Eriol: Good or Bad?
Keetra:: ohayo, minna! Gomen yet again for taking so long to post these, I just kinda losing interest in the trial. I have so much planned for later and I just wanna get to it. So, yea, bear with me for a little while. It hard to get inspiration cuz, yea, there not a lot of trial fics out there.
Keelah:: yea, I counted. I believe the end count was. zero?!
Keetra:: oh, knock it off Keelah. Anyway, arigatou to the very few reviewers of the last fic:
Alexandra-chan:: yea, Klalah is mean. She supposed to be mean. But, no she is not the person who is guilty. Just a little hint for ya, but not much of one. :P go back to the chapter I told you about to see the hint I dropped. If you read it really closely, and think about the reading that I did, you may be able to figure it out. You're a bright person and I have faith in you.
Azure-chan:: good thing you were just joking or else I wouldn't be able to finish writing, ne? and I told you there would be a lot of cliffhangers so don't get on my back about them. You've left your share of them as well so :P. I glad you like the chapter. Even if it getting very boring. Should get a little more interesting I this chapter. Keelah:: yea, Keetra finally got her act together. Keetra:: -glare- anyway, yea, Klalah is much more than just a snob. Trust me, I now.
Eriol-kun:: no it wasn't your idea for a trial. And, yea, I believe you., Mr. guilt face.
IceFire:: -look of pure innocence- what? Me? evil? I believe you are mistaken! - horns pop out of her head as the harp turns into a three-tipped spear and the halo turns to dust- common! What are u trying to do? Compliment me? Sheesh. You should know this by now!
Karisa:: gee! Whatever you do, don't get in trouble cuz you are reviewing my fics while in school, I don't wanna cause you detention or anything. And, yea, I agree. You GOTTA hate Klalah.
Keetra:: arigatou to azure-chan and Alexandra-chan for reviewing my poem, a day's end as well.
Kero:: can I do the disclaimer again, Keetra?
Keetra:: sure, whatever.
Kero:: Disclaimer: Keetra does not own it and does not wish to own it. Any suing papers will be burned.
Keelah:: -shoves Kero away- ok, enough, on to the fic already.
Keetra:: alright, alright! -triumphant grin-
~*~*~*~ Flashback from last chapter ~*~*~*~
"The defense shall call the next witness."
Keetra gets to her feet, yet again.
"The defense calls Kinomoto Sakura to the stand."
~*~*~*~ Chapter 8 The end is in sight! ~*~*~*~
Sakura gives a nervous glance to her friends before standing. Syaoran, who had been holding her hand since the trial began, gives it a reassuring squeeze before releasing it. Sakura enters the "trial area" (space in front of the Defense & Prosecution desks) and crosses to the stand, where she is sworn in and takes a seat.
Keetra leaves the desk and walks to her.
"Ohayo, Sakura."
"Ohayo, Keetra-chan. How are you?"
Keetra gives a smile.
"As well as can be expected. Can you please tell the courtroom your full name, your species and your level in relation to the Clow cards."
"Hai. My name is Kinomoto Sakura and I am human. I am the Card Mistress of the Sakura cards.
"And the Sakura cards were Clow Cards that were transformed, ne?"
"Hai."
Keetra pauses before continuing.
"When did you first meet Eriol?"
"Eriol-kun came to our class during the start of class 5-2."
"Mhm, and what did you think of him? Did you think he was dangerous?"
"Iie, he seemed nice."
"What about now?"
Sakura looks at Eriol.
"He's a really nice friend that doesn't like to see others sad."
"Sakura," Sakura's gaze returns to Keetra. "Do you think that Eriol would destroy a dimension and everything in it?"
"Iie!" Sakura responds without hesitation. Eriol-kun wouldn't do that! He's too kind to do such a horrible thing."
"Sakura, has Eriol used his magic in the last few years to change anything of a timeline? Bringing anything to a place it was not supposed to be, taking things away that were supposed to be there, etc?"
A deep blush suddenly starts inching its way across the green-eyed girl's face.
"Ano."
"Sakura."
