1Endless Rain

Dream One : Where You Are

By: Melis

"Where am I?"

It was pitch black, and she was floating, lost in a place she had never seen before. She drifted down, landing softly, looking around a bit, though it was hard to see in the dark.

"Okay..." she said to herself, walking a bit, glancing around some.

She had been having weird dreams lately, if that's what they could really be considered. In all honestly she felt she was awake. Whatever it was, it didn't matter, something had caught her attention.

It was directly across from her, the image faint but there. She took a few steps, tilting her head some, as if trying to hear. The figure appeared small, but it was then that she noticed it was a person, scrunched down on the grond, humming some softly.

"Hello...?" she said, reaching her hand out some, the person before her jumping slightly, the head turning slowly to look behind them.

She blinked, deep blue eyes meeting her own, not sure if she had disturbed them or not, was about to ask when she was knocked head over heels...literally, the person tackle hugging her tightly.

"You can see me!" he shouted, gasping a bit, getting to his feet.

"I'm i'm sorry! It's just, I mean, I haven't seen anyone in so long...so.." he said, smiling sheepishly, his brown semi-long spikey hair waving a bit as he scratched the back of his neck.

The girl blinked, blushing a bit, slowly getting to her feet. She looked over the boy before her. He was young looking, probably no more then 15, his hair was a light brown and his eyes were a very brilliant blue, a color that she had never really seen before.

"Ahh, it's ok." she said, looking around some.

"Have you been here long?" she asked, the boy blinking some, raising a hand to his chin.

"Well..." he began, the girl looking to him now.

"I don't know." he said with a smile the girl falling over some.

"I see..." she said, sighing.
"Where are we anyway?" she asked, the boy blinking.

"Well..." he started again, the girl frowning some.

"We're in a dream." he said simply, the girl blinking.

"What?" she asked, looking around again.

"A dream, you know, the things you see when you sleep, that kind of thing!" the boy said, smiling again.

The girl only looked at him. He was odd, really odd and his answers were even odder.

...I bet I just hit my or something and this is a really strange dream... she thought, wondering exactly when it would end.

"Well, I hope I wake up soon then, this is too weird..." she said, looking up to where she thought the sky would be, but of course only saw darkness.

"Ah..." said the boy, the mood suddenly changing.

"You can wake up..." he said, the girl blinking again.

"Well...yeah, I mean, no one sleeps forever right?" she asked, the boy looking away.

"Are you...stuck here?" she asked, the boy turning to her agian, smiling some weakly.

"I'm trapped here." he said.

"I want to wake up...but I cant." he finished, the girl, feeling sad suddenly.

"I see..." she said, looking down some.

Trapped? In a dream? Was that even possible? She figured anything was possible, for all she knew he was in a coma or something, but if that were true then...

...gah just thinking about it hurts my head... she thought, sighing some.

"Well..." she began.

"Hey!" shouted the boy.

"Let's play a game!" he shouted, the girl taken aback.

"Whaaa?!" she shouted, in disbelief.
"A game! You know, like tag!" stated the boy, jumping around some.

"Are you crazy?" she asked, waving her hands some.

"I mean, look where we are!" she stated, the boy looking around some.

"Yeah...you're right..." he said.

"This is the safest place!" he stated simply, tugging at her hand some.

"Safest place!? It's pitch black!" she replied.

"Yeah, but at least it protects us from 'them' " he said, tugging her foward more.

" 'Them?' " she asked, the boy blinking some, then shuddering, quickly changing the topic.

"Please! Just play with me for now!" he said, the girl bliking, sighing some with a nod.

"Okay, but only for a little bit!" she said waving her finger some.

The boy smiled, running off.

"Okay come get me!" he said, the girl slapping her forehead some.

...what did i get myself into...? she thought, jogging after him some.

The boy ran like mad, having the time of his life, easily out running the girl behind him.

"You're so slow!" he shouted, laughing some.

She glared a bit shaking her head. She was pretty but looked a little older then him, her hair very long and brown, as were her eyes. She was short though, almost his height, and yet he felt he could trust her completly, even though he didn't know her name.

...ahh! of course...! he thought.

"Hey!" he shouted, turning quickly, the girl skidding to a stop a few feet in front of him.

"Wh-what is it?" she asked.

"Your name! Tell me your name!" he said eagerly.

She blinked, realizing she hadn't even properly introduced herself.

"Ah, Melissa."
"Melissa huh?" he repeated and she nodded.

"What about you?" she asked tilting her head some.

"Sora." he said smiling.

"Sora...that's a nice name, don't think i've even met anyone with that name before, it's really nice." she said the boy blushing a bit scratching the back of his head.

"So, Sora, are you in school or anything?" she asked, the boy blinking some, giving that same sad smlie.

"Oh! I'm sorry!" she said, realizing she had touched a topic that wasn't really any of her business.

...besides, he said he's trapped here, I highly doubt they have a school in this...place... she thought, knew it was more or less true.

"It's ok." he said softly.

"Sleeping like this...it was worth it, since i got to meet a pretty girl like you!" he said, smiling with a slight blush.

Melissa blinked, blushing suddenly, looking away.

"Y-yeah right." she said, trying to stay cool.

...Jeez, this is embarrassing, I mean it's a dream right? Even in my dreams I have to blush... she thought blinking some.

"Sora, when I wake up I'll be in my world right?" she asked, Sora blinking some then nodding.

"Yeah, the 'real world' if you will." he said, Melissa nodding.

"Then, if you were to wake up, wouldn't you be there too?" she asked.

The boy blinked, looking up some then gave a slight nod.

