Len could hear a faint beeping noise in the background as he could smell a strong clean kind of scent like rubbing alcohol, his body feeling very tired and slightly numb as he tried opening his eyes. This was difficult but bearable, feeling the crustiness around the corners of his eyes almost creaking open as he must have been sleeping for a while. Breathing was harder than normal but not painful, very slowly blinking and looking around the room.
He was in a hospital bed…
The thought suddenly dawned on the boy as he felt his eyes now shooting open, looking down at his body as he could see an IV stuck to his arm and some weird thing around his finger that was connected to a machine. He also felt a tube going down his nose as this was horrible, feeling it in his throat as he coughed, this only making it worse.
He could hear the soft beeping starting to increase as he only started coughing harder, grabbing the tube that was going in his nose as he pulled it out. He could almost feel himself fainting at the feeling of the tube leaving his body, Len now getting it out completely as he was shocked at how long it was.
''My my, you're finally up!'' The blonde looked up as he could see a female nurse now happily walking into his room as he had no idea what she was talking about.
''What do you mean 'finally'?! Why am I here?!'' the boy shouted as he wanted to get out of the bed, suddenly feeling a small plastic like bag stuck to his inner thigh, only now noticing it as the warm fluids that it contained moved. He felt his face flush as he already knew what this was…
''Why don't you stay in bed?'' The nurse said with the same smile as she grabbed the boy's shoulders and pressed him down on the bed once again, Len's body still worn out as this didn't take too much effort.
''I'll call your parents for you.'' She said as she walked out again, Len letting out a scoff at this as he crossed his arms. He looked around the room as he could see he was the only one in it, there being a bed next to his but it being empty. He looked out of the window that was in the wall next to the door as he felt his heart stopping for a second, his eyes getting big again as his mouth hung open. Outside of his room was sitting a police officer. He was only reading a newspaper and drinking some coffee but still making sure no one entered his room who shouldn't…
The boy suddenly felt his last few memories flash back into his mind as he let out a gasp. He remembered taking the ecstasy pill and after that drinking a lot, also vaguely remembering throwing up and after that everything was blank. What had happened?
''Len! You're up!'' The boy snapped out of his thoughts as he looked up at his parents and sister, now almost running into his hospital room as his mother attacked him with a tight embrace. ''I thought you would never wake up!''
''M-mom?!'' Len yelped as his body couldn't take this kind of reaction yet, too tired and weak as he was also very confused. ''What do you mean?''
''We were keeping you asleep for a few days to make sure your body was all healed up but once we tried to wake you up you didn't…'' The boy's father said with a weak smile as he looked down, all of the people in the room now a little sorrowful.
''How long was I asleep for?'' Len wondered as he really hoped not too long, what has happened since he passed out?
''Almost two weeks by now, I'm just glad you're up.'' Takashi said as he sat down on the boy's bed, Rin sitting down next to her father as the boy's mother sat down on the other side of him. ''How are you feeling?''
Len looked down with a blank expression as he knew something wasn't right, his father was acting like it wasn't even a big deal. He must have been horrified to find out Len had been using and drinking at the same time and ended in hospital because of it. He must have been keeping a close eye on him since this was the hospital he worked at…
''What's that officer doing outside my room?'' The blonde muttered as he couldn't look anyone in the eye right now, kind of having an idea but not wanting it to be true… His parents knew Kaito's address for sure, they'd been to his house. If his father was able to look up or ask the people who brought him in the address he was found at…
''He…'' Takashi spoke with a somewhat less of an easy voice now, Len's eyes getting big as he could feel them watering. He knows…
''Where is he?'' Len asked as he very slowly looked up at his father, his expression turning into a frustrated one as tears were streaming down his cheeks, his bottom lip trembling as he furrowed his eyebrows together. ''What did you do?!''
''It's for your own good.'' Takashi said with a more stern voice now, his expression having changed from soft and understanding to a more blank and determined one. Len let out a small scoff as he looked down at his bed again, seeing his tears dripping down as he cleared his throat.
''I want to see him.'' Len said as he felt his heart slowly breaking into small pieces, each of them falling down into nothing in his stomach as he could already tell his father was going to be a real pain with this.
''No.'' Takashi said as the boy quickly looked up at his father, clenching his jaw together as he was breathing heavily.
''Then get out!'' He shouted loudly, the officer outside of his room now looking up at this but not moving. ''Leave me alone, get the fuck out!''
''Len, stop this.'' The boy's father said with the same tone. Len had enough as he balled his fist and launched at his father's jaw, hitting him hard with all the energy his body had in it. He could hear the man letting out a painful grunt at this, stumbling off the bed as he was now standing with his hand to his jaw, looking at the boy with a furious expression.
