Kiriska: First off I'd like to thank the people who helped me with all the court system stuff...Final Flasher and Deadly Ryoko mainly, even though u guys aren't gonna reading this....even with the help, I still know shit about the law and court stuff, and there will be countless errors in this....point them out for me and I'll fix them. Anyway, sorry I took about a week to get this out,...I hope u like it....
Chibi Tiyan: Joe bashing?
Note: This is based on the US Court Systems I suppose, I for sure don't know how things work in Japan!
Note2: Reposted to add a short paragraph. ^^".
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Chapter Eighteen: Court
Sora
The week had been awful, simply awful. Going to school had been a horrible experience. I don't know how the media found out, but my theory was that Mimi told her parents what happened, and her parents leaked it. I don't know who had it worse out of us, Taichi or Mimi...Tai got into several fights. They all began with someone taunting him about Yamato's situation.
Mimi, was asked a million times over what happened, she was followed everywhere. People asking why Yama tried to kill her and such. That was a question I wanted to know as well. Why had Matt tried to do that? It was so unlike him...Mimi wouldn't tell me either and I didn't want to press. She was pretty upset already, I don't know how she feels...but I hope she didn't hate Yama for it...
I guess I wasn't sure how I felt either. Yamato had tried to //kill// Mimi, I don't know how long it took for that fact to sink in. He tried to murder her. Why? Whatever the reason...how did I feel about it? Did I hate him? Certainly not...I felt bad for him, he had to have had some reason behind his actions...right? I couldn't hate him...at least not until I knew the reason why?
Hikari was quiet, I didn't see her much as she wasn't in any of my classes. But from Taichi, I heard she was guilty and worried. I felt really sorry for her, I didn't know if Tai had appoligized to her, and I didn't want to ask. Everyone was so tense. We hadn't been like this for a long time...
Koushirou was just worried,...he wondered what would happen to Yamato. I knew he also wanted to know why our friend had done it,...but he didn't show it. Joe was probably the most calm. He thought Yamato was insane. He had gone out and said it several times and each time it landed in a fight with Tai. The whole situation was horrible. So when Friday came, I was relieved, anxious, tired, scared, worried, and hell bunch of other feelings. What was going to happen?
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The courtroom was fairly small. Everything was a golden brown color. There weren't that many present, althought this was probably one of the biggest cases the city has had in a while. Tai, Hikari, and their parents were here. My mother couldn't make it, I forgot why. Izzy's adoptive parents were here. Joe was as well, his brother and parents absent. Mimi and both her parents were here. A couple of other people I didn't recognize, and Yamato's parents.
The judge was a middle-aged woman, she was dressed in a silky black gown, but didn't have a powdered wig like in so many old cartoons. Her face was stern and stressed looking. I sat down in my seat, I was already sweating. Would Yamato be present? I had no idea.
The two tables in front were filled with papers, Mimi's parents and their lawyer were at one table, Yamato's parents and lawyer at the other. I still couldn't believe the Tachikawas were sueing. Mimi's face was blank. Did she feel guilty for sueing an old friend? Or was she glad? I wish I knew, but I didn't. What was going to happen? What was going to happen?
Ms. Takaishi was crying, but not as hysterical as she had been when I last saw her. Mr.Ishida looked pale. They had an appointed lawyer since they could not afford their own. One of the side doors opened, two police escorted a ragged looking blonde into the room. I gasped.
I saw Taichi, Hikari, Koushirou, and Mimi turn their heads as well. This wasn't Yamato...was it? His hair looked like it had been cut in several places and the strands were uneven and dirty. His eyes were a dull greyish blue, instead of bright sapphire, there were rings under his eyes, like he hadn't been sleeping at all. One eye had very dark grey under it, as if he had been given a black eye recently. His clothes were the same he had been wearing Monday night, but they were even more ragged. They were tattered and torn, blots of dirt here and there. One leg of his jeans were torn off at the knee and ther other had a hole at the knee. He looked as skinny as ever, I swear I could see his ribs. His arms and face were bruised visablely in several places, and I think I saw cotted blood on his cheek.
