Hey, I started school and OMG there is spell check on my new writing program!! Lolll, sorry about that, as I was saying, I started school, it looks really cool, except for genomic classes, I swear I was turning into a zombie, that has to be the most boring teacher I ever had, and I had tons of boring teachers (I just never had to listen to them before) Actually my roommates looked at me with knowing smiles when I told them I had genomic.

Anyway, on with the chapter (hoping my Internet connection will be back by the time I finish writing it.

Chapter twenty six: The moment of truth.

Anzu sighed when the prosecutor sat down on her chair, she did he best to ignore everyone's stare. It was obvious, just by looking at them, that they were convinced of her culpability and she doubted Seto's lawyer could change their mind, no matter how good he was. Her gaze turned toward Jordan as he approached her, he didn't seem worried in the least, but then again, weren't lawyer's like him supposed to be expert at lying? Well she sure hoped he was good because from where she stood, the situation was pretty much hopeless.

"Mrs. Mazaki, you and Raven had been together for about four years. Tell us when was the first time he became violent."

Anzu took a deep breath, trying to get ready to expose all her secrets to the world. "About...six months after we got together." She answered.

"Do you know why?" Jordan asked his second question.

"We had this show at school where I had to dance with another guy...It was a rather provocative dance and...Raven was extremely jealous. After the last show was done, I went out with the other dancers and he didn't take it well when I only came back in the morning, that was the first time he actually hit me." Anzu said, looking down as she did so, admitting such a thing was really hard for her, especially in front of her friends, after all, she kept telling them there was nothing wrong with Raven and that they were imagining things while all they wanted was to protect her. "He was sure I slept with my dance partner."

"And did you?"

"Of course not!" Anzu replied, looking up sharply at him, though she knew her words wouldn't convince anyone, she was pregnant after all.

"Why didn't you leave him after that?"

Anzu sighed, she expected that question, actually she asked herself that same question a thousand times since Raven's death, telling herself he wouldn't have died if she had just left him like any intelligent person would do. "I'm not sure, the next day he came over with flowers and apologized, he said it wouldn't happen again, I...I believed him."

"And how long did it take for him to hurt you again?"

Anzu shook her head, she couldn't remember exactly. "I'm not sure, maybe about a month."

"I suppose things didn't calm themselves with time." Jordan stated calmly.

Anzu looked back down. "No, the more time passed, the more violent he became and he would get violent more quickly and more frequently, then, when he's realise he's hurt me, he would apologize and everything would be back to normal until he'd find a new reason to get jealous."

"And what were those reasons?"

Anzu shrugged but didn't look up, she could feel everyones' eyes on herself and it was making her feel uneasy. "Just about anything. Me getting home late, dancing with a guy at school, getting home late after school, random guys talking to me."

"You went to the police and lodged a complaint against Mr. Daisuke, am I right?" Jordan asked, standing in front of her.

"Yes." Anzu said, nodding her head at the same time, how she hated thinking about that day, if Shizuka hadn't been there she couldn't even think about what would have happened to her.

"According to the report, you had three broken ribs and a broken wrist, along with a good number of impressive bruises. Where those injuries caused by Mr. Daisuke?"

"Yes." Anzu answered her voice suddenly getting weak.

"And why did you removed your complaint?"

This time Anzu did look up at him, she was surprised by the question and wasn't sure how to answer to it. "I...It was a friend who saw him hit me that brought me to the police. She...live that kind of situation before and wouldn't just let it drop. After she left, I guess I just didn't have the strength and courage to fight against him."

"At that time, did you fear for your life?"

Anzu looked over the people in the court before setting her eyes back on Jordan and answer. "Yes." She noticed people were looking at her in a different way then they were after the prosecutor's little interrogation, they looked at her with sympathy.

"And during the following years, was he still violent?" Jordan asked her.

Anzu lowered her head again. "Yes, though after some time it happened less frequently...I started doing everything I could so he would not get mad at me."

"Let's talk about more recent events." Jordan started pacing slowly in front of her. "The two of you moved back here a few months ago, how did Mr. Daisuke reacted to your friends?"

"He...didn't take it well." Anzu started. "We moved here mainly because his parents wanted Raven to take care of their business here in Japan while they stayed in America, it just so happen that their company is situated in domino. I hadn't told him much about my friends because he usually got mad when anything regarding my life included guys, he probably didn't even remember me mentioning them at the beginning of our relationship. When he realized that most of my friends are boys he threw a fit and became more irritable and violent then he ever was. He wouldn't believe me when I told him we were nothing more than friends.

"What did he do regarding your friends?"

Anzu sighed. "He didn't want me to see them and whenever they would try to see me he would get angry and hit me."

Jordan nodded at her answer. "You admitted having a relationship with another man." Anzu nodded, though she kept her head low, she was still ashamed of what she did, and to have to admit it in front of so many people wasn't easy.

