AnimeKiwi369: Thanks to a reviewer named asianpandaxxx, I am posting the sequel to A ROSE"S NIGHTMARE!

Akiza: Oh, no! Now I'm the torturned one!

AnimeKiwi369: I can't defend myself against that. I do torture you some.

Akiza: If I had a nickle everytime I heard that from you, I'd have enough to get a house.

AnimeKiwi369: Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know I'm eating Chinese food. And I have chopsticks.

Akiza: And that is important because why?

AnimeKiwi369: I'm going to offer some to you because of how I torture you this chapter.

Akiza: Speaking of which, what about the disclaimer?

AnimeKiwi369: Oh, yeah. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's or its characters; I only own the story and my own characters. Yes! I have a few OCs in this story! And this chapter and most of the first part of the story is a lot of dialogue. Now to the sequel!


Nightmare's Return

Chapter 1: Return of the Nightmare

Akiza hadn't even thought about the nightmare for five years now and had been sleeping fine when the same wretched dream returned. But it seemed different. She couldn't place it, but the nightmare was different somehow. She felt herself tremble and tears spill from her eyes as she relived the horrifying climax that had scared her so long ago and cried out Yusei's name.

She felt someone shaking her shoulder.

"Akiza, wake up!" a familiar, honey smooth voice called out to her, "Please."

The nightmare replayed over and over, like before.

"Snap out of it, sweetheart!" the voice came again. "Akiza! Please!"

Her eyes shot open to see those familiar blue-indigo eyes looking at her. "Yusei?" her voice came out barely above a whisper. She sat up and ran her hands over the features of his face, "You're not hurt? Yusei!" she cried again as she threw her arms around his neck, like she had all those years ago.

"Darling, what's wrong?" he asked her as he wrapped his arms around her.

"I dreamt of…" she trailed off.

"That nightmare returned, didn't it?" she numbly nodded, resting her head on his shoulder. Yusei stroked her now long burgundy red hair. "It was only a dream." He said, like he had five years ago.

There was a knock at their door and Luna opened it.

"Are you two okay?" she asked, "I heard a cry."

"It's fine, Luna." Yusei told the seventeen year-old. "We're fine."

"If you say so." She responded and closed their door. The older Signers were still living with the nearly adult twins, since their parents were never around. Even though all of them had enough for their own places, they enjoyed living with the twins. And Carly and Crow's fiancée (and a now good friend of Akiza, Luna, and Carly), Dove, had moved in with them, too.

It had been over six years since the Dark Signers appeared and had been defeated. Each of the former Dark Signer (minus the Goodwin brothers) had gone back to their normal lives and Carly had become Jack's wife and both were expecting a baby boy in a couple months.

Yusei and Akiza had gotten married two years ago, but started sleeping together a couple weeks before they had gotten married. Everyone had forgotten about that nightmare that had scared Akiza five years ago. At least they thought they had. The psychic hadn't thought about that nightmare for years, why would it return now?

She continued to tremble, despite being held by her husband. "Why did that nightmare return?" she asked through trembling breaths, holding back tears.

"I don't know." He told her softly, "Shhh…it's okay." He pulled her gently down on the bed, keeping her close while she tried to calm down.

"I didn't mean to hurt you."

"I know. But it was only a dream."

"I'm sorry I woke you up." She told him once she calmed down enough to speak. She looked at the clock by their bed: 2:20 A.M.

Yusei stroked her cheek lightly with the back of his hand, "I don't mind; helping you is a part of our marriage. I'll always be here to help you."

"I know that." She responded quietly, leaning into her husband's arms. "But I still don't like waking anyone up."

"It's okay." He repeated. "Would you like to talk about it? You really never did tell us what happened in that nightmare. Just that your powers run wild and you end up killing me."

Akiza turned on her other side, so her back was to Yusei and couldn't see his face. "I told you before; I never want to relive that nightmare. Ever. And there's nothing else about that nightmare that you don't know."

Yusei sighed, and turned onto his back. "All right."

They were silent for several minutes and Yusei was almost asleep again.

"Yusei?"

"Hmm?" he asked sleepily.

"You know I love you, right?"

"Of course I do." He responded, "I love you too."

Akiza heard Yusei's breathing become deep and rhythmic. She turned back over and saw him back asleep. She was too awake to sleep.

He looks so peaceful when he sleeps. She thought. If only I could be peaceful when I sleep. She placed a hand on Yusei's chest, over his heart. Akiza moved closer to him, moving her hand across her husband's chest, wrapping her arm around it.

Akiza brushed her eyelashes on Yusei's neck as she tried relaxing.

"I love you." She whispered in his ear, as she felt tears prick her eyes and she willed them not to fall, "I love you. I'll always love you. I don't want to hurt you."

She softly laid her head on his shoulder as tears disobeyed her and fell. Akiza found herself trembling, afraid to sleep, like she had five years ago. She closed her eyes, letting the tears she had held back earlier stream down her cheeks. And let herself cry and cry and cry; not all of it was from her fright.

