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The Lie That I Lived
Mai Valentine- 26
Seto Kaiba- 25
Joey Wheeler- 24
Yami Motou- 24
Tea Motou- 24
Serenity Wheeler- 22
Mokuba Kaiba- 20Thank you to everyone who reviewed, it means a lot that people take the time to read my story…even if it's not that great. I'm sorry for the late posting, because of school…school… everyone will have to wait for the updates. Reviews are appreciated!!
A special reply goes out of Isis –Ishtar123- Honestly, anything you said I could care less, you gave me wonderful reviews full of encouragement and satisfaction, but now because there is a couple that you don't favour in my story you call it shit. Well you statement contradicts everything you said before. And really I pity you, you really can't read properly, every chapter I've had so far specifically stated Tea MOTOU. I mean if you didn't see that then I don't know, but if you saw it and purposely continued to read till I introduced them in my story then really I do feel sorry for you
Chapter 5-II-
'Finally out of the clutches of my father and into the unkind reality.'
Mai tightly wrapped her thick lavender coat around her body as she struggled to tread through the blizzard-like conditions of New York.
It had been only a few days since her arrival into her new life and already she was wishing she could have some support from someone other than the small voice of her mother. The only gain out of the entire excursion was she would never had to come upon the low-life basterd she called her father.
She had tried looking for an apartment, but with the pocket money she had, she would have to wait a while. So she lived on campus with a few guys and girls, none of them really tried to understand her, everyone went their separate ways.
Mai entered the warmth of a large fashion retailer known as Ralph Lauren, the biggest style producing company in practically the entire city. If she could land a job here than she was going to be set for life.
"Um, excuse me?" Mai called quietly to a clerk.
"Yes?" The kind woman asked with a large smile.
"I heard you had a job opening and…"
"Ah yes, if you could just follow me."
The woman lead Mai through a door and into a small room, which contained a petite desk with many loose papers scattered about.
"Have a seat," the woman said pointing to a leather chair.
"Thank you," she replied as she took her jacket off and sat down.
"As you probably already know, Ralph Lauren is a very prestigious logo. We have a lot of recognition upon our shoulders and this job just isn't handed out. You have to work hard, we need intelligent people who are willing to give time and effort to bring sales and profits up." She paused as she looked at Mai. "What's makes you worthy of this job?"
She hesitated for a moment, thinking of any acceptable reason for why she wanted this career. "Fashion had been a passion of mine ever since I can remember, I loved to be just perfectly dresses for any occasion. I've always wanted to a part of something big as your corporation because I think with some of my designs I can change trends of today." Slowly she reached into a her hand bag and retrieved a sketchbook, she handed it to the lady and waited patiently as she flipped through the pages that held her drawings of many years.
"Well…" she stopped. "My god! I've never seen drawings like this before, let me just go and show the manager, I think you just joined our family," she said with a large small as she left the room.
'Something good just happened!'
She sat in complete disbelief, life was rewarding her with good things, was this beginning of a new and happy life?
Mai smiled to herself as she felt a bit of hope restore within her soul. She pulled up the sleeves of her cream-coloured turtleneck and leaned back, feeling more of a human than a piece of trash.
"I'm so stupid, I forgot to ask…" she woman burst into the room as Mai turned to face her. The woman's mouth dropped to form an 'o' shape, she stared at the large slits upon Mai's wrists, just where the veins were.
'This woman's suicidal!'
"Um, you needed something?" Mai asked, gazing at the lady.
"Um, I showed my boss," her eyes never left the marks upon her arms. "He said that he already found a replacement this morning," she lied.
Mai's face fell, as it did she finally realized what the woman was staring at. She grabbed her coat and her bag, while she pushed passed the woman she snatched her book and glared at the woman.
"Wounds fade, but a scar stays with you forever," like poison flowing from its prison, Mai looked at the woman one last time with pure hatred before she brushed passed her and walked out.
-II-
In a lonely night.
Where even the loudest scream is inaudible.
Some one will sit.
A heart will cry.
