Katt: Ok you guys, here's the seventh chapter. disclaimer: I do not own Phoenix Wright and Rent, but I do own Nicole aka Nikki, Greg, Aleta, Adela, Arin and Celio
Phoenix: So can we get started now?
Katt: sure, oh and warning; there might be some yaoi/yuri. Also if you have not played the second ace attorney or haven't finished it, tinny spoiler in it. Now ladies and gents.....on with the show.
Chapter 7: Why
At that moment he froze... Miles had froze in place in the kitchen as he heard Greg talking. He couldn't put it together in his mind. He waited to hear for Greg to talk more, but wasn't sure for how long he could wait by just to hear them talk.
" Why Greg? Why would he......he's such a nice guy and...... so carefree and.......why would he try something like that?" said Nikki almost in tears.
" I can't tell you now Nikki. All I can tell you is that right when he was about to do it, he saw something freaky that made him changed his mind." said Greg
" Um....how was he going to.....and does it say when?" said Nikki
" Well....don't cry when I tell you but, he tried to hang himself in his own apartment. In fact you see that beam over up there that's in front of the hallway leading to the kitchen and bedrooms? Well, that's where he tried to." said Greg
" Oh my....." said Nikki
" Yeah and as for when, hmm.... let me see.......... oh it was the night before that Corrida murder case. You know that actor who played " Jammin Ninja" on that kids show before. Nick had to defend Engarde aka " The Nickel Samurai" otherwise Maya would have gotten hurt." said Greg
" Really?" said Nikki
" Yeah, I read about it in Nicks case files. Whatever freaked him out of doing it that night was a good thing." said Greg
" Yeah, I wonder what it was he saw?" said Nikki
" I'll tell you later. I'm pretty sure Nick is coming and Miles is probably almost done with his tea or something." said Greg
But he wasn't having tea. He was still frozen. He would of never believed for Nick to ever think about suicide little alone actually trying it. He heard the door slam and right away straightened up and walked out of the kitchen as he saw Greg putting the book away on the fireplace mantel and right behind him was Nick in his jeans, blue shirt, grabbing for his large heavy brown coat.
" Okay you guys lets go. Hey Miles where are we going?" said Phoenix
" You'll see. It's a great place. Everyone is meeting us there. So lets go now."
They went on out to the car and drove off. It took them a half an hour to get to this pretty nice looking place. A place that if Phoenix made just a little more money on his cases that he, Greg and Maya would go out to eat when they win. They went on inside to find everyone else already seated and some of them cleaned up as well.
They had sat down and started talking about everyday stuff, getting a few laughs and a couple of arguements, but then a lightbulb appeared over Maya's head and had to ask.
" Hey Nikki. You and Greg are doing something for your theatre class at the college right?" said Maya
" Yeah. we're kind of doing our own version of Rent. It's kind of that whole Creative thinking kind of project and we picked music from Rent. " said Nikki
" Oh! maybe we can do a small performance here. Like from that part when all the friends are eating together and they just burst out singing. " said Maya
" Maya I'm not sure if that's a good idea." said Phoenix
" Singing? Uh, not to sure on that idea Maya...." said Franziska
" Why not?" said Nikki
" Yeah, we basically got enough people to fill every part." said Greg
" Oh yeah, well who would play who?" said Godot
" Alright....Godot you would play Angel." said Greg
" What? how come?" said Godot
" Like in the musical, well as far as we know from the movie. Angel finds Collins and nurses him back to health. You essentially did that with Gumshoe therefore you are Angel and Gumshoe is Collins." said Greg
" Looks like you won this round Greg." said Godot
" Okay well it's pretty obvious that Franziska would be Joanna and Maya would be Maureen." said Nikki
" I agree." said Franziska
" Okay now Nikki and I would be Mark cause well we just can't be the one straight couple. Too much like brothers and sisters for that." said Greg
" But then why can't one be Mark and the other be Benny?" said Nikki
" Cause we've established that Larry would be Benny. Already been proven." said Greg
" True." said Nikki
" Do you have any idea what they are talking about Wright?" said Miles
" Yeah, kind of, but im afraid what they are going to suggest next in roles." said Phoenix
" Okay so who would be Roger and Mimi? " said Maya
" Well, never said that all roles had to match with the correct gender, atleast not in this case." said Greg
" So for the last two roles, Mimi will be Miles and Roger will be Phoenix" said Nikki
" What!?" said Miles and Phoenix at the same time.
