"Case 13-666, Angeline and Darien Deshora verses Kaily Pegasus for custody of Aurora Deshora."
Kaily let out a low growl both at her name being mentioned in the same breath as Angeline and Darien's, and the fact that Deshora was following HER baby sister's name. Kaiba, sensing her already building tensions, put a hand on her shoulder,"Shush. You'll get your chance soon enough."
"Kaily Pegasus is being charged with child abduction, abandonment, and abuse," Kaily jumped to her feet and began to aproach the announcer guy, but Kaiba grabbed her before she could take more than a few steps. "along with ten cases of grand theft. If found guilty her younger sister, Aurora, will be taken out of her care and given to their parents, and she will spend twenty years to life in prison without parole."
Kaily snarled angrily,"Child abuse?"
"Magic card."Yugi and Kaiba both muttered,"Cute."
"Lawyers will now make their opening statements."
Kaily and Kaiba exchanged glances as a devious looking man with slit-like black eyes, overly slicked back hair, and a extreamly fake-looking mustache stepped up,"Crush Card."
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, Kaily Pegasus is an abusive older sister, her younger sister has the scars to prove it, a satan worshipper, a theif, and a trouble maker. She was expelled from Domino High School for vandalizing the gymnasium, and she is famous for her violent reputation in both gang land and school. She has stolen from her mother, broken almost every rule in the book, tried to, and probably succeeded in doing so several times, murder people, and destroyed an entire block of property by blowing up the Turtle Game Shop a few months ago. Do we really want a creature like that living among us, and, more importantly, do we want her to actually raise a child? Miss Pegasus kidnapped her younger sister and tried to murder her parents when she was only ten years old. She talked Maximillion Pegasus into adopting her by tricking him into thinking her parents were dead, and then turned around and murdered him six years later. I ask you again, do we really want someone like this living among us and raising a young and impressionable girl? I think not. That is all." the very creepy man returned to his seat, where Angeline and Darien were grinning like cheshire cats.
"And the rebutto?"
Kaiba got to his feet, giving the Pegasus girl's shoulder a reassuring squeeze,"I must say, I've never heard a truer statement in my life, but, at the same time, it's the biggest load of shit I've ever heard." Several gasps went up at his words. "Kail is rude, obnoxious, violent, cold hearted, brash, stubborn, and very different, but, at the same time, she's a gentle, loving, angelic," at this point he received a VERY demented glare from Kaily. "Ok, not exactly angelic, older sister, an intelligent, stubborn, iron-willed teenage head of a multi-million dollar company, and a loyal, rock-headed, firey, duelest with a heart of gold. I met Kail when we were ten years old, and, yes, she has her short-comings, but her good points out-weigh them." 'Just barely.' "She is devestatingly loyal to Aurora, and to my own little brother, Mokuba. Both children can see not fault with her, besides her sometimes violent demeanor. Yes, she has struck Aurora once or twice, but the scars on her back are not from Kail, they are from the car crash that the girls thought killed her parents. If anyone should be charged with child abduction, abandonment, and abuse, it's Angeline and Darien. The scar on my client's face was from a dagger that Darien took to her. Yes she an be rude and violent, but you can't expect much more from a girl who was raised in gang land. Despite her demonic attitude, Kail is an amazing and talented girl with a passion for Duel Monsters and fighting. She can do anything she wants when she puts her heart into it, it just takes a little pushing and shoving now and then. She is no murderer, and, as far as I know, the closest she's come to killing someone is when she broke Duke Devlin's arms and his nose for rather shamelessly flirting with her best friend's little sister, and if she hadn't, that Wheeler punk or I would have. She may be a theif, but I doubt there are many people who haven't stolen at one point or another in their lives. In conclusion, Kail can be a demented wench at times," another, even more demonic glare,"but she is still a wonderful sister and an amazing girl, and, even in the most critical eyes, her good points out-weigh her short-comings, even if only a little. Aurora deserves to stay with her older sister, just as Kail deserves to keep her nearby. The two have been eachother's strength since they were children, and, speaking from experience, it's hard when you are all alone in the world, but one person, be it a sibling," he gave a quick, loving glance in Mokuba's direction,"a close friend," he looked at Kaily,"or, even a great enemy,"he glanced quickly at Joey,"can make the whole world brighter, and give you strength that you never dreamed you could have, and that's exactly what Aurora and Kail have been to eachother, just as Mokuba was to me when I was being trained as KaibaCorp's heir. It's insanity, pure and simple, to separate these two." With that he returned to his seat next to Kaily, who was staring at him, wide mouthed, just as their friends and family were in the back,"What?"
