Shadu: I know, you're all wondering what this has to do with Yu-Gi-Oh! You're about to find out.

Ch 2: Puppy Love

A small figure stalked along in the high grasses and among the trees of the forest. He crouched down. He tensed his muscles, launched himself in the air and...

"Yugi, don't you dare," the figure he had lunged himself at said without even looking around.

The young, light colored wolf, named Yugi, somehow managed to change his course in mid-air and landed heavily on the ground.

"How'd you know it was me Yami?" Yugi looked up at his big brother in disgust.

Yami, the elder, dark colored wolf, fur as black as the night, let out a rich chuckle and told him, "Let's just say that you're not very stealthy."

Yugi let out a sigh, which made Yami just laugh again.

"Why did you have to be the best?" Yugi asked, sitting up.

"Ah, that depends on your opinion," Yami stated. "I think you're good too."

"Yeah whatever," Yugi grumbled.

His eyes then fell on her. Jamie. She was perfect, in his mind. She was everything he always wanted. Her crystal blue eyes were bright and held many secrets that Yugi wished to know, it was almost a mystical power that was held within. Her fur was an unusual purple color with flecks of green held inside. She was smart, and powerful and she took his breath away. Yugi sighed sadly as he watched her play with the other females of her age.

"Yugi, what are you doing? Daydreaming about Jamie again?" Yami laughed.

Turning red under his fur, he whipped around quickly and replied, "NO! I was just...uh....wondering if I should...duh...talk to her about being.....um....my hunting buddy on my next, uh, hunt."

"Yugi, you can't hide anything like that from me, I'm you're big brother whether you like it or not," Yami sat beside Yugi, practically dwarfing him.

Yami was almost twice as big as Yugi, and almost twice as powerful. He was the favorite for the next leader of the pack. Many had told him before he needed to challenge the old leader, but Yami hadn't done so yet, simply because he didn't want to. Nevertheless, Yugi longed to be like his big brother. He was everything that Yugi wasn't, confident, strong, brave, courageous.

"Yugi, just between you and me, stay away from Jamie," Yami whispered into Yugi's ear.

"Wha? Why?" Yugi asked, stunned.

"She's not for you, I mean look at her, she's not even from this pack," Yami explained in a low tone. "She's from the mountain packs over eastward. She comes from the other mountains in the east. They're said to have special powers, magic if you will. You don't know what she could do to you."

"But Yami," Yugi protested.

"Yugi," Yami said in a stern voice that made Yugi lower his head.

"Hey Yug!" Joey's voice cried out over the distance between them.

Joey was a semi-dark gray wolf with flecks of golden blonde in his fur and sensitive brown eyes. But the happy-go-lucky wolf was oblivious to his friend's feelings today as he clumsily bounded over to Yugi.

Followed close behind was Tristan, a wolf with a black blanket on his back and light gray underneath. Next came Tea, the only brown wolf within the whole pack. Those two were followed closely by Duke, a black wolf with lots of light gray mixed in. And lastly, Ryou followed in his white coat.

"Hi guys," Yugi said in a sad note.

"Why the long face?" Joey asked.

"Uh, no reason," Yugi looked up.

"Whatever you say bud," Tristan chimed in.

"Anyways, we're going to the river to hang before we move, wanna come?" Joey asked.

"Nah, not today," Yugi stated.

His friends looked at him strangely, and then shrugged.

"Suit yourself," Tristan stated.

"It's your loss, not ours," Duke added.

"See ya later Yugi," Tea grinned.

They all walked off and Tea looked over her shoulder. Yugi sighed within his mind. Tea liked him, that was plain to see, but he didn't return her affection. He liked Jamie, which his eyes had now drifted too.

She was so elegant, so perfect. She was the prettiest wolf he had ever seen. He didn't care what Yami had said; he would talk to her.

When Yami went off to do something, Yugi made his move. Walking awkwardly, he made it to the place were Jamie sat.

"Oh hey Yugi," she looked up from what she was sniffing when she saw little Yugi.

"H-hey Jamie," Yugi blushed underneath his fur again.

"What's up?" Jamie asked.

"Oh, no-nothing, I, well, I was just wondering if, uh, you'd want to, uh," Yugi stammered, nervously looking at the ground. "Well, I mean, uh, it's such a nice night, and uh, I uh..." Yugi trailed off.

"What, are you wanting me to be your hunting buddy?" she asked.

Yugi blushed redder, the blush almost showing through his fur, and quickly nodded.

"Thanks, but the Alpha wouldn't like that," Jamie stated. "And I know your brother wouldn't either."

"I don't care what they think, I, I want you to be my huntin' buddy," Yugi looked at her.

She smiled a warm smile.

"You're sweet," she grinned. "I'll see you at the hunt, buddy."

Getting up, she stretched and started to walk pass Yugi. But before passing him completely, she gave him a warm, affectionate lick on the side of his face.

Yugi went beet red, so red, in fact, it could faintly been seen through his fur. He smiled contentedly and turned around. His smile turned into a look of terror.

Shadu: See now why it's a Yu-Gi-Oh! fic?

Hokage: If you do, you need to appraise.

Ish: What?

Shadu: He means review.