"Eriol-kun did do something like that. About a year ago, Tomoyo and Eriol came over. Tomoyo had made some new costumes and wanted me to try them on. Demo, when I went into the bathroom to change.. Ano. Eriol-kun used his magic to bring Syaoran-kun into the bathtub. Demo. Syaoran-kun wasn't. wasn't. wearing. hoe."
"I think we get the picture, Sakura." Keetra stops her, almost regretting she had asked. (::well, I did want to do a bathroom scene! I just didn't say which bathroom I would use.::) she had seen the
Keetra turns to the counsel.
"The defense is done, counsel."
Keetra struggles from giving Eriol an amused smile as she returns to her seat. Syaoran had less luck holding back his blushing, however.
"Very well," Kris says, almost smiling herself. " does the prosecution wish to cross-examine?"
"Yes, Counsel."
Klalah stands, enjoying the look of fear in the green eyes before her." Keetra scoots to the edge of her seat, just in case.
"So, Sakura. It seems you know the accused pretty well. Do you happen to know who he is reincarnated from?"
"H-hai. Eriol-kun is the reincarnation of Clow Reed."
"And Clow Reed is the creator of the Clow cards, correct?"
"Hai."
"That must've taken a lot of magic. Clow Reed must have been a very powerful magician."
"Hai. Clow-san was the most powerful magician of his time."
Sakura shuts her mouth tight seeing the pained look that comes to Keetra's face and the warning look that Eriol gives her. noticing this, Klalah changes her tactics.
"When you were changing the Clow cards, the accused put you through several challenges, correct?"
"H-hai." Sakura responds, nervous again.
"In one of the challenges, the accused shifted the dimensional barriers within your school., correct? He has the power to manipulate dimensions?"
"H-hai, demo. " Sakura stutters, but is interrupted before she finishes.
"The prosecution has finished their cross-examination, Counsel."
"Does the defense wish to re-examine?"
"Yes, Counsel."
Keetra walks over to Sakura again.
"Sakura, can you state the reason that the accused did this challenge?"
"Hai." Sakura responds, in a cheerier mood. " Eriol-kun used his magic to help me transform all of the Clow cards to Sakura cards before they lost their magic. In that challenge, I transformed the Shadow card to find Tomoyo-chan."
"Do you think that Eriol would use his magic to that high of an extend without a moral reason?"
"Iie, Eriol-kun's not like that!" Sakura insists.
Keetra smiles at the insistence in Sakura's voice.
"Arigatou, Sakura." Keetra turns to the counsel. "The defense is finished."
"Very well, does the prosecution wish to re-examine?" Sakura looks fearfully at Klalah and lets out a relieved sigh when she sees the head shake no.
"No, counsel."
"The witness may return to her seat." Kris says.
"Hai."
Sakura restrains herself from leaping out of he chair and running to her Syaoran. When she does return to her seat, Syaoran slips his arm around her shoulders as she sobs into his chest.
"The prosecution shall call the next witness." Kris calls.
~*~*~*~ Time Jump: about 2 hrs later ~*~*~*~
~*~*~ Keetra's POV ~*~*~
I lean back and sigh as et another damned K scientist walks off the witness stand. In my opinion, the trial is not going so well. To Klalah, it probably is the easiest trial she has ever done. -sigh- I need to do something. I need to do anything! For the past 4 witnesses, I passed the cross-examination and the rest of the CCS group testimonies went, literally, in one ear and out the other, to coin a human phrase. They didn't even blink an eye when Tomoyo burst out into tears on the stand and refused to let Eriol comfort her. I am losing. And that is something I will not let happen. As the prosecution announces they have finished calling witnesses, my hand slips behind my ear and my eyes widen at the memory of the name I put on the list at the last minute. Things may not be as hopeless as they seem, after all.
Kris' eyes shift to mine.
"Does the defense have any names left to call?"
I stand with a determined look, my hand still on the implant on the back of my ear, fiddling with a tiny, removable circuit.
"Yes, Counsel."
I sigh as the part comes off between my fingers.
"I call KComp, the main computer, to the witness stand using this interface node."
I walk to the stand and place the node on the seat.
"KComp, interface."
A beeping sound is heard as a wide screen appears, filling the stand area. A pulsing light appears in the center of the screen and a female voice is heard.
"Well, Keetra, I recognize your voice but you know very well that I do not like courtrooms."
