone, anyone, just for the hell of it"

Juliana sighed and nodded. "Ok Freddy. I guess I'll see you later"

"Juliana!"

Juliana sat up at the sound of her mom's voice. "Yeah mom?" she called, getting up and opening her bedroom door.

"Jules, can you come down here please?"

Juliana sighed and hurried downstairs.

Cathy was in the kitchen, and she looked worried. "Honey, the hospital just called"

Juliana frowned. "What, why?"

"Your friend David is in intensive care. He has multiple stab wounds, and they're not sure if he'll live. They said he wants to see you"

Juliana felt as though someone had punched her in the stomach. She didn't need to guess as to who had done this.

"Freddy!"

well i hope y'all liked this one, even though it's a shorty! please review

-FreddysNightmare1984