Personal Nightmares

Author notes: I'm surprised. How come no one is writing reviews saying "You sick freak!" or "You are teh S4tan!" or "Do you hate girls?" ^_^ I was expecting those. And also, one thing I love about the Silent Hill series is that many things that go on there are open to anyone's interpretation. And because of that, I'm doing the same thing for this fanfic. For example: in Chapter 2, Tina saw Hitomi, but what really happened there? Is Hitomi in another dimension, and because of that, she can't see or hear Tina as she went on, or maybe Tina saw Hitomi's apparition, and Hitomi just wanted to let her buddy know where she was. I'll let you, the readers, decide on this and many other events that will take place.

Wolf Runner: No need to be sorry about not playing SH. But I highly recommend them. And you really don't need to play the game to understand my work, but you will definitely miss some references, like locations and other stuff.

Gloob2K: Thanks for the review! And the next tourist…I mean victim in this chapter is everyone's favorite Chinese girl!

TigerEyes2: Thanks again! Did you play all 3 SH's? Hopefully, you caught some of my references.

Clutch/Leave/Razzbairee Chapter 1: Well, at least you stuck to one name, for now. And I started this fic just last week. Oh, and Resident Evil and Silent Hill are two different games. RE relies on things that make you jump on your seat while SH relies on Psychological and Supernatural Horror. Playing SH will make you think "What the hell is this doing here?", "Did I just hear that?", "This doesn't make sense!" And you will see some monsters in this fic as well. And they are not your average zombie or mutant dog. The monsters, just like in SH, will reflect a person's psyche. Expect to see some messed up monsters that reveal the girl's personalities.

Razzbairee Chapter 2: I'm glad you like this fic. Oh, and just to warn you, things will get much more disturbing and downright nasty after this chapter. Don't say I didn't warn you. ^_^

Chapter 3: Twisted Love

Silent Hill's lake is one of its main attractions to tourists. People generally go canoeing, or just content to watch it, and get lost in their thoughts. Just on the edge of the lake, a Chinese girl, wearing blue shorts and a red sleeveless shirt can be seen amidst the fog. Just looking at her might make someone think that she was here to enjoy the view of the lake, but because of the fog, the lake could hardly be seen at all. Instead, she was busy doing something else. She was holding a letter with her left hand and reading it out loud, while her right hand brushed her braided blackish-brown hair.

'Sup Lei Fang,

Yeah, yeah, you probably saw the name of the sender on the envelope and probably wondering, "Jann Lee? Of all people, why would he be sending mail to me?" Well, there's a first time for everything.

Right now, I'm abroad, in the U.S., to be precise. I am currently staying at the town of Silent Hill. Yeah, it sounds like a creepy place, but it isn't. It's so peaceful and so relaxing here. I even rented an apartment here for my short stay. To be honest, this town makes you feel as if you don't ever want to leave. Even though I'm enjoying my stay here, it can be very lonely at times. The town has a very quiet atmosphere, and the people generally leave you alone to enjoy the place, so I decided to send you a letter to invite you here.

I'd really like to show you around and I'll even let you stay at my place. Of course, you get the couch. However, I understand if you don't want to come here. I know that you hate traveling far, and you'd probably just be content in staying over there. Besides, why would you hang around with a jerk like me? Anyway, it's your choice. If you decide to come, just go to the address mentioned in the envelope.

-Jann Lee

The girl then stowed the letter away, and stared into the lake. "A few days ago, I got a letter," Lei Fang said. "It was from Jann Lee. I was really surprised. I never saw this coming. I was happy of course, but it might be too good to be true. I haven't seen him, or even talked to him for three years. Why would he suddenly contact me? But, here I am. I'm still suffering from jet lag, and I really don't know if the trip was worth it. All I see is thick fog around here."