" Oh come on it won't be that bad." said Greg
" But...." said Phoenix
" I know the guy that's working tonight. He's in our theatre class. He'll be glad to put the song on. Give me a minute." said Nikki
They tried to get a word out, but Nikki was faster then their bumbling lips and before they new it the song came on and slowly but surely they started to sing. Everyone seemed to have been having fun while singing and dancing up on the floor and the tables. Even Miles seemed to be having fun, even if it was dancing and singing with Phoenix. Phoenix felt like it was like a crazy dream and had to secretly pinch himself now and then to make sure that him dancing and singing with everyone wasn't a dream.
A couple hours had passed and everyone was talking while those who weren't driving were drinking, Miles had time to go back to his thoughts from earlier when Nikki and Greg were talking. Everyone was starting head on out, but he had to talk to Phoenix alone, so he pulled Phoenix out to the back, while Phoenix in his mind decided that somehow and someway he was going to tell Miles the truth.
" So um Miles.... I have something I need to tell you....." said Phoenix just slightly blushing
" No, I need to ask you something Nick. What happened to you when I was gone back a year ago?" said Miles
" Huh? oh.... you mean after you left your note? well everyone just kind of moved on." said Phoenix
" What about you?" said Miles
" I admit I was upset and angry at first, but in time I moved on to a point." said Phoenix, looking down sheepishly.
" You mean till you decided to try commit suicide." said Miles
" What?, but...how did you......" said Phoenix mumbling
" I heard Nikki and Greg talking about it. You tried to kill yourself while I was gone! I've told you so many times it wasn't what you thought." said Miles
" Yeah well that's exactly what I thought then..... I was tired of everything. Remembering then, trying to smile when I was dying inside, trying to act like everything was normal when I wanted to bang my head on the table. I didn't want to continue like that."
" And what you thought that you could make everything disappear." said Miles
" Well if you could why couldn't I? I was blamed for your disappearance. I tormented myself for not have tried harder. You have no idea what went through my mind during that year." said Phoenix
" Well if you wanted to end it all so badly then why did you stop!" said Miles, getting angry with every sentence that came out of Phoenix's mouth
" Because I thought I saw YOU! " said Phoenix
" What?" said Miles now confused.
" I thought I saw you. It looked like you, sounded like you, spoke like you, moved like you. I thought Maya had channeled you, but when I called she was still asleep. Then the next night was that murder of that tv star....I can't remember his name, but Maya had been kidnapped and....that's what made me glad that I somehow hallucinated. I saw you and.....everything had just fluttered back to me and I was stuck in sadness....then you appeared the next day and then everything just hit me at once." said Phoenix
" But wy did you bother trying? why about me Nick?" said Miles calmly
" Because I Love You Miles!" said Phoenix
" .......you......love.....me?" said Miles
" Yes. I've loved you since elementary. I couldn't tell you then. I certainly couldn't tell you back during that snow storm and especially when you asked me to move in, but I knew I couldn't give you an answer till I figured out how to tell you the truth. So now you know." said Phoenix
Miles couldn't talk, he couldn't move. He never thought in a million years that that Phoenix felt that way about him and he wished he could of spoke up faster before Phoenix had continued.
