Notes: Hi there guys! I'm soo sorry for taking so long to post! There were a lot of reasons, but even so, I was kind of sad I stopped writing this one. I mean, I have so much fun when doing this, and I love the whole main script for it, so I want and I will finish it. Also, your reviews made me see I had to keep going, so thank you! I was so happy when reading you people were having fun as much as I do when writing, I'll keep trying my best!
Well, I hope you guys appreciate it! :D
Between Wines and Grape Juices
Chapter 4
"This court finds the defendant, Beatrice Lyer, gulty!"
That was it. Miles Edgeworth sighed and took his steps out of the courtroom, bringing the victory with him. That trial wasn't easy though, not only by its own complexity, but also because of the stupid contradictions pointed out by the attorney across the courtroom. Such desperate and random claims coming from Wright would always give him some problems in the end. But they didn't ruin his case that day, as the defendant started crying when listening to Edgeworth describing her crime flawlessly.
Wright's expression seemed lost, he really had believed her. He seemed shocked when finding the truth, but he would be fine. After all, Edgeworth was able to get over it all the times he lost; Phoenix had to do the same. Only in dreams he would still win forever every single trial from great prosecutor Miles Edgeworth.
Well, he surely would recover. Even so… why not show some condolence and support him?
"No. I'm leaving already" Edgeworth didn't take for real what the thief said, not even for a second.
"Oh, c'mon, you won but you could go there and lend you shoulder to his tears!"
"Kay… the day just started… please"
"Oh… Was last night a disaster and so you don't want to talk to him?" It was normal to think something like that, as the prosecutor didn't let a single word about it slip out of his lips.
"No… last night wasn't exceptional at all. There's no other information to talk about"
If he didn't lie, the Yatagarasu's pressure on the matter would be worse. Even so, Kay's raven instincts wouldn't be easily tricked. She still felt something was swept under the carpet.
So… if he won't go, I could make it look that he at least cares…
"Well, forget about it. Are you leaving already?"
"Soon, I still have to find Gumshoe and get test results from another case, but that moron disappeared"
"Well, I'll buy a Swiss Roll while you don't find him."
The girl walked slowly until leaving the room, but immediately started running all the way to the opposite side of the building, slowing when reaching the defense lobby and peering through a tiny loophole on the door. Wright wasn't there; instead, there was only a strange dark haired girl, in strange clothes.
Well… Kay wasn't able to say much now, no matter how normal she believed she dressed.
… At least it wasn't like… that.
The girl looked at her as the thief opened the door in timidity.
"Huh… Hello?"
"Hm… Hi there. Is Mr. Wright around?"
"Oh, Nick? Well, he said he would buy some snacks for me! You know, I just arrived from my travel and he was all generous today"
He was all generous to that girl? Buying candies for her? And she was calling him by a surname! Was she some kind of love affair? Some colored friendship?
What if… he isn't interested in man at all?
No, she was probably thinking too much about it. He had to like Edgeworth, no matter what.
"Actually…" The girl kept talking, but Kay had lost her line of conversation when thinking "I think Nick is different today… he's so distant…"
"Maybe it's because of the trial?" Kay improvised an answer.
"Yeah…probably…" She got musing and rested her head over one of her hands "Ah! I forgot to introduce myself!" She clapped her hands together "I'm Maya Fey! I'm the next master of Kurain village and also Nick's assistant at his office. Nice to meet you!"
Maya Fey? Wright had already told about her once, didn't he?
Hm, the friendzoned girl. Because Wright belongs to Mr. Edgeworth for sure! You lost, bitch!
"Nice to meet you, I'm Kay Faraday, the second Great Thief Yatagarasu!" She punched the air, getting excited just by talking about it "I'm also the right arm of Miles Edgeworth, the greatest prosecutor in the entire world! Well, Gummy is always trying to take my place, but he'll just have to be the left arm"
"No way you're Edgeworth's assistant! I never thought he was the type of getting help from others, even less he would work with a thief! Hey, can you teach me some thievery tricks?"
