Author's Notes: I am REALLY REALLY REALLY BAD at giving titles to stories T_T Sorry for the uber short chapter! My idea for this is dying out too T_T Sheesh…

Yoh wandered around aimlessly. There was not a star in the sky. Not even the rustling of the trees could be heard. Yoh tried to look around but he could see nothing. It was too dark.

"Hello?" He called out softly, as he looked around for any form of reply.

Nothing at all.

Where am I?

Suddenly, flames emerged from underground, surrounding Yoh. The heat was unbearable as Yoh covered his face with his hands.

It's hot…too hot…argh…

Slowly, two hands emerged from the sea of flames and they circled around Yoh's waist. Yoh jerked up at the touch. The hands were cold. The owner of those hands moved closer, pressing his entire body onto Yoh's back. Placing his chin on Yoh's shoulder, the unknown person whispered softly into Yoh's ears. Yoh's eyes widened at the comment and froze. The flames became bigger…

And he woke up.

Yoh looked around his room. Other than the fact that he was surrounded in his own puddle of perspiration, everything appeared to be normal. Yoh heaved a sigh of relief and made his way to the toilet. He washed his face and stared at the mirror.

"Man…" he told himself, "It's the second time this happened."

… … …

"Yoh-kun, are you okay?"

Yoh snapped out of his daydream and looked at his friend. The small boy looked back with worry in his eyes.

"You look pale." He commented softly. Yoh smiled at the remark as he reached out for his toast.

"Don't worry Manta." He assured. "It's just a nightmare. Nothing much."

Manta shot a 'you-better-not-be-hiding-anything-from-me' look at Yoh before smiling back at his friend. "We could talk to the rest about it." he suggested finally. "Best way to counter nightmares is to talk about it."

Yoh nodded and laughed. "You sound like Anna!"

Manta made a face.

"No I don't!" He protested. "I'm just helping her to take care of you cause she's not around!"

Yoh laughed again.

Maybe I should do this after all.

… … …

Yoh sat on his bed. After talking to everyone about it this afternoon, he definitely felt much better. Not to mention that Amidamaru is with him. Everything will be fine. It was getting late as well. Yoh yawned and laid down. He smiled to himself. "I'm not afraid of you." And he fell asleep soon after.

Amidamaru watched from a corner. He was slightly ashamed at himself, for he was out with his friends when Yoh experienced the nightmare. This time, he was determined to watch closely, making sure Yoh would not suffer again.

Time went by slowly. Nothing extraordinary happened when the boy was asleep. "Maybe he wouldn't have the nightmare today," Amidamaru thought to himself. Suddenly, Yoh jerked up from his sleep, face painted with pure horror. Amidamaru rushed to Yoh's side.

"Yoh-dono! What happened?"

Yoh faced his guardian spirit and smiled weakly. "Same nightmare…third time."

Amidamaru looked seriously at Yoh. This can't be! He was watching Yoh the whole time and he was not struggling or anything. How can this be?

Yoh smiled at the anxious looking Amidamaru and laid back down. "Don't worry…I'm fine. You don't have to watch me anymore. These nightmares usually don't come twice in one night."

"Yoh-dono…"

"I'm fine, really!"

Amidamaru looked at Yoh, nodded and retreated to his corner again. Yoh stared at the ceiling and sighed deeply. What he didn't tell Amidamaru was that this time, he clearly saw the face of the mysterious person.

Why…?