The judge got ready to start the trial as he got himself situated before landing his dark coffee eyes on James' frame in the defendant chair. James felt his blood run cold and hair stand in it's edge when the judge looked at him like he was a cold blooded killer that didn't get to finish the job. But James in some ways wished he did kill Dan. Just because of what he put him and his friends through. Then again there might be a higher chance of him going to jail if he did kill Dan. He'd never see Kendall or the guys along with Mrs. Knight, Katie, Kelly and Gustaveo again. Okay maybe the last one wouldn't be so bad but still. It would kill James in the inside.

"James Diamond, put your right hand over your heart and repeat after me." James stood up and did just that. " I James Diamond promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth right here in this court of law." The judge said.

James took a deep breath and cleared his voice, " I James Diamond promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth right here in this court of law." When he was done the judge let him sit back down.

For the first few minutes of court the prosecutor went on and on about how James had planned out this big schema to kill Dan for the longest time. This really pissed James off, he was kidnaped for petes sakes! How could he plan to do that? And at the same moment James thought that his defence attorney stood up to call an objection to make that very point.

The judge allowed him to explain himself and his lawyer, Mr. Walker told the whole story of what happened to James and his friends and how he came into contact with Daniel Waters in the first place.

When he start the judge looked a little annoyed like this whole thing was a huge waste of his time. But a Walker got on a roll and to the point of the story, his eyes softened and turned to ones of pity for James instead of hate for a almost murderer, they were pity for an emotionally scared victim.

"I'd like to call James Diamond to the stand." His lawyer said and James walked over and sat down. "Now Mr. Diamond can you please tell me and the ladies and gentlemen of the jury how you had met Mr. Waters."

"Yes, I met him a few weeks ago when him and four other men kidnaped me and my friends out of the Palm Woods park." James said firmly not forgetting anything.

"And why did he kidnap you?"

"Because he was hired to."

"By who ?"

"Gordon Hawk." James said and the room went deadly quiet you could hear a pin drop if there was one to drop.

"And you and your friends have had problems with Mr. Hawk in the past years?" Mr. Walker asked.

"Yes sir, that is correct."

"And why is that?"

"Because the band we're in Big Time Rush, is a very successful band that belongs to Rocque Records which is run by my boss Gustaveo Rocque. Hawk and him have been in a war over who has the better music for many years now." James explained.

Mr. Walker mused over this for a moment, they had actually gone over what to say in the past few days so he was acting like this was something new. "And Hawk has kidnaped you before?"

"Yes."

"Only this time was way worse. "

"Yes."

"How?"

James looked over to Dan who looked as pale as a ghost. 'Take that you fucker.' James thought to himself. "This time he hired four men, Mr. Waters being one of them. They took us to a house in the middle of nowhere and beat us to near death. They tired mental and psychological abuse as well but it didn't get to us."

"What was the worse part?"

James had to ball his hands into fists and take a deep breath, "When they made me watch my boyfriend get rapped." When that was said there were some gasps in the room.

"Objection your honor this has nothing to do with the task at hand." Dans lawyer said.

James' lawyer however was giving him the stink eye. "Objection out ruled, countinue James." The judge said.

Mr. Walker cleared his voice, "You have a boyfriend?"

"Yes."

"Is he here now?"

"Yes."

"What's his name?"

James paused for a moment to look at Kendall for the okay to say that it's him. Kendall only smiled and nodded at him. "Kendall Knight."

"And you say that Mr. Waters raped him infront of you?"

"No, Mr. Waters stood by the door while it happened. Another man did that to Kendall." James feeling his blood pressure rise.

"Who did it?"

"His name is Zach. "

"Zach..." egged on.

"I don't know his last name, but if he were here right now I could point him out."

"Right lets get to how you stabbed Mr. Waters."

"Alright. It happened right after Kendall got rapped. Hawk had a knife to my throat as I was hand cuffed to a bed he kept me on. I got free by dislocating my thumb on my left hand," James paused to show everyone the cast. "Right before fighting for my life. I punched Zach off of Kendall and was going to fight with him but Hawk got there first and we fought for a while. I somehow got a hold of the knife and when I turned around to see Mr. Waters right there ready to hurt me and I stabbed him with the knife in self defence only." James said remembering that aweful day and the memories it brings back.

"That will be all your honor." And James left the staf to sit with Mr. Walker.

"Court is now in recess for the jury to come up with a verdict." The judge said hitting his gavel.

After a twenty minute break court came back and with a verdict. "James Diamond how do you plead to the charges?"

"Not guilty your honor." James said hoping the jury thought the same thing.

"Has the jury reached a verdict?"

"Yes your honor, we the jury of California state law find James Diamond not guilty of the charges." And when that was said James felt a huge weight come off his shoulders.

After that they explained that Dan and the other men in the crime of kidnapping and beating the BTR boys would be on trial next week.

When the following week came all five of them, Daniel Waters, Matt Waver, Zach Cortell and Gordon Hawk were charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault, with and without a weapon, and Zach was charged with rape. The last guy who they never really met, his name was Tyler Grey and got charged with the lesser charge of kidnapping. He only got ten years.

But Dan got twenty years along with Matt. Zach got twenty five years.

Hawk got twenty five to life.

The guys were so happy to have those men put away that after court they went out to celebrate. Ever since that day in court things have been looking up.

Authors note: Okay so the next chapter will be the last. Hope you guys liked it :)