''I said get out!'' He shouted once more as his whole face was now red with anger, his body trembling and shaking as his eyes were still watering.
The man let out a scoff as he walked out of the boy's room with his hand still to his face, his wife quickly following him. Rin was shocked by this as she also got up to walk off but was stopped by her brother holding onto her wrist.
''Len?'' The girl wasn't sure what this meant as the boy's head was hanging down, not facing her as she had no idea what kind of state he was.
''C-can you stay? Please?'' He stuttered as the girl suddenly felt bad for her brother. When she found out he and Kaito had been actually having a relationship after all she wasn't sure to be shocked or not, already having been suspecting this for a while.
''Ehm, sure…'' She muttered as she sat down on the boy's bed once more, Len not even letting go of her wrist as he was holding onto it very loosely, obviously not trying to hurt her. The girl just smiled weakly at this as she moved her hand to hold onto that of the boy's, feeling her brother tense up at this.
''Do you agree with dad?'' Len asked carefully as he wasn't sure what kind of state his sister was either.
''I…'' Rin let out a big sigh as she had no idea how to answer this question. ''I don't know.''
''Do you think he should go to jail for something like this?'' Len now asked as he didn't want this happening, he'd rather kill himself if that happened.
''…Do you love him?'' Rin decided to ask as she could see her brother looking up at this, sniffing a little as he was still crying. The boy just nodded as he looked at the girl with tearstained eyes. ''Are you sure he loves you just as much?''
Len let out a small chuckle as nodded again. ''He proposed to me.''
''R-really?!'' Rin's eyes shot open once she heard this, her mouth wide as she hadn't expected this at all, was their love really that deep? ''E-err, I'm not sure what to say... Congratulations?''
''Thanks,'' Len said with a weak smile, looking down again. ''I don't think we'll ever able to get married though…''
''How long has this been going on already?'' Rin wondered as the boy turned his gaze back to her, his expression showing slight confusion. ''With the two of you being an actual couple I mean… Since the beginning?''
''N-no… About six months or something by now…'' He muttered as he knew it was kind of a short period of time to ask someone to marry you but he knew he wanted to be with Kaito forever, he knew their love was strong enough.
''Whoa, it's impressive how you've been able to keep all of this quiet for so long.'' Rin let out a small sigh as she smiled at her brother, not really feeling like their father was making the right decision anymore.
''So dad called the police on him right?'' Len asked with a hesitant voice as he just needed to be sure, he wanted to know what was going on.
''He did… They arrested him soon after. The trail is already been going on but they were waiting for you to be awake to also call you in as a witness.'' The girl casually explained as Len could feel tears gushing out of his eyes again, nodding as his body trembled. He could only hope this was a dream, this couldn't be real, right? Why was the world being to cruel to him right now? It was even all Len's fault, Kaito was the one who said the boy was too young. He was the one who had taken drugs and kept on drinking, even though Kaito had told him over and over again it was dangerous and that he shouldn't do it. He felt so stupid…
''I… I'm sorry about everything.'' Rin muttered as she scoot herself a little closer to her brother, gently hugging him as Len was taken aback by this, his mouth open but not knowing what to say. ''I support you, I'm not going to stand in your way if Kaito is the one who makes you happy.''
The boy suddenly realized Rin now of course also knew his first name as their parents must have told her, Len just happy she was saying this as he hugged her back with shaking arms.
''Thank you.'' He said quietly as he still couldn't calm down, he couldn't help but to think of what was going to happen if Kaito would actually go to jail for this. How long would he be stuck for? Was Len never going to see him again?
''There is something else I need to tell you, and it's not great…'' Rin muttered as she let go of the boy, Len letting out a small sigh as he wondered what would be even worse than this…
''Dad flied a restraining order against Kaito… You two are not allowed to see each other until at least the trail is over.'' She said as Len felt his breath stuck in his throat, his eyes big as this was even worse.
''W-why… Why does dad hate me so much?'' Len muttered with a sarcastic smile as he looked down, tears once again streaming down as he wasn't sure how much more he could cry until his body would be empty of tears. ''How am I going to be in court while he's there as well then? I don't understand…''
''I'm not sure, I guess court is an exception.'' She said as the boy let out a sigh once more, pulling up his legs to his face as he hugged them, his tears having stopped. This could have not gone any worse…
Kaito leaned his head against the wall of his temporary cell, the environment being gray and boring as he was really alone with his thoughts in here. He had no distractions to make him forget about the depressing situation he was in, having lost Len and being accused of rape and all sorts of things.
