That moring was probably the worst morning anyone had ever had. A depressing feeling hung in the air, and even Tallen and Storm, who were usually prancing around the house licking the bare feet of the mansion's current occupants, were depressed. They wandered around the house, tails between their legs and heads low. Joey and Kaiba hadn't said a word to eachother all moring, they hadn't even glared at eachother. No one had said a word all morning, not even Mai, who couldn't seem to find her makeup anywhere, or Aurora, who looked ready to cry at the slightest mention of the trial. The only one who hadn't shown their face yet was Kaily, who had locked herself in her room.
Yugi was currently glaring uncharacteristily at the microwave in front of him, which was warming up a plate full of waffles since Kaily wasn't there to cook, as if willing it to cook faster. At the table Mai and Solomon were buried in the newspaper, trying to avoid the fact that they may lose the youngest member of their family may not come home that night. Kaiba and Joey were pacing back and forth, not even bothering to bicker with eachother, or Yugi. Serenity, T'ea, Mokuba, and Aurora were seated in a circle on the floor, talking quietly, and Tristan was trying, without much luck, to distract himself by counting the spots on the wall, ceiling, and floor.
No one spoke or moved, save for the small group on the floor and the two pacing teens. Even so, everyone had the same thing on their minds, the trial that would decide Aurora's fate. Said girl was sitting on the floor, staring at her Dark Magician Girl card, her mind wandering from place to place, mostly the trial, while Mokuba, Serenity, and T'ea talked about something she didn't quite hear, though they were right next to her.
Upstairs Kaily was having problems of her own, mainly an annoying yami moping around in HER soul room. She was sitting in her window sill, staring out at the rising sun. A small breeze flew up, blowing her hair around in her face,'What do we do now?' She could feel her family and friends gathered downstairs, but didn't budge to join them. Two hours from now they'd be in the court room, fighting for Aurora. Everything was so calm, no Yugi and Joey trying to bite eachother's heads off, no Mokuba and Aurora racing around trying to drive her insane, no Mai yelling about losing her makeup, not even Yami teasing Yuga and Bakahno, normally the young guardian would have loved a morning like this, but now, she hated it.
"Knock knock, can I come in?"
She looked up as Garasaki poked his head in,"How's our favorite guardian?"
"Hi, Garasaki."Kaily faked a smile as best she could,"I didn't hear you come in."
He sat down on her bed and began examining the Guardian's Flute,"You'd think someone died with how quiet it is in here."
Kaily rested her chin on her knees,"I'd be happier if someone had."
"Don't worry so much,"Garasaki shook his head,"you'll do fine, and this afternoon you'll come back, and everything will be fine."
"Easy for you to say."Kaily grumbled,"You're not the one on trial."
"Yes, but I was put on trial for child abuse after Ryou and I ended up in the hospital. It was a miracle that they couln't prove I did it."
"But that's still easier,"Kaily pointed out,"I'm a multi-millionair with a bad reputation. Most of the city will be against me."
"But you've still got your friends, and family. They'll always be there to back you up, and, I'm sure, if he could, Ryou would be here for you, too."
Kaily faked another smile,"Yeah, he would." She fingered the Millenium Ring around her neck,"And part of me still feels like he's here."
Garasaki grinned,"And you always will feel that way."
Kaily looked out the window again,"Have you ever felt like you knew someone was alive, but, you saw them die right in front of you?"
Garasaki gave an understanding nod,"There are still times when I'll feel like Melanie and Amane are still alive."
"Somehow I beleive that."Kaily tightened her grip on the Ring,"I know I have to find a new bearer for the Millenium Ring, but something is telling me to hold onto it, like, somehow, Bakura will come back."
Garasaki grinned,"How's our dear tomb robber doing?"
"Other than the fact that he completely destroyed half the electronics in this mansion, not to mention trashed my soul roon, he's great, a little moody, but great."
"And Yuga?"
"Just as bad, minus the electronics thing."Kaily made a mental note to yell at her two yamis later,"Everyone's on edge about the trip to Tokyo, and I know they have reason to be. We all know something bad is going to happen, but we still have to go, Amane is going to need us."
"You'd better get ready for the trial,"Garasaki suggested,"you leave in half an hour."
"Wha?!"Kaily looked at the clock on her laptop,"Ugh!"
Garasaki chuckled as she bolted out of the room,"I can see why my son was so fond of her."
To:Gemini_Elves@racerblood.com
From:Guardian_Princess_of_Games@Millenium.com
Subject:Thanks
Arigato, Amane, you're a godess among angels, I swear. I'm running around, trying to get ready for the trial, and I just had enough time to read your email. I've got to be at a trial for custody of my brat sister in like, five minutes, it'll probably be all over the news. I'll tell you the full story when I have the time, right now, Croquet's yelling for me, I've gotta run.
