Authors note: it's about to get gruesome, so watch out. Sorry for the short chapters, but it's 2:40AM and I won't stop writing. Don't worry tomorrow's New Year's Eve, I'll have new idea's.
Also, in case none of you have caught it, the chapters are all named after Silent Hill 1-4 soundtrack song names.
Chapter 3: Ordinary Vanity
Kaiba knew something was wrong when the mansion shook. Although nothing fell, he was intrigued by the surprise of it. What would cause it? He thought, what? And where is Mokuba? He knew something was definitely wrong when he heard gunshots outside his office doors. He almost ran from behind his desk to see what the problem was. Outside he found a skittish Roland, blood, and a dead maid.
"Sir look out," Roland yelled. He pushed his boss behind him with such force that it knocked him to the ground. Roland shot his gun at a Maid that was rounding the corner. Kaiba saw that the maid was slightly bent over and moaning. She clutched a long carving knife covered in blood. She slowly got closer, and Roland shot at her. She cried out mechanically and thrust her head upwards.
"Stop," Seto said as calm as he could. Normally, someone threatening or anything dangerous didn't bother him, intrigued him even, but he had never encountered this before. He found himself wanting to run from the now inhuman thing that stood in front of him. The pale blue skin, the rancid smell, the blood from being shot, all tied together by the pure white face decorated with a small piece of red paper that looked like it had been soaked in rust, vile, and thick, almost dried blood. Finally realizing the insanity of watching it, he grabbed the gun from Roland and shot her. Each time he shot she flinched and moaned, flinch and moan.
"What have," BANG! Flinch and moan, "you done with my," Bang! Flinch and moan, "little brother!" He continued to shoot and yell even though she had stopped advancing and was now twitching horribly in place. Eventually she fell and made a horrible sound that sounded like yelling and something being crushed at the same time.
"Uh…Sir," Roland tried butting in, but Kaiba was too enthralled with his own personal mind to notice. Facing the opposite direction to ensure there were no more maids, he ran for his life. Kaiba took too long to notice before retreating himself, and only when a whole throng of Maids came from the hall entrance. He bolted for his room, barley able to outrun the demons that were chasing him, their heavy footsteps drowning out his own panting. He saw his bedroom, but now it seemed too far away, not close enough…
He thrust his door open and slipped inside, locking the door before the maids had a chance to catch him. He stood with his back to it, his brow dripping, heart racing. He collapsed to his knees and keeled over. He closed his eyes hoping to wake up from this nightmare, but only found more fear. He forced them open and looked around. The familiar bed, too comfy, too big. The dresser, old and cracked. The many things that made him feel safe inside now did nothing to comfort him, nothing accept his locket. The square locket shaped like a Duel Monsters card and the picture of his little brother smiling. Smiling for what reason?
Seto shook his head and stood up. He examined the room again saw that the bathroom door was closed. Odd, he never closed that door. He made sure his bedroom door was locked before walking over to examine it. He found it opened easily when he turned the knob, which was odd because the door was a heavy cherry wood. Inside the bathroom was just the bathroom. Seto checked everything, seemed fine. He jumped when a loud chain sound and the clicking of locks emitted from his bedroom. He hastily checked and found his bedroom door chained shut. He walked up to it and tried the knob. No use, locked. Something red began to fade in on the woodwork.
Don't go outWalter
"Don't go out?" He mumbled. A loud crumbling noise screamed at him. It came from his bathroom. He inspected the source of the noise, and found a hug gaping void where his mirror once was. The sounds emitting from it were that of children's laughter and conversations. He thought about climbing through, and then decided it was best to check the windows first, just in case.
The windows were shut tight. They wouldn't budge, but at least he could still see outside. The world was foggy, and it was snowing which was odd for this time of year, or climate for that matter. He couldn't leave through his door, so he had no choice but to climb through the hole, and hope he found his brother soon.
Mokuba woke up in a dark room. He found he was lying on an old cot that had seen better days. The wall before his eyes was covered with cracks, and the grout missing between tiles. It's color of soft lime green reminded him of younger days when someone beside his brother cared for him. Flipping himself over, he realized he was in a hospital room. Painfully he sat up and examined his surroundings better. In the corner was a large dresser with a flip-open front. In another corner was a wheel chair. There was a coat rack by the door. His school jacket and yellow vest were hanging from it. Upon better inspection he found he wasn't wearing his blue striped shirt, but a patient one instead.
"Well I see someone's lively around here," Called a young woman. She had sneaked in while he was looking at his shirt. He looked at her in the least effective way, whipping his head in such a way that he had to rub the pain that blossomed there.
"Who are you?" Mokuba asked between winces. His long, raven black hair was crusty with something. He continued to feel it as he rubbed his neck harder.
"Lisa, Lisa Garland," She replied, pulling a piece of her golden hair behind her ears. She adjusted her white, bleached shirt and pulled her red sweater higher on her shoulders. " If you want I can take you to the showers so you can wash the blood out of your hair."
"Blood?" Mokuba examined his hand. It was covered with black-crusted pieces of what felt like dried dirt.
"Yes, you were hit pretty bad. I'm amazed you don't need stitches." She replied, smiling as if trying to coo him.
"Well…Alright. OH! Have you seen my brother, he's…"He began, his excitement becoming uncontained.
"No ones come in here. You're the last person." She cut him off, hoping to ease his excitement.
"Last…person?" He looked at her with wide, bright, Grey eyes.
"Yeah. I woke up and this place was a ghost town. Only Dr. Kaufmann is here, and he brought you in here." She answered him with uneasiness. "Oh," She pulled something from her sweater, " Your shirt. I cleaned it for you."
"Oh," He took it from her, "Thank you." He threw his legs down over the edge of the cot and hopped off. "Where were the showers now?"
"This way," She replied. She took the boy to the showers. Telling him to take his time she stood outside as a guard. Outside she could see what she could only describe as monsters. The dogs without skin running like greyhounds at each other, playing a game maybe?
Mokuba admitted that shower in a place like this was odd, awkward even. But he did, and it felt good on his head. When he was done he examined the lump on his head. He stepped back from the mirror and looked at himself. He was the same boy, shirtless, but still the same. His eyes glowed with the warm and comfort Seto looked for when they were in the same room together. His Raven hair was limp and extra shiny from being wet. He always declared it was longer when it was wet, but Seto said it was long period. He shook his head to move his bangs from his face, which were clinging to his cheeks. He found that moving them with his fingers was smarter, since they just re-applied themselves to his face.
"Mokuba," Lisa called from the hallway, "Dr. Kaufmann is here to see you."
"Alright," He answered. Throwing his shirt on, he practically ran out in the hallway. Lisa was talking to a man in a grey suit. His jet-black hair was slicked back with an incredible amount of gel. His face looked well aged and weather worn.
"I'm Dr. Micheal Kaufmann," He placed his hand out, "feeling better?"
Mokuba shook it respectively, "Mokuba Kaiba. I'm okay but…" He rolled his eyes upward and dwindled his voice to an inaudible tone.
"But what?" He let go and tried to look the boy in the eyes.
"Well, where is everyone?" He wanted to ask where his brother was, but decided asking where everyone else was was a better idea, seeing as he was a doctor and probably hadn't been out long enough to see the neighborhood today.
"We thought to ask you because, see, we don't know either.
CBE:Hopefully all you SH fans have caught the big SH reference COUGHlisagarlandCOUGHmichealkaufmannCOUGH. Yugi and his buddies will make an appearance don't worry.