Chapter ten: Every rose has its thorn…
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Date: 01/11/2019, time: 1:30pm location: Outside of Alley near Prosecutors' offices, (crime scene)...… (Edgeworth's P.O.V)
It did not take us very long to reach the crime scene, which… was now deserted.
"Hmm.. Edgeworth?" Nick questioned.
"What is it Wright?" I snapped with a rather exasperated sigh. I then felt bad, as I knew they were only trying to help…
"I had been going to ask, are you sure that this really is a good idea; I mean, if this wasn't an instruction from Franziska… then… isn't it risky that we are following these instructions?" Nick questioned.
"A valid point… but all the same, if we find this whip, then it could lead us to vital evidence" I explained.
"A valid point…. Still, I do have a bad feeling about this" Nick replied.
I had been about to suggest that we have a look around when we heard an all mighty crash coming from within the alley. Kay and I barged past Nick and Maya, and we were stunned to discover…. A little girl?... this was getting stranger by the minute…
"Excuse me… Miss… what… what are you doing here?" I exclaimed.
"I… was playing… so… sorry… sir…" The little girl whispered.
"Hey, come on little girl, what's up?... do not worry about that scary man… he will go away eventually" Kay replied, and shot me a furious look.
"Okay… that was uncalled for…" I muttered, and shot her an equally enraged glance.
"I… I was trying to find my kitty"… the little girl exclaimed.
"You were looking for a… cat?" I replied incredulously.
"Yep… she is only 5 months old… her name is Jess" She explained.
"Great… she wouldn't happen to be black and white would she?" I groaned.
"Yes!... wait… how did you guess that?" The girl exclaimed.
"Just a hunch…." I muttered, my voice dripping in sarcasm.
"Now now Edgey, no need to get grumpy!" Kay snapped, and then turned to the little girl, and asked:
"What's your name kid?"
"I'm… Rose… thornebird" She explained, and walked a little closer, now that she felt a little more confident.
It was certainly a shock to see what this little girl looked like properly. Like a little china doll, her skin was a ghostly pale; her eyes were a deep black… and she had flaming red hair, that cascaded down her snow white dress she was wearing… in fact… no… it couldn't be. In her other hand…. Was a parasol…
"It… it's like looking in the mirror!"… I exclaimed. I could see that Wright had also gone pale too…. I mean, this is what she would have looked like…. That I am sure….Kay, having not had the misfortune to actually see her… was completely oblivious to the reactions from everyone else… and replied:
"Don't worry, we'll help you find Jess, won't we guys?" She exclaimed.
"Uh… sure!... why not?" Maya exclaimed a little nervously.
"Hmph… fine… it is a kitten after all…." I huffed. I had been about to go out of the alley, when something in the corner caught my eye….
"Wright….take a look at this!" I gasped, and picked up the item in question.
It appeared to be the "evidence" in question… only… why was the handle burnt off?"..
(Burnt whip added to the court record)
"Hey, where are you going kid?" Kay suddenly exclaimed, as Rose suddenly bolted from the alleyway.
"Okay.. that was weird… I thought she wanted us to find her cat?" Wright muttered.
"I don't care Wright… let's get on shall we?" I exclaimed, furious that most of my time had been wasted.
Elsewhere…
"The woman from Edgeworth's encounter waited at a nearby park, this time wearing a black hoodie that covered most of her face. Pretty soon… Rose arrived.
"Hi Sis!... I did it!" She exclaimed.
"Good… I bet that was a blast from the past for them!" I chuckled, and ruffled my sister's dyed hair.
I then gave her ten dollars, and explained the next phase of the plan… soon, my revenge would be complete.
WN: Okay… a bit of a filler chapter, unfortunately, I guess I am not really in the zone… in the mean time, would be very happy if I got reviews...