Remember the triple asterisk (***) read Never Gone if confused.

I'm Still Dreaming

Chapter Two

"JONOUCHI!"

"LOOK OUT!" The sounds of cars hitting one another, all stopping short. A large, barreling truck, brought to a stop by a police officer. A young boy lay bleeding, possibly dying as a large wound in his chest bled all over the snowy street, staining the snow blood red. Two friends, frozen with fear. Finally, after what seemed an eternity, an ambulance came roaring down the opposite road, stopping right next to a bumped up car.

Feeling came back to Honda Hiroto's legs, as he took one step, then ran as fast as he could to the center of the street.

"Oh my God! JONOUCHI-KUN!" Otogi Ryuji finally reacted as well, running after Honda. The two ran up to an officer whom they recognized as Anzu's step-father.

"Rei!" Honda cried, standing right in front of him.

"What happened?"

"Will Jonouchi-kun be alright?"

"Why isn't anyone arresting that fool?"

"Is there anyway to make sure he lives?" Mazaki Rei was bombarded with questions from the pair.

"Calm down, calm down, you two," he said. "The driver has been apprehended. As for your friend...." He just turned to the center of the street, where Jonouchi Katsuya was carefully being loaded onto a stretcher. They could only see his feet as he was pushed into the ambulance, and it roared away. §

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"Does Bakura-kun want to know?" Otogi asked.

"Maybe," Honda said, his hands in his pockets. The two were waiting anxiously for news on Jonouchi. They had tried to contact Yugi and Anzu, but they were nowhere to be found.

"This sucks big time," Honda said finally, as if he were deciding something. Otogi shrugged. "I mean, this is so stupid. Why did he go running into the street like that, anyway?"

"He wanted to tell Yugi about his dream," Otogi said, kicking at a linoleum floor tile. "He said it was very, very urgent..."

"Yeah, well..." Honda said, looking at a certificate on the wall, "It's not that urgent. He doesn't have to be so abrupt about it.... He almost died, the bitch..." The two meandered down the hall to Bakura-kun's room. They stopped in the doorway, and peered inside.

Bakura was asleep on his side, his burned hand up by his face, his hair askew over his shoulders. His breaths were large, shuddering ones, as if he had been crying. His eyes were red, and the large, white bandage around his chest was slowly being stained red. He truly looked awful, and the fact that he was bone white didn't help.***

Honda stood before him, Otogi at his side, and gently shook his shoulder.

"Bakura-kun..... Bakura..."

"Bakura..... hey, Bakura Ryou, come on, open up....." Bakura moaned a little, and his eyes peeked open. He moved his arm out of his face, and turned slightly, so he could see his visitors.

"Oh....." he murmered. "Hi.... Uhhh....." he turned onto his back, his strength still mostly gone. Honda and Otogi knew he was still weak from the fire.

"Okay, Bakura, we just wanted to tell you that Jonouchi is here, in the hospital," Honda informed him, crouching down to his level.

"He was stupidly hit by a truck," Otogi added. Bakura gave a weak smile.

"Sounds like something Jonouchi would do," he said hoarsely. Honda laughed.

"Yeah, well.... Sometimes Jonouchi is a little crazy...."

"Hell yes." Bakura took a deep breath, his eyes closing momentarily. Honda and Otogi stood back up again, knowing how tired the boy was. Otogi switched out his lamp, and the two were quietly making their way out of the room, when Bakura said,

"Sorry about...."

"Shush up, dude," Honda said, turning back to him. "You just get some sleep, okay?" Bakura nodded, then rolled over as Honda shut the door quickly and quietly.

"He really doesn't have good luck, does he?" Otogi asked.

"Nope. Not really...."

"I hope he gets better soon," Otogi said, turning a corner. He stopped dead suddenly, scaring Honda as he walked into him.

"Hey! What the hell are you-"

"L-look!" Otogi whispered, pointing. A young girl, probably no older then Jonouchi Shizuka, was standing at the window for Jonouchi's room. (His room had an outside window so people could see him, but no one was allowed inside because he was sick.) She was dressed like royalty, wearing a long, light purple skirt and short tank, along with a gold-rimmed belt and a long, woolen, indigo shawl. She had bangles and other jewelry. To tell the truth.... She looked like Egyptian royalty. She was looking into the window with a look of sadness and pity.

"Whoa....." Honda whispered. "What happened to Anzu?"

"I don't think that's Anzu...." Otogi stated. "That girl looks younger. Plus her hair is much longer, and it's a different color."

"You're right. Her hair is darker, and her eyes are different...." The girl suddenly noticed the two standing at the end of the hall. She turned slightly, just enough for them two see both her eyes. They were mesmerizing. They were a rich red color, almost the color of moist earth. They were very large and they shone like little balls of fire. She turned all the way to face them, her hand still on the window.

That was when they saw the blood.

Blood was slowly streaming down her arm, over her finger tips. It was also coming down the left side of her face, the part that he been out of their view. Otogi and Honda were frozen, still taken by the girl's eyes. She removed her hand from the window, and tightened the indigo shawl around her shoulders. She was so pale..... the crimson blood running down her body made her look paler, if that was possible. She was a ghostly white.

"Uhhh.... E-e-excuse me," Honda started, taking a step forward. "Ummm..... Oh!" The girl opened her mouth and reached out her arm, a look of distress on her face. Her eyes lit up suddenly, and a look of happiness crossed her face. Almost like she was happy to see them.

Then, as suddenly as she moved, her image rippled slightly, her mouth moving but with no audio, and she disappeared into thin air.

"Oh my God," Otogi murmured. "What was that?"

"That.... Was insane," Honda said, breathing hard. He took a tiny step forward, then made a mad dash to the window, Otogi following him.

A crimson handprint was on the window....§

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chapter TWO!!! woOT! Anywayz….. oh BTW if yall confused this is about yami's wife and his sister and…. Well….. yeah the issues he had in the past!

Shibby-One