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Sitting in their rightful positions the white cloaked chamber council members observed the newly attended witnesses that were to either speak on behalf or against these suspects and victims involved. There were seven of them to be exact. Each of them branded an individual number upon their foreheads. Number I through Number VII. Each of them listened to Rednal very well as the man spoke. Basically what the evidence read was that Captain Soma was trying to protect Lieutenant Jouka from the eyes of Captain Akuma and Lieutenant Durissa by attacking them. Captain Oruga on the other hand the evidence read the Oruga had supposedly attacked Soma because of he was tricked into doing so. "Hm. So the evidence that Captain Soma has attacked a captain and lieutenant is quite clear coming from him as well, along the confirmation that Captain Oruga has attacked a Captain as well. The evidence and their confession confirms this. However there is still no evidence that the two have been tricked against their will." Number IV said taking in the new information that Rednal's report had just presented to him. His voice was that of a deep and firm tone. One that would keep the attention of all unwavering. When the 14th Division Captain arrived, Number V and IV seemed to turn their attention to the young woman. Though Rednal's report had been accurate, a video feed was more accurate and convincing than paperwork and words. The Council wanted the details of everything that happened on that day. "Proceed with the video feed at once. We also wish to see the other attacks reported. The attack on the Quincy woman, the slaying of the humans, and the attack on 4th seat of Division 5."

Aisu smiled kindly and nodded ever so slightly as his gaze drifted down and met hers. As his icy blue eyes met hers he couldnt help but feel at peace and like everything was right at the moment. This feeling was still foriegn to him as he had not felt it in a very long time and was strict abotu his beliefs and feelings. Nevertheless something inside him would not let him be strict with her and only drove him to do things he never would. Knowing it was outside his character he still could not help tilting her head upwards so she looked into his eyes as that beautiful pink blush tinted her cheeks. Once he did he slowly leaned in and planted a quick kiss upon her lips and pulled away smiling. Placing his hand on her cheek he could not help but smile.

"Yes we shall, however now is not the moment. Also, how about we go get something to eat after this trial?"

He said smiling once again with his hand securely around her waist and his head resting against hers. He truly felt at peace at this moment nevertheless he had to watch the trial. Seeing them give their statements he noticed that his statement would not be needed for the time being.

"They dont need out statement for the time being, so we shall wait untill the video to see if we are needed, alright?"

He said with that same smile as he held her close against him by instinct alone. He simply waited for her response as he held her close, cuddling with her.

Just before things could hit the climax the Sixth Division Captain strolled slowly into the room. Not munch had taken place until the council committee began speaking. Though they were breaking the law by summoning him to this trial, he didn't mind at all. After all his hands were clean and he hadn't officially done anything illegal. With that he passed the Zero Division Captain and Shiori before stepping into the middle of the room along side Oruga and Soma. Glancing around, he noticed many shinigami who no doubt were going to testify on behalf of what took place in Karakura. Without looking at Soma, he simply smiled.

"Sup old buddy. Hehe, I see you got yourself in a fix here. Never thought you'd do such a thing. I mean attacking Shinigami and possibly humans and Quincy? Dang that's messed up man."

He said pulling a lollipop from his mouth before popping it into his mouth. These guys were down right barbarians. He didn't bother defending himself against anything until evidence could point out that he was involved. No point in defending yourself if there weren't any evidence right. Until then he'd just enjoy the show until they reached a final verdict.

Ike arrived with his hands in his pockets then looked at everbody. They must be early here as Ike was so late all the time since He was looking for someone who was set up. I hope Captain Soma and Captain Oruga doing their right. thought to himself and didn't say any word. He was quiet all day without word. Ike stared at Captain Kazei with his hands in his pockets.

