My Advenuters in Hell

Chapter 7: What!?!?!?!?!

Disclaimer: I dont own anyone or anything from Higher Ground

Claimer: I own Katie Mathis but Cole owns Cole Taylor. He is HGMonkey17

A/n: Im gonna use times so you know when this stuff happenes.

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3:00 pm August 15th 2002

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"How could this happen!?"Scott ranted. "I didn't do anything. You have to tell them! There's no way I could! I've been HERE!" He finished.

"It's not that simple Scott. They are charging you with the murder of Walt. I know that it was just a heart attack, but they think that you caused the heart attack being in that fight with him!" Sophie exclaimed.

Peter, Sophie and Scott were all sitting in Peters office. Scott had been charged, by the state of Washington for the murder of Walt Blaine. News had gotten around campus and all the students that saw the fight all agreed that he would have had the attack even if Scott hadn't caused the fight.

"I only hit him in the face. It was HIM getting excited and charging at me that caused the attack. Everyone that saw the fight knows so!" Scott said. He was now pacing around the room franticaly.

"Scott, sit down. Your just making us more nervous." Peter said.

"What do you expect? Huh! Me to be all happy about this?? No, because in a couple days I turn 18 and when I do I will be charged as an adult and possibly sent to prison for the rest of my life! I would never get to marry Shelby and never ever see her again!!" Scott screamed. All of a sudden Peters door swung open and Shelby and I ran through the door.

"Shelby, Katie, Go back to your dorm NOW!" Peter demanded.

"NO not before I know what is gonna happen with Scott. We know what happened. News travels fast around Horizon. What is going on?" I asked.

"Well Scott's being charged with Murder for Walt's death."

"But he died of a heartattack! There is nothing more to say." Shelby said. Then she had a flashback.

*FLASHBACK*

"He came here Scott." Shelby said dryly.

"Who... oh.... OH! That ba- UGGHHH!" He fumbled with his words.

" Yeah and the reason why is cause he is Katie's FATHER!" She yelled.

"Well when they arrive back I will be waiting for them."

"Scott? What are you gonna do? Don't do anything stupid. Like killing him Just "Play" with him if you know what I mean. Like re-arranging his face and making sure he doesn't walk again would be fine and dandy with me." She said through clenched teeth.

*END FLASHBACK*

Shelby shook her head at the memory. Walt died but it wasn't Scott's fault.

"MAN! It's just one thing after another! First Joe comes, then I find out that im adopted and Walt is my father, Walt dies of a HEART ATTACK, and then they charge Scott with murder. If this were a tv show and I was a viewer, I'd be feeling for myself right about now." I said seriously.

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9:00 am August 15th 2002

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Cole just got off the phone with his adoptive mother, Jessica. She had told him that he was going to have to testify in court about Damien and what he knew. Cole was a little scared and worried but he tryed to forget about it. He was laying on his bunk and soon drifted off to sleep.

*DREAM*

Cole woke up at the grassy medow with the big tree in the middle. He walked up to the tree to see his sister sitting there again.

"I did what you told me, Rachel." Cole said with a smile.

"Yes, I know and you were brave about it. But now you have to finish what you started and go to court. I know your feelings so I know you are scared. But its ok. Dont worry. It will go fine. There's evidence. He didn't wipe off his finger prints before he put the glass in my hand. He was drunk remember. Now all you have to do is answer every question truthfully and justice will be served. I have to go now I will see you soon. Bye Cole."

"Why do you have to go so fast! I just want to talk to my sister normaly for once. Is that to much to ask?!" He said the last part to the sky.

*END DREAM*

Cole woke up. To his surprise he was not sweating. This dream had been plesant until Rachel had to leave him. He understood why but it still bothered him.

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7:00am August 22, 2002

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Scott Barringer sat starting at her. Why the hell was she there? There was no reason for her to be there. This did NOT involve her. He finally got up enough courage to go over and speak to her. He aproached her and tapped her on the shoulder.

"Elaine what are you doing here. This doesn't involve you!" Scott hissed. At the brunette standing before him.

"Oh, but Scotty it does. Remember Jackson?" She said.

"Jackson Farrel? The lawyer you ran off with after you got caught. Yeah I remember him." Scott said suspiciously.

"Well it turnes out that we had alot in common. We both liked to practice law. So, I got a job as a lawyer. Isn't it wonderful! I am the procicutor in your case. And Scotty?"

"W-what?" Scott asked in awe and dissapointment.