"Yes, KComp, I know." I respond with a smile. "I need you to switch to mechanical mode."
An annoyed sigh is heard.
"That is the reason I hate courts. Switching." A few more beeps are heard before a mechanized version of the voice responds. "Mode transformation complete."
"Thank you. Bring up all scanned information on the accused event."
The light disappears to be replaced by dozens of screens flashing data.
"Data retrieved."
"Focus on any magical field strong enough to effect dimensions."
All other screens but one disappear. The one has what looks like a wavelength graph which is continually moving.
"Data focused."
"Hold data. New scan. Retrieve data on magical lineage of human Hiragizawa Eriol."
Another wavelength graph appears.
"Data retrieved."
"Calculate possibility with retrieved data that Hiragizawa Eriol caused the retrieved magical field."
"Prediction calculated at 37%."
"Explain."
The screen changes to overlap the stilled graphs.
"Key strands in retrieved field information do not match data of human Hiragizawa Eriol."
"Could human Hiragizawa Eriol have changed his magical lineage."
"Negative."
"Explain."
"Humans with magical lineage possess the power to shield their lineage from others but do not have the capability to change their basic lineage structure."
"New scan. Retrieve data for magical lineage of human Li Syaoran."
"Data retrie. . ."
"Calculate possibility." I blurt out, impatient.
"Prediction calculated at 29%."
"New scan. Retrieve lineage data for human Kinomoto Sakura."
"Data. . ."
"Calculate." 'jeez' I think 'the fastest computer in the world and it is still as slow as molasses, to, yet again, coin a human phrase.'
But I am on a roll and beginning to think that the regular KComp woulda been less irritating.
"Prediction calculated at 48%."
Needless to say, my eyebrows raised a little at that.
"Explain why Kinomoto percentage was higher than Hiragizawa's."
"Human Kinomoto possesses Dimension card whose magical field has not yet been calculated due to it being used only twice. Using the card creates the card creates a higher percentage than Hiragizawa.
'Well,' I think to myself. 'It has a point.'
"New scan. Calculate possibility of guardian Keroberos."
"23%"
"Calculate for guardian Yue."
"24.2%"
"Calculate for human Daidouji Tomoyo."
"Unable to retrieve lineage data."
Mental slap in the brain for me there.
"Calculate for K member Keelah."
"67%."
"Calculate for K member Kooslee."
"68.5%"
"Calculate for K member Keetra."
"73.8%."
Add an internal wince there.
"Calculate for S member Sloota."
"89%"
"OK, Keetra. The defense's point has been clearly made. If you have no further scans then the examination shall be turned to the prosecution."
"The defense is done, Counsel."
Her little interruption smacks me back into reality as I take my seat.
"Does the prosecution wish to cross-examine?"
If I had any doubts as to how powerful my questioning had been, I had only to hear Klalah's words to be convinced.
"No, counsel." She says.
Kris nods to the bailiff as KComp shuts itself off. The bailiff picks up the interface and returns it to me and I put it back behind my ear, in its slot. KComp's voice whispers in my ear.
"* You want to know Klalah's percent? *"
"* Sure. *" I answer, curiously.
A little snicker is heard.
"* 51%. And for a K member, that is pretty bad. Any member of the K should have at least a 57 percentile. *"
I give a mental grin and can feel Keelah's curiosity seeping through our link.
"* I'll tell you later. *" I thought speak to her.
She seems content at that, since she no longer tries to read it from my mind.
I look back p as the members of the K counsel stand. "This trial shall recess until tomorrow. At that time, we, the Counsel, shall announce our verdict."
I watch them turn and exit through the rear doors.
~*~*~*~ End chapter eight ~*~*~*~
Keetra:: YATTA! Wow, this is the longest chapter in this whole story. Gomen for taking so long to get it out. Had some writer's block problems. I'd get rid of it, write two lines, then get it again. I decided to shorten the trial a little, as you probably noticed.
Kero:: c'mon Keetra, tell us!
Keetra:: tell you what?
Keelah:: HELLO!!! If he's really guilty or not of course!
Keetra:: I dunno what you are talking about.
Kero:: yea, sure, sure.
Keetra:: -innocent grin- R+R please! arigatou!
