A Home of Our Own

A Home of Our Own

Summary: Kimi ga Iru AU. Neko fic! Nya nya!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh. If I did…*begins to laugh evilly*
Warning:
Author’s Note:Yes, I AM running ot of creative titles...*laughs* But it’s apt, right?

Hey, Honda’s in this One

Jou stroked Shizuka’s hair as he watched the reactions of everyone in the room. He’d called a small meeting with the remainder of the pack. So far, they seemed to be puzzled as to why they’d been called together, especially Honda who kept looking at Jou then wagging his tail and flattening his ears.

“Nah Honda, I ain’t mad at cha. It ain’t nothing like that...” Jou reached in his pocket and put a think leather collar on the table. It had a round metal tag on it and Otogi leaned forward, swiping it up.

“Aw! This is nice! Can we sell it for food?!” He sniffed it then looked at the tag. He couldn’t exactly read, but he did know enough letters to sound things out. “Ja...oh uuuuu...Jaohuu...Jou.” He looked at the Retriever mix. “Why does it say Jou?”

Shikuza looked up at her “big brother” and whimpered. “What does it mean?”

Jou looked down, gripping his knee, then looked up. “It means someone wants me as their pet -as their Inu. Someone wants me.”

Honda just stared for a moment then laughed. “Sure, but ya told them that you’ve got a pack so you don’t need no stinking humans! Right Boss?”

Jou didn’t say anything and Honda whimpered. “Right Jou?”

The blond stared into the table, remembering earlier this morning when he’d left the pack to go look for food, or rather get food from the usual place.

Matty saw Jou coming up the street and waved, the Inu wagging his tail before crashing into the man to get his ears scratched. The man scratched him under the chin.

“I got some more scraps for ya Jou! In the back! Tell Varon he can stop growling over them cause they ain’t for him!”

The Inu laughed and went in the back, wondering what kind of reception he’d get from the Aussie Shepard. He saw the table and the wrapped packages and went for them, Varon eyeing him the whole time. He opened one and snapped up some sausage, glancing at Varon before he wrapped it back up and got ready to go.

He turned and went for the door, Varon catching his wrist and licking inside his ear. His tail began to wag and he turned to nuzzle the other Inu’s neck.

“Hi.” he said, beginning to sniff at the Inu’s shirt. “You smell like fake flowers...”

“That’s detergent Mu -Jou.” Varon scratched at Jou’s lower back, grabbing hold of his tail and kissing him.

They stood there kissing for a few moments, tails swishing through the air, until they heard Matty coming. Jou stepped away and grabbed the bag again, looking at Varon then at the floor.

“See ya later -.”

Varon came over to him as Matty came in and held out a collar. “You don’t have to leave.”

Matty clapped. “Well way to go Varon! Noice a ya to foinally show Jou some kindness!” He grabbed the Inu by the ear and gave him a rough pet. “What do ya say boy?”

Jou smiled, tail wagging again, more so as he turned to look at Varon over his shoulder. He took the collar and shoved it in his pocket. He looked at Matty.

“Gotta go...”

“Well that’s foine...just make sure ya come home later Jou. Come home.”

The Inu nodded, emotion swelling in his chest.

“I...have to...go home later you guys...” he whispered, hugging a now crying Shizuka around the shoulders.

Honda gave an angry growl and just started barking at Jou, tears beginning to form in his eyes. Jou reached out to him, but Honda just ghot out of his seat, still barking angrily. He bared his teeth and growled viciously.

“You hypocrite I can’t believe you’re doing this to us! I hate you!”

“Honda!” Jou barked. “Calm down! Now!”

“I don’t have to listen to you!” the boy cried, tears now running down his face in earnest. “You’re not my B-boss any more!” He ran out of the room and left the den, leaving Otogi to stare at the collar, running his hand over the metal tag once more.

“What’s going to happen now?”


“Shizuka needs someone who can take care of her...who can fix her eyes.”

The girl was still crying and she clung to Jou, beginning to meow plaintively. The Inu looked at Otogi and he shook his head.

“She says that she doesn’t want to be separated and that she loves you so much....” Otogi shook his head and wiped his eyes suddenly. “It’s not fair Jou! Why did this happen! Where will we go!? Are we supposed to go to the Center now? Who’s going to want me?”

This made Shizuka cry louder and the Kuro Neko gave a strangled “meow” of his own before he threw his head down and began to cry as well.