"What was that?"Yuga asked, temporarily taking over her abiou's body.
"The truth."Kaiba replied simply.
Kaily shoved her yami back in her soul room,"Seto, you're scaring me."
The trial wore on, Kaily and Seto doing their best to wear down Angeline and Darien's defenses, but, annoyingly enough, they weren't having much luck. Finally, the judge called a half hour recess. Kaily bolted to her feet and ran back to where her friends were, with Kaiba close behind her. Eventually Kaily, Kaiba, and Yugi wandered outside to talk about their case.
"You can tell those two are up to something."Yugi half-growled,"Whatever you do, you can't wipe that grin off their faces."
"I know,"Kaily sat down on a large lion statue,"it's buggin' the heck outta me, and we have yet to figure out our Harpie's Feather Duster."
"If you could prove they're the ones who are guilty of everything you're charged with,"Mai joined them, her own cheshire cat grin on her face,"then the charges against you will be dropped and turned to them."
Kaily's eyes lit up for the first time that day,"You're right, but how?"
"It's not enough, but this should help."Mai handed her daughter a piece of paper, then retreated into the court room.
Kaily looked at the paper in her hand,"My birth certificate!"
"Yeah, that could be useful,"Kaiba nodded,"but it's still not enough. You need to prove that they actually hurt you."
"What do you call that scar on her face?"Bakahno stepped out of the teen's form,"Or the ones on her back."
"What?"Kaiba asked.
Kaily traced a finger down the scar on her face,"The night they brought me back, Darien took his dagger to my back. It'd let Serenity doodle on my back, and he traced every mark. Some of the cuts went down to the bone, I'll never forget that night."
"Then, you've still got the scars?"
Kaily nodded,"I wouldn't be suprised if there were scratches on my bones from that monster."
"If you could prove that they're the ones who gave you those scars,"Kaiba said thoughtfully,"then we'd beat them for sure."
Kaily's eyes sparkled,"Proof. There's gotta be some in their old house."
"You're right, but they'll call us in any minute now."Yugi pointed out.
//Yuga!//
The annoyed yami appeared next to her lighter half,"What?"
"Can you buy some time for me to get over to Angeline and Darien's old house?"Kaily asked.
"Of course."Yuga nodded,"Just hurry."
"Duh." With that Kaily raced down the steps, around the corner, and into a dark alley behind the building.
"She's not going to be back for awhile, is she?"Kaiba asked dryly.
Yuga, Yugi, and Bakahno nodded.
Kaily sprinted through gang land, doing her best not to wander into trouble areas. She could hear gun shots, and realized there was a gang fight going on up ahead,"Oh, great."
Amane watched the trial play out in front of her, and she didn't like it. Kaily and Kaiba were fighting back well enough, but the whole jury was against them. She ran her fingers through her white-ish hair,"I wish there was some way I could help."
"You can help by getting this pig-sty cleaned up!!"
Amane cringed,"You're home early, mother."
The white haired woman brought her hand across Amane's pale face,"Get this mess cleaned up!!!"
"Yes, ma'am."Amane rubbed her cheek and started picking up the beer cans all over the room. She glanced back at the computer, Kaily was showing a tape to the court.
"Have all witnesses been called?" Kaiba and the sleezy looking man, who Yuga and Aurora had named Baka no Sleeze Ball, nodded. "Closing arguments."
"Wait."Kaily walked into the court room holding up a video tape,"I have evidence that could turn this all around."
Yugi let out a sigh of relief,'We thought you wouldn't make it.'
'Yugi, I'm hurt. What's going on?'
'You were right, they played a Dark Hole. Darien has several bullet wounds and burns he said YOU gave him. Everything you and Kaiba did was for nothing.'
'Don't worry, I've got everything figured out, but, I may need one thing.'
'What?'
'I may need to let out that you're my twin. I need to prove Angeline kidnapped me.'
Yugi was silent for a moment,'Of course. Anything to win this.'
"Miss Pegasus?!"the judge yelped,"But, you're...."
