Chapter 12 - You're Not Here
Note - Woohoo! I'm off my writer's block! Yay! Anyway, here's the next chapter of the story. Also, I put in a theme song for the story. It's actually the song for the third Silent Hill. I'm really enjoying writing this story. However, I'm sad to say that this story will soon be coming to an end... *Sniffle* Ah well, it had a nice run. The last chapter has already been written, too! But don't worry, there will be a few more chapters before the end! So go ahead, and enjoy!
"You're not here" Blue sky to forever,
The green grass blows in the wind, dancing
It would be a much better a sight with you, with me,
If you hadn't met me, I'd be fine on my own, baby,
I never felt so lonely, then you came along, So now what should I do, I'm strung out, addicted to you,
My body it aches, now that you're gone,
My supply fell through, You gladly gave me everything you had and more,
You craved my happiness,
When you make me feel joy it made you smile,
But now I feel your stress,
Love was never meant to be such a crazy affair, no
And who has time for tears,
Never thought I'd sit around and cry for your love,
'till now.
As Leon and Raine were walking through the fog, Raine grabbed onto Leon's arm yet again.
"Wait a minute," she said. "You never told me your name!"
Leon looked at Raine. "It's Leon..."
She smiled again. "That's a nice name, Leooon!" She casually joked.
Leon put his hand to his face and shook his arm from Raine's grasp. "Why did I let HER come along?" he muttered to himself.
Just then, he saw a figure up ahead. He squinted, looking at the figure as it walked into a building that looked like a hospital. He realized who the person was.
"Yuffie!" he cried out.
Yuffie didn't appear to notice. She just walked on and entered the hospital.
Leon turned her attention back to Raine. "C'mon Raine! We have to follow her!"
Raine looked a bit annoyed. "Why do we have to look for her? She could be behind all of this!" she yelled, pointing around to the emptiness of the town and at all the fog.
"I doubt that." Said Leon, thinking about Yuffie's ditzy attitude. "She's my friend, I have to go find her!"
Raine sighed. "Alright, I GUESS we should." She put her hands on Leon's shoulders. "After all, any friend of yours is a friend of mine..."
Leon shook her off yet again, and walked towards the hospital. Raine looked at him, standing there for a moment. She had a look of both anger and disbelief. Eventually, she stormed after Leon as they entered the hospital together.
~
It was extremely dark in the hospital. Raine and Leon entered what appeared to be the main lobby of the hospital. In front of him was what appeared to be the window where a secretary would be. That was the only thing he could make out, besides a bench to his right. Raine clutched onto Leon tightly and Leon squinted, looking for any sign of Yuffie. As he looked around, something on the bench caught his eye. It was a flashlight. He grabbed it, and to his surprise, it turned on, bathing the room in light. He pointed the light around the room, catching Raine in the light. She squinted, putting a hand in front of her face. Leon stopped a moment, looking at Raine. She's so much like Rinoa, he thought to himself.
"Hey, do you mind turning the light somewhere else, Leon? I know I'm pretty to look at, but..." She started to giggle.
Yep. Almost exactly like Rinoa.
Leon continued shining the light around the room. The light shone around the rest of the room, to other doors that were probably locked, he thought to himself. As he was finishing looking around the room, he noticed a door that was cracked open. He could see a stairwell beyond the door. That must have been where Yuffie went, he thought.
"Raine, let's go." Leon said.
"But Leon," Raine protested, "It's really dark and spooky in here!"
Leon sighed. "Just stay close to me, alright?"
Raine grabbed onto Leon, as they walked up the stairwell together towards the second floor.
~
When they arrived at the second floor, Raine began to look tired.
"Leon, can we find a place to stop and rest? I'm getting really tired..."
"Yeah, we'll look for someplace." Leon said.
They walked down a narrow hallway that was lined with doors. Leon tried the first door. To his surprise, it was unlocked. He opened it to a small room with a bed, a nightstand, and a chair. Raine laid down on the bed. Leon sat down in the chair.
"Leon..." Raine said, "I'm really sorry about how I've been acting...I'm sure you think I'm really annoying and all..."
Leon looked at her, with a bit of surprise. "It's ok... In fact, you really remind me of someone..."
"Rinoa?" Raine asked.
"Yeah..."