"Since you started dating Mr. Daisuke, with how many other men did you have a relationship with?" Jordan asked, his voice still as calm and composed as it was been through the entire trial.

"Only one." Anzu stated firmly.

"So, since Mr. Daisuke cannot have children, this man, whoever he is, is your babies' father." Anzu nodded, even if what Jordan said was more of an affirmation than a question. "How many time did the two of you get 'intimate'?"

Anzu blushed lightly as she gave her answer. "Only one."

"When?"

"Two months ago." Anzu said, still blushing.

"When did you find out you were pregnant?"

"I...had doubts after the first month. After the second month I decided to buy a pregnancy test and it turned out positive." Anzu looked at Seto, she really really hopped he wouldn't get involved in this, she didn't want to cause him more troubles than she already did.

"What were your first thoughts when you found out you were pregnant?"

"I thought about what would happen when Raven would find out I cheated on him." Anzu bit her bottom lip, still shaken by the memory.

"What happened after that?" Jordan asked.

"I decided to leave him, I was afraid of his reaction and I didn't want to risk him hurting the baby. Actually I panicked, I called Yugi to ask him to come pick me up but he wasn't there. I quickly packed my things, getting ready to leave anyway, when Raven arrived home earlier then he was supposed to and surprised me." Anzu explained,

"And what happened after Mr. Daisuke realized what you were doing?"

"When he saw that I was leaving him, he became mad, he pushed me on the floor and started throwing my stuffs around. That's when he found the pregnancy test. He understood that I cheated on him, it was the only reason why I would need one. I never saw him that angry in all my life, I tried to get out of the house but he caught me in the stairs and pushed me down. When I looked up at him, he was pointing a gin at me. I...I grabbed it, I did everything I could to keep him from pointing it at me. During the fight there was a gun shot, I guess Raven accidentally pulled the trigger, after that he just fell to the ground and...he was dead." Anzu chocked, on the last word and tears formed in her eyes as the image of Raven's lifeless form still lingered in her mind.

"One last question Mrs. Mazaki." Jordan asked, his voice unusually soft this time. "Who is the father?"

"Wha..." Anzu looked at Jordan with wide eyes, surely he wasn't serious, why would he get Seto involved? If she was found guilty then Seto's reputation would be stained forever, he could even be accused of complicity. She then looked at the CEO, silently asking him what she was supposed to do. She saw him nod his head, almost imperceptibly, telling her to do it. Anzu took a deep breath to calm herself before answering. "Seto Kaiba." She said as a small blush appeared once again on her face.

AN: Well...I could stop there...but that's not much of a cliff hanger lolll, after all I already said that Seto's the father (if you are surprised by this, then you probably missed a chapter or two lolll) so...let's keep going for a little more shall we? After I take a shower, anyway my connexion still isn't back.

The commotion that followed Anzu's declaration was incredible, it was as if she announced the end of the world. Even the prosecutor looked like she received a direct hit in the face, which gave Anzu great pleasure to see.

"Wait wait waitwaitwait!!" Joey exclaimed in the middle of the commotion, turning toward Seto with a surprised look. "You...and Anzu..." He couldn't even voice it as he pointed Seto and Anzu alternatively in a quick motion.

Seto shook his head with amusement. "Yes Joey, we slept together." He said as if he was talking to a child.

"You mean you kept telling us that getting close to her would only make Raven hurt her and yet you go and have sex with her behind his back?" Joey turned around to look for some support from his friends but found them to be strangely calm about the situation. "And why am I the only one who looks surprised?"

Yugi shrugged. "It was pretty obvious Seto had a crush on Anzu since she came back from New-York."

"Come on, they've had a thing for one another since high school." Meyli added as if it was the most obvious thing.

"I saw Anzu walking out of Seto's bedroom." Mokuba finished with a triumphant grin."

Joey sighed in defeat as he sat down correctly. "Why am I never updated on those things?"

(AN: This is one of the many situation where Tristan is a bother and an annoying useless one too many character, I couldn't think of anything for him to say (as if he actually even played any real part in the story so far) So let's just pretend he went to the bathroom (hey internet in back!!) (ah no wait, it's still not working...so let's keep writing lolll)

It took the judge at least five minutes to finally restore order in the court. After that, Jordan declared being done and sat down on his chair, which left both the prosecutor and the judge unsure of what to do next with the situation. Finally, the prosecutor decided to call Seto as a witness, though she seemed unsure how to handle the situation. She knew that Seto had enough power to make her lose her job in less then 5 seconds if she so much as irritate him in the least, she had to be careful while trying to make this count for the accusation.

