A/N: Back again! I'm trying to get chapters out more quickly, but I do have my education, family, art commissions and other things to do aswell so my apologies. I'm enjoying writing this, but i'm not too sure where i'm heading with the plot. So any suggestions are welcome! please review and I hope you like this chapter~

CHAPTER 5

Heather

I feel myself brought to conciousness, I yawn and stretch my legs. My eyelids are heavy, still shut. I think I'll just go back to sleep, this bed is comfy.

Wait a second, bed?

I open my eyes, and find myself in a room with a double bed. Oh my god, what happened? how did I get here? I look back on the last thing I remember.

I went to the Brookhaven hospital, saw that monster who then saved me. Then we were in a hospital room and I was on the gurney... So I fell asleep? but this isn't the hospital, I look around and find it looks like i'm in one of the apartments.

Did the monster- Valtiel bring me here? no, he wouldn't do that, would he? well he did save me...

where was he then?

I sit up and look around the room, faded wallpaper covered the walls, a small bedside table seated next to the bed. And the faint glow of light from a small window.

I want to call out his name, but what if another monster heard me? i'd be dead meat. Why do I even want him here? I suppose I miss having company. Who knows where Douglas is by now. Would he look for me?

I sigh and get out of the bed, I walk over to a door and as I open it I find it is a bathroom. Its dirty of course, there are stains everywhere. I walk over to the sink and turn on the cold knob. The faucet makes a weird gurgling noise but then slowly produces water. Its not completely clear, to be expected. But it'll do.

I cup my hands under the flowing water and splash it on my face. There is a dirty mirror above the sink and I can see as the dirt and blood is washed away. My hair is still greasy and my clothes must be awful, but good luck finding any good cleaning products here.

Once i'm finished I walk out back into the room. Valtiel is still no where to be seen. I decide it is best to leave, if i'm lucky I can find Douglas. But theres this weird feeling deep inside me, that says I want to find Valtiel.

I shouldn't waste my thoughts on some creature here, no. I need to get out of this town before I go insane.

I exit into the hallway of the apartment, and decide to head left. Its dark in here, but after what i've been through, darkness doesn't bother me anymore.

Valtiel

After bringing Cheryl to the apartment, I decided to leave her to rest. She would be out for a few hours anyway.

I spent the time checking through the rooms to make sure there weren't any monsters close by that could hurt her. I also took the opportunity to practice speaking, being able to communicate with Cheryl will probably help her trust me. I hope.

"H-hello.." I try for the tenth time. I'm getting better, but it still feels strange.

I decide on checking on Cheryl. I walk back to the room but when I open the door I find shes not there. I turn my twitching head and pick up her scent, she must of woken up and left.

Wasting no time, I follow Cheryl's scent down the hallway.

I climb up on the wall and onto the ceiling, not long after I find her. And she seems to of heard me because she stops and reaches in her pocket for a flashlight.

She turns it on and looks both ways down the hallway, I jump down from the ceiling and land with a loud thud about a metre away from her.

"AH!" Cheryl gasps and stumbles backwards. She pants and looks at me with wide eyes "don't scare me like that!"

"M-my apologies" I say looking away.

"...You're getting better at talking" she says quietly.

I tilt my head to the side and reach out to hold Cheryl's hand, I can hear her gasp and she steps back.

"I-I...I need to leave.." she says and cautiously walks past me.

But why? why must she leave? I hope she isn't afraid of me, I haven't done anything wrong or tried to harm her, so why was she in such a rush to get away from me? I watch as Cheryl walks towards the stairs and begins to decend down them. I follow her.

I'm walking about a metre behind her when she comes to a stop at the exit of the apartment. She turns and looks at me confused.

"Why are you following me? what do you want?"

I tilt my head to the side, I didn't fully understand what I was doing either.

"..I..want to..protect you..Cheryl"

Her eyes widen at this. She walks up to me with her finger pointed at my face.

"You..how do you know my name!? what do you mean protect me? who are you, what are you?!"

"What are you Cheryl?" I ask her.

Her eyebrows knit together is confusion "Me?..I-I'm a human, a person. Heather Mason."

"I am an attendant of god, an immortal being, a creature, just different from you. The only title I know is Valtiel..." I tell her quietly. I know it must not seem much of an answer to her, but I don't know what else to say.

When she doesn't speak I continue.

"You know your name is not Heather, why do you still wish to live a lie?"

Cheryl shakes her head and turns away from me, standing silently in front of the double doors that were the exit of the building. She drags a hand through her dirty blonde hair and sighs.

"I've lived with that name for so long..I..its just strange one day finding out it wasn't real." she says softly. "But I still don't understand...how do you know any of my names? I never told you."

