I don't own Ace Attorney. You knew that. Spoilers for the first 3 games to be safe.
Sorry this chapter took so long I didn't bother writing during Spring Break ughhhhh (which sucked)
Phoenix was awoken by his name being called softly. He lifted his head up, too quickly, and winced at the stiffness being relieved. Miles was sitting beside him now, and a doctor had pulled a chair up and was sitting in front of the two men. Phoenix immediately thought bad news and sat up straight, his stomach turning violently.
"Hello, I'm Doctor Parker, and I operated on Maya."
"…Hi, I'm Phoenix Wright…" Phoenix said, and offered his hand for a weak handshake. Parker shook it firmly.
"Well, I'm happy to say that she'll be fine. She wasn't injured anywhere else than her face, and the cut shouldn't be infected. We put eighty-three stitches in her face which should be out in about a week."
"Eighty-three… what… that's…" Phoenix mumbled, and Miles looked over at him, concerned. Miles didn't know what do to, what to say to Phoenix that would make him feel any better.
"She's going to be alright," Parker repeated, "she may even be able to go home today."
"…Can I see her?" Phoenix asked, his voice slightly cracking.
"She's sleeping now, but yes, you can see her. May I ask, what is your relation to her?"
"She's… my best friend…" Phoenix sighed. "Okay," was all Parker said, and led the two men down the hallway, past a few open rooms and into a small room with the lights turned down. There was a quiet beeping coming out of the closed door.
"She's in here, feel free to stay as long as you need," Parker stated, then walked away, his footsteps echoing in the hallway. Phoenix took a deep, shaky breath, and opened the door. He walked slowly over to the bed, he could make out the shape of her small body under the white sheets, her black hair was in a pony tail that lay to the left side of her body…
When Phoenix was close enough to see her face, he gasped, and bit his lip. He didn't want to start crying again, especially with Miles standing a few feet behind him.
"Wright…" Miles said, when he took a look at Maya's face as well. It had a look of peace on, her eyes closed, her mouth straight… but the line of stitches crossing her face made her look… unsettling.
"It's okay… it's okay…" Phoenix kept mumbling, saying it to Miles, himself, and the sleeping girl under his hand. He pulled up a chair and slipped his hand into Maya's, slowly lowering himself into the seat. He sighed and rubbed his thumb into the girl's palm. Its warmth was reassuring. Meanwhile, Miles had pulled up a chair on the other side of Maya's bed, and was examining the stitches on her face.
The two sat in silence for several minutes. Both men were staring at Maya, avoiding eye contact with each other.
Phoenix felt fingers curl around his hand, which made his whole body jump a bit. His heart started pounding, and then Maya opened her eyes. She cracked a smile. It looked uncomfortable, with the line of stitches holding her face together.
"Nick… your hand is all sweaty now. Gross," she whispered, and smiled a bit wider. Phoenix was holding back sobs, but he let them out when Maya gave him an awkward hug with her free arm. "Jeez Nick, stop crying. I'm not dead. I just got slashed in the face, no big deal."
"No big deal… Maya, there's something wrong with you, seriously," Phoenix said, smiling, still sobbing gently. Miles laughed quietly. "Oh, Mr, Edgeworth! Hi!" Maya said when she turned her head to see who was there. "Was Nick crying in front of you? He's such a baby, gosh." Miles fought a smile and looked up at Phoenix, whose eyes were puffy and red again.
"Well, I'm glad to see you're as good as ever, Maya," Miles said. "I was worried for the well being of Wright as well… it seems you put him through a lot of stress."
"Ugh, Nick, I wish you wouldn't go all depressed all the time. You really know how to dampen the mood," Maya said, with a theatrical amount of sarcasm.
"You really know how to send a man into panic, Maya. How… How did something like this happen to you?"
"Well, I don't know, I was just walking around Kurain in the dark, and suddenly this thing comes out of nowhere and next thing I know I'm… here…" Maya said. Phoenix could see the quick flash of fear that crossed her eyes, and he knew Maya was not alright with this. He wished she didn't think she had to act like she was okay with everything… he wanted to see her deal with trauma like a normal person for once. Maya just offered a small smile when she noticed the concern on Phoenix's face.
"Okay, well, we're going to find who did this and I swear, they'll be locked up as long as I can help it," Phoenix stated, matter-of-factly. Maya rolled her eyes. "Thanks…" she said, then smiled again. "Just don't get hurt. I'm going to sleep again now, please don't stay. I want you to go be a normal person and not cry all the time for me…"
"I agree, Wright," Miles said, speaking up. "You shouldn't stress yourself out so much. You're going to get a heart attack."
"Yeah, then our roles will be reversed, Nick," Maya laughed without humor. "I don't think I'll cry as much as you do though."
"Ouch…" Phoenix mumbled. "Kidding, Nick. Now get out of here!" Maya playfully slapped Phoenix away.
"Fine, I'll go, but I'll be back to get you out of here in a few hours, okay?" Phoenix said as he got out of his chair and started towards the door.
"Umm, I'm going to stay here tonight… if that's okay," Maya said, losing some of the lighter mood.
"Oh, okay, well I'll come visit you anyway." Maya nodded and smiled as Phoenix waved goodbye and disappeared into the hallway.
"Goodbye, Maya," Miles said, and gently closed the door.
Maya flipped over on the bed and pulled the sheets closer to her. When she no longer heard the two men's footsteps, she let the sobs she was holding in softly shake her body.
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"Phoenix," Miles said when the two were about to part. "Do you… want to come to my place for dinner? You're a wreck… and I don't want you to go through this… by yourself."
"Uh, sure…" Phoenix said reluctantly although he really did want to. "Did seeing her all messed up like that soften your heart a bit?"
"Seeing you all messed up like that 'softened my heart', Wright." Phoenix blushed the lightest shade of pink and nodded. "Well, come on, you can't stare into space in the middle of the sidewalk forever."
Phoenix turned a little darker pink and followed the other man to his car.
Yay I actually wrote a second chapter. Btw, Miles is wearing a grey turtleneck in this one k just thought you should know. :B
Stay tuned for another ridiculously short chapter soon~