A soul will die…
Metal slashed across the frail skin, who would care if she lived or died? Anyone who would did was out of this world and from her life forever. Why not join them in the happiness, within the golden gates of sanctuary, she will be released form the hell and introduced to the light.
Mai clutched her silver cross securely, tears constantly flowed form her eyes. Her decision was final.
Life was no longer a necessity…
-II-
With a swift flick of the head, Mai flipped back strands of golden curls that had escaped from her hair tie. It was almost midnight and Mai continued to work on her dress that was supposed to be complete by tomorrow. It was for a grand ball that was to be held in one week, anyone from celebrities to somebody's would be there. Of course Mokuba had mentioned it a few times, he had been working on Kaiba to ask Mai and of course she knew but as always the great Seto Kaiba with the heart of ice refused repeatedly.
But Mai didn't mind, she knew with her past references she could ruin Kaiba's image and rejection was already very much a part of her life something she was used to.
Her hand slightly brushed across her stomach, she smiled as she placed her hair behind her ear and clutched her abdomen within her embrace. Her first month was nearing the end and her second would start shortly, she never knew motherhood could bring so much happiness. But then there was that annoying thought at the back of her head at how this baby was produced. That night with those men and Seto had come to save her, if he had been there a bit earlier than maybe this wouldn't have happened, but then again maybe God was showing her happiness. One thing she knew for sure was that her child would never experience pain, she or he would always be happy with her.
A sudden pain shot up through her side, Mai's hand grasped it as she bit her bottom lip.
"You didn't think I would leave so soon did you?"
Her tresses whipped around her face as she stared into the coldest emerald eyes.
"You are fathering my child after all bitch," his hand slammed across the right side of her face as she fell the ground with a loud thud.
"I'm not gonna let you be that Kaiba guy's whore, you're mine, I own you now," he leaned down close to Mai, his breath smelled of rotten cigarettes and musty alcohol.
'Something, anything, anything please something!'
Her hand moved through the dark feeling for a weapon that could protect her for now, but nothing came into her reach…except.
She grasped it tightly till her knuckles turned white, with a quick motion he was on the floor out cold, but who really knew for who long?
Mai moved his heavy body off hers and got up, attempting to clear her mind and think of something to do. Then the phone began to ring.
She slowly moved towards it, but that bothersome shooting pain persisted.
His rough hand harshly rubbed against the side of her face, grabbing her and pulling her down again. His face lit up with a smile of hunger and thirst.
-II-
"Kaiba." His voice cut through the silence of his cell phone.
"Seto?"
"Mokuba?" Kaiba said with concern, his brother's voice sounded panic-stricken.
"I just called Mai, I think something's wrong!" Mokuba yelled as he paced back and forth within the Kaiba Mansion.
"Why?"
"It's…it's just a feeling, I think something happened to her, Seto please go check," Mokuba begged.
"I'll stop by—"
"Now!"
"Aright!" Kaiba shouted frustrated. He angrily grabbed all his things and stomped out of his building. 'First Mokuba brings her into my home, than he tries to associate me with her now I have to check up on her. He makes it seem like she me girlfriend.'
Kaiba shuddered at the thought, sure she and him had enough in common, but still they were two different people, they were 10 years ago and they still were. He could understand what she went through, all the mental and physical suffering, but he could never stop thinking that no one would ever know what he wen--
A sharp, piercing scream cut through his thoughts, right across the street a faint light could be detected where two silhouettes fought.
'Mai…'
Kaiba dropped his suitcase and ran towards the building at top speed, hopfully nothing serious had happened to Mai or the child…
-II-
'What the hell?'
Mai groggily awoke with a ache all over her body, she couldn't move any of her limbs and the white atmosphere wasn't helping either.
'Not another hospital!'
She screamed inside her head as she looked around the room; her hand travelled traveled to the large cast that covered most of her arm, all the occurrences of the previous night came rushing back to her.
Seto.
Where was he? She gradually moved her across the room till it came upon a tired looking figure who had his blazer covering his body like a jacket, his hair was untidy and his appearance told her that it had taken him awhile before he actually got any sleep.
