Chapter 2

The phone rang,. Both of them answering the phone. His voice echoed through the receiver "Hello?" She spoke "Nick? You're in the other room why are you calling?" her voice confused. Another voice rang through, almost cutting her off "Excuse me? But is this Wright & Co. Law Offices?" Phoenix shook his head "Maya…I answered the phone just like you. Don't be silly." She pouted "Right Nick. Yes sir, this is indeed Wright & Co. Law Offices. This is Maya…" Phoenix butted it "And Phoenix." Annoyed Maya spoke once more "at your service." The young women took a few moments to take in the two "Well, Yes. I know that. This is Ema…Ema Skye. I've been accused of…well murder." Maya stayed on the other line, slightly confused, while Phoenix spoke "Ema?" He paused "What happened?" He finally asked. After discussing the facts, Phoenix, of course, agreed to be her lawyer.

After putting the phone down Phoenix entered where Maya was sitting she looked up at him "Whose Ema?" She asked somewhat softly. Phoenix looked down at her and smiled "Oh, Ema, she was the young women whose sister I helped right after you left. Don't you remember my letter?" Maya looked up and smiled "Nick, that over two years ago! I can barely remember a month ago." She smiled, though as soon as Phoenix turned his back her smile fell. She remembered so much, her sisters death, her being accused of killing her sister and killing Dr. Grey, and then being kidnapped. She closed her eyes for a moment, breathed inward, smiled and followed behind Phoenix, to catch the bus to get to the detention center.

She tapped her fingers impatiently on the window until she looked up and see Phoenix and a younger women stumble through the door. Her grimace grew into a smile as she declared "Finally! Mr. Wright! Over here." She sat up, and stared at Phoenix through the glass, as he sat down and the young women sat at his left. "Did I interrupt?" She spoke, Phoenix looked at her confused "W-What?" He asked, she gestured toward Maya "You two weren't on a date were you?" Phoenix turned a ripe shade of red and shook his head "N-N-No! Ema, this is my assistant Maya." Ema looked up at the young girl. Maya tilted her head to the side and raised her hand in greeting "Hi." She nodded, a small blush on her face but not one as fierce as Phoenix was wearing. Ema looked at the two and then found a happy medium between the two "Jake Marshall was killed, and I was the one that found him…They also found a card near his body, it had a shell on it." Phoenix looked up at Ema in that moment. Maya's faced paled a significant amount and looked at the floor bringing her fingers to touch her lips "Will you excuse me for a moment?" She did not wait for a response she was already out the door to the room and into the hall. Ema looked at Phoenix "What was that about?" She asked, somewhat hesitant. Phoenix looked up "The calling card is from Shelley De Killer. De Killer is an assassin. A while ago Maya was kidnapped by him as leverage…I was to win a case or she would have been killed." He sighed. The two sat in silence for a moment before Ema spoke "I see. So they believe it was me who hired Shelley?"

She slid down the wall, tears threatening to fall from her eyes, she thought she had rid herself of De Killer. It had taken so much to hide her fear, her hate and her broken heart. She heard someone clear their voice, the cultured affluent voice of a certain prosecutor "Miss. Fey?" She closed her eyes tightly to rid herself of the tears threatening to fall. "Yes?" She said looked up, her eyes growing double in size "Mr. Edgeworth!" She said surprised.

Edgeworth looking down at the young girl, she was usually so smiley, so happy. He sighed "You heard then?" She looked up at him as he offered a hand to help her up, shaking her head, he closed his eyes with a inward sigh "About De Killer." She nodded. He looked at her "One moment. I'll be right back." Edgeworth walked passed the semi-stunned girl and spoke to the guard "You must release Ms. Skye, there was no supportive evidence, falsely arrested. " And with that he was away, back to the young women distressed staring blankly at the ground "Ms. Fey?" Her eyes looked up, she looked lost, slightly broken "I'm sorry. What do you want Mr. Edgeworth?" she managed a smile, he did not know how she even put it on her face "Let's go get some ice cream." He stated, which made her smile widen ever so slightly.

The buzz of the detention center doors rang as the door clicked open and Ema emerged from the steel "Well then Mr. Wright, I suppose I won't need your help after all. The prosecutors office has realized their blunder and let me go." She smiled. He sighed in relief "Although I do need the money, I am glad to see I am not helping another friend who is falsely accused of murder." he grinned, he looked at her as her stomach grumbled and laughed "How about we grab some food and take it back to the offices?" Ema smiled and nodded enthusiastically.