Hello everyone, Apologises for the delay I don't really have any other reason other than the chapter wasn't finished lol which I think is a valid reason personally lol Anyway I'll start as always with the thank yous to: cheekymadom & Eren23 , thank you both for reviewing the chapter, your awesome This chapter is a smaller one than usual but still 6400+ words, No new followers and favourites this time round and a few that have unfollowed or unfavourited (if that's a word) but I hold no anger towards them (ok maybe a little lol ), but anyway thanks to those that are still reading this story I love each and everyone of you And I hope you all enjoy this chapter
Chapter 36: Justice
Raven and Sasha sat opposite each other neither knowing exactly how to start their conversation, even though she'd wanted Sasha to talk to her now she actually had what she wanted she had no idea how to correctly word what she wanted to say to say. She knew that an apology was the least she owed her but to get Sasha to understand was almost an impossible task because she herself didn't understand why herself. Seeing Sasha looking at her with that same look she'd seen thousands of times from her best friend, in all the time they'd known each other though she'd only ever seen that look directed towards other people but never directed at her, that look that was pure unfiltered anger the same look that filled Sasha's face when some douche at their school had called her out for being gay and called her ever foul offensive name he could think of, the same look that plastered her face before she knocked said douche out cold an action that had resulted in her get suspended for a week. As she remembered the memory she held the smile inside her knowing now would be the worse time to start smiling goofily at Sasha.
Bringing her hands onto the table looking at them as she began to softly tap them on the table, she couldn't think of anything to say and it was beginning to annoy her, letting out a sigh her attention was brought away from her thoughts when she heard Lexa's voice;
"Seriously…one of you talk" Lexa impatiently stated as she watched her cousin and her best friend just sitting not saying a word to each other. Not moving her continued to watch them both.
"Where should we start?" Raven nervously ventured, she knew where they were more than likely to start but either way she thought she'd let Sasha make the decision
After a few moments Sasha swallowed softly before taking a breath out and speaking "Lincolns party I suppose"
"Ok…. what do you want to know?"
"There are lots of things I wanna know Raven…" Sasha stated the anger in her voice as she looked into Raven's eyes "Let's start with why you were so pissed at me?"
"Before I got to Lincoln's party I got a call from Anya asking to meet me, so I went to meet her and we ended up sleeping together, as I was getting ready afterwards I asked her when I could see her again and she was just completely cold with me, she told me that I was nothing to her and that her husband was worth a million times more than I was, I didn't get why she was being such a bitch so I called her on it. She told me that you were right about everything that you said about her using me, then she started to rip into everything about me, how I talk about pointless things for hours on end…" Raven paused for a second as she remembered all the harsh things that Anya had said that night "As I was walking out of that apartment, my own apartment at that, all I could think of was how right you were and how I should have listened to you"
"And that lead to you sleeping with Octavia?"
"No…you remember when I got to the party I wanted to talk to you?" When Sasha nodded her head at her she continued "That's why I wanted to talk to you, but you just brushed me off saying you had more important things to do, that made me feel like I was worthless like you didn't give a shit about me"
"That doesn't mean its ok to go sleep with my girlfriend"
"I know it doesn't" Pausing for a second she looked down at the table before looking back to Sasha "I got angry and I reacted, I started drinking more than I usually drink and I tried to call you and you ignored my calls and my texts, I know it's stupid that I got so angry but I couldn't stop it, I think I just choose to be angry at you because it was easier than being truthful to myself and ultimately hating myself. I saw you and O get into an argument I saw she was upset and I went to see she was ok"
"So how did that lead to you two fucking?" Sasha bluntly asked
"We got talking and starting venting to each other about how weird you'd been, then the next thing we were talking about what a bitch you were to us both, we kept drinking and drinking, then we were in the bathroom talking and we kissed, one thing lead to another and we had sex. It lasted five minutes not even that and we both instantly regretted it, we didn't say a word to each other we just readjusted our clothes and went back to dancing. The next thing I knew you told me you broke up with her over her kissing someone else, when I realised you didn't know about me and her…I decided I didn't want to break your heart like that so I kept quiet" Seeing the look on Sasha's face she added "I could see how heartbroken you were and Lexa wasn't able to be there for you one hundred percent, I didn't want you to be alone so I kept hiding it from you, and if I'm honest I needed you as well"
"To get over Anya?"
