The Court Case

Special Anniversary Edition

Disclaimer: I don't own this, Namco! Get it through your heads!

A/N: It's the special Anniversary Edition of The Court Case!

Flaren: Basically, it's a small story in clicks with this thing, so don't get too excited. You better let me wear a nice dress or something…I'm quite annoyed with you right now.

TimesHalt: Anyway…back to the A/N…

A/N: This chapter features a small story that ties up to the Court Case, and it's just kind of winged off from random points. Also, it's not the chapter. I'll say so when it is. Anniversary Edition, Start! Slight LloydxDialmond and Kraine.

Sheena bowed down her head. Lapisa came over and immediately splashed water on her head. It was a surprising thing for the girl to do, but why had she done it? Lapisa then explained it was holy water, she then pulled out a rosary and showed her faith to Martel. Flaren then came up and put veils on everyone. Crimsonia was in a nice white dress, Sola at her side. The fencing girl's face matched up to her hair; she was a very deep shade of red. Sola just adjusted his tux and kept on going up the aisle. Crimsonia was guided by Cresenta and Sola was guided by Astra, and the two were also in very nice clothes. Dialmond threw a dress at Sheena.

"What's this for?" Sheena asked.

"This is a wedding, and people wear dresses. So, do so. Now."

Sheena agreed and put on the dress. It was white and very tight. It was a shame Universa was unable to make it, Raise was off fighting a huge demon in Derris-Kharlan with him. Embre was sad that her makeshift parents had left, this was a strange time, but was it really happening? Saphfyre just kept her head on Scorch's chest all the time and he let her stay. They looked awkward, but they didn't care. The rest of the crowd had the same outlook. Sheena brushed some hair out of her eyes…when did this come along? She had fallen asleep for a while, but that was only for a couple of hours. She also had forgotten Crimsonia was getting married that day. Flaren danced around in her dress, an expensive silk one with all the proper trimmings. Crimsonia looked gorgeous in the gown she wore, feathers were placed here and there for an angelic effect. Sheena's garb was also silk and had lace emerging from the back, thus adding on to the already heavenly scene. The priest, Lapisa, said her duties and Sheena's hair dried off. The two people that were done walking down the aisle kissed. Rubyi then jumped over both of them and headed for the cake. Lanztblu was first in line after the couple, waiting for a sugar rush. Singe held a drink in her hand, and was accompanied by Dialmond, who suddenly left at the appearance of Raine, Kratos, and the doctor Reef, who had waves of jealousy flooding off of him. Lloyd had also come, but Colette was assigned to protecting the Churches in the new world, which was an awkward job that required a massive amount of Rheiard-flying. Dialmond immediately lurched onto the man, and she lead him astray, blushing. Raine laughed at this, but the unnoticing Kratos didn't…notice, in lack of a better word. The Professor leaned against him and he just sat there, a small smirk on his face. Lloyd emitted a moan of pleasure as Dialmond wrapped her arms around him. Lloyd and Colette were broken up for the moment, so the girl took her chance. He returned her love, and she tugged at him for more. The two then left to continue their love in peace. Sheena smiled, Zelos was not here, still away from her…but she was fine with that. Seles also seemed less mad and laughed when Emereld fell over when casually leaning on the food table. Her hand had slipped, and a nice person had helped her up. Crimsonia walked over to her ninja friend and companion obsessed with archeology. Then Sardnyox said she could "take the cake" and then did. Literally. When she came back, Lapisa told her it was a figure of speech and to get it back, for she was hungry. The sardonic Sardnyox did, and was annoyed at the irritating alliteration that had just been used to describe her. Sola then snuggled with Crimsonia, and the two drove off in a Rheiard with the banner, "Just Married" hanging from it. The vision was then hazed. You couldn't see them anymore. Or anything. Fin.

A/N: And that, was the most awkward, probably never-happening thing ever. Really. Oh well, at least Flaren got to wear her dress. That was completely random, though, and in celebration of my twentieth chapter . And now, we move on to the real story, where it is night and there are seven days left. Really.

Chapter 20: Serenity Coming For A Time

It's amazing what people can do sometimes.

No matter what, they try t go on, even if discriminated against…even if hated.

They are amazing…but we also have our faults. Sometimes we can't step up to what awaits us, we try nd hide behind others.

Sometimes, we even try to escape life, and wait in purgatory. But…

We must keep living. Find your dreams, follow your heart.

The world, people…it may feel like everyone is against you, but don't give up.

Life is a such a thing that it's taken for granted many times, but people must realize what they can really do.

Live.

