Hey guys I hoped you liked the last chapter I threw in, I really think it pulled the story together. I think it made the story different, and easier for people to relate to.

Thank you delsan for always giving me good reviews and encouragement :) and to my other constant reviews keep on reviewing I love reading them :D

Here is the next chapter, but I need to warn you that this may or may not be the end of the trial or I might end it in a cliffhanger that'll make you all trace my address and strangle me. Also trials are expanded out into parts, big trials like this are in big parts so don't be surprised when I jump from 1 to a random number.

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Chapter 18: People Vs. Kouga Talaki Part 23

Kagome woke up in pure bliss, for the past three nights her and Inuyasha have been caught up in the car. Since they weren't going to have sex in her mothers home they would sneak out into Inuyasha's car and drive to some random parking lot. Then they'd drive home and then the next morning would be just as enjoyable as the night before. Kagome would wake up to the smell of her mothers cooking, Souta's constant tugging on Inuyasha as he begged him to play videos games, and a note from Inuyasha.

Everyday it was different, sometimes it was poem, other times it was a recap of the night before. But everytime it was filled with emotion.

Note one: Good morning my love, since I usually get hit when I try and wake you up I figured I wouldn't attempt it anymore. But since I know you hate waking up without me next to you and I can't just lay in bed for two hours waiting, I figured i'd write you a note. Like I am now. I just wanted to give you fair warning that because of last night we will be sneaking off in the car tonight, and all the other nights for the rest of our lives. So be warned my lovely, when you wake up come downstairs. Also sorry for ripping your skirt last night. I'll buy you a new one.

Love Inuyasha.

Note two: Good morning again, sorry about you head last night but I told you that you didn't have to go so high when riding me. But hey, at least I made it up to you afterward. I'd like to share with you something that describes out 'nights.'

Two lovers trapped in a car,

Foggy windows surrounding them.

Yeah that is pretty much it, I don't know what you want from me I am not a poet. But apparently I am a damn good lover, oh yeah I remember everything you said last night and more.

Come downstairs soon, I love you.

Love Inuyasha- the greatest lover the world has every scene.

Note three: Seriously? Wow, I just. Last night, I don't even know how we managed to climb out of the back seat and have sex on the hood but that was crazy. The way your screams filled the air i'm surprised the cops weren't called! But hey, because I am now the "Sexy hanyou to ever walk the earth" the cops would've just let us go out of jealousy. Damn, the things you say during sex make it sound like your drunk. Maybe we should go drinking one night? How about tonight?

Love, the Sex Master.

Kagome rolled her eyes as she grabbed the newest note on her night stand, she can't wait to read things she said last night that can't remember again.

Note four: Wow, you are amazing. I never, ever, EVER thought in a million gazillion triple billion years thought you would give me road head. But, since you seem to talk so much, your tongue must have really become strong because I have never felt anything like that before. And if you wake up with bruised hips don't blame me. Your half ass drunk self kept telling me to go hard

Kagome remembered that.

And I'm sorry I didn't cut you off last night like you made me promise I do but if I knew that by the time I went and came back from the bathroom that you would down three beers I would've held it in. Damn Kagome you can chug. Haha, so in retro spec don't hate me for the hang over your going to wake up with. Also, the sex was amazing as ever last night, we may have to do it again sometime..and again and again and again...again and again...and again...

Love you sweetheart, I'll see you downstairs.

Don't forget to brush your hair this time, the sex hair almost got us caught.

Love Inuyasha.

Good lord, had she really gotten that drunk last night? When she shifted over to the side of the bed and stood up she knew right away she had. The surging pain that throbbed in her head was more than enough to kill her. She took the first few god awful steps with confidence and then resorted to crawling on the wooden floor instead. She heard a chuckle from the door way and lifted her head to see him. The man who let this happen to her!

"You!" She yelled then gripped her head as the pain throbbed harder.

"Uh uh don't even." He said walking over to her.

"You let me get like this!" She shouted.

"No, you let yourself get like this didn't you read the note?" He said as he kneeled down to next to the crawling girl, he wrapped his arms around her. He lifted her up bridal styled and then carried her to the bathroom. "Your mom has been reheating your food for the last few hours, it's 1:30 in the afternoon Kagome. Even when i'm hung over I wake up before 12."

"That's because your no fun" She groaned.

He laughed "That's not what you were saying last night."

