Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

/blah/= Yugi to Yami

//blah//= Yami to Yugi

'blah'= thinking

{blah}= Yugi's doggie thoughts

**~~**~~**= scene change

Hey! I'm back with the 3rd chapter and I'm thrilled to say I can update now that FF.net is back and in working order! Now I won't keep talking on and on about nothing and keep you from the chapter like I'm doing now so now the review responses.



REVIEW RESPONSE:

JILL: Ouch! I'm sorry that you don't like the story. I agree that Yugi would make a cute kitty, but I've seen a story about that already and I just wanted to do something a like different. However, If it makes you feel any better, there will be a cat in this story. ^_^

MITTENS NO HIKARI: Hey! You are still alive! I was beginning to wonder. I know what you mean about melting ^_^ I'm glad you like it and I'm glad your still alive. Thanks for the review!

UNA1: Drawing! I've been trying to find someone to draw Yugi's dog character. That would be a very Kawaii picture I think. Thank you for the review.

SQURLIE JACK: Well, here you are! Thank you for the review! ^_^

REDTAURUS: lol, good joke. ?_? I'm glad you want to know what happens next and well, here you go and thanks for the review.

BAYLEEF: I agree with you, he is cute and Tea should drop him...ummm, well, not drop him, but put him down gently. *gives doggie Yugi a hug* Thanks for the review! ^_~

TEST OF FRIENDSHIP

Chapter 3: Long walk

Yugi's eyes gradually opened to a bright new surrounding. His head throbbed at the sudden lightness of the room and his front right paw ached slightly. He slowly lifted his head and looked around. It was a small room painted in pink and had many dancing and acting poster covering the wall. He looked down and saw that he was sitting on a bed surrounded by multi-colored pillows and his front right paw was bandaged.

{Where am I?}

Yugi sat up and gently leaned on one of the fluffier pillows with is right paw cradled in the air. He heard the door across the room make a soft click and someone walk in. His soft amethyst eyes meet a pair of brown ones, which unfortunately looked black and white to Yugi, but he didn't need color to tell who it was coming in.

{Hey! It's Tea. She's ok!}

Tea turned around and looked over at Yugi. She was holding a small dish in here hand and a smile spread across her face when she saw the little pups amethyst eyes staring back.

"Hey, your awake", Tea said as she pushed some pillows out of the way and sat down.

"Are you okay, Tea?" Yugi barked

Tea didn't reply, but took her hand and quickly placed it over Yugi's mouth.

"Shhhh", Tea instructed, "My mom doesn't know your up here, and if she finds out I'll have to put you outside."

The thought of having to go back outside on his own again was enough to shut him up.

"Oh," Tea said as she lowered the bowl she had in her hand to his nose, "I don't know if this is what you like, but the man at the pet store said it was the best."

Yugi tipped his head over into the bowl and looked at the can shaped gravy blob at the bottom.

{Dog. Food. I am NOT eating that.}

Yugi looked back up at Tea's smiling face and then back at the food.

{But if I don't eat it, I'll hurt Tea's feeling.}

Yugi took one last look at Tea and then to the food which he could have sworn he saw bubbling.

{Sorry Tea, but there is no way I'm going to eat that.}

Tea looked at the puppy's scrunched up nose.

"I... guess your not hungry," Tea said as she placed the bowl on the floor.

{I'm starving! The last thing I ate was Tristan's malt, and I kinda lost intrust in mine after I saw Yami spit his everywhere, but some real food would be great.}

Yugi began to wage his tail as the thought of real food came to mind. Tea laughed at the little puppy's excitement and ruffled his head.

"You know", she said as she looked into his clear amethyst eyes, "you remind me of someone."Yugi's ear pricked up at the sound of Tea maybe recognizing him. "but I just can't put my finger on it."

{Yugi! I'm Yugi. Come on Tea, you have to see that.}

"Those eyes," Tea said as she leaned in for a closer look.

{Come on, you've almost got it.}

Tea was about to open her mouth and say something when Yugi let out a howl and began to scratch his back violently.

{AHHHH! Something bite me! Get it off! Get it off!}

Tea quickly grab his mouth and stopped his howling.

"Are you crazy?" Tea squeaked, letting go of his mouth, "My mom will hear you."

"Tea!" a voice from downstairs called.

"Yes mom!" Tea replied signaling for the black puppy to not make a sound.

"Honey, are you okay? What was that noise?"

"That was just me," Tea lied, "I was...umm, cheering, for our soccer team... we won you know."

"Oh, that's nice dear, just try to keep it down."

"Okay mom"

Tea relaxed against the pillows and sighed. "You almost got both of us in trouble."

{I'm sorry Tea, it's just that something bite me really hard. I think it was a flea.}

Yugi looked back over his shoulder at the spot where he had been bitten.

{That really hurt!}

"But what am I going to do with you tonight?" Tea asked putting her hand under Yugi's chin and pulling it to face her

Yugi froze and gave Tea a look. {What... do you mean?}

"I have to work late tonight and I can't leave you here alone", Tea said if almost to answer Yugi's unspoken question, "What if my mom finds you?"

Yugi lowered his head.

{I'm sorry Tea, I don't mean to be a burden.}

"Hey! I know, maybe Yugi can watch you for me tonight and then I can pick you back up tomorrow."

{Yugi's a little preoccupied at the moment, which means Yami will have to watch me, but whose going to which him?}

"Come on", Tea announced, "let's go see."