The nightmare had been so much worse this time. It had started out as a nice day with her and Yusei, but then it turned into that wretched nightmare, with her facing Misty while she was under Sayer's complete control. But it ended the same way it had previously five years ago. With her killing her true love, Yusei, after they confessed how they truly cared for each other. She shuddered as she remembered feeling the wetness of Yusei's blood, as it drenched her while she pressed his dead body against her body. He was the one that ended up dead in that dream, but she felt half-dead as she laid there.

Akiza moved her head and placed it over Yusei's heart, listening to it beat under her head in a soothing, rhythmic pattern. She felt a strong hand rub her back and turned her head towards her Signer husband. His eyes were still closed, but he was obviously awake. He moved his arm around her, keeping her close.

"I'll protect you." He told her, "You need to sleep."

She nodded numbly and let herself grow drowsy.

"Yusei, I'm..." she trailed off as she fell asleep.

Yusei's eyes opened when he heard her trail off. Before when she had trailed off, the words were important. So they had to be now. "Yusei, I'm…?" Then what was she going to say this time. Was she going to apologize again?

"Akiza, what is it?" he asked, though in vain. She was already asleep. He looked at her, and smiled. She's so cute when she sleeps. He thought.

Fortunately for Akiza, the nightmare didn't return while she slept for the rest of that night. But she did get another unpleasant awakening when she felt sick and had to run into the bathroom of their master bedroom of the twins'. She was sick for several minutes before she felt mostly better and brushed her teeth after she flushed the toilet.

Akiza went back into the bedroom, where Yusei was getting dressed, and crawled back under the covers.

"Is something wrong, honey?" he asked her as she pulled the covers up to her chin.

"No." she lied, "I just don't feel well."

Yusei went over to her and put the back of his hand to her forehead.

"You're a little warm." He commented, "You should stay in bed until you feel better."

"I was planning on it." She said less irritably than she intended.

"I'll be downstairs." He told her as he lightly kissed her head.

"All right."

Yusei left their room and went downstairs, seeing the twins and Jack and Carly.

"Where are Crow and Dove?" he asked curiously.

"Take a guess." Jack told them.

"Is Akiza still asleep?" Luna asked.

"No." Yusei shook his head, "She doesn't feel well."

"Really?" the youngest Signer inquired and Yusei nodded, "Do you know what she might be sick with?"

"No, but I think it's either from crying last night or the flu."

"'Crying?'" Carly repeated.

"That nightmare came back."

"Poor Akiza." Luna said quietly as she fixed continued to fix breakfast for the others. She was probably the best cook in the apartment. When she finished cooking, she made some tea and went up to Yusei and Akiza's bedroom. Luna knocked softly on the closed door.

"Come in." came the response and Luna went in. Akiza was sitting up on the bed, reading a book. She looked slightly different. She had a slight aura about her. The psychic put the book down when she saw the other female Signer and smiled a little, "Morning, Luna."

"Morning, Akiza." she responded as she came over to the bed and held out the teacup. "Yusei said you weren't feeling well, so I made you some tea."

"Thanks." She told her as she took what the younger girl had made.

"You don't look like you feel sick."

Akiza's face fell a little, and she sighed. "I don't feel sick anymore. Thanks again."

"You're welcome." Luna responded and headed for the door.

"Luna, wait." Akiza commanded and bit her lip. Luna obeyed and came back into the room. She sat on the bed. Akiza hadn't planned on telling anyone yet, but she needed to. Luna would be able to keep her secret until she told Yusei. She looked at the bedding.

"What is it?" she asked.

"There's something I need to tell you guys, especially Yusei, but I don't know how to tell you."

"What is it?" she repeated, "You can tell me."

"When I was sick earlier, I wasn't because I've caught something."

Luna looked at her with curious eyes. "What do you mean?"

"I haven't even told Yusei, yet." Akiza strayed off a bit and looked at Luna her eyes fill with fear and excitement, but mostly fear. "The thing is, Luna, I'm…" she trailed off a bit as she looked away again.

"What?" Luna asked, "You're what."

Akiza looked back at the younger Signer with a more fearful than excited expression. "I'm pregnant."


AnimeKiwi369: Nice twist, huh?

Akiza: I'm going to KILL YOU!

AnimeKiwi369: *Now from inside bomb shelter*. Try and get me out from here then!

Akiza: Get out here!

AnimeKiwi369: No! I'm afraid of you!

Akiza: What am I doing trying to get a fourteen-year-old?

AnimeKiwi369: I'm going to be fifteen in less than two months!

Akiza: Does that really mattler?

AnimeKiwi369: Not really. Oh and sorry if either Yusei or Akiza is out of character. As for reviews, I'd love to have nice reviews please.

Akiza: And she'll probably want at least 5.

AnimeKiwi369: You must be-oh, wait, you are psychic.

Akiza: I'm not that kind of psychic.

AnimeKiwi369: Before this gets any longer, please be kind and please review and I'll try and update this in a few days.