1Sorry it took so long, but here is chapter 9.

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Chapter 9

The next morning they work up to find out that they were the only ones left in the room. Kagome didn't really feel like getting up just yet and leaving Inuyasha's warmth. So they just laid there cuddling for a little while longer. Finally they decided that it was time to get up. When they made it out into the main part of the club and over to the bar they sat down next to Sango and Miroku.

"Good morning love birds." Miroku greeted.

Sango giggled and a smirk spread across Bankotsu's face. Inuyasha and Kaogme just sat there with a light blush covering their cheeks.

About a week later Inuyasha had the date for their next day in court.

"It's on a Tuesday. But instead of it just being the afternoon it's going to be an all day thing." explained Inuyasha.

Kagome nodded, then sat down to do the school work that Inuyasha had brought to her. After working for a little while and getting a couple of quick lessons from Inuyasha Kagome stopped to take a break. Kagome leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes and asked no one in particular,

"When will this ever end?"

Inuyasha scooted his chair next to Kagome's and wrapped his arms around her. Kagome leaned into his embrace and sighed.

"I want to get out. I want to be free." she whispered so that only he could hear.

Inuyasha gently stroked her hair and whispered back,

"Someday you will be free, and when that day comes" he stopped to place a quick loving kiss on her lips. "We can finally be together."

Kagome smiled. "I can't wait til that day comes."

"Neither can I." replied Inuyasha.

Kagome then finished her work and the two had dinner together. After a long good night kiss Inuyasha went home.

As the day of the next court day dawned the four friends were once again dressed and ready for the day ahead in court. Sess came to get them again and all to soon they were back in court room 3 and awaiting the drama that was soon to begin.

That day in court consisted of the plaintiff bringing in people to testify against Kagome and lots and lots of questions.

When it was time to break for lunch they went to a reserved room and Bankotsu was waiting there for them with food. The meal was consumed in total silence. After lunch it was back to the court room to endure more questions and also soreness from sitting on their asses all day.

Then it was time for Kagome to go to the stand and tell her side of things. Sess had gone over this with her before. She was to tell them how this happened and why it happened. Nothings else had to be said.

Sess walked up to her and asked her to tell the jury about the night in question.

"It was kind of late on Christmas eve, my birthday. I had just come home from a surprise party that some of my friends had thrown for me. I set my things upstairs in my room. I went back downstairs to get a drink and saw that the study door was open. It was always locked and never open so I was curious and went in."

During this part of her retelling her eyes had this far off look as if she was seeing it all play out in front of her again.

"I looked at the desk, I ran my hand over the edge of the desk and then I opened the top left hand drawer in the desk. And pulled out the top manilla folder and the name on it caught my attention."

The plaintiff tried to interupt at this point to ask some questions but the judge held up his hand, signaling him to let her finish with her story.

"The name on the folder was my dad's. My mom and dad died in a car crash a few years ago. I thought that it might be about the accident, so I decided to read it cause no one had told me much about what had happened."

She took a calming breath before she continued.

"But, it wasn't what I thought it was. It was actually documents and descriptions on how their deaths..." she shook her head and started talking again. "Murders were going to be carried out so that it looked like an accident; all down to the very last detail. After reading through it I was furious, my godfather, the one who my parents had trusted most, was the one that killed them."

She paused to collect her thoughts and calm herself down some before she continued.

"At this point I heard the front door slam shut and I smelt the scent of my god father after that I don't know what happened."

She paused again then went on, determined to finish the rest of her story.

"When I finally came to my senses, I was sitting on the floor in the livingroom, covered in blood. I looked around at the room and saw that there was blood everywhere. I then saw the body of my godfather laying on the floor about 10 feet away. At this point the smell of blood was too much. I ran up stairs and became sick. Afterwards I numbly changed and grabbed the ba of presents my friends ha given me and I ran."

The whole court room was silent for a whole 2 minutes before Sess walked back over to her.

"Kagome, is there any doubt in yor mind that this was staged to put your godfather in a bad light?" he asked.

"No. It was him." she replied firmly.

"And why do you say that?" Sess asked her.

"Because, since my parents died and I went to live with him he constantly beat me, physically and verbally." she replied.

"I have no more questions." said Sess. He walked over to his chair and sat down.

It was then time for the other lawyer to question her.

"Why did you open that certain drawer, that supposedly had those documents in it?"Asked the stern faced lawyer.

"It was because when that desk belonged to my dad, he always kept candies and pictures of me and my mom I there. I wanted to see if there were still some in there." she answered, staring sraight into the lawyer's eyes. Her gaze never wavering.

"Why did you run?" he asked. Never breaking her gaze.

"Well, at first I wanted to end it all, end all of the pain and go join my parents. But then the presents that I had absentmindedly brought with me reminded me of my friends. In the end it was them that made me decide not to take my own life." she stated.

There was a slight pause then,

"I have no more questions your honor." said the lawyer.

WOOOO HOOOOOO! I am FINALLY DONE W/ THIS CHAPTER! I hope u all r happy now. I will try 2 update again soon. Til next time! Ja ne!

Ume