AnimeKiwi369: I an QUITE pleased with how many reviews the last chapter got.

Akiza: 18! Seriously?

AnimeKiwi369: Yep!

Akiza: That was more reviews than you got for the first three chapters of A ROSE'S NIGHTMARE and more than the prologue of LOST AND FOUND.

AnimeKiwi369: Yeah, but don't tell Copper. She'll be devasted.

Akiza: Her story has 127 reviews, she won't be that upset.

AnimeKiwi369: Shows how much you know your daughter.

Akiza: That's a different set of stories.

AnimeKiwi369: Point taken. Hope you're excited to meet your child for this story later.

Akiza: We'll see about that. Just do the disclaimer.

AnimeKiwi369: Oh, fine. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's or its characters; only the storyline and the very few OCs in this story. And I'm sorry if Akiza, Yusei, or Luna are out of character and that this chapter is mostly dialogue.

Nightmare's Return

Chapter 2: Secrets

Luna looked at Akiza in disbelief.

"You're what?" she asked.

"I'm…pregnant." Akiza answered quietly, "You're the first person to know. I haven't told Yusei."

"How long have you known about it?"

"Two days."

"Are you very far?"

"I don't know. I'm not showing yet, so I think either one month or two."

"Why haven't you told Yusei?"

"I don't know how to tell him." Akiza told her, "I'm not sure how he'll react. And I'm afraid."

"What are you afraid of, Akiza?" Luna asked softy.

The psychic began crying and trembling uncontrollably, "M-My p-powers. W-What if I-I h-hurt m-my a-and Y-Yusei's b-baby?"

"Akiza, you have complete control."

"I thought I did before when that nightmare showed up five years ago! And look what happened then!"

"That was partially my fault."

Akiza dried her tears and looked at Luna incredulously, her mood turning 360 degrees. "None of it was your fault."

Luna sighed, "At least you're back to normal."

"Mood swing." Akiza told her. "I can't help them." She lied down on the bed and closed her eyes, "You can't tell anyone."

"Why?"

"I want to figure out how to tell the others myself. Please, Luna, promise you won't tell anyone. Especially Yusei. I want to tell them."

Luna sighed again, "All right, I promise. But you won't be able to put it much longer once you start showing." She told the psychic before leaving.

"Whatever." Akiza muttered once the younger girl was gone. She felt tired and fell asleep. She woke up screaming again, trembling worse than ever.

"Akiza!" Yusei exclaimed hearing his wife's scream break the silence and rushed up to their bedroom. Her eyes were still closed; she was still in that nightmare. "Wake up! Snap out it, Akiza!" he tried as he shook her shoulder. "Please, Akiza!"

Her eyes shot open and they had a frightened look in them. More frightened than before when she had, had that nightmare. She was trembling violently.

"I'm s-sorry." She cried, throwing her arms around Yusei's neck. "I'm so happy you're safe." He pulled her into his chest and stroked her hair.

"Shhh…" he told her, "Calm down. It's okay."

Akiza clutched his shirt tightly, "Don't leave me." She told him. "Please forgive me."

"I already have, but you need to calm down. It was only a dream, sweetheart."

"As far as you know!" she cried into his chest. "I don't want to hurt you."

"I told you before: you're not going to hurt me."

"Yes, I will!" she almost shouted, "You need to forget me."

Yusei pulled her back and pressed his lips to hers. "I will do no such thing, Mrs. Fudo." He told her firmly.

The name hit her like a ton of bricks. She began sobbing more uncontrollably.

"Akiza, honey, tell me what's wrong."

"I-I d-don't d-deserve y-you." She responded, trembling.

"Don't say that." He said gently as he stroked her cheek.

"I-I l-love y-you." She stuttered through tears, "I-I'm s-sorry."

"You don't need to apologize for a nightmare."

Akiza just clung to her husband. I don't deserve him or this child. I'm too dangerous, no matter what he says. She thought. Yusei stroked her hair, whispering sweet nothings to her. She cried for a few minutes in silence, but when she stopped, she didn't move away from Yusei.

"Are you okay now?" he asked.

"For now." She responded, pulling back from him, "Yusei, there's something I need to tell you."

"What is it?"