Kaily clicked the send button on her laptop and grabbed her backpack off the desk. She was about to bolt out the door when an email popped up on her screen,"Huh?"
To:Guardian_Princess_of_Games@Millenium.com
From:Gemini_Elves@raerblood.com
Subject:Good luck
I just turned on the news, your trial's all over the tv. Good luck, you're gonna need it. I'll talk to you after the trial. You'll do great. Amane
Kaily smiled and sprinted down the stairs. Aurora, Kaiba, and Yugi were waiting for her, the others, she guessed, had already left. Yugi took a small stack of cards out of his pocket and handed them to his twin,"All of our favorite cards are in there. That way we'll all be right there with you during the trial."
Kaily gave her brother a tight hug,"Let's go, before I get scared and decide to turn around and run."
Kaiba looked her up and down, her hair was tied up in the normal pony-tail with her bangs hanging in her face, and she was dressed in a pair of tight black pants, and a black jacket whose sleeves had been torn off in a rather messy fight she'd gotten in a few weeks ago. "Are you SURE that's the smartest thing to wear to a trial?"
"Give it a rest, Kaiba."Kaily shook her head,"It's my choice, besides, you're my lawyer, not my fashion consultant, though you'd probably quite good at the job."
The CEO let out an annoyed growl and prepaired to punch the guardian when Croquet shouted for them to hurry.
Amane clicked the send icon on the computer and clicked her way to another website where they were showing a live broadcast of the trial that would decide the fate of her pen pal's little sister. Currently there was a news reporter interviewing various people, currently she was talking to a young woman with long wavy blond hair and violent eyes, Mai Valentine. Amane had seen her on the news once or twice before.
"Miss Valentine, what is your opinion on this case?"
Mai, who looked very sleepy and annoyed, shook her head,"It's insanity. I just met Aurora and Kail a few months ago, but I already know that's where they belong. Aurora and Kail belong together, like the Kaiba brothers, they shouldn't be separated, Kail is devastatingly loyal to the people she cares for, especially Aurora. I wouldn't dream of those two being separated."
"And, what do you think about Kail herself?"
"She has her short-comings, but who doesn't? Kail can't be blamed for the way she acts, it's her nature. She's rebellious, yes, and most deffinitely rude at times, but she also has her good points. She's strong willed, smart, atheletic, talented, and so many other things. I would be proud to have a daughter like her."
"Thank you, and there is Miss Pegasus herself. We will now take a short break and when we return, the trial will begin." Amane ran a few fingers through her almost white hair as she waited impatiently for the trial to start.
Yugi was currently glaring uncharacteristily at the microwave in front of him, which was warming up a plate full of waffles since Kaily wasn't there to cook, as if willing it to cook faster. At the table Mai and Solomon were buried in the newspaper, trying to avoid the fact that they may lose the youngest member of their family may not come home that night. Kaiba and Joey were pacing back and forth, not even bothering to bicker with eachother, or Yugi. Serenity, T'ea, Mokuba, and Aurora were seated in a circle on the floor, talking quietly, and Tristan was trying, without much luck, to distract himself by counting the spots on the wall, ceiling, and floor.
No one spoke or moved, save for the small group on the floor and the two pacing teens. Even so, everyone had the same thing on their minds, the trial that would decide Aurora's fate. Said girl was sitting on the floor, staring at her Dark Magician Girl card, her mind wandering from place to place, mostly the trial, while Mokuba, Serenity, and T'ea talked about something she didn't quite hear, though they were right next to her.
Upstairs Kaily was having problems of her own, mainly an annoying yami moping around in HER soul room. She was sitting in her window sill, staring out at the rising sun. A small breeze flew up, blowing her hair around in her face,'What do we do now?' She could feel her family and friends gathered downstairs, but didn't budge to join them. Two hours from now they'd be in the court room, fighting for Aurora. Everything was so calm, no Yugi and Joey trying to bite eachother's heads off, no Mokuba and Aurora racing around trying to drive her insane, no Mai yelling about losing her makeup, not even Yami teasing Yuga and Bakahno, normally the young guardian would have loved a morning like this, but now, she hated it.
"Knock knock, can I come in?"
She looked up as Garasaki poked his head in,"How's our favorite guardian?"
"Hi, Garasaki."Kaily faked a smile as best she could,"I didn't hear you come in."
He sat down on her bed and began examining the Guardian's Flute,"You'd think someone died with how quiet it is in here."
Kaily rested her chin on her knees,"I'd be happier if someone had."
"Don't worry so much,"Garasaki shook his head,"you'll do fine, and this afternoon you'll come back, and everything will be fine."