"Kind of yeah" When Sasha raised her eyebrow at her she explained "Me and Anya was a colossal mistake from start to finish but she made me feel things I hadn't felt since we dated, when me and her would hook up we'd just have sex and nine times out of ten she'd go home that night, I mean the whole time we were together we only spent the night together three times and each time her husband was on the phone checking up on her" Pausing for a second she looked up at Sasha seeing a small amount of warmth coming through her best friends eyes "It was like this part of me, the part that made who I was changed completely and it was almost like she made me someone I didn't know anymore. And being around you made me feel like the old me"
"I didn't know you felt like that"
"I never said because I felt stupid about it, but when I was around you and Lex it made me feel like I was me again, and we both know if I'd told you that you would have ripped into me"
"True"
"I just thought keeping quiet was the best option not just for me but for all of us"
"I get that Rae…" Sasha started leaning forward slightly resting her forearms on the table as she looked at Raven "But why keep it up, why not just tell me once O came back into my life, once you knew we were back together?"
"I didn't wanna ruin your happiness, I only just found out about you PTSD and it made me feel a million times worse than I already did, but it also made me more determined for you to not find out"
"So you left this up to Anya to spill?"
"No, I told her to mind her own business, I told her it was a one-night thing and wasn't EVER going to happen again and it won't I swear, but she was hell bent on sticking her nose in our business"
"So you'd never have told me?"
"Probably not…I know how that sounds but you're my best friend we've been friends for over ten years and I couldn't stand the thought of losing you. I knew how much it'd upset you so keeping it a secret was the only option I could see"
Sasha took a deep breath in closing her eyes for a second before reopening them looking at Raven "I can understand all of that, but still Rae that's a massive betrayal and you know that. You should have been honest no matter how much it would have upset me or broken my heart, as my BEST FRIEND it was your job to tell me, to not hide anything from me no matter what it is. I would have forgiven you, yeah maybe it would have taken me a little time but it would have been completely different, it would feel completely different than it does now"
"I know ok…why do you think I feel so bad, everytime I saw you or you and O together I remembered what I did and how much of a rubbish friend I was to you that night"
"But still Rae you should have manned up and fucking told me, this whole situation could have been stopped by you and Octavia being completely honest with me…." Pausing for a second as she controlled the anger inside herself "And damn sure as hell shouldn't have run your mouth about Octavia"
"I know that was wrong but I needed to get a reaction from you somehow, you weren't talking to me and you refused to hit me, I knew you wouldn't hit me unless I provoked you and I couldn't bring myself to say anything bad about our family, so Octavia was the only root I had to go down I didn't mean any of it but I needed you to do something"
"And hitting you was the only thing you could think of"
"The only thing that might make us both feel better"
"Again hitting is the best you could come up with?"
"Honestly yeah, we both know that I've never been a massive thinker plus I panicked when you wouldn't let me talk so I antagonised you"
"You were always good at that" Sasha softly commented, as Raven had explained her reasoning she couldn't help the compassion and love that rushed to the surface, she never knew how Raven felt about her time with Anya, she knew she regretted it but she never realised how much it affected her
"Yeah" Raven replied softly giggling as she looked at Sasha seeing that her best friend's features had softened slightly "I really am sorry you know?"