Singe was happy, she had finished her notebook. Astra bought her another one, and Singe was surprised at the woman's generosity. Astra returned with a request asking if she could read Singe's entries, except the personal ones, of course. Singe was a bit flustered by this, someone wanted to read her--HER writings! She accepted the offer, though, and Astra thanked her. Singe was lucky, it was her last page. Although you couldn't call it that, since it was the inside of the back cover. Astra took the book when Singe let her and went off to read it. Crimsonia had gone off on her date with her companions, and Sheena was lolling around the room. Embre then asked if Sheena could freeze the pond so she could skate on it. By this time, no body was swimming in it, so Sheena agreed to. It was sort of dark, but Luna helped out with this. Glowing beams of light shone the area in a nice serene glow. Embre stared at it admirably, then began to skate on it. Scorch watched this, Saphfyre at his chest. They were on a bed Scorch's shirt of and part of Saphfyre's shirt loose. It looked strange but Saphfyre definitely preferred her love's skin against hers…a passion that was almost as good as the thing that could have been done. This was one thing she loved about Scorch, the ability to just be with him, to lay with him, but not let it lead to other situations. Scorch loved the fact at how responsible the girl was, and also glad that they shard a room. She kept the light on as they watched the girl skate, Universa and Raise acting as artificial parents for the child. Out of everyone, it seemed, the two seemed to be attached to Embre the most, besides her family. Universa and Raise loved he child, and hoped to have one of their own someday…but in this case, Embre was good enough. The Summoner joined the people, followed by a shy Dialmond but a surprisingly un-shy Lapisa. Rubyi came back from her job to get some more medical supplies, complaining that kids shouldn't be left to play stupid games without supervision. She then left a note saying she'd be out late. Sardnyox then went to eat something and found Emereld doing it already. She tossed some extras to the girl, saying she cooked too much. A rare point was when Sardnyox smiled occurred, which made Emereld feel slightly better about her cooking skill. She wondered what the others were doing, and Saphfyre wasn't anywhere to be found…she decided to take it out of her head and continue cooking. Lapisa found herself dragged along to a dinner party by Lanztblu, who then left because she got more hungry. The other skaters just watched, and kept their pace.

Crimsonia laughed as Sola touched her neck slightly. He had known that spot since he met her, he had accidentally brushed up against her many times, leading to awkwardness. Flaren laughed, almost hitting Cresenta in the head with her menu in the process.

"You two are so shy!" She laughed, having a good reason to. The two were both a nice red and Crimsonia was still surprised that she managed to actually do this. She smiled and then the waiter came. Sola ordered cake, but Crimsonia explained that was a dessert, to be eaten after the main meal. This led to a discussion of why people jus didn't eat everything at once, and Flaren said it spoiled appetites. Sola understood and ordered a steak. Cresenta ordered a prime rib, and Crimsonia ordered spaghetti. Flaren decided she would also get her hands on some meat, so she decided to get the chicken. For drinks, the couple of Flaren and Cresenta ordered two Goldes Heart, a nice drink that didn't go flat due to manauille crystal being mixed in with the drink. Crimsonia and Sola both ordered two River Fluets, a drink with a more calm demeanor, or so to put, anyway. It was meant to be drank slowly and to be swirled around in the glass slowly after drinking. Flaren attempted to do this later on, but she ended up almost drenching everybody, so she innocently she the glass down. Sola put a hand on Crimsonia's leg, suddenly forcing her to say something.

"Um…the food is very nice here. And the room is warm."

"You two really need to ease up." Flaren said, "Look at me and Cresenta, we do a thing called 'kissing in public'. Watch, just watch."

Flaren suddenly grabbed Cresenta and feverishly gave him an open-tongued kiss. He returned, and nobody stared, romance was a thing that often happened in Goldes. This caused Crimsonia to blush and slip her hand when she adjusted her sitting position nervously. Sola then turned a huge red, and the now-done-kissing Flaren looked at her friend with surprise. She didn't understand it was a slip, but when her drink arrived, she took a huge sip and began to laugh. Cresenta also took a drink, and began to chuckle as well. Crimsonia apologized many times, and Sola did too, both very embarrassed by the situation, though nobody except the couple of Flaren and Cresenta seemed to notice. Lapisa and Lanztblu walked in, sitting at the bar. The dual swordswoman was very flushed, but Lanztblu kept laughing.

"Oh, c'mon, Lapisa! Live a little! Show these people what you're made of!"

"Why do you want me to retrieve a date so passionately?"

"Because you seem lonely. You need somebody."

"Should not I be the one deciding that?"

A man suddenly came up to the girl. Placing his hand on her arm, he was suddenly beat to a pulp.

"Wh…What do you think you're doing? Is this is what 'hitting on' is! Have you no etiquette!" The man walked away and some people stared in her direction. Lanztblu sighed.

"You're kinda a macho chick, aren't ya…?"

"Are you saying I have no femininity!"