Kaily chuckled,"That's Yuga, my body double and older sister. I left her here while I went to get something from my old house, a video tape Aurora made when Angeline and Dariend dragged me back there when I was ten, as well as proof that Angeline isn't my biological mother."
Ageline jumped to her feet,"Excuse me?! You are my biological daughter."
Kaily snapped, she'd had it. No more playing by the rules, no more manners, no more behaving, she was going to do this her way,"Me?! I'd be embarassed to admit even knowing you! I spent my life trying to figure out who I was and where I belonged because YOU, you selfish, Ra forsaken bitch, tore me away from my already demolished family!!"
"You little lying bitch!"Darien jumped up and grabbed Kaily by the collar,"How dare you say that!"
"Right back at ya!"Kaily snarled, very thankful she'd lined her black combat boots with metal,"You, mister I rule the world, you scarred me for life! I am fed up with your lies!"
"Why you!"he freed his hand, brought it up, and punched her, causing the guardian to fall from his grip.
Yugi jumped to his feet to help, as did Joey and Tristan, but Kaily mentally told them to stay back, and that she could handle it. Kaily got to her feet, rubbing her jaw,"You call that a punch?"
Darien was taken completely off guard,"Wha?!"
"I'm not a little girl anymore, Darien."Kaily's eyes gleamed in the light of the court room,"A simple smack won't suffice anymore. I thought you learned that when you dragged me back through gang land and carved those tattoos in my back."
"I don't know what you're talking about."Darien lied.
Kaily let out a low snarl,"Or the scar on my face."
"I did not give you that scar!"Darien shouted angrily.
Kaily snarled angrily,"I would hit you right now, but I've got a strict policy agaisnt hitting girls."
"Ow, burn."Mokuba muttered, making Aurora, who had been looking over his shoulder at the game he was playing, giggle madly.
"Order!! Order, in the court!!!"the judge shouted angrily.
Kaily glared up at him,"Order? There is no order when it comes to those two. Yes, I am theif, but I am no murder."
"What the hell is she doing?"Kaiba asked no one in partiular.
"Being herself."Yuga replied simply.
"Excuse me, young lady?"
"The lies that THING," she pointed angrily at Angeline and Darien's lawyer,"told you make me look like a saint. Yeah, I've gotten dangerously close to killing a few people, mainly a certain rapist named Alexander, but I'm no murder. I was too sick to even move, much less kill someone, the day my father died."
"You still refer to Pegasus as your father?"the judge asked,"When he is dead, and he is certainly not your father?"
"Maximillion Pegasus is the closest thing I ever had to a father, and that bastard," she glared at Darien,"certainly isn't my father."
"Do you have any proof of that?"the judge asked.
"Yes."Kaily said simply, withdrawing her birth crtificate from her pocket and handing it to the judge,"If you need any more proof just ask my mother herself."
The judge looked at the paper with interest,"It's valid alright, what do you say to this, Miss Deshora?"
"I....I...."
"As Seto said before, if anyone should be chared with kidnapping, it's Angeline. She kidnapped me when I was still a baby. If you need anymore proof just asked my grandfather."
"Your grandfather?"
"Yes, my grandfather. He's right here in the court room."
"That still doesn't make up for the fact that you kidnapped Aurora when she was not even your blood sister."
"With all due respect, your honor,"Aurora piped up,"we thought they were dead, killed in a car crash. We were found wandering around on the street and someone took us to the orphanage, where Pegasus met my sister. She beat him at a one draw duel and he adopted us."
"Is this true?"the judge asked.
"Hai. I promised Aurora that first night in the orphanage that I'd always protect her. I wouldn't hurt her in a million years. Blood sister or not, she's still a part of my family and I'll always look after her, unlike these two who, I doubt, will take any better care of Aurora than they did me."
"And exactly how did they treat you?"
Kaily traced the scar on her face again,"What does it look like?"
"Do you have any OTHER proof?"
Kaily closed her eyes and pulled off her jacket. She was wearing a gold halter top which very clearly showed her back, which was covered in tattoo-like scars that spiraled around in flowers, stars, and all sorts of strange symbols,"They did this to me the night they dragged me back from my home in gang land."
The judge eyed her back,"This could have been done by anyone."
Kaily held up the tape,"Got a VCR?" The judge nodded to a big screen tv/VCR/DVD player set up in the corner. Kaily glanced over to Joey and Tristan, who quicky jumped up and wheeled it in front of the judge and jury. "Quick warning, very graphic."
