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Disclaimer: Phoenix727 does not Farther Away by Evanescence from the Origin Album, it is owned by Evanescence and the respective record label.
Warning: This chapter contains Mature Content, and contains spoilers for future episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh!
Chapter 9 – Tokyo Blues
Farther Away
I took their smiles and I made them mine.
I sold my soul just to hide the light.
And now I see what I really am,
A thief a whore and a liar.
I run to you,
Call out your name,
I see you there, farther away.
"Man dis fog's as thick as…" Joey began as he and Mai made their way from Yugi's Jeep to the Yami Oni Night Club where they hoped to get some information about the person leading the Rare Hunters, Joey was now dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a light blue shirt with dark blue sleeves his dog tags sitting on top of the shirt.
"As your skull." Mai spat jokingly as they walked up the steps into the club, the fog felt very familiar to Mai for some reason and it gave her chills, she was wishing Yugi had come along if for nothing else then company, Mai was dressed in a black shirt underneath her regular purple jacket with black pants and black boots. The thought crossed Joey's mind after he thought she looked hotter than hell was that she looked ready to kick butt.
Joey and Mai walked through the imposing plate glass doors of the club, Joey noticed one of the Bouncers speaking into a microphone on his sleeve as Mai passed; the club was what they expected extremely loud music blaring something by Limp Bizkit that neither Joey nor Mai could identify the room was dark and full of cigarette smoke the dance floor was filled with people all moving to the music.
A short man in a dark pin striped suit approached Mai; Joey was surprised that she looked apprehensive at someone approaching her.
"Ah, Miss Violet good to see you, your usual table I presume?" The man who appeared to be the owner of the club judging by the number of bodyguards surrounding them.
"Ah, you've got the wrong girl." Mai said shortly before quick marching Joey out of that area of the club.
"Mai what da heck was dat all about?" Joey questioned.
"Nothing Joey." Mai snapped as the two walked through the club.
After a few minutes it seemed to Joey that nothing was definitely something seven different people came up to Mai calling her violet, all of them were men and Mai seemed very uncomfortable.
"Dat's it come on." Joey said grabbing Mai by the arm.
"Joey…" Mai protested.
"Don't argue Mai we need to talk." Joey said almost dragging Mai out of the night club.
"But we haven't found out anything." Mai protested angrily trying to break Joey's grip.
"I don't care about dat at da second Mai we've got ta talk." Joey said pulling Mai into a café that was located near the night club; Joey put Mai in a chair and sat across from her ordering two coffees.
"Ok Mai spill what da heck is going on, why were doe's people callin' you Violet and where have ya been for da last year?" Joey questioned angrily.
"Joseph I don't want to talk about it." Mai said quietly looking away.
"Mai ya gonna have ta talk about." Joey said.
"It's sweet for you to be concerned for me…" Mai began.
"It's not just you Mai it's Yug as well he's gotta thing for ya and I'm not seein' my best bud hurt by a secret your keepin'." Joey stated looking very serious.
Mai looked at Joey with admiration for trying to protect his best friend; she sipped her coffee and looked out the window.
I'm numb to you - numb and deaf and blind.
You give me all but the reason why.
I reach but I feel only air at night.
Not you, not love, just nothing.
I run to you,
Call out your name,
I see you there, farther away.
"After I was freed from the control of the Orichalcos I had to get away Joey, I didn't know what had happened I had betrayed the people closest to me and it all most cost us Yugi, I got Ishizu's message saying that Yami's ceremonial battle was going to take place, It made me think of returning but I knew I couldn't." Mai explained.
"Why Mai?" Joey asked, Mai ignored the question and continued.
"I found myself in Tokyo about a month after that, I was broke I'd sold my car to get money but that only took me so far, I could have gone back to Domino I had money in my old life, plenty of it, but I just couldn't do it, I couldn't go back." Mai explained Joey nodded not bothering to ask why because he knew he wouldn't get an answer.
"I became a thief picking pockets to survive, that is until I got caught, it was at a club called Tokyo Blues the owner offered me a choice, I could go to jail, or I could start working for him." Mai said.
"Wait, Tokyo Blues… DAT'S A STRIP CLUB!?" Joey exclaimed Mai hung her head.
"I began stripping under the name Violet, the work was degrading but I had money, one night someone recognised me and offered me a chance to get out of that job, but there was a catch, I had to join the Rare hunters." Mai said looking away from Joey.
"You didn't did ya?" Joey questioned stunned.
Try to forget you,
But without you I feel nothing.
Don't leave me here, by myself.
I can't breathe.
I run to you,
Call out your name,
I see you there, father away.
"Yes Joseph I did." Mai responded.
"Why?" Is all Joey could muster to ask.
"I felt safe with them, my crew protected me but, they used my duelling skills… and me." Mai said quietly.
"What do ya me, 'and me'?" Joey asked.
"Some of the male members used me, and then threw me away." Mai explained visibly flinching at the bad memory.
"What do…? Oh Mai." Joey said sadly as the realization of what she meant dawned on him he placed a hand on her shoulder trying his best to comfort her.
"After a while I started having dreams, vivid dreams about your group of friends, they'd found out what I had done, I would plead for them not to leave and not to abandon me but they would walk away, even Yugi." Mai said.
"The Rare Hunters made me duel to obtain rare cards, I won a lot of cards for them, but every time I won a card I felt my soul slipping away, all I could think of was what you, Yugi and the rest would think of me for doing this I tried to forget all of you but I couldn't, I couldn't think of anything else but what you'd say if you knew." Mai explained still in a quiet voice not looking over to Joey.
"It got worse and worse until I couldn't ignore it anymore, I had to go back, I wanted to be with my friends again, and with Yugi, about five weeks ago I got all the money the Rare Hunters had and ran." Mai finished looking up at Joey.
"Wheeler, you can't tell Yugi any of this." Mai said.
"But why Mai?" Joey questioned.
"Because it would hurt him if he knew, I can't bare to hurt him please Joseph promise me you won't tell him." Mai pleaded with Joey.
Joey brought his chair around to sit next to Mai staring straight into her eyes, "I promise Mai, but listen ta me you gotta trust us a little more we'd never walk away from ya over something like dis especially my best pal, Yug's a very good judge of character I mean its one thing ta be Yug's friend but Mai Yug's in love with ya and it takes a special kind of girl ta capture Yugi's heart." Joey says smiling.
"Thank you Joey." Mai says giving Joey a hug in gratitude.
"It's cool Mai." Joey said returning the hug.
Meanwhile a boy with violet eyes was walking, he needed some time to clear his head and think about what came next, he walked by a café and saw his best friend and Mai in a tight embrace, Yugi looked away sadly.
'Oh, I guess Joey and Mai patched things up, that's great.' Yugi thought sadly turning around to go back.
"Really, great."
I run to you,
Call out your name,
I see you there, farther away,
Farther away,
Farther away,
Farther away,
Farther away,
Farther away.
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