"I know you are; I know you both are. It's just hard for me to think about without getting this rage inside me" Pausing for a second she took a breath before continuing "You know how hard it is for me to open up to people, I thought I could trust with anything but turns out I can trust you with my life, but not my girlfriend" Seeing Raven look down at the bench she added "I'm not saying I can't forgive you, I'm saying I can't forget it not yet, and to be honest I'm not sure I ever will. This probably sounds ridiculous but it's easier for me to forgive her because it's different, not because I've known her less time or because I care less because we both know it's the opposite, it's because I can't get over the fact that I trusted you Rae I let you into so many parts of my life and then you turn around and sleep with my girlfriend because you were angry at me, that's not good enough for me Rae"
"I know it's not good enough, why do you think I wanted to keep it a secret, because I knew you would hate me for it, you Lex, Cos, Tristan, Atom, Mema and Papa you guys are all the family I have, I don't have anyone else and I couldn't risk losing you both"
"You're not losing anything Rae, I just need you to let me process and come to terms with this in my own time" Seeing the doubt in Raven's eyes Sasha continued "I forgive you for lying to me, but I can't forgive the actual act…. just not yet, I need time"
"Sure" Raven stood up stopping looking at Sasha softly saying "I'm sorry again"
As Raven walked towards Lexa, numerous things flashed in Sasha's mind all the times Raven had been there for her, the times she stood up for her, the times she listened when to her go on and on about her decisions, taking a deep breath in she knew that Raven needed a little more from her to give her hope that they could get through it, she knew Raven and she knew that even though she'd told her in so many words that she could get over it, she knew that Raven would only take the bad out of what she stood up "Wait Rae" Moving over to Raven stopping in front of her as Raven looked down at their feet she softly said "It's gonna take me time, but that doesn't mean you can't still spend time with us" The words made Raven look up from their feet and to Sasha's face "Just do something for me…"
"Anything" Raven responded without hesitation
"You and O, no being alone or dancing together, I know that might make me sound paranoid but this is still fresh for me, I need to know I can trust you"
"That's fine I promise I won't be alone with her at anytime"
"Good, then for now we're kind of ok" She honestly responded seeing the small smile on Raven's face she placed her right hand on Raven's left shoulder, smiling softly at Raven she gently pulled her into a hug their arms firmly wrapping around each other as they held on, their chins resting against each other's shoulders. Pulling back slowly Sasha noticed the tears that had escaped Raven's eyes, she understood why the tears were there and what they meant, moving her hand to wipe the tears away she softly said "You're not losing anyone Rae, I promise" The words were true and genuine she knew that even if she couldn't get past what Raven and Octavia did which was unlikely considering everything that contributed to the whole situation, she knew her family wouldn't turn their back on Raven because even though she didn't have their name she was one of them, and she would be until the day they died.
They both walked to Lexa seeing the smirk on Lexa's face they both punched her on the arm (Raven hit her left and Sasha hit her right) the punches caused Lexa to let out a loud 'OUCH' rubbing both arms with the opposite hand, looking at the both she firmly stated "What? It worked didn't it?" When neither of them responded she added "Someone had to do something, your both to stubborn for your own good, your both my family and it's my job to make sure you both see sense" They both just looked at Lexa laughing softly before they walked past her and onto the dancefloor as Lexa shouted "IT WORKED THOUGH" at them as she followed them back inside with a smug look on her face.
Back Inside Grounders
Octavia and Clarke were sat back at the table waiting for Raven and Sasha to re-enter Grounders, both hoping that this night wouldn't turn into a brawl, as they continued to wait they noticed Lexa was standing at the door leaning gently against the door frame not moving as her attention was trained on what they assumed was Sasha and Raven. Clarke wouldn't help but smile everytime her eyes landed on Lexa, something about the woman was so intoxicated something about her just made her smile and feel happy, even more now they were back together and were finally back on track. Occasionally she would look away from Lexa and towards the dancefloor noticing Harper dancing with some of her friends, then noticing Bellamy serving drinks at the bar along with Gustus and his wife Indra, when she did bring her attention back to Lexa that same smile graced her face, as her eyes would again scan the slightly older brunette's body taking in how tight her jeans were and how her shirt hugged her body just right, the latest time she'd looked back to Lexa her attention had been brought away from her girlfriend when she felt Octavia poking her in the side, turning and looking at O she softly mumbled "Huh, what was that?"
"I said..." Octavia started with a smirk on her face "How are things going with Lexa?"
"Oh sorry"
"Daydreaming?" Octavia asked with raised eyebrows
"Yeah"
"So that must mean things are good between you two"
"They are" Clarke answered as her mind went to the few times over the last week where things had gotten heated and neither her or Lexa had made a move
"Come on Clarke spill"
"It's just…. the last week things have been getting heated..."
"Heated?"
"Yeah, when we're kissing you know?"
"Oh, yeah what about it?"
"It's just hard…. trying to keep myself from getting to heated, she doesn't move or try and take things further so I don't either, but I'm telling you O, I haven't felt this turned on since we broke up, it's gonna drive me crazy if I don't relieve it"
"Does Lexa know?"
