15) In Which the Trial Continues
"I call Megan!"
Megan leaned over and whispered something to Koji and Tasuki. Tasuki, who had been leaning against Megan's shoulder, mumbled something incoherent and attempted to sit up. Megan got up, said something else to Tasuki, and walked over to the witness stand.
Today she wore jeans and a white T -shirt with the Chinese symbol of mountain on the front. Her long hair was pulled back into a ponytail. This allowed everyone to see the words "Mountain Bandits Kick Ass!" written on the back of her shirt in bold red letters. As she sat down at the witness stand, she gave Miaka a "you better watch out" look.
"She came to Tasuki and Koji's tea party."
"You were there?"
"Yes. I was invited." Megan paused for effect. "Miaka, however, was not invited."
"What happened?"
"She came and sat down, and once her butt was planted on that seat, she proceeded to consume a good deal of food."
"Were there any problems?"
Megan nodded. "She bad mouthed Tasuki, and then assaulted him with a plate!"
The jury gasped. Tiffany's pencil broke. Even Nakago, who was dozing, awoke with a start.
"So he was a little drunk," Megan continued, her voice rising in anger, "but you all know how he gets when he's tipsy. And he'd never hurt anyone unless they asked for it." She glared at Miaka.
"I don't want to hear anymore!" Nuriko yelled. "She's guilty! GUILTY!"
Soon the whole jury was chanting guilty. Megan walked calmly back to her seat, a slight smirk on her face.
"Wait!" Miaka cried, standing up. The clearing fell silent. The jurors looked at each other.
"The guilty one dares to speak?"
"What am I guilty of?"
The jurors looked at each other again, question marks appearing over everyone's head.
"The point is..."Megan said, standing up, "that she vandalized, stole, and verbally and physically attacked someone!"
Everyone nodded. "GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!"
Nakago picked up his gavel and banged it on the table. "ORDER!" He looked at everyone with a superiority and flipped one of his blond locks behind him. "The only way to settle this is with a game of whips."
Silence befell the clearing. All the jurors looked grave.
"Whips?" Miaka whispered. "It sounds kinky." She looked at Tiffany, who by that time had managed to draw a picture of all the Sailor Soldiers (including Chibi-usa), the Sailor Soldiers as princesses, Tuxedo Kamen, Prince Endymion, Chibi-Chibi, and the Starlights. "I thought you had a plan."
Tiffany shrugged. "Yeah, well, I lied."
Miaka fell to her knees. "Why does everyone hate me? Why does everyone love Tasuki so much?"
From the sky fell a scroll. Miaka picked it up and unrolled it. On it was "One-hundred Reasons Why Miaka is Not Our Favorite Character" and "The DTFC's Reasons Why Tasuki is So Droolable."
Miaka sighed.
I'll admit, I feel a little bad for Miaka. I mean, who would want a jury like that? And I wish I really did have a shirt that said "mountain bandits kick ass". Questions? Comments? Complaints? Please use the review box. Thanks.
