Chapter 14! Thank you to EVERYONE that reviewed last chapter! Enjoy chapter 14 and PLEASE REVIEW!
Momo was thrown inside a small jail cell as Prince Dai negotiated with the officers and the jury. It was cold and she was hungry. Looking around, she remembered life as a slave. Except, she was alone.
How did this start again?
Ah, yes. Her sister, Kimiyo Hinamori being murdered and her name being written on her sister's skin. Why would the killer want to do that? Why her name? And why her sister?
This was set up, she thought. Whoever killed you, sister, will pay, I promise. The killer must know me if he or she had written my full name. I think it's Angora.. Yes, it could've been her. But, is she strong enough to kill one of her own closest friends? Probably not… she probably ordered someone else to do her dirty job.. But who?
Momo sighed and leaned her back against the brick wall. She closed her eyes and imagined a world in which only Toushiro and her lived in.
It was only them two and nobody else. She imagined them walking around....hand held....fingers intertwined. She also added in slavery being abolished and everyone being happy. Her imagination also brought her parents and sisters back to life, and they were all happy. A smile graced her features as she imagined herself pregnant with his child. Yes, that's how she wanted things to happen. Everyone happy...no violence and cruel labor on the planet.
However, that was pure fantasy. She knew that none of that was going to come true. Her parents were dead, she was about to be punished for something she did not do, and Toushiro was engaged with Angora.
I should just accept death.... she thought. Why live when I'm not happy? It's like...I was destined not to be happy at all. I cause problems... I run into trouble. Why live at all then? I was blinded by Toushiro's lies to realize that I was heading into trouble. Loving him was a big mistake. He doesn't love me.... He never did; and look at me now, 'bout to die for something I didn't even imagine myself of doing.
She laid herself down on the cold floor and closed her eyes, crying herself to sleep.
"I want her executed." Prince Dai said.
The man, who had been investigating the crime, looked at him skeptically. "Hold on a minute, sir. None of us is a hundred-percent sure if Ms. Hinamori committed the crime or not. We can't make a fatal mistake of sending an innocent person to his/her death!"
"Her name was written on my fiancée's dead body! What more evidence do you want from there?"
"Answer this question to me, then, which killer out there would write their own freaking name on their victim's body?"
Dai kept quiet as he took a deep breath. The investigator cleared his throat and looked at him.
"Sir, I know that you're frustrated, hurt, and angry with the whole situation, but you need to think about your actions first. Momo Hinamori is a prime suspect thus far, but let's not get too carry away. We need to question her first and look at what we have. Somebody else could've killed your fiancée and written Ms. Hinamori's name for several reasons."
The prince sighed and sat down on a chair, tears trickling down his face. Kimiyo was gone and he was so confused that he didn't know what to do. Even if her name was written on his fiancée's body, for some reason, Dai wasn't fully convinced that Momo would do such thing to her own sister. Why would a killer write their own name on their victim's body? Maybe, it wasn't for framing her….
"The suspect is sleeping right now." another man said, "Should we wake her up and-"
"No," the prince said, "let her sleep. Tomorrow morning we'll start the court's ruling."
"That's a wise decision. It's best if you get some rest first and clear your mind." the investigator said.
Nodding, the prince got up and rubbed his temples, however, his body flinched as he heard the door open abruptly and a familiar man walk in.
"What are you doing here?" Prince Dai questioned.
"Where's Momo?" Toushiro asked.
Dai's eyebrows furrowed. "Locked up. No one's going to visit her."
"No one but me, of course." Toushiro said, "I want to see her and now."
"Why? Why do you want to see my fiancée's murderer?" Dai teased, sensing Toushiro's temptation of wanting to see his ex-slave.
Dai hinted that a relationship between Toushiro Hitsugaya and Momo was going on, and he suddenly felt jealous. He remembered a similar relationship: Prince Dai and slave Kimiyo Hinamori. He knew that many countries were abolishing the Slavery Law and he heard the rumor about Toushiro wanting to abolish that law as well.
"Momo's not a murderer." Toushiro growled. "I know her more than you do."
"Yeah, and you probably know how she looks like too with her legs wide open for you!"
Losing his patience, the soon to-be leader of Lubia grabbed the prince by the collar of his shirt and threw him against the wall. Immediately, the investigator and the officers there separated him. Toushiro glared at the prince as he rubbed the back of his aching head.
"This isn't the time to be fighting, gentlemen. Prince, please go home and get some rest, and Mr. Hitsugaya, tomorrow starts the court's ruling. You'll see the suspect tomorrow morning."
Toushiro nodded, his eyes never leaving the prince's. He then turned around and walk away, however, not to leave. Uncaring about what the prince said, he quickly walked over to where the cells were, eager to see Momo.
As he walked passed the cells, images of Momo came to his mind. He remembered the first day he saw her. She looked so hurt, but strong at the same time. How did he end up falling in love with her? He told himself that falling in love with her wasn't a mistake. He was glad that he had met Momo.
Toushiro halted on the eighth jail cell and looked inside, a smile appearing on his lips as he saw Momo sleep peacefully on the cold hard floor. Since she had been through a lot for the past twenty four hours, he knew that it would be best if she had some rest before going to court tomorrow morning.
"Sleep well; I'll be back tomorrow morning." he whispered and left.
"When a person loves someone else, he or she will do anything to be with them." He knew that what he had planned to do was ludicrous, but he didn't care. Ever since he met Momo, his feelings had changed and he knew what he wanted and what he didn't want.
Panicky, Angora walked up and down her room, brushing her hair with her fingers as she asked herself where Toushiro was.
