Disclaimer: I do not own Ace Attorney.

A/N: Hi.

This is just the prologue.

Mia's Stash

Warning: Implied and/or future slash, cursing, innuendo, awkward situations, mature situations... blah blah blah.

Summary (Ch.1): Pearl stumbles upon Mia's most precious possessions while cleaning up the attic and something within is awakened. "Shounen-ai? Yaoi? What are those?"

Ages: (The year is 2024) -Edited-

Maya: 24

Pearl: 14

...Um, if these ages are inaccurate just let me know.

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Two years before the events of Apollo Justice...

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"Hey Pearly!" Maya sang, sliding on the polished wood flooring on her socks. Pearl looked up curiously from the scrolls she was reading, and promptly blanched as she spotted all the cleaning tools and products inside the box that Maya was cradling. "Guess what time of the year it is~?"

'Nonononono...' "...Time for me to take a nice long trip to the mountains to meditate for a week?" Her pretzel-haired cousin supplied hopefully.

Maya laughed brightly ('Cackled evilly,' Pearl corrected idly) and threw an old duster into Pearl's arms. The younger female coughed at the dust cloud that formed on impact. "Noooo, silly!" The Mystic giggled, "It's time to clean up the house!"

'Nooooooooo...' "B-But Mystic Maya..." Pearl protested weakly, "The house-" 'Mansion, castle, prison...' "-is so big, and, umm... I get allergies!"

Maya sighed rolling her eyes at the younger's excuses, "You didn't have any trouble before when you cleaned up Nick's old law office!"

"It wasn't as dusty as... as-"

"Fine," Maya interrupted swiftly, "I'll get you to sort the junk in the attic. It's a little dusty, but it'll be the only place you'll be cleaning up,"

"But, I don't-"

"Or you could clean the basement and the garage like I was planning to-"

Pearl hugged all her scrolls to her chest and hastily ran upstairs to the attic.

The pretzel-haired girl's eyes widened as she stared at all the dusty objects in the attic.

"...Eeehh..." She whined feebly, dropping all the scrolls onto the dirty floor. Little clouds of dust formed as the scrolls clattered on the wood. Pearl stepped over her scrolls walking towards an old chest she vaguely recognised, leaving foot-shaped imprints in her wake.

Crouching down in front of the chest, the brunette gently wiped over the engraving on the lid just above the clasp. She sombrely read the now clear gold writing: 'Mia Fey'

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Flashback

"Pearly," Mia smiled at her younger cousin, who was standing by the door of her room. She beckoned her over to where she was leaning against: an old treasure chest with gold trim, 'Mia Fey' engraved above the shiny silver lock and clasp in elegant cursive. Her pretzel-haired cousin shuffled over shyly, her big innocent eyes staring curiously at the chest.

The teenager followed the little girl's gaze and giggled to herself. She put down her textbook about law, "You want to know what's inside there, don't you?" She only smiled wider as Pearl blushed but nodded in affirmative.

"This chest," The brunette jerked her head towards the said object, "contains my most loved and super-secret belongings. No one has seen what's inside of it... Except for me, of course,"

The younger Fey stared at the chest in awe, "What's in it?" Pearl asked softly, fiddling with the hem of her dress.

Mia grinned mischievously, unnerving her cousin a little bit. "Maybe when you officially turn into a teenager - say, thirteen - you're more than welcome to take a peek inside..."

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"...Mia's stash," Pearl whispered in wonder, placing a hand on the lock. She fiddled with the worn-out metal, frowning in thought. "Well... She did say I could take a look inside when I become a teenager... and I am fourteen now, so..."

With a firm pull the worn out lock broke and tumbled onto the floor, making the girl blink in slight surprise. Pearl licked her lips in anticipation as she undid the clasp and slowly lifted the lid of the chest. She squinted to try and clearly see what was in there. She reached in with both hands to rummage around, trying to get a feel of what's inside.

Pearl eventually pulled out a small stack of what looked like to be comic books wrapped in plastic. She read the label on it and cocked her head in confusion,

"Shounen-ai? Yaoi? What are those?"

A/N: ...Oh shi-

Next chapter: After the events of Apollo Justice, the Fey cousins decide to visit Phoenix, so they take a train to the city. Pearl's imagination goes wild. Apollo gets a sense of foreboding. Phoenix and Maya are out of the loop. Trucy gets curious.