Lotta Hart Investigative Reporter: Headline Introductions

by

triviatrap1982

I don't own Suzuka, or Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney. Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney is owned by Capcom and Nintendo. Suzuka is owned by Kouji Seo

Notes: I sincerely pray this doesn't devolve into a bash fic. Also, I did have to play with both of the timelines.

Yamato, was very nervous. He didn't know how things would work out. He waited for the person who wanted to come and talk to him. She arrived. He really was nervous. He didn't know how things were going to turn out. He turned around and he saw her. He got his nerves in check, and he decided to listen to her. After all, he's come to know her from the track team. Still, it felt like he was going to be on the receiving end of a rather rude kick in the face.

"Honoka," Yamato started, "hey there..."

"Hey there! I'm glad you came!" Honoka greeted back.

"Well, what did you want to talk about?" he asked nervously.

"I actually wanted to talk about is," she started.

He was quite nervous. He didn't know where it was going to go. She started asking him random questions about relationships. He was very nervous. He didn't know how to react...after all...Yasinobu has more experience in these matters. Either way...he was really nervous. He didn't know how things were going to happen, when he was then asked if he wanted to date her. He was nervous...however, she played it off as a joke. That in turn caused a series of events that were going to come back to haunt everybody. About six months later...Lotta landed in Japan from Los Angeles. She groaned because her bosses wanted a juicy story about modeling. Her editor's words from the Weekly World Inquirer were very stern.

"We can't fan the flames," he said in his easy chair.

"Are you saying I'd have to make like Mr. Wright, and Ms. von Karma?" she asked.

"Exactly, we can't print anything if there's no evidence...with the Matt Engarde thing...we lucked out," he warned.

"Well..." she said, "as sure as my accent, I'll bring back the juiciest evidence and info!"

"Good, pack your bags." he ordered.

Lotta hasn't been in Japan, it was her first time. She looked at her guide-book, and didn't really know where to go. She really should have asked Mr. Edgeworth to come...he's very well-traveled. Though...he's currently not in America. He's in Germany on vacation. Either way, she decided to talk to a police officer, who knew perfect English. He hailed a cab and Lotta came to the decision to find a boarding house. It probably was the first in many opening salvos.

'Man...this is more difficult than any trial,' Lotta thought.

"We're here," the cab driver said abruptly.

"How much do I owe you?" she asked.

"That'd be 4,000 yen," he informed her.

"Here's 4,000 yen," she said handing over the notes.

"Thank you," he said. "Enjoy your stay!"

Lotta got her things from the trunk of the cab. She's has three bags. Two of which were her clothing...and one with her camera and recording equipment. She came to the door and rang the bell. Of course, a girl answered. That was somebody that caused Lotta to smile. Her mother came by and let her in. Lotta explained that she was here to do a behind the scenes story on the Tokyo fashion scene. They bit hook, line, and sinker.

"Oh...Miss Lotta," Ayano started, "would you like to sit with us for dinner?"

"Sure! Anything's better than that airline food..." she confirmed.

"Maybe it's the Airline," Miho said ruefully.

"Well, it really wasn't all that bad," she said. "At least the movie was decent."

"Oh...where's Yamato?" Ayano asked.

"He's in his room studying," Miho mentioned.

"Well, can you show our guest to her room?"

"Sure! Then after dinner she can relax in the baths!" Miho squealed happily.

"Speaking of which...I think Yamato has to do the general repairs there," Ayano said.

Miho took Lotta to a vacant room. It was just enough. She allowed her to get things unpacked. Miho saw the expensive camera equipment, and the laptop. Lotta was irked when she found it wouldn't work in a Japanese outlet. Miho got a very devious idea. She would see how Yamato would work with an unknown guest. Though...Lotta didn't know her way around town. That worked out triple for Miho's advantage. Yamato came back from the baths doing the general maintainance work, and he saw Lotta...and so did Suzuka. She looked over and saw that she was in a very foul mood.

"Excuse me, y'all," Lotta spoke up, "but could you point me to the nearest electronics shop?"

"Oh, what do you need?" Suzuka asked with her attention diverted.

"You see, I need an adaptor so I don't fry my laptop," she explained.

"Oh, you must be the guest from America," Suzuka intoned.

"Well, if you hurry," Miho said, "you can make the store before closing."

"Yamato...why don't you go with her," Suzuka said.

He yielded and he went with Lotta to the electronics store. She saw that he was just an ordinary teenager. However, she felt something wasn't right. She suppressed her feelings, and followed Yamato. On the way there, he did joke around with her...using the large ear gag...and Lotta actually laughed. She figured she'll do that with Larry Butz when she got home. Yamato really thought the American would be rough with him.

"Naw, I'm not like that," Lotta stated. "Unless you get me angry then I'm a wildcat."

"I can tell you're from the midlands of America?" Yamato guessed.

"Yup," Lotta answered, "I grew up on the country!"

