The Pharaoh looked at Kaylie, then down at the small creature in her arms, then back at Kaylie. He then turned to look at Yugi, who stood next to him in spirit form. The teenager just shrugged.

"Please? I'm sure Grandpa won't mind. It'll only be until I can convince Kaiba that a pet is a good idea..." Kaylie pleaded. "Just look at her big blue eyes, and how malnourished she is! She's just a bitty little thing!"

The orange and brown calico cat certainly was small, but the Pharaoh had his doubts about her ability to convince the CEO that this was a good idea. "Are you sure that you're up for this kind of responsibility? Cats need care. They need love, and devotion. You have to feed it, and make sure it has a place to use the bathroom, and-"

"I had a cat at home..." her face suddenly fell, and the Pharaoh panicked.

"I uh... uh..."

"I'm sure that even if Kaiba doesn't agree, we could look after Patches," Yugi cut in. "Besides, the Pharaoh loves cats. I think it's an Egyptian thing." He winked at Kaylie, who smiled.

"And Patches really likes you! You're the one she came to when she was hiding in that bush..." she held the small bundle of fur out to the Pharaoh.

"Please tell me that picking up stray animals is not going to become a common thing when we go on walks..." he gently took the cat, supporting its back legs with his hand as it curled up against his chest.

Kaylie beamed, "I will call and let you know what the verdict is. Until then, it's good to know Patches is in good hands."

And that is how the Pharaoh had landed himself in this situation. All he'd done was go to the store to pick up a few things, and when he got home, Patches was gone. He and Yugi had scoured the house, but there was no sign of the small animal.

"She couldn't have gone far..." Yugi assured him. "Even if she did escape the bedroom, there is no way she got out of the house."

"I just hope we find her before something awful happens..."

"Say Pharaoh," Yugi looked up from the couch he was looking under. "Do you think you had any pets? Back in Egypt, I mean."

The Pharaoh looked thoughtful, "I don't know Yugi... but ancient Egyptians worshipped cats as well as the gods... so perhaps that explains why Patches came out for me, but not Kaylie."

"Let's just hope you can do that again..." Yugi sighed. "Or we're going to have to tell her we lost her pet."

"Trust me," Mokuba nodded. "Better to ask for forgiveness than permission."

"Why do I have the feeling that someone took that approach with your brother once, and now they are no longer with us?" Kaylie raised an eyebrow.

"It's always worked for me!"

"But you're his brother, Mokuba. I'm just the random girl that you got stuck with because..." she paused. "Why did you agree to let me stay?"

"Well..." Mokuba began listing things off on his fingers. "You brought a new Blue-Eyes White Dragon card into our world, and Seto likes to keep his enemies close."

"Smashing..." Kaylie rolled her eyes with a grin.

"You helped save our company, so of course he feel indebted to you for that."

"Heaven forbid he do something nice out of kindness..." she teased.

"And as much as he tries to hide it, I think he's secretly impressed with how you handle pressure and tough situations. Plus, there are parts of your world that are more technologically advanced than ours, and I think he wants to put your knowledge to use here."

"So, he wants to keep an eye on me to make sure I don't rise up the dueling ranks to dethrone him, he feels begrudgingly indebted to me, and he thinks there's something for him to gain by keeping me around?" Kaylie shook her head. "Oh Kaiba..."

"Seto really does admire your work ethic," Mokuba chuckled. "Don't forget that. He was incredibly shocked to see you got yourself a job. We both just kind of assumed you'd use our money, you know... since you're family now and all."

Kaylie snorted, "My new birth certificate might say I'm a Kaiba, Mokuba... but I don't think it'll ever change your brother's mind about me."

"Our brother," he corrected with a smile.

She shook her head with a laugh, "Well... should we go grab Patches then?"

"Alright!"

"She'll turn up, don't worry about it," Kaylie smiled at the two identical boys. "Mokuba and I can help look for her."

After almost half an hour of searching, the four came back together in Yugi's bedroom, defeated.

"What if she found a way outside?" Yugi looked worried.

"Well, she was a stray, so I'm sure she can handle herself..." Kaylie answered, her eyes still scanning the room. Suddenly, her face broke out into a grin, and she began to chuckle, "Oh my..."

"What is it?" Mokuba looked at her, confused.

"Look..." she pointed towards a pile of Yugi's childhood duel monster plushies in the corner. There, nearly invisible in all the dolls, was Patches, fast asleep. Yugi and the Pharaoh both twitched slightly, hardly believing what they were seeing.

"She was here the whole time?" Pharaoh shook his head in disbelief.

Kaiba stared at the cat, then at his brother, then at Kaylie. The anger in his eyes said it all. Kaylie and Mokuba looked at each other, and slowly stood up, excusing themselves for bed. Kaylie reached down to pick Patches up, but the CEO stopped her.

"Leave the cat here."

She didn't argue. She felt like a coward as she merely retreated to her room without the animal that she had tried to save. The poor thing was probably dead now, and it was all her fault.

Seto looked at the cat, baffled and furious. What made them think that bringing a cat into the house was a good idea? He could already see the fur everywhere, the torn furniture, the constant smell of animal... The cat was staring at him now, its blue eyes lazily half closed.

"What are you looking at?" He growled.

The cat stood up, looked him in the eye one last time, and walked out of the room with an air of indifference and superiority. Kaiba's gaze followed as it left. Finally, after a few moments alone in the room, he followed after the cat.

Kaylie slowly descended the stairs, ready to apologize, and explain that she would find the cat a different home. As she entered into the study, where Kaiba often spent his time stewing and brewing over his problems, her heart was racing.

"Kaiba, I'm really sorry out this... I can take the cat and find her a new home first thing in the-" she stopped, her jaw dropping open.

"The cat is staying," Kaiba said calmly, stroking his fingers through her fur. The small feline was curled next to him on the couch as he typed away on his laptop.

"I-I uh... but... huh?" Kaylie was stunned.

"Are you going to form a complete sentence? If not, please get out. I have work to do."

"You're letting Patches stay?" She blurted out.

"Her name is Bewd," Kaiba narrowed his eyes at the blonde.

"Bewd?"

"Blue-Eyes White Dragon," he explained.

"But she's a cat!" Kaylie sputtered out.

"Do you want her to stay or not?"

"What kind of name is Bewd!?"

"B.E.W.D. is a mouthful, so I shortened it to Bewd," he said calmly.

"Why are you always ruining my things...?" she cried in mock frustration.

"Well what do you suggest?" He narrowed her eyes. "Because that's her name."

"I mean..." Kaylie paused. Perhaps they could come to a compromise. "What about BD?"

"Beady? Like things you put on a necklace?" Kaiba looked disgusted.

"No, like the letters B and D. Still Blue-Eyes White Dragon, but not quite the mouthful."

"I'll think about it," he turned back to his laptop, ignoring her presence.

"You're the worst..."

(Author's note: So what should it be guys? Is the cat going to end up being named Bewd, or do you think Kaiba should relent and let them call her BD? Let me know!)