Everyone whispered and stared at her as she stopped at the front of the room, tilting her head slightly to look up at the people on the stage.
"And you are?" The judge asked her.
"Sara Jones, aka Kim Namjoon's ex-girlfriend, and the one who made that fake video." She answered.
"How do we know that?" Li demanded, jumping up again.
"I have my ID, and I'm clearly the girl in the tape." She told him. "What more do you want?"
"Ms. Jones, you do realize you're here because you attempted to frame Mr. Min and Mr. Kim here," the judge looked down at her.
"Yes, it was done out of anger when he broke up with me. I stole his phone and copied that original video, then edited to make it look like it had happened off school grounds so Mr. Min would get in trouble. I was just being jealous and horrible, and I deeply apologize." She looked at Namjoon. "If I could take back my disgraceful action, I would. I'm very sorry."
"How did you know he had that video on his phone to begin with?" Li interrupted.
"I didn't. I stole his phone and found it, and when I saw it, I knew it was the perfect way to try to get Mr. Min out of the way so I could get my ex-boyfriend back." She said calmy and Jungkook's heart soared. "I don't like the disgusting class he teaches and thought if I could frame them being together, I could kill two birds with one stone."
She was doing everything right so far.
"And how did you know the rules of the class?" Li asked, eyebrows raised.
"It's public information on the school boards website, under the consent form." Sara replied and Namjoon couldn't help but grin, ducking his head to hide it.
If only he had ever read that God damn consent form in the first place...
"Do you have any other questions for the witness?" The judge asked Mr. Li, who grumbled but shook his head.
"Alright, then the punishment for fraudulence-"
"Wait, your Honor," Namjoon hurried to stand beside her. "I would like to formally disavow any charges against Ms. Jones. Having her come in and admit the truth is enough for me, and I believe Mr. Min would agree."
The judge looked at Yoongi. "What say you, Mr. Min?"
"I agree with Mr. Kim's statement." Yoongi responded.
The judge banged his gavel. "Alright. Ms. Jones, you're dismissed. But this will still be going on your public record."
"I understand. Thank you." She bowed slightly, before turning to leave.
Her and Namjoon caught eyes for just a moment, but it seemed much longer.
He smiled at her, forgiving her for cheating.
And she smiled at him, thanking him for helping her not get into legal trouble for doing this for him.
She passed by Jungkook, who slyly gave her a thumbs up.
Yoongi watched her leave, his thoughts spinning.
The judge looked down at his papers. "Well, I think that clears this matter up. Jury, we'll give you a few minutes to decide whether Mr. Min is guilty of violating the school and classroom laws or not."
The jury turned to a huddle, whispering.
Namjoon faced Jungkook, wanting to run over and talk with him, but he had to stay in place and remain professional.
Jungkook shot him a smile and a wave of support.
The student glanced down to Yoongi, who was whispering with his lawyer. He wanted to talk to him, but he didn't want to interrupt, so he hurried back to his classmates.
"Jungkook!" Seokjin gasped, grabbing him and yanking him over. "What the hell was all that?"
Jungkook quickly and quietly explained the plan he had come up with and he couldn't help but feel like a badass when he saw how shocked and impressed they all were.
"I think you just got Yoongi's ass off the hook." Taehyung said, nodding.
There was nothing anyone could do but wait as the jury continued to discuss.
The eight minutes it took for them to come to a conclusion seemed more like eight years, but finally, the head juror stood up.
"And how does the jury find the accused?" The judge asked.
Everyone held their breath as the juror spoke up.
"We find the defendant...not guilty."
Namjoon collapsed onto his seat with relief, tilting his head back and letting his hair fall in his eyes.
He could have passed out from the weight off his shoulders now that that obstacle had been crossed smoothly.
Thank God for Jeon Jungkook.
Yoongi put his head in his hands, trying not to show any emotions. But he was so relieved he couldn't but smile to himself.
His students were the best in the world.
"Yesssssss!" Hoseok cheered, jumping out of his seat and pumping his arms in the air.
Jimin clapped his hands giddily as Seokjin and Taehyung tried to calm them both down.
Jungkook doubled over, too relieved to sit upright.
Mr. Li mumbled profanities, shuffling his papers around. He whipped around and glared at Namjoon. "You won one round kid, don't get cocky. The next charge is the serious one and I'll prove it to everyone here that your asshole of a teacher is a perverted piece of shit for dating his student."
"Hey," Namjoon glared. "He's not an asshole or a pervert, dumbass."
The judge banged his gavel, demanding quiet. "We will have a fifteen-minute recess, before coming back to the second charge. Dismissed."
Namjoon quickly jumped up, running to his classmates.
"Nyummie!" Hoseok jumped into his arms. "Oh my fucking God you're so fucking hot when you say words that I have no idea the meaning of!"