The older male still had no idea when or if Len was okay, if he'd woken up already or if he was still sleeping. Maybe his father was brainwashing him into thinking Kaito had actually done all of those horrible things to him he was being accused of…
There was only one thing certain: he wasn't about to get out of this without having to move or even if he could continue to live in Japan, his name was all over the news. No one would ever hire him again even if he wasn't found guilty. His family also was shocked to hear the news at first but thankfully weren't as stunned as the boy's parents, in the end sort of supporting him. Kaito wasn't sure why but the reason they were okay with it was probably because they'd met the boy and seen how he and Kaito were together. They didn't believe the claims which was a good thing but Kaito would rather have had that none of this would have ever happened.
He knew it was his own fault, Len and he both knew exactly what they were doing all that time. They knew it wasn't something you should tell everyone, this being the whole reason they didn't. Kaito's violent nature and the boy enjoying this only made things look worse, knowing he was indeed abusive and hurting the blonde but only because he knew Len liked that sort of thing. No one was going to believe that of course, not even if Len was telling them that. His father is too blind with anger he's only going to hear what he wants to hear, everything coming out of his son's mouth that doesn't suit him must have been Kaito brainwashing him.
Kaito looked up as he heard a small cracking noise coming from the door of his cell, it slowly opening as he could see Luka stepping in. He smiled weakly at her as she'd been nothing but good to him up until now, helping him with the trail as she was a lawyer after all. She was wearing a pencil skirt with her black blazer overtop of it as she was also carrying a large suitcase with her, this containing all of the case files.
''Hey.'' She smiled weakly at the blue haired male as she stepped out of the way of the door, silently telling Kaito to walk with her as he did so. It was the last day of the trail as this was the day he was about to be found guilty or not guilty, this really not mattering to him anymore as he was ruined either way. If he was found not guilty he would have to move, city or maybe even country and he would never be able to see Len again. If he was found guilty the same thing would happen, only about ten years later as he would be spending those years stuck in prison.
''So, how are you feeling?'' Luka started as they sat down at a table still within the facility of the prison, Kaito now wearing a nice suit as the pink haired female forced him to do so. He looked down on his sad cup of coffee as he sighed.
''Shitty.'' He said honestly as the woman nodded, not seeming as depressed as the other days he'd seen her. They both knew the case was already kind of lost, Kaito not being accused of things he didn't do, Len's father wasn't lying. They also searched his house and phone as they must have found more than enough evidence to prove this, Kaito wondering why they still hadn't used any of it though in court. ''What's with that look?''
''Len's awake.'' She said shortly as Kaito fell silent for a second, knowing what this meant. They were going to call him in as a witness now, this being their best shot at convincing the jury of Kaito's innocence.
''H-he…'' The older male stuttered as he couldn't feel happier that the boy was finally up, his worries of Len never waking up again washed away. ''That's a relieve.''
''So, I have the list of questions I'll be asking him over here. If there is anything you don't want me to ask you only get once chance to tell me, that's now.'' Luka said with a strict voice as she pushed the paper towards Kaito. The man scanned over it as he found the questions odd but understanding them. He could already tell Len was probably going to have a hard time in the courtroom, if these were the questions Luka were going to ask he didn't want to know what the boy's father was going to ask. He knew his lawyer was going to ask him more than enough things that were horribly humiliating and straight up rude, they having mercy on the boy with these soft questions.
''Its fine.'' The older male said as he didn't find it okay but it just had to be done. The pink haired female nodded as she grabbed the paper back and pushed into a folder. After this she looked over at the older male with a more serious expression, reaching out to grab his hand as he knew she was trying to calm him down, even though he was nervous as hell.
''You'll be seeing him again and it won't be easy but please stay strong and professional. The jury will judge you on these kind of things. Also, I think Takashi saved the best for last, so don't be surprised if he's eager to show what he's found on your phone, okay?'' She said as Kaito let out a big sigh, nodding but hating every single bit about this situation. He just wanted it to be over already, he didn't care at all if he'd be charged or not, he just wanted what was best for Len.
''And for the small positive, I got it.'' She added with a smirk as Kaito knew what this meant, smiling weakly at her as he nodded in approval.
''Let's go, we're going to be late otherwise.'' The pink haired female smiled as Kaito knew she was only pretending to be happy, having to stay strong for her friend as he did appreciate it.