"Well, you could show it more…"

"I am sorry…" the dual swordswoman sighed, "I am not fond of contact in that manner…"

"He touched your arm Lapisa…"

"I think they could wait before they try anything on me. I have more dignity to have meaningless--"

Lanztblu interrupted her, "That won't happen. You have to build a relationship in order to have that come up."

"Oh, I see…"

"See? Look at that guy over there. He seems muscular, and toned…and look, he even has dual swords. Oh, wait a minute…that's Lloyd Irving!"

"No. The Lloyd Irving?"

"It is. But shouldn't he be with that Colette chick? Wonder what he's doing all the way here…"

The reason was because Lloyd was sent to check up on Sheena via Raine's request. The Professor seemed a bit harsh, but she did care about her friends. Lapisa immediately tried to avoid the man, Dialmond seemed a little more than flustered when he was mentioned. Although, it didn't seem like Dialmond was into the whole love thing. Lapisa didn't even want to try hitting on him. She heard stories…Lloyd was nice and full of justice but he was incredibly carefree and somewhat of an idiot. She had seen him sometimes at Meltokio, unable to understand some basic words. And Lapisa definitely didn't like that. She also hated the point of love. It seemed to annoy her quite a bit. She heard that love felt good, but it made people feel like hell whenever those feelings weren't confessed to that person, no matter who they were., or no matter where they were. True love crossed time and space, and Lapisa didn't want those horrible feelings to crush her; she avoided love, mostly. But here Lanztblu was, being annoying and trying to get the girl to find someone. It was not that simple. Lapisa always told herself that a rue idiot would have to want her, a used-to-be-poor girl who now had wings as an asset. The girl also found herself to be rude at times, and she always put her family first. So one hell of a person would have to coax this girl out of her shell. And Lapisa wasn't ready for that. The men that came up were turned down, followed by a laughing Lanztblu, who must have been desperately bored if she wanted for Lapisa to find someone. Dialmond walked in shortly after Lapisa turned down the fourteenth man, and when Dialmond saw her love, she went to the bathroom. Lloyd noticed who it was and waited for her to come out. And shortly, she did. She was blushing, but the oblivious Lloyd didn't know, or mind for that matter, as always. Dialmond then looked saddened, finding out Lloyd was still with Colette. Now…common sense would tell the dual swordsman something was up, but his own sense told him he should go find Sheena. So he left, and Dialmond did as well. Lapisa could see the girl was headed in the opposite direction of their new house. Maybe she went to go walk. Lanztblu interrupted her thoughts.

"Isn't that Crimsonia? She wasn't banished, too, was she?"

"No." Lapisa explained, "But she is loyal to Sheena, and is also her lawyer. It is ironic if you look at it, people who are in a court case are living under the same roof. Laughable. Heh."

"Yeah…" Lanztblu muttered, "But ya can't go throughout life without something extraordinary happening to you, ya know? Everyone will find their day, their ray of hope, I guess…hmm…does that sound too stuffy?"

"No, it is actually something amazing to hear coming from one as yourself."

"Yeah. I'm too hyper. I really should be more settled. But, oh well…hm…I'm thirsty." Lanztblu ordered a drink then pulled out a contract, staring at it.

"What is that?"

"My house's contract. I owe so much money to people for my behavior, and I'm going to get icked out next week if I don't have the money."

"I am sorry."

"It's not like you did anything. But, if things were more settled, I could do my job…"

"What is it, if you do not mind my asking?"

"I work in fields and such part-time, and I also refurnish rooms and such. I can build houses, but I rarely get requests for those, though those are the biggest payments…ha."

"Here." Lapisa pulled out a bag of money.

"What is…?"

"It is half the money I saved up everyday since I was hired by Madam Seles. I saved it in case an incident happened where we…were poor again."

"I can't accept any of this!"

"Please. I would like you to have it. Take what you need, I do not want you to end up like I was…scavenging for food each day, people giving us indignant looks for things that were not our fault…"

"But…"

"Please. I can easily get more later. I rarely spend my money on things for myself, unless it is a weapon or some healing items."

"Lapisa…I'm sorry." Lanztblu took out 15,000 Gald. Feeling horrible, tears welted out of her eyes. Lapisa still had a good portion of money in the bag; working for Seles definitely had its pros, even if the jobs were somewhat abstract sometimes. The blue-haired girl felt awful at what she had done, but when seeing Lapisa's smile, she cheered up a little.

"So much is going on…I don't know what to do…I feel so lost sometimes."

"You will find your day." Lapisa gave a reassuring smile. Lanztblu smiled back. She looked over at the two couples, who were too caught up in themselves to notice the events before. Crimsonia began to speak again after Flaren had spilled her drink, again.

"Flaren, can you use your hands or do I need to nail the glass on the table?" Crimsonia said with a smirk.

