** This story deals with rape, so if this sort of topic bothers you then be
forewarned. **
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Author's Notes: Thanks, as always, to you wonderful reviewers. I love getting them, even when it isn't all roses and sunshine. And to those of you who filed complaints (so to speak) I just want to say that they make complete sense and I will try and take into consideration what you have said. The courtroom scenes can be boring, and I'm sorry I just don't know how to make them any more exciting without sticking true to the story and still remaining somewhat realistic. And as for the many declarations of 'I love you', I'm sorry if that gets old after a while, but this is how I see it: if I were to declare to someone that I love them after years of being shy, I would want the whole world to know. Be that as it may, I will take into consideration what you said, and try not to make it too sappy from now on.
I would also like to make a small advertisement for my new story 'Soul Therapy', which some of you have discovered. It was a story idea I just couldn't resist, however I won't stop writing this one. Just to let you know!
We finally get to have Ted Wilkins testify! Aren't you all excited? This chapter is a little shorter then normal, but I promise the next one will make up for that. So all I can say now is, as always, enjoy!
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Title: The Realistic Happily Ever After
Author: dolphingirl0113
Chapter: Fifteen
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
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Kagome had disliked many people in her young life, and for many different reasons. She could even go so far as to say she had hated at least one. But there had only ever been one man who managed to spark such fear in her heart that she was willing to stop living.
For this man she held more then just hate or contempt. She was beyond any of those petty emotions and thrown into turmoil every time she looked into his eyes. And this man, her sworn enemy, was about to take the stand.
"If he says or does one thing, I swear I'll pound him into the ground!"
Kagome looked over to see Inuyasha pacing what had become, not by choice, a very familiar room as they waited for Ms. White to arrive. He had been muttering all morning, ever since it was announced that it was a sure thing Ted Wilkins would testify that day.
"Inuyasha, calm down," Kagome sighed, trying to fight off the tension he was radiating in all directions.
"You can't possibly expect me to sit by and watch while that man spews lies right and left about the night he raped you!"
"We don't know that he'll lie."
"Of course he will! I don't know much about this justice system of yours, but I've figured out at least that there wouldn't even be a trial if he was willing to tell the truth from the start!" Kagome sighed.
"So he'll lie, Inuyasha, so what? There's not much we can do about that."
"But what if those jury people believe him? What if he's really convincing, and they let him get away?"
Kagome swallowed as the man she loved voiced one of her worst fears, unknowingly. "Then you'll just take me back to your time and we'll live there for the rest of our lives."
"But you promised your mother you would go to college. That was the only way she would let us get married."
Kagome looked away. "I know, but if he goes free then she might be willing to change her mind."
"No!" He slammed his fist into the wall, and Kagome looked over in surprise. He turned, and she was surprised by the unmasked, raw emotion in his eyes. "I will not let you live in fear for the rest of your life. I will not let you just run away!"
Kagome felt tears come to her eyes. "I wouldn't be running away, Inuyasha! But, I just could not live in a world where I knew he walked free, wondering if, any day, he might attack for what I did to him!"
"I would protect you!"
"But you couldn't be there all the time, Inuyasha, think about it. I have to sleep, as do you, and I would have to go to class and leave you behind. You couldn't possibly follow me around all day and have no time for yourself."
He seemed to deflate, and sagged against the wall. "What are we even fighting about?"
Kagome smiled at that. "I don't know, something that isn't even worth it."
She walked over and put her arms around his waist, leaning into his chest as he rested his chin on her head. They sighed together, as though they were one being.
"I've gotta learn how to knock," Ms. White said from the door, and Kagome and Inuyasha broke apart with a blush. The lawyer smiled. "That's at least the fifth or sixth time I've walked in on something."
"We were just, um, talking about the trial today, and what is to be expected," Kagome said softly, looking at the ground. Ms. White's smile faded to a serious expression, one that, vaguely, reminded her of Sesshoumaru.
"Yeah, so are you both ready for whatever may happen today?"
The pair looked at each other before looking at Ms. White and nodding hesitantly. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes. "You won't let anything bad happen to Kagome, will you?"
"I will do my best," Ms. White replied with a sigh. "Of course nothing bad will happen to her in the physical sense, but I can't promise that Bruce will be nice with his questions. It could get brutal, I can't lie about that."
