"this jury finds the defendant not guilty by means of insanity"

She stood there, shock creeping in on her.She wasn't guilty!! yes, they had said she was insane but one step at a time."i... I'm not guilty?"does that mean she's going to be free?!she couldn't help but feel slightly hopeful that she was finally going to be able to get on with her life

"No, you're not guilty, but you are going to be taken back to the hospital"

No..."No... I can't go back there"

"You don't have any choice" Hotah was clearly enjoying himself, the last time they had met had been unpleasant for him to say the least, not that she was likely to remember that.Karma's a bitch, eh?He thought smugly

"you can't!!"

"calm your voice sir, or I'll have you removed from the courtroom"

"You can't do that to her!"

"Yes, I can, and in fact I'd be frowned upon if I didn't"

Fucker

"hold up there, you're telling me after all she has done for the world, you're just going to put her back in a straightjacket and toss her aside?"

"Her victim's family demand it"

"her victim's... Family? You... Do realise who her only living biological family member is, right?"

"i do"

"and one of the reasons why he was sent to jail, amongst other things?"

"i do"

"Then how can you justify this?"

"Because the defendant bloodbent her victim and caused her a great amount of health problems"

"you heard it from everyone here that she wasn't doing it maliciously!"

"yes, which is why she was found not guilty"

"I'm not going to let this go"

*

"it is alright, Mako"

Mako paused, "y... You recognise me?"

"Of course, I just don't know why I'm here or who I hurt to be here"

"you hurt a friend but as I'm trying to say to this knucklehead, you weren't in control, you were scared and vulnerable"

"I don't remember it! I wish I did, I wish I knew... Who you are"

Shit. "everything is going to be fine, you're going to be fine, we'll all help you get better"

"i don't know you but I feel as if I should?"

"it's alright, don't worry, we will help you"

"the parties are excused, please take them back to their respective rooms" Hotah stood and turned his back on the court, walking through the door

*

"Come with us miss" a guard took her shackles in his hand and escorted her out of the courtroom, she could feel everyone's stares on the back of her head, especially the older man's

I wish I knew who he was she thought, thinking both of the judge and the man who had been glaring at her from the other side of the room but mainly of the latter,and why he hates me so much she added as an afterthought

"hold up!"

"What now?" the guard let out a frustrated grumble and turned. He eyed the woman running up to him. "can I help you?"

"Kya"

"Can I help you, Kya?"

"yes. I believe I was given the rights to visitation in order to perform healing sessions" she handed over some paperwork that the guard scrutinised for a few seconds, noticing the official seal at the bottom, 'by order of Raiko, the President of the United Republic'

"Right you are, Kya" he nodded, "come this way please"

"Can you get her out of that straightjacket?"

"No. I may not be a master healer like you but even I know that you have as good access to her head as you'd need to heal her, we cannot take the straightjacket off else she might hurt someone else"

"fuck's sake" Kya snapped, "i am Master Kya, daughter of Avatar Aang and Master Katara, yanno, the greatest healer ever to live?" she glared at him, "you don't think I can handle a psychotic twenty year old?"

For some reason the woman in the straightjacket found those words incredibly hurtful.Ouch she thought,low blow then the voices came back and told her she was crazy and that she deserved to suffer, she knew it to be true, she just wished she knew why

*

The guard pondered for a few seconds, shoved the defenceless shackled girl into a room that she barely remembered even though she had spent about a week there so far and turned back to Kya, "on your own head be it... Maybe she'll bloodbend you and cause you brain damage too, but be warned; I'm not going to be held responsible for this if it goes wrong" he hurried off without a backward glance to go and find his superior to complain

"Fucker" Kya growled, she followed the girl into the room where she glowered for a few seconds, the younger girl was led on her front, unable to move or turn over due to the straightjacket and she was crying. "This wasn't my fault..." she sobbed, "none of this was my fault!!!!" she screamed when Kya turned her over, her eyes wide and filled with terror. "aaaaaaahhhh!!! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Kya just sat down, pulled the younger girl into her lap and rocked her gently

"I know sweetie, I know. Hush now, hush, we'll put this right soon, I promise"

*

"Aunt Kya?"

"Yes, Ikki?"

"is she alright?"

"she's just very, very scared"

"Who can blame her?" Jinora sat down with the two women and gently began braiding the crying woman's hair which seemed to calm her. "works like a charm, every time" Jinora stated smugly

"how do you do that?" Ikki asked while Kya began healing the woman's head and Jinora continued braiding her hair

"I think it's something she knows from her past, even if she's not aware ofwhyit works" Jinora replied, she had a good idea as to why but she didn't know for certain. "aunt Kya, do you think she'll ever be alright again?" Jinora was aware that the object of her ministrations had fallen asleep

"I don't know, Jinora, but I assure you I won't ever give up on her"

"how isshe?Nobody will let any of us visit her, either of them in fact"

"She's bad" Kya replied reluctantly, referring to the other person who was involved in the mess