Jou stood in front of the mirror, adjusting his tie. He pulled it up closer to his neck, nervously, before running a single hand down the buttons, the smoothness between his fingers. Kaiba's suit. He was wearing it again. He took a deep breath, his eyes meeting the shining blue ones in the mirror.
'It's going to be alright you know, Jou.' Seto smiled, walking over and placing a ghostly hand on his shoulder. He squeezed, letting the ice like shards whip through Jou's skin. The blond smiled shakily. A call came from downstairs and Jou turned to the door, took a deep breath, and headed out. Stepping into the hall, Jou slowly walked to the stairs and into the lobby, his heart beating faster than it ever had in his entire life. As he got to the door, it was opened to a huge crowed of people with placards, banners, cameras and microphones. Stunned, Jou took a few steps back, blinded by their crashes.
'Don't say a thing, Jou, no matter what they say or do, just remain quiet, let Mokuba deal with it.' Jou nodded silently, agreeing with the brunet. Mokuba raised his hand, looking around the crowd as they silenced.
'I understand you are all here with regards to Mr Jounouchi, the alleged murderer of my brother. Both Jounouchi and I know of his innocence, which is why I have allowed him to stay for these few days. Neither of us will answer any questions until after the trial. Thank you.' He dropped his hand and the noise began again, the shouting, waving, screaming. There were chants promoting the arrest of Jounouchi, banners condemning him. He felt his legs trembling. He couldn't do this. His legs would give way and he wouldn't make it to the limousine. His vision became blurry and his mouth turned dry. He could feel himself growing weaker and weaker under the intensifying pressure of the crowds, of everyone around him. Suddenly, ice sliced through his hands and misty brown eyes looked up into radiant blue., smiling down. Seto gave a supportive smile and gestured to Jou's left, where Yugi, Ryou, Anzu and Honda stood with placards, protesting for the release and freedom of their friend. He smiled, weakly lifting his hand in acknowledgement, causing them to smile and cheer louder.
'You can do it, Jounouchi!' Anzu yelled, smiling,
'Yeah, buddy, we believe in you! Go kick some ass!' Jou smirked at Honda, punching the air.
'We know you didn't do it Jou! We're here for you!' Yugi and Ryou smiled, waving their placards higher. Jou pushed his shoulder back. They we're right. He could do this. He had everyone he needed supporting him already. He didn't need anyone else, no one else even mattered. He kept his gaze low as he neared the car, bouncers pushing away stray protesters, whilst Mokuba shouted at the pestering press.
Jou opened the door slowly, before sliding in. Mokuba stood in front of the door for a few seconds.
'This is hopefully the first trial of many in our quest to prove Jounouchi's innocence. Any questions must be directed to myself, as no one else is a legitimate source. There will be no paparazzi in the trial, and all questions will be answered afterwards. Thank you.' He stared at them for a few seconds more before ducking down and climbing into the car. The bouncer climbed in afterwards and the door was shut, alerting the driver to slowly pull away. Once the car was moving, Jou could hear people banging on the window, throwing stones and sticks. He lowered his head, trying his best not to look afraid, nor worried. He glanced to Mokuba, who was sat comfortably in the chair, tapping on his phone, ignoring the conundrum completely. Maybe he was used to it? Had this been the norm since he had taken Jou in? Or perhaps the Kaiba brothers not as popular as the public were led to believe? Either way, Mokuba seemed extremely calm and collected, exerting the polar opposite energy to Jounouchi,
'How long does the trial last?' Jou looked up, his hands running over his lips.
'About an hour and a half, hopefully.'
'Right.' Jou nodded.
'Jou,' The blond looked up, 'Don't be nervous. It's all going to be ok. Honestly.'
'If you say so.' Jou began to shake, the nerves taking over.
'I do. You're innocent. You can't find evidence for an innocent man.'
'Tell that to Derek Bently.' Jou looked up, shaking his head. He hated to admit it, but he was terrified. He had never been so scared in his life. 'He was innocent and the murderer got away with it, pretty much.' He took a long, deep breath trying to steady himself. Mokuba bit his lip,
'Jou, there will be justice, things have moved on since then. You're not going to die.' Mokuba leaned over, smiling. 'Stop worrying, you have us to support you.' The grey eye teen smiled, and Jou smiled weakly, thinking of his friends at the mansion and Kaiba taking him to the car. He needed to be strong this time, for both of them. He needed to help Seto as best he could, because he could no longer help himself. He needed to be that ray of light in the darkness and he would do it, for Seto. He needed to. He wanted to. And that was that. The car slowly rolled to a stop, and the banging began again. Mountainous shadows towered over the car, and Jou's skin turned cold. Mokuba sighed and rolled his eyes, the bouncer stepping out first. Mokuba stepped out and nodded to Jou. The blond stepped out once again into the blinding array of stars. It was horrible, blinding, deafening. He shuddered as Mokuba led him up the stairs. He turned around to take one final look at the crowd, before turning his back and walking in, the silence suddenly overwhelming. He froze for a moment, his heart almost still. He closed his eyes, summoning all of the courage he could possibly have, before Mokuba led him down the corridors and into the court.
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Rather short, I know. And it's been a while, but I've been busy and I've been really sick and couldn't even get out of bed yesterday! Anyway I have a ton of stuff to update, so that will be done soon, Puppy Rescue will hopefully be done by Saturday, and the 12 days of Christmas (which has 2 spaces left if you want to enter)
Other than that, I hope you liked it, please
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