A/N: Hey, guys! I've never done a story like this, so bare with me lol. Thank you, ForeverNocturnal for inspiring me.:D Hope you enjoy.:)

Anna Tillman ran down the seemingly neverending dark hallway. It was very humid in here, and Anna was beginning to find it difficult to breathe. She stopped to listen to see if she could hear him. She stood there in the dark... listening... nothing. Anna decided standing there wouldn't help anything, so she started running deeper into the darkness, completely unaware of where she was going.

What the hell kind of nightmare was this? Was it even a dream? Everything felt so realistic... but it couldn't be, could it? Anna didn't remember coming to this place, then again, she didn't remember waking up here either. It had to be a dream. Then why did it feel so real...?

The horrible, deafening screeching noise threw Anna out of her thoughts. "Shit..." she cursed under her breath and started running faster.

Footsteps could be heard under the screeching. He was coming... and Anna could hardly see anything. Where was he?

What was that? A light? A light!

Anna ran toward the reddish-orange light at the end of... wherever she was. After what seemed like hours, she reached it. Where was she? A... boiler room...? What the hell? How did she get to this place?

"This can't be real," Anna said aloud, to no one. "You're... you're not real! You're only a nightmare!"

His laugh surrounded her. She looked around, frantic. "Who are you? !" she cried. "Where are you?"
"I'm right here."

Anna looked around more. "Where...? Show yourself!"

The man laughed. "Alright."

Anna screamed when a hand gripped her arm. She quickly jumped away and ran forward, deeper into the boiler room. "Help me, please!" she yelled.

"Your fear only stregnthens me," the man's voice echoed.

"Leave me alone!" Anna raced up a flight of stairs to the upper part of the room. "Stay the hell away from me!"

The man laughed. "Oh, Anna. Sweet, sweet Anna."

"How do you know my name?" Anna leaned back against a wall and frantically searched for any sign of her stalker.

"I know the names of all my children. Look behind you."
Anna shook her head. "I don't want to!"

"LOOK, you little bitch!"

Anna didn't know what to expect. She squeezed her eyes shut and slowly forced herself to turn around. Her eyes slowly slid open. She stood at the end of a walkway leading up to an old abandoned house. The house was large and white. It looked pretty broken down, yet in fairly good shape. Anna stepped backward. "Why am I here?"

She turned back around, but the boiler room wasn't behind her anymore. She was on a dark, empty street. Peaceful looking homes lined up and down it. She turned back to the house. THE MAN WAS SUDDENLY IN HER FACE. "Boo!"

Anna screamed...

...and rolled out of bed.

The alarm clock on her nightstand was blaring out its alarm. Anna looked around, very confused. What had just happened...?

"Anna, sweetie?"

Heather Tillman opened Anna's bedroom door. "Anna, you okay?"

Anna slowly stood up and shut off her alarm clock. "Y-yeah, Mom. I'm fine..."

"You rolled out of bed," Heather informed her.

Anna nodded. "Yeah, I know. It was a nightmare."

Heather nodded. "Hurry up and get dressed. We're leaving at ten."

Anna waved. "Okay... bye."

Heather shut the bedroom door. Anna fell back onto her bed. That dream had seemed so real... too real.

"The house needs a little repairment, but I think you'll like it, Anna," Heather said as they drove through the unfamiliar town. "It's got two stories."

"So did our old house back in Philidelphia," Anna said, gazing out the window at the strange place. "I don't know why we couldn't stay there."

"Anna, sweetie, you know it's my job," Heather said. "I had to come here if you wanna keep... well, living."
Anna sighed. "Okay... how much farther?"

"Well, we're in Springwood now," Heather informed her daughter. "Just a few more... there it is!"

Anna looked where her mother was pointing and nearly had a heart attack. The house they were moving into was the exact same house she had seen in her dream.

"I've seen this place before," said Anna quietly.

Heather made a face. "What?"

Anna shook her head, realizing it was impossible. "Nothing..."
Heather shut off the ignition and stepped out. "Come on. Help me get the bags in."

A/N: Okay, I know that was short and probably crappy beyond belief, but I just wanted to get the main character, Anna Tillman introduced. Next chapter... I don't know what the next chapter will be lol. Just find out when it gets here. So I'd like some feedback. Review please?;)