I decided to kind of clean this up a bit before I continued with the rest of the fic.

So, I rewrote the first two chapters and got my thoughts more in line.

Book of Joseph, Prolouge.

Hey Tristan,

\I suppose I shoulda maybe told ya that I was leavin huh? Or anyone else really. Sorry bro, I didnt think of it at the time. At all. Really. You know its true, considering its me we talking about. But hey, now Im showing SOME consideration by writing ya so you dont think Ive dropped off the face of the planet and ditched you or something.

Unfortunately dude, I dont think I can come back. Ever. Im sorry.

Its not that I dont want to, but seriously, man, I cant. Theres no point in getting pissed off at me. Its not my fault. So if you could get out of your angs-ty-ness (is that even a word?) to pass on a few things and hold onto something for me? For the sake of ol buds?

Tell Bakura and Duke that they suck for not keeping in touch. Well, if ya see them again. Actually dont tell Bakura that. I dont want a psycho Yami on my tail trying to catch up if ya know what I meanin. Me and Y/B got on okay, but insulting his light side is pushing it. So tell them Ill miss their own personal brand of craziness and lets leave it at that. You can still tell Duke he sucks if you want.

Whos next? Mokuba? Im gonna miss that kid something wicked. Confusin the heck outta his big, icicle-up-his-ass brother with him on my team is one of my favourite passtimes. It was always fun hangin out with the kid, no matta HOW many potential kidnappers I had to put paid to.

I suppose I had betta say something nice bout icicle-up-his-ass Im gonna miss arguing with that jackass bout anything and everything. I think he aint as bad as what he used ta be, and I can tell he loves his little bro and Tea more than anything. DONT MESS IT UP WITH THEM KAIBA, OR ILL .damn, cant make physical threats against him coz physical means I actually have to be there uh, MESS UP THE STOCKMARKET! Or something like that, as soon as I figure out how the stock market works.

Tea and Mai, my main girls. Very much capable of beating up guys on their own, thanks to my trainin. Keep it up, and kick the ass of any guy who looks at ya like youre meat. That includes Kaiba, Tea. And if it aint him, see if he would be willin to, uh, send them on the late-night-express to Monster Island. (Actually Monster Island is just a name its a peninsula.)

Yug. I know its too soon after losing a friend, I miss him too. Im really, really sorry. Its not your fault that I had to go and I am seriously gonna miss ya something crazy. Dont be afraid of being left alone, because youre not. Well always be friends, even if we cant see each other right now. Just keep your head up, and be yourself.

And now we come to you, Tris.

What can I say? The others may be my dearest friends but you. Are. Family. We have been through some crazy shit, and the fact that ya havent murdered me at all over all that time coz it was basically all my fault says a lot. And I hope this says a lot to ya.

I trust you.

I trust you with my life, and I trust ya with what I am giving to ya. Read it if ya want. Give it to Tai if ya cant. It is kind of addressed to him, but I dont mind if ya read it, if ya know the real me, because you and Tai and the others of our family are really the only people I would trust with this, and the only people who could take the repur- conse- results. Especially what could happen if ya know the real me.

Stay safe, be paranoid, live your life.

Family to the end,

Joey Wheeler (formerly Jonouchi Katsuya.)

Tristan Taylor (formerly Hiroto Honda) placed the letter down with a look of worry and anger on his face. He was pissed, nothing a letter could say would change that. Damn idiot. He muttered as he picked up the remaining object in the box that showed up on his doorstep from god-knows-where. Nothing could be so bad, so awful as to make the only family he had in this country run for it.

He looked at the object. It was a simple book.

Then he read it. All of it. It took all night.

Then he just sat there while it all sank in.

After that, he rushed himself into the nearest bathroom and promptly threw up.

End of chapter: Prolouge.

Hope that was better.

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