Hello again! Yes I have here the fifth chapter... but I would like to say a warning to all Lacus fans... this is a seriously bad chapter for you to read as it contains materials thatshow the bad image of Lacus...what else am I to say? Oh yah... I do not own Gundam seed and/or any of its characters. And I don't want to own Vera, who does, man?
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Chapter 5-Deciding Fate
"All rise for her honour Natarle Badrigruel," (A/N: I'm not that sure how the whole court thing works but bear with me! And review and tell me what I did wrong! Also, I know that Natarle is dead but heck! I brought her back to life!)
The court rised, as Natarle entered the courtroom, and sat again. Cagalli felt hot under her collar. She hoped that she was a good enough lawyer for Athrun to win the case. I mean, with the freaking proof they had, how can they not lose?
Cagalli could also see that Vera didn't have a defence judge to defend her. Maybe she doesn't know that I know she shot Lacus. Cagalli thought to herself.
So the prosecutor started, crapping all the way about how Athrun was with Lacus and shot her while he was ordering their food. And when Lacus passed out she saw Athrun bending over her, smiling. Cagalli couldn't stop herself. She stood up and spoke loudly.
"Your honour, that is totally, 100 wrong!"
"You are Mr Athrun Zala's defence lawyer, are you not?" Natarle smiled at Cagalli.
"Yes I am, and my name is Cagalli Yula Attha," Cagalli always felt great pride and joy in saying her name. She felt that it was a great thing to have a name as beautiful as hers.
Natarle smiled. "Do you have any witnesses to back your client up?"
"Yes, your honour, I do," Cagalli waved a hand at Miriallia and Yzak. "This is Miriallia Haww, the waitress who served Athrun, and Yzak Joule, the bartender." The two smiled when Cagalli mentioned their name, to tell Natarle who they were, so that she would know.
"Very well. Miss Attha, what is your statement to prove your client's innocence?"
"Well, your honour, Athrun was bringing Lacus out on a date and he offered to place the order,"
Miri continued, "Yes your honour. I took Athrun's orders down on that day. I remember him tellimg me that he wanted to throw in a slice of oreo cheesecake because Miss Clyne had forgotten to order it, and that it was her favourite. Just as I was repeating the order, we heard a bang and Lacus shouted "Athrun", and she fell to the floor," Miri paused for a breath, her cheeks flushed with excitement as she carried on, "Athrun then ran to her and called the ambulance. I remember seeing a flash of figure with long blue hair holding a gun about 10 metres away. The figure had run off before I could exit the restaurant to catch her."
The judge nodded , and turned to Cagalli. "Miss Attha, do you know who the real shooter is?"
Cagalli stood up. "Yes, your honour. The shooter who assassinated Miss Clyne is Verania Kinoshita. I have the proof right here," Cagalli handed Natarle the tape recorder and some pictures containing Kira and Vera's talk at Haolos the other day.
Nartarle's eyes widened as she heard the tape "Who does the other voice belong to?"
Cagalli straightened her tie. "My twin brother, Kira Yamato, also Miss Kinoshita's ex- boyfriend and Athrun's best friend. He supposedly fell in love with Lacus Clyne, who, at that time, was engaged to Athrun." Cagalli turned behind to see Vera's shocked face as her secrets were poured out.
But this evidence was enough for Nartale. "Miss Lacus, what do you have to say for yourself?"
Lacus held her head high. "With all due respect, your Honour, I was getting sick of Athrun, so that's why I accused him.
"So you remembered perfectly who you were and all that but you just pretended?" Nartarle was shocked.
"Yes, your honour," Lacus smiled as the courtroom started to fill with noise.
"Order in court!" Nartarle's army voice was still alive besides the fact that her army self was dead.
The courtroom quietened immediately.
"I have come to a conclusion that Verania Kinoshita was indeed the one who shot Lacus Clyne. What do you have to say about that, Miss Kinoshita?"
"Your honour, I have no regrets at all," Vera stood up and said simply, in a flat voice.
"Nothing to say?"
"No, your honour, you may read out my sentence. I don't care,"
Everyone was taken aback by her comment.
Nartarle sighed and decided on the fate. "Miss Kinoshita shall be charged for assassin and shall serve 10 years in jail,"
Vera smiled at Kira, who was shocked.
"And Miss Clyne shall serve 2 months of jail term for slander of Athrun Zala, which made him end up in jail,"
Lacus' lawyer stood up. "Negative, your Honour. Miss Clyne was…"
Nartarle dismissed the words with a wave of her hand. "No. She said it herself that she did it. Court dismissed. And Athrun Zala will be free from his jail term of 10 years as he did not commit the crime,"
The courtroom stood up again as Nartarle exited the courtroom. Cagalli ran into Athrun's arms and hugged him tight.
"Oh my god! You're free Athrun!" She said, as Athrun picked her up and carried her.
"Yah, and it's all thanks to you, Cagalli! You did a great job!" He put her down and they hugged again. "I'm so glad this is over!"
"Yeah, me too, and now, we can all start anew, and forget about the past…"
OMG I'm sureI can see a lot of angry Lacus fans already... but hey! I didn't say that she shot herself to get rid of Athrun! Yah! So don't spork me or anything, ok? Hmmm... let's see this chappie is a little bit short, don't you think so too? Anyways look out for the next chapter- Chapter 6- I don't wanna be alone! Please review even if it is to scold me for being a brat for writing bad about Lacus!