Hey everybody, I'm back! Sorry it took so long but the next few updates will come sooner and there is a reason for that. Me and my eagerness are looking forward to writing one of the chapter's in this fic, but I can't get to that chapter until I write the other chapters in front of it. So, it's probably safe to say that updates will be a little bit sooner than they have been being... but that's a good thing, right? Besides, school is starting to closed down for the summer and know I have nothing better to do... not that I didn't have nothing better to do in the first place. But anyways, I think that you've heard me babble on long enough, so let's get started.

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Review Responses:

ENTE: Thanks! I'm glad you like it. Hmmm, Bakura keeping his mouth shout about it does seem more like him, doesn't it? Well, I guess you'll just have to read and find out.

CYBUNNY: Don't we all hate cliffhangers! I'm sorry but that was pretty bad, so here you go. Thanks for the review.

ROGUEANDKURT: I'm glad you liked it. And here's another chapter and thanks for the review.

UNA1: lol, thanks for the info on Honda's dog. I'm seriously thinking about including that in the fic. I think it will be cute. Yugi: No it won't! Nightlight5: Sure it will! Trust me Yugi, you'll have fun! Thanks for the review Una1!

BLACK BLADE1: Yugi: It's not fair! Why doesn't Bakura get to figure it out first! I guess I will have to keep one eye open at all times, but Bakura better do the same. I can bite now you know. Nightlight5: lol, thanks for the review!

KATSURA-CHAN: Yugi: Don't cry! Bakura will tell them, won't you Bakura? Bakura:..... Yugi: O.o Bakura?! Nightlight5: I don't think he's talking Yugi-chan. Thanks for the review.

LILBLUE-HEDGGIE: Aww, thank you, but your right, Bakura is more likely not to say anything. Yugi: Oh he better, or he'll be sorry.

JILL: Yes, I have heard from Mittens no Hikari, she's not dead. She'll be back with us in a little while. Her school doesn't get out until this Friday! Well, thanks for the review!

YOKAI THE TIGER DEMOND: LOL, I totally agree! Thanks for the review.

PYRODRAGON2006: Oh, Hikari means light. Thanks for the review!

YAMI'S SENNEN QUEEN: I'm glad you are looking forward to it, but I'm sorry it took me so long to update. Thanks for the review and I hope you enjoy!

ERINAMATION-LIMITED2-NOTHING: Oh thank goodness, your other half scares me. Well, thanks for the review and here's an update.

SORCERESS VANESSA: I'm thinking that that's... not a good thing. But I guess we'll just have to find out. Thanks for the review!

UNKNOWNDARKMYSTERY: Yes He did! But wait, that still might not be a good thing, right? Anyways, thanks for th reivew!

BAYLEEF: Gelert? I've never heard of one of those. But I'm glad you like the chappy and I hope you like this one as well. Thanks for the review!

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{Blah}= Yugi's doggie thoughts

Test of Friendship

Chapter 7: Tomb Robber's Teasing

"Good night... Little Yugi" Bakura said in almost a taunting matter before venturing back to his room and closing the door.

{Yeah, whatever Bakura.} Yugi thought has he closed his eyes in hopes that he might find sleep waiting for him. He had only had his eyes closed for two seconds when the realization hit him.

{Yugi! He called me my name!}

Yugi bonded up from the blanket covered couch and dove off the edge before even think about it. He landed with a thud and he stumbled over and on to his head, but besides that, no harm was done.

{So that's why they made up the saying 'look before you leap'.}

He regained his footing and ran over to Bakura's room door. Yugi barked and growled at the closed door. "Bakura! Get back out here. I know you know!" Yugi lowered himself to the bottom of the door and stuck his nose in the small crack. With his mouth shut, him emitted a low growl and clawed at the carpet. "I mean it Bakura, this is important."

Sudden the door opened and Yugi sat up to face a grinning tomb robber. "What's the matter Yugi, you sound troubled?"

"Stop playing with me Bakura, this is not the time."

"What's that Yugi?" Bakura said cupping his hand over his ear as if he couldn't hear, "I didn't quite catch that."

{Great, out of all the people that I'm suppose to get to recognize me, Bakura isn't one of them, and he found out first!}

Yugi stood up on all fours and barked and growled or anything else he could possible think of. Bakura laughed as he sat down in front of his door. "If only the pharaoh knew," Bakura teased as he patted the top of Yugi's head. "But he's to stupid."

Yugi growled and bite the side of Bakura's hand. {You're the one that's stupid for thinking you could put your hand near a dog's mouth and get away unmarked.}

"Ow! Why you like..." Bakura drew back to hit the dog but stopped why he heard a familiar voice cascade from the room on the other side of the hall. "Bakura! What the heck are you doing out there?!"

"I'm only telling the dog goodnight, so don't get all snippy at me!" Bakura yelled back. Ryou didn't response.

Bakura, satisfied by the silence, continue his conversation with the pint sized puppy. "So Yugi, what's it like to be a dog? I mean, besides the height, which really hasn't changed that much, what's different?"

Yugi could tell that Bakura was loving every minute of this, and the likely hood of the tomb robber actually helping him was slim to none. "Bakura, please stop, this is serious. If you don't help me I could die."

