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Warning: Court Information in this chapter may not be as it is in real life so don't take everything in this seriously of how the court set up goes.

Last Time:

"Kikyo?"

"Yeah, it's me you dumbass. Do you want help or not?"

"Of course I do. But that mutt is never away from her."

"Don't call Inuyasha a mutt!"

"Whatever. Meet me at the Totkorien Cafe, Tuesday at eight. Then we will discuss this."

-End Flashback-

" And from then on, we planned to break Inuyasha and Kagome up. But I had no idea Hojo would go as far as to try to kill my cousin and Inuyasha. I mean I may have been jealous of what they have but I didn't want them to get hurt because of it."

" Thank you Miss Kanota, that will be all. You can step down now. Next I call Hojo Akitoki to the stand."

Now:

Hojo slowly walked to the stand, all the while glaring at where Kagome and Inuyasha were sitting. Once he got to the stand they swore him in and Mr. Konaday began his questioning.

"Mr. Akitoki, why, after seeing that Miss Higurashi is happy with Mr. Tashio, would you pursue her? Does her happiness not mean anything to you?"

"OBJECTION!" Mr. Wokorda, Hojo's lawyer, spoke up for the first time the trial began. " Mr. Konaday has no right to bring my clients feelings into this."

"But aren't those feelings what caused this whole trial to happen? From what has been told by Miss Kanota, your client has been trying to win Miss Higurashi's heart for a while now. By the sound of it, if Miss Kanota didn't pursue in getting Mr. Akitoki involved, he would have gotten involved sooner or later." Mr. Konaday shot back at Mr. Wokorda trying to prove his point.

"Over ruled." Judge Asagi answered Mr. Wokorda. "Mr. Konaday you can proceed your questioning."

"Thank you Judge. Now I ask again Mr. Akitoki, why, after seeing that Miss Higurashi is happy with Mr. Tashio, would you pursue her?"

"...I had Kagome first."

Everyone was shocked by that statement, whispers began to fill the court room.

"Silence in my court room." Judge Asagi said harshly trying to get her court room back in order.

After the court room settled down, Mr. Konaday continued. "...I don't understand what you mean by that Mr. Akitoki. I am curious, as I assure you as everyone is in this court room, to what you mean when you say, you had Miss Higurashi first."

"Kagome's happiness does matter, to answer your question before. But out of all people to bring her happiness it had to be that half breed?" Hojo said harshly, "I've known Kagome since we were in middle school and he comes in and not even a month later they are dating? Sure they've been best friends for a while but he had plenty of chances to do something. I'm sorry but the person who should be making Kagome happy is me not that half breed wrapped around her." Hojo stated confidently.

To say everyone was shocked into silence is an understatement. Out of the silence you could hear someone lowly growling and it was increasing by the second. Kagome turned to Inuyasha to see him growling and glaring at Hojo. Not wanting to start anything in a court room, Kagome began slowly rubbing his right arm to get him to calm down a bit.

'That bastard started all this shit because he thinks I had too many chances? This guy needs a fucking clue. If she didn't go with you through the years you knew her, then she don't fucking want you.' Inuyasha thought in pure anger that all this could have been avoided if not for Hobo's stupidity. Inuyasha's thoughts were cut short when Mr. Wokorda broke the silence.

"It's only to be expected. My client has known her better and Mr. Takarashi comes out of no where and takes what was rightfully his."

"Objection!" Mr. Konaday yelled from his seat. "Mr. Akitoki had no right to threaten them and attempt to kill Mr. Tashio and Miss. Higurashi no matter how deep his love for her was. Mr. Akitoki and Miss. Higurashi have not went out on a single date, so he has no right to 'claim' her as his."

"Finders keepers losers weepers." Mr. Wokorda stated immaturely.

"Well if you put it that way it would seem as if your client is the one weeping." Mr. Konaday stated back slightly more mature but not by much.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen!" Jugde Asagi stated in a commanding tone, seeing that both lawyers were going to begin an argument in her court room. "Let's try to keep this as civilized as possible please. We are all adults here, there is no need for grade school immaturity, thank you."

