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Well, this chapter's gonna be a little bit weird… but not to worry!

Chapter Seven

Judge Micalo looked at Cody, then at Zack. They were both ready to talk. He decided to get to the point. He didn't want to take too long with the trial. He had another one to get to.

"I call Cody Martin to the stand." He said. His voice boomed. Everyone gasped. They were sure that either the mother or father, maybe even the person who started this mess, would be called first. But no, it was one of the twins. Cody didn't even flinch. He walked up and sat in the witness box.

"Mr. Martin, you are aware of why you are here?" Micalo asked.

"I didn't know you were asking the questions. Oh well. Yes, I do know why I am here." Cody said.

"Can you tell us, why did you become involved with your brother?" He asked. Cody smiled.

"That's an easy one. I became involved with him because, well for starters, he's my twin brother, and I'm allowed to go into his personal life. But not all the time. And for another thing, well, he's the one who started this. And since I have loved him for a long time, I went with it. And it led us to where we are." Cody said. Zack blushed. Cody smiled.

"OK. That settles that. Now can you tell us, who else have you liked? Or wanted to be with for eternity?" Micalo asked. Cody smiled again.

"No one." He said simply. Another gasp filled the air.

"Well, I just have a few more questions. One of them is, who was the first person to call the police? Or, who was the first person who realized you were… well, attracted to your brother?"

"That would be the new neighbor, Mrs. Rebecca Smith. She claimed she knew our mother." Cody said. The room was silent. He looked at the people staring at him. His mother had a surprised expression. Did Mrs. Smith know her? Or was it an act, and Kerri was just surprised by the reason of this case? Micalo continued with the questions.

"Next question: have you and your brother ever fought?"

"Oh yea. Loads of times." Cody said.

"If you fought," Micalo continued, "Wouldn't you be likely to hate your brother?" The word "hate" rang through Cody's head. He laughed. "What is so funny?" Micalo asked.

"Nothing. It's just that… well, no. I wouldn't hate Zack because we fight a lot. I mean, best friends fight, but they are still best friends. Parents fight but they still love each other. Well, same goes for me and Zack. We fight all the time, over video games, who does what, and what to have for dinner. But we still are brothers, and we still are best friends." Cody took a breath. He looked down. He could feel the eyes on him, could feel everyone's breath in the air. He looked up again. Micalo was on the ground. He must have gone there while Cody had been looking down. "I'll admit, there are times when I wish he was never born. But after I think them, I hate myself for even thinking the thoughts in the first place. I mean, he's my brother, and sometimes we fight, but we'll always be brothers, whether we like it or not." Zack's eyes were on Cody. How could he be so confident? Why was he up there in the witness box? It should be him. He was the one who had gotten them into this mess. He was the one who should be answering all the questions. But no, it was Cody.

"What happens when Zack does something you do not like?" Micalo asked. Cody didn't waste a breath.

"I get mad at him. Sometimes, I'll just go to my room and pretend it never happened. Or sometimes, I can't forget, and sometimes I get into a fight with him. But then we make a deal, and everything is fine." Cody was talking a little bit faster than he had been before. Zack wondered… was he waiting for this to end?

"Last question. Would you do anything for Zack?" This was an odd question to ask. But, Cody answered, as confident as he had been before.

"Yes. I would give up my soul for Zack. I would take the risk of being killed so he wouldn't die. I would throw my life away, as long as it saved him. And here's why.

When I was young, I hated Zack. He made it seem like he had all the power. He made me his servant, and for the first few days it was fine, but then it started going a little overboard. I got angry, and quit.

Then, when I was first starting middle school, Zack tried the same thing again. But I knew what he was going to make me, so I didn't agree. He told me that he would split the things, 70/30. I disagreed. I knew he was going to make me do things for him, and I knew that I would regret it later.

But then came this year, and everything changed. Zack started being nicer to me. He still did mean things, but not as often. We got into twice the many fights that we used to get in, but he always forgave me in the end. And pretty soon, well, it came to where we are right now. And here is what I have to say about it." Micalo looked at him. Cody took some breaths before coming back. "Judge Micalo, mom, everybody here, this is what I say. I say that whatever your sex is, you should be able to love whoever you choose to love. Whether it be a girl or boy is entirely up to you. You have to make your own decisions. And my decision is to love my brother, Zack Martin." Cody rose. "Now, if that's all, I think I will be returning now." He got out of the witness box and back onto the ground. He sighed. A man stood up.

"Your Honor," He said. "We find the defendant…guilty." There was a gasp. Cody sighed again.

"Alright, what's my punishment?" He asked. Micalo looked at him, then spoke.

"You do not need a punishment." Micalo said. The gasp was long. Cody stared at him. "Cody, when you said those things, you made me realize that being gay is not something we need to trial for. Now, what did you say the first person who knew you loved your brother was?" Cody smiled.

"Mrs. Rebecca Smith. She got divorced last year, but not because of what she said. She divorced because she wanted the money. She was going to open a casino with the divorve money and the money she made working at a bar. She drinks and smokes." Zack stared at him. When had he gotten the time to look into her personal profile?

"Would Rebecca Smith please stand?" There was a pause, then she stood up. "You are going to have to go into custody, Mrs. Smith." Micalo said.

"Why? I haven't done anything wrong, have I?" She asked. She had an innocent look on her face. Cody, and now Zack, knew who she really was.

"In fact, you have done something wrong. We are in Boston, as you know, and you are not allowed to create a casino." Mrs. Smith looked startled. "We passed the law yesterday. No one is to create another casino in Boston. You have to go into custody." Mrs. Smith paused, then started running for the door. To the twins surprise, Kerri stood up, and grabbed her just as she ran past.

"Hello Rebecca." She said, not looking at the woman she was holding by the collar of the shirt.

"K…Kerri? Oh thank god! Now they have to let me out!" She said, with a sigh of relief. At those words, Cody spoke again.

"And did you know she was planning on using a knife to stab my mom in the back? They went to the same middle school, and she was always teased. She had long brown hair, no glasses, and she didn't look dorky at all. In fact, she was beautiful. The people teased her because of what she liked.

Rebecca Smith was into gospel music, her favorite color was crimson, and her favorite TV show was M.A.S.H. She liked to brush her teeth, especially with the mint flavored tooth paste she had, and she thought vampires were cool. She liked the fact that they drained the blood of a human body to live. Her favorite animal was a turtle. Her favorite name was, in fact, Meredith." Mrs. Smith looked stunned. How had he known all that? "Mom was the only person who was nice to her. But pretty soon, they had to be torn away from each other. Mom had to leave for Los Angeles, and she couldn't take anybody with her. That's why Mrs. Smith wanted to kill her." Cody spoke in a serious tone. He was tired. He didn't want to say anything else.

"But… but that's no reason to want to kill someone." Micalo said.

"For her, it was. She thought that if she did that, people would start… start looking… up to… her." The last word was very quiet, as Cody fell into the dream world.

TBC

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