"No I don't wanna ruin it"
"Please ruin it, I'm pretty sure you could become a master mind criminal and she'd still love you, just talk to her, maybe she's feeling the same"
"Yeah your right"
"I know"
Clarke and Octavia laughed softly at Octavia's response "Your starting to sound like your woman…but you are right, I'll wait 'til after the trail though it's gonna be stressful enough, and I know she probably won't be angry or anything but I just need her this week"
"I get it, if Sasha wasn't here I don't think I'd be able to cope, even her just being here makes me feel calmer and in more control"
"How are things between you two?"
"We're doing good, she's pulled away a few times when we've been kissing but I can't blame her for it, she still sits up with me when I have nightmares and she holds me, I'm just glad she didn't break up with me"
"I…" Before Clarke could complete her words she heard Sasha and Raven's laughter in the air looking to where Lexa was previously standing, seeing Raven and Sasha walking towards them she smiled looking at Octavia noticing the smile that was on her face as Sasha walked towards her. Seeing Lexa walking in behind the two women she stood up rushing over to Lexa wrapping her arms around her as Lexa did the same, she spoke into Lexa's ear "Wanna dance?"
Lexa smirked at Clarke before leaning forward until her lips were next to Clarke's ear "With you wearing those jeans? …Hell yeah I wanna dance" Lexa smiled as she looked down her eyes scanning over Clarke's skinny jeans as the blonde turned around and began to walk in front of her allowing Lexa to eye up her ass as they walked hand in hand to the dancefloor
"Those two haven't changed" Raven laughed looking at Sasha, smiling softly she said "I better go apologise to Harper, catch you later maybe"
"Yeah sure, you know where we are Rae Rae" Sasha smiled as Raven walked off to the dance floor looking through the mass of people trying to find her girlfriend and hopefully apologise before she got dumped
Sasha smiled softly as she watched Raven disappear into the crowd, looking back at Octavia she smiled walking over to her and sitting next to her she nudged her softly with her shoulder seeing the younger brunette seemed to be deep in thought, the nudge did as she intended, as Octavia turned slowly to look at her, a small smile gracing her face as she looked at Sasha
"You ok?" Sasha softly asked reaching her left hand up onto the table to take hold of Octavia's right hand
"I'm fine, just thinking"
"About?"
"Us mainly"
"Good thoughts?" Sasha asked raising her eyebrows at Octavia who smiled at her as she let out a small laugh
"Their always good thoughts" Octavia smiled removing her hand from Sasha before leaning in and kissing Sasha softly before pulling back looking into Sasha's eyes "Wanna dance?"
"Are you gonna be ok? …you know with all the people around you pushing into you"
"I'll be fine, just don't let go" Octavia replied, the words having a little more meaning than just to do with the dancing that was to follow
Sasha smiled standing up holding her right hand in the air for Octavia to take, which she did with her left, as Octavia stood up she pulled her a little closer until their faces were mere inches away from each other. "I'll never let you go, I promise" She replied seeing the smile spread across Octavia's lips, leaning in she pecked her on the lips before using their connected hands to guide Octavia to the dancefloor. Octavia couldn't help the smile that continued to graced her face as Sasha continued to guide her to the dancefloor, as they walked they passed a few regulars they knew stopping to say a quick hello to them all, the whole time their hands stayed connected together.
Once they finally reached the dancefloor Mase-Tell me what you want, began playing though the speakers Sasha and Octavia both smirked this song was one of their favourite songs to dance to, as moved further onto the dancefloor Sasha let Octavia walk in front of her their hands staying connected as Sasha spun Octavia under her arm slightly stepping forward as Octavia stopped so her back was in front of Sasha, moving forward Sasha's chest softly connected with Octavia's back her hips connecting with Octavia's ass, feeling the connection Octavia moved her free hand backwards grabbing hold of Sasha's free hand, as their hands connected she used the contact to pull Sasha closer to her letting her know that she was fine to be close together, she knew why Sasha wasn't pushing forward as much as she used to and it was because this was the first time since the attack that she'd been out drinking and dancing and Sasha didn't want to push her too far by grinding on her. Octavia pulled Sasha's hands forward until Sasha's arms wrapped around her waist, as she realised Sasha's hands she moved her hands on top of them as she softly began to grind her ass against Sasha's waist, instantly feeling Sasha's hands twitch slightly before they relaxed against her waist, as she continued to grind against Sasha she could feel that Sasha's body was a little tense she turned around so she was facing Sasha, Sasha's hand still firmly wrapped around her waist bringing her arms up to wrap around Sasha's neck moving even closer she leant her forehead forward resting against Sasha's forehead as their foreheads connected she looked into Sasha's eyes, leaning in their lips connected together softly, after a few minutes they pulled back smiling at each other softly, Octavia decided not to push her limits with Sasha maybe the grinding was a little too much for both of them at this moment in time, so until they were both ready dancing like this was more than enough.
