Chapter 1

It was a rainy day in Domino City. Everyone rushed through the streets hoping to quickly get out of the rain. But as they rushed through the streets, they took no notice of a small furry puppy sitting in the entrance of an alleyway. The pups' fur was a golden color and she wore a golden collar around her neck with a strange eye symbol in the middle. The water soaked her mud streaked fur as tears fell from her eyes. She wept and whimpered but no one stopped. The pup had lived on the streets ever since she was young with hardly any food or water, and no one had ever taken pity on her poor condition.

More hot tears came to her eyes as the feeling of loneliness and neglect closed around her. Just then, one human stopped in front of her. The umbrella he carried shielded her from the rain as he crouched down to her eye level. Then, he did something no one else had ever done to the puppy. He patted her.

"What's wrong? Did you lose your owner?" the human asked as he rubbed her ears gently.

The puppy looked up into the large violet eyes of a young boy. He looked to be about fourteen, his hair was black and shaped somewhat like a star with a purple outline and blonde bangs poking out from his forehead and a gold pyramid hung around his neck that had the same eye symbol as her collar.

As the dog stared at the boy she could see such innocence and kindness inside him, but also a slight feeling of loneliness.

The boy smiled at her. "You shouldn't be out here in the rain, why don't you come with me?" he offered.

The puppy continued to stare at him as he got up and motioned for her to follow. "It'll be okay, I promise." He said.

Without thinking, she trotted after him and stayed close. She followed the boy until they got to a small house that was connected to a game store. They entered the house and the boy put his umbrella away.

He then knelt down in front of her again. "So, do you have a name?" he asked.

"Golden." The pup answered shyly.

The boy flinched a little. "You can talk?" he asked.

Golden closed her eyes and cringed in fear. After a few seconds, nothing happened. She opened her eyes to see that the boy was still staring at her.

"You're not sending me away," she said.

She had a very high, somewhat squeaky and young sounding voice. She sounded almost like a five year old girl.

The boy frowned in confusion, "Why would I do that?" he asked.

The dog was speechless, all the other humans who discovered she could talk almost immediately sent her away out of fear; but this boy wasn't even moving.

The boy smiled at her, "Well Golden, my name's Yugi Muto, nice to meet you." He said warmly and he stood up.

"The first thing you need is a bath, you stay here while I get it ready." and he walked off.

Golden did as she was told and looked around the room. It was quite small, but seemed very comfortable.

"Golden," Yugi called after a few minutes.

Golden looked up as he peeked from a doorway. "I got the bath all ready, let's get you cleaned up." He said.

Golden trotted to the bathroom and Yugi picked her up, took off her collar, and placed her in the warm water. Soon, she was covered with soap and Yugi rubbed it into her fur gently. The mud melted away from her fur and Golden felt more refreshed than ever before. Once she was rinsed, Yugi lifted her out of the water and dried her off with a warm towel. Golden shook the rest of the water off and Yugi drained the water. Her fur was now shiny and soft.

Golden was still overwhelmed by this boy's kindness; no one had ever shown her so much compassion.

Yugi picked up her gold collar, "Looks like your collar could use a wash too," he said smiling.

Golden smiled back. She felt she could trust this boy. Yugi then brought her back to the living room and fixed dinner for both him and Golden. Golden ate the food gratefully; she had never tasted food this good.

"Is it good?" Yugi asked.

Golden looked up at him and nodded.

"Well, there's plenty more, so eat all you like. Once you're done we'll figure out a plan to get you home." Yugi said.

Golden finished her food and stared at the ground.

"I brought you home tonight because I didn't want you to freeze out there," Yugi continued. "Your owner must be looking for you."

Golden closed her eyes. "I don't have an owner," she said sadly.

Yugi looked confused. "No owner? Then who takes care of you?" he asked.

Golden began to shiver as her sadness returned. "There's nobody. I don't have a home or family, I've been living on the streets as long as I can remember, and everyone sends me away because I can talk." She explained as tears came back to her eyes.

"I have nowhere to go." She said sadly.

Yugi looked at the dog sadly and he stood up. "I'll be right back," he said and walked out the door.

Golden waited from her spot for a while until Yugi came back inside. He walked toward her.

"You can stay here for the night, but on one condition: stop saying that you have nobody to look after you." He said.

Golden looked up at him, confused. "Why?" she asked.

Yugi knelt down in front of her. "Because, I'm not nobody." He said.

Golden's eyes grew big and she gasped. "You mean…. you?" she asked excitedly.

Yugi nodded. "Yep, my Grandpa said it was alright so you're a member of the Muto family from now on."

Golden jumped on him and nuzzled him tightly. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she exclaimed.

Yugi rubbed her fur and smiled. After a while, Yugi brought Golden to his bedroom to get ready for bed. He turned out the lights and climbed under the covers with Golden curled up right next to him. After a while, Yugi fell asleep, but Golden was still awake. So much had happened and all her wishes have come true.

'I finally have a real home and a family,' she thought. She looked at Yugi who was sleeping peacefully. 'I had never trusted humans until now, but now I know what it means to be happy, all thanks to you Yugi.'

She settled down and nuzzled the warm covers. 'I promise I'll always be there for you Yugi; I owe you everything.' She thought and finally fell into a deep and peaceful sleep.