"Well, I'm no ordinary thief… I only steal the truth!"
"Hmm… But there's nothing more truthful than burgers! That taste, that smell… Oh, that's the greatest reality in this world!"
The door opened again slightly, now by a blue suited attorney smiling by the door, holding some crap food being sold at the vending machines nearby.
"Well, I see you two already know each other huh?"
"Yeah! We'll steal all burger joints in the city!" Maya exclaimed with both hands up.
"Yeah, right… I'm glad you didn't think of stealing the money in my wallet, you know… But hey Kay, what are you doing around here? Do you have some kind of dying message from Edgeworth?"
"Hmm… not really, he's all busy looking for Gummy, but he did ask me to drop by. Keep it a secret, but he asked me to check on how you're dealing with the verdict".
"Edgeworth? Asking you to check out on me?"
"Hey Nick! What a progress! Normally he would pretend we didn't even exist! Wow, Edgeworth is so cool now!"
"Oh! He also said you two went dining last night! Besides, how was it? Did you guys get any closer?"
That was Kay: direct and fearless of being inconvenient with her questions. She smirked when seeing all the surprise in his face when she talked about it.
"Well, I believe we did, we…"
"WHAT? YOU WENT ON A DINNER WITH EDGEWORTH?"
"Shhh Maya! Keep it a secret, damn it!"
"A secret? Oh Nick! What have you done?"
"What? Nothing!"
"So, how was it?" Kay said, already stealing a Swiss Roll pack from the package in his arms.
"Huh?"
"How was it last night?"
Wright looked blankly at her before stating "Well… I don't know, we talked a lot, that's all. But well, I believe he was talking more freely to me…"
He had even unburdened the trouble in his mind to Phoenix, after all.
"Ah, that's so good to hear! See, I told you! That's a great start!"
"Yeah, I'm glad it worked fine" Phoenix was all smiles, even after losing his trial.
"Oh, tell me the details please! Mr. Edgeworth won't tell me!" Kay sat in a chair, ready to hear the story.
"Well, there's not much about it, we went to a restaurant, talked a lot, I convinced him to drink wine like you said and I tried to drink it too, but it was too dry and he obviously perceived I didn't like it. Then he ordered a grape juice for me, and said next time he would order a softer wine for me. Oh and he paid the bill, thank God he paid it, I would be broken if I had paid it".
"He said there'll be a next time? Yay!" He was doing much better than she thought! "Oh but you took him to an expansive place?"
"Well yes, where there are good wines, as you said! Normally the cheapest ones doesn't even have wine, imagine good wine!"
"Yeah…well, it was worth it! I'm really glad you guys are getting closer!"
This is better than I thought it would be! Yeah, the target is sooo easy to steal now!
"What is it, Maya? You're so quiet…"
The freak girl got up, came closer and leant in front of Wright to look directly at his eyes.
"Nick… promise you will tell me the truth?"
"Huh? Of course! But what is it?"
She took a deep breath before saying it.
"Nick… What is going on? Are you dating Mr. Edgeworth?"
That shocked even Kay, she wasn't imagining the girl asking it! But well, it wasn't as if that Maya girl wasn't helping, that could be good in a certain way, to make Wright think about the issue.
Or… it could be a disaster to her plan.
"WHAT? Maya, where did you get this stupid idea?"
"Well, you said you wanted it to be a secret, and the way you guys are talking, all smiles, saying you are closer, that there'll be another time and taking him to an expansive restaurant… it seems as if…"
"As if anything! I said it had to be a secret because he would have trouble if someone found out he was having dinner with the attorney he would face next morning!" Wright got really angry. "And I wouldn't date him! C'mon, that's crazy! I'm just trying to be his friend again, that's all!"
That's… all?
Edgeworth would be heartbroken if hearing something like that, especially about the vivid and infuriated way of saying it. Wasn't Wright any interested in Edgeworth? Not at all? Kay always thought it would be possible but when hearing his firm words she felt so uneasy…
What now? She had put so many ideas inside the prosecutor's head, she motivated him so much just for what? For being hurt in the end? Being only friends would only slash Edgeworth's heart even more!