She put the tape in and the tv fizzled to life. At first the camera was shaking so much nothing could be made out, then, it focused in on a grisly scene. A man, obviously Darien, holding down a girl, no more than ten, by the neck. Her face was bleeding from a very deep cut, dying most of her face red. He brought his free hand up and slapped her, hard. The girl's raven black hair, which had developed a slight reddish tint from her blood, fell in her face, hiding her eyes. Her shirt, which was about two sizes too big, had several holes in it, revealing a few marker doodles on her back, aparently, Darien saw them too. He took his dagger and sliced open the back of her shirt, revealing the the doodles all over her back,"So, you like tattoos huh?" Kaily didn't answer. "Answer me!" Her took his dagger and began tracing the marks on her back. Within seconds there was a huge pool of blood on the floor, still, Kaily's mouth opened, but not a word came out. "Now what do you say?" Kaily kept silent. Her kept tearing at the marks till evry single one was cut, some down to the bone. "ANSWE ME!!!" Kaily finally turned, and her hair parted to reveal one sharp, redish-purple eye, but she still kept silent. "DAMN YOU, ANSWE ME!!" He picked Kaily up and threw her against a wall, expecting her to crumble into a heap, instead, she pulled herself to her feet and glared at him with the cold menacing eyes that had made Yami so frightening, but still she stayed silent. She took her long back hair and pulled it back into a long pony-tail and threw it over her shoulder, then, with a look of pure hatred, spat a bunch if blood out of her mouth. Darien picked up a large hand gun off a nearby table and aimed it at her,"IF YOU DON'T ANSWE ME RIGHT NOW I'LL BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT!!" Kaily didn't say a word. *BANG!* Her pony-tail fell to the ground and the rest of her hair stuck up in odd angles, mimicing Yugi's, but she didn't flinch, and not a sound was made. "You're a brave little girl, Kaily."Darien hissed, cocking his gun and aiming at her right shoulder,"But that's not enough. Now, answer me." Kaily remained silent, her eyes glowing dangerously. *BANG!!* Kaily flinched this time, but just barely. More blood fell from the gaping hole on her shoulder, and, she was visibly fading. "I'll give you one last chance, Kaily, answer me." She remained as silent as ever, but her eyes said otherwise. There were tears threatening to fall from her eyes, and there was rage burning in them. Darien cocked the gun again,"Fine!" He fired again, this time aiming for her heart. Kaily fell to the ground, and so did the camera.
"How are you still alive if her shot you in the heart?"the judge asked.
Kaily reached into her shirt and pulled out the Guardian's Flute, which was handing from a leather strap around her neck,"The bullet got lodged on this flute, it was a present from my grandfather when I was born. When I went to Egypt Pegasus had it repaired for me."
The judge nodded,"Closing statements, please."
Baka no Sleeze Ball got to his feet, glaring at Kaily,"Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury..."
"Can I say something?"Kaily asked, holding up a hand.
"Speak, you will anyway."the judge grunted.
She approached Baka no Sleeze Ball, and tore the mustache off his face,"You look better without the rat tail, Arigarshu." She brought her hand up and pulled off his hair, revealing a a head half-full of brown hair,"I thought you were dead."
The man looked in shock at the guardian,"But...."
"It's hard to forget the eyes that almost took my father's life."Kaily snarled, then turned back to the jury,"Ladies and Gentlemen, this man is Eric Arigarshu, he tried to murder my father four times in the years that I lived with him. He succeeded in shooting my father in the heart, and he almost died because of it. That night I chased Arigarshu into an old tomb in Luxor, he set off a trap, and the whole tomb fell on him, or, atleast, I though so. Looks like even a Vice-President can be wrong."
Arigarshu glared at her,"Little bitch." He moved to punch her, but, instead his fist collided with Kaily's hand, and he was thrown across the court room, right into Darien,"Ugh." He fainted on the spot.
The judge slapped his forehead,"That's it!! I've had it!! All I can see here is a twisted mess! I find Kaily Pegasus guilty of grand theft on four counts! But I also find Darien Deshora guilty of child abuse and abandonment, and Angeline Deshora guilty of child abduction! Darien will spend two years in prison, Angeline will spend five years, and Kaily Pegasus will spend one month in the juvenille detention center! Aurora will be left in the care of Kaily's mother, Mai Valentine!! Court ajourned!!"