Someone near the crowd cleared their throat and stood. "Um, Judge Asagi may I speak out loud for a moment please?" Inuyasha said calmly and seeming to have more maturity than the lawyers were showing.

"This is relevant to the case, right?" Asagi asked wondering where this case was going.

"Yes mam I assure you." Inuyasha said standing tall and not portraying the nervousness he felt on the inside. Both Kagome, her family and Inuyasha's family were wondering what he was doing.

"Then proceed Mr. Tashio. Mr. Wokorda, Mr. Konaday please take your seats." Judge Asagi said with kindness in her voice but a bit of sternness that warned them not to interrupt.

"Thank you Judge Asagi... Hojo is right, yes Kagome and I have only been together for two months or so but we have been best friends since grade school. And yes your right I don't deserve someone like her, she could do a hundred times better than me but I am grateful that she chose me. I love her more than I can put into words, if you loved her nearly as much as I do, you wouldn't have put her life in danger with that stunt you pulled. I know her inside and out so I knew something was wrong when she left, what would you have done if she had gotten severely hurt because of your little 'plan' at the party?" Inuyasha questioned looking directly at Hojo whose been silent through all of this.

"...She wouldn't have been if you would have stayed with Kikyo when you were younger. You need to butt out of other peoples business." Hojo stated starting to get irritated that the judge let him talk.

"Kagome is my business, she has been and she always will be." Inuyasha stated trying to keep his anger out of all of this. "You treat her as if she's a prize to be won, not someone with feelings of her own. You think you can control how she feels and what she does. She not someone you can take advantage of. Kagome chose me, why? I still have no idea but she has a right to make up her own mind on who she wants to be with. Hojo why is it that you didn't pull this crap with Kouga? They've been dating for about a year and you haven't tried anything until I started dating her, why is that?"

"Because at least with Kouga, I knew it wouldn't last long with his cheating but I needed you out of the fucking picture to get her to pay attention to me. She's been hooked onto you from I knew her and every time I tried to pursue her you got into the fucking way, Inuyasha. Every problem Kagome has ever had, she ran to you and not once to me. I deserve her way more than you do but still in the end Kagome's heart somehow belongs to you." Hojo spit out in anger, finally getting the reason out why he started this whole thing.

The courtroom was going crazy, no longer did whispers roam the room. Some were yelling out, some were sitting in shock and some were getting out of their seats ready to wring Hojo's neck.

"Order! ORDER IN MY COURTROOM!." Judge Asagi yelled from her podium. "If this court does not settle down, this case will be closed and no one will be able to pursue this case in the future. So I advise all of you to settle down if you want anything to be solved." Once the courtroom was filled with silence once again, she continued. "This trial will take a ten minute recess for the jury and I to make a final decision."

Some of the crowd stated seated, some stretched, while others disgusted what just happened. Inuyasha headed straight for the doors and into the hall and leaned against the wall. Kagome was about to follow but was stopped when her mom wanted to talk to her.

[Inuyasha]

'I don't believe I just did that. It was worth it though. Hojo had absolutely no right to get Kagome tangled in this, if his problem was me all along.' Inuyasha thought leaning against the wall next to the courtroom doors. He looked down the hall when the door further away from him opened.

"I didn't think you had it in you, little brother." Sesshomaru stated standing in front of him.

"What do you want? Come out here to tell me how much of an idiot I am?" Inuyasha said calmly not really up for Sesshomaru's crap at the moment.

"Quite the opposite actually... It must have taken a lot of guts to go up their in front of the whole courtroom like that. You just proved to the courtroom how much you love Kagome. It was a stupid risk, but a smart one at that."

"Sesshomaru are you trying to praise me? Because if you are then it aint working." Inuyasha stated confused by his brothers mysterious riddles. 'If he has something to say, then he should say it like a normal person.'

"I'm saying that move you pulled wasn't as stupid as you think it was." Sesshomaru said and began to walk away when he saw Kagome, Miroku and Sango walk towards them.

Kagome ran up to him, jumped into his arms and kissed him like it was the first time she's seen him in years. After he set her back down on the ground and pulled away, she began to speak. "Inuyasha, never doubt how much I love you. I chose you because I fell in love with who you are and don't ever think that will go away." Kagome whispered pulling him into an embrace.

