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Xelainatx: Belle and Elaina Adeline
McflyGoonieFaxFan: Kaiya Sushika
Goddess of Darkness: Elizabeth Omirou
Silentrose4: Aiko Kichida
Princessmelodina / hunnylover: Maria Tanaka-Martinez
Tracey4t: Mark Timily, or Kira
"Oh it's so good to be back at school like this!" said
"Don't worry Aiko, this is going to be just fine," said Hunny squeezing Aiko's hand as the two of them sat next to Chou. The lawyer looked confident as she looked over her paperwork. Aiko grandmother hadn't arrived yet nor had any of her lawyers.
"Okay," said Aiko taking a deep breath. She jumped when she heard the doors to the courtroom burst open. She slowly turned her head around to see her grandmother walking boldly into the courtroom followed by an entourage of lawyers.
"Oh dear," said Aiko.
"Don't worry," Chou said barley looking over at the group of lawyers. Hunny squeezed her hand tighter.
Just then the judge walked in and everyone stood up.
"Hmm Judge Kouhei," said Chou.
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Aiko asked.
"He tries to be fair and just as much a possible," said Chou
"Please be seated," said Judge Kouhei, "Next case is Aiko Kichida vs. Anzu Seichuu for the ownership of Seichuu Industries."
"Your honor, I would like to move for dismissal of this case right away," said one of Lady Anzu Seichuu's lawyers. Aiko recognized him. His name was Hideki Otokoppoi and he was actually an old friend of her father. Aiko had a small hunch that he knew where her father was hiding out in England with his so called floozy.
"On what grounds?" asked the judge.
"On the mere fact that Lady Anzu Seichuu's granddaughter Aiko Kichida is only 15 and not merely old enough to running a company," said Otokoppoi.
"Does the defense have anything to say to that?" asked the judge.
"Well yes your honor," said Chou as she got up and walked over to his bench, "This is the last will and testimony of my client's Aiko Kichida's grandfather, Homare Seichuu, that clearly states that in the wake of his death the ownership of the company will be past down to his daughter Kasumi Kichida."
"Your honor I object," said Otokoppoi.
"Oh what grounds?" asked Judge Kouhei.
"The mere fact that Mrs. Seichuu's daughter is very sick and cannot possibly manage to take care of the company," argued the man.
"Page three of the will your honor," Chou instructed, "It says clearly states that the late Homare knew of his daughter's pending health and had stated that should that be the case, the company will pass on to one of her children, regardless of their age. He even has certain members of his staff that he says he'd like to run things for them should they be too young to run it at the moment."
"Do you have any hear to back that claim?" asked the judge.
"Yes," said Chou, "I'd like to call Daishiro Gifu to the stand." Aiko looked around and saw a man she had known her whole life and had been more of a father to her then her own father even when he was still with them, walking to the front of the stand.
"Mr. Gifu, is it or is it not true that the late Mr. Seichuu asked you to help cover the running of his company for his grandchildren should he pass and none of them be old enough to run it themselves?" asked Chou.
"Yes," said the man, "My family and Homare's family were good friends. I considered it an honor to help him after he was gone with such a thing."
"Are you still prepared to do such a thing?" asked Chou.
"Very much so," said Daishiro.
"But I'm confused," said Mr. Otokoppoi, "Why didn't you do something like stand up and take control after the man died?"
"Simple," said Daishiro, "Because that woman, my old boss's wife, came over and took it over. When I tried to protest she threatened to fire me. I had a family to help support, plus if I thought if I remained at the company I might be able to possibly somehow someway to take it all back from her eventually."
"Thank you," said Chou.
"You may step down," said the judge, "Do you have another witness?"
"As a matter of fact I do," said Chou, "I'd like to call Mrs. Anzu Seichuu." Aiko's grandmother got up and walked over to the bench with her nose up high in the air.
"Mrs. Seichuu, were you ever aware of your late husband's will?" Chou asked.
"No I wasn't," said the old woman, "That is why I figured I should contorl it."
"Really, you never once hear your husband talking about who it was he intended to leave the company to? Wasn't there a will reading when the man died?" asked Chou.
"Well yes," admitted the old woman.
"And is this, or is this not your husband's will?" asked Chou putting will down in front of the old woman. She scanned it over.
"Yes it is," she said.
"So was there another will read that you heard or something?" asked Chou, "Keep in mind you are under oath here Madam."
