A/N- Written for a prompt thought up by a friend on the Court Records forum who dubbed this past week to be "Feenris week" (an abbreviation some people use for the Phoenix/Iris pairing). I have a couple more short stories written based on other prompts which will be posted once they have been proofed by the wonderful DahliaxKristoph (also a friend from Court Records and an excellent writer). Reviews are always appreciated.

Disclaimer: I do not and will never own these characters. Since that is not going to change, this disclaimer will count for the whole story.

Rush

Prompt: Adrenaline

As the door to the roller coaster car closed, Phoenix Wright took a deep breath in an attempt to calm himself. He knew he shouldn't have been so nervous, considering he had just been on this ride with his daughter, but he had never been fond of roller coasters. Heights had always scared him, and adding speed to that only made things worse. Despite that, here he was again, but this time, accompanied by a different person.

Turning to his companion, he laid his hand on top of her own and smiled at her. "Are you ready for this, Iris?"

After a moment of hesitation, Iris nodded and smiled shyly, her face a little whiter then it had been at the start. "Yes, Feenie. This should be fun. I... I've never been on a roller coaster before."

Concerned by her reaction, Phoenix squeezed her hand gently. "... Are you sure you want to do this? You don't have to, Iris. I can signal the attendant and we can get off if you'd prefer."

Even as he was making the offer, Iris started shaking her head. "Everyone seems to have so much fun on this ride. Besides, Trucy would be disappointed if I backed out now."

Phoenix nodded, knowing that this might well be true. Once he and Trucy had gotten off the ride, his daughter had insisted that he and Iris also go on the roller coaster together. Considering how excited Trucy had gotten when they had agreed to her suggestion, he couldn't help but wonder if, on some level, she was trying to further his and Iris' developing relationship.

"Still, I don't want you to do anything that you don't want to do, and neither does Trucy. She only wants what's best for you; she'll understand if we explain the situation."

Smiling shyly at him, Iris blushed a bit as she spoke. "I think this'll be fun... especially if I'm with you."

Phoenix could feel his own face redden at Iris' words, a rush of excitement running through him as she rested her head against his shoulder. Falling silent, Phoenix tried to quell his own fears quickly, determined to go through with this for Iris' sake. If she wanted to do this, then he wanted to be there with her.

Noticing Phoenix's own hesitation, Iris asked, "You want to do this too, right?"

"Of course," Phoenix responded quickly, forcing a strained smile as he turned his head to face her. As he stared deeply into her beautiful eyes, Phoenix found himself smiling more broadly, no longer needing to force it. The unease he'd been feeling fled as he answered whole-heartedly: "Anything for you, Rissy."

The roller coaster began to move after he said those words and as they reached the top of the first drop, Iris wrapped her arms around him tightly. As the roller coaster started down and Phoenix felt Iris pull herself even closer to him while laughing happily, a pleasant rush of adrenaline ran through him that had nothing to do with the ride.