"Um... " She shifted uncomfortable under Seto's indifferent yet icing stare, how could she, a woman spending her days sending criminals, murderers and rapist behind the bar feel intimidated by him, it made no sense yet she was unable to regain any sort of composure, it was as is he was looking right through her and directly into the deepest part of her being. "...Mrs. Mazaki declared that you are the father of her child...Surely you must deny this allegation?" Oh how Anzu enjoyed seeing that woman squirm, and she was sure Seto enjoyed it too.

"No." The young CEO answered boldly, which lead to people in the court to whisper amongst themselves once again.

The prosecutor looked at him with wide eyes. "You mean..."

Seto nodded. "Anzu and I slept together two months ago, which, logically, makes me the father."

"But...She could have had relationships with other men, she could be lying or-"

"No." Seto interrupted her. "Anzu is not that kind of person, she is the most honest person I've ever seen and I have absolutely no reason to doubt her."

"What tells us you aren't lying to protect her?" The prosecutor trying a different approach, even if it was a dangerous one. "After all, she is your friend right?"

"What tells us your previous witnesses weren't lying to incriminate Anzu?" Seto glared at her.

"Anzu turned toward Jordan and asked him: "Shouldn't you be the one to say those kind of things?"

Jordan chuckled lightly. "Perhaps, but Mr. Kaiba does an excellent job. He definitely would make an excellent lawyer, I sure wouldn't want to go against him."

"Just how much do you think this scandal is going to cost me?" Seto continued. "I have better things to do than pretend I slept with an engaged woman and made her pregnant, without saying that she's accused of murder."

The prosecutor sighed, this certainly wasn't getting in her favor so she decided to stop it before it became worst for her. "Anyway, this doesn't really change anything."

"That's were I have to disagree." Seto said with one of his trademark smirk. "You claimed that Anzu's motive was clearly monetary. If that really is the case, then what do you think would give her more money? Kill her fiancé and risk prison or getting a pension from me for the child, which she will surely obtain in any court with a simple DNA test proving that I am indeed the father?"

"Doing both." The prosecutor smiled.

Seto chuckled, an icy cold chuckle like he usually did when he got his opponent right where he wanted. "In a week I do more money than you will make in all your life. I am the richest man of this country and one of the twenty richest on earth. Do you have any idea how pathetic the amount of money she would get from Raven is compared to what I would have to give her in a single month?" His smirk became even wider. "As for your theory about her 'lover' which would be me, being a part of this supposed plot to kill Raven, please, if I wanted him gone, trust me when I say that you would never had found him. And actually, I had no reason to get rid of him, Anzu is bearing my child after all, if that's any indication about how much of a rival he was." Anzu blushed at the meaningful glance he cast her way, making her remember the event's that lead to the little life developing inside her.

After Seto was done totally destroying the accusation, the jury left to deliberate, which seemed to take forever to Anzu, she was actually surprised when they were called back in the courtroom, she actually believe this would take longer, these things could take days sometimes, even weeks. Anzu was literally shaking with fear as the member of the Jury came back in the room and one of them stayed up to give the verdict. Everything was coming doing to this.

"We, the members of the Jury, declare the accuse, Anzu Mazaki, charged with first degree murder of Raven Daisuke..." Anzu closed her eyes, she couldn't bear to hear it, she felt like she was hanging off the top of a building, she was chocking..."Not guilty."

Anzu's eyes opened wide as she stared at the man, she couldn't believe she had heard right. She heard the familiar voice of Joey cheering behind her. Before she could completely turn around Joey jumped over the few rows of seats separating them and pulled her up in a tight hug. "You hear that? You're free Anzu!!" He exclaimed happily.

"I'm...free?" Anzu repeated softly, she still had trouble processing the information, after all those white night worrying, all the stress, all the pain she felt at reviving the worst moment of her life, all those emotion she kept bottled up until now broke free as she realized it was all over now. Tears fell from her eyes as she grabbed Joey's shirt and cried against his chest.

Joey stopped his happy ranting when he felt her bury her head in his shirt. "Hey, why are you being so teary about? It's all over, you can go home and forget about this."

By now all her friends had gathered around them, but she didn't notice it as she kept crying on Joey. It was Seto who made a move to calm her, he gently placed his hand on the side of her head, making her look at him, he smiled softly at her, waiting for her to stop crying. "It's alright now, come one, I'll take you home, it has been a rough week."

Anzu nodded slightly, slowly letting go of Joey's shirt, everything around her felt like a dream, it was as if she was in a cloud, she barely noticed the people around her and couldn't understand what they were saying. She registered that someone put her coat on her shoulders, grabbing it with both hands she tightened it around her as much as she could, she felt an arm around her shoulder and didn't resist as Seto led her to the door. As soon as they passed through the door they were swarmed by reporters asking question over question, but Seto's bodyguard where doing a good job at keeping them away from the leaving couple. Anzu, however, didn't even notice them, the only thing in her mind right now was the reassuring feeling of Seto's arm around her, she looked up in her dazed state, a light smile appearing on her lips as she saw snow falling, it was snowing, she always liked the snow and the falling snow was the last thing she saw.

