School Dayz pt12
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A/N: Apologies again for the delay of this chapter. School has become hectic!
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Trunks…We were all so worried! And not to mention nervous! The turnout of this whole mock court thing would determine the rest of Goten's future! And who was he depending on? Not Gohan or Juliana, who would have been the best choices, but CJ and Lil Tak who are both a little…eccentric.
Everyone we knew was present in the Orange Star High gymnasium. My family, the Sons, my whole class and Gohan's wife Videl. Heathcote walked into the room, which was set up as a courtroom and everyone stood up.
"You may be seated." Heathcote said. "Now, let's get this over with. I have classes to teach."
"Principals teach?!" I exclaimed. Mom gave me a look that said shut up.
"May the plaintiff please enter the courtroom?" Heathcote said. I was beginning to wonder if she was treating this like an episode of Judge Judy. The door opened ominously. Goten paled, Lil Tak seethed and CJ growled. There were two of them. Hiiro Kemosabi, Lil Tak's sworn enemy, and Barbie Malone, the Allure Girl from grade school.
"Hold on a second! Ms Heathcote, those two don't even attend our school! They go to Apple Square Junior High!" Juliana protested. Heathcote banged that little mallet thingy on the desk.
"I know that Ms Kanzaki, but I did some research last night and found that these two would not go easy on Mr Son. They will prosecute to the full extent of the law. Besides, Ms Fujitaka said that I could hire anyone I wanted." Heathcote replied. The jury were twelve teachers from our school. Juliana and me sat in the row directly behind Goten and them.
"Damn, she is good." CJ said. "Tak, we're gonna have to go all out on this one." Lil Tak gasped.
"Are you serious?! We haven't gone all out since that 'chocolate milk sit-in' in kindergarten!" Lil Tak exclaimed. I could see that Goten was getting very nervous.
"This is more serious than that." CJ replied.
"Aw, thank you CJ." Goten said.
"What are you talking about? I have to cream that Barbie girl." CJ replied. Goten face-faulted.
"Would the prosecution like to make a statement?" Heathcote asked.
"Yes we would your honour." Hiiro said, standing up and walking to the front of the room. "As we all know, Son Goten is here charged with arson at Orange Star Junior High. You may think that what would this boy be doing burning down his best friend's locker?"
"Maybe I should get him on my side…" Goten muttered. CJ gave him a look that could wake the dead. He promptly shut up. Hiiro paused slightly.
"Always was a pompous show off." Lil Tak muttered.
"I'll tell you why ladies and non-ladies. It was JEALOUSY!!! Yes, that green-eyed monster that lives inside each and every one of us. Day in and day out. Son Goten couldn't take the popularity of his friend and decided to let it be known that he would not be passed over as Trunks' little friend any longer. PEOPLE WOULD REMEMBER THE NAME SON GOTEN OR DIE!!" Hiiro said. "Thank you."
"Very powerful words Mr Kemosabi. Well said and just a little frightening." Heathcote said. "Would the defence like to add an opening statement?"
"No, we would not." Lil Tak said. We all looked at him in surprise.
"Fair enough." Heathcote said.
"Have you lost your little communist mind?!?!" CJ roared.
"Trust me, I know what I'm doing." Lil Tak said. CJ raised an eyebrow at him.
"Would the prosecution like to call their first witness?" Heathcote asked. Barbie stood up and read a piece of paper.
"Would Marlton Donahue III please step up to the like box thingy?" Barbie said. Heathcote sweat-dropped. Marlton walked into the gym. He was a lanky, very pale 7th grader.
"Hmm…" CJ said looking at him.
"You picking up something boss?" I asked.
"Maybe. And don't call me boss. EVER." CJ hissed. I gulped. For someone who wanted to help my best friend, she sure couldn't tolerate us very much! Marlton walked up to the bailiff AKA Coach and stood there staring blankly at the witness' box. He looked so nervous…
"Put your hand on the book preppie." Coach half-yelled.