Rednal quietly recorded both Kazei and Soma's actions in his ever-expanding sheaf of notes. It was probably to Soma's credit that he wasn't lashing out at the person he felt had betrayed him; it showed that he could remain calm even in difficult situations, which was a quality Rednal rather admired. Most Shinigami who had power tended to go through the power-fixation stage, in which they felt it was important to let everybody know just how strong they were. This stage usually lasted until someone beat them senseless and taught them that they were not, in fact, the greatest being to ever live. After that, they tended to settle down and not be so jumpy. Rednal still didn't have much care for whether the accused were innocent or guilty, but he did intend to see to it that whatever the verdict was, it was based on the correct information, and that people were not punished for the wrong thing. An old habit of his, it was... from a long, long time ago. Punishment for a crime they did commit, sure. Even if it was a Captain. Even if the punishment was nasty. Justice was justice, and people did need to follow the right laws. "Vice-Captain Durissa, I apologize for not arriving to take your statement earlier; we usually have more time than was alloted, and I needed to interview the defendants. Captain Kazei, I believe you should be aware that you yourself have been charged by a standing Captain of the crime of treason." Rednal said, going back into his role as a member of Internal Investigations there to deal with the presentation of information. Informing someone of why they were there fell under that mandate. "It may serve you well to take this seriously; your innocence or guilt is for the court to determine, and it has not done so yet. Would you like to make a statement to the Court before the video evidence is shown?"

Kazei simply chuckled at Rednal's statement. It was funny for him to make a judgment call. As if he knew Kazei enough to know when he was serious or simply light hearted. True he was aware that he had been a potential suspect of this trial, but there were no charges against him. In order to have charges, one must have evidence and evidence was something these ladies and gentlemen did not possess. As for a statement, he didn't really need one. But if it they needed one, so be it. After all this case was turning out even more interesting by the moment. Scratching his head with an innocent look, he only smiled.

"Well if it helps put things together. Things sure have gotten confusing with all what's been happening. There are claims that I tricked Soma, this isn't true. Soma's actions were by pure instinct alone. He wanted to protect someone he thought was in trouble and he committed a crime as a result."

He nodded as if agreeing with himself. With that he turned his head back before shooting a wink and a smile towards the two love birds seated together. Their expressions now taking a look as if a carnivorous predator were approaching their nest. As Karume screamed useless threats, the Sixth Division Captain only closed his eyes and shook his head in pity.

"Ooh breaking necks eh, hehe. Sounds pretty painful kid. Such a troubled woman. Is she ill? Maybe the guards should restrain her before she does something she might regret, I'm sure you have your hands full with this trial as is Council."

He said referring to the woman's strong grip upon her zanpaktou, using it an action that symbolized a potential threat. Surely the council wouldn't allow such ruckus in their chambers. After all this was a court of order and law. Anyone breaking that would pay the consequences. Her threat was yet another weapon. Easily allowing him to maybe even fake his own death with a broken neck. Now what would be the odds of that after the council witnessed her threat....He smiled at the thought before shrugging his shoulders. Yet still, it was only one of many scenarios he could've used. A mere crossing thought, nothing more.

"Hehe Oruga tell them why you attacked Soma. Surely it couldn't have been because of me. My hands are clean."

He lied with a straight face, before glancing over to Oruga. Oruga knew that if he were to speak against him at this point, Kazei would surely add further evidence to the trial. Yes even the evidence on Oruga's latest hollow research that he's been performing lately. The same research he had only Kazei learned knowledge of, except for Kanon who knew partial information of it. This was the very same reason behind Oruga trying to place unknown compounds in Kazei's drink to prevent him from diving deeper into the research. Even with all that, he wanted this case to extend just a little longer. He was enjoying the show, but slapping the dirt all at once on these two fools would end all the fun.

"Better yet, scratch that. Let's just play the video and watch a little TV."

Kanon entered the court room shortly afterwards arrivng just in time to hear Kazei speak. She took a quick note of who was in the room, though her only intention was to testify in the defense of her Captain as well as Captain Soma. She figured that most of the formalities would be over by now, but it seemed as though things were heating up even more with the arrival of Kazei. "I apologize for being late, there were a few things I needed to... attend to first." She said, for once almost appearing in disarray. Considering that she was a fairly relaxed person the majority of the time, this was a trait that only a few who were either observant or knew her would find peculiar. Basically, there was always something important on her mind whenever she entered such a state. However, she was quite calm when she entered, quietly moving over to where the other Lieutenants and Captain were.

Her first instinct was to take brief observations of the people in the room, though only a few stood out from the others in her mind. As she expected it to be, the atmosphere in the room was tense. It made sense considering that Kazei had been summoned there. It was almost ingenious how easily that the Captain had managed to pull the strings behind everything to suit his favour. Yet despite the fact that the majority, if not all of the Shinigami testifying knew he was guilty, the law would be unable to touch him. That was most likely his train of thought at least, that everything was executed flawlessly and the loose ends would soon be dealt with in a rather ironic way. With that train of thought in mind, Kanon waited for them to show the tapes.