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Silence reigned in the kitchen as Mimi's pronouncement finally settled into Schuyler's mind. For a long moment she did not speak. Staring down at the half full coffee cup in her hand, she wished she could turn the clock back eighteen months, back to her simple uncomplicated life. Back before she knew about Blue Bloods, fallen angels, Lucifer and Jack Force. She raised her head and stared at him, at the spun gold of his hair, the sensuous set of his mouth and her insides knotted.
"Will they really find me guilty?" Her voice, a tremulous whisper, echoed through the expensive kitchen. Oliver stepped to her side and his warm hand settled comfortably on her upper arm. Taking strength from Oliver, she stared up at Jack, willing him to deny Mimi's words; to explain that Mimi had been trying to scare her. That this entire day was one elaborate joke. It was crazy. She had barely survived the revelations of the real relationship between the Force Twins and now they were telling her that the council would find her guilty. This morning she was merely a girl suffering from a broken heart and now she was accused of a crime that she did not commit.
Jack held her gaze, his green eyes filled with a quiet apology, as though he knew what she were thinking. "We think they will." He answered her question, trying hard to ignore the pangs of guilt that were gnawing at him. He had known his destiny, had known that Sky was a poor substitute for Gabriel and he had still played with her emotions. He leant forward and handed her a tissue.
"So what now?" Oliver spoke up, his voice harsh and demanding. "We can't let them do this."
"We can't stand in the way of the committee," Mimi retorted, pushing an agitated hand through her mane of gold hair. "We have to let them come to their conclusions."
"But if they find her guilty, they'll burn her," Oliver almost shouted, pushing away from Sky and standing to face Mimi. "How can you just let them take her? You know what they'll do."
Mimi stepped forward and faced Oliver down. "Listen loverboy, I didn't say they would burn her. I said that they would find her guilty," An exasperated look flooded her features and she raised her hands in disgust. "Honestly, why are we reduced to having to baby these two?"
"Just tell him Mimi and stop being such a drama queen," Jack called from the other side of the room. "They don't need this hassle right now."
"Alright," Mimi sighed and backed down. "This is how it goes. Van Alen will be tried, they will find her guilty. Currently however, she is not seen as a croatoan and luckily for her, the penalty for the murder of an earthly vessel, even that of an enmortal is imprisonment," Oliver sighed with relief, but Mimi had not finished. "Having said that, the committee could call for her destruction if they decide she is an abomination and not a true blue blood.
"Then what the hell am I supposed to do?" Sky finally snapped out of her fugue and shouted across the table. "Lawrence wanted me to shut the Gates to Hell and you've basically said that I won't be able to do that because I'm doomed."
"Don't be so bloody melodramatic," Mimi retorted, turning to face Schuyler. "You will be able to close those gates. There will be a short space of time between verdict and sentencing," She glanced across at her brother. "We will get you out of there and you can head off to finish what the Regis wanted."