"Mhmmm…Vincent?"
Heather blearily groped the bed, wondering where her bedfellow had disappeared to. Her back had received a sudden chill as he'd left, and she rolled over, trying to see where he had gone.
After rescuing her father and leaving him behind in Silent Hill to search for her mother, she and Vincent had hitch-hiked halfway across America, trying to get as far away from that town and the murder charges that Heather knew were out there for her.
Eventually, they had found themselves in a small town in Montana, and, with the money scrounged doing odd jobs, got themselves an apartment, and Vincent a job. He was working in a kitchen, and had moved up from scrubbing pots to working as a line cook, and he smuggled home as much food as he could each night, as most of his paycheck was going to rent payments and hair dye for Heather.
Heather herself had not yet found a job, her resume lacking, and she couldn't exactly put down her real name. Not to mention she would never hold out if there was need for a criminal background check. So instead she stayed home most days, huddled in the living room and tapping away at a laptop Vincent had stolen somewhere on the road.
But at the moment a job was the last thing on Heather's mind. Unable to tell where Vincent had gone while she was still half asleep, Heather shook herself awake, looking around the apartment for a clue.
Only, it wasn't the apartment she was in. She sat up, alarmed and clutching the blanket close to her. It looked like she was in hotel, a trashy one at that.
"Vincent…?" She called again, tentatively, before springing out of the bed once he didn't reply. She spun to a mirror, and realized that she was wearing an outfit…the same one she'd been wearing when she and Vincent first went to Silent Hill. Even down to her boots and socks, everything was the same.
"Oh god no…this better be another dream!" Heather cried, before sitting back on the bed and pulling her feet up. "Just like the day before we went to…Just like the dream I had about that amusement park. It's just a freaky dream, and Vincent is going to show up and-"
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, before a girl's voice rang out. "Hey! Are you ok in there?"
Heather started, and looked towards the door. "Y-yeah, I'm okay!" She scrambled off the bed, and moved towards the door.
She moved up closer to it, in time to hear the girl on the other side sigh. "Oh, good. I was worried. Listen, could I ask you something? Preferably with the door open?"
Heather reached for the door lock, before pausing. "Maybe. What did you want to know?"
"About Silent Hill," the girl on the other side said, and Heather stumbled back, heart thumping. Before she could scream no, yell for the girl to go away, she continued to speak. "I mean, you're the only other person, real person I've heard here, so I'm hoping you might be able to tell me more about this place. My dad didn't exactly tell me much." She laughed, bitterly.
Heather's heart felt as if it had stopped. "Wha- We're in Silent Hill?" She squeaked, fingernails digging into her palm.
"Huh?" the girl on the other side sounded confused. "Uh, yeah. Jacks Inn, middle of town. You're in room 107." she hesitated. "Are you sure you're okay? Do you need any help? I don't have much, but…"
"No! No…I'm fine…" Heather replied quickly. Jacks Inn had been where Vincent and she had stayed on their way to Silent Hill, but it definitely had not been in the center of the forsaken town. What was going on? "I just…When I went to sleep last night, I wasn't in Silent Hill." She hesitated. "I'm going to open the door now, okay?"
"…yeah, okay." Came the reply, and Heather reached out, and unlocked the door.
It swung open, and for a moment, Heather had thought she was looking into a mirror. Same messy dyed hair with the roots showing, same pale, drawn out face. Even the same dotting of freckles across the nose. It was only when she looked down at the girls outfit, that she noticed the differences. A sleeveless turtleneck instead of a long-sleeved shirt, a bloodstain on her vest, and a skirt instead of pants. She looked almost identical.
The girl couldn't seem to believe it either. "Jesus…we look almost the same…"
When Heather looked back at her, she could see suspicion and doubt in her eyes. Maybe she was regretting asking if Heather had needed help. "What's your name?" she asked, like she didn't want to know the answer.
Heather debated telling her a cover name, but something about the other girl made her…not want to lie. "Heather Mason." She replied, and the girl blanched. "What, what's wrong?" Now she was worried. What if the girl worked with the Order, or what was left of them? Or what if she knew Heather from the incident, the one in the mall where the detective was killed?
"No…" Heather turned her attention back to the girl. "No, there's no way! That can't be right!" the girl shook her head, and backed up a few steps, before narrowing her eyes and asking, "Are you sure?"
Now Heather was annoyed. If the girl had yelled help, because she thought she was a killer, that would have been bad, but Heather would understand. But to insinuate that Heather's name was wrong or not hers? That was insulting.
"Yes, I'm sure." Heather shot back, crossing her arms, and the girl folded in on herself, fiddling with something in her pocket.
"No, but…that can't be right." The girl looked up at Heather, taking upon herself a stronger pose, listening suddenly for something on a pocket radio. "That just can't be right…"
"Why." Heather asked, and the girl swung the radio towards her. Nothing happened, and the girl scowled.
"Because that's my name. I'm Heather Mason. And I'm looking for the woman who killed my father."
A/N: I STARTED A NEW STORY! And it's a crossover between the 2nd SH movie and the much better 3rd game. Sorry. The idea hit me in the middle of doing some homework, and, well, it kinda wrote itself.
(I'm planning on having the chapters alternate between the two Heather's perspective, and the story will take place according to the events in the game UvU)
I hope this turns out as good as my last SH story, and that you all enjoy!