''There we go.'' Yoko smiled weakly as she straightened the boy's tie, they were about to walk into the courtroom as Len felt like vomiting once again. He knew he was going to see his father again and he was going to see Kaito again. Probably Luka too, maybe even Miku? Would the older male's family be there as well? Would he be facing everyone at once? The thought alone just made him sick…
''Len? Are you ready?'' The boy snapped out of his trance as he heard his sister speaking to him, looking up at her slowly as he noticed she was holding into his hand. He swallowed his fear as he nodded, tightening his grip on Rin's hand as he really didn't want to go but knowing he didn't have a choice.
The doors of the courtroom opened as he was stunned by the bright lights for a second, feeling Rin pulling him in gently as he walked with her. He just looked at the floor and his feet walking as he didn't hear a lot of people talking, was no one here yet? He could feel the girl pulling him into some sort of small side section of the courtroom as there were a few seats there. Their mother, Rin and him now sat down on them as the hard wood underneath his butt was already uncomfortable, did he really have to sit on this for the whole trail?
He looked up slowly as he felt his heart stopping for a moment, immediately staring right into the dark blue eyes he'd gotten to know so every well. Len could feel his eyes watering as he quickly looked down again, not wanting Kaito to see him cry. He had to stay strong now. The boy could feel the time passing by quickly as he just kept staring down, hearing people entering the courtroom as it quickly filled up, it getting more and more noisy until there was a sudden silence. The boy's attention was caught by this as he could see the judge walking up to his seat as everyone was now focused on that.
The blonde took this opportunity to eye the room quickly, seeing that on the opposite side of the judge's seat and so called 'stage' were two tables placed together with benches, all of this looking very fancy and high quality. At these tables were sitting both parties, his father and his lawyer on one side and Luka and Kaito on the other. The boy felt his heart aching again as he eyed the older male, taking in a deep breath with a shaking bottom lip as he looked around the room even further. Behind the blue haired male were multiple seats for the audience, Len being able to tell that Kaito's family had even showed up… He wasn't sure if they looked angry or just plain annoyed to be there, Kaiko looking the most peaceful as none of them looked even close to being in a good mood.
''Court is now in session.'' The judge spoke shortly as everyone was now standing up, Len suddenly noticing this as he hadn't even felt his body moving. He could see everyone sitting down once again as Len did so too, really not trying to stare at Kaito but his eyes just kept on wondering back to the older male.
''This trail will be over after this last session.'' The judge started. ''This means that today the members of the jury will have to give me their verdict at the end. Now may I ask the prosecutor to start with their opening statement, after this the defense will make their opening statement and then we will continue.''
Len swallowed as he could see his father's lawyer standing up, suddenly noticing the bandage placed on his father's cheek as he gave a small smirk at this. 'Serves you right asshole.'
''Thank you, your Honor,'' A female with long yellow hair started. ''Good afternoon, ladies and gentleman. My name is Masuda Lily, and I am representing the plaintiff, Kagamine are here today to decide if the defendant, Shion Kaito, is guilty of sexual, verbal and physical assault, drug and alcohol use and the falsifying of legal consent documents to our victim, Kagamine Len.''
The boy felt himself getting sick again as he hadn't thought the list of charges to be this long, his eyes stinging once again as he reached out to grab his sister's hand, feeling her tense up but not moving away. They sat like this as they kept on listening to the female speaking, Len wanting to run up to her and punch her in the jaw as well but keeping himself from doing so.
''This took place on a period of time from the 17th of February until the 6th of November. We will provide audio and video footage that show that Mister Shion used violence and verbal abuse towards the victim. In addition, we will call in witnesses who have been dealing with the victim and the victim himself. Ladies and gentleman of the jury, the victim is still just a boy, not even of legal age yet. At the conclusion of this trial, it is my hope that in the interests of justice you will find that the defendant is guilty and responsible for the harm that was caused to this young man. Thank you very much.''
Once she was done she sat down again, Len now letting out a big sigh as he made sure not to make too much noise with this, the courtroom being very quiet and not wanting any more eyes on him than there already were. He could see Luka now standing up as he wondered what she had prepared, knowing it was going to be hard to go up against his father as the events Lily just described were still true, the only difference being that Len didn't mind any of it. No one was going to believe him anyway...
''Good afternoon, ladies and gentleman. My name is Megurine Luka, and it is my privilege to represent Shion Kaito in this case before you today. You have heard the claims of the prosecutor, Mister Kagamine, explain what he hopes will be proven, but the prosecutor did not tell you all the facts.''
The boy could feel that the pink haired woman was really trying her best at this, finding her words pretty convincing and not straight up rude like the blonde woman was. He let out a relieved sigh as he felt like Luka was up for the job, her face looking determined as she really wished them the best.