"Easy for you to say."Kaily grumbled,"You're not the one on trial."
"Yes, but I was put on trial for child abuse after Ryou and I ended up in the hospital. It was a miracle that they couln't prove I did it."
"But that's still easier,"Kaily pointed out,"I'm a multi-millionair with a bad reputation. Most of the city will be against me."
"But you've still got your friends, and family. They'll always be there to back you up, and, I'm sure, if he could, Ryou would be here for you, too."
Kaily faked another smile,"Yeah, he would." She fingered the Millenium Ring around her neck,"And part of me still feels like he's here."
Garasaki grinned,"And you always will feel that way."
Kaily looked out the window again,"Have you ever felt like you knew someone was alive, but, you saw them die right in front of you?"
Garasaki gave an understanding nod,"There are still times when I'll feel like Melanie and Amane are still alive."
"Somehow I beleive that."Kaily tightened her grip on the Ring,"I know I have to find a new bearer for the Millenium Ring, but something is telling me to hold onto it, like, somehow, Bakura will come back."
Garasaki grinned,"How's our dear tomb robber doing?"
"Other than the fact that he completely destroyed half the electronics in this mansion, not to mention trashed my soul roon, he's great, a little moody, but great."
"And Yuga?"
"Just as bad, minus the electronics thing."Kaily made a mental note to yell at her two yamis later,"Everyone's on edge about the trip to Tokyo, and I know they have reason to be. We all know something bad is going to happen, but we still have to go, Amane is going to need us."
"You'd better get ready for the trial,"Garasaki suggested,"you leave in half an hour."
"Wha?!"Kaily looked at the clock on her laptop,"Ugh!"
Garasaki chuckled as she bolted out of the room,"I can see why my son was so fond of her."
To:Gemini_Elves@racerblood.com
From:Guardian_Princess_of_Games@Millenium.com
Subject:Thanks
Arigato, Amane, you're a godess among angels, I swear. I'm running around, trying to get ready for the trial, and I just had enough time to read your email. I've got to be at a trial for custody of my brat sister in like, five minutes, it'll probably be all over the news. I'll tell you the full story when I have the time, right now, Croquet's yelling for me, I've gotta run.
Kaily clicked the send button on her laptop and grabbed her backpack off the desk. She was about to bolt out the door when an email popped up on her screen,"Huh?"
To:Guardian_Princess_of_Games@Millenium.com
From:Gemini_Elves@raerblood.com
Subject:Good luck
I just turned on the news, your trial's all over the tv. Good luck, you're gonna need it. I'll talk to you after the trial. You'll do great. Amane
Kaily smiled and sprinted down the stairs. Aurora, Kaiba, and Yugi were waiting for her, the others, she guessed, had already left. Yugi took a small stack of cards out of his pocket and handed them to his twin,"All of our favorite cards are in there. That way we'll all be right there with you during the trial."
Kaily gave her brother a tight hug,"Let's go, before I get scared and decide to turn around and run."
Kaiba looked her up and down, her hair was tied up in the normal pony-tail with her bangs hanging in her face, and she was dressed in a pair of tight black pants, and a black jacket whose sleeves had been torn off in a rather messy fight she'd gotten in a few weeks ago. "Are you SURE that's the smartest thing to wear to a trial?"
"Give it a rest, Kaiba."Kaily shook her head,"It's my choice, besides, you're my lawyer, not my fashion consultant, though you'd probably quite good at the job."
The CEO let out an annoyed growl and prepaired to punch the guardian when Croquet shouted for them to hurry.
Amane clicked the send icon on the computer and clicked her way to another website where they were showing a live broadcast of the trial that would decide the fate of her pen pal's little sister. Currently there was a news reporter interviewing various people, currently she was talking to a young woman with long wavy blond hair and violent eyes, Mai Valentine. Amane had seen her on the news once or twice before.
"Miss Valentine, what is your opinion on this case?"
Mai, who looked very sleepy and annoyed, shook her head,"It's insanity. I just met Aurora and Kail a few months ago, but I already know that's where they belong. Aurora and Kail belong together, like the Kaiba brothers, they shouldn't be separated, Kail is devastatingly loyal to the people she cares for, especially Aurora. I wouldn't dream of those two being separated."
"And, what do you think about Kail herself?"
"She has her short-comings, but who doesn't? Kail can't be blamed for the way she acts, it's her nature. She's rebellious, yes, and most deffinitely rude at times, but she also has her good points. She's strong willed, smart, atheletic, talented, and so many other things. I would be proud to have a daughter like her."
"Thank you, and there is Miss Pegasus herself. We will now take a short break and when we return, the trial will begin." Amane ran a few fingers through her almost white hair as she waited impatiently for the trial to start.