Hey everybody! (: This is it: my very first fanfiction story. I hope I'm not a complete failure…but don't be afraid to hurt my feelings if I am! Send tons of reviews (at least a couple?...pleeeeaaase?) and be honest. Even if it does hurt…

Oh, and I don't own the rights to Left 4 Dead. So PLEASE DON'T SUE ME!

What Lurks in Darkness

Chapter 1

Dark Dreams

There it was again… The hooded figure thought to itself.

It had been following the scent of a group of survivors for two days now (or rather two nights. It preferred to travel at night, when its eyes were free to search without fear of the light). It knew it was getting close. The scent of their flesh was almost intoxicating…

But then that small, vague scent keeps merging with the first, somewhat annoying the creature. It was frustrating not knowing what that smell was. It recognized the other scents: human flesh, sweat, fear, anger…it knew all these odors the humans made. But this scent was different…

And the more the creature thought about it, the more it became agitated.

What WAS it?

Three miles east of the hooded figure, in a safe house

"Alex!" The young woman shouted through the darkness, waking up from her nightmare.

"No," she thought to herself. "Not a nightmare. A memory…"

"Huh-wha-whazzu…?" one of the men said, waking up from the woman's shout.

Sighing, the woman whispers so as not to wake the other man, "Sorry, Phil. I had a bad dream."

Grunting, Phil gets back to a more comfortable position and quickly goes back to sleep.

The woman reclines back into her sleeping bag. She rubs her eyes sleepily, only mildly surprised to find the tears on her face…

Okay, people. Is that a decent start? I know it's horribly short, but I also have chapter two done, so I can publish both chapters. Just think of this as a prologue.

Anywho, please send reviews, even if it makes me want to go cry in a corner, as long as you give some advice on how to improve. Bye (: