Disclaimer: I do not own anything that is related to House of the Dead...(Umm...Katherine is mine though...)

Chapter 1

"Past is beautiful...

Tender, soft and cool...

Whisper to me, past...

...How long will this last?..."

Year: 1984...

The front door of the mansion opened and Dr. Roy Curien entered the hall. "I'm home." he spoke up. A few seconds later, a brown haired boy ran down from the stairway to greet him. "Dad! You're back!" the boy shrieked as he ran to his father and gave him a hug. A brown haired woman in viridian gown approached Curien with a kind smile on her face. "Hey, how's my little boy doing?" Curien bent down and caressed his son's face. "I'm fine, dad...now that you are back." the boy answered. The woman carried the child in her arms before she walked with Curien up the stairs to the living room.

When they reached the living room, the woman put her son down on the sofa and gave him a kiss before she turned her attention to Curien. She waved her hand, making a sign language 'How was your day?'. Curien frowned a bit and answered her 'I had a fight with my employer...' The woman looked worried. 'Anything I can do to help?' she gestured. Curien glanced at his son, who was sleeping soundly on the sofa...then back to his wife. 'You already helped me, Katherine.' His wife smiled and cuddled him. "As long as my family is alright, I have nothing to worry about." Curien whispered to his wife... They kissed.


"Dear past, answer me

"How come I couldn't see?

Where is the warm light?

...Darkness gives me fright..."

Year: ?

Everything is so cold...Why is it cold? Why is everything so dark? ...I'm scared. "Daniel..." It's a voice of a woman...but I don't know her...Who is she? "...Daniel..." her voice is so cold...and so intimidating...How come I cannot move?...

"DANIEL!"

Daniel's eyes snapped opened and gasped for air. He glanced around his surroundings. He winced. This...this isn't home...not a hospital either... Where am I then? He felt disoriented...then realized that he was lying on the metallic table. He couldn't see what was around the room clearly since the lights were blinking rapidly as if they would died away any seconds. The room had no windows. There were several machines around the room and lots of papers scattered on the tile floor.

"You're awake, my dear child..." said the voice, full of satisfaction. "Look, the moon has smiled..." He got up and looked around for the person who spoke. "W-who's there?" he stammered, eyes still glancing around the room. The woman's voice echoed around the room. "Come, while night is young..." the voice continued with an icy tone. "...let them eat your lung." It ended with a dry laughter that sent a cold feeling down his spine. The voiced died away and the room was filled with deadly silence.

Daniel got off the table and landed on the cold floor. He felt a bit dizzy as he headed towards the door. Where is everyone?...Where's dad? "Your 'daddy' is not here." The voice called out in a mocking tone. "Just you, me and these adorable friends... Daniel froze. "F-friends?" he stood very stiff between the door. The way the voice spoke the word 'friend', it gave him chills. "Who are you?" Daniel blurted. Silence. "W-where are you?" he turned back to look at the room. There was nobody there...yet there was an answer from somebody.

"Dearest boy...I am everywhere."

The lights suddenly died away and the room went completely dark. Daniel bolted away from the room and ran in to an area that appeared to be a parking lot. A dim-lighted parking lot. There were no people around. This made him felt...scared. Across the parking lot was a stairway that led to the higher floor. As he approached the stairway, a chilly breeze blew at his back, making him shiver in cold. Heh, I wish my pajamas is thicker than this...

When he finally got up to the upper floor, his eyes went wide. The whole area in front of the building was filled with dead bodies lying around. The sun was already gone and the sky was getting dark quickly. The chilly breeze began to blow softly, decreasing the temperature down. Soon, it would be too dark to see. He went to the front of the building and entered. More dead bodies lying around on the floor...it was getting in to his nerves...

"Are you alone, child?" the dry voice seemed to come out from the walls of the building. Daniel didn't answer. He tried to ignore it. "You know how rude it is to ignore someone, child?" Very...but it's also not good to talk to strangers... Daniel kept his mouth shut as he walked pass dead bodies on the floor and slowly headed for the elevator. "Rude little pup! Somebody have to teach you manners!" the voice hissed harshly through the walls. Moans and groans were heard...Daniel realized that they came from the corpses...which were rising slowly on their feet.

The corpses tilted their heads with their full attention on Daniel. They charged for him, waving their hands wildly. Daniel ran away from them but one of grabbed his neck and pulled him away from the elevator. "How sweet...death is sweet." the voice whispered. The biggest corpse strangled him. "It slows your heart beat..." it continued. Daniel was choking. He tried to pull those hands away from his neck...but it was far stronger than him. "Darkness grasps your sight." the rest of the dead were growling at the corpse that was strangling Daniel... He heard a crash. From the corner of his eyes, he saw a walking corpse with an axe in its hands, swinging it wildly as it came towards him. "...Soon, there'll be no light..." the voice chuckled.

The zombie with an axe wasn't so careful enough. It accidentally chopped the head of the other corpse...making the rest of the dead roared in fury, including the one that was strangling Daniel. It let go off Daniel and took the axe from that zombie and sliced him in half in rage. Daniel gasped for air...and sneaked away from the corpses. When he went inside the elevator, he heard something flying towards him. An axe just hit the wall in the elevator. The zombie threw another axe at Daniel but the elevator closed just in time to block the axe. The elevator moved slowly upward.

Daniel pressed himself against the corner with his knees close to his chest and his arms wrapped around his shaking frame. "Don't be scared, child." the voice called again. "They just wanted to kill you." Daniel winced at those words. He had absolutely no clue where he was or how long he was here. Where is dad? Daniel sobbed quietly. Where are you, dad?...

"Your dad is not here, child" the voice snickered.

"He's not here..."


Author's notes: I know this isn't scary-at all...but it's my first try. Thanks for views and reviews...(OMG...it's WAY too long...)

By the way, my semester 2 is already started...so don't be upset if I'm slow at updating...sorry...university stuff is slowly killing people...the 'self correction' is also killing...*sighs*