Halloween and Horror Movies

"I still get nightmares. In fact, I get them so often I should be used to them by now. I'm not. No one ever really gets used to nightmares."

― Mark Z. Danielewski,

Four Days before Halloween

Alex and Maggie were sitting at one end of the couch laughing and munching on popcorn as Kara sat scrunched into the other corner, her eyes wide and a bowl of chips sitting forgotten in her lap.

The movie finally ended and Alex got up and turned on the lights, still laughing and carrying on with Maggie. Neither noticed Kara visibly relaxing as the brightness filled the room. "So what did you think, Kar? Was the Shining that scary?"

"No, not at all, it was definitely," she paused, searching for the right word, "different."

Maggie laughed, "that's an interesting description, Supergirl."

"What can I say, horror movies aren't really my thing," Kara shrugged.

Maggie turned her head back to Alex, "I need to get some sleep, you want to escort me home?"

"It would be my pleasure," Alex smiled back, jumping up to clean up the mess they had made.

"I've got this Alex, you two go ahead," Kara volunteered.

"You sure, Kar?" Alex smiled at her sister, missing the note of worry in her sister's voice.

"Yeah, yeah. It's almost Halloween and it's going to get crazy. Maggie needs to get some rest." Kara smiled at the police officer.

"My future sister-in-law does too, you'll probably be busy as well," she pointed at the blonde. "Get some sleep, Little Danvers."

Kara was too nervous to even react to the nickname she hated. "I will, night Maggie," she hugged the brunette tightly and turned to Alex, "text me when you get home."

Alex wrapped her arms around Kara and hugged her, not realizing how tightly Kara was squeezing her back.

"Love you, Kar," Alex said as they closed the door.

"Love you too, Lexie," Kara said, whispering the nickname she used when she was scared. Then she locked the door, including the deadbolt.

After cleaning up the living room, starting the dishwasher, and closing and locking all the windows, Kara moved towards the bedroom. She changed into her pajamas and crawled into bed, cocooning herself into the blankets and resting her head on her pillows.

Three Days before Halloween

Kara's eyes snapped open as she sat up in her bed. Her hair was a tangled mess and her eyes were slowly returning to their normal blue hue as she got her heat vision under control. She was breathing hard as she looked around the room, searching for the scratching sound she had heard.

She jumped from the bed and moved quickly from window to window, making sure they were still locked and that nothing was outside.

'Just a dream, a really bad dream,' she thought to herself, knowing she wouldn't be able to sleep. "Maybe a quick patrol," she said out loud.

Changing quickly into her uniform, she opened the window to her bedroom and went to take off. She stopped after a few feet and turned back, closing the glass. Then she started her patrol, circling the city until the sun started to rise.

Kara arrived at CatCo early that morning, settling in at her desk and starting up her computer. There was no one on her floor right now, although she could pick up movement throughout the building, and Cat wouldn't be here today, since she was on business in Metropolis. After booting up her computer, she quickly typed out an email to Clark, asking what he thought of horror movies. Mere moments after sending it, a text box appeared on the screen...