Nothin but a Mutt 2
Chap 13 Finding My Way Back part (3)
An: --------(means in Joey's mind)####(not in Joey's mind)
Yugi turned to see Kaiba in the doorway of the patient room. He had a usual frown on.
"I guess if something has to be done you have to accomplish it yourself," Kaiba said, "Mokuba you can't stay here all day you have to come home some time."
"Big brother I am not leaving until Little Seto wakes up,"
"Again with the dog," Kaiba yelled.
"The dog has a name and it is Little Seto,"
"The dog has another name and it is Joey Wheeler," Kaiba said.
"Your brother is right," Yugi said.
"Who side are you on Yugi?" Mokuba asked.
"Nobody's,"
"Mokuba you have to come home,"
"No big brother I don't,"
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Joey spinned around to see his conscious clapping. Filled with rage Joey ran to punch him but then he heard Katrina's voice in his head and then he stopped.
"Wow I didn't know you could punch your own friend Joey,"
"You,"
"Well I have to go but you stay happy," he said.
Opening the door Joey stepped outside to see nothing. He knew where his house was but he couldn't see it or get into it and he knew he had to get out of here. He didn't want to be in his mind forever. Joey walked down the sidewalk by himself because his friends were mad at him. Now he wished he had Mokuba to cheer him up. He decided to head to Kaiba's mansion to see what they were up to. He knocked on the door three times before someone answered.
"May I help you?" the butler asked.
"Uh- yes is Mokuba or Kaiba there?"
"Yes step right in,"
Joey walked into the house and the butler guided him to Kaiba's room where he saw Kaiba on his computer and Mokuba bugging him.
"Please big brother,"
"No,"
"Please,"
"Mr.Kaiba this young-,"
"Joey,"
"Young Joey is here to see you," the butler said then left the room.
"Oh it is you mutt,"
"Hey Joey where is Yugi and the others?" Mokuba asked.
"Um- I don't know,"
"Did they ditch you?" Kaiba laughed.
"Yes they did,"
Joey couldn't help it he began to cry. Mokuba came over to Joey and gave him a hug. Smiling Joey thanked Mokuba.
"Anytime for a best friend,"
"More like mans best friend," Kaiba laughed.
Joey couldn't help himself you could say he still thought like a dog or he was just so happy but he licked Mokuba's face.
"Joey are you O.K.?" Mokuba asked wiping off his face.
Joey sat down before he made a fool of himself he was thinking like a dog again which was bad. Mokuba laughed a little at the look on Joey's face.
"I have to tell you both something,"
"Yes what?" Mokuba asked.
"Well I don't belong here because this is my mind and back in the real world I am a puppy in a coma. And everything that happens here is being controlled by my conscious. The fire and the tornado was all the work of my conscious. See he is angry with me because I was always ignoring him. Now he is out to get me and he wants me to be stuck up here forever. But I have to find my house so I can get out," Joey concluded.
Mokuba and Kaiba had confused looks on their faces.
"What?" they asked.
" To make it simple you both are in my mind,"
"I thought you licking my face was funny but this is hilarious," Mokuba said.
"It is true I promise," Joey said.
"Big brother may I ask you something?"
"What Moki?"
"Please please please. Can I have a dog?"
"No,"
"A puppy?"
"No,"
"Why not?"
"You aren't old enough,"
"I am nine,"
"Yes and that is too young,"
"Hey guys!" Joey hollered.
"What!"
"Did you hear anything I said?"
"Yes and I think you are crazy," Mokuba said, "and why did you lick my face?"
"Well see in the real world I am a dog because-,"
"So really you are a puppy but a human because you switched places with Joey so you aren't really Joey but a puppy?" Mokuba asked.
"Wait a minute what I was going to say was-,"
"Wow a puppy in a boys body," Mokuba said.
Joey was sitting there staring at Mokuba because his face just brightened up so much it lighted the room. Mokuba began to pet Joey's head. Joey smiled then frowned.
"Stop petting my head I am not a dog,"
"No wonder you have been acting like a dog," Kaiba laughed.
"Yes you are because you switched places with Joey so you're a puppy in Joey's body," Mokuba said still patting Joey's head.
Joey was about to pull off Mokuba's hand from his head but then he saw something outside the window. It looked like Joey's conscious talking to Yugi. Thinking Joey knew that was trouble about to start.
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"Mokuba come home right now!" Kaiba yelled.
"No!"
"If you don't come home I am going to have to stay here and wait for you," he said.
"Whatever,"
"Well Yugi and I are going to go back to the game shop so the others won't worry,"
"We are?" Yugi asked Yami.