Inuyasha growled and put an arm around Kagome's waist protectively, but for once she pushed him away, wanting both people to see that she was still strong. "I'll be okay you two, really.
"Of course you will be," Ms. White exclaimed happily. "And I am going to kick some serious ass today in court. I've been waiting for this moment."
The sudden outburst caught Kagome off guard, and she was left to stare in wonder as she and Inuyasha followed Ms. White out the door, down the hall, and into the courtroom.
"Kagome-chan!" Sango called excitedly, waving from where she was sitting beside Miroku. Kagome smiled and walked up to her friends, receiving the usual hugs from all.
Ms. White smiled and set her bag down as Kagome took her usual seat, turned around so that she could talk with her friends, when a deep voice sent her jumping into the air, losing her composure in the court room for the first time. "I sense that you are extra excited today."
"Sesshoumaru," Ms. White said with an embarrassed chuckle. "You certainly know how to make an entrance."
Everyone else, including Inuyasha, had gone absolutely silent to watch the scene unfold and, as the couple soon realized this, they both blushed and looked away. Kagome smiled at Sango knowingly.
"Did I just see Sesshoumaru, Mr. Stony-face, blush?" The demon exterminator whispered. Kagome giggled.
"I think so."
But they were prevented from further conversation when the doors opened and the jury filed into the box, taking their seats and looking just as unemotional as ever. Kagome was suddenly reminded of why she was here, and her palms became damp with nervous sweat.
"Relax Kagome," Sango said kindly, "We're all here for you."
The others heard and nodded their heads in agreement, and Kagome smiled at them in thanks. Inuyasha huffed and pushed his way into the middle of the row so that he was, as always, directly behind Kagome.
"Good morning Nancy," a familiarly unwelcome voice said, and Kagome turned to see Mr. Cromwell unloading his briefcase and taking his seat.
"Bruce," was all Ms. White said in reply, looking straight ahead.
"Oh come on, you're not still mad about what happened yesterday are you? I'm just doing my job, you know that."
"Oh yeah, you keep telling yourself that."
Out of the corner of her eye Kagome saw Sesshoumaru smirk, and realized he was watching Ms. White with avid attention.
"Are you ready for my client's testimony?"
"Why shouldn't I be?"
"Just friendly conversation, that's all."
"And I don't consider us to be friends, Bruce, just colleagues."
The older man was obviously about to say more, but was stopped when the judge entered and the clerk called for everyone to rise. The familiar young man took his seat, and glanced about the courtroom before nodding.
"This court is now in session. Mr. Cromwell, call your first witness."
Mr. Cromwell stood and looked at the judge. "The defense calls Ted Wilkins to the stand, your honor."
It was the moment she had been dreading, and as Kagome watched her rapist rise from his chair, dressed in a deceptively nice suit and tie, she found it very hard to swallow. I'm strong, she thought to herself, I can do this.
Ted Wilkins sat down on the witness stand and looked about the courtroom with his usual arrogance, his cold eyes sweeping over Kagome like a winter chill. She refused to look up, knowing what she would see.
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you God?"
"I do."
"Then be seated."
Kagome barely listened to all the formalities, trying, as she was to breathe normally and not pass out before anything even happened. Why was she so afraid? What could he possibly do up there that would hurt her now?
Mr. Cromwell rose from his seat and walked up to his client, for once not seeming like a predator, but a friend to the man on the witness stand. Kagome felt her blood boil at the thought. Job or no, how could he treat such a guilty man like that?
"State your name for the record please."
"Ted Wilkins."
"And what are you accused of today?"
"Raping Ms. Kagome Higurashi." Kagome shuddered, hating the way he said her name.
"How did you meet Ms. Higurashi?"
"She was walking down the street, looking pretty glum, when I ran into her."
"You ran into her?"
"Well, not exactly like that, we just happened to notice each other and, well, you know, started talking like ordinary people." Mr. Cromwell nodded.
"So you were just talking?"
"Well, like I said, she seemed pretty down, so I asked her, after a while, what was wrong."
"And what did she say?"
"Nothing really, but she did start crying, and I wanted to make her feel better, and well, from there, one thing just led to another."
"Is that so, just as simple as that?"
