a/n:Alright so yes I can be a little flaky sometimes, but I just got a major writers block on "Aloha Degrassi" and I couldn't figure out how to get passed it so... yeah I deleted it, and I hated my original first "episode" to Promise so I deleted that to, but this one is perfect and I already have most of the story planned out so I promise (no pun intended) that I will not be deleting this one as long as I get some positive feedback from you awesome guys then I'm good. So as you may or may not know this is the sequel to "Tell Me if It's Love" and if you haven't read that... you might wanna it's not really that long so it shouldn't take you very long. Kay? Alright.

disclaimer: I own the Oc Carson O'Conor and his family, along with the plot. Everything else belongs to however the hell created Degrassi up in Canada. I love that country, I wanna go there again one day.

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Episode 1.

Bad Dreams

My breathing was heavy as I waited outside in the passenger side car for him to come back, he had been gone for a really long time now, and he said that all he was going to do was make a quick run inside and them come right back out so we could finish our date, but here it was ten minutes later and I was starting to get really pissed off.

I sighed in annoyance as I roughly yanked the handle to the door on his red Honda Civic and climbed out slamming the door after me as I looked forward studying the large nearly abandoned brick apartment complex, I knew his friend stayed here, and he came over often but I'd never actually went inside, the place gave me the creeps a little. It was down town L.A. no one wanted to come down here, let alone actually live here.

It was nearly pitch black outside from it being so close to midnight, and I knew that my parents were probably freaking out worrying where the hell I was, but I didn't really care, it was summer and I was out to have fun with my boyfriend and that was exactly what I was going to do as soon as I got him back from whatever the hell he was doing here.

I stuffed my hands into the pockets of my gray skinny jeans running my fingertips over the cool metal of my cellphone which was currently turned off for my own personal reasons as I made my way through the large steel gate and headed up towards the staircase leading up towards the apartments.

I could hear different sounds coming from inside the other apartments from the few other tenants that stayed in the complex, sounds of dogs barking (which I didn't even think they were supposed to have dogs in these complexes), and couples arguing but I tried to ignore them as I headed up the next staircase.

Finally I arrived at the door to apartment 17B which is the apartment where he said he was going, and I could hear what sounded like people whispering something side, and then I suddenly heard the sound of a loud crashing coming from inside which startled me a bit causing me to jump slightly. I quickly regained myself and brushed a strand of my light blonde hair behind my ear as I decided that it would be best if I just turned around and went back to the car and wait like he told me to.

"No please I...." I suddenly head a pleading voice from inside before a hard smacking sound quickly cut him off.

I gasped as I realized that I really should leave before I saw something that I really didn't want to see, but my curious nature as usual got the best of me and I slowly turned the doorknob and crept inside silently closing the door behind me.

I made my way through the dark corridor as the sound of some form of brutality began to get louder along with the sounds of sputtering. I finally arrived in front of the wooden door that sounded like the sounds were coming from inside that room. And then... then I heard his voice.

"You thought you could hide from me you little bitch! Do you know who the fuck I am?! DO YOU?!"

I jumped again from the harshness in his voice, sure I knew he had a mean streak which I had seen before but it was nothing but his bad boy side, nothing to serious or at least from what he showed me, sure sometimes he would shout at me, but he always apologized and bought me something nice... but his voice now it, it was just pure hatred, almost possessed.

"No I--I.."

"SHUT UP!"

I gasped as there was suddenly a sick thumping sound followed by the sounds of sputters before I heard a thud of something hitting the floor and then everything became quiet before he began speaking again.

"Damon, take care of him while I take Lauren back home, and then I'll come back and help you clean things up alright?"

"Yeah man, I got cha." The second guy in the room spoke.

I decided to just run back to the car and forget I heard anything before he came out but as I turned to leave I lost my footing and slipped pushing into the door causing it to burst open and I screamed as I saw the bloody sight on the ground, and my boyfriend standing beside it. My face paled, and my blood ran cold as I turned back to the crumpled figure sprawled motionless on the black and white tiled floor.

"OH MY GOD!"

I screamed as I quickly sat up in my bed, beads of sweat running down my forehead as my entire body felt wet from sweat. I placed my hand over my racing chest waiting for my heartbeat the slow as I tried to push all thoughts of that awful night from my mind.

I suddenly jumped pulling the sheets from my bed tighter against me as I suddenly heard the sounds of footsteps running up the stairs getting closer and closer to my room. It was all happening again, he was coming back for me.

I screamed once more as the door burst open before I sighed in relief as my parents burst into the room, my dad holding a spatula, and my mom holding a frying pan, both their weapons held high and ready to attack.

"Carson, are you okay?" My dad asked lowering his weapon once he scanned the room for danger finding their was none.

"Sweetie why were you screaming?" My mom asked doing the same as they both walked towards my bed and sat down.

I sighed and shook my head still trying to forget. "I'm sorry guys I just... had a bad dream."

"Was it about.....?" My dad trailed off not wanting to finish the sentence. I simply nodded and allowed my mother to pull me into an embrace as she kissed the top of my head.

"Oh sweetie, ssh. It was only a dream, that is all behind us now okay?" She asked releasing me so I could look up into her soft blue eyes, much like mine. I smiled and nodded as she pulled me into another hug and my dad began gently patting my back.

"Mommy, daddy... Carson are you sad?" I smiled as I looked into the doorway where Katie was standing with her favorite stuffed Elmo doll hanging in her right hand as she rubbed her eyes with the other.

"No sweetie, I just had a bad dream, that's all," I assured gesturing for her to come over and she quickly ran forward and climbed onto my bed into my arms.

"Do you want to sleep with Elmo tonight, he keeps the bad dreams away?" She offered extending the doll to me.

"Okay, but only if you sleep in here with me, so that way he'll protect us both from bad dreams, deal?"

"Okay."

My parents smiled as they kissed Katie on the forehead and consoled me once more before exiting my room and I tucked Katie in under the covers before I climbed in as well beside her and we placed Elmo at the foot of the bed so he could watch over us while we slept.

I waited until I heard Katie's breathing become even to know that she was asleep before I slowly climbed out of the bed and walked over to my bedroom window and opened slightly closing my eyes and feeling my tense body finally relax as I felt the cool November wind blow against my face. I opened my eyes once more and looked up into the bright starry midnight sky, you couldn't see the stars like this back in L.A. with all the bright street lights and such, it was so beautiful here in Canada, and everything was finally going right for me here.

Everything had changed with the move, from my hair which I dyed black when we left L.A. all the way down to my name. Lauren Davids was gone, and he was hopefully never coming back again, I was Carson O'Conor now, the good boy who had the perfect family, the perfect friends, and the most amazing boyfriend. I just wished I could say the same thing about my past.

I sighed as I closed the window when I heard Katie suddenly begin to shutter from chills. I slowly crept back over to the bed and climbed under the covers, I had school tomorrow and I wasn't about to let my past ruin my present, not now, not ever.

a/n:So what do you think, one hell of a prologue if I do say so myself. So in this "season" you are gonna find out all about Carson... or should I say Lauren's (I like unisex names, sue me) past. And I promise you (pun intended this time) if you though last season went there, you have no idea what your getting into with this season, it truly will... GO THERE! Alright leave me some reviews and you'll get the second episode.