"Um, um, yah. Okay then." Marlton squeaked. I could hear Dad laughing about what a weakling he was.
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?" Coach asked.
"My mother says I'm not allowed to swear…" Marlton said. The people in the court started to laugh.
"Order, Order!" Heathcote said banging the wooden mallet on her table thing.
"Cheese sandwich!" A random student yelled. There were groans of annoyance.
"That sandwich sounded good to me…" Goten muttered. What an idiot.
"Marlton, go sit in the box." Heathcote said.
"Objection! Dude didn't take the oath." CJ said.
"Sustained. Take the oath dude…erm, I mean Marlton." Heathcote said.
"Fine, I swear! But my mom ain't gonna like it." Marlton said. Hiiro walked up to the bench and looked Marlton straight in the eye.
"Where were you the day before yesterday at around six o clock?" Hiiro asked.
"Well, I was staying after school to work on my science project. When I had finished, I came out of the lab and walked down the west wing to go that exit. I walked pass Goten at the lockers." Marlton said.
"And what pray tell was Mr Son doing at the west wing lockers?" Hiiro asked.
"I don't know. He looked really mad, I didn't stick around to find out." Marlton said.
"Just as I thought, he was getting ready to let Trunks Briefs locker burn to flames!" Hiiro dramatically declared.
"Objection!! Marlton wasn't there and neither was this attorney at law wannabe." Lil Tak protested.
"Sustained." Heathcote said. "For future reference, please do not assume Mr Kemosabi."
"Yes ma'am." Hiiro said, giving the evil eye to Lil Tak.
"Tak dude, I am so proud of you!" CJ said, nodding in approval.
"You said go all out, that's exactly what I am doing." Lil Tak said. Maybe this could go Goten's way after all…
Later…Goten's POV
Things were not going as well as we'd hoped. Kemosabi and Malone had already called up four witnesses that all claimed they saw me in the West wing and near Trunks' locker. Lil Tak had defended brilliantly but it was like these witnesses had an answer to all of his counters. In short, it did not look good.
"What are we going to do?" I asked, frantically.
"I don't know." Lil Tak replied. "I had no idea that it would turn out this way…"
"SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?!?! THAT I'M GOING TO GO TO JAIL!??!" I yelled as everyone looked at me. I laughed sheepishly and sat down. I looked over at CJ and her face was in deep concentration. I could only see half her face though thanks to that hat of hers…what was I thinking?!?!
"Tak, I'm going up." CJ said. Tak and I looked at her and gawped. "What?!"
"Are you serious?!" Lil Tak asked.
"Yes. Look, all I have been doing here is looking at Barbie and trying to put the fear of hell into her! it's a waste of good vocal chords just letting me sit here!"
"But Ceej…"
"You already said that you don't know what you're doing right? I can tell you right now that those two bakas think I am here for muscle and nothing else. They're not expecting me to go up and they've already questioned Trunks. He was our only defence." CJ retorted.
"CJ, they've called up all their witnesses. You have nothing to go on." Trunks said. He was right.
"He's right CJ." Lil Tak said. CJ suddenly grabbed Lil Tak by the collar and put his face up to hers.
"You listen to me Takeshi Yamamoto, you're my best friend! You've known me since forever!" CJ said.
"Second grade is forever?" I asked.
"Shuddup Son!" CJ snapped. "The point is you know me better than anyone! After all we've been through can you honestly look at me and say that I can't handle this?! Can you say to me without any second thoughts that I don't have the moxie to shoot my mouth off and rip Malone another new nose?!" Lil Tak sighed and smiled at her.
"You've got my support, just don't mess it up." Lil Tak replied.
"Plaintiff, would you like to continue this trial sometime today?" Heathcote asked sarcastically.
"Sorry Judge. I was just taking over for Tak." CJ said. Barbie and Hiiro spat out their water at the same time. Trunks and I laughed.
