[Gyakuten Kenji 2- Solution!~ Calm Moment]
Man, it's over. I didn't think it would turn out that way...Phoenix just loosened his tie, and stood, wandering what to expect from this group. He then remembered his phone was off, and went to turn it on, as it started to power up, he felt someone tap his shoulder. He kept his phone in his hand as he turned around, and was meet with a massive hug from Yang. "THANKYOU-THANKYOU-THANKYOU-THANKYOU-THANKYOU!"
"Gra... Yang... Can't... Breathe..." Phoenix chocked out. The lady warrior realized what she was doing to the much weaker attorney. She backed off, blushing a bit. "Heh heh... Ah! I'm just so happy!" She then engulfed him in another bear-hug, and Phoenix swore he thought he would break a rib right as she broke up the second hug.
(A/N: As I wrote this, I was listening to Gold, from the RWBY soundtrack, and 2:30 played, so, if you want to add more emphasis, play that part, then go back after 2-3 paragraphs if you want)
As she went for a 3rd hug, a high-pitched voice yelled out to her, "YANG!" Both Yang and Phoenix turned around to see Ruby running to her sister, running in tears.
"Sis!" Yang met her halfway in the lobby, both embracing each other. Phoenix just stood there, smiling. And that's why I do my job. Say, kinda reminds me of them... heh... And that was a hug phoenix cherished forever
"Mr Wright!" Ruby then ran over to him and wrapped him in a less-painful bear hug, "Thank you so-so-so-so-so-so-so-sooooo much for this!"
"A heh, don't mention it Ruby." Ruby released him, and ran back over to her sister, and kept embracing her. Man, they are a lot alike... maybe, if I can get them too meet... Phoenix was smiling, and so lost in his train of thought he didn't notice Weisse right beside him.
"Well, I don't know how you did it, but you did it Mr. Wright. I guess you really are the king of the turnabout." She complimented her, bowing her head in respect. Phoenix only smiled, "Please, don't call me Mr. Wright; I already have enough people calling me that. Call me Nick from now on." Weisse nodded, then remembered why she came to stand beside him.
"Here's that letter I was talking about," she said, handing him Blake's letter. "Oh! Thanks!" he said, and was surprised when he didn't see Weisse joining her team. "Why aren't you going over there?"
"I'm not into that type of stuff..."
"Well... take it from me: take and savor every moment; you'll never know when they'll hop onto a train and leave you standing there... literally." Weisse gave him a weird look. "Heh... I'll tell you later... but go on, join them."
Weisse kinda awkwardly shuffled towards him, then got caught in the middle of their hug. At first, she resisted it, but, she accepted it, and wrapped her arms around her teammates. All 3, together at last... wait... the 4th still hasn't shown up... maybe her letter will explain...
To Mr. Wright Only:
I am terribly sorry about what happened during the investigation. My conduct was sub par. I never meant anything you said, and I hope you can someday forgive me. Right now, I can't come to grips with myself... I decided not to come to the trial because of my emotions. I'm sure you figured out how to get Yang the Not Guilty by now, and you either are about to win or just won. But... I can't face you again. Don't tell my team this, but I'm taking a 1 week leave to get re-organized with myself. I probably won't be able to say good-bye... but I hope, one day, I'll get to say hello.
Your Part Time Assistant,
Blake Belladonna
Phoenix smiled at the letter. Maybe I will come back... wait...! Phoenix quickly panicked and looked at his watch. Crap! My flight leaves in 6 hours!
Phoenix quickly ran to get his coat, and was about to run out the door, but Yang stopped him. "Where do you think you're going?"
"Well... My flight leaves in 6 hours, so..." Weisse looked at him funny, "Have you checked the weather?" Phoenix took a look outside. Somehow, it miraculously started snowing. Well then... Phoenix still put his coat on, "Well... at least I can still have a bit of vacation..."
"And tonight," Yang said happily, "We Celebrate! We're eating out tonight!" As if on cue, Phoenix stomach growled loudly, then a shocking realization came to him...
"I haven't eaten in 2 days!" Phoenix slouched, trying to preserve energy.
"Ohh... That's why it looks like you've lost pounds!" Yang joked. Everyone but Phoenix laughed at this comment. Even the Bailiff had a chuckle at that.
"Hey, where should we eat?" Phoenix asked.
"Ohhh! How about cafe where we met?" Ruby proposed. The group unanimously agreed, and were starting to go on their way until they heard clapping. Phoenix turned to face the clapping.
"Well done, Wright!" Phoenix looked at his friends, "Meet me there; get some seats; I'll be there in a minute." They all nodded, and left him and the prosecutor standing there.
"Why thank you Achilles." He responded. Then, the prosecutor caught him off-gaurd, "How do you do it?"
"How do I do what?"
"Come back like that? I know it isn't some 'Fat Lady Sings' Bull-shite. How did you come back after that?"
