Author's Notes/Disclaimer: Why no, I didn't forget about this fanfic! I apologize for the wait...but here it is! Chapter two! I just hope I'm still as good as you say I am. XD Anyway I don't own any characters that's not mine. For future reference, I'm not going by the Japanese school system – for I never attended it. I'm going by the American system.

A Boy and His Dog

By LilyChan

Chapter Two

Pranks and Musings

A couple months had gone by and there were still no signs for the damn dog. Seto had even considered getting him a new pet – for not just Mokuba but for his sanity as well. There were absolutely no leads. The detectives were very wary of working on this case to begin with. They thought this was silly – wasted money for a mangy dog when they could be working on more important cases, such as missing kids, theft, and even murder.But this is what Mokuba wanted. And whatever the boy wanted, he got.

Seto tried his best to convince the boy that he could get another dog to replace Katsuya. Sadly enough, Mokuba refused. He refused to get a new pet! But then again, the boy had become distant from Seto anyway, which was strange in itself.

Now this was a twist on events. Usually it was Seto who's broody and anti-social, not his brother. Perhaps this dog meant to the boy more then he thought. Whatever the case may be, he didn't want to see Mokuba upset. So he did what any working and concerned brother would do.

He took a break from Kaiba Corp. Now granted, it was hard enough to get a break for his own well-being whilst working for Kaiba Corp., but since it's Mokuba perhaps he could risk getting behind in his work. Summer was about to close and he had to attend his last year of high school. And he couldn't wait until that final bell rang – until he received his diploma and leave that hell hole.

But that's beside the point.

When he had went to check on Mokuba, the boy was staring out of the window. He looked spaced out. It didn't seem he was looking at anything in particular, but Seto knew he expected the dog to appear out of nowhere and enter their lives again. Seto walked by and looked out the window. He crossed his arms and then glanced at Mokuba.

"So any sign of him yet?"

Mokuba shook his head. Seto sighed and placed a hand on the boy's head. What was Seto going to do with him until it was time for Mokuba to attend school? He couldn't leave Mokuba by himself, but then again he couldn't take him with him to school anyway. Seto was defiantly not one to make excuses. He rubbed the boy's head and took his leave. There wasn't anything else he could do as of right now. He might end up having to hire a babysitter until Mokuba started school.

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Two weeks went by and Seto had just caught up with his work. He closed his laptop and placed it in the briefcase he took with him everywhere he went outside the mansion. (He wasn't going to trust even his closest employees if he had any with his briefcase lying around – prone to theft, vandalism or other various things)

As usual the high school students were hyped up about the coming school year in the fall. Of course Seto blocked the noise out. He didn't want to hear all his fan club members squealing that he had appeared. They should be lucky he had a contract to abide. Seto growled under his breath as he made his way to his new homeroom. He hoped to all the gods that were present that he wouldn't be stuck with the Nerd Squad again. It was torturous enough that that one girl went on and on about friendship on a constant basis. He did a quick skim of the homeroom lists before he saw his name. He knew where the homeroom was and headed towards there without having to deal with any annoying students.

Naturally he was one of the first ones to appear in the classroom. He decided to choose his seat in the front so he could easily make his random escapes when duty called. Because he had nothing better to do, he opened his briefcase and got out a book he had bought but wasn't able to read.

He didn't notice that the door creaked open and a curious brown eye scanned the room. The person had slipped inside and closed the door quietly, so he couldn't disturb the brunet that was reading.

However, Seto had good ears. He glanced over the book to see a blond, glancing over the classroom, as if he were a lost puppy. Seto smirked. This was too easy. He waited until the boy noticed him or asked him a stupid question. In the meantime, he went back to his book until he heard the boy stammer.

"U-uh is this Room 213?" the boy nervously asked.

Seto didn't miss a beat as he didn't even glance from his book. "No. It's a couple of doors down to the right." He lied. He smirked behind his book.

The boy was going to say something else, but he took off before to long. Seto chuckled. It was too easy.

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Almost an hour had gone by and the classroom started to fill up with supposedly mature seniors. However, to Seto's dismay, he was once again stuck with the Nerd Squad. He really couldn't wait until graduation. As soon as he grabbed that diploma, he would pack his and Mokuba's bags and head to another country that's literally on the other end of the earth. He refused to interact with the Nerd Squad anymore. However, as much as he liked to plan his future, he had to try to ignore a certain voice from getting any response from him.

"Hey Kaiba!" cried a cherry voice.