Yami took a hold of Yugi's hand and they went back to the game shop. When they went back upstairs they heard screaming. Yugi thought the movie was still playing but it wasn't when they got up there.
"The tooth fairy got them," Tea cried.
"Oh dear," Ryou said.
"Tea quiet it is only a movie," Tristan said looking in a closet.
"If you ask me good riddance I was going to send them to the shadow realm anyway," Bakura said.
"No you weren't," Marik said.
"We are here,"
"I told Yugi to stay out of the dark," Tea said.
"No you didn't .You were too busy screaming," Tristan said.
" Well I would have if you hadn't poured soda on me," Tea said her hands on her hips.
"I never poured soda on you. You poured soda on me and popcorn," Tristan said.
"You both are wrong I was hit with both your popcorns and sodas," Yugi yelled.
" Yugi and Yami so you didn't get taken by the tooth fairy,"
"Who said that?"
"Tristan,"
"What I-,"
"Now I will show you both where Joey is tomorrow right now I am going to get this soda out of my hair," Yugi said.
"It is going to take you awhile Yugi with that wild hair," Tristan laughed.
"You shouldn't be talking pointy,"
"Pointy oh you didn't," Tristan said.
"Don't even start bye Yugi and Yami," Tea said.
Yugi watched all of his friends leave then he looked around his house.
"I am going to have fun cleaning this," Yugi said.
"Good because I am not helping," Yami said going to his room and closing the door.
"Now wait just a minute," Yugi said.
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Joey wanted to get up to leave but he couldn't because Mokuba had a grip on Joey.
"Mokuba I have to go o.k.?"
"No puppy stay,"
"For the last time-,"
"Please," Mokuba said showing his puppy eyes.
"No," Joey said then got up and left.
"What? No one can withstand the power of my puppy dog face," Mokuba said.
Running out the door Joey ran up to Yugi to ask him what his conscious said to him.
"Hey Yug what did-,"
"How dare you come back and mock Tristan some more," Tea said out of nowhere.
"What?"
"Yeah you are so mean. We wanted to forgive you but then you said Tristan deserved it and ran away," Yugi said
"That wasn't me that was my conscious," Joey said.
"Don't get mad," Mokuba said.
"Where did you come from Mokuba?"
"This isn't the real Joey it is a puppy in Joey's body because the puppy and Joey switched places," Mokuba said.
"Really?" Tea said.
"Yep,"
"I am not a puppy," Joey yelled.
"Yes you are. Don't lie," Mokuba said.
Tea walked over to Joey and smiled really big.
"No you can't pet my head," Joey said.
"Come on," Tea said, "I promise I wont hurt you."
"You people are unbelieveable,"Joey said.
He wasn't going to wait around anymore he was going to go back to his world. Hearing people behind him he began to run to the location of his house. When he got there he saw his conscious standing there waiting.
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Yugi woke up late because of all the cleaning he did yesterday without Yami's help. Looking at the time he nearly fainted. School was going to start in three minutes. He jumped out of bed, got dressed and stuffed cereal in his mouth. He saw Yami watching TV, which was weird since they were so late.
"Yami we have to hurry or we will be late," Yugi yelled.
"Late for what?"
"What do you mean late for what? School duh?"
"Oh but Yugi it is Saturday," Yami said.
"What?"
"Saturday the sixth day in the weekend after Friday,"
"I thought it was Friday,"
"Well it isn't,"
"You should have told me before I ate cereal with no milk," Yugi said.
"Oh,"
Walking down the stairs Joey saw the rest of his friends waiting.
"Yugi come on and tell Yami to hurry too we are going to the arcade," Tristan said.
" Yami!" Yugi yelled, "remember we are going to the animal hospital I have a feeling."
"A feeling?"
"Yes,"
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Joey was really tired of his conscious always being there when he wasn't wanted.
"Joey I thought you would never come," he said.
"What are you doing here?"
"Puppy-,"
"Mokuba shh,"
"How sweet he thinks you are a dog,"
"Shut up!"
"Like I said before Joey I am going to the real world,"
"You can't,"
"I can," he said.
Joey didn't worry that much about his conscious because he knew his conscious couldn't see the house.
"Joey he can see the house don't let him go in," Katrina warned.
"What?!" Joey shouted.
Oh no Joey conscious can see the house? Can Joey believe enough to see the house? Will Joey get out?
Joey: How come he can see the house?
Conscious: Because I am better than you.
Optimistic girl94: Review please the next chapter might be my last one.