Suddenly she felt lost. How was she going to face Edgeworth after putting him in the middle of that whirlwind?
"Well… Mr. Edgeworth telling her to check out on you isn't any ordinary signal!" Maya continued.
"Nah, he probably just wants to see if I do look like a defeated person, just to glorify himself. Well Kay, tell him I'm already working in another case, please."He grabbed his suitcase and left the room.
Damn it! I shouldn't have come! This is a disaster! Things are going from heaven to hell!
Her head wouldn't stop spinning with lots of thinking about this problem. Wright took the idea too negatively, if he really thinks all of that, it was an impossible quest! What now? Kay would have to find a way to make the prosecutor forget about that stupid and defaming attorney!
"You know… that was a lame excuse"
"Huh?" Kay looked to her left, being surprised by the spirit medium with lots of snacks on her arms that Phoenix had left on the table. "Lame excuse? What do you mean?"
"I don't know how things were up till now, but I'm thinking all of this is so strange… Nick is totally different today. Maybe it's because I don't see him in some time now, but even so… I thought he would catch up I was just joking about him and Edgeworth, but it seems he took it for real. I mean… of course they wouldn't date, I was obviously playing with him there…"
She was playing, but destroyed the plan. Great.
"Yeah, of course they wouldn't. Mr. Wright doesn't give a damn for Mr. Edgeworth, after all" Kay turned her head down in disappointment, puffing her cheeks in anger.
"Uh? No! C'mon…Nick is always worried about Edgeworth, and he always admired him so much… It's obvious Nick is a fool for him. But Mr. Edgeworth is the one who doesn't even recognize Nick's presence!".
"Well… you guys don't know him enough… He cares about Wright, he just don't go around announcing it to the whole world. I mean, this is so unfair! He would be destroyed if he had heard his outburst earlier"
"He would be destroyed? But wait, what do you mean? Wouldn't he agree with Nick and deny it with all of his strength?"
Damn it! Why was she talking that much? She barely knew that freak girl, what if she tells Wright?
"You mean… Mr. Edgeworth actually…"
Maya locked her eyes at Kay's. The thief had too much in her head, she couldn't elaborate an explanation quickly enough. Her expression was already telling everything. Maya just had to put together 2 plus 2 and….
"NO WAYY!"
Fuck, I screwed it all this time!
The whole courtroom could hear Maya's loud scream. Some seconds later, the door opened again by the hands of a surprised detective.
"What's going on here, pal?"
"Nothing!" Kay intervened and nervously improvised "It's just that we looove Steal Samurai! And we just found out we'll be great friends, won't we, Maya?"
"Y…Yes! That's true!" Maya answered, even taking more time to process the thoughts;
Thank god she cooperated. The luck was that Gumshoe was slow, so he wouldn't realize their mutual nervousness. He went looking to all directions with his dumb face before finally letting it go.
"Oh I see hehehe. Well Kay, Mr. Edgeworth was looking for you, he said he was about to leave and he'll drop you at his house first"
"Well, I'm leaving as well, Nick may be waiting for me outside… Well see you later!" Maya immediately ran away.
Shit! I just can't let this girl walk out freely after discovering his secret! I have to erase this evidence!
Kay however was trapped by Gumshoe's eyes until Edgeworth came to pick her up.
"What is it? You look like you saw a ghost" He asked while driving home
"No! Nothing special!" She answered bluntly, fearing he would discover anything. She was scared of what would be of her if he knew Wright's assistant was aware of his secret. She couldn't let him find out… but if there was a way to shut her mouth, then Edgeworth would ever have to know.
Definitely, she had to do something about it and fast.
"Are you sick?... Kay, are you listening?"
"Hey, what did you bring in this bag? Bricks?"
"Oh Nick, it's you who should start training your muscles!"
