I'm Fine (High school AU) (COMPLETED)

The Trial

Nico

(Trigger warning: it's a trial, topics of abuse, guns, shooting, transphobia, and homophobia, trans slurs)

"So Nico di Angelo, you say that Persephone here abused you." My lawyer asks me

"Objection, how is this related to the case about the shooting?" Persephone lawyer Miss Hecate asks and the Judge looks toward my lawyer

"Is there a relation to the case Mr.Thanatos?" The Judge asks my Lawyer and he nods

"Overruled, proceed." The Judge says and I sigh in relief and Thanatos looks to me

"Yes that is correct." I answer and he nods

"How did she abuse you?" He asks and I glance to my Dad and nodded at me encouragingly and Will who sat next to him gave me a soft smile

I look back towards my lawyer and take a shaky breath

"She...she would smack me around, days I made her really mad...she would grab a belt and hit my back over and over." I say and my lawyer looks at me sympathetically

"Did she hurt your sisters?" He asks and I shake my head

"Just me." I state

"Why is that Nico?" He asks

"Because I'm transgender, female to male." I state and whispers break around the room and he nods

"So because you are a trans male she targeted you?" He asks me and I nodded

"Yes sir." I say respectfully and he nods and turns to the jury

"So as you guys can see my client was the subject of directed abuse. She targeted this young man because the gender he is didn't match the gender he was born with. Which left her with wanting to constantly be in control of him which lead to her going to the beach house with gun to shoot him." He said and Persephone lawyer to stand up

"Objection! Mr.di Angelo here was not even shot." She protested and I clench my fists

Remember what Will said, don't have an outburst

"Overruled." The Judge said and Mr.Thanatos smirks

"I would like to call Bianca di Angelo to the stand." He says and I get up and get down and Bianca gets up slowly and makes her way up

I give her a thumbs up and she smiles and gets to the stand

"Bianca, like Miss.Hecate said you were the one shot correct?" He asks

"That is correct" She said calmly

"But Persephone meant to shoot Nico correct?" He asks

"Yes that is also correct." She stated and Thanatos nodded

"Then how were you the one ended up shot?" He asked and Bianca sighs

"I jumped in front of the bullet sir, before it could hit him." She said and I look down

"Witnesses say someone else tried to intercept the bullet also?" He asks and I glance at Will who grabs my hand squeezing it

"Yes that would be William Solace sir, I jumped in front of both of them." She said and I squeeze Wills hand

"Who is William Solace? What his connection to Nico di Angelo?" He asks and Bianca smiled looking at us

"He is Nico's boyfriend sir." She said and Thanatos smiles and looks at the jury

"Innocents who were involved, Mr.William Solace had no connections to Persephone and yet he was almost shot protecting the person he loves. A older sister who was never involved with the abuse Persephone cause Nico. Risks her life and saved 2 lives that she deeply cared about. Is this okay?" He asks and Persephone Lawyer stood up but Thanatos raised his hand