Lotta knew she stood out, with her green sweater, and her auburn afro puffed out. They made it to the electronics store, and Yamato found the power adapter. He also found a new electronic alarm clock he needed. After they paid for everything...they got back, where Ayano tried to chew him out for being late for dinner. Though, Lotta was able to warn her off from that, as she really didn't know her way around. Though, she had to take care of business, and she went to her room. There she had set up her camera to take some very juicy pictures. She came down to the dining room. Then, she decided she was going to go visit the bath house.

'Maybe...then I'll grab a bite to eat from the fridge,' Lotta thought.

She was snapped out of her thoughts, when Suzuka knocked on her door.

"Oh, did you get everything you needed?" she asked.

"I did, though...that Yamato is a good kid," Lotta said.

"Feh," Suzuka spat...and that sent a red flag up to Lotta.

"Are you dating him?" Lotta asked half-joking.

"I am," she answered seriously.

"Well, I'm going to the baths...and remember that green-eyed monster ain't anything to be fooling with!"

That took Suzuka off guard. Still, Lotta let her guest go, so she can close up her apartment. Suzuka was on her way to the baths. Lotta was very surprised. She was told that Ayano owned not only the baths. Lotta was very modest, and she tied herself with a long towel. Though she did take off her headband, since it would get messy. They went to the bath itself, and there was nobody there. Suzuka dropped her towel and went in. Lotta figured to do as the Romans do.

"Wow, you definitely have a good figure..." Suzuka said surprised.

"Well, I do a lot of running around!" Lotta said laughing. "Plus being dragged into court would really make you exercise the stress away."

"Wait...dragged into court?" Suzuka said.

"Let's just say I didn't need to be there for any reason," Lotta joked. She knew she was a somewhat unreliable witness.

"Ah well, how do you like Japan so far," Suzuka asked.

"I actually like it," Lotta said.

"Well, I am a little stressed out by Yamato...he hasn't been putting in effort," Suzuka said.

"Don't be so hard on him," Lotta said. "He's very genuine."

"He is...but sometimes...he makes dumb mistakes."

"Doesn't everybody?"

That got Suzuka quiet. After about 20 minutes, Lotta left the springs. She got her self dried and dressed. She did have a pick ready to poof out her afro to the way she had it. Headband and all. After she was dressed, she went to the communal dining room, and saw Ayano had cleared the table. Lotta apologized, but she was understood. Ayano have saved something for Lotta. Though, for the girl from the heartland...chopsticks would be just as difficult as a Chinese finger trap.

"You know...that Suzuka and Yamato are good kids...but have a bit of drama between them," Lotta noted.

"That's true, but he needs to work a little harder," Ayano then said. "He's being left in the dust by Suzuka."

'That's a very mean thing to say!' Lotta thought.

"Then again...he can get lazy at times..." Ayano continued.

"That's not the best way to encourage the kid to do better..." Lotta warned. "I mean, guys have self-esteem too."

"Oh don't worry about it, he's used to it by now," Ayano said smiling.

Lotta decided she was going to have to talk to Yamato when there was nobody else there. Something was not right. In fact, she was sure of it! After she ate her dinner, and learned to use the chopsticks quickly...she went to her room. She ran into Yasinobu who was there to visit Yamato. The blonde playboy saw Lotta and decided to make conversation. However, he didn't know she was not from Japan. However, Lotta saw him as a source of potential information. She decided to take advantage of it.

"Well, are you from around here?" Yasinobu asked.

"Nah, I'm from America," Lotta answered.

"Oh really...where from?" he asked, genuinely interested.

"I'm from Los Angeles, California," she answered.

"Well, I thought you were from around here...I should pay a bit more attention."

"Oh, don't be a stick in a mud!"

"You know, you can call me Yasinobu," he continued.

"I'm Lotta Hart," she answered quickly.

"I don't know where Yamato is at the moment..."

"You're supposed to meet him?"

"Yeah for a study session."

"Maybe you can tell me a bit about him," Lotta started.

He got into the story on how he and Yamato met. They did everything together, including getting into trouble. However, it turned out that Yamato was a bit faster in getting away from the adults than Yasinobu. In fact, that is what caused him to join the track team. Though, he's acquired somewhat of a skill to talk to women. Lotta was impressed. She asked about the relationship between the two, and he shook his head.

"Sometimes, that Suzuka's like an American Drill Instructor," he admitted.

"What do you mean?" Lotta asked.

"She'll get on his case to help her out...and honestly, he does it out of duty."

"That's not much..."

"But I do have some juicy details...there was another girl interested in him," he admitted.

'That's very important!' Lotta thought.

"Oh yeah...her name is Honoka...though I don't know exactly how that worked out," he admitted.

"Can you tell me more about the cast of characters here?"

"Sure, with pleasure."

Yasinobu spilled on everybody he knew in the building. Lotta nodded and took everything in. The blonde became her first source of information. Yamato came by and they had to part ways. Lotta wished she had some sort of record. She quickly went to the desk top and typed everything out from total recall. She knew she'd have to piece together everything. For example, what was Ayano's deal...and what was Suzuka's deal. After she saved. She decided to get to bed. After all a reporter's biggest asset is a good night's sleep.