"She's gonna what?!" Barbie protested.
"We weren't prepared for this!" I heard Hiiro hiss. Looked like CJ was right. Barbie stood up.
"Your honour, she can't represent Goten! She is his friend! She's totally biased!!" Barbie yelled.
"Do you ever run sentences through your head before you speak?" CJ asked.
"Yes but there isn't always enough time to!" Barbie yelled back. Everyone started to laugh.
"Ms Malone, do you have any other reasons why Ms Fujitaka cannot represent her client other than the fact that she is his friend?" Heathcote asked. I didn't know she had such a sense of humour.
"Judge Heathcote, I have here a court law that any lawyer type person can not represent their client wearing jeans, t-shirt and silver necklaces and rings. It's against the policy!" Barbie said. Heathcote looked confused.
"Are you sure Ms Malone?" Heathcote asked.
"No she is not. Ma'am, I have family who are lawyers and they said that clothing of this style is permissible." CJ said. We all looked at her in shock. Hiiro stood up with an evil smirk on his face. This did not look good…
"Hats aren't. You have to change your attire Ms Fujitaka or stop representing your client." Hiiro said. There was a slight murmur running through the courtroom.
"Aw, froopin scranzels!" CJ cursed. Heathcote banged the mallet.
"Ms Fujitaka, use that kind of language again and I'll kick you out of the courtroom!!" Heathcote yelled. "Take your hat off or sit down."
"That isn't fair! It shouldn't matter what I wearing on my head!" CJ protested.
"I am sorry but in a court of law you wouldn't be allowed to wear one so you're not going to wear it now. Are you going to take the hat off?" Heathcote asked. CJ seethed and clenched her fists at her side. Barbie and Hiiro high fived each other.
"Fine." CJ said. The student body gasped.
"CJ, are you sure?" I asked. This was so shocking! CJ's hats are like a part of her, I think she even wears them in her sleep. The last person that tried to touch her hat got a black eye, poor Trunks never saw it coming…
"Son, there are two things I don't do. Leave my friends hanging and refuse a challenge. This is a two for one deal." CJ replied. Barbie and Hiiro gulped. "I'd like to request a recess please."
"How can you think of going out to play at a time like this?!" Trunks exclaimed. CJ and Juliana face-faulted.
Ten minutes later…
We had been waiting for CJ for like ten minutes now. She was taking as long as a girl usually would. It was so worrying. The double doors opened and CJ stormed through.
"Woah…" Trunks said looking like his eyes were gonna bug out. "She looks like a girl."
"Stop staring at her! She's not on display ya know!" I said. Her hair, yes she had hair, was flowing down her shoulders. It was brown with natural caramel highlights. All the guys kept looking at her it made me feel something that resembled anger but I didn't see why.
"Right! I've got the Allyage, let's get this circus started." CJ said.
"Go ahead." Heathcote said.
"Ladies and non-ladies of the jury, you have seen witnesses from their side and now get ready for my witnesses. I'd like to call Brittany Gallway to the stand." CJ said. I swear, it was like I was in an alternate universe. Brittany walked up to the witness box and Coach made her take the oath.
"Make it quick." Brittany huffed.
"Brittany, you were here after school for cheerleader practice right?" CJ asked.
"Duh!"
"And the gym was in the west wing right?"
"What's your point?"
"My point is, did you see Goten anywhere near the gym?"
"No. I saw the little freak leave after sixth period." Brittany answered. I never thought that in my life I would actually want to thank Brittany!
"Thank you Brit, you may step down. Unless the prosecutors have any questions…? Didn't think so!" CJ said as Brittany stepped down. "Son Goten, would you please step up to the plate?"
"This isn't baseball Ms Fujitaka." Heathcote said. I could've sworn I saw CJ blush slightly, it was fascinating…I walked up to the box and took the oath.
"Son, where were you yesterday?" CJ asked.
"Not at school." I replied.
"That didn't answer my question." CJ said. She was so assertive.
