I don't own any of the Ace Attorney Characters. They belong to Capcom

Hello everyone! I'm new in fanfiction and this is my first story. I hope you like it. I took 'the reader being the protagonist' idea from the user Llareggub7. I love that the reader could be in the story and feel it by him/herself

I'm not quite good writing in English, so if you find a wrong spelling or an incoherent sentence, don't hesitate to tell me, thanks! Now, let's go with the story!

Ch. 1: That beautiful redhead

Themis Legal Academy, a highschool where students prepare themselves for the legal world. This is where lawyers, prosecutors and judges start their trip to the court house.

This academy is where you're studying to be a lawyer, nothing less. You've always dreamt to be one, listening carefully to witness's statement looking for a contradiction, and when you find it, present the evidence that proof your argument while you point confidently with your finger and yelling…

"OBJECTION!" You yelled in the cafeteria of the academy. The second after that, you sat again in the table red as a tomato for screaming that loud. Even the other students were looking at you with confused faces. But they didn't give you much attention, so they continue to eat and talk to their friends.

"Wow! I thought I was the one with the Chords of Steel!" A guy said right behind you.

"Hi there, Apollo!" You said to your friend. You know him since primary school and you two are the best friends. He's famous for screaming loud his catchphrase 'I'm fine!', so you named his loud voice 'Chords of Steel'.

"What's the matter? Why'd you scream that loud?" Said Apollo while he sat right in front of you with his food in a plate.

"Just practicing. Mr. Wright told me that I need to scream loud my objections so it could be more impressive"

"Hmm… Sounds reasonable"

"You don't have any problem. With your Chords of Steel it's piece of cake"

"He he he… You think so?" Apollo said while stroking his head embarrassed.

"Hi, guys!" A female voice said behind Apollo. It was Juniper, a girl who was studying to be a judge. You and Apollo met her when you arrived at first grade in Themis Legal Academy. You waved your hand at her, and she returned the gesture to you. You could see that Apollo was red and tried not to look at her "Can I sit with you?"

"Of course!" You said happily with a smile.

"Y-Y-Yeah…" Apollo said with a slight trembling in his voice (What happened to you so suddenly, pal?) You thought.

Juniper sat in the round table in your left side and in the right side of Apollo "So… How was the class today with Mr. Wright? I see you're practicing your own 'Chords of Steel' (Y/N)"

"Oh… You heard me?" (Of course she heard me… Even a deaf could've heard my scream, idiot!)

"Yup, but I don't thinks that's weird. You're just giving the best of yourself"

"Oh… Th-Thanks…"

"And you, Apollo?" You could bet that you saw your friend sweating but you didn't know why.

"M-M-Me? Oh, ah… Well, I-I was doing exactly th-the same as (Y/N). I'm feeling a bit dizzy this morning, s-so I don't remember what we did in class. Ask (Y/N), I-I'm sure he/she knows what we did!" (Apollo… stammering? I must ask him what's going on later…)

"Oh! I almost forgot!" Juniper said suddenly pointing with her finger at the ceiling.

"What is it?"

"I have big news, guys! A new student will come at this academy next week! Oh, I'm so excited to see her again…"

"'Her'? Who is she?" You asked very interested in this new girl.

"When I was young I met a girl. She was a very kind and nice girl but she was shy and very reserved. Her name was Athena Cykes" (Athena Cykes… What a gorgeous name…) "But she changed! Now is a very energetic, cheerful girl!"

"Wow, she is really something…" You said while you scratched your chin.

"And she is studying to be a lawyer, just like you two! I'm sure she will be in your class!"

"Good. We don't have too many girls in our class" Apollo said thinking with his finger in his forehead.

"Oh! It's 12 PM! Prof. Courte told me that I have to meet with her at 11:50! Sorry, guys, but I have to leave"

"Don't worry. See you later!" You said waving your hand again.

"By-Bye…" Apollo said with his face red "Hey, (Y/N). Don't you think this spaghetti is more slippery than usual?" He said trying to change the subject.

"HOLD IT!" You yelled again loud. It made Apollo to jump from his sit startled "Don't try to avoid the evident, Apollo"

"Wh-Wh-What are you saying?"

"See!? You did that again!"

"What?"

"When Juniper sat in the table, your face was all red, you tried not to look at her and you were stammering all the time. Is something wrong between you two?"

Apollo sighed in defeat, knowing that sooner or later you'll find out, so the better was to say it "(Y/N) Can you promise that you'll never tell ANYONE what I'm going to say?"

"Quiet like a grave"

"Okay… *sigh*… I-I think… I think I like Juniper"

"You WHA-?!" You were about to scream but Apollo covered your mouth with his hand just in time "Sorry… Then, you like Juniper? But how? When did this happen?"

"It was during last summer. When you were in Europe, Juniper and I started to 'unofficially' date, we went to clothes shops, cinemas, etc… And… and I think I started to feel something to her"

"That's great! Why don't you try to date her 'officially'? You don't have anything to lose"

"WHAT?! Are you insane?! I'm sure if I do that, she'll be mad at me! She will never talk to me anymore"

"Or maybe not"

"What?"

"What if she feels the same way about you?" You said while you rested a hand in his shoulder to reassure him.

"You… You think she likes me? No, it can't be. A beautiful girl like her interested in… me?"