Kaily let out a low growl both at her name being mentioned in the same breath as Angeline and Darien's, and the fact that Deshora was following HER baby sister's name. Kaiba, sensing her already building tensions, put a hand on her shoulder,"Shush. You'll get your chance soon enough."
"Kaily Pegasus is being charged with child abduction, abandonment, and abuse," Kaily jumped to her feet and began to aproach the announcer guy, but Kaiba grabbed her before she could take more than a few steps. "along with ten cases of grand theft. If found guilty her younger sister, Aurora, will be taken out of her care and given to their parents, and she will spend twenty years to life in prison without parole."
Kaily snarled angrily,"Child abuse?"
"Magic card."Yugi and Kaiba both muttered,"Cute."
"Lawyers will now make their opening statements."
Kaily and Kaiba exchanged glances as a devious looking man with slit-like black eyes, overly slicked back hair, and a extreamly fake-looking mustache stepped up,"Crush Card."
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, Kaily Pegasus is an abusive older sister, her younger sister has the scars to prove it, a satan worshipper, a theif, and a trouble maker. She was expelled from Domino High School for vandalizing the gymnasium, and she is famous for her violent reputation in both gang land and school. She has stolen from her mother, broken almost every rule in the book, tried to, and probably succeeded in doing so several times, murder people, and destroyed an entire block of property by blowing up the Turtle Game Shop a few months ago. Do we really want a creature like that living among us, and, more importantly, do we want her to actually raise a child? Miss Pegasus kidnapped her younger sister and tried to murder her parents when she was only ten years old. She talked Maximillion Pegasus into adopting her by tricking him into thinking her parents were dead, and then turned around and murdered him six years later. I ask you again, do we really want someone like this living among us and raising a young and impressionable girl? I think not. That is all." the very creepy man returned to his seat, where Angeline and Darien were grinning like cheshire cats.
"And the rebutto?"
Kaiba got to his feet, giving the Pegasus girl's shoulder a reassuring squeeze,"I must say, I've never heard a truer statement in my life, but, at the same time, it's the biggest load of shit I've ever heard." Several gasps went up at his words. "Kail is rude, obnoxious, violent, cold hearted, brash, stubborn, and very different, but, at the same time, she's a gentle, loving, angelic," at this point he received a VERY demented glare from Kaily. "Ok, not exactly angelic, older sister, an intelligent, stubborn, iron-willed teenage head of a multi-million dollar company, and a loyal, rock-headed, firey, duelest with a heart of gold. I met Kail when we were ten years old, and, yes, she has her short-comings, but her good points out-weigh them." 'Just barely.' "She is devestatingly loyal to Aurora, and to my own little brother, Mokuba. Both children can see not fault with her, besides her sometimes violent demeanor. Yes, she has struck Aurora once or twice, but the scars on her back are not from Kail, they are from the car crash that the girls thought killed her parents. If anyone should be charged with child abduction, abandonment, and abuse, it's Angeline and Darien. The scar on my client's face was from a dagger that Darien took to her. Yes she an be rude and violent, but you can't expect much more from a girl who was raised in gang land. Despite her demonic attitude, Kail is an amazing and talented girl with a passion for Duel Monsters and fighting. She can do anything she wants when she puts her heart into it, it just takes a little pushing and shoving now and then. She is no murderer, and, as far as I know, the closest she's come to killing someone is when she broke Duke Devlin's arms and his nose for rather shamelessly flirting with her best friend's little sister, and if she hadn't, that Wheeler punk or I would have. She may be a theif, but I doubt there are many people who haven't stolen at one point or another in their lives. In conclusion, Kail can be a demented wench at times," another, even more demonic glare,"but she is still a wonderful sister and an amazing girl, and, even in the most critical eyes, her good points out-weigh her short-comings, even if only a little. Aurora deserves to stay with her older sister, just as Kail deserves to keep her nearby. The two have been eachother's strength since they were children, and, speaking from experience, it's hard when you are all alone in the world, but one person, be it a sibling," he gave a quick, loving glance in Mokuba's direction,"a close friend," he looked at Kaily,"or, even a great enemy,"he glanced quickly at Joey,"can make the whole world brighter, and give you strength that you never dreamed you could have, and that's exactly what Aurora and Kail have been to eachother, just as Mokuba was to me when I was being trained as KaibaCorp's heir. It's insanity, pure and simple, to separate these two." With that he returned to his seat next to Kaily, who was staring at him, wide mouthed, just as their friends and family were in the back,"What?"