"I love you too Kagome." Inuyasha said holding onto her tightly.

After they pulled away from each other Miroku began talking. "Inuyasha man, you got Hojo good in there. You know I never would have thought you could be the lawyer type."

"Trust me I think this was a one time thing but thanks." Inuyasha said laughing a little at his comment but began to wonder about it. ' Lawyer Inuyasha Takarashi. I like the sound of that.' Inuyasha thought smiling to himself.

"Hey guys, I think we should be heading back in the recess ends in three minutes." Sango mentioned grabbing Miroku's hand and heading back in with Inuyasha and Kagome closely behind them. While the couple were about to take their seats Kagome's mother called Inuyasha back to where they were.

"Yes, Mrs. Higurashi?" Inuyasha asked politely.

Surprisingly, she brought him into a hug and whispered, "Take good care of Kagome, you both need each other more than you expect. You'll turn out to be a wonderful son in law." She kissed him lightly on the cheek and pulled away.

Inuyasha blushed, he wasn't sure if it was from her comment or the kiss on the cheek. Heck it could be both but he was almost as red as a cherry. "Thank you Mrs. Higurashi, I will." Inuyasha said and went back to his seat beside Kagome.

"What was that all about." Kagome asked seeing the hug her mom gave him.

"Don't worry about it." Inuyasha said kissing her on the forehead and sat up straight when Judge Asagi came back to the podium and sat down.

"Well if I do say so my self, this case was a confusing one. And no teenagers your age should be going through any of this. Anyway, the jury and I have made our decision." Judge Asagi stated.

The whole court room was completely silent, no one made a sound, everyone hoping for the best in their heads. The anticipation of it all was driving them crazy.

"We have decided that Mr. Akitoki will be charged for attempted murder against Mr. Tashio and potentially Miss Higurashi. However, you Mr. Akitoki,will be put into jail for only a year because you are not 18 as of yet. But you will be put under house arrest a year after and you will be put under a restraining order, meaning that you are not suppose to be within a 1000 feet of either Mr. Tashio or Miss Higurashi. If you are put in the same class as either of them, you are to be placed on opposite sides of the room. Is that understood Mr. Akitoki?" Judge Asagi stated sternly staring Hojo down.

"Yes, Judge Asagi." Hojo stated nodding to her. "But, Kagome should know this... no matter what has happened or what I've done. I still love you and I don't think anything will make that feeling go away."

Kagome was shocked by his declaration. "Through everything that has happened you still feel that way? Hojo I'm sorry but I don't think I'll ever love you in that way." Kagome said hoping that he would just get over her. "There is a girl out there for you that is not me. Trust me you'll find someone that loves you more than you do me and you wont help but love them back."

"Thanks Kagome." Hojo said smiling at her before walking out with his lawyer and a security guard behind them.

[Outside of the court room]

"It's finally over!" Sango stated happily, hoping that this high school drama ended here.

"No more Kouga, Kikyo or Hojo to worry about. Life is good." Inuyasha said wrapping his arm around Kagome's waist bringing her close to him.

"Let's celebrate tonight, all of us."." Miroku stated bringing over Inuyasha's and Kagome's family with him.

"That sounds like a great idea."Kagome said smiling wide at them all.

"Sesshomaru's paying!" Inuyasha yelled smiling back at them.

"Excuse me?" Sesshomaru said deadly towering over his little brother.

"Um... Dad's paying!" Inuyasha yelled looking for his father to refuse just as his brother did.

Before his father, Korien, could open his mouth, Kagome's father spoke up. "That's a great idea. Korien and I could split the bill. If that is alright with you, Korien ?"

Seeing everyone staring at him, he gave in. "Sure, we can split the bill. Let's go home and get ready. Everyone meet at our house at 7 and we'll leave from there."

Saying goodbyes everyone left to get ready for the celebration dinner that night... But someone had a trick up their sleeve...There was going to be another reason for celebration...

A/N: So the court room stuff is FINALLY done XD. Hope it was as intense as I tried to make it. So the last chapter (maybe 2nd last if I do an epilogue) will be the celebration dinner. Hope you guys enjoyed. I will update before school starts I promise :D.

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