Mile in My Paws
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Author's Note: So, this is a new story I thought up of last night. It will not be a Yaoi story, will have Het in it though. Reason for this story? Ha! I love dogs, I'm a trainer and an expert on them, and so I will give an explanation for the breeds that I put in here. FYI Yugi and Atemu have seperate bodies, it's almost like an alternate ending where Atemu gets his own body instead of going to the afterlife.
Summary: Jounouchi makes a wish that transforms Kaiba into a dog, but something goes wrong and Atemu is also changed into a dog. When Anzu finds them on the streets, will she ever figure out one of these canines is her crush? And what happens when Jounouchi adopts Kaiba? AnzuxAtemu and hints of other pairings.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!
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To Wish Upon a Star
Chapter 1
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Domino City
Thursday, 9:15 PM
The sound of padding paws echoed throughout the various alleys. The cold whistling wind blew harshly against the clattering shutters while the silvery moonlight shinned down on the streets. Thousands of bright stars were scattered throughout the dark blue sky, as the rumbling noises and lights of late night traffic emitted throughout town. A shrill bark was heard as a red colored dog rushed out of the street to avoid a honking car.
The canine had an agile body with the color of red and a hint of tan, his slender tail was held down, almost between his legs. He looked back with his crimson eyes, watching the car drive away, inhaling some of its strong fumes into his flesh colored nose. Large bat ears(Vocab: 1) perked up, listening closely to the surrounding noises. His short hair caused him to shiver slightly from the cold breeze, the Pharaoh Hound trotted over to another dog that stood in the alley, a well built Doberman
The Doberman was a rather large dog with a powerful but lean body. His tan and black colored hair stood up slightly as he stared down at the smaller dog with his azure eyes. Medium sized pointed ears were held up in a dominent manner and his hackles were slightly raised.
"You should watch where you're going Atemu." The Doberman said to the other dog, the few people that passed by them stared, but they only heard barks and whimpers coming from the dogs.
"Kaiba, we need to find someone to help us get out of this situation." The Pharaoh Hound by the name of Atemu spoke. "I don't plan on staying like this forever, and we need to find a way to fix it."
"And you think I want to stay like this?" Kaiba, the Doberman said. "But I don't want to get sent to the pound, so I'm staying hidden."
"No, but you don't seem to be trying to do anything useful about it." Atemu said sternly.
"Because I'm smart enough to not get run over by a car." Seto said irritably.
Atemu glared at the CEO, knowing that Kaiba was just as confused as he was. None of them knew how or why this happened, or how they were going to change back. Was some evil force trying to take revenge on him again? No, that couldn't be the case, most of his previous enemies challenged him to Shadow Games. But what else could it be? That's what confused Atemu the most.
-Flashback-
Domino City Park
Thursday, 8:10 PM
Atemu was walking through the park, the rich green grass crushing beneath his feet. His odd tri-colored spiked hair caused many stares from people, and more stared recognizing him as the Game King, or a taller version of the real Game King. He stopped when finally reaching his destination, crimson eyes darted around looking for his opponent, and he spotted him.
Seto Kaiba, CEO of KaibaCorp, a seventeen year old billionaire. He was tall and handsome with rich brown hair that was perfectly cut with a few locks that hung down on his forehead. Cold blue eyed stared at Atemu as the shorter male strode over to him.
"I thought you'd show up." Seto said coldly to Atemu.
"I'd never turn down a duel." Ex-Pharaoh said, smirking.
"Well then, lets get this started." The CEO said, lips curling into a smirk as well.
Both males stepped far away from each other, holding out their right arms as the duel disk fastened on them turned on. Nearby people gathered around, interested to watch two of some of the most respected duelists battle.
Seto Kaiba had dueled Yugi many times, who was even better than Atemu and constantly lost. When Atemu got his own body granted by Shaadi, Seto had started dueling him quite often. No matter how much he hated to lose to the two, he had a high amount of respect for both of them and they were some of the most fun people to duel with.
Their duel lasted late into the night, as a result their audience had left to return home. Atemu had out his Dark Magician while Kaiba had out his last Blue Eyes White Dragon, which was weakened due to one of Atemu's trap cards. Atemu was about ready to deliver the finishing blow, but was halted when a bright light flashed, blinding them both.
Atemu was the first to wake up, rapidly blinking his eyes to clear his vision. The first thing he realized was that he felt very... odd. Atemu looked down at himself and was shocked to see what he found. Two red paws placed on the grassy ground, his paws, he had been transformed into a dog! Horrified, he frantically looked around at his surroundings and then his crimson eyes focused on another dog.
A strong black and tan dog lay sleeping in the grass; Atemu stared at him for awhile before approaching him. Could this be Kaiba? He nudged the Doberman with his flesh colored nose, attempting to wake him up.
Suddenly, the dogs head shot up. "What is it?!" He seethed. "And what is this mutt doing here?!" Obviously angered from being disturbed.
"Kaiba, it's me Atemu." The Pharaoh said.
"What?" He said in a somewhat stern tone, he then looked down at himself. Azure eyes widened with shock on what he saw, paws, canine paws. He and Atemu were transformed into dogs!
