Characters/Pairings: Phoenix/Maya-ish
Prompt: #53 destination (taken from 100_prompts, link on profile)
Rating: K+
Disclaimer: I don't own any of this… and it's non-profit. All for fun, hunnies.
Summary: In which Phoenix is flustered, trains are too hot, and old guys give him advice.

Note: Set after AJ.


This is unlike him.

Maybe the old Phoenix Wright was like this, but there is no way in hell that Phoenix Wright: Forging Attorney and Poker Champion would be sweating buckets and thinking about jumping off of moving transportation. He tugs at his hat once again, and wonders if he should ask the old man next to him to crank up the air conditioner. Phoenix decides against it. The old guy looks like he was going to fall over and never get up again.

"Are you going to see someone, young man?" It's the old guy (OG for short). His eyes look like they're closed but somehow Phoenix feels as if OG is staring straight into his soul.

"How do you know?"

OG's face crinkles up and he cracks a toothless smile.

"You looked nervous. Seeing a lady friend?"

"How did you know?"

"I was young once too."

Phoenix's eyes widen and he starts to sputter. Dang, it's always the OGs that made him feel uncomfortable. At least this man didn't throw birdseeds at him. OG cackle-coughs and wheezes for a few minutes.

"Now don't get your pants in a bunch." OG says. Phoenix nods and pulls the rim of his hat over his eyes.

"I haven't seen her in over seven years. Maybe she doesn't like me anymore. I'm not the same as before. I'm different and I don't know if it's good or bad." Phoenix sighs and tugs at the zipper of his jacket. OG continues with his cackle-cough, now complete with banging his fist on the handles of his chair and holding a hand to his heart. Phoenix hopes OG doesn't have a heart attack. OG leans back into his chair and looks out the window.

"Well, you better make this trip extra special." OG does some sort of a wink where it looks like he's twitching but Phoenix smiles anyways. The train screeches to halt and the overhead speaker is announcing its destination.

'Fey Manor, please exit on the left. Thank you for using iRide Railroads. Please come again!'

"There's my stop, see you later." Phoenix says. He was feeling the acid eating at his stomach again, but OG smiles and pats Phoenix on the arm.

"Good luck, sonny."

o-o-o-o-o-o

Maya grins and looks up to the afternoon sun. She brushes her hair out of her eyes and hums the Steel Samurai theme song to no one in particular.

Today's going to be a great day.


And I'm back! Did y'all miss me? I was having a brain fart with ideas. The linebreak in this story is also bothering me. What do you all think?

SOOO I've still been thinking about the couple name still. Niyoi sounded cool, but I'm still...deciding. Readers, what do you think? Give me couple names! I demand it! Haha!

Also, there are two references to other games in series. Find them and I will...think of a prize! Yay!