Cheryl turns back to me, awaiting my answer.

"I was ordered by Claudia...to protect the god within you, to follow you...of course I learnt your name whilst following you"

With this, Cheryl took a step back "..V-Valtiel I...you know the god is no longer inside me..don't you?"

I tilted my head to the side "Yes..I'm aware."

"Then why are you still following me? your god is gone yet you still ..protect me?"

I knew she would ask this eventually, the truth was I didn't know why I followed Cheryl. I had simply grown to care of her safety and well being. Had I grown a fondness? no, I couldn't tell her this. It would only cause more problems.

"You...are part of the creator...higher beings as myself can acknowledge this, and why harm any part of the creator? this would be best for everyone." I said. Most of it was a lie, yes some monsters could feel Alessa in Cheryl, but it didn't mean they would hesitate to harm her because her survival didn't matter anymore.

Cheryl seemed satisfied with this answer as she nodded and brushed some stray strands of her blonde hair behind her ear.

"W-well I still don't completely understand but, if you're willing to help me, thats appreciated. I don't plan to stay here long, so you won't have to worry anymore. I need to find a man, hes a private investigator that followed me into Silent Hill. He could be my only chance of leaving."

I felt my head drop slightly at this. Cheryl was eager to leave, so soon. And after she left, I was never to see her again. But why did I care? she was just a girl! and I a monster, the attendant of god. I shouldn't worry over such matters.

That private investigator, yes I had seen him walking around here. Did my Cheryl want me to help find him? to protect her while she searched for him? I suppose so. But oh how I didn't want her to find him. Could I really stoop so low as to keep her from finding this man? perhaps I could find him myself and..get rid of him..

Yes, then Cheryl would never find him. She wouldn't have anyone to drive her away from here. Did she even know where the exit road was? I hoped not. I pondered over these thoughts for a moment, trying to decide what to do.

Heather

Valtiel had been silent for quite some time now, he looked bothered, deep in thought. I was kind of hoping he would agree to accompany on my search for Douglas, surely he would protect me from other monsters. But on the other hand, he was a monster himself, and therefore could not be trusted.

"Valtiel?" I asked quietly.

He broke out of his thoughts and looked up at me. "Cheryl?...ah, yes. I will help you, in anyway you see fit" he replied.

I nodded and reached out to open the doors of the apartment. "Thank you"

As we stepped outside I was once again greeted with the foggy streets of Silent Hill. Looking up, I see a sign that says 'Katz St.' I tried remembering the streets in my mind, planning a route to the gas station.

I decided against going on Nathan Avenue, due to it being a main road probably filled with monsters. I started walking towards Munson street and signaled Valtiel to follow.

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It seemed like hours Valtiel and I were searching for Douglas, he wasn't at the gas station but the car was still where we left it so I refused to give up. He must be here somewhere.

Valtiel didn't say much. He followed silently behind me, when I attempted conversation with him he would often nod or shake his head. Perhaps speaking was still difficult? or maybe his mind was just somewhere else. I shrugged it off though and kept walking.

A soft growling sound broke the silence between us. Valtiel stopped dead in his tracks, tensing.

I stared down at my stomach in embarrasment, it had been a while since i've eaten.

"Valtiel, relax, its just my stomach" I reassure him.

Valtiel turned back to me and looked down at my stomach, he seemed confused. He looked back up quickly.

"Are your organs failing?"

At this, I couldn't help but laugh. "No, but maybe if I don't eat something soon."

He tilted his head to the side, but then nodded quickly in realisation. "A-Ah, yes, it would be unwise to starve you.." he said then proceeded to look around, maybe wondering where to find something to eat.

This got me curious, what did Valtiel eat? was there left over food in buildings, did he perhaps hunt animals? I looked at his face, where was his mouth? he didn't have eyes, ears, not even a nose. Maybe it was hidden somewhere around all of those creases, folds and stitches.

He led me inside a small building, it looked like some sort of cafe. I immediately began searching for something to eat behind the counter, while Valtiel stood kind of awkwardly and watched.

"Hey Valtiel, so what do you eat?" I asked absentmindedly while searching through some cans of fruit.

After gathering a few cans in a small bag I found, I turned to Valtiel who was yet to answer my question. He seemed tense, leaning against a wall with his head bowed. He must of noticed my expectant gaze because he finally replied.

"..Meat." he said quietly. "Whatever kind that is avaliable. Fortunately I do not require nourishment as often as a human."

I nodded, and decided not to linger on the subject as I stood and walked back to the door and exited the cafe. Valtiel followed shortly afterwards.

A/N: A rather abrupt ending to this chapter in my opinion, and not the most interesting chapter either, but it will get better I promise~ please tell me what you think and I'll see you next chapter.