The young girl then consulted the map, and went on her way. After about half an hour of walking and seeing no soul in sight, she finally reached the place. "Creek Apartment. How lively," the girl thought. As she was about to enter the place, something caught her eye nearby. "Hmm? What's this bed doing here?" she said, as she examined the object. It looked just like any ordinary bed, but the girl was wondering what the bed could be doing here outside. "Probably a squatter stole it."

Suddenly, the Chinese girl heard footsteps behind her, and she caught a glimpse of a blond woman. "Hmm? Tina!" she said to the figure. The figure obviously didn't hear her, as Tina entered the apartment building. "What could she be doing here? Did Jann Lee invite her too?" Suddenly, jealousy filled the young girl, and her once cheerful thoughts were corrupted with hatred. "I'll kill her, just like I…what am I thinking?" She then shook off her ugly thoughts, and followed the figure into the apartment.

Inside, there was main glass door. It was blocking the way. "I guess you have to buzz the person you know to enter, so…" She then looked at the device nearby, and consulted the directory, but the directory was too dirty to read. "Now what? Oh! The letter! It should have the apartment number, which hopefully, is also the buzzer number."

She took out the envelope containing the letter, but upon checking the envelope, the girl was astonished to see that it was blank. "What? But, I just read this letter a while ago…" She then took out the letter inside the envelope, and again the piece of paper was also blank. "What's going on here? Did I…just make the letter all up in my mind? But, seriously, I was just reading it a while ago."

She was beginning to panic, as she looked back at the device. "Ah, what the hell. I'll just buzz whatever number. Maybe they'll be kind enough to let me enter."

She tried several random numbers, but no one answered. "Are all the people here on vacation or what? Hmm? What's this?" she said, as she noticed something scrawled just under the device.

Fear of love tends to create fear of the flesh.

Rival, friend, lover.

When was the last time you saw him?

Be honest! Enter the number in days.

Be prepared to be reunited!

Because you may never want to leave.

"…OK. The jet lag must really be affecting my mind. I could swear that I didn't see that earlier. Anyway, let's give it a shot. I last saw Jann Lee three years ago. There are 365 days in a year. So 365 times 3 is equal to 1095. Sounds simple enough."

She then entered the number 1095 on the device, and shortly afterwards, she heard someone reply, but it was not who she was expecting. "Bzzzt! Wrong number!" A man said in a very sinister voice. "In case you didn't notice, you can only enter 3 numbers, not 4. Try again, deary, and this time, be honest!"

"Hello? Hello?" Lei Fang said into the mic, but received no more reply. "Who was that? Maybe it's just Jann Lee playing a prank on me, but it really didn't sound like him at all. So, was I wrong?" She then tried her best to remember the exact date, and came up with a startling revelation. "…actually, I last saw Jann Lee just 3 days ago. What the hell? I'm feeling really screwed up right now. Why did I think it was 3 years?"

She then entered 003 on the buzzer, and it was indeed correct. "Hello?" a familiar, masculine voice said.

"Hi! It's me! Lei Fang!" the Chinese girl said with an exciting voice.

"Oh, it's you. I didn't think that you'd show up. Come on in."

The buzzer then sounded, and the door was open. Lei Fang then happily opened the door, temporarily forgetting the things that just happened. She then realized something. "Oh! I forgot to ask what his apartment number was. Stupid, stupid girl!"

As she thought of this, she heard footsteps. She then saw a familiar blond woman walking in the hallway. "It's Tina. Let's follow her to see if she's going to where I think she's going," Lei Fang said with a hint of malice in her voice.

The young girl followed the blond woman quietly, and pretty much hid in the shadows to avoid detection. Tina then stopped at a door and entered a room.

Lei Fang then stood where the blond woman was standing earlier. "Have strength, girl. Just knock and see if this is that jerk's room. If not, meh, maybe Tina can help. What room number is this, anyway?" She then looked at the door, but was somewhat surprised at what she saw. "I can't read the room number. It looks like the numbers are burned. No, actually, the whole door is burned. What happened here?" As she was about to knock, a creaking sound was heard to her left. She looked at the source of the noise, and the one making the noise was a bed. The bed was coming towards her slowly, as if someone pushed it. It stopped just in front of her.

