Arthur and Francis were led out of the room while the eight kids were led out another door.

"I'm scared," Chelle whispered, shaking.

Trying to comfort the small girl, Matthew picked her up and held her close. He stroked her hair and let her wrap her arms around his neck.

"I know Chelle. Daddy and Papa are in trouble."

Emily was had started sniffling and Alfred knelt down in front of her.

"What's wrong, Em?"

"You a-aren't r-really my b-brother," she hiccupped.

He hugged her gently.

"No. I'm not. I'm technically your cousin but that doesn't matter. Dad and Papa raised you and they raised you as their daughter, not their niece. They love you Emily and so do we. Yes they aren't your real dads but your real dad isn't very nice. They treated you a lot better than he would have. And while we may be your cousins, we still think you're our sister. Not just because we were taught that but because we believe it as well. You're our family. Not his. Okay?" She nodded, wiping her eyes. "Same for you two," Alfred said to Leon and Ange. "No matter what, you're still our family."

They nodded also.

A bell rang suddenly and they all jumped.

"Time to go," the guard said and walked behind them as they trooped back into the courtroom to hear the jury's decision.

Slipping into the same row as before, the eight children sat close together; Chelle on Alfred's lap, Ange on Matthew's, held very closely and tightly. Peter reached over and took Emily's hand, she took Steven's, he took Leon's and so on until they were all linked.

Completely silent, the jury walked back into the room and took their seats.

The judge nodded to them and one stood up.

"We find the defendants-" Everyone held their breath. "Guilty on all charges." All the girls burst into tears while the boys tried to keep a tough appearance though the strain was obvious by the tension in their knuckles. "We hereby sentence them to death by electric chair. The children they had shall be sent back to their proper parents. If they are unavailable, they will be sent to an orphanage to await further action."

The judge nodded.

"That decides it. Will Iain Kirkland, Yao Wang, and Lauren Webb please stand up and claim your children?"

Three figures stood up and walked to the row that their kids were sitting in.

A woman yanked Ange out of Matthew's arms.

"Oh darling!" she cried, holding her close. "We've missed you so much! We never gave up hope that we'd see you again!"

Ange was confused, this woman seemed to know her but she was sure she didn't know the woman.

"Who are you?"

"Oh dear, I'm your mom! Your Daddy and I have been so worried!"

"Daddy?" Ange asked, turning to look back at Arthur.

"No no baby. Your REAL Daddy." She started to walk away. "Come on. Let's go see him. He's missed you so much."

Yao took Leon's hand.

"We're going home now, Long Jia. Mei and Im Yong Soo will be happy to see you. They don't get to see you very often. Even Koneko has asked to see you. And Oji Kiku too."

As Leon was led away, Iain grabbed Emily's hand.

"Awrite Emily. Nice tae meit ye."

Emily stood up and quietly followed the man out, not thinking of anyway out of her current situation.

The other kids watched them leave sadly before looking back at their fathers. The men were keeping a strong front but both were shaking on the inside as they too were led away.

The guard cleared his throat and the kids stood up quickly, Alfred holding Chelle. The guard stepped out of the way and they walked out of the courtroom.

The car was waiting for them and they climbed in silently.

Not a word was spoken as the car moved.

Ange was very confused as she was led out of the courtroom by the tall woman carrying her. Why wasn't she going home with her Daddy or her Papa? Why had they said that she was not theirs? Why did they say that this woman was her mama? Who was she anyway? Turning her head to look up at the woman, she studied the side of her face. She couldn't tell if there was any sort of resemblance between them but then again, she didn't really know what that meant.

Getting lost in her thoughts, Ange didn't notice the woman place her in a small car.

"Where we goin'?" she asked but the woman didn't answer. "Lady? You takin' me home?" Again she was ignored so she simply sat back on the chair and tried to reach for her seat belt. "Lady? Seatbelt's too far away. Can't reach."

"Then just hold onto the armrest or something!" she snapped, a vein pounding in her forehead. "I'm busy right now!"

Ange looked down at her lap, a little scared. She was determined not to say anything else to the woman for fear of being spoken to harshly again.

Too distracted to notice the car starting, she was brought back to reality as she fell to the floor with a thump.

When the car stopped they got out and stared at the building in front of them.

"Where are we?" Alfred asked as he looked around.

"Your new home," the guard said shortly. "Now get inside."

Alfred looked at Matthew who nodded and led the kids into the building.

"See you never," he spat at the guard.

"I wouldn't be too sure of that," the guard returned and slipped back into the car.

Alfred threw him a sharp glare before carrying Chelle inside and worked his way to the front of the kids, unconsciously shifting to block them from view.

"Are you the kids that were supposed to be dropped off?" the woman in charge asked.

Alfred narrowed his eyes and made himself appear bigger.

"We are the children of Francis Bonnefoy and Arthur Kirkland. We are not orphans and we will not be here for very long," he said defiantly.

The woman rolled her eyes.

"That's what they all say. Do you still believe that they will come back for you?"

"They will!" Steven shot back. "It's not their fault that they can't take care of us right now!"

"Yeah yeah." The woman turned and started to walk away. "Follow me and we'll see if we can get you set up."

AN: Yes yes yes. I know! This isn't what any of you wanted but hey! It's MY story! The whole story was planned out that they would be declared guilty, okay?!

But yes, they are declared guilty and their kids are taken away! Lauren, who Arthur thinks is Alice, takes Ange, Yao takes Leon back (Long Jia), and Iain takes Emily. What will happen to them?!

And with the other five going to the orphanage, will they ever be reunited?! Will they be there forever?! We don't know yet!

But don't worry! We're nowhere near the end! Okay I'm gonna go hide now while you are reading this so you can't hurt me! Bai! *runs away*