"Yeah, i'm pretty sure i'd be where you are...well you know, not where you are this moment but in the world that's awake you know?" he said and she nodded.

...so if I can get him to wake up he could go back to wherever he is now, i'm sure his family would be happy and such... she thought, sighing some then nodded.

"Well then," she began.

"I'm gonna help you."
Sora blinked, tilting his head.

"What?" he asked.

"I'm gonna help you wake up!" she said.

"I mean, you've been here long enough, we gotta wake you up!" she said, the boy stepping back some.

"You'd do that...for me?" he asked.

She blinked, then nodded.

"Well, yeah I mean, we're friends right?" she said, though thought friends was stretching it, they had only known each other for what felt like 20 minutes.

"I...don' t know...what to say..." he said looking down.

"Well, you could tell me how to wake you up, that'd help." she said smirking.

The boy sighed shaking his head.

"I don't know..." he said, taking a few steps.

"Ah..." she said nodding a bit.

Well that sucked, big time. Here she was making promises she couldn't truly keep. She had probably got his hopes up and had let him nose-dive back into despair. There had to be a way to figure this out, someway to wake him up but how? What? Where does one start with such a large task? She pondered this, noting that he wasn't going to be much help at the moment, yet knew she had to keep her promise.

"Well, why don't we go that way?" she asked pointing in front of her, the boy looking.

There were two gates, large metal gates, bound by a large chain, chain linked fence on either side. The gates and fence looked old and rusted, not to mention were quite dirty. It was odd seeing them. They had not been there before but now...

...better then nothing... she thought, stepping to them, Sora suddenly diving in front of her.

"No!" he shouted, Melissa blinking.

"What? Why not?" she asked, stepping around him, near the gates now, examining the rusted old chain.

"It's dangerous!" he said, tugging her back.
"Dude! It's a dream! I bet if you open this gate we can wake you up!" she said the boy shaking his head.

"No, it won't work." he said, Melissa sighing some.

"Really now?" she asked, her and the boy getting annoyed.

"Yes! Don't you think I've tried that already?! Don't you think that maybe there's a reason the gate is bound and locked?!" he said, starting to sweat some.

She blinked, worried some, stepping back looking down. She felt...weird, like something bad was about to happen. Bound and locked? Why? Why indeed. It made sense though, that if it were that simple the boy would have already gone on through them, but he didn't...why? She wanted to know but was almost...afraid, afraid of what wait on the other side. However...

Deep down she felt something, something calling to her from the other side of that gate, as if this whole thing would be solved if that lock were removed. And even though she felt that feeling of impending doom, she felt compelled to help this boy whom she bearly knew, why she wasn't sure but still, she couldn't help how she felt.

"Sora..." she began and stopped, something ringing out.

It was low, almost hard to hear and it got louder, and louder, deafening, a deep low moaning ring, an alarm, a siren ringing through the darkness, bringing her to her knees as she gripped her ears.

"That noise!" she said, Sora at her side.

"You hear it!?" he asked, Melissa looking to him.

"The sirens, you can hear them too?" he asked again, the girl only nodding.

"This is bad..." he said, looking around.

"You have to leave!" he shouted, Melissa blinking.

"What?! Why!?" she demanded, wincing some, the siren seeming to get louder.

"They're coming! You have to get out of here now!" he said, getting up and tugging her to her feet.

"Sora!?" she shouted, being dragged by him now.

"Wait! What are you doing?!" she asked, stumbling along with him.

...bad, this is bad... she thought, he stomach starting to feel sick.

Before she could ask what was going on, she was pushed forward, down into what seemed like a long and slippery slide.

"Sora!?" she shouted, looking to him.

"Go! You have to go back and wake up! Hurry before the sirens catch you!" he said, Melissa blinking.

"Wait! What about you!? I can't just leave you here!" she shouted, holding on tightly to the edge, fighting against the force below.

Sora blinked, then smiled a sad smile she had never seen before.

"Don't worry about me..." he said

"Just wake up and never come back!" he said, pushing her, Melissa blinking, losing her grip and falling back slowly, as if in slow motion.

"Sora?!" she shouted, looking to him.

He smiled a sad, yet, happy smile, as if he was content.

"Thank you..."

Melissa watched, everything fading again, and she was floating once more, falling back, felt herself slipping through something as if being pulled back to her own world, her own body. She gasped, eyes wide staring into the faces of her brothers.

"Melis? You ok?" one asked.

She only moaned, rubbing her eyes, nodding a bit.

"Yeah..." she said, looking at them.

"Was I...dreaming?" she asked the two raising an eyebrow.

"Uh yeah..." one replied, then followed the other out of the room.

She wanted to tell them about her dream, about the boy she had met, about the God-awful siren she had heard, but nothing came out. She was tired, so tired as if she had been running. Her thoughts fading again, thinking back to the dream.

..Sora...

The boys smile was forever burned into her heart and memory. There was no way she could forget and no way she could leave him.

...Was it really just a dream...? she thought, closing her eyes as she faded back into sleep.
Surely the bloody scratch on her hand was proof that it was not.

—Alright, chapter 1 is up! Chapter 2 is even better! XP Anyhoo., I love Silent Hill with PASSION XD I really hope this fiction will do the series justice! Anyhoo, Silent Hill, the series and characters belong to their respected companies and such as does Sora who is, yes, the Sora from Kingdom Hearts, thus he belongs to his owners. I am in no way associated with them. I'm just a simple fan, writing a simple fiction for my own enjoyment! Anyhoo, hope ya liked and come back for the next chapters!!

- Melis --