" Well you don't have to give me an answer right away. Can't say I blame you for not wanting to talk to me right now....Listen Greg wants to hang out with Nikki a little longer. Just bring him back before midnight, I'll just take the bus home.... you don't have to take me home. I understand. See ya." said Phoenix
He saw Phoenix with a grin at first, but tears as he turned and left for the bus stop. A few seconds later and it had just clicked in Miles that Phoenix had left to go home for the bus and seconds too late when he turned the corner and the bus had just left, with Phoenix on it no less.
He couldn't believe it. Phoenix Wright had told him that he loved him. Miles was still in amazement when Greg and Nikki came up to him, looking for Phoenix as well
" Miles, where's Nick?" said Greg
" He....told me he love me.....and he left." said Miles
" What? he finally told you?" said Greg
" And you just let him leave?" said Nikki
" I was in shock. I didn't know what to say." said Miles
" The truth! that would of been better then saying nothing." said Nikki
" He probably thinks your going to say no now." said Greg
" What do I do then?" said Miles
" Tell him tomorrow, either before or after trial. Either way you need to tell him the truth." said Nikki
In the meantime, just now getting inside his apartment was Phoenix with his mind deep in thought. He went to sit down at the couch with a cup of warm lemon peppermint tea and his journal from the mantel at hand with a pen at the coffee table. He sat the tea down, grabbed his pen, opened his journal and started to write.
Today was another rough day in court, but it was nothing compared to what happened tonight. Tonight I was ready to tell Miles how I felt about him, but somehow he had called out to confront me about the almost suicide I had. At the end I did tell him that I loved him and he just stood there and stared. He barely said anything. I got scared, thinking that he was going to say no you sick freak and leave so in a rush I told him he didn't have to tell me his answer right away and to bring Greg back before midnight, then I left him standing there.
I feel like an idiot. I just left him there without him saying anything. Now I wish I had waited. I know that when the time comes either two things will happen. One.... If he says yes I'll be the happiest man alive. Or two.... If he says no, I don't know if I will be able to move on, but I know that I can be happy for him with whoever he chooses to spend his life with, even if it's not me. I'll just have to wait and see. Bye
- Nick
He sat it down and drained his tea and layed back on the couch to think a little more before he decided to go ahead and go to bed. He'll need it for tomorrow.
The next day was the third and last day of the trial. Phoenix was comfident that they were going to get the criminal put away once and for all and so far they hadn't needed Greg and Nikki up there as witnesses. It felt like a great day to be alive, but that changed when he saw Edgeworth come his way with Nikki beside him. Miles had looked like he didn't get any sleep last night as well as nervous. Greg, Nikki, and Maya had left to go wait outside the defendents waiting room.
" Miles....."
" Nick..... I..... I want...to tell you....talk to you...."
" Talk to me about what Miles?"
" ..... I can't do it here. Please when the case is over, tell Greg and Maya to go with Nikki to the restarant that I had picked to eat at after trial. I want to talk to you alone, please."
" Okay Miles."
Maya had poked her head in to let them know that it was time to head inside. Hours had passed and it seemed forever to finally get the not guilty verdict for the defendent. The judge had slammed his gavel and declared the verdict that gave Aleta Floriana her freedom.
Aleta thanked Phoenix for everything that he had done as well as to Miles. Phoenix had told Aleta not to worry about the bill today. That they could discuss it tomorrow at his office. Aleta, Maya, Greg and Nikki all went on out ahead as Phoenix and Miles came on outside as well, all of them facing with reporters and photographers.
Miles had looked over to see a smiling Phoenix, but then looked down towards his friends and the next thing he hears was a gun shot that didn't seem that far, but he turned and saw a falling Phoenix, with blood coming out of his chest. Miles last thought as he saw Phoenix going down was;
" Phoenix, NO! You can't be hurt, please no!."
Katt: Okay that's it.
Miles: NO! you can't leave it like that!
Katt: Don't worry. It's just a cliff hanger. It'll continue in the next chapter.
Miles: Fine, but hurry up with it.
Katt: Well everyone, please comment and thanks.