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Domino City
Thursday, 9:20 PM
That was how it all started, why they were here now, in the bodies of two canines. They then heard a female voice speaking not far away, the two dogs looked towards the sound saw a girl exciting the dance studio across the street.
"Okay guys see you later." The girl said.
Atemu studied the girl carefully; she finally stepped out of the building giving Atemu a chance to see who she was. She had short chestnut brown hair, sparkling cerulean eyes, soft porcelian skin, and an athletic slender body. Crimson eyes widened in shock and relief when he realized who it was. Anzu! Oh thank Ra its Anzu! He ran across the street, his paws making quiet padding noises as he galloped towards her.
Anzu heard a noise and looked up to see a thin red dog running towards her, another larger muscular one walked in a somewhat dominent mannor across the street towards her as well, though at a much slower pace. Then the red dog jumped up onto her with two red paws resting on her slim stomach which made her jump from suprise, his tail was wagging and his face seemed to glow with happiness. Anzu pushed the dog off of her and took a better look at it. "Well aren't you cute." She said, smiling and patting the dog's head.
"Cute?" Atemu said cocking his head slightly in confusion which only made the brunette girl giggle. "No Anzu, it's me Atemu!" But all Anzu heard were high pitched barks coming from the Pharaoh Hound.
"Don't you get it?" Kaiba said, now standing a few feet behind Atemu. "She can't understand us and here I was thinking you were some quick-witted genious. I guess gaming skills don't rub off on intellect." The ex-Pharaoh chose to ignore his comment.
"Oh, you got a friend!" Anzu exclaimed, now staring at the Doberman. "Well." She finally said, standing up straight. "I have to go home now, bye you two." She started to walk away.
"Wait!" Atemu yelled, which came out as a loud bark as he ran towards Anzu and pawed at her leg.
Anzu turned back around to face the dog again, which was staring at her hopefully. "You don't have a home do you?" Anzu said to the dog, which whimpered in response. "Well..." She said, putting her hands on her hips. "I guess… I could take you two in... follow me if you want to come." They don't seem to have an owner. I guess having a dog wouldn't hurt; it gets lonely living by myself all the time.
Thank you Anzu, you saved us from the pound... or worse. Atemu started to trot after Anzu, who was now walking away. He turned around to look at Seto, who still hadn't moved. "Kaiba lets go. You can't stay out here all night." He called over to the Doberman.
Seto gave the Pharaoh Hound a quick curl of his lip, slightly showing his teeth before muttering a "Fine." He broke into a brisk walk towards them, still taking long strides even in the body of a dog. What am I going to do about Mokuba? He's going to be worried about me.
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Anzu's House
Thursday, 9:45 PM
Anzu unlocked the door to her home, and allowed the two dogs that had followed her to enter. The house was small and quiet, most of the time only she lived in it as her parents were often away on business trips. She set down her bag, filled with her dancing clothing and equipment and then focused on the dogs. They seemed to be very obedient for the most part and even seemed to understand what she was saying, but still Anzu didn't fully trust two random animals. So, she laid down some blankets in the bathroom and shut them in there for the night after feeding them some left over chicken.
The brunette looked at the clock when she entered her room, which read 10:13 PM, it was late and she was tired. Plopping down in the bed, she turned off the lights and tried to ignore the scratching and whimpering noises coming from the dogs in the other room.
Anzu had to admit that she was excited about the dogs. She had never had one before, and when she was a little girl always wanted one, but her parents had said no. Since her parents were almost always away from the house now, she figured they wouldn't care. Tomorrow I'll figure out some more information about them... and I guess I can keep one of them... for company. She closed her cerulean eyes, but rapidly opened them again when she heard a string of angry sounding barks coming from the bathroom.
She rushed down the hallway to see what was going on, opening the door to find both of the animals staring at each other. The one she recognized as a Doberman was slightly baring his teeth and the one whose breed she didn't know had his hackles raised. The dogs then noticed her, the tan one calmed down and looked at her kindly, while the Doberman remained in dominant stance but was no longer showing his teeth.
Maybe I should separate them. She thought and grabbed the red one by the loose hair one his neck a pulled him out of the room while shutting the Doberman back in. Anzu led the dog down the hallway into her room. He should be okay in here with me; he doesn't seem aggressive towards me. Anzu led him in and settled back into her own bed, throwing down a blanket for the dog. The canine stared at it for a moment before settling down onto it and closing his crimson eyes, Anzu did the same and they both fell into a deep slumber. This will be the one I'll keep.
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Vocab 1: Bat Ears are large pointed ears, they're very large and common in breeds like Ibizan and Pharaoh Hounds.
Author's Note: Okay well there's chapter 1. I thought the Doberman suits Kaiba well and yes the Pharaoh Hound is a type of dog, I though it would be perfect for Atemu. I'll talk a little bit more about the breed in the next chapter, but you have to review for that to happen.
Oh and FYI, the other regular dogs can understand Atemu and Kaiba, but they can't understand humans. Atemu and Kaiba can understand both.
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