"Yes, that's how it happened."
Kagome felt herself seething with rage. How dare he? How dare he make her out to sound like some slut who would go for any man who walked down the street.
"He's lying!" she suddenly said, standing up. Everyone turned to look at her, including the judge.
"Ms. White, please get your client under control."
"Yes your honor," Ms. White replied before turning to Kagome and putting a hand on her arm. "Sit down Kagome, you're doing yourself no favors."
Kagome sat back down, but not before seeing the triumphant smirk on Ted Wilkin's face. "Bastard," she whispered.
Mr. Cromwell waited for a moment before turning back to his client. "Just answer this for me, Mr. Wilkins. Did you rape Kagome Higurashi?"
"No I did not."
"Thank you."
Kagome was literally shaking with rage, trying desperately to find some semblance of control as Ms. White rose from her chair. How could this be happening? It couldn't be, it was all just a horrible nightmare.
"Don't worry, I'll nail him," Ms. White whispered before standing up straight and smoothing out her skirt. Kagome looked up, trying to feel hopeful, but having little success.
"Mr. Wilkins, tell me again how you met my client that night?" He smirked, but Ms. White just glared back.
"Like I said, she was walking down the sidewalk and we just sort of ran into each other, you could say."
"And just like that, she was in your arms?"
"Well, I wouldn't say that, but."
"Then how else could she have woken up the next morning having had sex willingly with a man?"
"I didn't say it makes sense, I just said that's how it happened." Ms. White nodded, still seeming unaffected and calm, and looked behind her.
"Who are all these people?" She asked, indicating Kagome's friends and family in the front row. Mr. Wilkins seemed surprised by the question.
"What do you mean?"
"You heard me, who are all these people, Mr. Wilkins?"
"I, um, I don't really know, I've never seen them before."
"Well, for your information they are friends and family of Kagome's, friends who have been here from the very start of this trial. Now you honestly expect me to believe that Kagome was so upset she was willing to turn to a complete stranger rather then one of these friends?"
"Um, I didn't say that, she was just upset that night."
"About what?"
"Excuse me?"
"You said she was upset, and that she told you about it, and you wanted to comfort her. What was she upset about?"
"I, um, don't remember." Ms. White smirked and turned to the jury for dramatic effect.
"You don't remember?" The jury didn't respond, but then she hadn't expected them to. She continued with her questioning. "But I thought this was meaningful."
"I-I never said that." Ted Wilkins may have been cruel and calculating at night under the cover of darkness, but here, exposed for the world to see by Ms. White, he was a true coward. Suddenly, Kagome was no longer afraid.
"Then what did you say, Mr. Wilkins?"
"I, uh, said that she was in need of comfort, and I gave it to her."
"In the form of sex?"
"Um."
"Let's try this on for size instead, Mr. Wilkins," Ms. White moved forward so that she was eye to eye with him. "My client was walking home that night, alone and in the dark, and you saw an opportunity."
"That's not true!"
"You saw an opportunity to take advantage of someone, and so you did. You forced my client into a situation she did not want to be in, and what sickens me is you think you didn't do anything wrong, or else you wouldn't be lying right now."
"I'm not lying!"
"You raped Kagome Higurashi, didn't you!"
"Bitch, you don't know anything!"
Ms. White stepped back, letting Mr. Wilkins have his temper tantrum, before turning to the jury. "You didn't hurt anyone, hm? Well, somehow I doubt that."
"Objection, your honor!" Ms. White looked pointedly at Mr. Cromwell for an instant before smirking. She had made her point.
"Withdrawn."
The courtroom was absolutely silent as Ms. White moved back to her seat, her heels clicking on the floor like thunder on a calm summer's day. There was no question, at that moment, which lawyer was dominating the courtroom.
"You may step down, Mr. Wilkins," The judge said, and so the accused rapist stood up and stepped down, two officers coming to his side to make sure he settled back into his chair at the defense table, glaring at the wall.
All eyes were turned on the judge, waiting to see what he would do next. Knowing this, the man sighed and put a hand on his forehead momentarily. "I could call recess until later, but I want this over with as much as any of you. As such, I ask that the prosecution call its next witness."
Ms. White nodded and rose to her feet. "Your honor, the prosecution calls Kagome Higurashi to the stand."