"What was that?"Yuga asked, temporarily taking over her abiou's body.
"The truth."Kaiba replied simply.
Kaily shoved her yami back in her soul room,"Seto, you're scaring me."
The trial wore on, Kaily and Seto doing their best to wear down Angeline and Darien's defenses, but, annoyingly enough, they weren't having much luck. Finally, the judge called a half hour recess. Kaily bolted to her feet and ran back to where her friends were, with Kaiba close behind her. Eventually Kaily, Kaiba, and Yugi wandered outside to talk about their case.
"You can tell those two are up to something."Yugi half-growled,"Whatever you do, you can't wipe that grin off their faces."
"I know,"Kaily sat down on a large lion statue,"it's buggin' the heck outta me, and we have yet to figure out our Harpie's Feather Duster."
"If you could prove they're the ones who are guilty of everything you're charged with,"Mai joined them, her own cheshire cat grin on her face,"then the charges against you will be dropped and turned to them."
Kaily's eyes lit up for the first time that day,"You're right, but how?"
"It's not enough, but this should help."Mai handed her daughter a piece of paper, then retreated into the court room.
Kaily looked at the paper in her hand,"My birth certificate!"
"Yeah, that could be useful,"Kaiba nodded,"but it's still not enough. You need to prove that they actually hurt you."
"What do you call that scar on her face?"Bakahno stepped out of the teen's form,"Or the ones on her back."
"What?"Kaiba asked.
Kaily traced a finger down the scar on her face,"The night they brought me back, Darien took his dagger to my back. It'd let Serenity doodle on my back, and he traced every mark. Some of the cuts went down to the bone, I'll never forget that night."
"Then, you've still got the scars?"
Kaily nodded,"I wouldn't be suprised if there were scratches on my bones from that monster."
"If you could prove that they're the ones who gave you those scars,"Kaiba said thoughtfully,"then we'd beat them for sure."
Kaily's eyes sparkled,"Proof. There's gotta be some in their old house."
"You're right, but they'll call us in any minute now."Yugi pointed out.
//Yuga!//
The annoyed yami appeared next to her lighter half,"What?"
"Can you buy some time for me to get over to Angeline and Darien's old house?"Kaily asked.
"Of course."Yuga nodded,"Just hurry."
"Duh." With that Kaily raced down the steps, around the corner, and into a dark alley behind the building.
"She's not going to be back for awhile, is she?"Kaiba asked dryly.
Yuga, Yugi, and Bakahno nodded.
Kaily sprinted through gang land, doing her best not to wander into trouble areas. She could hear gun shots, and realized there was a gang fight going on up ahead,"Oh, great."
Amane watched the trial play out in front of her, and she didn't like it. Kaily and Kaiba were fighting back well enough, but the whole jury was against them. She ran her fingers through her white-ish hair,"I wish there was some way I could help."
"You can help by getting this pig-sty cleaned up!!"
Amane cringed,"You're home early, mother."
The white haired woman brought her hand across Amane's pale face,"Get this mess cleaned up!!!"
"Yes, ma'am."Amane rubbed her cheek and started picking up the beer cans all over the room. She glanced back at the computer, Kaily was showing a tape to the court.
"Have all witnesses been called?" Kaiba and the sleezy looking man, who Yuga and Aurora had named Baka no Sleeze Ball, nodded. "Closing arguments."
"Wait."Kaily walked into the court room holding up a video tape,"I have evidence that could turn this all around."
Yugi let out a sigh of relief,'We thought you wouldn't make it.'
'Yugi, I'm hurt. What's going on?'
'You were right, they played a Dark Hole. Darien has several bullet wounds and burns he said YOU gave him. Everything you and Kaiba did was for nothing.'
'Don't worry, I've got everything figured out, but, I may need one thing.'
'What?'
'I may need to let out that you're my twin. I need to prove Angeline kidnapped me.'
Yugi was silent for a moment,'Of course. Anything to win this.'
"Miss Pegasus?!"the judge yelped,"But, you're...."
Kaily chuckled,"That's Yuga, my body double and older sister. I left her here while I went to get something from my old house, a video tape Aurora made when Angeline and Dariend dragged me back there when I was ten, as well as proof that Angeline isn't my biological mother."
