Chapter 11:

A/N: guys...right as I got off the computer, after making that note, I made myself remember what was in the next chapter. So here it is. And guys...thank you for sticking with me...I'm so bad at updating.

There was a group of about 40 people in black circled around a polished wooded casket that was hovering above a 6 foot deep hole. Almost everyone was crying. The few who were not crying kept a solemn face.

Jasmine's surviving friends were silently listening to the preacher. Katherine was clinging onto Lucas who was hugging her close to his body. The girls were crying silently, tears of sorrow dripping off of their cheeks. Lucas was one of the few who was not crying. He looked at the casket as though he was deep in thought; like another world.

For an half hour the group of family and friends stood, listening to the preacher. Then at long last the casket began to lower into the grave hole. Katherine almost collapsed, but she was caught by Lucas.

Katherine was sad, but she wasn't overcome by grief. It was actually fear that brought her down. For a moment, she actually saw herself outside her own body, seeing herself inside that casket. It was her friends and family that was crying over her. Nobody even saw Freddy Krueger disrespectfully sitting on her casket. One of his legs were hanging over the box, the other foot laid on it, stretched out, knee up. His left arm was dangling over his leg, and his right arms stretched out. He was admiring the bladed glove on his right hand When he spotted Katherine, he smiled and waved, wiggling his blades at her , making them click together. Freddy began to chuckle. That chuckle turned into a roaring laugh.

Katherine opened her eyes and looked up at her friends that were peering at her. She figured she must have fallen asleep. She allowed Lucas to pull her up. "I'll tell you guys later." She mumbled. She and her friends finished watching the casket being lowered into the ground. Katherine squinted. No Freddy.

After everyone began to leave, Jasmine's friends got the signal they could leave too. Before they separated though, they demanded Katherine to tell them what happened. She began to explain how everything around her changed, how she saw herself outside her own body. Everyone was crying. That horrible man sitting on her casket. "...and he was laughing. I guess he was telling me that I am going to be next. He's going to kill me."

"No, he's not going to kill you." Natalie said.

"Wait! Did you see any of us?" Margaret asked.

"No, why?"

"Well, maybe you saw the future or something. And if any of us was missing, then maybe that meant we were already dead." Margaret explained.

Katherine stared. "Are you saying that I'm next on Freddy's list?"

"Well, maybe..."

"Hey! Thanks for your help, Maggie." Lucas yelled.

Margaret looked shocked. "I'm sorry."

"It's fine," Katherine snapped. "Look, I think we all just need to go home and think. Just...don't fall asleep."

They all nodded in agreement and left to get into their parent's or friend's cars.

Katherine realized she was entering a world of trouble when she saw a gang of press people lingering outside of 1428 Elm. As soon as Katherine left the car, she was bombarded by the same inquiry.

"How much do you know about Freddy Krueger?"

Katherine, who was angry and extremely scared, ran through the press and up to the doorway. Her mother and father quickly made their way through and unlocked the door. Katherine heard the name 'Freddy Krueger' a few more times, until her father slammed the door, blocking the already fading voices. Katherine made her way over to the window and looked outside to watch the people leave with disappointed, angry looks.

"Katherine?"

She turned around to face her father, who looked very confused an demanding.

"Yes?"

"Who's Freddy Krueger?" He asked. Katherine looked back and forth from her father to her mother. Even she looked confused.

"He's a killer in mine and my friend's nightmares."

Katherine's father's jaw dropped. "You're kidding right? There is a man who lives in your nightmares and he is killing teenagers?"

"Exactly."

He scoffed. "That's the craziest thing I have ever heard!"

"Well, it's true. Ask the neighbors. Call the police, ask them. How do you suppose the press knew about him if he's not real?"

Cathy walked up to her daughter, and began to stroke her hair. "Honey, you're delusional. You need some sleep."

"No, mom! I don't want to sleep. He will kill me if I go to sleep!" She yelled.

"Well, at least watch a movie."

Katherine was too tired to argue, so she nodded and flopped down onto the couch. Her father put The Mask in the DVD player, then he and his wife left the room. Katherine heard them in the other room dialing a phone number and talking to one of their neighbors. Katherine watched the movie, trying to fight off fatigue. But she was too tired to fight, so she drifted off to sleep.

The boiler room. Katherine threw her head back and sighed.

"Katherine!" She heard a familiar voice hiss her name. She turned to look into the shadows. Behind a flight of metal stairs, Katherine saw her friends huddling together. Katherine slowly walked over to them. She knelt down.

"What are all you guys doing here?"

"We fell asleep. Freddy must have brought us here." Bethany whispered. Lucas grabbed her arm and pulled Katherine under the stairs with them.

"Now, shhhhhh. We think he meant to bring us all here."