He walked to the defendent's table slowly with the policemen, he showed no expression, no pain, no hope, no anything. He just stood their frozen when his mother hugged him tight and cried. He stared blankly over his mother's shoulder at us. His dull eyes still burned. He bore a hole through Mimi, the Keeper of Sincerity cringed and turned away. What in the frikkin' world could have happened to him? Why did he look so? How horrid was treatment at the jail? Yamato looks like he had been beat up and starved.
I could read the shock on my friends' faces, and I'm sure they could read it on mine. My God,...what happened? And why? Why, oh why? I was taken from my thoughts at the sharp hammer of the judge's mallet. "This court will come to order." the judge's voice was as sharp as the sound of her mallet, and icy cold. I feared the worst for Matt, and I didn't even have enough hope to hope for the best.
"Ishida Yamato is charged with assult to his psychiatrist Dr.Aketo and the attempt murder of Tachikawa Mimi." someone read. I saw Mimi flinch out of the corner of my eye. I also spotted Taichi clenching and unclenching his fists, Hikari looked terrifyed. I haven't seen that girl happy all week. I felt sorry for her. I felt sorry for us all. Especially Yamato. What has happened to him?
The next few minutes were a blur, I was too focused on Yamato to pay much attention. He just sat there, staring forward. I know he was good at not showing emotions, but he was a rock! No movement whatsoever, I don't even think he was blinking. The next thing I knew, the Tachikawa's lawyer had called Taichi as a witness to the event. I was shocked. I knew Taichi had the power to prove Yama's guilt, and I knew Tai would do everything within his power to do otherwise. Would he get in trouble for lying? Oh fuck...
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" "......yes." Taichi was going to lie, I knew it, he was far to loyal to be truthful. It was impossible to be both in a situation like this. "What happened Monday night, Kamiya?" I don't remember anyone's voice ever being so fierce. What are you going to do, Tai?
"I was making dinner with my sister when the phone rang." he replied, his tone reminded me a lot of Matt's, icy, cold, expressionless. "And who was on the phone?" the lawyer asked. "Mr.Ishida, 'said that Yama had escaped from the psychiatrists' and that no one knew where he was." Tai said. He was leaving out the part about attacking the psychiatrist...
"Is that all?"
"...yes."
"Nothing about attacking the psychiatrist?"
"..no." I saw Mr.Ishida flinch.
"And what did you do after the phonecall, Kamiya?"
"I called Sora, Joe, Mimi, Izzy and Yama's band and told them what happened and to meet me at my apartment. Yama's band couldn't make it."
"And when your friends arrived?"
"We went and searched for him."
"What happened while you were on the search?"
"Mimi ran off." That was too obvious of a lie Taichi....
"Really, now?"
"Yes."
"I'm finished."
Taichi returned to his seat, looking furious. "I call Tachikawa Mimi to the stand." "I object!" I turned, it was Yama's lawyer. The judge raised an eyebrow. "She was the victim! She'll say anything to get the defendent in jail!" "It doesn't matter that she was the victim, she's not the person sueing, and she will have been sworn in." the other countered. Matt;s lawyer gave no reply other than a fusterated look, and sat down again. The judge looked somewhat amused.
Damn...if Mimi told the truth, then Taichi was busted. Would Mimi lie to her lawyer for Yama's sake? Didn't the lawyer already know!? If Mimi told her parents, then surely her parents told the lawyer. I watched as Mimi was sworn in, she looked nervous. What would she do? "Did you run off while you were on the search?" the lawyer got right to the point. Mimi hesitated, Taichi just glared at her.
"No." she whimpered. I sighed. Taichi clenched his fists tightly. I think I saw Yamato's expression to darken. Koushirou shook his head and looked at the floor. "Uh-huuuh....so what did happen?" the lawyer asked. Would Mimi spill the truth? If she did, then surely there would be no hope for Yama...I wish I knew how she felt right now...I wish I knew...