Tea and Yugi, limping on his front right paw, bounced off the bed and began to walk to the door. When they reached the door Tea looked back at Yugi and slapped her palm to her fore head.

"I forgot", Tea sighed, "I can't just walked through the house with you, my mom will see."

Tea peered around the room looking for something until her eyes finally spotted her backpack. She then smiled and looked back at Yugi.

Yugi looked at the backpack Tea was looking at and then back to her to meet her smile.

{Oh no! I am not getting in that. I'm not going to be some book you just shove into your backpack.}

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Tea walked quietly through her kitchen with her backpack mounted upon her back with a large lump protruding from it. The lump would move around every few seconds and cause Tea's weight to shift and lose balance.

"Be still back there."

{Sorry! But if you didn't know ,there's not a lot of room in here, what with the blow drier, brush, hair spray, and all this makeup. Come to think of it, where do you put all your books at?}

Tea was almost to the door when she heard...

"Tea, where are you going?"

Tea whirled around hitting her backpack against the bar as she did so.

{Ouch!}

"Mom," Tea said through a nerve voice, "I'm going to see Yugi and the other guys today."

"Yugi?" Tea's mother pondered, "Isn't that, that short boy with the spiky you've had a crush on since kindergarten."

Tea froze and turned beet red. "M..m, mom!"

At the moment Yugi was having a similar reaction. He began to the feel the heat coming from his face. He had never seen a dog's fur turn red from embarrassment before, but he believed that if he had a mirror that's what color his fur would be. {C... crush? I always thought she liked Yami.}

Tea's mother laughed. "Oh okay, you can go. So I guess you got the message without me telling you."

"What message?" Tea asked.

{*cough* Tea, I don't mean to interrupt, but could you hurry up? I can't breathe in here.}

"Yeah, Joey called from Yugi's house this morning. He said it was important and that you needed to come over right away."

{I wonder what's the matter.}

"Oh, well then, I better get going." Tea said turning towards the door.

"Tea? Why are you taking your backpack?"

"Oh, we're ummm... we're studying for a test, bye mom."

"Bye Tea."

Tea reached for the door knob and existed the house. When she reached the sidewalk she looked back at her house to make sure no one was looking and knelt down and took off her backpack. She placed it gently on the ground and unzipped the top.

Yugi's little head popped happily out of the bag and leapt out onto the sidewalk still holding his paw a little in the air to make sure he didn't hurt it an further. He took in a big puff of air, stretched and then looked at Tea.

{Whoa, I'm glad to be out of there. I though I was going to die.}

"Come on, let's get out of here before mom decides to look out the window and sees you." Tea said as she stood up and began to walk towards the Game Shop.

Tea and Yugi steadily made there way to the Game Shop. Yugi was having to walk a little faster to keep up with Tea, which was no different then usual, but this time Yugi found something to do that was causing him to lang a bit.

Yugi stopped and lowered himself to the ground before taking off and bounding straight into the nearest water puddle. His little paws became soaked with water and the small tide waves that came crashing out of the puddle would sometimes cover his back. A few spare droplets would sometimes reach his noise and cause him to snort with laughter as he keep doing the same thing at every puddle he reached. {Hey this isn't so bad. It's actually pretty fun.}

"Hey," Tea laughed, "Come here, your getting all wet."

Yugi ran up beside Tea and started to shake off. Tea gasped and cover her face as the loose wet droplets came flying off and hit Tea all over. She uncovered her eyes and gave the back puppy a looked, but she couldn't help but to laugh at the cute expression on his face. She looked up and smiled as the Game Shop came into sight.

"Hey look, there it is."

Yugi looked toward the small game shop that was so familiar to him. He waged his tail and took off at a fast limp towards the shop.

{I can't WAIT to get home. I'm gonna go straight to my room and take a long nap. I hope Yami didn't worry about me. I can't wait to tell him what happened.}

Yugi stopped short before reaching the game shop and gave it a sad look. {But I can't tell him what happened and he doesn't know who I am.} Yugi sat down with his head held low as Tea passed and gave him a funny look.

"Hey, come on." She said as she reached the door and entered the Game Shop.

Yugi didn't pay her any attention, he just sat there thinking. He knew that all his friends were inside, but he wasn't sure he was ready to go in yet. He looked up to see that Tea had already gone in and had left the door open. {How can I make them see me?} Yugi walked up to one of the puddles he hadn't yet played in and looked down at his reflection. He sighed. {I'm not even sure if I can see myself anymore.} Yugi gritted his teeth at his refection and then slapped the water with his good paw.

"Hey"

Yugi looked up to see Tea poking her head out the door becking for him to come in before she disappeared back into the house.

Yugi sighed again and then stood to his paws. {Well, I guess it's time.}

Yugi walked the distances between him and the shop and entered through the door. Inside he was meet by all of his friends, Joey, Tristan, Serenity, Bakura, Duke, Yami, and Tea. They were all looking at him with blank expressions, not even a hint of happiest played across their faces. They weren't the faces he was use to seeing them wear. Yugi sat down on his hint legs and looked at them one by one. They did recognize him at all.

{Only seven days...}

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A/N: Well, that ends chapter 3. So how was it? I have a question for all you readers. Okay, so we all know that when we get a dog we have to give it a name. So I was wondering if you guys could give me so help with the name. Yugi's dog character needs a name for the next or the next chapter after that. So if you have an idea for a cute dog name that would suit Yugi, then please leave it in a review. Thanks! ^_~ I hope you liked this chapter. See ya'll next chapter.

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