-Two Hours Later-
Hours later Octavia and Sasha made their way to the bar not stopping until they reached it, asking Bellamy for their usual drinks he began to make them for them, as Octavia and Sasha talked to him about the night and how he'd been thanks mainly to Sasha, Octavia had started making an effort to talk to Bellamy at least once a week even if they only talked about a TV show she made sure that she talked to him to make sure that once she was comfortable talking about what happened with Mitch she'd feel comfortable talking to Bellamy as well. Bellamy told them how at the beginning of the night a fight broke out and he had to jump in, he told them how some Blonde had begun hitting on her girlfriend at around 8pm before any security had started their shift, as he finished telling the story he placed the drinks on the bar holding his hand up when Sasha went to pay
"It's on me" Bellamy softly spoke smiling at Sasha and Octavia
"Oh, I see…. keeping me sweet in case the lesbians start fighting again huh"
"You know me well" Bellamy joked back laughing softly
"I'll see what I can do for ya" Sasha softly responded laughing along with Bellamy as Octavia laughed with them, picking up her soft drink she took a sip as she swallowed the sip, placing the glass back on the table she felt someone push on her left shoulder, ignoring the feeling and holding the anger inside, she felt the same action again, again she ignored it, the third time was the final time she allowed the action to go without reaction as she turned around fully ready to rip into whoever it was, as she turned around her eyes fell on someone she didn't expect to see, dressed in a tight red pleather vest and skinny black jeans hair down resting on her shoulders, there she was in all her glory her ex Ontari. Her face fell slightly as she took in the brunette in front of her "Ontari?"
"Hey Sash" Ontari responded the smile spreading across her face, stepping forward she wrapped her arms around Sasha hugging her tightly, Sasha wrapped her arms around her lifting her off the ground slightly, they'd seen each other the week before but hadn't really spoken as Ontari was with her new girlfriend, Nia, and Sasha wasn't in the right frame of mind for that kind of drama at the time. Pulling back, she looked at Sasha seeing the brunette next to her eyeing her every move "This must be Octavia"
"Yeah, this is Octavia…O this is Ontari"
"Nice to meet you Octavia" Ontari genuinely responded reaching her hand out to Octavia
"Nice to meet you too, I've heard a lot about you" Octavia answered accepting Ontari's hand shaking it gently but firmly
"All bad I bet huh" Ontari smirked looking at Sasha
"Not all, Sasha's told me a lot about you good and bad…she's nice that way"
"I bet she has; believe me I could tell you some stories"
"Hang on I don't like the way this is going….no ganging up on me" Sasha interjected laughing softly as Octavia gently took hold of her hand placing a soft kiss on Sasha's cheek as all three women laughed softly
"We should talk Octavia; I can probably give you some ammo to use against her"
"Hell no…that's not happening" Sasha again added this time stepping forward and placing her hand on Ontari's exposed arm gently, moving forward she whispered softly "Remember what you promised"
"I know I won't reveal that you're a softie" Ontari whispered back nudging Sasha softly in the stomach making separating them slightly, looking to her right she noticed her girlfriend Nia watching her, looking quickly back to Sasha she added "It was good seeing you, we should catch up properly soon, but I've gotta get back to Nia"
"Sure, message me and we can meet up"
"I will" Ontari replied smiling as she looked to Octavia softly saying "It was nice meeting you Octavia"
"You too"
"See you later" Ontari smiled before walking off and towards her angry faced girlfriend
Turning her attention back to Octavia she noticed the look on her face the one that usually meant she had done something wrong "What did I do?" She asked raising her left eyebrow
"Nothing"
"Whatever it is I'm sorry" Sasha replied looking Octavia in the eyes only for the brunette to look away "Seriously what did I do?"
"She has your number?"
"Yeah, I haven't changed my number in over six years of course she has my number"
"So you didn't give it to her the other night?"