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Kiriska: I know that was short. And lemme guess, that completely sucked, that's not how a trial works, and everything is completely screwed? Yeah I know, sorrie. -_- As soon as I get out of the Court stuff it'll be better!
Chibi Tiyan: Joe bashing?
Note: This is based on the US Court Systems I suppose, I for sure don't know how things work in Japan!
Note2: Reposted to add a short paragraph. ^^".
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Chapter Eighteen: Court
Sora
The week had been awful, simply awful. Going to school had been a horrible experience. I don't know how the media found out, but my theory was that Mimi told her parents what happened, and her parents leaked it. I don't know who had it worse out of us, Taichi or Mimi...Tai got into several fights. They all began with someone taunting him about Yamato's situation.
Mimi, was asked a million times over what happened, she was followed everywhere. People asking why Yama tried to kill her and such. That was a question I wanted to know as well. Why had Matt tried to do that? It was so unlike him...Mimi wouldn't tell me either and I didn't want to press. She was pretty upset already, I don't know how she feels...but I hope she didn't hate Yama for it...
I guess I wasn't sure how I felt either. Yamato had tried to //kill// Mimi, I don't know how long it took for that fact to sink in. He tried to murder her. Why? Whatever the reason...how did I feel about it? Did I hate him? Certainly not...I felt bad for him, he had to have had some reason behind his actions...right? I couldn't hate him...at least not until I knew the reason why?
Hikari was quiet, I didn't see her much as she wasn't in any of my classes. But from Taichi, I heard she was guilty and worried. I felt really sorry for her, I didn't know if Tai had appoligized to her, and I didn't want to ask. Everyone was so tense. We hadn't been like this for a long time...
Koushirou was just worried,...he wondered what would happen to Yamato. I knew he also wanted to know why our friend had done it,...but he didn't show it. Joe was probably the most calm. He thought Yamato was insane. He had gone out and said it several times and each time it landed in a fight with Tai. The whole situation was horrible. So when Friday came, I was relieved, anxious, tired, scared, worried, and hell bunch of other feelings. What was going to happen?
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The courtroom was fairly small. Everything was a golden brown color. There weren't that many present, althought this was probably one of the biggest cases the city has had in a while. Tai, Hikari, and their parents were here. My mother couldn't make it, I forgot why. Izzy's adoptive parents were here. Joe was as well, his brother and parents absent. Mimi and both her parents were here. A couple of other people I didn't recognize, and Yamato's parents.
The judge was a middle-aged woman, she was dressed in a silky black gown, but didn't have a powdered wig like in so many old cartoons. Her face was stern and stressed looking. I sat down in my seat, I was already sweating. Would Yamato be present? I had no idea.
The two tables in front were filled with papers, Mimi's parents and their lawyer were at one table, Yamato's parents and lawyer at the other. I still couldn't believe the Tachikawas were sueing. Mimi's face was blank. Did she feel guilty for sueing an old friend? Or was she glad? I wish I knew, but I didn't. What was going to happen? What was going to happen?
Ms. Takaishi was crying, but not as hysterical as she had been when I last saw her. Mr.Ishida looked pale. They had an appointed lawyer since they could not afford their own. One of the side doors opened, two police escorted a ragged looking blonde into the room. I gasped.
I saw Taichi, Hikari, Koushirou, and Mimi turn their heads as well. This wasn't Yamato...was it? His hair looked like it had been cut in several places and the strands were uneven and dirty. His eyes were a dull greyish blue, instead of bright sapphire, there were rings under his eyes, like he hadn't been sleeping at all. One eye had very dark grey under it, as if he had been given a black eye recently. His clothes were the same he had been wearing Monday night, but they were even more ragged. They were tattered and torn, blots of dirt here and there. One leg of his jeans were torn off at the knee and ther other had a hole at the knee. He looked as skinny as ever, I swear I could see his ribs. His arms and face were bruised visablely in several places, and I think I saw cotted blood on his cheek.
