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Chapter Three: Very Bad Day

Kali bolted awake at the sound of the bell but didn't want to move. The pain still lingered in her head. She groaned as Wesley nudged her arm. "Are you ok?" She looked up at him with one eye open. "Yeah I just have a really bad headache." Wesley held his hand out to her and she took it. Her head started to hurt as their hands touched and he pulled her to her feet and it only got worse. She let go of his hand to hold her head from the pain but as soon as she let go of him the pain went away. "What the…?" She put her hand on his shoulder and the pain came back.

"Kali what are you doing?" Wesley asked as she quickly removed her hand from his shoulder. "I don't know." He eyed her strangely and took her bag for her and let her lead the way out of the classroom. She watched as Jeremy walked Angela to her locker. "Those two really hit it off…" Wesley pointed out as he handed Kali her bag.

"Yeah, I'm sure I'll get to hear every little detail at lunch." Kali smirked glad that her head had stopped pounding. "Heh, yeah I'm sure you will. I hope your head feels better. I'll see you later." He hugged her and she did her best to ignore the pounding in her head. She watched him walk away then headed to her locker. The lockers were outside at her school and she just so happened to get stuck with a locker against the wall outside of the cafeteria. Pondering her encounter she had with Freddy she still wasn't entirely sure if he was real or not. She grabbed her book for her next class and when she closed the locker door she found Gwen and Mia blocking her way.

They both towered over Kali in height and stood with their arms crossed. Gwen was slightly shorter than Mia with long dirty blonde hair and chubby cheeks wearing a polo shirt and jeans. Mia was slender with long black hair wearing a pair of faded bellbottom jeans and a tie-dyed tank top. Kali glared at them for a moment before breaking the silence. "What the hell do you want? I thought you all hated me?"

"We do…" Mia retorted. "… We just wanted to make sure things were clear."

"Now that Evan is through with you he's with Julia, the way it should be, but that doesn't mean that we can be friends again. What you did is unforgivable." Gwen explained placing her hand on her hip.

"What the fuck are you talking about? What I did had nothing to do with either of you!" Kali was getting angry and she could feel her body temperature rising.

"It has everything to do with us! Julia is our friend and you hurt her!" Gwen got in Kali's face.

"I'll show you hurt!" Kali reached back and with strength she didn't know she had, she punched Gwen right in the face. There was a loud smack then a crack when her hand impacted with Gwen's nose. It felt exhilarating to take her anger out on someone beside herself for once. Her entire body felt like it was on fire.

"Ah! Fuck!" Gwen screamed out in pain and fell back against the lockers holding her nose as blood trickled down her face. "You broke her nose you stupid bitch!" Everyone else in the locker area now had their attention on the three. Mia grabbed Kali by the shoulders and slammed her head into the wall behind her.

Kali's head was spinning and the heat encompassing her vanished making her feel chilled. She struggled to keep her balance as Mia helped Gwen up and ended up stumbling and hitting her head on the lockers. Trying her best to ignore the new pain in her head she felt herself loosing consciousness and leaned against the lockers letting herself slide to the ground.

Mia looked over to Kali to see her passed out up against the lockers. "Oh shit!" She quickly grabbed Gwen by the arm and led her in the direction of the nurse's office. "Fuck you, I hate you both…" Kali mumbled after them as the darkness took her. The last thing she saw was two boys hovering over her, she could barely hear them over the voice in her head. Freddy's voice was calling her name.

Kali opened her eyes to find herself in a nice comfy bed. Looking around she noticed the bed was the newest thing in the whole place. The wallpaper was frayed and the dresser and vanity were rotted. "Kali!" Freddy screamed. It sounded as if he was right there screaming in her ears. Sitting up she held her head where she had a tender lump forming. "Stop your screaming! I'm right here!" He was nowhere in sight but she could feel him watching her. "Where are you?"