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Author's Notes: Thanks, as always, to you wonderful reviewers. I love getting them, even when it isn't all roses and sunshine. And to those of you who filed complaints (so to speak) I just want to say that they make complete sense and I will try and take into consideration what you have said. The courtroom scenes can be boring, and I'm sorry I just don't know how to make them any more exciting without sticking true to the story and still remaining somewhat realistic. And as for the many declarations of 'I love you', I'm sorry if that gets old after a while, but this is how I see it: if I were to declare to someone that I love them after years of being shy, I would want the whole world to know. Be that as it may, I will take into consideration what you said, and try not to make it too sappy from now on.
I would also like to make a small advertisement for my new story 'Soul Therapy', which some of you have discovered. It was a story idea I just couldn't resist, however I won't stop writing this one. Just to let you know!
We finally get to have Ted Wilkins testify! Aren't you all excited? This chapter is a little shorter then normal, but I promise the next one will make up for that. So all I can say now is, as always, enjoy!
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Title: The Realistic Happily Ever After
Author: dolphingirl0113
Chapter: Fifteen
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
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Kagome had disliked many people in her young life, and for many different reasons. She could even go so far as to say she had hated at least one. But there had only ever been one man who managed to spark such fear in her heart that she was willing to stop living.
For this man she held more then just hate or contempt. She was beyond any of those petty emotions and thrown into turmoil every time she looked into his eyes. And this man, her sworn enemy, was about to take the stand.
"If he says or does one thing, I swear I'll pound him into the ground!"
Kagome looked over to see Inuyasha pacing what had become, not by choice, a very familiar room as they waited for Ms. White to arrive. He had been muttering all morning, ever since it was announced that it was a sure thing Ted Wilkins would testify that day.
"Inuyasha, calm down," Kagome sighed, trying to fight off the tension he was radiating in all directions.
"You can't possibly expect me to sit by and watch while that man spews lies right and left about the night he raped you!"
"We don't know that he'll lie."
"Of course he will! I don't know much about this justice system of yours, but I've figured out at least that there wouldn't even be a trial if he was willing to tell the truth from the start!" Kagome sighed.
"So he'll lie, Inuyasha, so what? There's not much we can do about that."
"But what if those jury people believe him? What if he's really convincing, and they let him get away?"
Kagome swallowed as the man she loved voiced one of her worst fears, unknowingly. "Then you'll just take me back to your time and we'll live there for the rest of our lives."
"But you promised your mother you would go to college. That was the only way she would let us get married."
Kagome looked away. "I know, but if he goes free then she might be willing to change her mind."
"No!" He slammed his fist into the wall, and Kagome looked over in surprise. He turned, and she was surprised by the unmasked, raw emotion in his eyes. "I will not let you live in fear for the rest of your life. I will not let you just run away!"
Kagome felt tears come to her eyes. "I wouldn't be running away, Inuyasha! But, I just could not live in a world where I knew he walked free, wondering if, any day, he might attack for what I did to him!"
"I would protect you!"
"But you couldn't be there all the time, Inuyasha, think about it. I have to sleep, as do you, and I would have to go to class and leave you behind. You couldn't possibly follow me around all day and have no time for yourself."
He seemed to deflate, and sagged against the wall. "What are we even fighting about?"
Kagome smiled at that. "I don't know, something that isn't even worth it."
She walked over and put her arms around his waist, leaning into his chest as he rested his chin on her head. They sighed together, as though they were one being.
"I've gotta learn how to knock," Ms. White said from the door, and Kagome and Inuyasha broke apart with a blush. The lawyer smiled. "That's at least the fifth or sixth time I've walked in on something."
"We were just, um, talking about the trial today, and what is to be expected," Kagome said softly, looking at the ground. Ms. White's smile faded to a serious expression, one that, vaguely, reminded her of Sesshoumaru.
"Yeah, so are you both ready for whatever may happen today?"
The pair looked at each other before looking at Ms. White and nodding hesitantly. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes. "You won't let anything bad happen to Kagome, will you?"
"I will do my best," Ms. White replied with a sigh. "Of course nothing bad will happen to her in the physical sense, but I can't promise that Bruce will be nice with his questions. It could get brutal, I can't lie about that."