"You must have really loved her, Leon."
"..."
"Hey Leon?"
"Yeah?"
"What will you do if you don't find Rinoa?"
Leon looked down at the ground. "I haven't thought about that..."
Raine closed her eyes, smiling. "I'll be fine here by myself. You go look for Yuffie."
Leon nodded. "Alright. I'll come back to you Raine, I promise."
~
Leon closed the door behind him. He looked around at the emptiness of the hospital. Where are you Yuffie? Where are you, Rinoa? He wish he knew the answers to both those questions. He decided the best thing to do was go back the way he came. He went to the stairwell, and started down the stairs. As he was going down the stairs, he began to feel a little bit lightheaded. He could hear sirens in the distance. That must be the police, he thought. They've finally come to investigate what's going on here! He ran down the rest of the stairs and opened the door that led back to the lobby. When he opened the door, he gasped in terror.
He was back on the second floor. But things were different this time.
Much different.
The hallways were covered in what looked like blood. Rusty metal sheets replaced the clean, pastel walls. There was a gurney sitting in the hallway that had what looked like a body under a sheet on it.
He was ready to turn around and go back the way he came, when he gasped. The stairwell was gone. There was just empty space now.
This is really freaking me out, he thought. I have to find Raine and Yuffie!
He ran down the strange hallway. He found the room where he had left Raine, and opened the door. Instead of a room, there was another stairway that led downwards, deeper into the hospital. He decided the best thing to do was to continue down the stairs.
~
When he got to the bottom, he found himself in an empty room. The walls were made up of rotting wood. Directly across from him was another door. He was about to open it when...
"Leon!"
The scream shocked him so badly that he jumped.
"Rinoa?!" he shouted.
He turned around and saw Raine.
"Oh, it's you. Well, anyways, I'm glad that you're ok..."
Raine looked none too happy that Leon had forgotten her.
"ANYWAYS?!" she screamed. "What do you mean ANYWAYS?! I was left all alone by myself and this whole entire place just got...creepier! And you're out searching for someone who's probably not even here, anyway! All you care about is that dead girlfriend of yours! I almost died and...and..."
She started sobbing, and ran to Leon. Leon embraced her tightly.
"What do you mean you almost died?" he asked.
"I was laying in my room and the door opened," she explained, "And I thought it was you. But when I got up, I saw this thing. It looked human, but it was wearing this pyramid-shaped helmet thing, and it had a bloody white outfit on. It had a huge knife and was ready to swing it at me! I jumped out of the bed and ran around him and out into the hallway! I decided to go down the stairs since the doorway was open. I ran down the stairs, and I found myself back at the second floor! Except for the fact that everything was weirder! I saw another door open, and I figured that's where you went. So I ran down those stairs, and that thing-"
But before she could finish, Leon heard footsteps coming down the stairs. They were accompanied by what sounded like metal being dragged against the floor. Raine screamed. Leon grabbed her wrist.
"C'mon, we gotta get out of here!" He shouted, running towards the opposite doorway. He threw the door open, into what looked like a very long, narrow, hallway. He began running down the hallway as fast as he could, Raine following behind him.
"LEON!" She screamed. "IT'S CATCHING UP!"
He could her both her footsteps and the thing's footsteps coming closer. As he looked down the hallway, he saw an open elevator door that was slowly closing.
"C'mon Raine!" he shouted back. "We're almost outta here!"
Leon ran into the elevator doorway. He turned around to see Raine running towards him, and that thing right behind her. This time, however, the monster was holding a long spear instead of a huge knife like Raine said. The doors kept closing, and Leon struggled to keep them open.
"RAINE! HURRY UP!" Leon shouted.
Raine stopped in front of the elevator, and tried to get in. The doors were so close together, that all she could get in the elevator was her arm.
"LEON!" she screamed, as the thing got closer.
"RAINE!" he screamed, trying to pull Raine in and keep the elevator doors open at the same time.
The monster was now directly behind her. It lifted its sharp spear high into the air.
"LEOOONNN!!!!" She screamed.
"NOOOO!! RAINE!!!!!"
There was a sickening sound as the spear went through Raine's body. Raine's arm went limp in Leon's hand, and it slunk outside the elevator. The doors closed, and Leon slumped against the back of the elevator.
"Raine..."