''The relationship in between my client and the victim is just like any normal relationship, the only thing different would be their age difference. Nothing Mister Shion has ever done to Kagamine Len was without his consent. We have video footage to show that the claims that are made are untrue. In addition we will call in witnesses who are friends or acquaintances of the victim and the victim itself. We would ask you to keep an open mind and listen to all the evidence but especially to the victim himself as he only just joined us today. Thank you very much.''
''Thank you both, now for the evidence the prosecutor is up first.'' The judge said without showing a single emotion of liking one better, Len knowing it was his job but this really confusing him. The yellow haired lady nodded as she stood once again, looking down at her paper.
''I would like to add a piece of evidence that shows the abusive nature of Mister Shion, now playing audio file 2.'' Lily said as the boy suddenly felt a hint of nervousness returning, immediately turning his head to look at the blue haired male as he could see Kaito's face was just blank. How could he be so calm? What was wrong with him?!
''Is this all you've got?'' The older male's voice could be heard, filling up the courtroom loudly as the boy could feel his eyes getting big, already knowing what kind of audio this was…
''Well I tried at least, can't you give me credit for that?'' Len's voice could now be heard.
''I can give you credit right inside of your skull if you prefer.'' The teacher spoke as there was a small silence after this.
''Whatever…'' The boy said with a somewhat disappointed voice.
''This man was supposed to be teaching him but instead he is threatening him because he didn't finish his homework.'' Lily said with a very small smile as Len had to clench his jaw at this, that bitch of woman was enjoying this! The boy quickly eyed the people sitting in the jury booth as he could see their faces looking a little shocked, probably not having heard any of this yet. He squeezed his sister's hand a little tighter as he really didn't like this.
''Next I would like to add video footage. This is partly censored for the victim's privacy so the imagery might be a little odd. Now playing tape 2.'' The yellow haired female said as Len felt his breath stuck in his throat at this. 'Oh fuck no…'
The lights in the room dimmed a little as the large screen behind the judge now turned on, Len feeling his face turning dark red as he was now looking directly into his own eyes. He could feel his breathing speeding up as he already knew what was going to be shown on this large screen, for everyone to see… He turned his gaze down as he really couldn't stand to watch this, thankfully only his face and the top of his shoulders showing but it still being extremely humiliating.
''Tell me Len, are you a good boy?'' Kaito's voice could be heard through the room as Len had to hold back an embarrassed yelp at this, squeezing his eyes shut as he just wanted this to be over already.
''I am.'' Len could hear his own voice echo through the room as he just wanted to die somewhere in a hole already, his bottom lip starting to tremble as he just pulled his hands up to his ears.
''Are you an obedient little bitch?'' Kaito's voice now asked as the boy on the screen just smiled at this.
''I am.'' He said again as after this a hand of the man behind the camera came in view, now grabbing the boy's face gently as he pushed his thumb inside of the boy's mouth. The blonde didn't seem to mind as he didn't even move, letting the finger in his mouth play with his tongue as he kept on staring into the camera.
''Very good.'' The hand that was playing with the boy's mouth now grabbed his chin roughly, Len letting out a small surprised gasp at this as his eyes turned away from the camera, now looking up probably into the man's eyes.
''Who owns you?'' Kaito's voice now sounded more deep and rough as Len used to love that voice, it now making him cringe as he knew everyone was listening, his family, Kaito's family and even strangers!
''Only you Sensei.'' The boy on the screen said obediently as Len really couldn't take this anymore, his body trembling as his hands to his ears were really doing nothing.
''Good boy.'' Kaito's voice said as this was the last thing before the video stopped, the boy letting out a deep breath as he was glad it was over, even though the damage had already been done. He looked up as he could see Kaito still sitting there with his blank expression, not even looking at him at all. Did he hate him suddenly? Len thought Kaito would be happy to see him or at least a little moved. But instead he hadn't seen any sort of emotion on him yet…
''This only shows how possessive Mister Shion is, having brainwashed the victim into thinking he so called 'owns' him.'' Lily said with the same stern expression as Len knew there was more, this couldn't be the only thing she was going to show.
''Lastly I'd like to add another video, this part taken from the same long piece of footage.'' Lily said as the lights dimmed again, Len's face flushing dark again as he had no idea what they were going to show now but remembering what Kaito had filmed him doing that day in the woods… This couldn't be much better than what they just showed.
''S-shut up.'' Len's voice sounded through the courtroom as the boy looked at the screen, his eyes widening as he already knew what was going to happen.
''Excuse me?'' The tone Kaito was speaking with sounded rougher instead of the more husky voice he'd been using in the clip they showed only a few seconds ago.