"Seto…?" Her voice floated sweetly across the room into the ears of the weary CEO. His cobalt eyes opened, dazed and confused at his surroundings, once he was adjusted he stared at Mai.
"You ok?" He asked gruffly, running his fingers through his chestnut hair.
She nodded as she held the covers tightly over her.
"Ms. Valentine?" An old woman walked in through the door wearing a white lab coat, she had large glasses and her face was coated with creases and blemishes but a great beam was placed happily on her face.
'She reminds me of Tea…' Mai thought smiling to herself.
"How are you?" She asked kindly, preparing her pen for writing.
"I'm fine," she said hesitantly. She felt an eerie environment settle in. "Is something w-wrong?" She choked on the last word. 'No, nothing it wrong with my baby, it's fine.'
"No Miss, nothing all the baby is doing fine, but something still concerns me."
Kaiba looked up at the lady as she continued to talk.
"How is a woman with you frail suppose to carry a child? You're so feeble that you're putting the baby and you life in jeopardy; I would suggest taking awhile off work in beginning of your second trimester. And with all these scars," the doctor picked up her pale hand and inspected the incisions. "I have a cream for that, we wouldn't a beautiful baby turning out like this, now would be?" She asked in a sugary tone.
Mai shook her head as she accepted the cream.
"While you were in your sleep was running a few tests on the growth and development of the child, you are entering the second month so it would be beneficial if you knew all this. The child is growing fine, all organs are present within its body and it weighs about an ounce or a bit less. Usually around this time morning sickness kicks right in so most of the food you eat won't stay down, I recommend taking many of these prenatal vitamins and folic acid and calcium are very vital to prevent any birth defects."
Mai nodded her head as she smiled to the gentle lady.
"Don't let any stress get to you, you'll be fine. Oh, yes and please take care of that arm, no pressure on, come back in two months and I'll have it removed, until then, take care," she put her hand over Mai's head and grinned as she left them alone.
"You had better listen to her, she seems reliable," Kaiba brusquely cut in through the subtle mood.
"Why does it matter to you?" She asked in a challenging tone, raising a brow and looking him straight in the eye.
Kaiba stepped back smirking a bit. "It doesn't," he swiftly took his jacket off the chair and was about to leave.
"Um…Seto?" She asked quietly.
Kaiba turned around.
"What happened to that man?" She asked inaudibly.
"He got was he deserved," he opened the door, not willing to explain anymore. "Abusing woman is the lowest form of dominance, I can't stand it." With that he was gone.
-II-
"Will she be ok?"
"There's no telling at this point, the wound is extremely deep and she's suffered a large amount of blood loss."
"Thank god her roommate walked in when she did. If she had walked in a second later than who knows what would've happened."
-II-
"Good evening New York, this is Diana Forter bringing you the latest happenings in your city. Tonight, a young girl, name to be kept anonymous was found near death in her college dorm room, her roommate arrived and immediately called 911. She is now being hospitalized for her injuries, from everyone here at New 26 she wish her a speedy recovery."
The remote flew out her hand and broke to pieces as soon as it came into contact with the white walls of the hospital. How knocked up was she on medication that she agreed to let that be aired across New York? How was she supposed to show her face at school?
Mai wrapped the covers firmly over her body, tears dripped from her eyes and wet the colourless sheets. 'Why me?' The question had always rang through her head every time such a thing happened. "What kind of sin have I committed that I have to pay for it with the rest of my life?"
"Dear?" An elderly woman called.
Mai looked up teary-eyed at the door, but no one stood there.
"No honey, beside you."
Mai moved her head till she met a very pale pair of crystal blue eyes, all the shine of youthful and any hint of happiness gone.
"I've asked myself that question hundreds of times, and never received an answer," she replied smiling. "But you can't let a few experiences haunt you like this, you're still an infant, enjoy what life you have left."
"You don't even know what I've been through!" Mai shrieked as her rage appearing.
