Author's Note: Hey, another quick update. I'm so happy my writer's block *which lasted nearly six months* is over and I can update more often again. This chapter is Riku, so enjoy...

Riku's PoV:

I had no idea where I ended up. I was somewhere in the middle of an open field. I wandered through the thick fog, trying to find any sign of the town. After looking at the ground for a while, I realized I must have been in a baseball field. I followed the diamond to the home plate and found the fence and exit. The exit happened to have been through a locker room, but I didn't care. I turned the handle on the door and entered the pitch-black room.

I couldn't see anything, and there was a very musty smell in the air. This place hadn't been used for years. I took my phone out of my pocket, opened a blank window in the web browser, and used the white screen as a flashlight. There wasn't much to see, though. It looked like any other locker room you'd find in any high school. But after taking another look, I noticed some things were off about the place. There was still water on the floor in one of the shower stalls and damp towel hanging on the shower head. It was slightly unnerving, but I'd seen creepier things. Maybe the school had been evacuated suddenly and there was a drip in the shower. I noticed some water dripping from the head under the towel. That would also explain why the towel was damp, but things suddenly started to go wrong.

Somewhere in the distance, a siren started to go off. It was getting louder with each second until finally, it was almost too much for me to handle! I collapsed to the floor with my hands covering my ears and eyes tightly shut. It was so painful. It went on for longer than I would have thought.

Eventually, it stopped and I stood up with the worst headache. I looked at my surroundings and found that they had changed into something more frightening. The water on the floor turned red, as if it were blood, the musty smell changed to the smell of decaying human flesh, and the lockers and showers were rusted. I felt on edge. How could it have changed like that so quickly? I was starting to think Namine's fears from earlier weren't completely unfounded!

I tried to open the door I came through, but it was suddenly locked. "I gotta get out of here," I mumbled to myself as I tried to kick the door down. It didn't work, and left my foot sore from the impact. I had no choice but to press on into the school and hope the other doors were unlocked.

I exited the locker room into a dark hall. I saw a flashlight and a key on the table next to me. I picked both items up and decided to try the key on the next locks I found. I turned on the flashlight to find my way, but was startled by what was in front of me.

Two little shapes stood before me. They looked like little children until they came closer. I realized they were something completely different. They didn't have faces, and looked as if they were wearing white jumpsuits. They came at me with butcher knives and I had no choice but to run. They kept up with me at a frightening pace. I had to do something! I saw a broom leaned against the wall and grabbed it. I kicked the brush off and wielded the stick like a staff. I smacked one away, but the other tried to cut my leg. I kicked it and stabbed it through the chest. It collapsed to the ground and left me to deal with the other. I disposed of it in a similar manner as its friend. I picked up one of the knives, thinking it to be a more suitable weapon than the broomstick, and ran back to where I'd found them, the two having led me to a dead end. The door to what I thought was the Principal's office was slightly cracked, so I decided to go in.

Thankfully, the room was empty, but it was just as frightening as the rest of the school. I tested the key on the drawers at the desk and surprisingly, it opened the top-left drawer. I found a gun inside. It was probably kept there for self-defense in an emergency situation, so I hoped it was still loaded. I stuck it in the back of my pants, tucking in my shirt for a makeshift holster, and left the room.

I saw steam coming from the girls' locker room. I thought I was the only person in the building, so I decided to check it out. I opened the door slowly. The sound of a shower became more apparent as I walked through until it suddenly shut off. I was startled when I saw a shadow. I raised my gun in front of me and prepared to defend myself. Though, I wasn't expecting what I saw.

A young woman wrapped in a towel emerged from behind the wall, and I nearly shot her. "Oh my God, who are you?" she squealed. She quickly jumped back to the wall and I lowered the pistol.

"I'm so sorry, miss," I said, covering my eyes. "My name is Riku, and I'm looking for my friends. Have you seen a bunch of teenagers wandering around here?"

"Hold on a second, just let me get dressed," she said. A minute later, she emerged in a blue shirt and denim shorts. The shirt exposed her stomach a little. She was very attractive, to say the least. She had bright blue eyes and long, blond hair. "Now, did you say your name was Riku? What are you doing here?"

"Yeah, I got separated from my friends," I said. It was a good thing it was dark and I was shining the flashlight away from me because I was blushing. It wasn't just because I'd seen this girl almost naked, but also because she was seriously pretty. Looking into her eyes, it almost put me in a trance. "Have you seen any of them? There were two guys, one with spikey brown hair, and another with spikey blond hair. And there were three girls. One girl was a redhead, the other had black hair, and the third was a blond."

"Sorry, can't say that I have," she replied, looking upset that she couldn't help.

"It's ok," I said. "Say, what were you doing taking a shower there anyway?"

"I've been stranded here for a while, too, and I was starting to smell bad. I'm surprised this place still has running water," she said with a big smile on her face. "I can show you around, if you'd like. I can help you against those monsters. They aren't the only ones you need to worry about in Silent Hill. The demons that possess this place can take many forms." I may have been mistaken, but I could have sworn she grinned as she finished that sentence, but it may have just been a trick of the light.