"Ohhhh…" Sasha let out smiling and giggling softly as she continued "Your jealous"
"I am not"
"You are….you think cause she has my number she wants more than friendship with me"
"Well…..does she?"
"No she just needs a friend she doesn't have any family or many friends, I'm just being a friend to her, I promise" Sasha made a cross mark motion across her heart adding "Cross my heart"
"Just friends?"
"Just friends, and if she messages me then your more than welcome to read the messages" Sasha replied giving Octavia her signature smile before winking at her "Oh come on babe you know it makes sense" She continued placing her hands on Octavia's hips pulling her towards her until they were hip to hip, leaning forward she leant in her lips hoovering over Octavia's, after a second Octavia smiled softly leaning in kissing Sasha, pulling back a second later she responded
"Fine, but if she moves beyond friendship then you cut her off"
"I promise" Sasha responded kissing Octavia again their lips staying locked together for a minute or two before they both pulled back turning their attention back to Bellamy, as they did he looked at Sasha asking;
"So do you know the brunette then Sash?"
"The one from just now?" She asked, when Bellamy nodded his head she answered "Yeah that's Ontari, my ex"
"Trust you to know the troublemakers" Bellamy laughed, seeing the confused look on Sasha's face he explained what he meant "The two women fighting earlier…" Sasha nodded knowing what he was referring to "The Blonde with your ex , she was one of them"
"Was Ontari involved"
"Yeah she was the one getting hit"
That comment peaked Sasha's interest turning and looking at Ontari, seeing her being dragged out of Grounders by the Blonde she knew as Ontari's girlfriend Nia, watching intently as felt an urge to go and help her ex but as she looked at Octavia she noticed the jealously brimming in her eyes, shrugging her shoulders she pushed back her guy feeling looking from Octavia to Bellamy saying "Probably nothing" Turning her attention back to her drink she knew it wasn't gonna be that easy for her to push the gut feeling she had back, it was gonna stay with her until she knew exactly what was going on
Tuesday 16th August-Mitch's Trail Day 1
Sasha, Lexa, Clarke and Octavia sat in an office in the back of the courthouse waiting for their lawyer to come into the office and brief them on the coming events of the next day, Mr Jacobs, their lawyer had already briefed them about what to expect from the defence and how they'd play dirty and try their best to antagonise the women into getting angry and making mistakes in their statements, he was currently briefing Bellamy for his turn on the stand he was the next person being called into the court room, Lexa had been the first person called why nobody knew but she'd remained calm as the defence tried to poke holes in everything she said, everytime she'd felt her temper bubbling she thought of Octavia and Clarke and how they both needed this court case to go in their favour, that was an hour ago and now they had called Bellamy. As the door opened they all felt the angst rise inside them, Octavia squeezed Sasha's hand which was locked with hers. At the same time Clarke was doing the same with Lexa's hand both Lexa and Sasha squeezed back supportively.
The door opened and closed their lawyer stepping through it and looking at them both smiling supportively he sat down in front of them all. Clasping his hands together he took a breath before he spoke;
"I've briefed Mr Blake on what to expect from the defence, I'm pretty confident that he's going to handle himself fine. When I question him I'll keep it as simple as it needs to be, once I'm done the defence will cross examine him, and more than likely they will try and pull his story to pieces, which he will hopefully refrain from letting them do, at this point once both the prosecution and the defence have been able to cross examine Mr Blake, he will step down from stand and come back here. At this point from what I've been informed of Mr Markers will take the stand…"
"Wait I thought you got to take the stand before he did" Octavia jumped in sitting forward in her chair
"That was the initial plan yes Miss Blake, however, I believe that this work favourably for us"
"How will it?"
"Mr Markers is going to claim that he had consensual sexual contact with you, having you take the stand after means the judge will hear your side and be able to see the discrepancies between the two stories"
"And you think that he'll slip up at some point" Clarke asked sitting forward as Octavia had done moments before
"I believe that he may slip up at some point, but that isn't guaranteed so please don't get your hopes up too much ladies" Pausing for a second he looks at both women before continuing "Our aim at the moment is to establish that he was intoxicated and therefore was not able to grasp the full severity of the situation"
"Will that be enough?"
