Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh.. but imagine if I did! We wouldn't need fanfiction to watch Joey and Malik make out and do other random naughty things that I shouldn't mention!

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Chapter Two:  Night Terrors! Or maybe not…

Joey's POV:

A warm wind blew across the adjacent green valley. A butterfly fluttered it's baby blue wings past my nose as I lied in the sea green grass beside my blond-haired love, Mai. Her mostly lavender (and rather revealing) attire matched the purple snow-capped mountains in the distance. Everything seemed so perfect... I leaned in to plant a kiss on my love's ruby-red lips, inching closer and closer to her radiantly gorgeous face, this perfect moment seemingly lasting forever.

The ground beneath us began to rumble, my ideal moment shattered as if it were glass. The purple mountains turned to volcanoes, molten hot lava spewing from their tops. The ground beneath us began to break, until split in two. I pulled my love close to me in a vain attempt to protect her, failing miserable as the ground beneath her vanished, pulling her into an abyss of shadows.

"Mai!!" I called out, reaching out for her, searching in the darkness for my blond lover. But I couldn't see her, or anything. I too had been swallowed up in the dark abyss. Tears brimmed my eyes, threatening to fall at any moment. How could I loose her like this? How could I have been so careless?

"Mai..", was the last words I heard escape from my mouth before ending my nightmare. I slid open my eye lids to find myself in the mass of tangled blue sheets I call my bed. Nothing new there. What did surprise me was the purple-eyed blond snuggled into my chest, and not the blond I call my lover.

"Ma...Malik?!", I cried, confused to how he managed to slip in to my bed, not to mention snuggle up so close to me.

"Hm..?", he grunted sleepily. I couldn't help but feel guilty for waking the poor Egyptian from his dreams. With him snuggled so close to me, him warmth helping me through the freezing air of night… it felt kinda... nice…

But I haven't even done this kind of thing with Mai yet!! "Mind telling me what the hell you're doing here?!", I yelled annoyed.

"Oh, um…" he looked up at me, now fully awake. A blush spread across his tanned Egyptian face. "I was cold. The covers didn't really help, so I thought maybe body heat would."

"Haven't you ever heard of a thermostat?!"

"What's that?"

My younger sister had now appeared in the doorway, her eye brows crossed in confusion. "Joey? What's going on here?"

I shot to an upright position with a jolt, shocked by the fact that my sister had just witnessed me in bed with Malik. "Serenity?! Uh… What are you doing up?!"

"I was worried with all the screaming, what's going on?!" her expression quickly changed from worried to furious. "Don't tell me you're cheating on Mai!"

"No! It's not like that, it's just, uh..." I turned to Malik, hoping he'd have a better explanation than what I came up with.

No luck. "I don't get it..." he said quizzically. Ichizu, Odion and I used to do this all the time. What's the big deal?"

"Didn't need to know that one." I said as many evil images flashed through my mind.

Malik had obviously figured out my view on things. "Not like that, you fool!! I just meant for warmth and protection when I had a nightmare or whatever!"

My sister heaved a relieved sigh. "So you're not cheating on Mai."

"Right. Don't worry about it. I wouldn't even think of cheating on Mai." I assured my sister with a confident grin.

 "Okay, but…" Serenity began. "If you guys ever deicide to make out or anything, can I watch?"

Malik immediately lit up like a glowing red light bulb. I felt warmth spread across my cheeks as well. Why can't I be better at hiding my emotions?! "Don't you think it's a little late, Serenity?"

"Alright, I get it!" Giggling could be heard as she walked down the hall back to her room.

I turned my attention back to Malik whose face was still lobster-red. He really can be adorable when he's embarrassed… I mean, what's he still doing here?! "You're not planning on moving, are you?"

He shook his head sheepishly in reply, my sister's previous question still lingering in his blush. "This bed's so much more comfortable…"

Yeah right. "Okay, stay here for tonight." Did I just give in to somebody for the first time in my life? Did I just let him win?! Or do I think I'm winning in another way… Maybe having him near me is my prize… "But just for tonight, okay?"

He sleepily nodded his head before letting a tired yawn escape his lips, probably not even knowing what he's agreeing to. Dark lids slid back over his lilac eyes. Before long a faint breathing could be heard from his sleeping form, dreams replacing his thoughts of confusion from just a few minutes before.

A smile spread across my face as I admired the resting boy's beauty before plopping down next to him. His arms subconsciously reached around me, his tanned skin standing out against my lighter skin. His body was now so close to my own I could feel him shiver against me. I pulled him closer to me in my own arms, shielding him from the icy air. Is this what my dream meant? Am I letting Mai go, just to carelessly fall in love with Malik? Or am I just holding him here in my arms out of the kindness of my heart?

He subconsciously cuddles even closer to me, beaming in his dream-like state. His adorable features practically lure me in to plant a kiss between his parted creamy-blond bangs. "Good night…", I whisper, more to myself than him as I drift off into my own dream, to tired to even realize my actions. It was now my turn to slide down my lids and drift off into my own dream.

End Note- Okay, this chapter was much shorter than I intended it to be. Sorry 'bout that! I'll just save all the stuff I was gunna cram into this chapter for the next one. I guess I just didn't want to make my one reviewer wait too long. Oh, if you've read this far, please review. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!