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June 2, 9:12 PM

Khura'in Palace, Guest room

"And that's it."

With that, Ema threw the empty bag of Snackoos away. Dejected that she had burned through all of her Snackoo coffers, Ema sighed and sat on the lavish king-sized bed in the very luxurious guest room of the Khura'in palace. It was provided by prosecutor as well as the throne regent - Nahyuta Sadmadhi who, after recognizing Detective Skye's capabilites, seek to assure her stay in Khura'in as comfortable as possible. However, little did the well meaning host knew was that Ema Skye did not feel comfortable at all. Yes, the service was top notch, servants were ready at her beck and call, the food were rich in taste and texture, the guest room was even bigger than the apartment she and Lana shared back in L.A., and that's not even counting the personal bathroom. All in all, it's akin to what one could expect when staying in a famous five star hotel.

Admittedly, Ema was delighted during the first several days, being able to be treated as an V.I.P., but once the novelty wore off, she was already wanting to get out of here and just find a place where she could be herself again. With how Khura'in had been making the international headlines, the previously unknown kingdom - with its exotic culture and breathtaking scenery, had met a sudden tourism boost, thus all available hotels were fully booked, leaving the detective no other options. As an esteemed guest of the royal family, she (under Mr Edgeworth's strict "advice") had to be on her best behavior and be prim and proper at all times, an act she found much more tiring than a strenuous exercise. Not to mention that hardworking servants constantly cleaned and rearranged the guest room, another act their guest hated since she preferred no once touched her stuffs. The only solace she could rely on was those sweet, sugary treats, and since they were not available in Khura'in, Ema had to find a more long term solution.

Sighing again, Ema decided to kill some time with her phone before calling it a day. After leaving a message to Lana as usual, it was then she found the answer to her current problem while browsing the news.

"The Spirit of Justice triumphs again!" Wrote the headline. The news went on to report that in a stunning turnabout, Apollo Justice managed to prove the innocence of his client, who was convicted with an account of homicide by revealing the facts that High Prosecutor Payne disposed away important evidences and threatened witnesses into giving false testimonies. Mr Payne was now stripped off his position and would stand in trial for his crimes against the law. With today's victory as well as continued endorsements by Princess Rayfa Padma Khura'in, Mr Justice could expect a huge increase in potential clients in the future.

Apollo Justice...Ema still remembered the first time they met. She had initially dismissed him and Trucy as kids that were playing around in the park, even his first performance against the fop was not really spectacular. But look at how far he had come since then: from sweating bullets in court, to winning cases on his own, being the first lawyer to participate in the Jurist System, proving Mr Wright's innocence in evidence forgery, had a part in taking down the Dark Age of the Law, defeating Mr Wright in court as well as saving him in the process, finally dethroning the corrupt Queen Ga'ran and abolishing the ridiculous DC Act along the way before establishing a law firm of his own in Khura'in to help those in need and reform the law for the better. Even her hard to impress sister was surprised that the legendary Phoenix Wright was surpassed by his protégé and speculated that he would went on to achieve much more. Now, his list of accomplishment's going to get longer. Grabbing her bag, Ema then made her way out of the palace and to Justice Law Office.

Khura'in Bazaar

Despite staying in Khura'in for quite some time now, Ema was still surprised at how busy and lively the streets were as it was during the day: kids running around with the maga-something bun in their hands, people loudly haggling over the prices of goods, friends gathering around to watch reruns of the Steel Samurai ripoff, the odd farmer pulling his ever licking yak and the goddamned roaring bird that continued to catch her off guard several times. However, Ema found herself charmed by this tightly knitted community, where everyone seemed to know everyone, considered each other as families and how the locals were so kind and friendly that even how Ema stood out in their land, no one had treated her in a rudely manner.

Soon, the foreign detective found herself standing in front of the famed law office. It seemed strangely lonely when it was not overcrowded with people as it was during the day, where sometimes she had to fight through the foam of Khura'in locals just to hand in important reports to a very hectic Apollo - who despite either working through mountains of paper works or talking to two or more clients at the same time, seemed to perk up whenever Ema arrived. Probably because it's good to see a familiar face or just glad that he got a new evidence. Ema guessed it's probably the latter, since she didn't exactly left the friendliest impression on him. Now that she thought about it, would he actually accept her request?

'Calm down, Ema. He's a good guy, don't worry about it.' Taking a deep breath, Ema steeled herself and knocked on the wooden door.

"Coming!" A loud voice was heard from within, then the door swung open and there stood a tired but very surprised Apollo Justice.

"Ema? What are you doing here at this time?"

"Way to keep a lady waiting, Justice." 'Way to greet the guy you are asking a huge favor from, Skye.'

"Seriously Ema, what are you doing here? Are you all right? Do you need help?" He seemed genuinely concerned, which made the sudden visitor felt even worse at how she carried her earlier attitude.

"As a matter of fact, I do. It's-"

"Well then come on in! Let's talk inside."

Justice Law Office, First floor - Office Lounge

Once they were in Apollo's office, Ema stated the purpose of her visit - she wanted to move in with Apollo. The lawyer was understandably taken aback at this very sudden request and was now deep in thought, his finger resting between his eyes.

"Look, I understand if you don't agree to this, it's just too out of the blue."

"No! No! I don't mind at all. There is an empty room on the second floor, but I'm just worried that you might not like it, it's not exactly as majestic as where the crown resides you know. Besides, we are a boy and girl, living together is just..." Apollo trailed off while fiddled with his hair horns sheepishly.

"What are you? Ten? Grow up already. Ever heard of roommates? I wouldn't come asking to stay here if I don't trust you, right? It's exactly because your place isn't five star material that made me decided to come here."

"Gee, glad to hear you have such a high opinion of my humble abode."

"I didn't meant it in a bad way Apollo! It's just much more comfortable to stay somewhere normal rather than the hoity-toity high class palace. Do you know how tiring it is to act politely all the time so I won't embarrass myself or Mr Edgeworth? Or how frustrating it is to have people keep moving your stuffs even though you told them not to because it's an order from the regent? Or how torturing it is to not having any Snackoos around? Scientifically speaking, no one sho-"

"All right! I get it! Just let me know when you want to move over here."

'Well that was easy.' "Is tomorrow ok? We can change it to your schedule if you want."

"I'm fine. Can I have your number?"

"My, my, how blunt of you Mr Justice, I'm very flattered. Are you always this straightforward with women?"

"I'm just asking so that it will be easier for us to contact each other since we are living together, so get off your high horse Ms Skye."

"Geez, it's just a joke, you don't need to get so serious about it. There, done. Again, Apollo, thanks a lot for this. I really appreciated it."

"Don't worry about it. See you tomorrow then."

"See you tomorrow."

Once they bid their farewells, Ema, her prayers answered, went back to the palace in high spirits while somewhere in Khura'in, a young lawyer was freaking out that he had to live with a woman for the first time in his life.

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