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Okay everyone I'm back from my long... ummm, vacation? Not much of a vacation, my computer has been broken and that's why I haven't updated in such a LONG time. Sorry! Thanks to all who reviewed and I want to remind you that here is where I do something special with all the names that you guys gave me. So I hope you enjoy!

"Blah"= Talking

'Blah'= Thinking

{Blah}= Yugi's doggie thoughts

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TEST OF FRIENDSHIP

Chapter 8: A 3rd name??

Ryou entered the game shop to find it's inhabitants along with the atmosphere of the place sad and gloomy. "So, I take it you all had no luck?"

Joey ran a hand through his messing blonde hair, "Nah, it's like he's just vanished."

"Don't worry, we'll find him Joey," Serenity assured her brother. He only smiled in return.

"I'm sure Yugi is fine, he'll turn up sooner or later." Ryou tried to cheer them up with this statement, and it might would have worked if a certain tomb robber hadn't just decided to bust through the door at that time with a small 'Spot' in tow.

Everyone in the room gave out an annoyed sigh, with the exception of Tea, as they saw Ryou's Yami come in. "Just had to bring him didn't you Ryou?" Yami asked in a bored tone.

Ryou laughed nervously and scratched the back of his hand, "Well... he really wanted to come for some reason."

Yami cocked an eyebrow suspiciously at Bakura and was about to say something when Tea went running by him and up to Bakura.

"Where did you find him?"Tea asked excitedly

Bakura gave her a 'what-the-heck-are-you-talking-about' look, but Tea just ignored it and reached down and picked up the black puppy and took the leash off.

"You guys found my dog!"Tea pipped up as she hugged the puppy.

{Erk! To... much... love!}

"This is... your dog Tea?" Ryou ask in surprise.

"Yeah! Somebody was suppose to be watching him, but forgot about him and he got lost." Tea statement as she glared over at Joey.

"What?!" Joey yelled defensively, "I was duh one dat told him ta stay outside and wait for me."

"Right Joey, like the dog can really understand you." Tristan said sarcastically.

{You'd be surprised... You'd also be surprised at what Bakura mumbles about in is sleep. Not that I ever want to think about that again, but maybe it will come in handy when I can speak again.}

"Anyways, thanks Ryou, I owe you one,"

"Oh, it was nothing really, "Ryou blushed slightly and waved it off. "Oh, by the way, what's his name?"

Tea froze for a second, "His... name?"

"Yes, you have given him one haven't you?"

"Ummm, well," Tea stutter as she placed 'Yugi' on the ground and he toddled over to the couch and sat on the floor between Yami and Serenity's feet. "To tell you the truth, I only got the dog the other night, and so far I haven't been able to come up with one, my mom doesn't even know about him yet."

"Then we should give him one quick before he get an identity crisis," Serenity joked as she scooped the black pup up and sat him in her lap.

{I think it's a little later for that.}

"Yea! Dat's a great idea sis," Joey announced, "Joey Wheeler's a mastered at namin' animals."

"Oh really? That must be why you named that old black cat of your's 'lucky' and the next day it got ran over by a car." Tristan teased.

"Hey man! Don't joke about dat kinda stuff!" the blonde scolded. "I loved dah cat like a member of my family."

"You only had it for one day!"

"A'right Tristan, your askin' for it.

"Guys, let's not fight. Let's just decide on a name." Tea instructed. "Anyone have a suggestion?"

"I got one," Yami offered, "It's: Let's-go-look-for-Yugi."

"Hmmm, rather odd name. It doesn't quiet round off the tongue." Ryou mused totally oblivious to the sarcasm.

"Come on Yami, we just came from looking for Yug. Right now what we need ta do is thinking about everything dat's happened and try to come up with a different game plan, and thinkin' up a dog name for this little pooch if just the ticket to get the ole brain juice a flown."

"Yea, Joey's right." Tristan agreed. "Wait a minute... did I just say that Joey was right...?"

"Guess there really is a first time for everything." Bakura commented dryly which didn't go unnoticed by a certain blonde.

"You got sometin' ta say ta me?!" Joey yelled and rose to his feet as if to dare Bakura to cross into his invisible domain.

Yugi sighed {At this rate it's going to take me the rest of my six days left just to get there attention, more less get them to say my name to me.}

Serenity held 'Yugi' up and gave him a once over before suggesting a name. "Ummm, how about, Boo?"

