A/N: At first it is from another point of view, from then on it's Yami's point of view once more. In th next chappie you'll find out if she made it. Now...on with the story!

By the way...I don't like to do this but I have to...I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chapter 4

The Dream

His crimson eyes closed slowly as he drifted off into slumber…He wasn't aware of the glowing necklace in his pocket.

It was a dark, clear night. You could see all of the stars and the moon in the clear night sky. It was peaceful and quiet...then I heard footsteps coming closer. They stopped for a brief moment but then they came again. Someone was running. I saw a figure approach me. Her long hair flowing gracefully behind her. As she drew closer, I was able to see her eyes. They were open wide as if she was afraid of something.

She stopped briefly yet again to look over her shoulder. Her long hair covering her face, she moved it away gently and ran towards me. I finally realized who she was...it was the girl from last night. She ran past me and kept going. I ran after her wondering about why I was dreaming about her.

"Her fate and destiny are intertwined with yours..." I heard a familiar voice call out.

"Shadi?" I asked, still running after her.

"No...it isn't Shadi," the voice replied.

"Then who are you?" I asked. The girl was still ahead of me...but at this moment I can't help but wonder who it is that's talking to me.

"You'll see pharaoh...you'll see." was all he said. His voice echoing through the city.

I was still thinking of the mysterious voice when the girl bumped into someone. I fell too and looked to see whom had she bumped into.

"Can't you talk?" I heard a familiar voice say. I looked up to see Yugi and me...last night, while leaving the movie theater. The moment passed by quickly and I found myself chasing the girl yet again. She kept running and stopped for a fourth time looking over her shoulder. She saw right thru me and saw the men that were after her the night before. They spotted her and she began to run again and I followed once more.

She stopped in an alleyway to catch her breath for a while. Snow began to fall quickly all around the city. She was about to run off yet again when she was caught by one of the men that was following her.

"We've finally found you…" the first one began. He grabbed her writs and pushed her against the wall. She began to struggle and the second one pulled out a pocketknife.

"You're coming with us," said the second one. I couldn't see clearly how he looked liked. All I could see was his back which was facing me.

"He's right! We finally have caught you and you won't escape my grip this time no matter how hard you try!" said the first one. He was slightly shorter than the second one and I couldn't see much else due to the dim lights around us.

"Stop struggling! We need to take you to our boss!" said the one playing with the pocket knife. She looked like she was at the brink of shouting but couldn't. The first one had a hard time keeping her still.

"Do something about this! She won't stop moving!" yelled the first one.

"Let me take care of this!" the second thug. He approached them and stabbed her in her stomach area. She gasped in pain and looked like she wanted to kill him. Even with that she wasn't going to give that easily.

"We aren't supposed to hurt her!"

"What do you want? She won't stop moving!" the second one replied while stabbing her once more. She gave up fighting and bowed her head as if she were unconscious…or worse…dead.

"You hurt her badly man! Now we're really going to get it!"

"Unless we leave her here and explain the whole thing. He'll probably thank us because the threat's gone." Threat? She's harmless! She's just and innocent teenager! I understand Yugi and I being threats since we've had to save the world a couple of times but she seems harmless.

"Yeah but he wanted her for something!"

"I know! But she struggles to much. Just leave her alone. There's no way she'll make it out of this one alive."

"You're right. It'll be a miracle if she does…and miracles don't happen."

"Exactly. Drop her and let's get out of here. We'll come back tomorrow and make sure she's dead."

"If you say so…We should keep and eye on her just in case."

"Look at her! Do you think she'll be able to move?"

"All right then! Now let's go. She's should be left alone to die," said the first one as the he dropped her. She slid down to the ground and stayed there. Both men looked at her one last tome before leaving.

I heard their footsteps fade away and pretty soon they were out of sight. I walked further into the alley and she looked up and opened her eyes. She looked at her wounds and pulled out something from her pants pocket and wrapped it around her wounds. She got up, struggling to do so and began to walk. I followed behind her. I wanted to help her so badly but I can't…it's just a dream…is it?

She kept walking, struggling to do so…she was still bleeding and leaving a small trail of blood on the fresh snow. I keep going after her hoping that somehow I'm going to be able to help her. I keep following her and she doesn't stop walking. She stumbles once but she manages to recover on time.

She stops and a small smile spread across her face. I looked the direction she was facing and saw the game shop near. It seems that she knew who we were and where we lived and hoped that we would help. She headed towards it when she pulled into the alley where I found her.

"Give me your money kid!" said a big boned boy that held her by her shirt, exposing her bloody wounds. Out of all moments to be mugged…

"I said…Give me your money!" He screamed louder. Apparently he took it personally when she didn't answer to his demands. He threw her against the wall, causing her to get hit on the head and land on the small blanket of snow. She wasn't moving at all.

"No use stealing from you by force," he said while leaving.

I woke up with a start. I looked around the room and saw a fading glow in my pocket. I took out whatever it was that was in there and found the Millennium Necklace. So it wasn't a dream after all…those things really did happen to her. I checked on Yugi and he was still asleep over the files. I checked on the girl once more and she seemed even better than before. Her color was still drained from her face, she was just as pale as before, but something about her ensured me that she was fine…for the time being.

"I promise not to let anything hurt you. I'll make sure that whoever is causing more pain than necessary to such a person as you…will pay. A girl like you shouldn't be cooped up in a hospital as often as you have," I said to myself. I know how much these words mean to someone like you…even if you couldn't hear me, I promise to be there for you…always. I know that if Yugi were awake he'd say the same thing. I'll anything I can to protect her from harm. She doesn't deserve this.