"I was somewhere." I said. "I'm not allowed to say."
"That doesn't help Son. Tell me where you were." CJ asked again, looking at me with pleading eyes. As much as I wanted to tell her, I couldn't.
"No." I said.
"Fine." She said angrily, banging her fist on the stand. "You're up Babs." Barbie walked up and looked at me.
"Why won't you tell your own friend where you were last night Goten? Is that because you are guilty and you don't want to tell her? You don't want her to look at you like a criminal…" Barbie asked. I could see where she was going with this so I stopped her.
"I can't tell you because the person I was with asked me not to say anything okay?!" I practically yelled. Barbie smirked.
"The prosecutors rest." Barbie said. I sat down and looked at CJ.
"I'm sorry." I said.
"Don't be. You did exactly what I wanted you to." CJ replied, almost smiling.
"Meh?" I asked.
"Of course, when the prosecution rests they can't ask anymore questions! Brilliant CJ." Lil Tak said.
"I know." CJ smirked. "Your majesty, I'd like to call Videl Satan to the stand."
"Your honour." Heathcote corrected.
"You don't have to call me that." CJ said. The courtroom face-faulted. Videl took the oath and sat down. "Videl, where were YOU last night?"
"What the heck is CJ doing?!" Trunks exclaimed.
"I was out." Videl said shifting her eyes.
"Miss Videl, may I remind you that you are under oath? Where were you last night?" CJ persisted. Videl squirmed in her seat.
"I was out. With Goten."
"NANI?!" I heard Gohan yell.
"Dude, eew! She's like old!" Trunks said, smacking my head.
"Not to mention your sister in law!" Juliana reprimanded.
"And what were you doing?" CJ asked.
"We'd rather not know." Trunks said.
"Shut up!" I hissed.
"We were at the pharmacy. I had to buy a pregnancy test because I thought I was pregnant…again." Videl answered.
"Another kid? Cool!" Gohan exclaimed.
"I'm going to be a grandmother again!" Chi-Chi exclaimed.
"Again? Did Pan die or something?" Goku asked sporting the Son Look™.
"Dad!" Gohan exclaimed.
"Goku!" Chi-Chi exclaimed.
"DO YOU MIND?!" Videl yelled as all three of them shut up. "I am not pregnant. I was just late."
"Thanks for clearing that up." CJ said. I was off the hook! Videl went back to her seat.
"Dude, you're cleared!" Lil Tak said.
"You'd think, jury peoples, that I was finished." CJ said. "But there's still the matter of who actually burned down the west wing."
"Good grief, she's going all out…" Lil Tak muttered as he sank in his chair.
"There was someone or maybe someone plural out there wanting to drag Son Goten's name through the proverbial mud." CJ said. "I call Mankato Taichikawa to the stand!" Manny looked a little spooked but took the stand nevertheless.
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?" Coach said. Manny high fived Coach's hand. CJ have him one of her infamous death glares.
"I do." Manny said, sinking down.
"Manny, you hate Goten right?" CJ asked.
"Yeah." Manny said.
"He's a little pipsqueak…"
"Hey!" I protested.
"…and with the age difference between you he could be your son…"
"Hey!" Manny protested.
"…Yet he is still one grade ahead. An eight grader. The big man on campus so to speak."
"What is your point dude?" Manny asked.
"My point. Hehe, my point. My point. We will come to that. Can I ask you, what was the common denominator of the witnesses that Wolfham and Hart called up?" CJ asked.
"I don't…"
"Do not lie to me Manny, you're under oath."
"I don't know."
"How could you lie Manny? You fat tub of lard! Do you NOT have any regard at all for the judicial system?!" CJ yelled. "You know every single one of them. Isn't that right?"
"Um…"
"Guys with rich daddies and have roman numerals on the ends of their names like the freaking Rocky movies, isn't that right?"
"Um…"
"Rich, preppie, geeks whom you bully and kiss the very ground you walk on isn't that right?"