"And why not? I know that you and I had never luck in love matters, but like they say 'Better late than never'"

"Well, if you say so…" Suddenly, the bell rang, meaning it was the end of the recess "Looks like we have to come back to class"

"Yep. Let's get over with" You took your bags and went upstairs to continue the school day. You attended the classes the best you could because your mind was in the thought about what Juniper said in the break.

(So, another girl in the academy, huh?... I can't wait to see her. And with that name, Athena… she must be a cute gal…)

Next week, for the first time in your life you were excited to start the day, even if it was Monday. You knew that the new girl will be in your class that day, so you didn't want to be late.

You sat in your chair while you were looking at the other students coming and going to and from the bathroom before the class starts. You asked yourself where Apollo was. Then you remembered, he sent a message to you yesterday. He told that he was having a horrible headache and a cold, so he requested to you if you could give him a copy of the lessons for today when he heals a little bit. Of course, you accepted, not only because he was your best friend, but because you were a kind and nice person who love to help the other ones.

"Good morning, class" said entering in the class "As some of you may know, today a new student will be in our class since now"

Some of my schoolmates talked to each other, some of them because they remembered the fact of the new student, the other ones because they didn't know "So today we're not having class, we're going to do a little activity for the new girl so she can be introduced in class"

In that moment, all the students cheered at the same time "So please, I want you to meet Athena Cykes" Then, a redhead girl entered the class. You felt butterflies in your stomach just when you saw her. She was wearing a white shirt with a light blue tie and a yellow jacket, a yellow mini skirt and black stockings with white boots. Her hair was tied at the left side of her head in a ponytail with a blue ribbon. She wasn't very tall, but she was slim and quite sexy, you might add.

"Hi, friends!" When she raised her voice, you could felt your ears melting. Her voice was cheerful and innocent. If the voices could be instrumental music, her voice will be an angelical opera with tons of liras "I'm Athena Cykes, and I hope we can be friends!" You could hear comments of your schoolmates. Some of them said she was cute, some of them said she was nice, some girls were a little bit jealous of her beauty.

But you heard a comment that annoyed you from a guy in the back of the class "She's hot!" You were about to turn around and confront the guy, but Mr. Wright raised his voice and you decided to stay and pretend that you didn't hear it.

"Thanks, Athena. I hope that you feel comfortable in my class. You can sit… there, in front of (Y/N)" When you hear that last statement, your heart rate began to run up faster. The new girl was a beautiful redhead, and she is going to sit in front of you!

She sat in the chair right next to Juniper (who was also in front of you) and salute her, telling they have so many things to tell each other. Then, she stared at you. (Jesus! She's even more beautiful when she's near! Wow, those are a gorgeous pair of blue eyes…) She smiled and waved at you "Hi! I'm Athena! Well, you already knew that because of my introduction…" She giggled feeling stupid for saying something obvious.

"H-Hi… My name i-is (Y/N)"

"(Y/N)? I like it, it's cute! Nice to meet you!" (She thinks my name is… cute? Well, she's the first one who say that to me…) "Wait! He/She's that person you told me about, Junie?"

"Yeah! He/She's the one!" Juniper said happily ('Junie'? Well, THAT is a really cute nickname… And what was 'Junie' telling Athena of me?) "(Y/N), what happened to Apollo?"

"Apollo? He's a little bit sick"

"Oh! Poor Apollo!" Juniper said with both hands in her mouth.

"And Apollo is that other guy?" Athena asked.

"Yes, he is another one too" (Is it me, or they are talking telepathically?)

"I hope he heals soon, I want to meet him too!" Athena said slightly sad.

The rest of the day you were doing activities for the classmates to know Athena better and vice versa. You made questions for her and she made questions for you. You didn't know if it was just you, but you thought that the most of the questions were for you and Juniper.

Once the class ended up, You were about to get back home when you felt a little touch on your shoulder. When you turned to see who it was, you saw Athena and Juniper right there. Your eyes caught up in Athena while your heart was beating fast "Oh! H-Hi, girls!"

"Hi, (Y/N)!" Athena said happily and waving her hand.

"Hello" Juniper said with a smile "Athena and I were talking and we thought about something that you might be interested"

"Tell me, then"

"We were wandering that when Apollo heals up, the four of us can go to the shopping center. We would like to buy a beautiful dress we saw a couple of weeks ago, and we could take advantage of the situation, for you two and Athena know each other better"

"I would like if you can come with us, (Y/N)! Pretty please!" Athena said with puppy eyes, it was too cute that you couldn't help but laugh a bit.

"Well, I-If you ask me that way… Okay! I'll tell Apollo the plan and I will advise you when he's better"

"Alright! Thanks, (Y/N)!" Athena said

"I'll pass by his place, just to be sure he's okay. I'm so worried" Juniper said coughing a bit (She's a very kind girl, now I'm starting to guess what will happen if she discovers what Apollo is feeling for her…) You said goodbye to the girls and started to heading to your home, excited that Apollo heals soon so you can be more time with Athena.

To be continue...

And this is where my first chapter ends. I hope you liked it. This idea was something that I wanted to try writing. Don't forget to review! If you want to suggest me something do it, I'll consider every possibility that you gave me! Sorry if there're some mistakes, I'm very good in English in general but nothing is perfect. Until next time!