Seto cringed. He didn't want to turn to who spoke to him. He knew who it was anyway. It was Yuugi Motou, the leader of the Nerd Squad. His hair stuck up all over the place and his hair was dyed in two colors (or was it one?). Seto figured that he was in a freak hair accident to make it stand up. He also had purple eyes. How could a child have purple eyes was beyond Seto. It was also due to a freak accident as well. But it wasn't like he cared. And apparently all those accidents had stunted his growth on account he didn't have any growth spurts like any normal boy.

When Kaiba didn't answer, the boy tried a different tactic.

"How was your summer?"

He still ignored him. He wasn't going to share any information with the persistent mutant. He heard the boy sigh and the receding footsteps. It was about time he gave up attempting to be friends with him. He would never be a part of that group. They were annoying. They were insufferable. However, Seto should not focus his frustration on those brats. He didn't have time for that. He had to focus his energy into his work and trying to find the damn dog.

However his thoughts were interrupted when he heard the door slam again, indicating that the teacher had finally appeared. Seto closed his book, placed it in his briefcase, and closed the compartment. He placed the briefcase by his leg under the desk and placed his hands on top of the desks – letting the teacher know that he was prepared for the day, unlike the miscreants in the classroom that goofed off on a constant basis.

The teacher was stout and had a receding hairline on his scalp. He had on a suit and tie with loafers. Seto was disgusted at the look. Why would anyone be happy to teach these losers anything? His voice echoed in the room that immediately made the class quiet.

"Welcome back! I hope you all had a great summer! As you know, that this is your last year in high school." He paused as the class roared with happiness and cheering. Seto narrowed his eyes. He was happy as well, but he didn't want to be immature like these juveniles. Thankfully the noise died down after a few minutes of the teacher's shushing.

"But that doesn't mean you can slack off! This is also going to be where you start looking for a college to attend to." Seto rolled his eyes on that. He didn't have to look for a college. He could live comfortably at Kaiba Corp. for the rest of his pathetic life.

"However, before we can start in a new year, we have a new student." And that moment the same boy from earlier stepped in, only he looked rather peeved. Seto smirked at remembering his little prank on the blond boy. The teacher had announced his name as Joey Wheeler and placed him near the Nerd Squad. Great, just what Seto needed – another nerd to pester him about friendship and whatnot. He only prayed that the boy would somehow convince him that Seto had no interest in them whatsoever.

The rest of the morning classes were boring as usual and that boy was in his advance classes! Seto had underestimated him as he thought. However, he knew outright that he was not going to be the blonde's friend. As long as he interacted with the Nerd Squad, Seto Kaiba was not going to be his friend. Well, then again who said that Seto was going to be friends with anyone in the first place?

Lunch had come by and Seto headed out towards his usual spot out in the school yard. It was a lonely oak tree with fresh patches of grass surrounding it. Since it was late August, it was still warm and there was a small breeze passed through. Seto placed himself underneath the shade and sighed. He wasn't used to the rush of school and that he had to get used to it yet again. At least it would be his last year there.

He sighed and got out his briefcase. He opened it to reveal his laptop, book, pencils, and a lunch bag. He got out the lunch bag and closed his case. He didn't need to do any work since it was done earlier in the morning and at night the night before. The bag was the typical brown paper. Mokuba had made his lunch. This puzzled Seto greatly. How was Mokuba able to make his lunch when he was busy moping about the dog?

Then he smirked. He probably did it when it was too dark to see. He opened the bag to reveal a simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Of course Seto wouldn't normally eat this. His butler would cook his lunch and place it by his briefcase in the morning before he even gets up. Mokuba must've chased him away in order for him to do what he did. Seto chuckled at the thought as he nibbled on it. He had to look over some documents before he could go to Kaiba Corp that afternoon.

Then he heard a pair of feet approaching him. He looked up and saw the blond from earlier that morning.

"What the hell do you want?" he asked.

The blond glared at him even more and responded with, "Shut up! It's your fault that I was late in the first place!"

Seto glared and the boy stepped back. "No, it wasn't. You asked a stupid question so I gave you a stupid answer. Now go away before I have you suspended for threatening and harassing me."

The boy glared at him again before turning and running back inside. Seto stared at him for a bit before deciding to open his laptop to check any e-mail that his insufferable employees had left him.

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Author's Notes: Wewt! Finally it's finished! I hope you still read this fanfic and you can review it. I'll try to be more consistent. The hardest part was them meeting – I had trouble finding a good way for them to meet before Joey was introduced to the majority of the characters. When I finish all my Seto and Joey fanfics here, I'm going to get them sent to my betas so they can check, and re-check it so it'll be better then it was before. In any case, please review! Thank you.