CHAPTER WARNINGS: This chapter contain language. But that is all.

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Seto grumbled to himself as he watched another child waltz up to Joey just to pet him. After Yugi and Yami had . . . graciously let him and the Mutt stay with them -a week and a half ago- Yugi had decided to find out what animals he and Joey had been turned into. The Mutt turned out to be a Golden Retriever, which was fitting in his opinion. He, on the other hand, had transformed into a brown Abyssinian cat. Whatever the hell that was. In all honesty, Seto didn't care what type of cat he was. All he wanted was to change back! And soon.

The CEO-turned-cat sighed irritably while he listened to the other children laugh as they watched Joey run around in circles, ecstatic with all the attention he was getting.

Not being able to take another minute of the raucous laughter of the children and the barking Mutt, Seto stood from his spot on one of the high shelves he'd been lying on, jumped down, and quickly yet stealthily slunk away through the open door of the Game Shop and into the busy street.

"I can finally get away from them." Enjoying his moment of peace, Seto wandered down the street, keeping clear of the people around him. Knowing full well that most of them weren't looking where they were walking—and not wanting to get stepped on—he stayed as close to the walls of the nearby stores as possible.

For nearly twenty minutes, the teen cat ventured off into a nearby alley, growing tired of his adventure in the streets. Sitting at the mouth of the alley, Seto looked around, trying to find anything that looked familiar to him. It turned out that while he'd been lost in his thoughts, he'd managed to get himself lost as well.

"Well, this is just perfect. What else could possibly go wrong?" As soon as the words left his mouth, the CEO-turned-cat instantly wished he could take back his words when he heard a deep, malicious growl coming from behind him.

Freezing—his body tense—Seto slowly turned his head around and was met with the sight of a fierce looking Rottweiler standing right behind him. Quickly composing himself, he narrowed his blue eyes at the large dog and faced him, a sneer pulling his upper lip back in a hiss.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here? A lost kitten perhaps? What are you doing here, Kitty?" Pushing aside his questions on how he was able to understand the giant brute in front of him, his fur bristled and his hackles raised.

"That's none of your business, now, is it?" Seto spat. A hoarse, gravel sounding-like chuckled escaped the dog's mouth, making the teen cat quite uneasy.

"You're a feisty little thing, aren't you? Makes me wonder if you weren't simply just left out on the side of the street." Feeling offended by the assumption of being abandoned, Seto's eyes narrowed to slits as his anger boiled over.

"Listen here, Mongrel. The only one that would be left out on the street is you. How anyone could possibly love a complete idiot like you is beyond me," he hissed at the Rottweiler.

A second later, Seto found himself pinned to the ground by a massive paw. Sharp, canine teeth were mere inches from his face and neck. The angry dog growled and snarled down at him, causing a flash of fear to run through Seto as he stared into the murderous eyes of the glaring dog.

"A mouth like that can get you into a lot of trouble, pussy cat. I suggest you keep it shut before something bad happens." He winced when he felt the dog press further down on his side.

"Hey, fleabag! Get off my cat!" Seto's eyes darted to the entrance of the alley, widening as they spotted a familiar looking figure. The Rottweiler, too, looked up over at the newcomer with a curious look. Joey walked further into the alley, his eyes hard and alert should the other dog attack either Seto or himself. The hoarse chuckle once again filled the alley as the Rottweiler backed off Seto to face Joey, letting the cat get to his feet.

"Your cat? I don't think so, Pup. This here cat is mine. Now why don't you run along back to your humans. I have to finish something." Just as he turned back to Seto, his teeth gleaming in the sunlight, Joey bolted over and placed himself between Seto and the large dog, his own body hovering over the feline form.

The CEO-turned-cat glanced up at Joey from under him with a confused and inquisitive look, but it merely went unnoticed as the golden dog's eyes locked on the dog in front of him. His stance was wide and ready to defend and attack if necessary. A warning growl escaped his bared canine teeth.

The Rottweiler glared at the Golden Retriever before him, his lips pulling back into a vicious snarl, but Joey didn't budge. He just stood in place, his body tense for anything that the other dog might do. Knowing that he wasn't going to get his prey, the Rottweiler growled maliciously at the two before he slowly backed away. As he stood in front of the alley, his eyes trailed down and glared at Seto.

"We'll meet again, pussy cat. Be sure of that." With those words said, the Rottweiler turned around and ran from the alley, disappearing behind a corner further down the street.

When Joey was sure that the other dog wasn't about to come back and attack the two of them, he quickly spun around and glared down at Seto, startling the cat slightly.

"What the hell were you thinking? Running off like that on your own? Do you know how long I've been looking for you? And then I find you about to get your head ripped off by that guy!" Seto glared up at Joey and stood up straight, his hackles raising once again.

"Look, Mutt, it's not like I went looking for trouble! I just needed to get out of that mad house for a little bit!" Seto yelled back. What did the Mutt think he was trying to do? Just go off and get killed by the first dog he saw? Of course not! He just needed some peace and quiet. But…the blond dog did have a point. He really shouldn't have gone off on his own. But who could blame him, really?

Seto watched as Joey was about to yell and protest again before suddenly stopping himself. He took a few deep, calming breaths and looked down at him with a composed face. Seto raised a furry eyebrow as the blond dog suddenly turned so his side was facing him.

"What are you doing, Mutt?" Joey rolled his eyes at the cat before giving him a deadpanned look.

"I'm going to get us home. Just climb on my back and let's get going." Seto scoffed at the dog and gave him an incredulous look.

"I am not getting on your back like some kind of kid on a merry-go-round." Joey growled and glared at him.

"Look, it's a long way back to the shop and it would be faster this way. Now, either get on or you can find your way back yourself." Seto wisely shut his mouth, knowing full well that Joey was serious with his threat. He glanced out of the alley and watched the multiple people walking by. Sighing heavily as he stood, Seto cautiously stepped closer to the other teen-turned-animal. He paused as he turned and glared at the dog.

"If you drop me, I swear I will claw out your eyes." Joey chuckled at the cat's obvious disdain.

"Wouldn't dream of it, Kaiba."

With great reluctance, Seto climbed onto Joey's back and situated himself so that he wouldn't fall off as the boy-turned-dog walked down the street. Once Joey was sure that the cat on his back was now safely situated, the blond dog slowly pushed himself up off the ground and began walking out of the alley.

Along the way, Seto dug his claws into the fur of the other animal a couple of times when he felt himself slipping ever so slightly. A couple of those times he felt those very claws dig into the skin underneath the golden fur. But if Joey felt it, he didn't mention anything.

The two continued on back to the Game Shop in silence, neither feeling.