The attorney dragged the bag to the closet where Maya was about to arrange her stuff in. Clearly tired from the effort, he took off his suit and went all the way to the kitchen to open a beer and refresh.
"Already drinking Nick? I told you to stop with alcoholism!"
"And I already told you to stop inventing all this non-sense about me" He seemed a little irritated.
"What? Oh, are you still mad I said you were dating Edgeworth?" He flinched once again and refused to answer and be rude to his guest "But you know I was only joking!"
"You said it in front of Kay… what if she takes this absurd for real?"
Oh Nick, you're clueless…
But what am I gonna do now?
Should I tell him? Well, it doesn't seem as the most wise and correct choice but… It's so tempting! I want to see his face when he finds out this isn't an absurd at all! At least for the prosecution side…
"She won't, she's not slow as you are"
"What? You barely know her how could you…"
"Anyway!" She interrupted him "I was wondering… Nick, you don't really think Edgeworth sent Kay to see us just to piss you off and rub his victory in your face, do you? I still can't believe you said such terrible things about him like that! I mean, he's a better person now!"
Wright stopped like a statue in the middle of the hallway while Maya kept unfolding her clothes, patiently waiting for an answer.
"Well, it's not like that..."
"But you said it! And Kay seemed to believe you really hate him! She must be disappointed; I believe she thought you were one of his best friends as well, but now… Who knows if she's going to tell Edgeworth?"
"Wait, you think she would?"
"Why not? You were a jerk, she admires him a lot, maybe she'll try to protect him from a bad friend as you seemed to be"
"I mean, this is so unfair! He would be destroyed if he had heard his outburst earlier!"
"You see…." Maya continued " I just don't think he deserved it, not this time"
And if what I understood from Kay is really the truth…
Wright seemed to ponder her words and remember what he said earlier. Knowing him, maybe even better than himself, she immediately perceived the weight in his eyes.
"You know Nick…" Maya left her clothes still on the bed "I think we should talk a little"
The two following days were rainy and gray, just as the thief's mood. There wasn't anything to do at home, as Edgeworth was working at his office and made her stay every day to look after Pesu. The worst part of that monotony was the events at that courthouse were still stuck in her mind, remembering her she had to do something about it. However, it was hard to think about a plan that wouldn't cause any trouble later… there was only one option for her now.
I'll have to silently kidnap that freak girl and hit her head so she forgets it! But Mr. Wright can't be aware of it… but how am I going to do it if she's always on his feet?
"…Damn…"
Kay kept changing the tv channels randomly while thinking in something. She barely heard the sound of Edgeworh's car arrival, being surprised by the opening of the door. Pesu however was already at the entrance waiting his master.
"I'm home, Pesu"
"Welcome home, Mr. Edgeworth! You're early today!" She stretched up on the couch so he could see her.
"Oh, hello Kay. I finished all the procedures for the day and there wasn't anything I could do beforehand"
That was Edgeworth all right.
"What about you? Why are you watching… what's this? Ants?"
"Huh?" Kay looked behind and realized she left the tv at an animal channel with ants all over the screen. Suddenly, she felt the back of Edgeworth's hand at her forehead.
"Are you feeling ill? You're too quiet since that trial"
"No! I'm fine!" Kay quickly stood back when thinking he was noticing her worries.
Mr. Edgeworth can't find what happened, or I'm dead!
"Are you mad with me?"
"Huh?" That was unexpected "Why would I?"
"Because… I didn't fill you in with the details of the dinner?"
Oh that's right. Edgeworth had been playing the fool and in the end said almost nothing about it. Kay was a little disappointed, but nothing out of common - she already knew his contained way. She already knew the defense side of it, but why not learn the prosecution side too?
"Well… a little… I bet that Wright's strange assistant knows more of it than I, who set the whole thing."
"You set it? Huh…. Well, I'll take a shower first, and then we'll talk."
What? He'll really tell me? I was just trying my luck!
Well, at least something is starting to work.