"I want you to know that this can either go well for you or it can go extremely bad. I haven't lost a case yet, and I've done atleast 30 of them. But I think you know how to make this go well for yourself. So meet me in the conference room after this part of the trial.... I'll be waiting." Elaine said sneakily and hopped off down the aisle into her seat and looked through her papers.

Scott stared in awe. He knew what Elaine wanted but he would go to prison for the rest of his life before he would let her do that to him. It was blackmail and he knew she'd do that.

"That my dearest mommy is why I brought this with me" He said pulling out a tape recorder. He pushed play.

"I want you to know that this can either go well for you or it can go extremely bad. I haven't lost a case yet, and I've done atleast 30 of them. But I think you know how to make this go well for yourself. So meet me in the conference room after this part of the trial.... I'll be waiting" The tape played over in Elaine's voice.

"Hot Damn! I got her now!"

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12pm August 15th 2002

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Cole sat squirming in his seat for what seemed like hours. The trial had started 3 days before but today Cole had to testify.

"Prosicution would you like to call your next witness?" The judge asked.

"Yes your honer" Kisha the prosicution attorny said. 'Here it comes' He thought.

"Prosicution next calles, Cole Taylor. Adoptive child of the defendant." He heard his cue and got up and walked up to the box. Cole put his hand on the bible and swore to tell the truth. Halfway through the process he glanced over to where I was sitting and saw Rachel sitting beside me. I didn't know it then but I felt some kind of pressence. Rachel nodded her head when the deputy asked if he swore to tell the truth. Cole agreed and it began.

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1:00 pm August 15th 2002

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Scott sat down snikering and alot of people thought it was weird because, after all, he was being charged with murder.

The trial started and Scott watched and admitted that Elaine was pretty good at it. He then started to get nervous. Finnaly the judge called Scott up onto the stand and he was sworn in.

"Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god?" A deputy asked.

"Yes." Scott simply stated. Then Elaine walked up to Scott and began interogating him.

"Several witnesses saw the fight between you and the victim.. is that correct, Scotty?" Elaine said still managing to get the nick name Scott hated most in.

"Yeah. And you already know NOT to call me that. (mumbles) Skank..."

"What was that Mr Barringer?" The judge asked.

"Nothing your honer."

"So it is true that you admit to being in a fight with the victim and still in the fight when the poor man had a heart attack." Elaine said. That was it for Scott. Saying that Walt was a 'poor' man took him over the edge.

"YEAH ELAINE! He's a poor person, Just like you. Infact he did some of the things you did too! Didn't he.... DIDN'T HE!" Scott bursted out.

"Mr. Barringer is there something you want to say?"

"Yes there is! I want to request a tape cassette player right now. I wanna prove something. After about 5 minutes the tape player was brought to Scott and he played the tape. It revealed what Elaine had said earlier. The judge was appaled.

"Mr. Jacobs! Take Mrs. Farrel out of my court room NOW!" The judge said. The deputy took Elaine by the arm and drug her out of the court room.

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The defence attorny came up to Cole after he told his story to the prosicuter and proceeded to ask him questions.

"Did you see Mr. Brookends actually slitt your sisters wrists?" Cole being the sarcastic and dysfunctional teen he was had to reply smartly.

"No! If I had do you think we would realy be here right now. You and this WHOLE courtroom knows that I was across the whole state. I may be a profoundly dysfuctional teen but I am not stupid. Get to the point." Cole replyed.

"Ok Mr Taylor we are gonna get to the point now. You didn't see the defendant slitt your sisters wrists. You only have a letter that you read from your sister. The way you got that letter is by a DREAM. In the dream you say that your sister came to you and told you where it was?"

"Yeah. But its not the way i found the letter. It is the fact that I found it. In OUR hiding place. Only 2 people could have possibly even wrote this. Me or her. It is in HER handwriting, not mine. Also dont try to say that it doesn't state clearly that he did it. Because anyone with common since would be able to piece the puzzle together. Do you have common sence Mrs. Chandler?" Cole said with a smirk.

"Thats all I have your honer." Cole got up proudly knowing that he had defeated her. He padded his self on the back for the accomplishment.

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Scott was proud of himself. He had killed a bird with one stone however the other one was still flinching. He didn't know if he would be charged or not. The case went both ways and halfway blamed Scott and halfway didn't. The jury was back and had a decision.

"Mr. Foreperson? Do you have a vertict?" The judge asked.

"We do your honer. On the count of 3rd degree murder we find the defendand Scott Barringer....."

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A/n: Wanna know the vertict!! I know you do. All's ya have to do is review.... cheating is allowed and PLEASE PLEASE review!