A/N: This is a pretty boring chapter to me, but necessary for the next few chapters of the story.

"Achtung! Herr Forehead, glad you could make it." Klavier smiled flipping his hair over his shoulder.

Apollo froze staring at him. "What...is that?"

"What is what?" He asked innocently.

"Don't play dumb. That thing on your shoulder..."

Klavier raised his eyebrow looking at his shoulder. "Herr Forehead, I hope you aren't referring to Herr Taka as a 'thing'. I don't think he'd appreciate that much." He reached up scratching the birds chin before he flew off. "No need to be jealous, he's not hanging around for our lunch date."

Apollo rolled his eyes though his cheeks flushed. "This is not a date, keep your voice down. Sometimes I don't know why I put up with you."

"Because I'm one of your favorite people." He grinned, leaning down giving Apollo a kiss on the forehead as they walked into the pizza shop.

Klavier was a close associate of Apollo's. No, associate wasn't really the appropriate word. After everything Kristoph had put them both through, he was a good friend. He was flashy and flirty and everything else Apollo wasn't, but beneath all that, he was a caring person and that was all he needed him to be.

"I'm just glad you agreed to get pizza instead of that fancy stuff I can't pronounce at the restaurant by the prosecutor's office."

"Ach, we could be eating dog food, I wouldn't dare miss a date with mein Forehead."

"Ugh, would you stop doing that!" Apollo whispered, or at least he attempted to but his voice always seemed to carry more than he intended it to.

The other man chuckled as he played with the end of his hair. "You need more practice with your inside voice. And why would I stop when it makes you blush." He blue eyes scanned the menu. "Should I get Hawaiian or buffalo chicken?"

"Why don't you just get something simple like pepperoni or plain?"

"That's why I like you, Apollo. Always keeping things simple and sometimes that's a nice thing, ja?"

Apollo blinked. "You think being simple is actually a good thing?"

"Of course. You are like the rock that I would hold onto during a mud slide." He smiled.

"I...don't even know what you mean by that. So why are you walking around with the killer bird on your shoulder?"

"Herr Jailbird needed to do an interrogation and asked me to feed his feathered companion." Klavier paid for the food and grabbed both trays, first walking over to where the stools were but then stopped remembering he was with Apollo and opted for a table instead.

Apollo sat down across from him grabbing his tray of pizza. He made a face staring down at Klavier's. "What is that?"

"Buffalo chicken pizza with ranch sauce drizzled over the top."

He scrunched up his face in disgust before taking a bite of his pepperoni slice. "Are you and Prosecutor Blackquill close?"

"Well, he's one of the few approachable people in the prosecutor's office if you can believe that. He's not a stranger to me either. I knew him before, which is why Herr Taka doesn't attack me."

"You knew him before he went to prison?"

Klavier chuckled. "Ja, you forget I've been a prosecutor since I was 17, he came a year after I had been there. Back when he was short haired and more cordial. I didn't know him for very long because...well you know but I think I'd call us friends. Though I wasn't a very good one, I didn't keep in touch or go to visit him but it seems like he doesn't hold it against me. He's changed a bit but he does not scare me."

Athena said he was much nicer before he went to prison. Maybe that's why she's not afraid of him, like Klavier. They probably see the old him in there somewhere.

"Herr Forehead, didn't you want to talk about something? I could have sworn that's what you said when we spoke earlier."

Apollo had almost forgotten that he did have other motives for their meeting, though he was still embarrassed about it. He went back and forth all day with deciding on whether or not he should ask Klavier for advice for to ask out Athena. Mr. Wright hadn't been much help as all he did was go on and on about some girl named Dollie. Apparently the long one hour story only held two important lessons. Never swallow glass and don't accept cough medicine from anyone ever.

Klavier seemed to be pretty knowledgeable when it came to affairs of the heart. He had a certain charm about him. In fact if he weren't straight, he probably would have dated him. Not that he knew if Klavier swung that way. He and Ema were always suspicious but never questioned it. Maybe it was just a European thing.

"Well, I was wondering if you could give me some advice. I've got this crush on someone and I'm not really sure how to go about asking her out." He mumbled, staring at his half eaten pizza. He peeked up at the blond and found himself being intensely stared at. "Say something."