"And this is his nightmare. He can do whatever he wants. He probably knows we are all here, he's going to be looking for us. It won't take long, so I don't think it's a good idea to stay here."

"You're right." Let's go." Natalie said.

The group slowly crept out from underneath the stairs.

SCREEEEEEEEEE!

All their head snapped up to see Freddy walking on the catwalk above them, staring with a smirk on his face.

"Ha-ha-ha-ha." He chuckled. He looked at the group that was huddled together. "You kids are much too close. You need to SEP-AR-ATE!" He screamed waving bringing his arms together then stretching them out. Katherine looked around her. Everyone was gone.

"HA-HA-Ha-Ha-ha-ha!" Freddy roared in laughter.

She had to find the others before it was too late. She took off in a sprint. Freddy followed close behind her.

Katherine's worst fears were met when she turned the corner and it was a dead end. She was trapped. She spun around and watched as Freddy swaggered to her.

"No! You can't hurt me!" She screamed at him.

Freddy just smirked and chuckled as he began to close in on her. He got so close that Katherine could no longer move.

"Au contraire, sweetheart," Freddy said, still smirking. He lifted his index blade and rested it on her cheek. Katherine shivered, she begged him not to hurt her. He ignored it.

"I just love it when my victims beg. It turns me on. Not that you turn me on...no. The begging does. Ha-ha! Now, tell me if this hurts." He said. He winked and slid the blade down her cheek. Katherine kissed in pain. She almost fell, but Freddy caught her by wrapping his hand around her neck and dragging her up. "It looks like I can hurt you. Awwwwww. If you think that hurt, Princess, you haven't felt nothing yet," He leaned closer to her and whispered. "But you are not next on my list, but soon you will be. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go find the next one." He disappeared, and Katherine fell to the cold, cement floor. She touched her cheek and then looked at her hand, it was dripping in blood. Maybe, now her parents would believe her.

She heard footsteps coming toward her. She thought Freddy had changed his mind and he was coming back. But when she looked up, it was just her friends running to her. They knelt down and asked Katherine if she was going to be okay. She nodded and pulled herself up. As far as she saw, they were all unhurt.

"Okay, we are all together now. We have to find a way out. Quick, everyone imagine a door!" Lucas said quickly. Everyone closed their eyes and imagined a door. When they opened their eyes up again, there was an ajar metal door in front of them. The friends threw themselves to the door and out of the nightmare.

Katherine fell off the couch. She left the room quickly, hoping her parents wouldn't see her. On her way up the stairs she looked at her hand. It was still bloody. That meant her cheek was still cut. She quickly ran to her room and closed the door.

She turned around and her stomach flopped when she saw a card lying on her pillow. She walked closer to it to get a better look. Her eyes widened in fear when she saw what the card looked like. The cover was red and green horizontally striped. She slowly picked it up.

'One, Two, Freddy's coming for you.' Was slashed on the card. She opened it with trembling hands and read the small message inside.

'Don't worry, Princess. You're time will come.'

-Freddy

She turned to the back and looked at the 'brand'

'Kruegermark'

She would have rolled her eyes, but she threw the card into the trash can instead. She squealed and jumped back as the card caught fire.

Miles away Margaret fell off her chair. She wanted to be alone for a while to think about what happened. She went up to her room and closed the door. She was going to lay down on her bed, but she saw a red and green striped card that stopped her.

'Freddy!' She screamed in her head. She was going to run. That's what her brain told her to do. But her feet brought her over to the card. Slowly, she picked it up and read the cover.

'One, Two, Freddy's coming for you.'

She opened it up and dropped it as the message it bore etched into her brain.

'You're next!'

-Freddy

A/N: Hope you guys liked this chapter. I liked it... :)

Reviews:

AshW23: Your welcome on the recognition. I think it would be nice to reply to my reviewers. It shows them how much I appreciate them taking the time to read my story. Thank you! Come to think about it...yes...Freddy does have something going on in his head...hope you stick around to read it:)

Darkness Takes Over a.k.a.. KrazyKatKrueger1428: Yeah, I thought it would be kinda weird for them to communicate with the child Katherine. So...I put it in here. Glad you liked it. Got the inspiration from Nightmare 6 when Little Katherine tells the 'John Doe' to "go back." I think I read some of your old stories...I was in the process of reading The Kruegers when the story disappeared...umm...just to tell you. The Kruegers and I Won't Tell..are the same story...has the same stuff...I don't have yahoo messenger anymore...so...I won't be able to chat for a while...but if I need help...which I know I will sometime...I will email you. Thank you for the offer:)

Well It Ain't Dr. Seuss: Thanks for the compliment! And your welcome for the personal note. I think it's a good idea to reply to reviews, so you would know that I am grateful you are reviewing my story:)