Once again, Leon was alone.
Note - Woohoo! I'm off my writer's block! Yay! Anyway, here's the next chapter of the story. Also, I put in a theme song for the story. It's actually the song for the third Silent Hill. I'm really enjoying writing this story. However, I'm sad to say that this story will soon be coming to an end... *Sniffle* Ah well, it had a nice run. The last chapter has already been written, too! But don't worry, there will be a few more chapters before the end! So go ahead, and enjoy!
"You're not here" Blue sky to forever,
The green grass blows in the wind, dancing
It would be a much better a sight with you, with me,
If you hadn't met me, I'd be fine on my own, baby,
I never felt so lonely, then you came along, So now what should I do, I'm strung out, addicted to you,
My body it aches, now that you're gone,
My supply fell through, You gladly gave me everything you had and more,
You craved my happiness,
When you make me feel joy it made you smile,
But now I feel your stress,
Love was never meant to be such a crazy affair, no
And who has time for tears,
Never thought I'd sit around and cry for your love,
'till now.
As Leon and Raine were walking through the fog, Raine grabbed onto Leon's arm yet again.
"Wait a minute," she said. "You never told me your name!"
Leon looked at Raine. "It's Leon..."
She smiled again. "That's a nice name, Leooon!" She casually joked.
Leon put his hand to his face and shook his arm from Raine's grasp. "Why did I let HER come along?" he muttered to himself.
Just then, he saw a figure up ahead. He squinted, looking at the figure as it walked into a building that looked like a hospital. He realized who the person was.
"Yuffie!" he cried out.
Yuffie didn't appear to notice. She just walked on and entered the hospital.
Leon turned her attention back to Raine. "C'mon Raine! We have to follow her!"
Raine looked a bit annoyed. "Why do we have to look for her? She could be behind all of this!" she yelled, pointing around to the emptiness of the town and at all the fog.
"I doubt that." Said Leon, thinking about Yuffie's ditzy attitude. "She's my friend, I have to go find her!"
Raine sighed. "Alright, I GUESS we should." She put her hands on Leon's shoulders. "After all, any friend of yours is a friend of mine..."
Leon shook her off yet again, and walked towards the hospital. Raine looked at him, standing there for a moment. She had a look of both anger and disbelief. Eventually, she stormed after Leon as they entered the hospital together.
~
It was extremely dark in the hospital. Raine and Leon entered what appeared to be the main lobby of the hospital. In front of him was what appeared to be the window where a secretary would be. That was the only thing he could make out, besides a bench to his right. Raine clutched onto Leon tightly and Leon squinted, looking for any sign of Yuffie. As he looked around, something on the bench caught his eye. It was a flashlight. He grabbed it, and to his surprise, it turned on, bathing the room in light. He pointed the light around the room, catching Raine in the light. She squinted, putting a hand in front of her face. Leon stopped a moment, looking at Raine. She's so much like Rinoa, he thought to himself.
"Hey, do you mind turning the light somewhere else, Leon? I know I'm pretty to look at, but..." She started to giggle.
Yep. Almost exactly like Rinoa.
Leon continued shining the light around the room. The light shone around the rest of the room, to other doors that were probably locked, he thought to himself. As he was finishing looking around the room, he noticed a door that was cracked open. He could see a stairwell beyond the door. That must have been where Yuffie went, he thought.
"Raine, let's go." Leon said.
"But Leon," Raine protested, "It's really dark and spooky in here!"
Leon sighed. "Just stay close to me, alright?"
Raine grabbed onto Leon, as they walked up the stairwell together towards the second floor.
~
When they arrived at the second floor, Raine began to look tired.
"Leon, can we find a place to stop and rest? I'm getting really tired..."
"Yeah, we'll look for someplace." Leon said.
They walked down a narrow hallway that was lined with doors. Leon tried the first door. To his surprise, it was unlocked. He opened it to a small room with a bed, a nightstand, and a chair. Raine laid down on the bed. Leon sat down in the chair.
"Leon..." Raine said, "I'm really sorry about how I've been acting...I'm sure you think I'm really annoying and all..."
Leon looked at her, with a bit of surprise. "It's ok... In fact, you really remind me of someone..."
"Rinoa?" Raine asked.
"Yeah..."
"You must have really loved her, Leon."