Hmm… It doesn't change the fact I'm screwed though…
Kay sighed and kept changing channels, now with the company of Pesu, which jumped to her lap. She left it at a stupidly romantic soap opera when giving up on find something to watch. The main couple was fighting again because the villain set up for the girl for the 10th time, and then she was helplessly crying in the cold kitchen floor.
… I hope Mr. Edgeworth won't curl under the kitchen counter too if Wright kicks his ass…
It would be my fault….
The doorbell hang and Pesu immediately jumped and raced to the door, sniffing the smell from the other side of it. Kay wondered who could be and if Edgeworth was waiting for someone. Well, he was in bath, so she got up and walked to the door.
"Maybe it's Gummy…" She looked through the camera system at the garage and was surprised by the worst image possible at that moment.
What? WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE TWO STUPID FREAKS IN OUR HOUSE?
… okay, I'll kick them out this time and everything will go smoothly until I find a way to kill that Fey girl.
"Good afternoon, this is Miles Edgeworth's residence, who is this?"
"Nick! Look, there's even a security camera! Oh, he's so rich! I wish I was his assistant…"
"...Thanks for the support, Maya… Uh, I'm Phoenix Wright, this is Maya Fey, and we wish to meet with Edgeworth, please…" He said at the intercommunication.
"Mr. Edgeworth"
"… with Mr. Egeworth, please"
"He's not home yet… I'm sorry, come back later."
"But… his car is here at the garage…" Maya wondered
"Is it you Kay?" Phoenix seemed to recognize the voice.
Uh, what am I going to say now?
"Uh… Yes, this is me, but he's not home! He went out for a walk you see…"
"… in the rain?" Phoenix asked and only then the thief looked out and saw the pouring rain falling from black clouds.
"Oh… my… uh… yes, he's out in the rain! What's the matter?"
"Well, he may come back at any sec, Nick! Hey Kay, can we wait for him inside?"
"I don't know… he may be tired when he comes back…"
"We'll talk really quickly, please! We're getting wet!"
Oh God, what now? I think if I hold them out it will be even worse… but… what do they want to talk about? What if…
"Kay? You're there?"
"Ok… come in…"
I'll smash their heads before Mr. Edgeworth comes down…
She grabbed the keys and opened the door, feeling the cold breeze from outside. Yeah, it was kind of stupid saying Edgeworth was walking outside with such weather.
"Wooow look at this place! This is gorgeous!" She said while seeing the living room with lots of crystal ornaments, a wide plasma tv, good looking furniture, and a bar with expensive looking drinks. Next to it, there was a small hallway leading to the wine cellar – small, but amazing enough.
"This looks like a house from some movie! Haha, Nick's apartment fits five times inside here!"
"C'mon, you're exaggerating, Maya.. I think… it fits kind of… uh… three times?"
"No, Nick! Five for certain!"
"Well, It has two bedrooms, a guest room, an office… it's not any mansion you know…"
"But there is a huge backyard for the dog, a huge living room, security camera at the entrance and a wine cellar! And it's wonderful! "
"Well, I'll tell Mr. Edgeworth you liked it. Besides, what is it you guys came to talk with him about?"
"Oh… Nick has something… important to tell him. Isn't it, Nick?"
Wright skipped a word, but agreed with her.
I don't have a good feeling about this… could she have told him?
I'LL KILL HER FOR REAL NOW!
"Do you guys want something to drink? To eat? Anything?"
"No, we're fine, thanks Kay."
"No, really, I'll grab something to drink!"
And then I'll put some poison in it… oh wait, there is no dangerous thing like that in here… oh remedies! I'll find something I can put in it… maybe a laxative?
"Kay…" Wright called her attention, in that shy way of his, but managing to silence everyone around "I… I think I want to talk to you too…"
"Uh? To me? Ughn, what is it?"
"You know, don't you…?"
"…What?"
… This moron knows? She really told him?
"WHAT DO I KNOW?" she screamed once again
"Ughn, calm down… you know… that I didn't want to say those things after the trial… don't you?"