Namjoon grinned, allowing the boy to cling to him. "What, do you mean like quadragesimarian?" Autothaumaturgist? Galactodensimeter?"
Hoseok threw his head back and moaned.
"Namjoon, that was seriously amazing what you two did." Seokjin smiled brightly at him.
"Seriously, that was some Sherlock stunt type shit." Taehyung nodded.
"Thanks, but we're not out of the woods yet." Namjoon warned them, releasing Hoseok. "Li is hell bent on nailing Yoongi with a guilty charge on this one."
"What are you going to do, daddy?" Jimin asked, bringing his fingernails to his mouth with worry.
"Please tell me you have another grand trick up your sleeve." Seokjin prayed to Jungkook.
But the youngest shook his head sadly. "Sorry, I spent all my time editing that tape. I have no idea what to do for this one."
"Nyamjewnii? You have a plan, right?" Hoseok looked at him, slightly concerned. "You always have a plan!"
Namjoon sighed. "I mean...I have something in the works but-"
"It's all we got." Taehyung nodded. "Argue it to death."
"Sub."
Everyone fell silent as Yoongi came up behind Namjoon, his hands clasped behind his back.
Namjoon had smelled his teacher's cologne before he had heard him speak, and he had tensed.
He quickly spun around, finally looking Yoongi in the eyes.
The tiny teacher was smiling softly, his head tilted and his earrings dangling.
"Yoongi..." he breathed, wanting to crush the man into a tight embrace right then and there.
"My strong, intellectual, brave sub." Yoongi cooed. "I'm so proud of you. You can really do anything in this world, my precious student."
Namjoon couldn't hold himself back anymore and he rushed over, almost bowling the smaller man over in a hug.
"Yoongi..." he cried, burying his face in his boyfriend's neck. He didn't care anyone could be watching them, he wanted to hug his boyfriend and dammit he will!
Yoongi's arms wrapped around him too. "Namjoon, I'm so sorry."
"Don't be. Don't ever be. It's not your fault, you have nothing to be sorry for." Namjoon insisted, squeezing him tighter. "We just need time is all."
Yoongi nodded. "Take all the time you need sub; I'll always wait for you."
"Adopt me," Jimin begged. "Be my daddy for real."
"Hate to interrupt this moment, but we don't have a lot of time before they start the next charge." Taehyung said. "What are we going to do?"
Namjoon reluctantly pulled back, seeing Li glaring daggers at him and Yoongi.
"Okay, hear me out. This isn't a solid plan, but it's something I'm working on." Namjoon whispered to them and they all bent forward in a huddle.
"Yoongi never answered in that tape, so we can argue that he said no afterwards and there's nothing there, but that's not really solid evidence." Namjoon explained quickly. "I've been thinking, and I can't see how they would have any physical evidence to prove Yoongi and I are together, but just to be safe, I have a plan to act like there's absolutely no case here and have everyone not pursue this issue. It's risky though, and I'm not too sure you'll all agree to it, but I think we can make Barnes believe our bluff."
"What is it?" Seokjin asked.
"You said Barnes knows about your mental health issue?" Namjoon asked Yoongi, and the man nodded.
"What if we had Yoongi, Suga, Yoonji and Yoonie all come out and deny the relationship?" Namjoon asked the group hesitantly.
It was silent as everyone thought it over.
"He doesn't know how many personalities Yoongi has, right? Taehyung asked. "So, we just won't bring out Agust and everyone else should agree with the plan!"
"Is that okay?" Namjoon asked Yoongi carefully. "I know we just got you back, but I think if Barnes heard it from 'everyone', he'll believe it, and it'll convince the jury too."
"I know Suga will help us without a doubt, and Yoonji would hate being in a men's jail, so she'll stick to the script too. But it's Yoonie I'm worried about." Yoongi said. "He won't understand he's supposed to lie, and he could potentially say something damning."
"We could just not trigger him out too?" Jimin asked.
"The more personalities we gave to deny it, the more solid our answer will seem." Namjoon said. "Should we risk Yoonie? We obviously can't and won't bring Agust out, so it's down to Suga and Yoonji."
"Bring Yoonie out." Yoongi decided.
"Are you sure?" Seokjin asked.
Yoongi nodded. "I trust all of you completely, and I trust Yoonie too. He'll want to be included and after all the horrible shit he's had to see these past few days, he needs this happy ending."
Taehyung had to turn away when he heard Yoongi say he trusted him completely, tears gathering in his eyes.
"Alright, we'll bring those three out." Namjoon nodded then.
Bang bang!
"Recess is over, please take your seats so we may begin on the second charge." The judge called out.
Reluctantly, their group split up again, with Yoongi joining his lawyer and whispering to him, and Namjoon sitting up front while the rest of the class took their seats in the back.
"Alright," the judge said once everyone was settled. "Let the second part of the trial commence!"
One hour and forty-eight minutes left.