"So its matters of the heart you need help with?" A slow grin took over Klavier's features. "This is my third area of expertise besides prosecuting and music. Is she a Gavinners fan?"

"...I don't know and what does that have to do with me?"

"Can't I just be curious? There's not much you need to do but be yourself."

Apollo raised an eyebrow. "That's it? No telling me to wear tight leather pants or try and impress her with music or something?"

"This is for a crush, ja? Those things work on fan girls. Though, if you think you can pull off the leather look, I'm certainly not going to discourage you. You're a brilliant legal mind but rather tone deaf Herr Forehead, so it's safer for everyone that you not try. You're quite charming in your own...vanilla way. You have no problem attracting me."

He rolled his eyes. "You don't count; you're attracted to anything that's breathing."

"Perhaps, I'm not wrong though. You're already sincere and you're good at supporting others. There's only one thing I would change. You're a bit...uh straight."

He blinked. "That's the point."

Klavier laughed. "No no, not like that, though that's pretty disappointing for the fellas." He winked. "I mean you're a bit of a stick in the mud. Try being a little open minded especially if she's nothing like you. Make yourself available. DON'T talk about law either. No one wants to date a guy that's a lawyer 24/7, except maybe Herr Edgeworth."

Apollo snorted. "I don't always talk about my cases. But thanks for your help."

"I'm sure she won't be able to resist Herr Forehead." He looked down at his phone. "I have somewhere to be, but danke for having lunch with me. Same time next week if we're not working, ja?"

"Ja." He said back cleaning up the trays as the other man departed.

When he arrived home, Apollo was still trying to think of a way to ask Athena out. He smiled at his cat lying on the couch, seemingly waiting for him.

"Hey Mikeko. Have any idea how I should ask out Athena?"

The cat curled up against his side and purred.

"Hah, yeah me neither. I shouldn't over think it." He sighed leaning his head back. "Maybe I should just text it? No, that's an awful idea. She wouldn't even believe me. I need to do it face to face. Maybe I should just meet up with her and say 'hey, you wanna go on a date with me?' That's simple right? And she doesn't mind simple."

Simon sighed blowing a strand of hair from his face. "In case it wasn't obvious, though I believe that a folder that reads autopsy report is more than self-explanatory, I was doing work."

Athena smiled tugging at his arm. "I know but you've been staring at that case for over two hours and tomorrow is Saturday so you have until Monday to finish looking at that stuff."

"Ja, you need to live a little Herr Jailbird." Klavier smiled pulling the other arm.

"Why did you invite him?"

"I didn't invite him; he sorta just floated his way in here, like Taka."

"You hurt my heart by insisting that I wasn't invited. After I took good care of Herr Hawk while you were busy."

Athena nodded. "That's right Simon. You need to be nicer to your friends." She shoved him down on the couch as she and the blond sat on either side of him.

Simon sighed. "Very well, what are we doing tonight?"

"Well we could play a game or watch a movie."

"Not a game..."

She shrugged. "Suit yourself! Movie it is."

Klavier smiled sliding his hands behind his head. "This is my second date today, I feel lucky."

He rolled his eyes as Athena giggled looking through the movies they had. "Did Simon tell you that his license came?"

"Nein, he did not tell me this news. That means we can go car shopping now."

"That's right and the quicker we go car shopping, the quicker you can stop carpooling with Klavier. We should do it tomorrow! Let's go tomorrow!"

"I'm free, so it's another date. Three dates in two days? Mein gott I really must be lucky." He smiled brushing a hand through his hair.

Simon snorted. "I suppose the question was rhetorical since the two of you have taken it upon yourselves to make plans. I'm beginning to question whether being released from prison was wise."

Athena was about to respond to that remark when she felt her phone buzzing.

Text from: 'Pollo

Hey, do you want to do something together tomorrow?

It wasn't weird that Apollo was texting her, they normally did it over the weekend but they never really hung out outside of work. Hmm, I have been hearing some different emotions from him lately but I don't know what they are. He's not angry or sad; it's something else. But it he wants to hang out, so it must be a good sign! Oh, but we're supposed to be going car shopping with Simon tomorrow. I know! I'll just invite him along. The more the merrier.

Text to: 'Pollo

Sure, sounds great! I'll come by your apartment at around noon.