"..."
"Hey Leon?"
"Yeah?"
"What will you do if you don't find Rinoa?"
Leon looked down at the ground. "I haven't thought about that..."
Raine closed her eyes, smiling. "I'll be fine here by myself. You go look for Yuffie."
Leon nodded. "Alright. I'll come back to you Raine, I promise."
~
Leon closed the door behind him. He looked around at the emptiness of the hospital. Where are you Yuffie? Where are you, Rinoa? He wish he knew the answers to both those questions. He decided the best thing to do was go back the way he came. He went to the stairwell, and started down the stairs. As he was going down the stairs, he began to feel a little bit lightheaded. He could hear sirens in the distance. That must be the police, he thought. They've finally come to investigate what's going on here! He ran down the rest of the stairs and opened the door that led back to the lobby. When he opened the door, he gasped in terror.
He was back on the second floor. But things were different this time.
Much different.
The hallways were covered in what looked like blood. Rusty metal sheets replaced the clean, pastel walls. There was a gurney sitting in the hallway that had what looked like a body under a sheet on it.
He was ready to turn around and go back the way he came, when he gasped. The stairwell was gone. There was just empty space now.
This is really freaking me out, he thought. I have to find Raine and Yuffie!
He ran down the strange hallway. He found the room where he had left Raine, and opened the door. Instead of a room, there was another stairway that led downwards, deeper into the hospital. He decided the best thing to do was to continue down the stairs.
~
When he got to the bottom, he found himself in an empty room. The walls were made up of rotting wood. Directly across from him was another door. He was about to open it when...
"Leon!"
The scream shocked him so badly that he jumped.
"Rinoa?!" he shouted.
He turned around and saw Raine.
"Oh, it's you. Well, anyways, I'm glad that you're ok..."
Raine looked none too happy that Leon had forgotten her.
"ANYWAYS?!" she screamed. "What do you mean ANYWAYS?! I was left all alone by myself and this whole entire place just got...creepier! And you're out searching for someone who's probably not even here, anyway! All you care about is that dead girlfriend of yours! I almost died and...and..."
She started sobbing, and ran to Leon. Leon embraced her tightly.
"What do you mean you almost died?" he asked.
"I was laying in my room and the door opened," she explained, "And I thought it was you. But when I got up, I saw this thing. It looked human, but it was wearing this pyramid-shaped helmet thing, and it had a bloody white outfit on. It had a huge knife and was ready to swing it at me! I jumped out of the bed and ran around him and out into the hallway! I decided to go down the stairs since the doorway was open. I ran down the stairs, and I found myself back at the second floor! Except for the fact that everything was weirder! I saw another door open, and I figured that's where you went. So I ran down those stairs, and that thing-"
But before she could finish, Leon heard footsteps coming down the stairs. They were accompanied by what sounded like metal being dragged against the floor. Raine screamed. Leon grabbed her wrist.
"C'mon, we gotta get out of here!" He shouted, running towards the opposite doorway. He threw the door open, into what looked like a very long, narrow, hallway. He began running down the hallway as fast as he could, Raine following behind him.
"LEON!" She screamed. "IT'S CATCHING UP!"
He could her both her footsteps and the thing's footsteps coming closer. As he looked down the hallway, he saw an open elevator door that was slowly closing.
"C'mon Raine!" he shouted back. "We're almost outta here!"
Leon ran into the elevator doorway. He turned around to see Raine running towards him, and that thing right behind her. This time, however, the monster was holding a long spear instead of a huge knife like Raine said. The doors kept closing, and Leon struggled to keep them open.
"RAINE! HURRY UP!" Leon shouted.
Raine stopped in front of the elevator, and tried to get in. The doors were so close together, that all she could get in the elevator was her arm.
"LEON!" she screamed, as the thing got closer.
"RAINE!" he screamed, trying to pull Raine in and keep the elevator doors open at the same time.
The monster was now directly behind her. It lifted its sharp spear high into the air.
"LEOOONNN!!!!" She screamed.
"NOOOO!! RAINE!!!!!"
There was a sickening sound as the spear went through Raine's body. Raine's arm went limp in Leon's hand, and it slunk outside the elevator. The doors closed, and Leon slumped against the back of the elevator.
"Raine..."
Once again, Leon was alone.