Inuyasha growled and put an arm around Kagome's waist protectively, but for once she pushed him away, wanting both people to see that she was still strong. "I'll be okay you two, really.
"Of course you will be," Ms. White exclaimed happily. "And I am going to kick some serious ass today in court. I've been waiting for this moment."
The sudden outburst caught Kagome off guard, and she was left to stare in wonder as she and Inuyasha followed Ms. White out the door, down the hall, and into the courtroom.
"Kagome-chan!" Sango called excitedly, waving from where she was sitting beside Miroku. Kagome smiled and walked up to her friends, receiving the usual hugs from all.
Ms. White smiled and set her bag down as Kagome took her usual seat, turned around so that she could talk with her friends, when a deep voice sent her jumping into the air, losing her composure in the court room for the first time. "I sense that you are extra excited today."
"Sesshoumaru," Ms. White said with an embarrassed chuckle. "You certainly know how to make an entrance."
Everyone else, including Inuyasha, had gone absolutely silent to watch the scene unfold and, as the couple soon realized this, they both blushed and looked away. Kagome smiled at Sango knowingly.
"Did I just see Sesshoumaru, Mr. Stony-face, blush?" The demon exterminator whispered. Kagome giggled.
"I think so."
But they were prevented from further conversation when the doors opened and the jury filed into the box, taking their seats and looking just as unemotional as ever. Kagome was suddenly reminded of why she was here, and her palms became damp with nervous sweat.
"Relax Kagome," Sango said kindly, "We're all here for you."
The others heard and nodded their heads in agreement, and Kagome smiled at them in thanks. Inuyasha huffed and pushed his way into the middle of the row so that he was, as always, directly behind Kagome.
"Good morning Nancy," a familiarly unwelcome voice said, and Kagome turned to see Mr. Cromwell unloading his briefcase and taking his seat.
"Bruce," was all Ms. White said in reply, looking straight ahead.
"Oh come on, you're not still mad about what happened yesterday are you? I'm just doing my job, you know that."
"Oh yeah, you keep telling yourself that."
Out of the corner of her eye Kagome saw Sesshoumaru smirk, and realized he was watching Ms. White with avid attention.
"Are you ready for my client's testimony?"
"Why shouldn't I be?"
"Just friendly conversation, that's all."
"And I don't consider us to be friends, Bruce, just colleagues."
The older man was obviously about to say more, but was stopped when the judge entered and the clerk called for everyone to rise. The familiar young man took his seat, and glanced about the courtroom before nodding.
"This court is now in session. Mr. Cromwell, call your first witness."
Mr. Cromwell stood and looked at the judge. "The defense calls Ted Wilkins to the stand, your honor."
It was the moment she had been dreading, and as Kagome watched her rapist rise from his chair, dressed in a deceptively nice suit and tie, she found it very hard to swallow. I'm strong, she thought to herself, I can do this.
Ted Wilkins sat down on the witness stand and looked about the courtroom with his usual arrogance, his cold eyes sweeping over Kagome like a winter chill. She refused to look up, knowing what she would see.
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you God?"
"I do."
"Then be seated."
Kagome barely listened to all the formalities, trying, as she was to breathe normally and not pass out before anything even happened. Why was she so afraid? What could he possibly do up there that would hurt her now?
Mr. Cromwell rose from his seat and walked up to his client, for once not seeming like a predator, but a friend to the man on the witness stand. Kagome felt her blood boil at the thought. Job or no, how could he treat such a guilty man like that?
"State your name for the record please."
"Ted Wilkins."
"And what are you accused of today?"
"Raping Ms. Kagome Higurashi." Kagome shuddered, hating the way he said her name.
"How did you meet Ms. Higurashi?"
"She was walking down the street, looking pretty glum, when I ran into her."
"You ran into her?"
"Well, not exactly like that, we just happened to notice each other and, well, you know, started talking like ordinary people." Mr. Cromwell nodded.
"So you were just talking?"
"Well, like I said, she seemed pretty down, so I asked her, after a while, what was wrong."
"And what did she say?"
"Nothing really, but she did start crying, and I wanted to make her feel better, and well, from there, one thing just led to another."
"Is that so, just as simple as that?"
"Yes, that's how it happened."