"You remember? When he said a lot of bad things about Edgeworth" Maya completed it.
"Yes… I do, not exactly what you said, but I do"
"Well, I was kind of nervous, but I said a lot of stupid things. I wanted to apologize for saying it in front of you like that. You were helping me to recover his friendship; I'm sorry if I looked like a bad friend to him and disappointed you…"
That was it?
"Oh! It's fine! Is that all?" She was ready to expulse them while there was still time.
"No, we still want to wait for Edgeworth…"
Things were getting stressful for Kay. How was she going to kick them out like that if they were so stubborn? The rain was getting worse and if it got pretty bad like it seemed it would be, they would have to stay even more! She was definitely scared about what Wright wanted to talk so much with Edgeworth. But it got even worse when her time finally came to the end.
"Wright? Ms. Fey?" Edgeworth was at the stairs, walking down with wet hair and a green casual coat, looking outstanding as always. Pesu barked and ran the other half of the stairs, being grabbed by him who kept walking down with a calm expression on his face "What can I do for you?"
Maya was about to answer, but Kay loudly went in his direction to avoid the disaster.
"Mr. Edgeworth! When did you come back from your walk? I didn't see you… Oh! The backdoors, I see! You came in by the backdoors!" She blinked at him, expecting him to catch up.
"I… came back… from a walk…" He was processing the absurd she was talking about, clearly changing his calm expression to a contained, but visible irritation. "Yes Kay, I used the backdoors since I forgot the main keys…"
"Oh, I see! Well, I'm sorry I left you guys waiting for nothing, I didn't see when he came back…"
"No problem…" Wright answered in timidity.
"So, what's the reason for such a sudden visit?"
"Nick has some issues to talk with you" Maya slapped his back. Edgeworth went silent.
"I… see… well, I'll get something to drink, please feel comfortable and have a seat." Kay immediately followed him to the wine cellar, asking if he needed some help just to cover her need to follow and talk to him.
Once they turned the corner, the interrogation begun.
"Kay, why did you bring them here in my house?" He mumbled, way more irritated than before.
"I didn't! They appeared on their own! I was trying to kick them out of here saying you weren't home, so I said you were walking…"
"Yes… I was walking in the middle of the rain… genius"
"Hey, take it easy, I did everything I could!"
"But… why? Why were you trying to expulse them? I mean you usually would take advantage of it and pester me about… that matter…"
"Well… I thought… It was better to… take some time and take it slow hahahhaa!" Did it work? His narrowed eyes didn't seem to believe her that much. He turned them out of her green eyes and started searching for a soft wine to serve to Wright, as he said in the dinner he would do.
"You look calm today! That's some progress! Normally you would be all nervous…"
"Uhm… You're right… I think it was good to talk to him in that dinner" he said, while taking a wine with blue label and reading it.
"Oh boy I want to know so badly how was it…"
"You know we have a worse problem right now, don't you?" Miles looked to her "What does he want to talk with me? It must be important for him to come right before a storm, but I don't have a clue what is it… Do you have an idea?"
"Maybe… he came to confess?" She clenched her teeth. Edgeworth almost dropped the bottle as his hands started shivering.
"WHAT?" he said it a bit too loud, soon lowering the tone of his voice once again "what… why… would he… ughnnhnnn"
"Calm down Mr. Edgeworth! It's probably about some case he wants your help!"
"Ughnnm…. I hope so…"
"Oh, what if I ask Maya? You try to gain some time with him, I'll ask her and tell you if it's something bad, then you can talk more relaxed with him!"
"Please… don't mess it up even more… okay? Grab the glasses; I'll take this one to them."
"Okay… here we go!" She walked first to the living room, with a huge smile on her face "Sorry for the wait!"
Kay gave a glass to each one of them while Edgeworth opened the wine. She proceeded in bringing some appetizers to go along with the drink and soon they were talking about trials, as the first matter Edgeworth brought up.
"So Wright… How're things? Working on new cases?"
