Michiru sat in the passenger's seat of Harukas car, looking out of the window. Her face was pale, and the blonde could tell that her lover was very nervous and scared. It was Friday, 7:30 AM, and the trial should begin in half an hour. "Hey." Haruka spoke, gently putting one hand on her lovers thigh. "Calm down, love." Michiru gave her a weak smile. "I wish I could, Haruka. But…" Haruka gave her a short sideway glance; after all, she had to concentrate on the road, and smiled. "Don't worry about that asshole you call a stepfather. I'll make sure that he won't touch you." "Thanks." Michiru replied. Haruka grinned once more; there was one more thing she could've told Michiru, but she didn't, since she didn't want to scare her lover. The pair reached the courthouse, and Haruka parked her car. Luckily, there were no reporters who could bug Michiru or her; since Satoshi had "just" abused his stepdaughter and not murdered anyone, the trial didn't gain much attention. Haruka took a hold of Michirus hand, and the two entered the courthouse.
Michiru sat down in the first row, next to the prosecutor – Haruka had gotten her the best one from Tokyo, after all, she could afford it – while the blonde sat down behind her. The doors of the court opened, and two cops led in Satoshi, who was secured with handcuffs. The evil man glared at Haruka and Michiru while he was seated, as far away from Michiru as possible. The judge opened the trial by slamming his hammer on the desk.
"It all started after my mother's dead." Michiru spoke, looking down on her feet. "After the funeral…the night after…Satoshi came into my room the first time." The aqua haired girl looked up, directly into Harukas eyes, who gave her a reassuring smile. "He raped me that night." Michiru continued. Satoshi's lawyer stepped in front of her, eyeing her sternly. "Can you tell us a little more about it?" Michiru nodded and talked on: "It was about ten PM. I just got ready to sleep, when the door opened and…he…came walking in. I thought that maybe he wanted to ask how I feel or something, but instead…he jumped on top of me, and held my hands over my head. He told me to stay silent, and when I tried to scream, he beat me. And then, he…he tore my nightshirt off and raped me." A single tear fell from Michirus eye when she remembered the events of that fateful night. "And from that day on, he came to me every night. To show me what a real man can do." The lawyer Satoshi had engaged jumped to his feet. "What a real man can do? What do you mean with that?" "I'm gay, and Satoshi didn't like that." Michiru replied, whipping her tears away. The lawyer just nodded and sat down again. The trial went on.
"…and when Joe broke the door to the bedroom open, we found Satoshi on top of Michiru, holding her down, his hand under her shirt." Haruka explained. "So you entered the apartment without Miss Kaiohs permission?" Satoshis lawyer asked, getting Haruka angry. "No. The door was open. It was Satoshi, who entered the apartment without permission. We heard how Michiru screamed, and decided to help." "Help, my ass!" Satoshi exclaimed. "That woman beat me!" "I should've beaten you more, for what you did to Michiru two years long!" Haruka shot back, until the judge hammered his desk. "Silence!" the man hollered, causing Satoshi to shut up and Haruka to blush. "No more questions." The lawyer stated, allowing the prosecutor to hear Haruka out. "Miss Tenoh, when you met Miss Kaioh for the first time, what was your impression?" Haruka didn't need to think about that long. "Michiru was a sad girl when we met for the first time. I felt that she had some kind of secret…she always looked pale, and she never smiled. When somebody touched her, she stiffened. It took a while for her to accept my friendship." Haruka smiled at Michiru and added: "And my love." The audience and the jury "Aww"ed, while Michiru smiled back. "Thanks a lot." The prosecutor spoke. Haruka nodded and left the witness stand.
"…and, after well consideration of the facts we heard, the jury decided to blame Satoshi Mishima of sexual abuse and mayhem. He shall be sent to Tokyo State Prison for at least six years." The judge read out loud. He looked up and smiled at Michiru, who had started to cry into Harukas shoulder out of happiness when she heard that Satoshi was guilty. Haruka held her close, patted her back and smiled at the judge. Two cops went over to Satoshi and pulled him to his feet, ready to escort him to the car which would drive him into the prison.
The next scenes happened dreadfully fast, but Michiru knew that she would never forget them. All of a sudden, Satoshi lashed out with his chained hands, hitting one of the two cops down; the man bumped his head against the desk of Satoshis lawyer and blacked out. Before the second cop could react, Satoshi had pulled the gun out of the man's holster and kneed him in the groin. The evil man swung around, aimed the gun at Michiru and shot. Michiru let out a shocked scream when Haruka suddenly jumped in front of her. The blonde caught the bullet with her body, the strength of the impact throwing her back. She fell to the floor and laid on her back motionless while Satoshi was wrestled down by two court ushers, all of that accompanied by Michirus screaming of Harukas name.