Keetra:: ohayo, minna! Gomen yet again for taking so long to post these, I just kinda losing interest in the trial. I have so much planned for later and I just wanna get to it. So, yea, bear with me for a little while. It hard to get inspiration cuz, yea, there not a lot of trial fics out there.
Keelah:: yea, I counted. I believe the end count was. zero?!
Keetra:: oh, knock it off Keelah. Anyway, arigatou to the very few reviewers of the last fic:
Alexandra-chan:: yea, Klalah is mean. She supposed to be mean. But, no she is not the person who is guilty. Just a little hint for ya, but not much of one. :P go back to the chapter I told you about to see the hint I dropped. If you read it really closely, and think about the reading that I did, you may be able to figure it out. You're a bright person and I have faith in you.
Azure-chan:: good thing you were just joking or else I wouldn't be able to finish writing, ne? and I told you there would be a lot of cliffhangers so don't get on my back about them. You've left your share of them as well so :P. I glad you like the chapter. Even if it getting very boring. Should get a little more interesting I this chapter. Keelah:: yea, Keetra finally got her act together. Keetra:: -glare- anyway, yea, Klalah is much more than just a snob. Trust me, I now.
Eriol-kun:: no it wasn't your idea for a trial. And, yea, I believe you., Mr. guilt face.
IceFire:: -look of pure innocence- what? Me? evil? I believe you are mistaken! - horns pop out of her head as the harp turns into a three-tipped spear and the halo turns to dust- common! What are u trying to do? Compliment me? Sheesh. You should know this by now!
Karisa:: gee! Whatever you do, don't get in trouble cuz you are reviewing my fics while in school, I don't wanna cause you detention or anything. And, yea, I agree. You GOTTA hate Klalah.
Keetra:: arigatou to azure-chan and Alexandra-chan for reviewing my poem, a day's end as well.
Kero:: can I do the disclaimer again, Keetra?
Keetra:: sure, whatever.
Kero:: Disclaimer: Keetra does not own it and does not wish to own it. Any suing papers will be burned.
Keelah:: -shoves Kero away- ok, enough, on to the fic already.
Keetra:: alright, alright! -triumphant grin-
~*~*~*~ Flashback from last chapter ~*~*~*~
"The defense shall call the next witness."
Keetra gets to her feet, yet again.
"The defense calls Kinomoto Sakura to the stand."
~*~*~*~ Chapter 8 The end is in sight! ~*~*~*~
Sakura gives a nervous glance to her friends before standing. Syaoran, who had been holding her hand since the trial began, gives it a reassuring squeeze before releasing it. Sakura enters the "trial area" (space in front of the Defense & Prosecution desks) and crosses to the stand, where she is sworn in and takes a seat.
Keetra leaves the desk and walks to her.
"Ohayo, Sakura."
"Ohayo, Keetra-chan. How are you?"
Keetra gives a smile.
"As well as can be expected. Can you please tell the courtroom your full name, your species and your level in relation to the Clow cards."
"Hai. My name is Kinomoto Sakura and I am human. I am the Card Mistress of the Sakura cards.
"And the Sakura cards were Clow Cards that were transformed, ne?"
"Hai."
Keetra pauses before continuing.
"When did you first meet Eriol?"
"Eriol-kun came to our class during the start of class 5-2."
"Mhm, and what did you think of him? Did you think he was dangerous?"
"Iie, he seemed nice."
"What about now?"
Sakura looks at Eriol.
"He's a really nice friend that doesn't like to see others sad."
"Sakura," Sakura's gaze returns to Keetra. "Do you think that Eriol would destroy a dimension and everything in it?"
"Iie!" Sakura responds without hesitation. Eriol-kun wouldn't do that! He's too kind to do such a horrible thing."
"Sakura, has Eriol used his magic in the last few years to change anything of a timeline? Bringing anything to a place it was not supposed to be, taking things away that were supposed to be there, etc?"
A deep blush suddenly starts inching its way across the green-eyed girl's face.
"Ano."
"Sakura."
