I sat nervously as the jury was escorted out of the room. After that new piece of evidence from Kazuma, things weren't looking so good for Kyo.
I was rubbing my sweaty palms on my dress, as I looked around the room. I saw Kyo, looking ticked off and ready to kill somebody. By him, Mr. Sakurazama sat with pursed lips.
I looked over to the other side of the room and saw Hideka talking in hushed tones to a crying Aimi. It looked as though Hideka was trying to calm Aimi down, but she just kept shaking her head. With a sigh, Hideka walked up to the judge.
"Your honor, we have just recently found some new evidence on this case."
He nodded. "Proceed."
She sighed and muttered something under her breath. She looked deep in thought. The judge nodded to a bailiff, saying to get the jury, as Hideka kept thinking. When the jury came back in, she talked.
"We call," she said in an aloof tone, "to the stand... Aimi Hanajin."
Aimi came up brushing her tears away, trying to compose herself. She carefully sat down, hands in her lap.
"Go on, tell 'em," Hideka said in a tired, almost disappointed manner.
Aimi took a deep breath. "I- I didn't really... see Kyo."
The whole crowd gasped. The judge raised his eyebrows.
"So, what was your reason for doing this Miss Hanajin?"
Aimi looked down. "I was told to."
"And are you going to tell us who told you?"
Aimi didn't reply. The judge looked at her sternly.
"This is court, Miss Hanajin. I suggest you tell us who told you to lie, otherwise you might be charged for obstruction of justice."
"I don't know."
"What do you mean, you don't know?"
"A note was sent to me. It said if I didn't lie, my beloved would get hurt."
"Do you have this note?"
Aimi shook her head.
"It said to burn it."
The judge banged his gavel and turned to the jury.
"With this new piece of evidence, would the jury like to redetermine their verdict?"
The jury shook their heads. The foreman rose and spoke.
"We find the defendant... innocent."
Everybody started to cheer. I started to cry and laugh (or as Kyo would say "blubber").
When we were outside of the courthouse, I was still crying. As Kazuma, Shigure, Yuki, Kyo, and I walked to the car, Hideka came up to us.
"I'd like to apologize. I over-reacted. I'm sorry Kyo." She bowed.
Before any of us could reply, Hideka whipped her head up. There seemed to be a bright glint in her eyes. She softly touched Kyo's cheek.
"You've had much justice wrongly forced upon you. There is not enough balance in your life. You need mercy..."
Hideka again bowed, and walked away. All of us were stunned. Cold hearted Hideka had said something... warm. That's what it was, warm.
With a small smile, I continued to walk.
He stared down at Hideka in disgust. So, Justice couldn't have done it. Pathetic.
He then changed his view to her. Oh, so sweet she was, if only he could have her. He then sneered as the Cat and Rat ran up to her. Filthy, disgusting creatures. He hoped that when he had taken care of the Rat, that would've finished the Cat. And then, she would be all his...
All his...
But his plan had failed. Miserably. It seemed that there was no hope now...
But wait! There was always him. He laughed. They were never going to be prepared for him...