He walked to the defendent's table slowly with the policemen, he showed no expression, no pain, no hope, no anything. He just stood their frozen when his mother hugged him tight and cried. He stared blankly over his mother's shoulder at us. His dull eyes still burned. He bore a hole through Mimi, the Keeper of Sincerity cringed and turned away. What in the frikkin' world could have happened to him? Why did he look so? How horrid was treatment at the jail? Yamato looks like he had been beat up and starved.
I could read the shock on my friends' faces, and I'm sure they could read it on mine. My God,...what happened? And why? Why, oh why? I was taken from my thoughts at the sharp hammer of the judge's mallet. "This court will come to order." the judge's voice was as sharp as the sound of her mallet, and icy cold. I feared the worst for Matt, and I didn't even have enough hope to hope for the best.
"Ishida Yamato is charged with assult to his psychiatrist Dr.Aketo and the attempt murder of Tachikawa Mimi." someone read. I saw Mimi flinch out of the corner of my eye. I also spotted Taichi clenching and unclenching his fists, Hikari looked terrifyed. I haven't seen that girl happy all week. I felt sorry for her. I felt sorry for us all. Especially Yamato. What has happened to him?
The next few minutes were a blur, I was too focused on Yamato to pay much attention. He just sat there, staring forward. I know he was good at not showing emotions, but he was a rock! No movement whatsoever, I don't even think he was blinking. The next thing I knew, the Tachikawa's lawyer had called Taichi as a witness to the event. I was shocked. I knew Taichi had the power to prove Yama's guilt, and I knew Tai would do everything within his power to do otherwise. Would he get in trouble for lying? Oh fuck...
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" "......yes." Taichi was going to lie, I knew it, he was far to loyal to be truthful. It was impossible to be both in a situation like this. "What happened Monday night, Kamiya?" I don't remember anyone's voice ever being so fierce. What are you going to do, Tai?
"I was making dinner with my sister when the phone rang." he replied, his tone reminded me a lot of Matt's, icy, cold, expressionless. "And who was on the phone?" the lawyer asked. "Mr.Ishida, 'said that Yama had escaped from the psychiatrists' and that no one knew where he was." Tai said. He was leaving out the part about attacking the psychiatrist...
"Is that all?"
"...yes."
"Nothing about attacking the psychiatrist?"
"..no." I saw Mr.Ishida flinch.
"And what did you do after the phonecall, Kamiya?"
"I called Sora, Joe, Mimi, Izzy and Yama's band and told them what happened and to meet me at my apartment. Yama's band couldn't make it."
"And when your friends arrived?"
"We went and searched for him."
"What happened while you were on the search?"
"Mimi ran off." That was too obvious of a lie Taichi....
"Really, now?"
"Yes."
"I'm finished."
Taichi returned to his seat, looking furious. "I call Tachikawa Mimi to the stand." "I object!" I turned, it was Yama's lawyer. The judge raised an eyebrow. "She was the victim! She'll say anything to get the defendent in jail!" "It doesn't matter that she was the victim, she's not the person sueing, and she will have been sworn in." the other countered. Matt;s lawyer gave no reply other than a fusterated look, and sat down again. The judge looked somewhat amused.
Damn...if Mimi told the truth, then Taichi was busted. Would Mimi lie to her lawyer for Yama's sake? Didn't the lawyer already know!? If Mimi told her parents, then surely her parents told the lawyer. I watched as Mimi was sworn in, she looked nervous. What would she do? "Did you run off while you were on the search?" the lawyer got right to the point. Mimi hesitated, Taichi just glared at her.
"No." she whimpered. I sighed. Taichi clenched his fists tightly. I think I saw Yamato's expression to darken. Koushirou shook his head and looked at the floor. "Uh-huuuh....so what did happen?" the lawyer asked. Would Mimi spill the truth? If she did, then surely there would be no hope for Yama...I wish I knew how she felt right now...I wish I knew...
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Kiriska: I know that was short. And lemme guess, that completely sucked, that's not how a trial works, and everything is completely screwed? Yeah I know, sorrie. -_- As soon as I get out of the Court stuff it'll be better!