"Eriol-kun did do something like that. About a year ago, Tomoyo and Eriol came over. Tomoyo had made some new costumes and wanted me to try them on. Demo, when I went into the bathroom to change.. Ano. Eriol-kun used his magic to bring Syaoran-kun into the bathtub. Demo. Syaoran-kun wasn't. wasn't. wearing. hoe."
"I think we get the picture, Sakura." Keetra stops her, almost regretting she had asked. (::well, I did want to do a bathroom scene! I just didn't say which bathroom I would use.::) she had seen the
Keetra turns to the counsel.
"The defense is done, counsel."
Keetra struggles from giving Eriol an amused smile as she returns to her seat. Syaoran had less luck holding back his blushing, however.
"Very well," Kris says, almost smiling herself. " does the prosecution wish to cross-examine?"
"Yes, Counsel."
Klalah stands, enjoying the look of fear in the green eyes before her." Keetra scoots to the edge of her seat, just in case.
"So, Sakura. It seems you know the accused pretty well. Do you happen to know who he is reincarnated from?"
"H-hai. Eriol-kun is the reincarnation of Clow Reed."
"And Clow Reed is the creator of the Clow cards, correct?"
"Hai."
"That must've taken a lot of magic. Clow Reed must have been a very powerful magician."
"Hai. Clow-san was the most powerful magician of his time."
Sakura shuts her mouth tight seeing the pained look that comes to Keetra's face and the warning look that Eriol gives her. noticing this, Klalah changes her tactics.
"When you were changing the Clow cards, the accused put you through several challenges, correct?"
"H-hai." Sakura responds, nervous again.
"In one of the challenges, the accused shifted the dimensional barriers within your school., correct? He has the power to manipulate dimensions?"
"H-hai, demo. " Sakura stutters, but is interrupted before she finishes.
"The prosecution has finished their cross-examination, Counsel."
"Does the defense wish to re-examine?"
"Yes, Counsel."
Keetra walks over to Sakura again.
"Sakura, can you state the reason that the accused did this challenge?"
"Hai." Sakura responds, in a cheerier mood. " Eriol-kun used his magic to help me transform all of the Clow cards to Sakura cards before they lost their magic. In that challenge, I transformed the Shadow card to find Tomoyo-chan."
"Do you think that Eriol would use his magic to that high of an extend without a moral reason?"
"Iie, Eriol-kun's not like that!" Sakura insists.
Keetra smiles at the insistence in Sakura's voice.
"Arigatou, Sakura." Keetra turns to the counsel. "The defense is finished."
"Very well, does the prosecution wish to re-examine?" Sakura looks fearfully at Klalah and lets out a relieved sigh when she sees the head shake no.
"No, counsel."
"The witness may return to her seat." Kris says.
"Hai."
Sakura restrains herself from leaping out of he chair and running to her Syaoran. When she does return to her seat, Syaoran slips his arm around her shoulders as she sobs into his chest.
"The prosecution shall call the next witness." Kris calls.
~*~*~*~ Time Jump: about 2 hrs later ~*~*~*~
~*~*~ Keetra's POV ~*~*~
I lean back and sigh as et another damned K scientist walks off the witness stand. In my opinion, the trial is not going so well. To Klalah, it probably is the easiest trial she has ever done. -sigh- I need to do something. I need to do anything! For the past 4 witnesses, I passed the cross-examination and the rest of the CCS group testimonies went, literally, in one ear and out the other, to coin a human phrase. They didn't even blink an eye when Tomoyo burst out into tears on the stand and refused to let Eriol comfort her. I am losing. And that is something I will not let happen. As the prosecution announces they have finished calling witnesses, my hand slips behind my ear and my eyes widen at the memory of the name I put on the list at the last minute. Things may not be as hopeless as they seem, after all.
Kris' eyes shift to mine.
"Does the defense have any names left to call?"
I stand with a determined look, my hand still on the implant on the back of my ear, fiddling with a tiny, removable circuit.
"Yes, Counsel."
I sigh as the part comes off between my fingers.
"I call KComp, the main computer, to the witness stand using this interface node."
I walk to the stand and place the node on the seat.
"KComp, interface."
A beeping sound is heard as a wide screen appears, filling the stand area. A pulsing light appears in the center of the screen and a female voice is heard.
"Well, Keetra, I recognize your voice but you know very well that I do not like courtrooms."
