Waiting to Happen

By Zeniro Rex Hakaiyu

Chapter 1: German Intervention

The young woman stepped out from the dark confines of the detention centre. The sun and it's brightness caught her off guard and blinding her momentarily, she stumbled of the steps. She'd been in there far too long. Just as she was about to hit the pavement, Iris Fey found herself in the arms of a rather masculine figure.

"Are you alright, Fraulein?" she heard a smooth voice ask. As her vision cleared, she saw herself in the arms of a handsome, blonde man.

"Achtung, Fraulein." He said gently. "Are you alright?"

Iris realized that she had been staring at him a bit too long. Truth be told, it wasn't so much how handsome he was, it was in fact that she had no idea who this man was. Scrambling up, she straightened her clothes.

"I'm sorry Mister---"

"Gavin. Klavier Gavin, Fraulein." The man said as he smiled at her.

When he did this, Iris found her face heating up. She was never good with handling men. The only man she had ever been good with was Feenie.

"What's a beautiful, young Fraulein such as yourself doing at the detention centre?" Iris started. This man was really making her nervous, she thought, as she felt her face heat up even more.

"I---I was just discharged actually." If he was surprised to hear that, Klavier Gavin showed none of it.

"I see." He said, still smiling, although now he was staring rather intently at her. Or at least, that was how she felt.

"Is someone coming to fetch you, Meine Liebe?"

"Oh! No, no. No one knows about today."

"Well, why don't I escort you home, ne? It's not very safe for one as beautiful as yourself to go home without an escort, don't you think so, Meine Liebe...?" But Iris wasn't listening anymore. A man in dark sweats and a blue beanie had stepped off to the bus stop five-something meters away.

He looked different. Dark stubble speckled the face she once caressed. Weariness and despair darkened the conviction she used to see in his eyes. It was him right? Feenie?

"Fraulein?" Klavier, realizing Iris's mind and focus were clearly elsewhere, turned to see what had captured the young woman's attention.

'Herr Wright? Surely that ex-defence attorney couldn't be more interesting than me.' Klavier Gavin thought to himself as they both continued to observe the hobo, who was unaware of their gazes.

Glancing back to the now teary-eyed Miss Fey, it was obvious that this woman what some sort of history with Mister Wright. As for what kind, he would probably never know. But Klavier was curious, and he smirked as a rather mischievous idea came to mind.

"Herr Wright! Herr Wright!" the young, German prosecutor called out.

Iris suddenly jolted out of her stupor. Alternating her gaze between Mister Gavin and Phoenix, she was just about ready to bolt, but Klavier was much too fast and he caught her arm. Panic gripped her as Phoenix slowly trudged towards them.

"Good afternoon, Mister Gavin." Phoenix said as he reached them. 'He hasn't seemed to have noticed me' Iris thought, relieved, as she hid herself behind the man who had called Feenie over in the first place.

"Guten tag, Herr Wright." The young rock star replied, all the while grinning from ear to ear.

Before Iris could rationally process what was happening, and think about what she was going to do next, she found herself standing in front of the man she had tricked and revealed herself to, seven years ago. Phoenix Wright.

"Would you happen to know this beautiful lady, Herr Wright?" Klavier asked after placing Iris in front of him.

Phoenix's face was as stoic as ever, but Iris could tell he recognized her. The moment their eyes met, they both knew. So many emotions in his eyes, just like when they were dating, she could always tell how he was feeling. But looking closer into his eyes, she saw something that had never been there before-a deep, bottomless and profound sadness in those deep blue eyes.

"Iris..." he muttered. And she had heard.

And she felt like she was flying. He remembered her name. Emotions she hadn't felt since their time together flooded in her. But at the same time, her heart was breaking. There was such sorrow in his voice when he said her name. And all she did to him weighed heavily on her conscience. She just couldn't forgive herself.

Iris couldn't keep it in anymore. Looking down, she let the tears just roll down her face.

Klavier realized that this history they had either had to be bad or just really uncomfortable to invoke this kind of reaction. Just as he was about to intervene---

"You. Glimmerous. Fop! I finally found you!" Ema's shout pierced the awkward air around the three.

"Do you have any idea how many of your stupid fangirls are running around MY crime scene!? Thanks to them, a lot of the evidence is...."

"Oh. Um... is everything alright?" Ema inquired as she beheld the obviously awkward scene in front of her. From Detective Ema Skye's point of view, as much as anyone else's, there was a lot of tension between Phoenix Wright and the mysterious woman.

"Klavier Gavin. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE THIS TIME!? Did you make this lady cry!?"

Klavier, still shocked by the sudden turn of events and Iris's reaction earlier, looked at Ema incredulously. It was obvious that the tension was only between the hobo ex-lawyer and the black-haired woman in front of him, so why was she blaming him?

"You're coming with me, and I'm turning you in for sexual harassment."

"WHAT!? Meine Liebe! You misunderstand, Fraulein Detektive. This is nothing of the sort."

"Klavier. Gavin. Now." Ema hissed, all the while giving him her worst death glare.

Reluctantly, he gave in and went away with the pissed detective.

"I'm sorry." Gavin mouthed towards the two, as he and Ema left.

Still relatively stumped by the scene that had just taken place, Phoenix shook his attention back to the crying woman in front of him. Iris was shaking. Small tremors shook her body, not very noticeable, but Phoenix knew her all too well. At least, he once did. Now? He wasn't so sure. He loved her, he always had, always will. But his heart had witnessed too much, been broken too many times. To love was just too complicated now.

But the grievances of his heart would have to wait, nothing was important but the woman standing in front of him. She was here, and crying to boot. All he really wanted was to just hold her and tell her it would be alright. Phoenix knew it was probably his fault for her current state, and that killed him inside. Loving was complicated now, but he still did. Phoenix Wright loved Iris Fey.

So doing the only thing he could think of, he pulled her into his arms, and he started to stroke her hair. And although they didn't know it at the time, both of them were standing there wishing it wouldn't end.

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Ema sighed in awe.

"Isn't that just so romantic?" she sighed again between munches of her snackoos. After she had stormed off with Klavier, they hid around the corner so that Ema could keep an eye on what was happening between the two. And although Klavier Gavin didn't show it, he too was intrigued and curious about what was between the two.

Disclaimer:

I won NOTHING. Phoenix Wright and Co. belong to Capcom.

Anyway, here's my first multi-chaptered fic guys. Well, not exactly my first, but this is the one I know can't just end here. But before I continue, I wanna know what you think. So please, R&R. I love Phoenix x Iris!!! xD Anyway, Chapter 2 is in the works and I'll probably put it up by the end of the week. :D