Jou gave a sympathetic “woof” and sat there with them, wondering if it would be over by sundown.

****

They were all angry at him. They had to be.

Noa looked into his bowl of creme and trembled, knowing he’d messed up yesterday so bad. His powers were off for some reason and his head hurt a little, but he could tell by everyone’s posture that he was still in trouble. They were probably thinking of getting rid of him right now.

His breathing increased and he gripped the table, jumping when his name was called.

“Noa, don’t dig your claws into the table.”

“Yes Master Seto...” he squeaked, shrinking into his seat more.

The brunette looked at the Neko, then at Mokuba who was reading a manga and eating, oblivious. He looked at the empty seat next to him and wondered where Dartz was, having not seen the man in about two days after their encounter with the Alabasters.

He sipped his soup and dabbed at his mouth, wondering if the younger one’s power could be sharpened...and if the older one would be interested in being his -

Seto’s face reddened and he shook his head.

That’s obscene...

**

In his room, Dartz reached for his tail, groling in frustration when the appendage escaped him yet again. He’d successfully willed his ears and fangs away, but now there was just this tail and it was giving him more problems than anything.

He grabbed for it again, twisting his body again to catch it, but it didn’t work. Growing frustrated he began to run around in circles starting to shout “Gotcha” and “Almost!”.

He crashed into his desk and the computer wobbled, causing the executive a fright. He steadied it then reddened as he realized what he’d been doing.

Dartz smoothed the front of his suit and coughed.

Training. Merely training...

****

Honda ran. He didn’t know where he was going and he didn’t really care, except he’d never been so far away from the den before. He sniffed, wiping his eyes.

Stupid Jou! Stupid Jou and his stupid collar!

He came out of an alley and ran right into the street, heedless of any danger but that’s when he heard it. There was a colossal honking sound and nothing but light and then it was gone.


When Honda began to wake up, he whimpered, pain shooting up his arm. He sniffed and opened his eyes, everything blurry at first. It didn’t smell good or right, like metal and the smell burned his nose so he growled only to be answered in turn with a fierce, dominating single bark.

He yelped and shut his eyes, trying to back away from whatever it was.

“Oh now...he’s frightened! Raphael!”

“He growled at you Master. No one growls at you...”

“You do Puppy Dog. And anyway...he’s just so darling....”

Honda peeked his eyes open and saw a tall man with white hair bending towards him. He bared his fangs, whimpering when he felt pain in his arm again.

“It’s broken Darling....” the man with white hair reached out and began to pet him.

Unsure, Honda just growled again, yelping when the white haired man was moved aside and a huge Inu began barking in his face. Honda couldn’t stand it at all so he just began to cry and did something he hadn’t done in years: he wet himself.

“Damn it Raphael! DOWN!”

“But Master -.”

SMACK!

“Bad Puppy Dog! Go wait in the car!”

“But Master -.”

“Wait -.” SMACK! “In-.” SMACK! “The CAR!”

SMACK SMACK!

Raphael whimpered and withdrew from the small room, his tail between his legs. The man in white leaned down again and tsked as he saw the condition Honda was in.

“Now now Darling...it’s alright....Raph is just a big Puppy he didn’t mean it...” He stroked the boy’s ears. “My name is Pegasus and I’m going to take care of you from no on as soon as the ECC Tech fixes your arm....”

Honda just sniffled and nodded, tail between his legs.


A few hours later, Honda flinched even ad he ate food out of a stainless steel bowl. He sat in the corner of the small ECC Tech office, an ear listening to the conversation.

“Well Mr. Pegasus...he’s a stray first of all. He’s got ear mites, easily fixed...he needs a bath, also easily fixed. He’s a bit malnutritioned and under weight...and that broken wrist...” the man looked at the chart then at Pegasus’s golden eye. “Other than that he’s healthy...probably scared out of his mind after what Raphael did to him, but fine...”

The white haired man tossed his hair. “I know...Raphael hates his check ups when we visit Domino...he hates going to the Tech period. I came to see how Kaiba boy was doing...” His words trailed off and he looked at Honda in the corner.

The Inu had been changed out of his soiled clothes and put in scrubs, the millionaire ordering the boy’s other clothes burned.

“I can just take him can’t I? I don’t have to register him anyplace?”