''I said, shut up.'' The boy repeated as he was looking into the lens with a more irritated expression, even Len being able to tell that his own face wasn't convincing anyone as he was watching himself.
After the blonde had said this Kaito's hand came in view, slapping Len's cheek as the boy jerked his head to the side while letting out a small yelp. Suddenly the video stopped as the boy felt a little annoyed by this, knowing this wasn't everything as they were stopping just at the right time, at least for what his father wanted. If they would have just continued for a few more seconds… They could have seen Len turning his head back to the camera with a smirk as this would prove he didn't mind it.
''I would like to object.'' Luka suddenly stood from her seat as she spoke with a clear and loud voice, getting everyone's attention.
''Permitted.'' The judge stated shortly, the yellow haired woman showing a hint of irritation as she was still standing, now looking at the pink haired woman.
''I'd like to show my version of the same video.'' Luka said as Len felt a small chuckle in his throat, keeping himself from letting it out but loving the fact that he and Luka were on the exact same page.
The lights dimmed once again as the video restarted, the boy's face again showing on the screen with the same fake annoyed expression. After Kaito slapping Len's cheek again the video didn't stop, the blonde turning his head back towards the camera with a smirk on his face.
''You like being slapped in the face now too?'' The older male's voice sounded like he was smirking too. ''What am I going to do with you…''
Right at this point the video stopped as Len quickly eyed the jury, all of them looking pretty confused as they probably hadn't had any physical evidence of the boy actually liking any of this yet.
''That was all, thank you.'' Luka said with a smile as she said down again. Len could tell the yellow haired woman was pissed as her face showed a clear fake smile.
''I'd like to call in our first witness now.'' She said while looking at the judge. ''Please step forward Kagamine Rin.''
Len felt himself stiffen as he hadn't expected this, why out of all people were they calling her? He turned his head to look at his twin, her face having a blank expression on it as she let go of her brother's hand. She walked over to the testimony box that was right next to the judge, also slightly higher than the floor.
The girl took in a deep breath as she gazed at her father and then to his lawyer, the woman smiling at her but Rin knowing she was about to be a rude bitch to her with the questions she was going to ask.
''Can I call you Rin? Is that okay with you?'' The yellow haired female started as the girl just nodded, a little nervous but determined to not let Lily bend her words into making the jury think that Kaito was actually guilty of all of these crimes… He couldn't be.
''How would you describe your brother before mister Shion came to teach you?'' She asked as the girl felt like all eyes were now on her, every word that came out of her mouth had to be chosen carefully. She couldn't mess this up.
''Len was… Mean. He chased away every homeschool teacher we ever had before mister Shion came.'' She said with confidence, not being able to look at her brother as she said this.
''In what way did he chase away your teachers? How was he mean?'' Lily asked with a slight smile, Rin not really understanding any of this.
''He would neglect to do his homework or would put things in our teachers drinks.'' She said shortly as she didn't really know what else he did but not really wanting to know either.
''That is indeed mean.'' The yellow haired female stated shortly. ''And after mister Shion came this all ended, right?''
''That's correct.'' Rin said as she could feel her body already getting tired, the adrenaline rushing through her making standing up hard.
''Because mister Shion used violence instead of any normal teaching methods, right?'' Lily said with the same voice as Rin had to bite her tongue from making her say anything to the woman she shouldn't be saying.
''I have no idea, mister Shion has never touched or scolded me.'' Rin said with full confidence as this was almost true, the man only having touched of scolded her when she was really pushing the limits. She was sure if she would study normally Kaito would be nice to her.
''That's good to hear.'' Lily said with a fake smile as Rin could tell she was disappointed the girl hadn't fallen for her trap. The woman gazed down at her paperwork for a moment before looking up at the girl again.
''I'll now be discussing evidence piece 3.'' The female said as all of the members of the jury, the judge and even Kaito and Luka moved their papers to find the paper she was talking about. ''This is a blood test mister Kagamine had done to the victim at the 15th of July. These tests reveal the use of illegal substances.''
Rin wasn't sure what the woman was getting at as she didn't know anything of him using, why was she bringing this up?
''Do you remember what happened to make your father have each of you take these blood tests?'' Lily said with a lower voice, Rin's eyes getting big as she now understood.
''E-err… I-I do.'' She muttered as she looked at the judge, the man not even moved by any of this.
''Please tell us what happened that night.'' Lily pushed again as Rin knew she was obligated to answer, she needed to tell them and it had to be the truth…
''I... Len came into my room and got bitten by a rat… We'd noticed the animals in our house a while ago but we hadn't done that much about them.'' She said as this was the truth.