"Yes, KComp, I know." I respond with a smile. "I need you to switch to mechanical mode."
An annoyed sigh is heard.
"That is the reason I hate courts. Switching." A few more beeps are heard before a mechanized version of the voice responds. "Mode transformation complete."
"Thank you. Bring up all scanned information on the accused event."
The light disappears to be replaced by dozens of screens flashing data.
"Data retrieved."
"Focus on any magical field strong enough to effect dimensions."
All other screens but one disappear. The one has what looks like a wavelength graph which is continually moving.
"Data focused."
"Hold data. New scan. Retrieve data on magical lineage of human Hiragizawa Eriol."
Another wavelength graph appears.
"Data retrieved."
"Calculate possibility with retrieved data that Hiragizawa Eriol caused the retrieved magical field."
"Prediction calculated at 37%."
"Explain."
The screen changes to overlap the stilled graphs.
"Key strands in retrieved field information do not match data of human Hiragizawa Eriol."
"Could human Hiragizawa Eriol have changed his magical lineage."
"Negative."
"Explain."
"Humans with magical lineage possess the power to shield their lineage from others but do not have the capability to change their basic lineage structure."
"New scan. Retrieve data for magical lineage of human Li Syaoran."
"Data retrie. . ."
"Calculate possibility." I blurt out, impatient.
"Prediction calculated at 29%."
"New scan. Retrieve lineage data for human Kinomoto Sakura."
"Data. . ."
"Calculate." 'jeez' I think 'the fastest computer in the world and it is still as slow as molasses, to, yet again, coin a human phrase.'
But I am on a roll and beginning to think that the regular KComp woulda been less irritating.
"Prediction calculated at 48%."
Needless to say, my eyebrows raised a little at that.
"Explain why Kinomoto percentage was higher than Hiragizawa's."
"Human Kinomoto possesses Dimension card whose magical field has not yet been calculated due to it being used only twice. Using the card creates the card creates a higher percentage than Hiragizawa.
'Well,' I think to myself. 'It has a point.'
"New scan. Calculate possibility of guardian Keroberos."
"23%"
"Calculate for guardian Yue."
"24.2%"
"Calculate for human Daidouji Tomoyo."
"Unable to retrieve lineage data."
Mental slap in the brain for me there.
"Calculate for K member Keelah."
"67%."
"Calculate for K member Kooslee."
"68.5%"
"Calculate for K member Keetra."
"73.8%."
Add an internal wince there.
"Calculate for S member Sloota."
"89%"
"OK, Keetra. The defense's point has been clearly made. If you have no further scans then the examination shall be turned to the prosecution."
"The defense is done, Counsel."
Her little interruption smacks me back into reality as I take my seat.
"Does the prosecution wish to cross-examine?"
If I had any doubts as to how powerful my questioning had been, I had only to hear Klalah's words to be convinced.
"No, counsel." She says.
Kris nods to the bailiff as KComp shuts itself off. The bailiff picks up the interface and returns it to me and I put it back behind my ear, in its slot. KComp's voice whispers in my ear.
"* You want to know Klalah's percent? *"
"* Sure. *" I answer, curiously.
A little snicker is heard.
"* 51%. And for a K member, that is pretty bad. Any member of the K should have at least a 57 percentile. *"
I give a mental grin and can feel Keelah's curiosity seeping through our link.
"* I'll tell you later. *" I thought speak to her.
She seems content at that, since she no longer tries to read it from my mind.
I look back p as the members of the K counsel stand. "This trial shall recess until tomorrow. At that time, we, the Counsel, shall announce our verdict."
I watch them turn and exit through the rear doors.
~*~*~*~ End chapter eight ~*~*~*~
Keetra:: YATTA! Wow, this is the longest chapter in this whole story. Gomen for taking so long to get it out. Had some writer's block problems. I'd get rid of it, write two lines, then get it again. I decided to shorten the trial a little, as you probably noticed.
Kero:: c'mon Keetra, tell us!
Keetra:: tell you what?
Keelah:: HELLO!!! If he's really guilty or not of course!
Keetra:: I dunno what you are talking about.
Kero:: yea, sure, sure.
Keetra:: -innocent grin- R+R please! arigatou!