Chapter One.

Disclaimer: I do not own Silent Hill or any of the characters used. I own only the story itself.

This is a high school AU. None of the events of Silent Hill have occurred, and some facts about the characters and the setting have been changed to match this AU. If you have any questions regarding these changes, please feel free to PM me. No flames, please.

Warning: Eventual slash, minor cursing.

Murphy opened the door of his English classroom and was met by a dozen or so pairs of eyes. The class, a pretty even mix of boys and girls, stared at him curiously. Their teacher, a dark-haired man with glasses, glanced up from writing on the chalkboard. Figuring that this was the new student he was told about, the teacher gestured for Murphy to sit down. He did so, choosing the only available seat at the end of classroom. It was next to a boy who-surprisingly- looked almost exactly like Murphy himself. The boy nodded to Murphy, acknowledging his presence before turning his attention back to his notes. Murphy figured the boy was just shy. He had just begun to take out his supplies when the teacher announced for the "new gentleman" to introduce himself.

Murphy stood up slowly, not very pleased by this third-grade demonstration. Knowing there was nothing he could do about the matter, Murphy began to tell the class a little bit about himself.

"Well…. I'm Murphy Pendleton, and I'm new to town. I just moved here with my parents and siblings. I'm a pretty laidback guy, I guess…"

"Oh, come now, Mr. Pendleton. Surely there's more to you than meets the eye?" The teacher asked. Murphy was silent for a few moments before the teacher hatched an idea.

"How about this, students? Why don't we push today's lesson to tomorrow, and have a bit of introduction day? Let's make Mr. Pendleton feel at ease in our school."

His suggestion was met with a positive reaction. He told the students to push the tables back and to sit in a circle of chairs. A few minutes later, all were seated in the circle.

The teacher stood up and removed his glasses before introducing himself. "Hello all, I'm Mr. Harry Mason. I'm your English III teacher, and I hope to educate you in more ways than just academics. Remember, you can come to me for anything, school work or otherwise."

The class cheered for their teacher as he sat down. He motioned for the girl on his right to start. She smiled before standing. She was wearing a lovely purple summer dress, and had short brown hair. "Hello, my name is Eileen Galvin. I'm a member of the host club-no, not that, you dweebs- and I absolutely love Robbie the Rabbit!" with that, Eileen sat down.

The class clapped while Murphy made a mental note to look up who "Robbie the Rabbit" was. Also whatever that host club deal was. The next student got up once the claps died down. He was a rather tall and blond boy, a bit chubby but nothing too noticeable. "Hi. My name is James Sunderland. I'm just a regular guy, you know." He was about to sit back down when the boy next to him pulled him back up saying, "oh, no mister- more than that. Tell them about your business idea!" James looked embarrassed, and Murphy felt a little pity for him.

Just a little bit.

James stood silently for a few seconds before sighing. "Fine, fine, I guess I'll tell…. Well, ever since I was young I've had strange dreams about this little lovely town of ours. All of them were fucking creepy-"

"Language, Mr. Sunderland."

James looked sheepishly at his teacher, a bit red in the face.

"Sorry, Mr. Mason. But honestly, that's the only way to describe the dreams. The dreams have, by now, ended, but I remember them all clearly. I want to use those dreams-"

"Which he has written down, in like, 8 different composition notebooks."

"Quiet, Alex! Sheesh! As my friend so impatiently told you, yes I wrote them all down in detail. And I plan to create those dreams into games. Maybe even movies!"

The talk of his little dream caused the class to clap and cheer. James looked embarrassed again, and glanced over at Murphy who was smiling. Murphy gave the blond a thumbs up. This got Murphy thinking about what his goal in life was. He had never thought about it before so he didn't have any clue what he should do. Murphy took great pleasure from baking with his mother. Maybe he wanted to be a chef of some sort?

As Murphy was thinking this over, the class had settled down and it was time for the next presenter; only two more after him and it would be the new kids turn!

James' friend was the next one to go. His name was Alex Shepherd, and he actually lived in the town next to Silent Hill, Shepherd's Glen. But since both towns were so small, he just commuted with a boy named Travis who lived there with him. Alex also had a younger brother around Charlie's age- maybe they would be friends?

The attention turned now to the girl sitting next to Alex. She was a pretty one, with short blonde hair and a tough aura about her. She didn't seem stuck up, though. Murphy instantly took a liking to her. She stood up and began to speak.

"Hello, everyone, I'm Heather Mason. Yes, my old man teaches us, no he doesn't help me cheat. Wish he would, though." That got giggles from the crowd and a fond glare from her dad. "Nothing too special about me, I guess. I draw, sometimes. Thinking about either becoming a graphic designer or a singer. I'm not sure yet."

The crowd clapped for her as she sat down, the loudest of all being her father. Murphy shook his head fondly at that, thinking about his dad. Good man, but pretty awkward. Wasn't good with talking about his feelings, that one. But now he had different things to think about. It was time for the much anticipated new kid's turn.

With a slight sigh, Murphy stood up. "Hi. As I said earlier, I'm Murphy Pendleton. I don't have too many interests- I enjoy writing in my journal. And baking. I might start my own bakery. My mother says I could easily run Betty Crocker out of business." The class laughed at that. Murphy smiled. It seemed like it was going to be a good year.

But come May he would be regretting he ever thought that.

Thank you everyone who has started to read this fic! Especially my lovely two reviewers! ^^ you guys are great. The next chapter may take away, since school is about to start and all. Thanks again for reading!