''And what was your brother doing in your room that night?'' The yellow haired woman asked as Rin really had to stop beating around the bush now, she couldn't deny it anymore…
''I found out he wasn't at his friend's house that weekend and he got really mad... H-he told me to keep quiet about it while sitting down on my body with a pair of scissors in his hand.'' The girl said with a regretful face as she looked at her brother, the boy just smiling weakly as he knew she had to say it.
''So your brother threatened you with scissors? Is that correct?'' Lily repeated as this only hurt more, Rin letting out a breath as she nodded. ''That was all.''
The girl was a little baffled by this as she nodded with a confused expression, looking at the pink haired woman as she was now standing. Was she going to ask her questions as well? Len knew her, right? She must be nice.
''Can I call you Rin too?'' She asked as the girl nodded, already feeling a little more at ease with the woman, her smile feeling genuine unlike that of her father's lawyer. ''Has anything like that with the scissors happened before or later again?''
''No, never.'' Rin said with a smile as she felt relieved she could say this.
''Would you say that your brother has been behaving better ever since mister Shion came to teach?'' She asked with still the same smile, Rin was able to tell she wasn't about to ask her any unpleasant questions.
''Yes, much better. We've become much closer too, that incident with the scissors really surprised me. Usually he's nice.'' Rin decided to add as she really didn't want the jury to think Len was crazy, this making Kaito probably more suspicious as well.
''So if I were to say that mister Shion coming into your brother's life has changed him for the better you would agree?'' She asked as the girl nodded again, smiling brightly at this as the pink haired female did so too. ''That were all my questions, thank you very much Rin.''
The girl just gave a small nod as she very slowly made her way out of the box, understanding she was allowed to sit back down as she walked over to her brother. The second she did this she grabbed the boy's hand again, squeezing it tightly as all of her nerves were now all let out at once, her body almost collapsing in her seat. She could feel the boy petting her back lightly as she smiled at him, seeing his expression still had that same weak smile on it.
''Now for the next witness, I'd like to call in Shion Akaito.'' She said as Rin stiffened at this, wondering who this was as she could also see her mother and father looking up at this, confused. She could see a man with red hair walking up to the testimony box as he looked oddly familiar to Kaito. They had the same last name, so they must be family? For some reason Rin could see her father's expression changing into a more baffled one as he now turned to look at Len. What was he getting at? Rin was too lost in thought that she'd already missed the first part of them talking, the yellow haired woman already starting her questions.
''When did you become aware of your brothers relationship?'' She asked as the man let out a small scoff, probably because he was annoyed by the whole thing as he didn't look too happy to be in the box.
''I dunno… Somewhere around July I think?'' He answered with the same irritated voice.
''And you didn't think anything of it?'' Lily asked.
''He first introduced Len as his girlfriend and told us he was 21 so no, not really.'' He said as Len let out a small sigh, looking down as he thought back of the family gathering. It was a fun weekend for as long as it lasted, the last day not being great but still having some nice memories.
''When did you find out the truth?'' The female asked as Len really just decided to ignore everyone's reactions at all of it, knowing he was going to have a hard time focusing on what they were saying otherwise.
''A few days after meeting him.'' Akaito said honestly as he didn't sound that annoyed anymore, now more serious as he turned to look at the boy. Len quickly turned his gaze down as he couldn't stand to look anyone who was standing in that box in the eye, it felt too weird.
''On the 16th of July you were staying in a hotel, is that correct?'' Lily now asked as the red haired male already knew where she was going with this, his face now turning into a sad smile as he nodded.
''I was there for work a few days.'' He said with the same expression.
''There was a noise complaint made of the room you were staying in,'' She started as Akaito wanted to speak up and explain but the woman didn't let him. ''The audio that will be played now is the person who called the reception desk. Now playing audio file 1.''
Len's eyes shot open as he didn't think this could get any more embarrassing than it already was, Lily only proving him wrong. He looked at the red haired male as he could see Akaito staring back at him, both their faces showing the same worried expression as the audio now filled the room.
''Hello, reception, how can I-'' A polite man started the conversation as he was soon cut off by the man on the other end shouting into the phone.
''I'd like to make a noise complaint!'' He shouted loudly as the sound of something banging against the wall and light moaning could be heard in the background. Len felt his face flushing as he knew this was his voice that everyone was hearing right now. He turned his head very slowly to look at Kaito as he could still see his emotionless face just staring straight into nothingness, was this really not doing anything to him?
''I understand sir, I'll make sure to send-'' The polite man said as he was again cut off by the man on the other end.
