His eyes always follow me. At first I thought he was forming some plan to defeat me the next time I challenged him, or simply doing the smart thing and observing an enemy, but it's been going on for too long. It has long since ceased to be amusing, and is becoming extremely irritating.

I wonder if he knows that. The way he looks I could almost believe he thinks I haven't noticed. But that can't be right. He's just trying to unnerve me. That would be perfectly fine with me – I like having an adversary who can be just as creative as I – except for the fact that it's working.

Sometimes now I wake up wondering if he's watching me. I'm starting to dream of being watched by huge crimson eyes. Ryou's starting to complain that I'm paranoid, and I'm tempted to agree with him on that. Ryou also says that he isn't really watching me, that I just think he is, but I know it.

Perhaps I should just stay in the Ring. He can't see me then. The only reason I haven't is because that would be giving in. If I changed my behavior because of his staring it would be admitting defeat, and I will not lose to him. Not in this.

I'm supposed to be the one who inspires fear, damnit! Although, it isn't really fear. There isn't anything that he can actually do to me after all, and I've lost count of how many times I've proved that. But he just keeps staring at me.

I hate him.