Flaren laughed a bit, "I'm sorry, I should learn to be less hyper."

"Do not change." Cresenta argued, "I love you just the way you are."

"Aww…" Flaren pushed her head into his chest, "Yup, yup, yeah…I guess you're right." She then pounded on him playfully, "Why can't you ever be wrong about things, Cresenta?"

Crimsonia laughed, she was enjoying herself immensely. Sola then tapped his glass, making the girl blush randomly.

"I would like to say something."

"Yes?" Crimsonia looked at him.

"Hmm?" Flaren looked over.

"It is an honor to be with you all. I must say I have not had this much fun in years."

"And look at you." Crimsonia pointed, "The seldom-talker is speaking! It is a miracle!" She joked and he laughed. Then she put on her normal face, "But, seriously, he is right. It has been a while since I have enjoyed myself this much…"

"That's good." Flaren then splashed more of what was now water on Cresenta who used magic to absorb it. Flaren laughed and Crimsonia laughed. The LaHeart at the table then wondered what her new friend, Sheena, was doing…

The female ninja blasted Universa's leg, while dodging Raise's blow. Embre then threw a fireball over at the Summon Spirit of the Sky. She dodged, but barely. The four were training, and Scorch and Saphfyre were still upstairs. Sheena heard a thump, looking in the direction of the two's room. She took her attention off of it as she dodged another blade slash from Universa. Raise then smacked one of Embre's fireballs into Universa, followed by a fit of laughter. Embre looked to see where her projectile when and saw a slightly scorched Universa. She then giggled as well. Sardnyox was now also outside, conversing with Emereld and Astra. They seemed to be deeply involved with whatever they were talking about. Another bang was heard inside and Sheena got suspicious. The room had some awkward noises in it…

"And that is what you get for trying to pillow fight me, the best fighter in the world!" Saphfyre yelled, beating her fluffy weapon at her target. She then fell off the bed as Scorch dragged her down, laughing all the way. The two were now out of their clothes and just wearing casual pajamas. Well, except for Scorch, who just put on a shirt and some jeans. Saphfyre was in a light purple gown and struggling to get back on the bed.

"Better watch out, or my lips'll get you!" Scorch screamed playfully.

"Nooo!" Saphfyre laughed as Scorch's mouth swept to the lower part of her neck, laughter coming from her beautiful lips. He then wrapped her in a kiss, and she clung to him. Scorch's wounds were completely healed, giving his a body a nicer feel. Her smooth skin tingled as his arms moved onto her back. They broke apart. Saphfyre then brought up something.

"I've only known you for a couple of days, and we're sleeping in the same bed. Fancy that."

"You seem disappointed. Need anything else in bed?" Scorch gave her a suspicious smile.

"Scorch!" she playfully slapped him, "We can't do that yet, idiot. But seriously, I really never felt this way about anyone, and I never thought I would."

"I have before, but you are…different. You're not like her in soe ways, but I like that so much more…"

"Her?"

'My ex-love. She's named Cali Flion, but we never see each other anymore."

"Do you still have feelings for her?"

"No, not anymore. Sometimes, I think I may, but…you are just a better person. She broke up with me, and I have no idea why."

"Maybe she's stupid. There's nothing wrong with you."

"Heh. Well, I am over her."

"You didn't do anything with her, did you?"

"No!"

"He he. Just kidding." Saphfyre took another lunge at her love and smiled.

"So, you do love someone!" Emereld yelled happily, clapping her hands, "I knew it!"

"Shh!" Astra silenced her, "I do not want Sheena to hear! Or anyone else!"

"Why is that?" Sardnyox asked, "Shouldn't they have the right to know?"

"Yes, but I do not need my personal affairs involved with other people, except my love."

"So…" Emereld elbowed the Mistress of Stars, "Who is he?"

"Does that matter?" Astra blushed.

"Yeah, it does!" Emereld answered

"We won't tell." Sardnyox said.

"I am surprised you want to hear about love." Astra said, "I mean no offense, but…"

"Ah, well, I'm still waiting for that person to find me…sort of." Sardnyox laughed at herself.

"Sooo…?" Emereld asked.

"That is very irritating." Astra pointed at the girl, "But, I love Efil…"

"Who now?" Sardnyox questioned.

"The Summon Spirit of Life, Efil, is my love."

A/N: And more love triangles come into play. The relationship between Lloyd, Dialmond, and Colette. The Chosen of Sylvarant better not come, too, or hell will raise. Lloyd is very oblivious sometimes. And now, we know that Efil is Astra's love. Details are sketchy, but one might be able to figure it out if they find the clues. Hint: It has something to do with Raise. Also, what's going on with the relationship with Saphfyre and Scorch. And who is Cali Flion? Seven days still, sorry, but read on.