"Well... My mentor always said when it looks the most bleak, the lawyer has to put on his biggest smile... and, well... that's my style of defending."
"I see... You know what Wright? Thank you." Phoenix laughed a bit, but his face turned serious after the prosecutor said, "I mean it."
"Why do you say that?"
"I realized something; It isn't about winning; It's about finding the truth. I can see why Edgeworth looked so frustrated when he faced you at the start of your career; You're not like any other lawyer: You should be what law is: finding the real truth, not the W." The prosecutor looked at his watch, "Well, looks like I have a lunch date to meet. I hope to see you soon, and maybe in a courtroom someday." Phoenix smiled, and waved as the prosecutor left. Phoenix then noticed his hand still held his phone. That's right! I need to call Trucy... Umm... maybe later. I have a lunch date to meet myself...
When Phoenix got there, he saw a whole plate of cookies, and a coffee for everyone, including himself. He smiled, and went to join his friends. They ate, talked, laughed, and started telling jokes (of course, Phoenix's lawyer jokes were the worst, while Weisse dissing his jokes were the best). They eventually decided to let Phoenix rest for the night, and rescheduled the dinner to tomorrow. Phoenix then walked back to his hotel, put a do not disturb sign up, and napped the rest of the day until the next morning.
Phoenix got up, and did his usual stuff: Shower, Shave, called to see how Trucy was doing, and got breakfast.
He was in his room at about 1:20, watching some crime shows, when he heard some feet shuffling in the hallway. He then heard a faint knock at his door. Curious, Phoenix wen to open the door. He would've looked through the peephole, if there was one. He looked outside the door, and saw her standing there.
"...Blake?" Phoenix asked. Blake looked at him, with sorrow in her eyes. She dropped a vanilla colored file on the ground, and took off down the hallway, to an open window.
"Blake!" Phoenix called out to her. She stopped at the window, and turned around to look at Phoenix, then leapt out the window. Phoenix looked down at the vanilla file, picked it up, and decided to look at it inside.
The contents of the file were jumbled up, out of order. Phoenix, knowing, if Blake came out of her 1 week absence for this, it had to be important. So, he treated it as he always did: He laid each individual document on his bed, going through them one by one, circling key words and making connections. The most repeated words were Faunus, Project 57, Roman Torchwick, and Ivan Carsow. Inside the rest of the pages, were information about each. From what Phoenix could gather, there was some sort of murder, involving the 2 names. It appears the Project 57 is also some sort-of facility. It appears, though some things were blacked out, that it was a prison of some sort. Phoenix made a logical connection that it held these "Faunus" people. Maybe their some sort of indian tribe...
Phoenix finally came to the autopsy. The dead man was Ivan Carsow, age 35. Cause of death was the force of blunt trauma, followed by a stab in the back. There was a sub-note, which stated that Ivan wrote Roman's name on the paper. Other than that information, Phoenix couldn't find anything else about it. Why would Blake give me this file? Phoenix pondered. Suddenly, his phone started to buzz. He picked it up, noticing Athena was calling.
"Hey Athena," Phoenix said,
"Mr. Wright, we have a problem..."
"What is it now...?" When she told Phoenix, he went directly into shock. How could this happen...?
Ruby was waiting for Yang to get out of the shower, so she could take her shower, get changed, and leave for dinner. She started polishing her scythe on her bed. I wonder what we'll talk about. Will it be about his past? And what of his daughter? Will we ever meet her? Ohh! I hope we do. I really want to see her. And, hey! Maybe, if we become close enough friends, she force Mr. Wright to see us more! He always seems like a fun guy to be around anyway!
Just then, he heard Yang's phone ring. She let it go to answer machine. Then she heard Weisse's. Speaking of that, where is Weisse? Ruby thought to herself. Then she heard her own phone ring. She looked to see who it is:
"Hi, Mr. Wright!" She responded cheerfully.
"Hey, Ruby, where is everyone else?" The question wasn't what caught her off guard; it was the coldness, hostility, and maybe even a little anger in his voice.
"Gee, I know Yang's in the shower, and I don't know where Weisse or Blake are... Is... Everything Ok?"
"Well... Ruby... I'm sorry... But I have to cancel the dinner..."
"W-why? Why cancel it?" Ruby asked, hoping she wouldn't regret her decision.
"..I'm sorry, but I have to catch my flight tonight. There's been an emergency..."
"Emergency? Mr. Wright, whatever it is, I- We, can help." Ruby offered to lawyer.
"No, Ruby. Again, I'm sorry, but this is out of your reach."
"How so, Mr. Wright?" Ruby asked innocently.
"Ruby, I know you mean well, but this is something that doesn't involve you?"
"So? The Yang case didn't involve you? Why does it matter?"
"Its... it's an in family emergency?"
"W...What happened?" Ruby instantly regretted her question. She regretted it even more once she heard his response:
"My... My daughter was kidnapped..."
To Be Continued...