When Anzu opened her eyes she saw the setting sun outside of the large window in front of her, she could also see a little quantity of snow on the ground outside. She was comfortable, she noticed she was laying on her side, on a large bed covered by big cozy blankets, she couldn't think of ever being this comfortable before. She felt a hand on her back, slowly rubbing circles on her back in a soothing manner, she didn't need to move to tell who it was, she could just feel it, only he ever made her feel that way by his mere presence.

"Thank you." She whispered softly.

"You don't need to thank me." Seto replied as softly, still rubbing circles on her back.

"You didn't have to do all that for me." She said, turning on her back to look up at him.

Seto smiled as he placed his hand on the side of her face. "There's nothing I wouldn't do for you."

"What are we going to do?" She asked him, worriedly.

He frowned. "About what?"

"The baby...and us and everything." She said, waving around with her hand.

Seto laughed lightly. "You worry too much. The baby won't be here for another seven months. As for the rest, let me take care of everything for now." He said, leaning down and giving her a light kiss on the side of the head, making her blush lightly. "Just sleep, you need it."

Anzu nodded tiredly, she was still tired and didn't have the energy left to argue with him right now, she placed herself comfortably in the sheets and looked up at Seto. "Will you stay with me?" She asked, though she was already half asleep.

Seto smiled, leaning down to give her a second kiss, this time on the forehead. "Of course I will." he said, when he looked down at her she was already asleep.

Is it over? ...No! Haha, well for tonight it is, I must try and catch up on my sleep deprivation from last night...damn insomnia.

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Arrow: I can't believe it, internet isn't back... I swear I finished writing this chapter Monday evening, around 10, Internet went out at around 6...now it's Tuesday, I'm on my lunch break and I still don't have internet...sucks.

Tristan: If you can't post right now then nothing is stopping you from thinking about something I could say, it's not like you really have to finish it before going to bed like yesterday.

Arrow: ...Nope, I like it the way it is.

Tristan: Come one, we didn't get much of the chance to say anything in the last few chapters and now that there finally is an opportunity you make me go in the bathroom while everyone else is talking."

Arrow: Hey, not my fault your character is pointless, boring and never of any use. Gee, you're like always following everyone around without ever making a move of your own.

Tristan: That's not true, remember that time in duelist kingdom when I rescued Mokuba.

Arrow (smirking): Yea, way to go, the first time you got caught and the second time...well guess what you got caught also, and were saved by Bakura both times.

Tristan: So? It's the result that count.

Arrow: You didn't change anything actually, except giving Bakura a chance of taking over Mokuba's body.

Tristan: I saved him.

Arrow: Oh yea, by throwing him at Bakura on the middle of stairs, seriously you could have killed the poor kid if Bakura hadn't caught him. Beside you are the one who actually put Mokuba in this situation by going to get him. And it's not like he needed your help anyway, Seto could get out of his cell so he would have no problem getting Mokie out.

Tristan: ...what about that time we duel in the virtual world, I protected Shizuka.

Arrow: No you didn't, you lost pathetically, gee Shizuka's the one who totally pwned that big five guy and you spend the rest of the adventure in a robot monkey in her arms with a nice view of her breast, pervert.

Tristan:...But I did brought Joey back to his senses with one of my famous punches after he lost to that rare hunter so he would go and see Shizuka so she would get her operation.

Arrow: ...That wasn't in the dub version actually, blame 4kids. (damn 4kids)

Tristan: (grumbling)

Arrow: Sorry Tristan but at least you got a few lines, I mean, Mai and Bakura aren't in the story either...which is kinda sad actually.

Tristan: Bakura! I sure wouldn't mind Mai around (dreamy look) But what would be so great about Bakura here? It's like he ever played any important part in the story.

Arrow: More than you at any rate. And he's pretty cute actually.

Tristan: Sure, and then he turns psycho and try to kill all of us.

Arrow: (dreamy look) ...evil sexy bad guy.

Tristan: --... You have a thing for evil guys with emotional problemsdon't you? I mean, Bakura, Kaiba, Sephiroth, Yzak, Albel the wicked, Krad, Kadaj, Lelouch

Arrow: (even more dreamy look, with a little bit of droll)

Tristan: So to be more in your story, I would need to become someone with a sad past who developed emotionnal instability, causing him to go evil and hate the world.

Arrow: (brought back to the living world, staring at Tristan) --...even in my wildest dreams I can't picture you anywhere near that...and the anime god knows how wild and random my dreams are.

Hey, my internet in back, I don't know how long it will last to I will update quickly without taking time to check out one mre time k?