"Right here…" He whispered in her ear and she could suddenly feel his hands on her head. She turned and found herself looking into his demonic eyes. "Now where were we before I was so rudely interrupted?" He tightened his grip on her. "Let me go!" She attempted to shake her head free.

Freddy was becoming annoyed. He didn't like being stuck in this girls mind. Even if he wanted to let go he couldn't until he finished searching her head. Being in her head for that short amount of time while she was awake was draining and made him weaker than he already was. "I can't let you go until I finished what I started earlier. Once I'm connected I can't get out of your head until I've searched it all." He explained holding her up against him so she wouldn't struggle.

"Fine just do it and get it over with." Kali closed her eyes and braced herself for the pain she knew was coming. She did her best to focus her mind elsewhere while her head felt like it was being stabbed. Breathing in deeply through her nose she could smell the dust and mold, and the now familiar scent of Freddy's burnt flesh.

After a few moments which felt like hours the pain subsided and Freddy removed his hands from her head taking in deep breaths. "That was… different." He said and leaned against the wall sitting in bed next to her. Kali looked at him questioningly and studied his face. "I haven't done that in a long time. I've only read two other people. But their minds were rather boring. Yours on the other hand…" He reached over and pulled the long fingerless glove off of Kali's arm and she sank down on the bed and tried to hide her arm from him.

Freddy glared at her and wrapped his hand around her scarred wrist and held it up in front of his face studying it. "I bet you want to get your step sister back for doing this to you, and for trying to kill you…" Kali yanked her arm back and got off the bed beginning to feel uncomfortable being so close to him. She stared back at him.

"You still don't think I'm real do you?" Kali nodded and he smiled to himself as he motioned for her to come closer with his blades. She looked back at him unsure of what to do. Before she could decide her body was pulled closer by an unseen force. Freddy stood off of the bed and cupped Kali's face in his bladed hand. He drew her close and whispered into her ear. "If you want to get rid of that bitch step sister of yours bring her to me tonight and we'll both get what we want. Will that be proof enough for you?" She stared into his red bloodshot eyes and nodded slowly. "Good… you better run…"

Before Kali could question him she opened her eyes to see a dim fluorescent light on the ceiling above her with an ice pack being held to her head by Angela. She was in the nurse's office lying on a small bed with the curtain pulled around it to give her some privacy. Angela saw that she was awake and her eyes went wide. "Kali…" She whispered as her eyes darted around nervously then she put her hand over Kali's mouth. "… shh you need to be quiet. If the nurse knows you're awake she'll go and get the principal. We just need to get the hell out of here as fast as we can. Ok?"

Kali nodded and Angela moved her hand off of her mouth and helped her sit up. She gently touched the back of her head where she found a small soft spot and gave a worried look to Angela. "Did she give me a concussion?" Angela nodded and peeked around the corner to the nurse's desk.

"Alright you ready to run all the way to your car?" Angela whispered and Kali nodded finally understanding what Freddy had said right before she woke up. "Ok ready…" Angela peeked around the corner once more. "…Let's go." And Angela grabbed Kali by the hand and led the way out of the nurse's office and down the hallway. Kali could hear someone down the hall yelling at them as the doors shut behind them and they ran through the courtyard.

A bell rang and students flooded out of their classrooms and towards the cafeteria. The two were thankful for that and weaved through the other students as they made their way to the parking lot. Many kids stopped and stared at them as they rushed past. Many 'What the?' and 'Hey!' were heard and they were almost there when four people stood in their way.

It was Evan, Julia, Mia, and Monica. Julia was hanging on Evan and Mia was talking to Monica, the tiny brunette. They all turned and stared at Kali and Angela. "Where do you think you're going?" Mia asked putting a hand on her hip. "Move!" Angela screamed in her face making her back away. Angela smiled to herself.

Evan took a step towards Kali. "What's this I hear about you and Wes? Did I mean nothing to you?" He sounded pathetic. Kali laughed. "Look who's talking you're the one that went to her." She pointed to Julia who was still hanging at his side. "I thought we were over?" He asked confused.

