Turnabout Love

A/N: This is my first Ace Attorney fic, so please enjoy and let me know if you find any grammatical errors and/or some false information. Hope you like it!

Chapter 1: Meet Pearl

Apollo stood on the sidewalk, thinking of going home or not—because it wasn't dark yet, the time shows that it was still 5 PM. Phoenix told him that today he can go home earlier than usual because he got some things to do with Trucy—and he said that it was a private matter. Apollo didn't interested to ask about it—he didn't want to know anyway—so he just went home without saying anything... well, he did say goodbye to Trucy and Phoenix, after all.

He's thinking too serious about that and didn't notice that there was a baseball ball flying towards his head, and BANG! Everything went blurry and darkness surrounds him.

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"Are you okay?"

It was a beautiful, girly and soft voice that Apollo ever heard (really, Polly?). Apollo opens his eyes slowly and found a girl kneel down in front of him. She wears Japanese-style clothes with nine-like thing on her neck. Her hair is long and brown and some of them tied to the back and forms two semicircles (I don't know how to explain it).

"My head... where am I?" Apollo growled as he tries to sit.

"You're in front my apartment, I saw you hit by this ball and so I yelled to the kids who were playing with that thing," she pointed at a ball near his right hand. "Oh well, enough about that. Are you okay?" Apollo nodded slowly.

"Yeah, I think I'm fine," he then stood up and cleaned his clothes from the dust. "Thanks for helping." The girl giggled.

"No, I'm not doing anything. The only thing I do is yelled to these kids." She turned around to her apartment. "Want some visit? I think your head needs more rest, actually." Apollo nodded and followed the girl to her apartment.

The girl served him a cup of tea, and then sits on the sofa next to him.

"So, um, what are you doing in this town?" the girl stared at Apollo confusedly. "I mean, you didn't seem like the other people of this town. You might be... come from somewhere, perhaps?"

"Why, you're right. I'm impressed you noticed," she said astoundingly. Of course I know. Your clothes tell me everything, after all, thought Apollo. "Well, I came from a village called Kurain. My name's Pearl Fey, I'm here to search for someone... important." Apollo blinked twice.

"Fey? Isn't that the clan which the female members can channel spirits?" he looks surprised.

"Yes, it is. You seem to know a lot about Fey clan, aren't you?" Pearl stared at him.

"Well, I know about it when I read some of Mr. Wright's old cases and they mentioned Fey quite often," answered Apollo nervously, didn't use to get stared by a girl—except Trucy.

"Eh? Did you just say 'Mr. Wright'? You mean, Phoenix Wright?" Pearl suddenly looked enthusiastic, making Apollo gasped but nodded nonetheless. "He's the one I've been looking for in this 3 weeks! Mystic Maya misses him so much! How did you know Mr. Nick?"

Mr. Nick? "Well, I work for him in Wright Anything Agency," answered Apollo.

"Anything agency?" Pearl frowned. "I know that he's disbarred from being a lawyer, but I never expect of him to open an agency..."

"Neither am I."

"Later about that. How's Mr. Nick now?" asked Pearl. "Did he live alone?"

"No, he isn't," Apollo answered. "He's now live with Trucy, his daughter—"

"WHAT?! DAUGHTER?!" Pearl screamed in shock. "How could he just abandon Mystic Maya like that?! I'm gonna slap him just now!" Pearl raged.

"He-hey! I haven't finished yet! Trucy is his adoptive daughter!" Apollo calmed the berserk girl in front of him down. Pearl looked relieved.

"Adoptive? Ooh, thank goodness. I thought that he just abandoned Mystic Maya and..."

"No, no. I think he isn't... for now."

"Oh, and by the way, what's your name? You haven't introduced yourself to me."

"I'm Apollo Justice, attorney at law."

The conversation went on and on, they talked about many things—mainly about Phoenix—and as the result of their long and lovely chatting they exchanged their phone numbers. Pearl decided to not meet Phoenix and burst out about everything until she finds the right time to do it. She just told Apollo to inform her if there's something new about him.

"Well, it's time for me to go home," Apollo said after looked at the watch. It was 8 PM. "I'll inform you if there's something about him."

"Thank you." Pearl smiled. "Oh, and if you have a free time, can we meet each other like this again? There are still many things I haven't ask and told you about Mr. Nick."

Apollo nodded and then stepped out from her house.

"And don't forget to be careful on your way!" Pearl shouted from the entrance. Apollo chuckled and then nodded.

The next day...

"Polly, you look so happy. What happened?" Trucy stared at her half-brother puzzled, because he looks so happy from when he arrives to the agency until now.

"Oh? Did I look that happy?"

"Yes you do, Apollo," said Phoenix. "You see, it's like you have met a cute girl yesterday and fell for her. So, what happened yesterday?"

I did meet a cute girl but I didn't fell for her, Apollo sighed on his mind. Wait, did I just think that Pearl is cute? "Nothing happened, Mr. Wright. Everything is... fine."

"Really?" Trucy smirked and then stared at Apollo. He blushed hardly.

"Stop staring at me like that!"

Phoenix laughed as he watches the two siblings played around and teased one another. He then stood up and draw near to Apollo.

"Apollo, I'll give you free time on Thursday. You know, you used to stay here all the time and you didn't do anything, so... why don't you take a little break?" Phoenix smiled at the young attorney who's smiling happily.

"Really?! Sweet! Thank you, Mr. Wright!" he cheered up while Trucy looks annoyed.

"But that's mean I can't see you in that day!" she protested. "I wanna play with you, you know."

"Trucy, I'm not a kid and I do need some free time for myself," Apollo said, grinning. Trucy looks thinking and then she grew a smirk on her face.

"Okay, you won. But instead of that you must stay here until 8 PM until the day of your free time come!" Trucy declared Apollo's 'punishment'.

"Whaaaaaaaaat?!" Apollo's jaw dropped as he heard Trucy said the punishment for him.

"That's your punishment! Well, gotta go to buy some things for dinner, later Polly!" and she burst out of the agency. Apollo couldn't help but sighed. Phoenix laughed hardly.

"At least you still have your free time later, right?" he wiped his tears (as the result of his laughter). "I have something to do outside, so please watch the agency 'till I back, okay?" Apollo can't do anything so he just nodded helplessly.

10 minutes passed and neither Trucy nor Phoenix has back yet and he gets bored. He suddenly remembered that Pearl wants another meet if he has a free time, so he pull out his cell phone and dialed her number.

"Hello, this is Pearl Fey. Is that you, Apollo? Something matter?" Pearl's soft voice answered the call.

"Yeah. You see, Mr. Wright give me free time on Thursday and you said that you still have some things to tell and ask me, so... what about we meet up on that day?"

"Meet up? Of course I can! This gonna be so much fun!" Pearl sounded excited. "Where'll we meet? An amusement park, maybe?" she asked.

"Not a bad idea. I'll wait for you at 10 PM."

"Cool! Okay, see you on Thursday!" and she hung up. Apollo smiled and then walked towards the kitchen.

Well, that's the first chapter. How was it? Please click the green button below and tell me how you like or hate it. See ya next time!