Prologue

Disclaimer" This is a fanfic. Of course I don't own anyone in it! I don't own Yugi, Kaiba, Mokuba, Joey or any other character you see on the Yu-Gi-Oh TV show or Manga

"Speaking"

Thinking

Seto Kaiba was the last person to leave the class room when the bell signaled the end of school. The other kids might have been in a hurry, but he felt no need to run.

On his way through the hall he spotted Joey, Tristan and Yugi. Never one to miss an opportunity to insult his favorite mutt he made a slight detour so as to get closer to the three.

"I'm tellin' ya guys, I'm gonna win this tournament"

If Kaiba weren't as mature as he was he'd pull of some kind of victory pose. He loved making fun of Joey, having Joey say something like that made insulting him even easier. "I assume you'd be referring to the test lab where they see if they can teach animals how to duel? I guess sooner or later you'd prove them right."

Recognizing the voice instantly Joey spun around and tried to slug Kaiba. Luckily Tristan, an expert in a Joey/Kaiba situation grabbed his best friend before he could humiliate himself.

Kaiba watched. The slightest hint of a smirk on his face showed his amusement at the one person he knew who possibly had a shorter temper than him. He really did love to see Joey like this.

"Mutt." With that Kaiba walked of.

Joey glared at him "There testing me to see if animals can duel! That jerk! One of these days I'm gonna get him!"

"Joey calm down…" Joey turned to see Yugi tugging at his shirt. His features softened immediately

"Sorry Yuge…" He looked away a little embarrassed "He's driving me nuts. It's almost like he goes out of his way to bug me."

Yugi smiled "Come on Joey, Kaiba's way to busy with his company to have time for that!"

Joey nodded "Yeah, I guess I'm just a little paranoid…"

Tristan gave Joey a playful shove "Finally learned what that word means didn't you?" This time Tristan could not stop Joey from hitting his target.

OOOOO

Kaiba flopped onto his bed. They had pink sheets. No one was ever allowed in his room for this reason. He didn't want anyone to know it was his favorite color. Okay so Mokuba knew but Mokuba could keep it secret.

I wonder what the mutt's doing right now… Probably has some sleep over with his little friends. Kaiba buried his face into one of the pillows Friends… Those guys have no idea how lucky they are… I envy them… He rolled over. It was true. He wished he had someone other than Mokuba, not that there was anything wrong with Mokuba, he just wished that there was at least one other person who he could seriously count on.

He sighed and drifted of to sleep. He dreamed that he and Joey were on a cloud… the clouds seemed to be moving them right through each other… He felt a bizarre sensation similar to that of being ripped from ones body. On the other side of town Joey had the same dream.

Author's note: I've decided that it's going to be my trade mark to have Kaiba's favorite color be pink XD

Anyway, That's a lead up. Nothing to important, the REAL story begins on the next chapter