"Why that's a wonderful name Serenity! You should become a profession namer." Tristan praised and grinned sweetly at Serenity.

"Thanks Tristan."

Joey's eye began to twitch at Tristan's remark and before he could bat another eye, Tristan had a large lump on top of his head while a still Poed Joey sat there with his teeth and fist clenched. "There's no such t'ing as a profession namer! And FYI, if ya don't stop lookin' at my sister like dat, your goin' need a new name ta go with duh new face I'm gonna give ya!"

By now Tea had crossed the room and was sitting by Serenity. She gently patted 'Spot' on the head and started scratching behind his ear.

{It's the ear scratching thing again...}

Yugi's head started to sway back and forth, rhythmically to the movement of her hand.

{Remind me again... What's wrong with being a dog?}

Tea finally withdrew her hand and made a suggestion of her own. "What about Tenshi? He seems sweet enough."

{No, no, no... what happened to the scratching? I was just getting into it.}

Bakura stifled a laugh at Tea's suggestion. She immediately sent him a glare. "What's wrong with naming him Tenshi?"

"Nothing... that is if a male dog doesn't mind having a girly name, and being beat up by the other neighborhood dogs."

"I hate ta admit it Tea, but Bakura's right," Joey stood up and declared, "A dog's gotta have a name that strikes fear into the eyes of the other dogs, like Killer!"

Everybody sweatdropped at Joey's half brained suggestion.

{Killer? And it so fits me...}

Yami raised his eyebrow and looked at the black puppy. If Yami hadn't of known better he would have thought the pup's eye was twitching for a second, but when he blinked it was gone and the puppy was now looking at him. The pup's big amethyst eyes sparkled and reminded him so much of someone. He would have givin' it more thought but Joey's incessant rumble of names drown out his thoughts.

"Or how about Rosco, or Buddy?"

"Yeah, or Hikaru or Yujo?" Tristan pipped in, "They use to be my old fighting partners until one day, they got an invitation to a fight, and never came back..."

It was quiet for minute as everybody stared at Tristan waiting for him to finish his story, but apparently he was done.

{Alright, it's official, Joey can't come up with a decent name to save his life and Tristan is trying to name me after his fallin' comrades.}

"Anyways," Joey continued, "What about Gameboy, or Blacky."

"Oh that's orignal." Bakura rolled his eyes.

"Well fine, we can go with my last suggest... Booger."

After that a chorus of ewes were heard, even from the guys.

"That's gross Joey." Serenity voiced.

"Yeah, no dog in there right mind want's to be named after something that came out of there nose." Tea complained.

Yugi sighed and shook his head at there attempts to give him his 3rd name. He looked around the room while the group argued on what should be the finally name. His eyes finally fell on Yami. He could tell that Yami wasn't here with them, sure he was here physically, but not mentally. He stood to his paws in Serenity's lap and trotted over to Yami. Serenity hadn't noticed him leave.

Yugi peered up at Yami and pawed at his leg trying to get his attention.

{Hey? You there?}

Yugi once again pawed at Yami's leg and this time he was able to get his attention.

Yami looked down at the jet black puppy and blinked at him as if to ask what he wanted. However, the pup never answered. But... he just couldn't shake the fact that he knew this pup from somewhere. But that was impossible, right?

{Come on Yami, cheer up. You guys'll find... 'me', soon. I hope.}

Yami eyes widen for a second as he thought he heard a small murmur through his and Yugi's link. "Yugi...?"

Yugi eyes widened farther as he realized Yami had just said his name.

{Could it be? Does Yami realize it's me??}

Yami concentrated hard on trying to find there now small link, but unfortunately it had disappeared just as quickly as it had come. Yami's face fell in disappointment. Maybe that wasn't even Yugi at all, maybe it was just his tired mind playing tricks on him.

"No, it couldn't be." Yami whispered to himself.

Yugi once happy face and wagging tail soon dropped as he realized that Yami had been talking to himself and hadn't called him Yugi at all.

{No! Yami never talks to himself, and the one time he decides to talk to himself is NOW! This isn't fair.} Yugi growled and plopped himself down beside Yami. {Well, the score is Yamis:2, Yugi/Spot: zero}

Yami snapped out of his thoughts long enough to see the distraught looking puppy plopped beside him. He smiled sadly at the pup thinking they might be in a similar situation. He reached down and scooped the puppy up and sat it in his lap and for some odd reason... he began to talk to it.

