Okay...Short chapter. I apologize.

And: I was reading over the stuff I had written in response to reviews and I'M SORRY FOR SOUNDING LIKE SUCH A BITCH! I WAS HYPER AND JOKING AROUND! Really...I am sorry. I was rereading them after I had posted them and I was like :OMG I'M SUCH A BITCH!

So...yeah.

Chapter 5

"It's just because it's magic. He's not really a dog, and he's already full grown as a human. It wouldn't make sense for him to grow when all we did was shift his form."

"And ruin my life more," Katsuya grumbled. It was just him, Bakura, and Mokuba at the park here. Marik was too caught up having sex with Malik to join them.

Mokuba sighed and leaned forward to rest his elbows on his knees. He watched the last stragglers on the playground before sighing again.

"Can you read Katsuya's mind, or just what he says?"

Bakura blinked and pursed his lips. He gave Katsuya a look that the puppy shook his head at. He didn't know why Mokuba was asking either. "Why?"

"Well," Mokuba turned his head to look at Bakura, "Seto's been having wet dreams and Katsuya won't tell me who they're about."

"Mokuba!" Katsuya screeched, "Don't tell him that!"

"REALLY?" Bakura squealed…manly like. He whipped his head to Katsuya, "Who?"

"I ain't tellin'!" Katsuya barked and hopped off the bench. "I don't think he wants ya ta know either!"

"Since when have you been the one to keep Kaiba from grief? Last time I checked, ya were trying to give it to him!" Bakura shot back.

Katsuya didn't answer, he just laid on the ground, "Don't worry 'bout it. As soon as he really pisses on me again, ya'll be the first two ta know." There was silence for a second before Katsuya's eyes brightened and he lifted his head with hope. "If ya turn me human again, it'll happen faster! Eh? Eh?"

"'Eh? Eh?' No." Bakura denied.

"I haven't set up everything yet," Mokuba said. "If I want to keep Seto from noticing it'll take a little while longer."

"What are ya doin' anyways?" Katsuya asked, dropping his head back down. "And why so much?"

Mokuba laughed and smiled happily, "You have no idea, do you?"

Katsuya looked up at them, "If I did, do ya think I would be the mutt your brother claims me ta be?"

Bakura grinned selfishly, "Ya really don't."

Mokuba stood and stretched. His bones creaked and he groaned in pleasure. Stretching felt good, going for a walk with Katsuya was definitely a good idea, he'd have to give him a treat later or something. "It's getting late and I'm going to a friend's house tomorrow, we should get going. Besides, if Seto's still mad he'll expect me to be home early without warning."

"Alright," Bakura said, crouching down and picking Katsuya up. He gave his head a quick peck and looked proudly at him. "You've gained weight. That's good."

"What are ya, my Master or som'thin'?" Katsuya wiggled. Oh, yeah, he was embarrassed. Bakura seemed so happy that he had been doing well. He didn't understand why. "I'll see ya later."

"Yeah," Mokuba said, taking Katsuya from Bakura, "Hopefully I'll have everything done soon."

Bakura chuckled and nodded. "Okay." He looked seriously at Katsuya, "I will find out Seto's fantasy."

"And I'll be waiting ta be turned human again. Seems like we'll both be doin' something'." Katsuya barked before his mouth stretched into a yawn. "Mokie, I'm tired."

Mokuba laughed, "What am I, your mom?"

"Nah," Katsuya said emptily, "My ma never loved me."

Neither Bakura nor Mokuba knew how to answer to that even though they both knew he was saying it half-heartedly as a joke. They looked at each other then sympathetically at Katsuya. Bakura's mother didn't love him but he had Ryou, and Mokuba didn't have a mother, but he had Seto.

Mokuba knew that Shizuka loved Katsuya…but she had been recently wrapped up in her boyfriends. He remembered the hurt look as Katsuya had explained it once. Shizuka wasn't really a territory many flew through with Katsuya anymore.

And suddenly, out of nowhere, the conversation in the plane popped back up in his mind. It just hit him. It was as if all his prayers had been answered. "No."

Both Bakura and Katsuya looked up in surprise.

"You!" Mokuba said to Katsuya. "It's you!"

And then Bakura caught on. "No way. You're serious, aren't ya? Katsuya? Really?"

Katsuya groaned. This was going to be a long walk home.

.-.-.-.

Seto didn't know what it was, but Mokuba just kept staring at him, like he had found out some dirty little secret from the tabloids and was waiting for Seto to tell him. As far as Seto was aware of—which added to Seto's more-or-less growing dilemma—there was nothing in the tabloids that were true or Mokuba didn't know.

"What?"

Mokuba blinked and took a slow bite of his beans. He didn't take his eyes off Seto until he realized what he ate and made a face as he spit the greens back onto his plate.

Seto chuckled at his brother and continued reading the book he had gotten a while ago. Today was his first night before three spectacular days of no work—he'd just won a great business deal and he decided the company needed a positive reinforcement that they needed to keep up the good work.

Like dogs.

…Not that he could really get Joey to eat anything as a treat unless it was people food.

Details, details…who needed them anyways? Seto didn't unless they were details that were in this book that made it so thrilling. Hopefully they would be the only details he'd have to worry about until work three days from now.

But Mokuba was staring at him again.

"Mokuba," Seto hissed, glaring over the top of his book, "Do you wish to stay home tomorrow?"

Mokuba frowned, looked at what he was forking this time, and shoved the Mac-and-Cheese in his face. "I know a secret."