Kagome felt herself seething with rage. How dare he? How dare he make her out to sound like some slut who would go for any man who walked down the street.
"He's lying!" she suddenly said, standing up. Everyone turned to look at her, including the judge.
"Ms. White, please get your client under control."
"Yes your honor," Ms. White replied before turning to Kagome and putting a hand on her arm. "Sit down Kagome, you're doing yourself no favors."
Kagome sat back down, but not before seeing the triumphant smirk on Ted Wilkin's face. "Bastard," she whispered.
Mr. Cromwell waited for a moment before turning back to his client. "Just answer this for me, Mr. Wilkins. Did you rape Kagome Higurashi?"
"No I did not."
"Thank you."
Kagome was literally shaking with rage, trying desperately to find some semblance of control as Ms. White rose from her chair. How could this be happening? It couldn't be, it was all just a horrible nightmare.
"Don't worry, I'll nail him," Ms. White whispered before standing up straight and smoothing out her skirt. Kagome looked up, trying to feel hopeful, but having little success.
"Mr. Wilkins, tell me again how you met my client that night?" He smirked, but Ms. White just glared back.
"Like I said, she was walking down the sidewalk and we just sort of ran into each other, you could say."
"And just like that, she was in your arms?"
"Well, I wouldn't say that, but."
"Then how else could she have woken up the next morning having had sex willingly with a man?"
"I didn't say it makes sense, I just said that's how it happened." Ms. White nodded, still seeming unaffected and calm, and looked behind her.
"Who are all these people?" She asked, indicating Kagome's friends and family in the front row. Mr. Wilkins seemed surprised by the question.
"What do you mean?"
"You heard me, who are all these people, Mr. Wilkins?"
"I, um, I don't really know, I've never seen them before."
"Well, for your information they are friends and family of Kagome's, friends who have been here from the very start of this trial. Now you honestly expect me to believe that Kagome was so upset she was willing to turn to a complete stranger rather then one of these friends?"
"Um, I didn't say that, she was just upset that night."
"About what?"
"Excuse me?"
"You said she was upset, and that she told you about it, and you wanted to comfort her. What was she upset about?"
"I, um, don't remember." Ms. White smirked and turned to the jury for dramatic effect.
"You don't remember?" The jury didn't respond, but then she hadn't expected them to. She continued with her questioning. "But I thought this was meaningful."
"I-I never said that." Ted Wilkins may have been cruel and calculating at night under the cover of darkness, but here, exposed for the world to see by Ms. White, he was a true coward. Suddenly, Kagome was no longer afraid.
"Then what did you say, Mr. Wilkins?"
"I, uh, said that she was in need of comfort, and I gave it to her."
"In the form of sex?"
"Um."
"Let's try this on for size instead, Mr. Wilkins," Ms. White moved forward so that she was eye to eye with him. "My client was walking home that night, alone and in the dark, and you saw an opportunity."
"That's not true!"
"You saw an opportunity to take advantage of someone, and so you did. You forced my client into a situation she did not want to be in, and what sickens me is you think you didn't do anything wrong, or else you wouldn't be lying right now."
"I'm not lying!"
"You raped Kagome Higurashi, didn't you!"
"Bitch, you don't know anything!"
Ms. White stepped back, letting Mr. Wilkins have his temper tantrum, before turning to the jury. "You didn't hurt anyone, hm? Well, somehow I doubt that."
"Objection, your honor!" Ms. White looked pointedly at Mr. Cromwell for an instant before smirking. She had made her point.
"Withdrawn."
The courtroom was absolutely silent as Ms. White moved back to her seat, her heels clicking on the floor like thunder on a calm summer's day. There was no question, at that moment, which lawyer was dominating the courtroom.
"You may step down, Mr. Wilkins," The judge said, and so the accused rapist stood up and stepped down, two officers coming to his side to make sure he settled back into his chair at the defense table, glaring at the wall.
All eyes were turned on the judge, waiting to see what he would do next. Knowing this, the man sighed and put a hand on his forehead momentarily. "I could call recess until later, but I want this over with as much as any of you. As such, I ask that the prosecution call its next witness."
Ms. White nodded and rose to her feet. "Your honor, the prosecution calls Kagome Higurashi to the stand."