"Um…"
"You threatened them that if they didn't cover your butt you'd beat them up forever, isn't that right?!"
"Okay, okay! Just stop yelling! They did lie! And I am the one who burned down the school place but it wasn't my fault!!" Manny cried.
"I know." CJ said. "You weren't in on this alone. You may step down." Manny did as he was told.
"You mean, this was a frame up?" I asked.
"Despite your cruel way of deforming the English language I'd say yah huh!" Juliana replied.
"Jury, I'd like to make my closing statement. Why would anyone want to frame Goten? He's a sweet kid without a violent thought about anyone! Except Trunks but that's forgivable." CJ said.
"Hey!" Trunks protested.
"Look at his innocent face! Who'd hate him so much that they'd cause him this much pain? What would they gain from it? I can tell you. They could gain misery, but they wouldn't want it from Goten. They'd want it from his friends instead." CJ paused slightly. "Goten is a good friend of mine and if anyone said false junk about him I'd send them on a first class ticket to the mortuary. I'd say same goes for the rest of his friends. And the people who know that helped Manny in this vile Hollywood worthy conspiracy. Barbie Malone and Hiiro Kemosabi. Your perps ladies and non-ladies."
"You haven't got any valid proof! Just circumstantial!" Hiiro said.
"Oh really? This says differently." CJ said, holding a file. "This shows your footprints in the tennis court near the west wing. Malone's hair follicles in the hinge of the locker. Every damn piece of evidence I need is in this file and honey I got your number. The jig is up." CJ grinned. I had never seen her grin before! Suddenly Barbie collapsed in tears.
"It's true! It's true! We did frame Goten! And we did it to get to you and Trunks! Trunks humiliated me! And I hated you because you had the last name I would die for!! Hiiro did it coz he's a weird lil dude with an obsession of killing your lil friend!! Please don't send me to jail! Have mercy on my beautifully expensive self!! I'm too important to go theeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeee!!" Barbie wailed. Everyone looked at her in surprise. Hiiro smacked his forehead. Heathcote banged the mallet.
"Charges are dropped. Son Goten, please approach the bench." Heathcote said. I walked up to the bench and looked up at her. "I apologise. I shouldn't have jumped to so many conclusions."
"It's okay ma'am." I said.
"It's okay?! I would've asked her for more than that dude. Like a plaque or something." Trunks said, shaking his head. "Have I taught you nothing?"
Later that day…
"Here's a toast, to Goten and his lawyer dudes." Trunks toasted as we clinked our glasses of chocolate milkshakes. "Say Ceej, where'd you get all that evidence?"
"I didn't." CJ replied.
"NANI?!" We all exclaimed.
"The file was empty, I was bluffing." CJ said. Lil Tak slapped her on the back.
"That's my girl." He laughed.
"I'm glad to have my good name back." I sighed.
"Screw that, I'm glad to have my hat." CJ said.
"I don't know how to thank you guys." I said. "You saved my life."
"Not in the literal sense of course." Juliana said.
"What is it with you and correcting our English?" Trunks asked. Juliana shrugged, Trunks sweat-dropped and sighed. I looked over at CJ and she and Lil Tak were sharing a joke. I didn't know why, but lately I couldn't stop myself staring at her. She's the whole reason I got mad at Trunks, he humiliated me in front of her and I went totally ballistic. I didn't know what was going on, but I could tell I wasn't going to like it. The bell above the shop door rang and we all turned around to look at who came in.
"I was impressed by your performance today. Just as ravishing as always I see." A tall, blonde haired guy said looking as if he was addressing CJ.
"Brighton. It's been a while." CJ said, looking at him mystified. He flashed her a smile. I just had one question…
WHO THE HECK WAS THIS GUY!?!?!?!?!
To Be Continued…
Mwahahahahahahaha! A lot of peoples are gonna be happy…although I'm sure I've made a few enemies ^_^ Stay tuned!