DISCLAIMER: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh

Thanks to all the reviewers! And I also forgot to tell you all that Yugi and Yami are separated in this fic.

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SORCERESS VANESSA: I'm glad you thought it was funny and yes, it is sad at the same time. Thank you for the first review of the first chapter of many.

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BAYLEEF: Yep Yep, Are lovable Yugi is now a pup. I'm glad you liked it, and thank you for the third review.

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/blah/= Yugi to Yami

//blah//= Yami to Yugi

'blah'= Thinking

{blah}= Yugi's doggie thoughts

CHAPTER 2: Adjusting

"You made me a dog?!"

"That's right little Yugi, and I'm the only one who can understand you."

"What do you mean?" Yugi barked.

"You see, you're a dog now Yugi and dogs don't talk, they bark," the shadowy figure said kneeling down in front of Yugi.

"Why would you do this?"

"I told you," the shadowy figure said, "I want to test your friends."

"Why don't you leave me and my friends alone?"

"Because Yugi, I find it fascinating that you put so much of your trust in these, so-called-friends. How can you be sure that your friends will always come through for you?" the shadowy figure asked.

"Because there my friends, they'll always be there for me, no matter what." Yugi barked with a bit of pride in his voice.

"I hope so", the shadowy figure said directing Yugi to look back into the puddle. Yugi was a small dog. His fur was as black as night, except for the yellow patches around his feet. Around his neck he wore a red bandana and hidden underneath it was a triangular dog tag reassembling the Millennium Puzzle, "Because if they don't figure out who you are in the next seven days, then they'll lose you forever."

Yugi turned away from the puddle and back to the shadowy figure. "A week?! And what do you mean they'll lose me forever?"

"If in seven days, your friends can't figure out who you are, then your soul becomes mine. But if by some miracle your friends do figure out its you, then you will change back and you are free to keep your soul." the shadowy figure said petting Yugi's head, which Yugi pulled away immediately.

'My soul... why my..." Yugi jumped as the wall behind him disappeared. The shadowy figure began to walk back towards the alley as he slowly began to disappear, but stopped to say something.

"A dog. Isn't that man's best friend?" The shadowy figure then disappeared into the blackness of the alley.

Yugi's little doggie feet patted the concrete as he exited the alley and made his way down the street.

{How do I get myself into these kinds of messes? Oh well, I guess it's my own fault. Yami told me if I didn't stop making those puppy dog eyes they'd get stuck, but I had no idea I would turn into a dog all together.}

Everything seemed a lot bigger and it was harder to tell where he was. His vision was now black and white and he couldn't use colors to help find his way home. Yugi sat under a street light and looked around for something, anything that might tell him where to go.

{I can't believe how lost I am. It couldn't possible get any worse.}

Yugi began to walk down the street when he felt something hit him in the head. Slowly it slid down between his eyes and to the end of his nose.

{water?}

Little water droplets began to fall harder and harder.

{Rain. Well, It just got worse.}

The rain splattered the ground around him and hit him all over. Water drops soaked his coat as he tried to shake the loose water off. Yugi would have tried to hide from the rain by now, but there was no where to go. The streets were like a welcome mat for rain and there was no way he was going back down another alley.

At about that time Yugi came up to an open gate that read "Domino City Park". He quickly scampered into the park and into a nearby gazebo. He shook off as much water as he could and sat down shivering under a seat. The wind blow spare droplets of rain into the gazebo that hit Yugi's exposed nose every now and again.

The rain was now beginning to slack off, but there was still a chill in the wind. He wondered what time it was. It had to be late seeing that he didn't leave Joey's house until 10 o'clock and he had just told Yami that he was going to be home right before he made his trip down the alley.

{How am I going to get them to see who I am?}

Yugi was about to close his eyes and draft off to sleep when he heard a loud scream that pierced the air and rang out through his sensitive doggie ears causing them to prick back and raise his head.

{What was that? It sounded like... Tea?!}

Yugi bounced up from the floor of the gazebo, unconsciously slipping in his own puddle of water, and ran out of the park. He ran down the street a little ways before stopping and looking around.

{Come on Tea. Where are you?}

Just then he heard another yell.

Yugi pricked up an ear and crocked the other to the side trying to determine her where about. Finally he determined that the noise had come from the alley just ahead.

{Great... another alley.}

With a swish of air Yugi was off again and was now standing in the open alley way. Yugi's eyes widen at the sight in front of him.

Tea was cornered at the end of the alley with two thugs fast approaching on her. She was drenched from the rain and had her purse drone back like she was ready to hit a home run on either one of them.

"Stay back you creeps!" she yelled as she swung her purse at one of them only to have the thug catch it.

"Now, now", the thug said as he pulled Tea forward with her purse and pushed her to the ground, "that's no way for a lady to act."

Tea sat on the ground where she had been thrown and was rubbing her now scrapped knee. Yugi was enraged at this and let out a low growl. He lowered his head to the ground and began to charge at one of the thugs.

{That may not be how a lady's suppose to act, but I'll show you how a dog's suppose to act.}

The thug smugly smiled down at Tea. He was about to reach down and drag her up when he felt a sharp pain fill the bottom of his leg. He made a loud yelp in pain and then looked towards his leg. There sat a small black dog with his teeth sunk deep into his leg.

Yugi's teeth were deep and secure inside the thug's leg. His eyes were narrow in rage, and he had already decided in his mind that he wasn't going to let go. The thug began to shake his leg in an effort to sling Yugi off, but it was no good. Finally in a last attempt the thug kicked at Yugi hitting him in the side.

The thug had thought for sure that he had gotten rid of the dog, but when he looked down, he was still there. He was becoming angry now and bent down and grabbed Yugi by the scruff of his neck, but little did he know that while he was dealing with Yugi, Tea had risen from the ground and was preparing to make her on attack.

She swung her purse behind her back and waited for the right moment. Yugi glanced up as Tea through his slit eyes and saw what she was about to do, so he promptly released his grip and waited. In a matter of seconds, Tea had brought her purse down hitting the thug in the face, causing him to release Yugi and go skidding down the alley. Once he stopped, he laid still in a pool of water. The second thug was now angered at his fallen comrade and was now approaching fast.

Yugi could only think of one thing to do now, and that was to protect Tea. But for how long could he keep that up? The thug was clearly bigger than him and it wouldn't be long before he would take him out. But that didn't matter to him. He would stand up for his friends no matter what the cost. Yugi and Tea had been friends since kindergarten and she always stood up for him, even when Joey and Tristan use to tease him, which was before they had all became best friends. Now it was his turn to stand up for her, no matter if he got hurt in the end or not.

The thug began to get closer as Yugi held his ground in front of Tea. He could feel her fear and determination all at the same time. The thug was now directly in front of Yugi with an outstretched arm towards Tea. Yugi gathered all his strength around him and made a flying leap into the air latching a hold to the thugs arm. With a yell the thug turned his back to Tea and grabbed Yugi by the back of the neck. The thug pulled at Yugi until he didn't have any strength left to hold on with and let go. As if almost effortless the thug launched Yugi across the alley causing him to hit the wall on the other side and slid to the ground with a whimper.

Yugi tried to stand back up, but when he did, it felt as if every bone in his body had been broken and he quickly plopped back down. He heard Tea make a noise and he opened his eye long enough to see Tea with her purse in her hand and the thug laying on the ground like the first. Yugi smiled as his star stuck vision increased and the blackness overwhelmed him.

Tea looked up from the thug and crossed over to where the small black dog was laying against the wall.

"Oh you poor thing." She said as she scooped him up into her arms and made her way out of the alley.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A/N: That ends the 2nd chapter, please drop a review.