"So, what's your story pup? Are you lose too?"

{No. Well, maybe.}

"My friend is lost too." Yami continued while rubbing the top of the pup's head. "Say, you haven't happened to have seen him have you? He looks just like me, but only shorter."

Yugi lifted his head up in Yami's direction but never meet his eyes, he didn't think he could. He had no idea how much Yami would be hurt if something happened to him. He turned his head towards the black screened TV and glazed at his reflection and then laid his head back down. {Sorry but, I haven't seen him.}

"Well, you couldn't have seen him right, after all, you showed up the day Yugi went missing." Yami seemed to stop after saying that. From the look on his face you could tell he was thinking. Plus, in mid-pet Yami had dropped his hand on 'Yugi's' head.

{Ow, Yami. Get your hand off my head, your pushing my forehead over my eyes and I can't see a thing.}

"So it's settled than!"

Yami and Yugi both looked up when they heard Tea's voice.

"We'll name him Boo."

{Apparently I was paying attention to the wrong conversation and now I'm stuck with the name Boo. Oh well, it's gotta be better than Spot, right?}

"Well, com' on Tristan, Serenity, we gotta go help mom move into her new apartment." Joey said as he, Tristan, and Serenity stood up to walk to the door.

"You're leaving already?" Yami asked.

"Yeah, we've got to go as well," Ryou announced from behind Joey, "father will be home today and he'll have a cow if he comes home to a messy house."

"But I thought we were going to going looking again today?" Yami asked almost sadly.

"Hey, don't worry man," Joey reassured him, "Me, Tristan, and Serenity'll keep an eye out for him and will be back tomorrow ta help look."

"Yeah," Tristan added, "and I'll even bring my dog, Princess by. Who knows, maybe Boo and Princess'll get together."

{WHAT?! I'm not going out with a dog! I knew someday I would probably have puppy love, but this kinda puppy love takes on a whole new meaning.}

"Yes Pharaoh, you worry to much about that baka hikari of yours." Bakura smirked, "besides, where ever he is at, he's probably having a Dog-gone good time."

Bakura chuckled lightly at his joke before leaving out of the shop.

Yami narrowed his eyes at the place where Bakura was last standing. "He knows something."

"I'll check it out." Ryou said before exiting the door with Joey, Tristan, and Serenity right behind him.

Now it was only Yami, Tea, and the black fur ball now known as Boo.

"Well, I hate to say this Yami, but I have to go too, but I was wondering if you could do me a favor."

Yami raised any eyebrow at Tea and signaled for her to go on.

"Well..." She started slowly but then sped up, "I was wondering if you could keep little Boo for the night? He shouldn't be much trouble. I would keep him, but my mom doesn't know about him and I have to work the night shift tonight and I'll be getting home late. And besides, he really seems to be taken with you." Tea pointed to Yami's lap where 'Boo' was laying at.

"Besides, with Yugi gone and all, you don't need to be here alone. We worry about you Yami."

Yami let a small laugh escape his throat before speaking, "You don't need to worry about me. I'll be fine."

"Well, alright," Tea said not to convinced of his answer, but she had no time to argue, she was running late to work as is. "I'll be back to pick up Boo tomorrow and help look for Yugi. Call me if anything happens, you have my number."

Yami only nodded.

"Well, bye," Tea said before exiting the shop and shutting the door behind her.

Yami sighed and then looked down at the pup that was now sitting up and looking at him.

"Well 'Boo', it's just me and you."

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A/N: Well, That's chapter 8. I know you are probably thinking that it's not as good as the other chapters, but I promise that the next chapter will be better. The next chapter will be all about Yami and 'Boo's sleep over and Yugi gets to meet Tristan's dog Princess for the first time. What will Yugi think about Princess or better yet, what will Princess think about Yugi?

Special Thanks:

Una: For giving me all the names that Joey used and for giving me the kick in the butt to write the next chapter. Thanks

Sorceress Vanessa: For the name that Serenity used and ultimately the winning name. You'll also get to see one of the reasons I chose this name in the next chapter.

ACME-Rain and Yokai: For giving me the names that Tristan used.

Yami Rissa: For giving me the name that Tea used.

PS: I won't say how, but there will be another name change coming up again very soon, so if you would like to make more suggestions for names they are welcomed and wanted.

And always, thanks to all the wonderful reviews! And I'll end on this note, Go watch the Yu-Gi-Oh movie! It rocks!!