It was past ten o'clock and Angora knew that her husband doesn't stay up that late unless it was important. She knew his schedule by memory and there was no meeting starting this late. Therefore, where was he? She knew that he had gone to find out what was going on with Kimiyo's murder, but that was hours ago!
"Melody!" she screamed.
In less than thirty seconds, a short blond maid came up running up the stairs and towards Angora's room. "Yes, ma'am?"
"Did my fiancé make any plans without me know about them?"
The maid shook her head rapidly. "N-No ma'am, not that I know of."
Angora growled abruptly pulled her hair, however, instead of a few strands coming out, a large lock of hair came out, leaving Angora and the maid with their mouths wide open.
Angora began to hyperventilate and then looked at the maid. "Get out, now!!!"
Nodding, Melody ran out of the room, leaving a screaming Angora.
Angora ran into the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror, staring at the large lock of brown hair on the palm of her hand. Nervously, she brushed her hair again with her fingers and saw more strands coming out. Angrily, she began pulling her hair and more of her hair began to fall out.
"What's happening with my hair!?" she told herself, staring at her hair fall on the sink.
No, this can't be happening!
Angora collapsed on the floor and pulled her hair a bit one more time, hoping that this was just all a nightmare and soon she would wake up with Toushiro next to her. However, it wasn't a nightmare. A few more locks of her hair fell on the floor and she led out an anguishing scream.
Next Day...
Calmly, Toushiro walked into the court house with one of his best lawyers by his side. He avoided eye contact with the people as they whispered to themselves why he was helping the murderer.
He turned his head to the side and saw Prince Dai sit down and then look at him back, and oddly, the prince gave him a smirk. Why was he smirking? Toushiro began to feel suspicious.
He sat down with the lawyer he hired and stared at the judge, who was an old (probably in his mid 70s) man with wrinkled skin, small brown eyes, and gray hair.
"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen." the judge said, "Thank you for joining us." He then opened a folder and took out a paper. "Here it states that you, Prince Dai, you want to execute Ms. Momo Hinamori for murdering your fiancée, Kimiyo Hinamori. Are these two young ladies related?"
"Yes, sir." the prince said, "they're sisters."
The judge raised an eyebrow, shocked to hear about a young woman killing her own sister, and continued reading the report. "…And Ms. Momo Hinamori's name was written on your fiancé's body after she had been killed?"
"Yes sir."
"Are there other evidences that state that Momo Hinamori committed the crime?"
Dai shook his head. "No,"
The judge cleared his throat. "Then we have a problem. Just because the lady's name was written on your fiancée's body doesn't mean she did it. Nevertheless, she still is a suspect. Please, bring the suspect."
An officer nodded and opened the wide doors as another officer walked in with Momo. Her hands were tied behind her back and she held her head high up. Toushiro glanced at her and smiled, knowing that she didn't commit the crime.
The officer stopped in front of the judge so Momo could've looked at the judge's face as he continued to speak.
"Ms. Hinamori, I am just going to ask you simple questions and I just want your honest answers. Were you a slave before?"
"Y-Yes, sir."
"Was Toushiro Hitsugaya your master?"
"Yes."
"After you and your sister met after years of being separated, did she buy you off in order for you to gain freedom in this country?"
"Yes."
"Did you like being freed?"
"Yes."
"Were you inside the palace during the murder of your sister?"
"Y-Yes."
"Did you murder Kimiyo Hinamori?"
"No."
Quickly, the people began whispering loudly to one another and the judge hit the gavel on the sounding block.
"Quiet, everyone." he said and then looked at Momo. "I will ask you again, did you murder Kimiyo Hinamori?"
"No." she replied, tears welling up.
"Why do you think anyone would want to kill your sister?"
"…Th-That's what I want to know. She was my only family." she said, her tears raining down her face.
"Ah, I see. Well, Ms. Hinamori, your name written on the victim's body is the only clue we have that you may have committed the crime. Therefore, for now, we're locking you up until we truly know who killed Kimiyo Hinamori."
Momo nodded and nibbled her lip. She was glad that the judge had given her a chance to speak, but proving the people that she was innocent was hard.
"Wait,"
Everyone turned their heads and glanced at the prince as he walked over to Momo.
"Is something the matter, sir?" the judge asked.
"I just changed my mind." he said and chuckled, a chuckle that made the people look at him strangely. "I'll drop the charges if Momo Hinamori agrees to marry me."
Everyone's eyes widened, dumbfounded by the prince's strange idea. Marry the murderer of his fiancée? Why would he do such thing?
Toushiro's eyes narrowed and he knew he couldn't object the idea. He wasn't part of the country and had no right to stop Prince Dai from doing so. However, that never meant that he wasn't going to do anything at all.
Done! So, who liked the chapter? Hopefully everyone! Anyway, I stopped here to pause the things for a while. One, Angora's hair is falling off. yikes... Two, Prince Dai is DROPPING the charges IF Momo agrees to marry him! Double yikes.... and 3, remember in the old version how I made Toushiro sort of a whimp, well this time (version), he's actually gonna DO THINGS so Momo doesn't leave him! Triple yikes... And, Merciless Ruby needs to shave her legs before going back to school on Monday. Quadriple yiiiiiikes....
That was so random. Me & my hair legs. I'm really not embarrassed to say that I haven't shaved in a while. xD And since I wear those boys basketball shorts that are always falling cuz they're so freaking loose for gym, I really need to get rid of the hair. I should try waxing, but I'm afraid of the pain. xD
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P.S. I will get the person who calls me Hairy-Legs Ruby.... xD jk