{That's a scarey thought. To actually think that my very life could be in the hands of a five thousand year old tomb robber. But maybe Bakura will come through this time, maybe?}

Yugi looked at the up at the evil grin Bakura was currently sporting and cringed. "I really hope you don't expect me to tell the ex-pharaoh that you're a dog."

{I'm dead...}

"Wha?! Why not?"

"Haha, I still can't understand you Yugi, but I can only image that you're wanting to know why."Bakura smirked an all knowing smile that clearly was to let Yugi know that he was the one that had the upper hand in the current game. "You see Yugi, it would be all too easy to just to tell the baka Pharaoh, too easy for you that is. But, since I hold the cards in this game, I would rather see the Pharaoh suffer while trying to figure out that his hikari is nothing more than a tea cup poodle."

"I am not a tea cup poodle." Yugi growled." If you must know, I'm a Lab puppy."

{At least I think that's what I am. But I'm must defiantly not a tea cup poodle!}

"Well, I must thank you Yugi." Bakura laughed. "Thanks to you, tomorrow is going to be quite entertaining."

"What are you talking about?" Yugi barked cocking his head to the side.

"Tomorrow, Ryou says he's going over to your house to check on the 'guys', and personal, I wouldn't miss it for the world. So I would suggest you get so sleep." Bakura laughed as he slide back inside his room and shut the door in Yugi's face.

{Why must all bad fortunes happen to me?} Yugi pondered as he toddled back over to the couch and dug his claws into the side and pulled himself up. He plopped down onto the fluffy cochin and curled up into a tight ball. He brought his tail around in front of his face so that his eyes and nose were covered. After laying still for a few minutes, Yugi slowly began to drift off to sleep.

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The window in Ryou's living room began to glow a light blue as the Shadowy figure stood by the closed window and peered in at the sleeping puppy.

"There's no more of day one left Yugi, and so far you have managed to convince one person, that doesn't even count, of who you are."

The Shadowy figure began to descend back into the shadows. "You only have six more days left. Use them wisely."

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The morning sun's rays seeped into the nearby window and fell lightly upon Yugi's silky black fur. He welcomed the warmth. He slowly opened his eyes expecting to see the livingroom scenery, but was meet by a large black dot that seemed to be getting closer and closer. Yugi's eyes widened as he bolted up and barked at the on coming danger.

The black dot shot up quickly and Yugi could finally see what or who it was. "Bakura?! You're the black dot?" Bakura was a pair black leather pants and a white t-shirt.

{That's just great, Bakura's butt is not exactly what I want to see first thing in the morning.}

"Hey, wait a minute! You almost sat on me!" Yugi barked "Do you have any idea of how much damage you could have done to me if you'd have sat on me... does road kill ring a bell."

"Your in my seat poodle." Bakura growled and pushed Yugi over to the middle of the couch. In return Yugi growled and curled back up. Just out the corner of his eye, he noticed that Bakura's hand was warped up.

{Ha, looks like that bite caused more damage than I thought.}

"Well, I see that someone got up on the wrong side of the couch this morning," Bakura teased and then became serious. "Seriously, stay off my side of the couch."

{Forgive me, the next time I sleep there I'll remember to leave you a parting gift.}

The two sat in silence for a moment, until they heard a door shut and out came Ryou. He was dressed in his usually blue jeans and white and blue stripped t-shirt and was holding a leather leash in one hand.

"Well, we're going Bakura," Ryou announced as he clipped the leather leash on Yugi's hidden collar. "We'll be back late."

"Now wait a minute." Bakura stood up and startled Ryou. "I'm coming too."

"What? But you never..."

"Well, I want to come this time."

"You only want to come so you can argue with Yami."

"So," Bakura growled, "Why do you care why I want to come, besides, I'm going anyways."

Ryou nodded his head and began to head for the door. "Come on Spot."

"Oh Ryou, there's also something else I want to do on the way to Yugi's house." Bakura said as he eyed the small pup on the leather leash.

Yugi gulped. {I don't like that look. He better not be thinking what I thinking he's thinking, because if he is, there's no way in the world I'm going to let him do that.}

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Ryou and Bakura neared the Game shop as a smug looking Bakura drug the small black puppy behind him. Yugi dug his nails into the concrete and pulled in the opposite direction of the leash.

{How could Ryou let Bakura hold the leash? I bet he's loving this.}

"Come on poodle!" Bakura yelled back.

"Stop calling me poodle, tomb robber!" Yugi barked.

"Ummm, Bakura," Ryou started, "maybe you should let me have him now. I don't think he likes you."

"Non-sense, he loves me, isn't that right poodle," Bakura yanked on the leash and forced Yugi forward causing him to splattered the ground. "Besides, we're here anyway."

"Oh yeah, we are." Ryou said as he entered the Game Shop. Bakura waited outside for a moment after Ryou went in to make sure that he was out of ear shot. Then he yanked on the chain again. "Come on Yugi, this is where the fun starts."
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A/N: Well, that's all for this chapter, sorry it's so short but I needed to cut it off so that I can fit all the good stuff in the next chapter. Also the next chapter is where I'm going to do something special with all the names you guys gave me, so, if you have any last name entries you would like to slip in at the last moment, I would do so now, or forever hold your peace! Thanks for reading and drop me a review and tell me what you liked or what I need to work on. Until then, remember, that with a keen eye for detail, one truth will prevail!