Game of Royals

33 Steel

 "Please come forward and state your name." Then judge said. I tried to piece everything happened so far together in my head. Which over roasted my mind and blackened it.

"Ain got any of that." His tone wasn't serious, but I have a feeling he was telling the truth.

"This is a courtroom, not a playground. Answer the question seriously." Said the judge leaning forward.

"I prefer to go by my code name Stainless Steel." He gave a smile, a cruel smile.

"Mr. Steel then. Come forward to this table and swear on the holy book, or your own holy book that you will tell the full truth and complete truth."

"That is Bullshit. The only holy book is myself. And forget getting anything from me, because the only shit you are getting is this." He gave the entire courtroom the finger. Then he turned and saw me. And we looked eyes.

"Language such as that will not be tolerated in the court. If we have to go by extremes..." warned the judge.

"You son of a bitch. I am going to kill you, I swear on god and I am my own god. That I will cut you till your nothing but bones are left behind." He pointed at me. The whole court was startled for a moment. This man, who was probably just a few years older than me, spoke his words as if he'd been through hell and back multiple times, which he probably had.

"Mr. Steel I would like you stick to the rules, and there are measurement for such acts."

"Fine, as long I get to have my way with him." he snorted at me. And then he swore an oath on himself.

"Prosecutor you may began."

The prosecutor asked a bunch of useless question. Which Stainless Steel mostly ignored, or replied with grunts. Soon the prosecutor gave up, and for the first time I felt sorry for him.

"Defendant counsel, you may began cross examination."

Professor was about to stand up but Yumi beat him to it and I heard her say:

"This one is mine." and from the look of her eyes, she was serious. Professor sat down without complaint, he just smiled.

"Well, well look who it is? If it isn't Violence Girl with her karate moves. I would show you some of my moves, if it wasn't for these dammed cuffs"

"If it weren't for the officers, I would knock you unconscious already. And break every bone in you."

"Scary." Stainless Steel didn't sound sarcastic this time.

"May I proceed to questioning your honor?" said Yumi.

"Go ahead." Said the judge. The crowd was utterly silent for once.

"What were you doing near the empire state building three days ago?" Asked Yumi.

"Buying a coffee."

"Then why were you arrested?"

"Because I didn't know buying a coffee would be illegal."

I thought she was going to throw out some threats, instead she went for a completely different approach.

"How old are you Mr. Steel?"

"Think I am not old enough to sleep with you?" he taunted. Yumi's expression didn't even show the slightest hint of being offended.

"Because you are not behaving like your age at all."

For a moment Stainless Steel stopped speaking and just stared at her.

"Sorry I don't understand your gibberish."

"I am saying, you look like an adult, but you act like a child."

"Excuse me?" I could feel the temper rising in Stainless Steel.

"That's right, adults don't behave like you do. Even kids behave better then you."

"I am going to kill you after this, and you will regret the things I will do to you before you die. I will make a slow horrible death, and you would be begging to die at the end of it."

"An adult that has a childish temper, what a shame."

Those words had more impact on Stainless Steel than I would have thought, one moment his cruel smile turned into beasty snarl. As he lunged at Yumi and the 4 officers barely managed to hold him down. Stainless steel was on the ground, struggling furiously against the ground and screaming profanity I do not want to say.

"Officers take him away." Said the judge. The officers grabbed him between his shoulder and dragged him across the floor. On his way out he was still thrashing and cursing. And before he disappeared out of sight he said one last thing:

"I will escape from this place and you will all be very sorry."

Great another testimony without progress. Then all of sudden from the same door that Stainless Steel left an excited clerk came in.

"The female is identified, but not only has she been identified...she turned herself in just outside the court." He panted hard, but his voice still carried throughout the room.

WHAT!!! I almost screamed. It was even worse than the worst scenario I could imagine. What was she thinking? Though I do admit she is professional thief, but turning herself in here without a backup plan would be the same as suicide. The court was thrown in chaos, but that didn't matter to me. What have you done? And more why did you do it? I was in the middle of my storm of thoughts, then suddenly the chaos ended just like how it started.

"ORDER!!!" The judge smashed his gavel so hard it broke off, the other part flying to nowhere the whole place return to tranquility again.

"Very well bring in her in then. But before that I am afraid I need a new gavel."

Another clerk went out the room and came back a couple minutes later with a new gavel. But no one bothered looking at him, everyone's attention was on the entrance, the place got so silent the footsteps in the hallway echoed through the room. Silk's footstep. Stupid girl. I bit my upper lip. And then the door opened. Silk stood straight and lean with her usual foxy smile. She saw me and waved her hand high up in the air at me, but I was more stunned then uneager to reply. All I did was look in her direction and mouthed:

You can't be serious?