"It's…" She started staring into his eyes, wanting to tell him about the pregnancy, but as she stared into those gorgeous blue-indigo eyes, she lost her nerve. "It's nothing."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure!" she yelled, her mood turning again, and then regretted it. "I-I'm sorry."

"It's all right." He told her again, although he was beginning to sound annoyed.

Akiza lied back down on bed and looked at Yusei with sad eyes.

"If you don't mind, I'm going to go now." Yusei said. She nodded and closed her eyes, but didn't fall asleep. She heard him leave the room and close the door.

Akiza rested her hands on her stomach, "I'm sorry, but I don't know how to tell you, Yusei. I don't know how to tell you about this child. And with these mood swings, I'm not sure I'll survive this pregnancy."

Yusei walked downstairs into the living room where Luna was reading a book.

"Luna, do you know what's wrong with Akiza?" he asked, and he saw her shoulders stiffen slightly.

"No, Yusei, I don't." she lied, although Yusei couldn't tell; she had promised Akiza she wouldn't tell anyone about her being pregnant. "Sorry." She gave an apologetic smile, "I hope she's okay, though."

"I hope so, too." He said, "She's becoming distant again. I don't want to go through that experience again. I've almost lost her once."

"I know, Yusei." Luna told him sympathetically, "I'm sure she'll be fine."

"I hope so." He repeated, "I wish she'd tell me what's wrong. She was going to tell me something, but said it was nothing."

"Maybe she was going to tell you," she started, but then remembered her promise.

"Tell me what?"

"Uh…nothing!" Luna lied again; she looked at the clock and got up, "Oh! Hey! Look at the time! I gotta get to the…gotta go!" she dashed out of the apartment in a surprisingly Leo-like manner, leaving Yusei confused.

What does she know? He wondered and sighed as he sat down. I'm sure she'll tell me if it's important.

Up with Akiza

Akiza stared lazily at the ceiling, rubbing her stomach.

"I'm not sure I can go through with this." She said quietly to the empty room. "Not if I have this nightmare again. What if I hurt you and Yusei?" she asked the child inside of her even though she knew it couldn't hear her, as far as she knew.

"I don't want to do that. I won't be able to live with myself if I hurt Yusei," She repeated the words she had said all those years ago. "or you. But I really should just tell him about you." She said, speaking again to the child, beginning to feel comfortable with it being inside of her.

If you tell him, his love for you will fade. A dark voice told her.

"Who…Who's there?" she asked, sitting up.

I'm not in your room. It said, But Yusei's love for you will die if you tell him about the child.

"No, it won't." she retorted.

Yes, it will. The voice shot back.

"Who are you?" Akiza demanded, even though it was to an empty room.

I'm your deepest fears. And there isn't a way for you to tell Yusei about the child without me showing up. You won't tell him about the child or me. Or else I'll cause you pain not even your precious husband can comprehend. The voice snarled.

"You can't hurt me. You're just a voice." She pointed out.

Oh, can't I? the voice asked, If you don't believe me—

"I don't." she told the voice, getting slightly angry.

It's not polite to interrupt. The dark voice reprimanded, For that I'll show you a taste of my power.

Akiza felt a dark presence surround her, getting tighter and tighter, making it impossible to breathe. She felt herself begin to move, but she wasn't trying to move. The dark presence lifted her off the ground and threw her back on the ground hard and she whimpered in pain.

Tell Yusei about me or that child and you'll experience my true power. The dark voice told her before disappearing.

Akiza felt tears in her eyes as she tried to get up, but fell back on the floor as she gasped for breath "I don't want to keep so many secrets from Yusei, but I don't have a choice."

AnimeKiwi369: And commence torture.

Akiza: I hate you.

AnimeKiwi369: Yes, I know. So, anyone know who the voice is? It plays a very large roll in the torture. *Wearing a twisted grin*.

Akiza: This is going to be your most twisted fanfiction.

AnimeKiwi369: And you would be quite correct. But I don't just torture you. I only torture you for about the first half. I torture another character for the second half.

Akiza: I still hate you.

AnimeKiwi369: Yeah, for now.

Akiza: We'll see.

AnimeKiwi369: *Sighs*. I can't get through to you right now. I'll just go to the review request. Please be kind and please review. And since I know that this wasn't that good of a chapter, I'm only going to ask for 5 reviews again. And I appreciate all who have reviewed and will review. I'll try to have the next chapter up as soon as I can. ;D