Chapter 3 of Rain's Pitbull

Anzu: "Hey anyone here?"

Tristan: "Maybe they went out or something."

Anzu: "The sign says they're open and they don't leave the shop unattended you know." Yugi had heard them and came down stairs. He was still holding Faller.

Yugi: "Hey guys."

Anzu: "Hi! Where is everyone? Did something happen?"

Yugi: "Well... the others are taking care of Malik."

Tristan: "What do you mean?"

Yugi: "He's sick and had passed out for awhile. He still doesn't look good."

Anzu: "Maybe we should hang out here. I don't think he'd want us to see him delirious."

Yugi: "Ya." Joey and Mr. Moto came down.

Joey: "Finally! He was so messed up! It's hard to talk to a guy when they can't understand you!" Mr. Moto went back to cleaning up. He seemed calm through this whole thing.

Anzu: "Hey, mind if I go see him?"

Yugi: "Didn't you say we should stay here?" Anzu was already upstairs by the time Yugi finished talking.

Upstairs

Anzu slowly opened the door. She looked at Malik and couldn't tell if he was awake or not. "Malik?" Malik stirred a little as if to only barely know of her presents. In only a whisper Malik was able to say "An..zu.." Anzu sat by his bed. Faller was curled up next to Malik. Malik turned his head to look at Anzu and only had his eyes open as little slits. She felt his head. It was so hot. She put a wet towel on his forehead.

Joey: "Anzu! Comon we have to go!" Anzu quickly hurried downstairs.

A few days later

Malik sat in the window and Faller sat on his lap. He had been sick for awhile. He knew that. But he didn't remember. He did remember dreams that he had before he was sick.

Yugi: "Malik! Anzu, Joey, Tristan, and I are going to the movies! Wanna come?" Malik thought for awhile. It might be nice...but why did they want him for a friend? It all sounded suspicious. "Malik?" Eh...why the hell not?

Malik: "I'll be right there!"

Walking to the movies

Anzu: "You look better Malik. You know we were all worried." Tristan came up behind him and had him in a headlock.

Malik: "Ahhh!"

Joey: "I wanna have a good match of duel monsters. I haven't had a good fight in awhile." The thought of that game shot into Malik like knife that had pierced his back. That game held old memories he wanted to forget. Malik stopped walking and stared at the group.

Anzu: "Hey? You ok?" Wind picked up and blew everything around. It seemed to focus on Malik somehow and blew around him but he just stared.

Group: "Malik!!" Thoughts raced though his head. He saw things from his dreams again. He looked up at the group and saw shadowed figures. His eyes widened and he began to step back. Faller started barking. Malik blinked, the wind and the shadows were gone.

Yugi: "What was that?"

Tristan: "Let's keep moving."

In the theater

They all sat together and seemed happy, even Malik. Tristan, Joey and Malik were eating the most and at one point got into a contest that Yugi joined in in. Anzu was too busy watching the movie that the others were paying almost no attention to. Malik looked at it once and...

Malik: "Ow!"

Group: "What's wrong?"

Malik: "I'll be right back..."

Group: "ok" Malik could feel something dripping down his arm. This was very strange. He only looked at someone in the movie. But he saw his dream again. And someone had slashed his shoulder with some weapon. He was in the bathroom and pulled up his shirt. Blood ran down his chest, back, and arm.

Malik: "Damn it! Not again!" He started getting dizzy and weak like before and tried desperately to stay awake. Faller, who he snuck in, was nuzzling his hand. "Don't fall...asleep...don't pass...out..." He couldn't though, no matter how hard he tried, he was still pulled into his nightmares.

Malik's dream

He was limping away from the creature who slashed him. The blood that dripped from his arm left a trail that more creatures were following. He soon came to a cliff that seemed to go down farther then he could see. The wind lifted him up and dropped him down.

Out of Malik's dream

Tristan: "Malik!"

Joey: "Comon man!"

Yugi: "Try to wake up!" Malik slowly opened his eyes again. He groaned.

Tristan: "Good." Tristan and Joey helped Malik up.

Malik: "Where did all this blood come from?"

Joey: "What blood?" There was no blood on Malik or anywhere.

Malik: "There was blood everywhere."

Yugi: "There's no blood now...maybe you should stay laid down."

Malik: "No! I saw it! And it's like every time I pass out something weird happens!" They walked out of the bathroom. "And something else is happening or happened or something I don't know but I know there's something going on!" They all stared at him as though he were crazy.

Anzu: "Why don't we just go home to rest?"

Malik: "You all think I'm crazy! I'm not!"

Tristan: "Calm down!"

Malik: "How can I?! I pass out every 5 seconds!"

Joey: "Comon stop!"

Malik: "Stop what?!" He grabbed a pocket knife from someone and put it to his throat.

Anzu: "Please stop!"

Joey: "Put it down! We'll get you help!"

Malik: "I'm not crazy!" Tristan snuck behind Malik and hit the knife out of his hand then grabbed him. Malik struggled to get free while Joey grabbed his feet and they carried him outside.