Joey's POV

When Joey finally regained consciousness he was in front of a castle so large that he couldn't even see the top of it. It was a strange castle, white with blue glass windows – how odd. Picking himself up he happened to catch a glance of his reflection in one of these large windows…and received the shock of his life. Reflected in the mirror was a small golden puppy with floppy ears, large brown eyes and a tail that seemed disproportionately long when compared to the size of his body. In short, it was Joey Wheeler the dog.

"Now dear, try to keep on task and not the let the whole canine thing faze you. After all, Seto Kaiba is a busy man and is not going to realise any of those repressed feelings of his without a hell of a lot of hard work. However, being the generous soul I am, I've decided to bring you to his little house so you can get straight to the task at hand."

"Just my luck" thought Joey "First I have to wait on Kaiba and then I have a run in with a demented witch! Why, oh why do these things always happen to me?"

Emma turned to leave, "Oh and one more thing darling. If you want the transformation back to human to last, then his feelings are going to have to last too."

"What if I fail?" Joey thought, myriad fears bubbling under his shaggy coat.

Almost as if Emma had read his mind, she deigned to add one more comment before she left, "By the way, there's one more thing I should tell you…Failure isn't an option…unless, of course, you don't mind waving goodbye to opposable thumbs! Or perhaps I should say barking goodbye!" And with those words of encouragement she disappeared into the evening air.

On the verge of panic, Joey began to hyperventilate. Even the sound of his doggy-like wheezing was terrifying him. Staring at the daunting castle in front of him he felt the fight or flight instinct battling inside of him.

Just as he had succeeded in collecting his last bit of courage, a deafening yell reached his sensitive ears,

"Look Seto! A puppy!"

And at that moment he turned tail and fled.

Kaiba's POV

For Kaiba, sleep was but a distant dream. After a while of tossing and turning in his oversized, cold bed, he had finally returned to his study. He had hoped some boring forms would lead to him dozing off in his beautifully crafted, ridiculously expensive "Chair-Master-5000". No such luck. He was just finishing off the last of the forms when he heard footsteps approaching.

Never one to be caught off guard, Kaiba dimmed the lights and felt his hands ball themselves into fists. No one sneaked up on Seto Kaiba. Knowing that his well oiled door wouldn't announce the intruder, Kaiba balanced on the balls of his feet, ready to strike at a moment's notice.

Just as he was adjusting into his fighting stance, an all too familiar voice rang out from the doorway, "Seto? Why are you up so late? And…why is it so dark in here?"

Seto sighed as he relaxed once more. "Go back to bed Mokuba, you have school tomorrow."

"Awww, Seto, I still don't see why I have to go to school. I mean, it's not like I'm ever gonna be unemployed with you as my brother."

The argument continued down its usual road. Mokuba would present a whole host of detailed arguments which Kaiba would concisely dismiss, Mokuba would moan and Kaiba would smile, Mokuba would plead and Kaiba would go back to his initial arguments.

However, before the end of today's argument, Mokuba suddenly stopped speaking, "But if I worked with someone as intelligent as you all day then I would…" Then he was staring out the window, staring as if transfixed at something underneath.

"Mokuba, what-"

"Look Seto, a puppy!"

Kaiba smiled ruefully. With all the burdens they had shared and all the work they put into running Kaiba Corp, Kaiba often forgot that Mokuba was still a kid. One of the few things he felt guilty about.

"Oh no!" cried Mokuba, a look of horror crossing his features.

"What is it, Mokuba?"

"He ran straight for the electrified fence and it shocked him! Now he's not moving anymore."

"It won't have killed him. He'll be fine."

Mokuba's POV

Mokuba frowned. Now, if he knew his brother, there was no way he was going to help that poor little puppy unless he had a vested interest to do so. Hmmm, what could he possibly use to motivate his brother into helping that poor animal? Then he got it.

"Seto, I'm just off to alert our legal department."

"What do you mean, Mokuba?"

"Well, whoever owns that dog might sue us, especially since we've just left it there. For all we know it could be seriously injured. Though not legally obligated to move it, there's a good chance the opposing counsel might use pathos to sway the jury, possibly resulting in a hefty fine for negligence."

Kaiba smiled. At times like this, there was no doubt that Mokuba was his brother.

"Fine. We'll call a vet and have him examine the animal."

Mokuba grinned. Phase 1 of plan "Adopt the Puppy" had been successful!

Joey's POV

Brrr. The hands that were touching him were ice cold. His fur may have been shaggy but the hands seemed to be checking the roots of his fur and were therefore coming into contact with his vulnerable flesh. Feeling a shiver course through him, he decided to open his eyes. Big mistake.

At first he thought it was just a nightmare. After all, it wasn't that different from one he had had in Duellist's Kingdom. However, when the memories came flooding back, the reality of the situation sunk in and Joey promptly felt extremely sick.

"So, you've finally decided to join us, puppy."

Joey winced as the words seemed to cut through his flesh. He was now at the mercy of his greatest enemy and there was nothing he could do to protect himself. Except make said enemy fall in love with him – at least, that was what crazy lady had claimed. Damn. He was in big trouble. And this time, Yugi wasn't there to save him.

*cries*what happened to all my reviewers? No reviews = no inspiration. No inspiration=no story. Please, reviewers, I need you to finish this thing!