"No," she finally said.
"I'm sorry could you say that again Madam?" Chou asked.
"No!" Aiko's grandmother snapped loudly.
"I see, so you've been running a company that doesn't legally belong to you all this time?" asked Chou.
"It was my husband's company. I wouldn't say I've been running it illegally," insisted the old woman.
"But it clearly says this belongs to your daughter and her children doesn't it?" Chou asked.
"Yes," said Anzu.
"Then legally you've been going against your late husband's wishes and running something that doesn't even belong you correct?" asked Chou.
"Yes," muttered the woman.
"I'm sorry what?" asked Chou.
"I said yes!" snapped the woman.
"No further question," said Chou.
"Mr. Otokoppoi, do you have any questions for the witness?" asked the judge.
"No," said the man.
"Miss, do you have any other evidence for the court?" asked the Judge.
"Yes as a matter of fact I do," said Chou, "I'd like to call Rokuro Shounin to the stand." A timid looking man that Aiko didn't really recognize walked up the stand.
"Mr. Shounin, is it not true that you work for the company?" asked Chou.
"Yes, I work as a janitor," said the man timidly.
"Can you tell us about an incident that took place about a year ago after the former boss's death?" asked Chou. The man looked over at Aiko's grandmother scared. "You don't have to be afraid."
"I, I saw her and two of her lawyers wait at night in my old boss's office shredding papers. I herd one of them ask her if there were any more copies of a will," said the man.
"Who will, do you know?" asked Chou.
"I can only assume it was her late husbands, and I heard her say she thought there were no more copies," said the man.
"I see," said Chou smiling at Aiko's grandmother and her lawyers, "Care to tell us whose will you were shredding?"
"My client does not have to answer that question," insisted her lawyer.
"Mr. Shounin, was that man one of the men you saw helping to shred the copies of the so called will?" asked Chou.
"Yes," said Mr. Shounin. Mr. Otokoppoi looked like a dear caught in headlights.
"No further questions," said Chou smiling. The quickly got down off the bench and hurried away, trying his best to avoid Aiko's grandmother's side as if he was afraid one of them were going to jump out and attack him. The judge cleared his throat.
"Given what I've seen and heard over the course of this trial it is my opinion that ownership of this company legally belongs to Kasumi Kichida, but given she's not fit to run the company I therefore rule in favor of her daughter Aiko Kichida under the guidance of Daishiro Gifu until she is old enough to fully run the company." He banged his gavel, "Case dismissed."
"Mitsukuni we won!" Aiko shouted hugging her boyfriend happily.
"Yes good for you," she heard her grandmother mutter, "I can only assume you'll be trying to retaliate against me for all of this?"
"You have no idea you old hag!" said Aiko. She held a brochure of a retirement home, "Say hello to your new home!"
"This place, it's a commoner's place!" shouted her grandmother.
"I hope you like it!" said Aiko as she hurried away with her friends to her other friends and family.
"I can't believe you pulled this off," said Hana.
"Surprised?" asked Aiko smiling, "and that also means that if you want to, you can finally go and study real dancing like you've always wanted to!"
"That would be nice," said Hana, "And I guess this also means we can move out of the Haninozuka mansion huh?"
"Well I'm sorry to hear that," said Hunny's father, "Your mother and my wife are really happy getting to spend time together."
"Well there's nothing saying she can't come and spend time with her at our own home. Now that we can actually start paying for better health care for my mother hopefully she can get better and maybe they can do more things then just having your wife help take care of her," said Aiko.
"That would be nice," said Mr. Haninozuka.
"Excuse me Aiko?" said Daishiro Gifu walking over to Aiko.
"Oh Daishiro, thank you for the help!" said Aiko hugging him.
"It's my pleasure," said Daishiro, "I only wanted to ask that first chance you get you should really consider coming over to the company with your lawyer to sigh the forms your grandfather left for me to sign that says I will give you the company when you're ready and will give you anything you require from the company. That way I can't do anything your grandmother tried.
"I know you wouldn't do something like that," said Aiko.
"I know but still it would make put everyone in a good piece of mind I think," said her old friend.
"Alright and actually there is something I could use from you and the company," said Aiko looking over at her grandmother's lawyer with a big smirk on her face.
"What?" asked Hunny.
"Well let's just say I think it's time my father realized how big his little girl has grown up since he left!" said Aiko.