''Please do, and make it quick! Just listen to all of this!'' The man said as he probably turned the phone now to the wall, the sounds that were only present in the background now getting much louder as Len could even make out words. His face flushed even darker as he snapped his gaze down to this lap, why was all of this just being played without his permission? Why was it okay to let everyone hear this?!
''F-fuck yes, you love getting fucked h-hard, don't you?!''
The red haired male's voice could now be heard as Len looked at Akaito, his face telling everyone that he felt very ashamed and humiliated by all of this.
''I-I do! Please fuck my ass up so hard!''
Len let out an embarrassed sigh as he pulled his hands up to his forehead, he couldn't take this anymore… Thankfully the call ended soon as the courtroom was once more filled with silence, everyone clearly shocked by the sounds as nobody had said anything yet.
''Did you have sex with the victim?'' Lily asked straight up at the red haired male let out a harsh sigh, looking down as he was clearly ashamed.
''I did,'' He said, quickly looking up. ''But only once.''
''I'll now be discussing evidence piece 5.'' Lily said as she completely ignored Akaito's last words. ''This is a police statement about four unnamed people who picked up because they were unable to speak or function properly. Later the two men that were in the group admitted to cocaine use. They were released with a fine.''
''What are you saying, Miss Masuda?'' The judge wondered as Len already knew what she was talking about sadly.
''The people who were picked up didn't have ID's on them but there is a detailed description of all of them matching the victim, the defendant, and his brother and sister.'' She said with a small smile on her face. ''I quote: ''Male one: short dark blue hair, glasses, about 6 feet tall, muscular build, estimated age mid-twenties. Male two: short dark red hair, about 6 feet tall, muscular build, estimated age late twenties. Female one: short dark blue hair, about 5'7 feet tall, slight muscular build, estimated age early twenties. Female two: shoulder length blonde hair, about 5'4 feet tall, chubby build, estimated age twenty.''
There was a small silence as Lily didn't speak for a small few seconds, quickly eyeing Akaito's expression before continuing. The red haired male was just staring down as he felt kind of ashamed now, knowing that this was his own fault.
''And I also quote a section from the script that was taken when they were questioning the two men. 'The names they wrote down were: Shion Akaito and Kaito. After this they told me the two females were a sister and girlfriend of them'. I don't think I need much more evidence than this.'' Lily said as she looked back up to the red haired male. ''The weekend that all of you were to meet year family you got out in the woods and did cocaine together, is that correct?''
''Yes…'' He said slowly. Len looked up to see his sister staring at him with a somewhat flushed expression, almost as if she was asking him if all of this was true. The boy just nodded as he couldn't even put up his weak smile anymore.
''Have you ever seen your brother physically or mentally abuse the victim?'' She asked as if nothing had happened. The red haired male was quiet again for a short while as he clearly had trouble answering this.
''Only once.'' He said with a sigh as he wasn't happy with this answer himself but knowing he had to tell the truth.
''What happened?'' Lily asked as she was almost enjoying this torment, making Len absolutely nuts as he just wanted to grab the nearest sharp object and launch it at her.
''They were arguing and Kaito hit him.'' He answered as Len could see some of the jury members writing something down at this, his eyes widening once again as he didn't feel like this was going to end well at this rate…
''That was all.'' Lily said with a smile as she sat back down, Luka now getting up as she smiled at the red haired male. They knew each other pretty well, Luka having been friends with Kaito for a long time as she'd also seen him quite a lot of times.
''When did you find out about the victims real age?'' She asked with a gentle voice.
''A few weeks after we met, Kaito told me later when I asked him as I wanted to know for sure since we… Slept together.'' He said as he was clearly uncomfortable.
''Has anything been happening in between you and the victim ever since?'' Luka asked as Len was relieved that the pink haired woman was asking these questions, this making everything a little less odd and maybe even logical to the jury.
''No, I haven't seen him since July.'' Akaito answered truthfully as the pink haired woman nodded at this.
''Would you say the relationship in between your brother and the victim is unhealthy? Or more so, abusive?'' She asked as the red haired male shook his head.
''No, they're just like any other couple.'' He said with a small smile even.
''Thank you for your time.'' Luka said with a slight smile as she sat back down, Akaito now walking back to his seat as the testimony box was once again empty.
''Now for final witness I'd like to call in the victim himself, Kagamine Len.'' Lily said as she was standing up again, Len feeling his body starting to tremble when he heard those words. He nodded slightly as he let go of his sister's hand, getting up as he carefully walked over to the testimony box, biting his tongue hard as he could feel Kaito's presence, now being closer to him than he'd probably would be for a long time as this made him really sad… This could even be the last time he'd see him…
This chapter is a two part, for the people who didn't get that. I'll upload the next part as soon as possible.