She groaned again "Spare me, you should know I lie when i'm drunk."

"I'm sure you do." Inuyasha said as he put her on the sink counter. He grabbed a brush from the drawer and handed it to her. "Now come on court starts at 5 o clock today."

"What?! We have to go to court today?!"

"Don't even Kagome I told you yesturday during break fast."

"Shit, you did."

"Exactly" He smirked "It's only me being called to the witness stand today so be grateful. Today is one of the busiest court days of the year and they can only squeeze so many trials in for so little time." He kissed her fore head before handing her a tooth brush. "So shower, get dressed come downstairs we'll eat oh and your mother knows your hung over." He said as he walked to the door.

"What how does she know?!"

"Souta is an evil monster."

"You told souta!?"

"No, but apparently he over heard you singing love drunk last night."

"I sang love drunk?"

"Yes."

"I don't even know that song!"

"I guess you do now." He said with a smug smirk as he left. Kagome dropped her head into her hands and sighed.

"Oh Kami, my mother is going to kill me."

"Kagome, how nice of you to join us." Mrs. Higurashi said in a stern voice as she looked at her daughter, who shamefully took the seat next to Inuyasha at the kitchen table. Mrs. Higurashi took the semi cold plate from the microwave and dropped it in front of her daughter before returning to the sink to finish the dishes.

"Mama I-"

"Save it." Mrs. Higurashi snapped. Inuyasha slowly crept his hand over to Kagomes, soothing her with his touch.

"Mama, enough." Kagome said as she stood up from the chair. Her mother turned to look at her with a stunned expression. "Mama, i'll be twenty-four soon, you can't keep babying me or expecting me to do everything right. I'm gonna go to parties with my friend and my boyfriend and you have to trust that I can take care of myself."

"Oh yes, because you took care of yourself so well last night right?"

"Maybe I didn't but at least I was responsible enough to not drink alone." Kagome said.

Mrs. Higurashi sighed "Kagome I just wish you were more careful. Your not a little kid anymore and-"

"Exactly mom. I'm an adult, and you have to let me make grown up decisions, and take responsibility for them."

Mrs. Higurashi continued to dry the same plate she had been drying since they started talking before she nodded. Kagome hugged her from behind "Mama, don't worry anymore. You raised me remember?"

"This is true."

It was then, that Kagome Higurashi knew her mother wouldn't pity her, worry for her, or feel sad for anymore. She would only trust that her daughter could take care of herself.

"Kagome we should have left already!" Inuyasha shouted as he charged up the stairs to Kagome and his room.

"I know but I can't find anything that fits me!" Kagome shouted as she continued to throw her clothes out onto the floor.

"Kagome, I told you to bring more clothes with you why didn't you listen to me!?"

"I thought we would be home by now!" She shouted as she struggled to zipper up the back of her black slim dress.

"Yeah well I told you that we may not be. And we could have gone home when the cop said Kouga never got to a phone but no, you wanted to stay here for safety." Inuyasha said as he came behind the struggling girl, zipping her dress for her.

"So sorry that I wanted to make sure we didn't die in our sleep." She said as she stared at herself in the mirror. She made a face before reaching back to unzip the dress but Inuyasha caught her hand.

"Hey, you look great. Come on."

Kagome sighed and dropped her hand, she wanted to believe him. But the little bump of a stomach she was getting made wearing anything difficult. Maybe she was just bloating, she could hope that was all it was.

And she really hoped that was what it was.

"All rise for the honorable Judge Totosai."

All of the people in the rows behind the attorneys rised "Please be seated" and then sat.

Kagome and Inuyasha sat in the third row behind the defense, they knew Inuyasha would be put on the stand today, and they knew it was only for a few questions, but that didn't make anything easier.

As minutes flew by of bantering from back and forth between the two attorneys the court finally started to proceed with the first witness.

Inuyasha stood up and walked himself over to the stand, he was sworn in with a simple "Keh" as he sat down he was pleased to see that Kouga's attorney wouldn't let him question him.

"Mr. Taisho, How long have you and Ms. Higurashi been together?"

"Almost 3 months."

"Right, and has she ever said anything to you about Mr. Talaki?"

"She told me that he cheated on her and she they had been together since she was 15 but that is it."

"Hmm, did she tell you about the alleged pregnancy?"

"We spoke of it."

"Let me rephrase that, did she tell you before the case against Mr. Talaki was put into action?"

"...No."