"Uhm… not yet…" That cut the possibility of him wanting some case assistance.
"Oh, Mr. Edgeworth is already with a new one!"
"Trial is tomorrow morning and I believe I may close it right at the first day"
"Oh… but if it was Nick it would be a tougher battle!"
"Hm… maybe… but there are some cases clear enough with no room for doubt, Ms. Fey"
"Well, we faced lots of them like that and won every single of them, isn't it Nick?"
"Uhm… yeah... but all we did was finding out the truth and I'm pretty sure Edgeworth will find it tomorrow too"
"Yeah he will!" Kay got all happy about it "And I'll be at his side at the prosecution bench!"
"No, you have to feed Pesu"
"Oh… but how do it lives when I'm not around?"
He barked at Kay, and all of them laughed at it. Their conversation changed issue, time passed, until Kay decided starting to discover what were they doing there, since Wright wasn't saying anything with the two girls in the same room.
"Hey Maya! Wanna see my Steel Samurai collection? I have Jammin' Ninja's as well!"
"Ohh I do! Though I'm sure mine is more complete!"
"We'll see then!"
The girls ran stairs up and stopped right at the end of it, where Kay changed faces from water to wine.
"What did you tell to Wright?"
"Huh?"
"Did you say it?"
"What? That Edgeworth is in love with him?"
"AAAAAH your bitch!" Kay pushed her ponytail.
"AAAH calm down!" She screamed, but soon lowered her voice "I didn't tell him!"
"You… didn't?"
"No! It's true! Mr. Edgeworth helped us so many times, and he's a person I admire so much! I won't say it, I promise!"
Kay let go of her hair and looked aside, a bit serious this time.
"It's just I wouldn't forgive myself it Wright ended up knowing his secret like this… I swore I wouldn't tell anyone... and he just can't know… not for now, you see. Mr. Edgeworth will be lost, he need to do things at his own pace"
"Don't worry! But wow… that's a surprise, I would never imagine Edgeworth feeling like that… and for Nick!"
"Yeah, it's such a turnabout… But then… what is it Wright wants to tell so much to him?"
Maya smiled, and sat against the parapet in stairs. Kay sat against the wall next to it, intrigued.
"I talked to Nick about it… I mean, he was kind of troubled about the Edgeworth issue. So I made him realize he said terrible things that day, and he should apologize, as you should have told Edgeworth about what happened."
"Well… uh… I didn't. So Wright will apologize for something Mr. Edgeworth doesn't even know!"
"Oh… you didn't? Hmm… well… leave it like that; it's important for Nick… He'll look an idiot, but… that's okay. To be honest, even I don't know what is it he's trying to say."
"What?"
"He said he wanted to fix his mistake doing something for him, but I don't know what it is…"
"Huh? What a strange guy…"
"Well, Nick sometimes gets crazy… and you know what, Kay? You told me a secret, I'll tell you another."
"Huh?"
"I believe there's more in this story than meets the eye. I mean… maybe… Nick loves Edgeworth as well."
"What? You think he does?"
Oh God, this story looks like a rollercoaster ride! Up and down all the time! I thought it was all over, but now lady luck is by my side once again!
"Hm… I mean, I can't say for sure" Maya crossed her arms and closed her eyes while thinking harder about it "I mean, sometimes it looks as if it's not a big deal, but other times I have this impression it's not so simple as it looks like. I think even Nick doesn't know what he feels. But I have a suspicion he holds something inside him concerning Edgeworth. So I can help you discover how Nick truly feels, I think it's something I should do! If he likes Edgeworth back, I can't just watch him being unaware of this feeling!"
If she's telling the truth, which I believe she is, this is a golden chance! I could really use her help!
"Maya, if Wright really feels something else for him… will you help me put them together?"
"If Nick feels it and it's the best for both of them, sure! I promise!"
"Promise for real?"
"Yes! We'll make it happen, Kay!"
That day, the Yatagarasu found a partner to reach her goal.
…. And the lawyers were still unaware of the headache they would have from that day on.