"Sweetheart, I've been here since I can remember, I've missed every opportunity that people are supposed to have. I never went to my graduation, I've never had any friends come visit me here, my parents are dead and the one I loved most took advantage of my disabilities and you're telling me I don't understand pain?" She asked, putting her hand over her heart and taking a few minutes to to breath.
Mai pushed herself up till she sat upright. "Should I call a nurse?"
"No, it happens," she replied, reaching over for a glass of water, the transparent material touched her frail lips till it fell to the ground, shattering into a million pieces. A portion ricocheted off the sky blue ground and whipped across her cheek, blood seeped through her wound, mixing with the tears from her eyes, causing a sting in her slit.
She didn't know how or what, she doesn't even remembering it happen, but a high pitched scream cut through the tranquility of the serene hospital. Doctors and nurses dropped clipboards and utensils, running on top speed to room 216.
-II-
"I can't believe it, Mai…"
"I know, she so didn't seem like the type."
"Do you think she'll do it again?"
"I hear their putting a security camera in her room to keep an extra eye on her."
"Really? Damn."
Mai held her books tightly against her chest and ran through the halls, attempting to avoid the penetrating stares from her fellow students.
She finally reached a secluded wing, she bent over and panted, closing her eyes and grasping bits of air.
"Mai?" A deep, husky voice from behind called to me. It seemed oddly familiar, but from where?
Her blonde locks whipped around her face, she dropped every book from her arms, they all landed with loud thuds, which continues to echo in the empty halls, but their gazes never left each other. Her violet eyes locked with his dark purplish-blue irises, it seemed ages after she finally responded to him.
"Yugi?"
-II-
"Call if you want a chance…"
Mai stared at the bit of paper in her hand, seven digits stared back at her, tempting her to dial them.
Earlier, she had called Tea asking for Joey's number, obviously she had that annoying victorious tone going on but Mai didn't let it bother her, what bothered her was that she actually wanted to speak to Joey Wheeler. She hadn't seen, nor spoken to him to him in years, what would she say? How would he react?
Mokuba and Kaiba had gone to work early in the morning before Mai even awoke and the only other people left in the house were her and Maria, but she was downstairs tending to dinner.
Gradually, with much hesitance she picked up the phone and speedily dialled his number without delay.
It ringed…
And ringed…
And ringed…
"Hello, Wheeler residence," answered a sweet, gentle voice.
'Serenity!'
"H-hello?" Mai asked shakily into the phone.
"Yes…?" She asked with slight annoyance.
'Looks like she built some back bone.'
"May I please speak to Joey Wheeler?"
"Who may I ask is calling?"
"It's…it's…"
"Hey Mai!" Mokuba greeted loudly as he came into the room with a large, childish smile.
Mai quickly slammed down the phone and hid the piece of paper behind her back. "Hey Mokuba! What's up?" She said a bit too fast.
"Yo, are you ok?" Mokuba asked, putting his hand over her forehead.
"Actually no, I feel faint, I'm going to sleep early," she hastily answered, pushing the young Kaiba out of the door.
"Wait!" He called just as she was about to close the door.
"What?" She asked impatiently.
"Don't you want this back?" He asked, as the small portion of paper flowed back and forth in his hand.
"Mokuba…" she uttered threateningly, slowly advancing towards him. "Give that back!" She lunged forward to only catch air.
He had swiftly moved away; he leaned against the railing of the stairs with a large Kaiba family smirk upon his face.
"You're…it."
With that the game was on, Mokuba darted down the stairs with Mai following close behind, with a quick right he was in the Kitchen. Attempting to trick her, he spun around the busy Maria and headed to the Library. But Mai, even as a pregnant lady wasn't falling for any sneakiness from the likes of Mokuba Kaiba. Just as she entered the study, she found a surprised Mokuba standing there, Mai crashed right into him, sending him back into a bookcase. With the impact of the collision, Mokuba released the paper and it flew slowly, descending to the ground.
Mai beamed brightly as she pounced for it, only to collide into Seto Kaiba. The section fell into his outstretched hand almost majestically if had not been for the circumstances. He took a one fleeting look and stared at the young woman within his clutches.
"Whose number is this?"