"We are!" Kali made her way around them and Monica grabbed her by the arm. "Hey don't walk away from us! We're not done talking to you!" Kali yanked her arm out of her hand. "Don't touch me you little bitch!"

Angela pushed Monica away from them and grabbed Kali by the hand dragging her the rest of the way to her car. "Next time I see Wes I'm going to kick his ass!" Evan called after them.

Kali let Angela drive since her head was so sore. On the way to Angela's house Angela told Kali everything that happened between her and Jeremy in her dream the night before then what happened at school. Then Kali explained to Angela what had happened in her dreams with Freddy. "So you're really going to bring him Trudy?" Angela asked as they both sat on her large bed. Her room was painted a robin egg blue and there were posters from sci-fi movies and alternative rock bands on the walls.

"Yeah why not. I mean I still don't think he's real…" Kali held an icepack to her head. "Really? You still don't think he's real? I haven't even seen him yet but from what you've been telling me he has to be real." Angela explained handing Kali a glass of water and some painkillers. "Well then what should I do? I'm so confused right now, Freddy is really messing with my head. I honestly am just starting to think I've completely made him up out of desperation…" She popped the pills in her mouth and downed the water.

"Stop acting like that, you doubt yourself too much. How about we take a little nap and you can pull me in so I can see for myself?" Angela suggested and Kali gave her a worried look. "I don't know, what if he tries to kill you? He doesn't have any reason to keep you alive."

"Well then I'll just try and show him I can be useful too." She sounded confident and laid in bed and patted the pillow next to her and Kali carefully laid her head down making sure she wasn't on the tender part of her head. "Ok I'll pull you in after I talk to him so don't get too distracted in your own dream."

"I'll just wait a few minutes to fall asleep after you do. It'll be easier that way you can just pull me in right away." Angela suggested.

"Yeah, that's probably a better idea. Just don't wait too long." Kali closed her eyes and fell asleep without a problem. She opened her eyes and found herself sitting on an old red couch with Freddy sitting on the armrest opposite of her staring at her as if he expected her. She was in a large old living room; on one wall was a fire place with a mantle that held a broken clock and pictures that had been shattered. On the wall in front of the couch was a cracked television and a large painted picture of what seemed to be Freddy but she wasn't sure since the face had been burned out.

"Back again so soon? Did you miss me?" He smiled to himself and slid down the armrest onto the couch next to Kali. She leaned away from him. "So… you're going to bring your friend in because you think I'm a figment of your imagination?" He asked. Kali looked back at him with an annoyed look. "Stay out of my head!"

He quickly grabbed her by the face with his ungloved hand and pulled her to where she was only an inch away from his lips. "Don't test me bitch, you have no idea how hard it is for me to not kill you every second you're in here!" He took in a deep breath before starting again inhaling her scent, she smelled like vanilla and roses. "I've had only seven souls in the past three years! I can just feel the power radiating off of you and it drives me crazy! Compared to you right now I'm…" Looking around he hesitated as he said the last word. "… Weak." Kali was surprised at his words and he slowly released her and leaned away from her breathing deeply.

They stared at each other for a moment until Kali broke the silence. "You're going to kill Angela if I bring her in aren't you?"

"Yes." He breathed and looked to Kali for her reaction. It was what he expected, she furrowed her brow and stared at him in disbelief. "Then I'm not bringing her in. You'll just have to wait until I bring Trudy tonight." She replied coldly.

"Then leave and don't come back unless you're bringing me someone!" He growled and with almost all the power he had left in him he pushed her out of the dream. Once she was gone his breathing slowly returned to normal. He silently cursed at himself, but was glad she was gone for now. Being around her made him feel weaker than he already was and he even felt a little helpless in her presence. She seemed to master the dream world rather well for someone who didn't even know how to lucid dream less than a year ago.

He tapped his blades on the arm of the couch as he came up with a list of potential victims for the girl to bring him focusing on the people she'd most likely want to be rid of along with a few he thought she would be better off without.