Yesterday I had the oddest dream. I don't quite remember what it was about, but I do remember one thing. The eyes. Those blood red eyes, as alive as fire itself, burning, scorching me inside and out. I remember the emotions: a bittersweet mix of fear and fatal attraction. The man. I remember the man's—

"Yugi, YUGI!"

I blinked, coming out of my reverie and back to the Domino University. I focused in as my best friend Joey reached over and felt my forehead.

"Hey, Yuge, you feelin' alright?" He asked, worry in his honey colored eyes. I chuckled nervously, trying to lighten the mood.

"Yeah! I'm good!" Joey frowned, unconvinced.

"Yeah? If you're so good, then why did you look like you were going to fall asleep in your favorite class and didn't budge when the bell rang five minutes ago?"

The bell rang?

I faltered in my front, not realizing Joey was watching me the whole time. Sighing, I let my shoulders slump, and my eyes (which I had been trying so hard to keep open) droop. Joey sat there, giving me the look that said, "It's up to you. If you want to tell, then I'm listening."

"Yesterday I didn't get much sleep." I admitted. Joey nodded, giving the bags under my eyes a quick once over, and then looked directly at me again.

"Was there any particular reason…?" I nodded, then shuddered.

"I had this…dream. Well, actually, it was more like a nightmare." I corrected, it all suddenly coming back to me. Joey nodded, encouraging me to continue. "In the dream, it was dark. Not dark as in, 'oh it's getting late,' I mean the darkest black you can think of, where it's so dark, shadows can't even be seen. It was the shade of terror, Joey, I swear to the Lord above it was." I whispered, knowing that I looked scared beyond reason. Joey nodded, a frown slowly starting to meld on to his handsome features. I took a shaky breath and continued. "I was looking in the mirror at myself, but…it wasn't me. It was me, but at the same time, there were little differences." I couldn't help the shudder that passed through me at the remembrance of the man. Blood red eyes, wild and sensual, seducing me with his gaze…framed with thick, black eyelashes, which rested on regal cheek bones…a beautiful tan, obviously not from the nearest tanning salon…perfect, full lips that twisted into a predatory smirk…

"Yuge? I'm losin' ya, bud." I snapped back to reality, flushing beet red.

"Sorry about that…" I murmured, giving Joey an apologetic look. Joey smiled and made the universal gesture for, "Go on." I nodded and concentrated, trying to remember what came next. It was like someone was toying with my head, making me remember only some of the bizarre dream. I rubbed my now pounding forehead, moaning in defeat. Joey gave me a look that could only be described as, "What the heck is going on with my best friend?" I growled, angry at the fact that I couldn't remember the dream. It felt like I was missing a very important piece of it, the part that made my blood chill at the remembrance.

"It's alright, Yuge. You don't have to tell me if you don't—" I cut him off.

"I do want to tell you, but, in all honesty, I can't remember it. At all. It's like…like my mind decided to trash that whole memory." Joey folded his arms, deep in thought.

"Ya know, Yuge, I read about this once. Where ya mind jus' can't take a memory, so it completely gets rid of it." I furrowed my brows, trying to remember what I was so desperate to forget. Was it really that bad?

Unknown POV

"Oh, oh, oh, Little One, what are trying to do?" A melodic tenor voice chuckled, watching his precious Yugi talk to his friend. He found himself smirking as his dear one tried to recall his…encounter with him. The mysterious figure eyes widened a bit as Yugi almost got to the important part in his dream. That would be bad. With a wave of his hand, the man caused the shadows that surrounded Yugi to fog over his memory. It would last at least a good couple of hours. He smirked, licking his lips.

"Sorry, love, but that's private information for only you and me to know." The man felt his smirk turn predatory. That blonde boy better not mess with his plan, or else…

"Don't worry, my little one, soon you will know what has happened, and then we will finally meet. And believe me, you won't be scared then."