"It's a start, once we establish he wasn't sober enough to comprehend that you didn't consent to anything, then we can establish reasonable doubt, that's when your testimonies will become more vital to the case, that's why I've been briefing you to expect the defence to try and rip your stories apart, even more than Miss Woods or My Blake's testimony, the more they try to rip your story apart the more worried they are" Silence filled up the room as all parties in the room took in what had been sent
-Thirty Minutes Later-
The silence in the room had continued to until Bellamy had returned to the room moments before, his testimony had been the quickest of them all so far, the defence didn't seem interested in bringing up the violence that had occurred between him and Mitch and had instead opted just to ask him the standard questions that he expected them to ask, it should have been a good thing but for some reason it unnerved him, why didn't they address his attack on Mitch, why didn't they ask so many other questions, was it a sign that they were intending to play dirty or was Mitch having a crisis of conscience all of a sudden, no matter what the reason was it unsettled Bellamy a great deal.
As Bellamy walked into the room Octavia jumped up realising Sasha's hand and walking over to her brother wrapping her arms around his neck, instantly his hands wrapped around her waist, it had been a long time since he had hugged his sister, for numerous reasons but the main one being she didn't like being touched by people she didn't know but mainly by men ever since the attack it had made her more cautious the only person she really allowed to touch her without warning was Sasha, and while he understood that and respected it he still missed his sister. Squeezing her a little Bellamy took in the moment not wanting to let Octavia go but knowing he had to before she became uncomfortable with the embrace.
As he left go of the hug Octavia stepped back looking up at him, with that same innocent smile he'd see year after year whenever it was her birthday or Christmas morning and she'd run up to him asking when she could open her presents, but now was different now she wanted to know if he'd done everything in his power to make sure he didn't slip up. And now he had to decide how much of the truth to tell her, did he lay it all out all of his suspicious thoughts and maybe make her more anxious than she already was or did he do like he used to with their mothers drinking and sugar coat it a little for her to make sure she was any more anxious that needed as he looked into her eyes she asked the simple question the one that would make him instantly decide;
"How did it go?"
"It went fine O"
"Really, they didn't try and catch you out?"
"No they just asked me a bunch of question about what I saw when I got there, how I knew something was wrong, if I believed you were in danger when I arrived, they didn't even bring up me knocking him out"
"Is that a good thing?" Octavia asked turning and looking at Mr Jacobs questioningly
"It depends, it could very well be a good thing, they didn't ask about the situation Mr Blake had walked in on like I did, therefore, that means they are probably aware that asking anything about what Mr Blake saw as he entered Miss Griffin's bedroom would open up the possibility of doubt in the judge's eyes"
"See told you it went fine" Bellamy smiled nudging his sister softly in the stomach, looking up at him she smiled softly at him before letting out a small breath and stepping forward hugging her older brother again this time her arms wrapped around his waist, they gripped on a little tighter to him, as he wrapped his arms around her back hugging her a little tighter than before but carefully not to squeeze to tightly.
"Thanks Bell" Octavia softly spoke into his chest
Leaning down placing a small kiss on the top of Octavia's head he softly said "Your welcome sis" his arms staying wrapped around Octavia, bringing an unknown comfort to them both
Bellamy and Octavia released each other from their embrace moments later, as Bellamy walked over to talk a seat at the table in the room while Octavia walked back over to Sasha sitting down next to her taking her hand instantly, as she sat down there was a small knock on the door, Mr Jacobs called for the person to enter which they did, a small red headed woman peered through the door holding an envelope stepping into the room she walked up to Mr Jacobs handing him the envelope before turning and walking back out of the room, opening the letter all the people in the room noticed the look of confusion on Mr Jacobs face as he read the piece of paper that was inside the envelope
"What's wrong Mr Jacobs?" Sasha was the first to muster up the voice to ask the question that they all wanted to know the answer to
"The defence has added another witness to their defence list" Mr Jacobs explained
"Who?"
"Mr Marcus Kane"
So Marcus has been called as a witness…for the defence no less…I know a little evil of me but it should make sense in the next chapter after he's said his piece, whether his piece will be good or bad is another story…So thoughts on this chapter?...Any way's the next chapter will more than likely be all about the trail, I'm undecided at the moment and will make up my mind completely as I'm writing, maybe I'll feel a flashback is needed maybe not only time will tell #NoSpoilers lol But anyways peeps and peepettes I thank you all for reading and until the next chapter, stay safe and keep fanficing