Ageline jumped to her feet,"Excuse me?! You are my biological daughter."
Kaily snapped, she'd had it. No more playing by the rules, no more manners, no more behaving, she was going to do this her way,"Me?! I'd be embarassed to admit even knowing you! I spent my life trying to figure out who I was and where I belonged because YOU, you selfish, Ra forsaken bitch, tore me away from my already demolished family!!"
"You little lying bitch!"Darien jumped up and grabbed Kaily by the collar,"How dare you say that!"
"Right back at ya!"Kaily snarled, very thankful she'd lined her black combat boots with metal,"You, mister I rule the world, you scarred me for life! I am fed up with your lies!"
"Why you!"he freed his hand, brought it up, and punched her, causing the guardian to fall from his grip.
Yugi jumped to his feet to help, as did Joey and Tristan, but Kaily mentally told them to stay back, and that she could handle it. Kaily got to her feet, rubbing her jaw,"You call that a punch?"
Darien was taken completely off guard,"Wha?!"
"I'm not a little girl anymore, Darien."Kaily's eyes gleamed in the light of the court room,"A simple smack won't suffice anymore. I thought you learned that when you dragged me back through gang land and carved those tattoos in my back."
"I don't know what you're talking about."Darien lied.
Kaily let out a low snarl,"Or the scar on my face."
"I did not give you that scar!"Darien shouted angrily.
Kaily snarled angrily,"I would hit you right now, but I've got a strict policy agaisnt hitting girls."
"Ow, burn."Mokuba muttered, making Aurora, who had been looking over his shoulder at the game he was playing, giggle madly.
"Order!! Order, in the court!!!"the judge shouted angrily.
Kaily glared up at him,"Order? There is no order when it comes to those two. Yes, I am theif, but I am no murder."
"What the hell is she doing?"Kaiba asked no one in partiular.
"Being herself."Yuga replied simply.
"Excuse me, young lady?"
"The lies that THING," she pointed angrily at Angeline and Darien's lawyer,"told you make me look like a saint. Yeah, I've gotten dangerously close to killing a few people, mainly a certain rapist named Alexander, but I'm no murder. I was too sick to even move, much less kill someone, the day my father died."
"You still refer to Pegasus as your father?"the judge asked,"When he is dead, and he is certainly not your father?"
"Maximillion Pegasus is the closest thing I ever had to a father, and that bastard," she glared at Darien,"certainly isn't my father."
"Do you have any proof of that?"the judge asked.
"Yes."Kaily said simply, withdrawing her birth crtificate from her pocket and handing it to the judge,"If you need any more proof just ask my mother herself."
The judge looked at the paper with interest,"It's valid alright, what do you say to this, Miss Deshora?"
"I....I...."
"As Seto said before, if anyone should be chared with kidnapping, it's Angeline. She kidnapped me when I was still a baby. If you need anymore proof just asked my grandfather."
"Your grandfather?"
"Yes, my grandfather. He's right here in the court room."
"That still doesn't make up for the fact that you kidnapped Aurora when she was not even your blood sister."
"With all due respect, your honor,"Aurora piped up,"we thought they were dead, killed in a car crash. We were found wandering around on the street and someone took us to the orphanage, where Pegasus met my sister. She beat him at a one draw duel and he adopted us."
"Is this true?"the judge asked.
"Hai. I promised Aurora that first night in the orphanage that I'd always protect her. I wouldn't hurt her in a million years. Blood sister or not, she's still a part of my family and I'll always look after her, unlike these two who, I doubt, will take any better care of Aurora than they did me."
"And exactly how did they treat you?"
Kaily traced the scar on her face again,"What does it look like?"
"Do you have any OTHER proof?"
Kaily closed her eyes and pulled off her jacket. She was wearing a gold halter top which very clearly showed her back, which was covered in tattoo-like scars that spiraled around in flowers, stars, and all sorts of strange symbols,"They did this to me the night they dragged me back from my home in gang land."
The judge eyed her back,"This could have been done by anyone."
Kaily held up the tape,"Got a VCR?" The judge nodded to a big screen tv/VCR/DVD player set up in the corner. Kaily glanced over to Joey and Tristan, who quicky jumped up and wheeled it in front of the judge and jury. "Quick warning, very graphic."