"So do I," Seto gritted, "But I am not staring at you like an idiot."

Mokuba shook his head and stared at him again, "I know what you're dreaming."

"Funny," Seto said, "So do I." He paused. "What do you mean?"

Mokuba grinned sadistically. "I mean: I know a secret. "

Seto now stared at Mokuba. This…This wasn't getting him anywhere. He looked at the page number and then closed his book before setting it next to his empty plate. "What?" He inquired. "What 'secret' is that has you being so asinine?"

"If I told you," Mokuba's grin broadened, "it wouldn't be a secret."

Seto sneered before looking down to Joey, lying very well-behaved on the floor next to his chair. "What is he talking about?"

The dog lifted his head to acknowledge him before giving him a look Seto swore was 'you don't wanna know' before dropping his head back onto his paws and ignoring him. Sometimes Seto felt like that dog was too human. So why couldn't he just tell him?

Oh yeah, he's a dog.

"You'd be so much more useful if you could speak." The dog looked back up at him—like he was an idiot or something. And then he barked. Seto furrowed his brow and looked at Mokuba. "If I didn't know any better I'd say he was half human."

"Maybe it's in him somewhere?" Mokuba shrugged, taking another bite of his Mac-and-Cheese. "Or maybe he's been around people so much he understands."

Seto leered at Mokuba, "Mokuba, he is a dog."

"And you're completely sane?" Mokuba dropped his fork and Seto flinched at the clanging sound of the silverware hitting the glass plate. He always hated that sound. Mokuba wiped his lips and continued to say, "I think not. Anything is possible."

Seto sighed. Sliding back, he got to his feet and grabbed Mokuba plate full of un-eaten (and partially chewed) greens. Mokuba wouldn't eat them, he could never get the teen to eat them. "You've been hanging out with the Geek Squad too much."

"Have not!" Mokuba defended, "Besides…I've only really been hanging out with Jou, Marik, and Bakura lately…Yugi and Ryou are mostly busy studying for college, Anzu is getting ready for her dance scholarship to America, and Honda has…well, we suspected getting it on with Otogi multi miles away, but hey—whatever."

Seto grumbled, grabbing his own plate. "What about that stupid Atem?"

Mokuba smirked at his own brother's childishness. "He's been trying to court Yugi from the books into bed with him."

"I didn't need to know that," Seto grunted. He walked away to the sink, dumping the plates with the rest of the piling dishes.

Seto looked down at Joey again, watching the puppy rest contently on the floor. There was just something…unnatural about the dog. Some of the expressions were a start, but he didn't even need to be potty trained really. He had a few accidents on Mokuba's feet, and he'd left a nice, soft, gushy piece of poo on Mokuba's pillow in Hawaii, and there was the Kiyoshi incident, but even that all seemed premeditated.

Joey listened well too. He didn't run off like a puppy would, or chew up things, or bite. Most of the time he was calm like this, give or take the times after a nap and when he wanted people food that they were eating, when most puppies would always be hyper. And the way he out smarted both him and Mokuba before! Like when he stole the pancake for the first time.

That dog was no dog.

Or, at least, the dog's mind was no dog.

"You haven't visited the Mutt lately," Seto suddenly said, "Did you two get into some sort of dog fight?"

Mokuba glared at him. "Ha. Ha. Soooo funny. No, actually, I see him all the time."

"How?" Seto said, "You haven't been out of the house for the past month?"

"I was in Hawaii!"

Seto gave him a look.

"Okay," Mokuba said in defeat, "I saw him when I took Joey for a walk. He's doing well if you are curious."

Seto shook his head and looked at the time. The stove time glowed a green, bright, 7:54 and he sighed. Normally he'd be doing paper work…What do you do with free time? His book was not all that interesting. Maybe this three day thing wasn't so good after all…

Joey stood and yawned, giving a small yip to be acknowledged as he walked out into the hall. He must have to go to the bathroom. Sighing, Seto followed.

He was aware of Mokuba's eyes still staring at him…he only wondered what this 'secret' was that had Mokuba all wrapped up in it. If he didn't find out soon, he was sure Mokuba was going to drive him insane with all the staring.

.-.-.-.

"You're going to leave me?"

Mokuba put the last of his things in the bag. "It's only for today. I'll be back tonight."

"Tonight's not fast enough!" Katsuya whimpered, "I won't have anyone t' talk to!"

"You didn't before I got the charm either," Mokuba mentioned. Throwing his duffle bag over his shoulder he stood straight. "You were fine."

"Ya knew I was human!" Katsuya snapped. "Your brudder doesn't have a clue!"

Mokuba shrugged, "That's your issue."

"You're da one dat turned me int' a dog!"

Mokuba shrugged again. "Oh well."

"I hate ya!"

Mokuba smirked and shook his wrist. The bracelet jingled and he reached for the clasp.

"Ya wouldn't…" Katsuya dared.

Mokuba's smirk widened and he took it off. Katsuya swore at him, cursing words Mokuba knew he wouldn't want to ever know. It was only too bad that all Mokuba heard were barks now…

"I'm ready, Big Brother!" Mokuba yelled across the house, ignoring Katsuya's slightly menacing snarl…Katsuya couldn't be that mad, could he?

Good news: Almost done writing which equals faster updates.

Bad News (mostly for my sad, miserable ego): It's a short fanfiction than I would have really like, But hey, I like the turnout, so I'm pretty happy with it too.