"Hmm, that is odd isn't it?"

"I don't think so."

"Why not?"

"Because, she is young and she was still hurting, and she probably didn't want to bring back extremely painful memories."

"Because be cheated on isn't painful, right?"

"Losing your flesh and blood is worse."

"Hmm, How did you find out who Kouga had the affair with?...It was you who found out, right?"

"Yes, and I found out from the girl herself."

"How did you find out from her?"

"I...went to her office to question her and she broke down in tears and told me the truth."

"How did you know to question her?"

"She left a message on Kagome's answering machine saying she was back in town from a personal vacation and I heard Kouga in the back ground and I heard her giggling and I just knew. But I had to hear it myself."

"And what did she tell you?"

"That she got with Kouga right after his and Kagome's honey moon one night when she got drunk and he drove her home."

"Did she say..anything else?"

"That she was so sorry."

"But you didn't believe her?"

"...No I didn't."

"Why not?"

"Because I could see no remorse in her eyes."

"Remorse, hmm. Tell me, when you look in the defendant's eyes do you see any remorse?"

Inuyasha look over at Kouga before he shook his head.

"Let the record show the witness says no. Now Inuyasha why do you think that is?"

"Because he is a cold bastard."

"No, but maybe it is because he didn't do anything. That he didn't try to have you killed, but your girlfriend Kagome Higurashi did."

"Objection leading the witness."

"Sustained, move on counselor."

"Mr. Taisho, did you see Ms. Higurashi get captured by the band of seven?"

"No."

"Did you see her escape and disarm one of their men?"

"No."

"Then how do we know that she didn't set this whole thing up, and that when Mr. and Mrs. Dawson showed up, the plan had to be improvised?"

"Because when I told her that is was her best friend her ex-husband had an affair with, the light left her eyes as if she was being torn apart inside and out."

"She may just be a good actress-"

"No one. Not even actresses themselves, are that good."

"Right, Mr. Taisho do you know anything about my client aside from anything between him and Ms. Higurashi?"

"All I know is that he owns a big cooperate building."

"Do you know the name of that building?"

"No."

"Do you know his age?"

"No."

"The school he went to, the place he grew up, how many siblings he had?"

"No."

"Then how can you say the defendant is the one behind this if you know nothing about him, aside from what Ms. Higurashi said?"

"Because it wasn't only Kagome who said it, but Ayame too."

"Ah yes, the other liar."

"I suppose."

"Funny how she is always caught in this too, first she is Kouga's mistress and now she is trash to him. That sounds like someone else, don't you think?"

In the ground Inuyasha swore he smelt tears, he was hoping of anything that they weren't Kagome's. "No."

"Hmm, really because I think maybe, that sounds like Ms. Higurashi, who out of pain and suffering put this whole thing together to frame Mr. Talaki."

"That's not true."

"Really? Because, i've seen girls go crazy for this man, they love him and when he breaks up with them they go crazy. Who knows maybe we'll be back here in a few months because of that Ayame woman since they're history now too."

"SHUT UP!" A cry errupted from the crowd behind the attorney desks as a tearful and torn woman ran out of the crowd of sitting people and into the middle of the court room. "SHUT THE FUCK UP KOUGA WOULD NEVER LEAVE ME!" Ayame shouted.

"Miss get back in your seat or your in contempt!"

"No! This man is lying Kouga wouldn't leave me!" She screamed as she turned to look at Kouga "Right...?"

Kouga only stared at her for a few moments before shaking his head, Ayame felt her heart fall through the floor as she clenched her fists and lunged herself at him. It took three officers to pry her off as she screamed more.

"HE DID IT! I CALLED HIM SAYING INUYASHA FOUND OUT AND HE SAID HE'D TAKE CARE OF IT! I KNOW HE DID IT! BECAUSE HE TOLD ME TO DELETE ALL OF HIS MESSAGES AND BUY HIM A NEW PHONE WITH A NEW NUMBER THE NEXT DAY!" She shouted as she was dragged out of the court room. All the faces in the room fell into a deep flush as the screaming woman continued to scream outside of the room. People were whispering, then looking at Kagome who sat with a sly smirk on her face.

Maybe she would never forgive Ayame, but she could sure thank her for what she just did. Because looking at the jurers faces she knew there was no doubt now, Kouga was guilty and he was going to jail for a very long time.

"Thanks Ayame.." Kagome whispered to herself.