She put the tape in and the tv fizzled to life. At first the camera was shaking so much nothing could be made out, then, it focused in on a grisly scene. A man, obviously Darien, holding down a girl, no more than ten, by the neck. Her face was bleeding from a very deep cut, dying most of her face red. He brought his free hand up and slapped her, hard. The girl's raven black hair, which had developed a slight reddish tint from her blood, fell in her face, hiding her eyes. Her shirt, which was about two sizes too big, had several holes in it, revealing a few marker doodles on her back, aparently, Darien saw them too. He took his dagger and sliced open the back of her shirt, revealing the the doodles all over her back,"So, you like tattoos huh?" Kaily didn't answer. "Answer me!" Her took his dagger and began tracing the marks on her back. Within seconds there was a huge pool of blood on the floor, still, Kaily's mouth opened, but not a word came out. "Now what do you say?" Kaily kept silent. Her kept tearing at the marks till evry single one was cut, some down to the bone. "ANSWE ME!!!" Kaily finally turned, and her hair parted to reveal one sharp, redish-purple eye, but she still kept silent. "DAMN YOU, ANSWE ME!!" He picked Kaily up and threw her against a wall, expecting her to crumble into a heap, instead, she pulled herself to her feet and glared at him with the cold menacing eyes that had made Yami so frightening, but still she stayed silent. She took her long back hair and pulled it back into a long pony-tail and threw it over her shoulder, then, with a look of pure hatred, spat a bunch if blood out of her mouth. Darien picked up a large hand gun off a nearby table and aimed it at her,"IF YOU DON'T ANSWE ME RIGHT NOW I'LL BLOW YOUR BRAINS OUT!!" Kaily didn't say a word. *BANG!* Her pony-tail fell to the ground and the rest of her hair stuck up in odd angles, mimicing Yugi's, but she didn't flinch, and not a sound was made. "You're a brave little girl, Kaily."Darien hissed, cocking his gun and aiming at her right shoulder,"But that's not enough. Now, answer me." Kaily remained silent, her eyes glowing dangerously. *BANG!!* Kaily flinched this time, but just barely. More blood fell from the gaping hole on her shoulder, and, she was visibly fading. "I'll give you one last chance, Kaily, answer me." She remained as silent as ever, but her eyes said otherwise. There were tears threatening to fall from her eyes, and there was rage burning in them. Darien cocked the gun again,"Fine!" He fired again, this time aiming for her heart. Kaily fell to the ground, and so did the camera.
"How are you still alive if her shot you in the heart?"the judge asked.
Kaily reached into her shirt and pulled out the Guardian's Flute, which was handing from a leather strap around her neck,"The bullet got lodged on this flute, it was a present from my grandfather when I was born. When I went to Egypt Pegasus had it repaired for me."
The judge nodded,"Closing statements, please."
Baka no Sleeze Ball got to his feet, glaring at Kaily,"Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury..."
"Can I say something?"Kaily asked, holding up a hand.
"Speak, you will anyway."the judge grunted.
She approached Baka no Sleeze Ball, and tore the mustache off his face,"You look better without the rat tail, Arigarshu." She brought her hand up and pulled off his hair, revealing a a head half-full of brown hair,"I thought you were dead."
The man looked in shock at the guardian,"But...."
"It's hard to forget the eyes that almost took my father's life."Kaily snarled, then turned back to the jury,"Ladies and Gentlemen, this man is Eric Arigarshu, he tried to murder my father four times in the years that I lived with him. He succeeded in shooting my father in the heart, and he almost died because of it. That night I chased Arigarshu into an old tomb in Luxor, he set off a trap, and the whole tomb fell on him, or, atleast, I though so. Looks like even a Vice-President can be wrong."
Arigarshu glared at her,"Little bitch." He moved to punch her, but, instead his fist collided with Kaily's hand, and he was thrown across the court room, right into Darien,"Ugh." He fainted on the spot.
The judge slapped his forehead,"That's it!! I've had it!! All I can see here is a twisted mess! I find Kaily Pegasus guilty of grand theft on four counts! But I also find Darien Deshora guilty of child abuse and abandonment, and Angeline Deshora guilty of child abduction! Darien will spend two years in prison, Angeline will spend five years, and Kaily Pegasus will spend one month in the juvenille detention center! Aurora will be left in the care of Kaily's mother, Mai Valentine!! Court ajourned!!"