"I guess it would be better than going alone," I said. "What did you say your name was?"

"Oh, where are my manners?" she laughed. "My name is Kurami. I grew up in the next town, and wandered here. I've been stuck ever since."

"Let's get out of here together, then," I said, taking her hand. She grabbed it and immediately pulled me closer to her. I was stunned by the sudden contact, but it was nice. She seemed like a genuinely nice person, and she was my only companionship for the time being. We pressed on through the Darkness, looking for the exit of the school.

After what seemed like hours, I was starting to give up hope of ever escaping. At least I had Kurami with me. "I think we've been down this way before, Kurami," I said. I had my gun in my right hand and Kurami's right hand in my left.

"Yeah, it shouldn't have taken this long for us to get out," she said, sounding a little scared. "Maybe…Gaaahhhh!" she screamed as a long tentacle wrapped around her ankles and she crashed to the ground. "Riku, help me!" She flailed and screamed as I tried to free her, but she was dragged into the darkness. I heard her screams echo into the abyss and I fired a few rounds, hoping to kill whatever took her, but I was too late. I had no choice but to assume she was probably already dead.

"I'm sorry, Kurami," I apologized, though I knew she couldn't hear me. I went through a door and found myself in the cafeteria. Three corpses hung from the ceiling and blood stained the tables. I tensed up as I heard something shuffle behind the divider to the kitchen. I held my pistol up and slowly walked toward the source of noise. It was pitch black all around me, the only light coming from my flashlight, which was almost dead. The sound got louder as I inched closer. I was almost to the kitchen when suddenly, a large, dog-like monster leaped from the dark. I shot the beast, but I missed and it slashed me across the chest. I collapsed to the ground in pain, and forced myself to raise the pistol once more. As the monster tried to finish me off, I shot it straight through the skull. It fell to the ground beside me and I was left bleeding on the floor.

I shined the flashlight out and saw the door slowly creak open. Something was coming toward me, and I wasn't in any shape to defend myself anymore. Fear crept into my heart as I thought of this being the end. The footsteps grew louder and closer. I raised the light to see what was coming toward me, but I was not expecting what I saw.

It was Kurami. She was smiling and looked relatively unharmed. "Oh, thank God it's you, Kurami. I thought you were dead," I said, relieved by her familiar face. Her face…there was something completely wrong. Something didn't feel right about her smile. "Umm, Kurami, are you all right?"

"Oh, I'm better than all right, Riku," she said. "I'm so overjoyed to see you again." That's when I noticed something. Her eyes had changed. They were golden, and the pupils changed to cat-like slits. She started to laugh like an insane woman.

"What's wrong with you?" I asked. "What happened to your eyes?"

I was terrified of her now for some reason. She just laughed more. "Oh, I still look like this?" she asked rhetorically. Suddenly, darkness enveloped her body and she changed. When the darkness cleared, she was a completely different woman. Her body shape had changed drastically. Her long, blond hair had turned short and black with three long spikes hanging in front of her face. Her blue shirt became a purple, low-cut cropped top and her shorts got shorter. Her figure became curvier. Her breasts grew larger and her hips were wider. She smiled and her teeth had fangs. "I told you, the demons that possess this town take many forms!" She stepped on my leg and snapped it in half. I howled in pain and she acted as if she'd heard the most beautiful music.

"Why are you doing this?" I asked through my pain. I picked the gun back up and unleashed the rest of the bullets into her. I shot her in the head and through her heart, but neither killed her. The wounds bled for a bit, but healed quickly with a sickening sound. "Please, let me go!"

"And ruin my fun? No way," she said. She straddled me and stole a quick kiss on my lips, her breasts rubbing against my chest. Instead of arousing me, however, it made me even more afraid of this demon. "It's been a while since I've had a decent meal, and you kids are just what I've been waiting for. Too bad I need to save that Vanitas for last. You need a reason to pursue me, so I can't kill him…yet!" She kissed me again and stood back up. Kurami held out her hand and materialized a katana. She raised the weapon and plunged it into my chest. I screamed from the pain and knew I was about to die. "It's a shame, you were really handsome, Riku, and very trusting. You would have made the perfect boyfriend, if I didn't want to drink your blood!"

My vision started to blur and black circles appeared in my field of vision. I was afraid, and I knew my death was unavoidable. I coughed up blood onto Kurami's stomach and she scooped it up with her fingers. She licked the blood from her fingers and grinned evilly. "Delicious…I haven't tasted human blood in so long! Now, die, Riku, so I can eat the rest of you!" She took the sword and swung it down toward the top of my skull. I closed my eyes and felt the blade cut the top of my skull before it was all over…

Author's Note: Kurami's ruthless, ain't she? lol The form she originally took is her human form from the unwritten sixth part of the Hearts series. The form and outfit before she became a Heartless and Nobody. Her Nobody looks the same, but with longer hair and red eyes. Next update will be Light and Dark. Until next time, friends...