“Well he’ll need tags, but you can do that at the registry downtown or since you’re going to visit Mr. Kaiba, the Center he runs offers those services for free.”

Pegasus nodded. “Well...”

A man came in. He was middle-aged but a bit grey haired. “Sir, the clothes you asked for are here.”

“Very well. Give them to the boy Croquet.” He motioned towards Honda and the boy’s eyes widened.

What was going on?

The man handed him some folded clothing. There was a white button up shirt, some pants, some doggy bone boxers, a pair of socks and a red and black jacket. He quickly got dressed, being no stranger to nudity in front of other people but paused before he put on the jacket. He sniffed it a few times and finding it leathery smelling, took a healthy chew.

And was smacked for it.

“No, no! We do not chew our clothing!”

Honda growled and Pegasus just looked down his nose at him, raising a small spray bottle. “I’ve raised an Inu before. Try me.”

“You don’t run me you stupid Human -Hey!”

Pegasus sprayed him and Honda blinked in confusion. “Don’t spray me you stupid -HEY!”

He was sprayed again and again, every time he started to insult the man, finally ending his growls. He shook his head sideways, getting water out of his ears.

“Now...why don’t you put on those boots and come along. You can have a bath and something to eat later.”

“I want to go home!” he barked.

“I am taking you home, as soon as I’m done with business in Domino. Who knew you could find a Shepard on the streets!” Pegasus turned away and snapped his fingers. “Heel...” He looked at Honda. “What is your name Darling?”

“Honda! And I ain’t heeling no where!”

Pegasus smiled and motioned to Croquet. He snapped a collar on Honda and attached a leash, the Inu immediately biting it and pulling back when Pegasus began to pull.

“Come along Honda. To the car.”

Honda made a sound somewhere between a siren and a show buzzer with a sore throat. He dug in his heels and was dragged all the way out of the Tech office and to the car. Croquet opened the door and Pegasus got in, tugging the leash.

“Car Honda. Now.”

“No!” he shouted, barking when he was pulled closer to the car. He began howling again and Pegasus sighed from inside the car. “Raphael.”

Raphael got out of the car and stood in front of Honda. The boy ceased all noise making and collapsed on the ground.

Raphael barked. Once. And Honda all but ran into the car, huddling in the far corner of the limo. The blond guard Inu sat next to Pegasus who promptly kissed him and held up a small treat for him. The Inu’s tail wagged and he ate it from the man’s hand, knowing there’d probably be a better reward later.

“What did you tell him...” Pegasus purred to the Inu.

“Something like... ‘Do or Die’. He understood.”

In the corner, Honda watched the two of them together and began wondering what the hell was going on. How am I going to get home...

****
Noa cried into his hands, not listening to Mokuba or Seto as they tried to calm him down. He just knew they were going to send him away.

Mokuba stroked his ears. “I promise I’m not mad anymore! I over reacted Noa! I promise we aren’t sending you away!”

The Neko looked at Mokuba and shook his head. “But -but...”

“I was just mad yesterday and said that out of anger! I’m sorry!” He looked at his brother. “Right Seto?”

The young CEO nodded. “I’m not angry either Noa. I know you tried hard last night.”

Mokuba looked at him. “What did he try?”

Seto gave him a smile. “Oh just testing a new toy...it was nothing really big.”

“Oh.” The boy hugged his Neko. “Sorry Noa.”

Noa sniffled and wiggled his tail around. “Kay...”

“How about we go to the kitchen and get some milk?”

Noa nodded and Mokuba took Noa’s hand and led him away. Seto breathed a sigh of relief and went back to his office, wondering where Dartz was.

**

Collapsed on his bed, Dartz was exhausted. He’d been trying to catch his tail all goddamn afternoon to no avail.

That tail was no joke.

He looked over his shoulder at it, a gleam in his eye. That’s it, he’d trick it into thinking he was resting and -

Dartz pounced and bounced right off the bed to the floor with a thump.

“MOTHER FUCKER!” he cried.

Game and match, Tail fifty Dartz zippo.

****

*What will happen? Who knows! Sorry it took so long to update. I just realize these chapters are coming out slower than the other story I’m doing currently.
*I have a nifty idea for a new story...but refuse to start it until A) I’ve done One new Kimi ga Iru story B) finished this story.
*Schwarzwald loves the fans, but loves Peach juice more currently. Have some peach juice.