"Oh my. Another one. Do people steal each other's beds here?" She then examined the bed, and was shocked at what she saw. "Blood! There's blood on where the head should be when one sleeps on a bed!" The young girl touched the blood smeared on the bed, and concluded that it was fresh and real. She then wiped the blood from her hand off the mattress. "Who could have done this? This is getting too freaky in here."

Lei Fang then knocked on the door three times. A muffled voice emanating from the room said, "It's open. Come in."

She then entered the room, but the second she entered the place, everything went black and white. As Lei Fang adjusted her eyes, she saw Tina and a woman talking to each other.

""But mo…only a child the…" Tina said, and Lei Fang only heard fragments of it.

"This is like watching a black and white TV with poor reception…" Lei Fang thought.

"That was no excus…Fire…ran crying…deny this?" The unknown woman said.

"Tina? What's going on here?" Lei Fang asked.

Tina ignored the Chinese girl, but the woman didn't. She gave Lei Fang an evil look and said, "You're not even in your proper time, aren't you? LEAVE! NOW!"

Suddenly, the whole room lit up, and color started to reappear. Tina slowly faded away, and the unknown woman was slowly replaced with a man wearing a white sweater and khaki pants. "Yo. You OK?"

She recognized the man. "Jann Lee! But, where's Tina? And that woman…"

"Whoa! There's no one here but me. See?" the young man said.

"OK. Look, things are really crazy around here. There are beds everywhere and…"

"Take it easy. Just relax and tell me all about it." Jann Lee said, as he hugged the surprised girl.

"Huh? This is the first time you hugged me…"

"There's a first time for everything."

"Yeah. Oh, and…" She then looked around, and the place was familiar to her. "…this place is almost just like your apartment back home!"

"That's very interesting of you to say that, considering the fact that I've never invited you to my place in China."

Lei Fang was alarmed at what Jann Lee said, and she tried to break the hug, but the young man held her tightly. "Let me go…"

"Oh wait. You've been to my place, just once, and that was on that day. Three days ago to be exact. Now, I wonder why you broke into my place without telling me, hmm?" Jann Lee then grabbed her chin, and held her roughly.

"You're hurting me…"

"Oh. But don't you like it? Isn't that why you keep on challenging me?"

"…"

Jann Lee then released the girl and slapped her hard on her face, and then held her chin again. "Tell me! You love the pain, don't you?"

"Yes. I love it. I always want more," Lei Fang responded.

"See? That's the problem with you, Lei Fang. You always keep things to yourself. How do you expect me to know how you feel? Now, don't you have something to say?"

"…"

"Let me say it for you. 'I love you, Jann Lee.' Isn't that what you want to say? Guess what, how could someone love a weakling like you?" Jann Lee then dragged the girl into his room. They stopped right in front of his bed.

"Remember this? This is the exact spot you were standing while I was dozing off on my bed. You finally have had enough of me, and wanted to kill me. One of the reasons is because you will never, ever beat me in a direct combat. You decided to take the easy way, and kill me while I was off guard. And the other reason is because you didn't want me to be with another girl. If I don't return your love, you'd rather not want me to love someone else, right?"

"…Please, let me go," Lei Fang muttered weakly.

"All right."

Jann Lee then tossed Lei Fang onto his bed. As Lei Fang was about to stand up, a pillow was shoved into her face. "Ummpphh!"

"Remember this pillow? Yep, same one you used on me to cut off my breathing. Very cowardly, if I should say so…"

"Ummmpphhh!!!"

Before Lei Fang could lose consciousness, the pillow was removed. As she gasped for air, Jann Lee said, "I know that you did me in quickly, but for you, we'll do it slowly, so you can feel what it's like. Here's one tip: don't struggle too much. You'll last much longer."

And the session went on, until the young Chinese girl could breathe no more, and thus, Silent Hill has claimed another unhappy and lonely soul.

End of Chapter 3