Disclaimer: I don't own PW. Also, I am not german I relied on somone to help me last time. A big thanks again to V who always helps me with this German, always a pleasure to get help for people.

Chapter 10

At this comment, Miles felt like he paled a few shades. This man is amazing, he has a brilliant deduction skills. Klavier noted their expressions of guilt, honestly the hole was in plain sight, he should really train Franziska to be more careful. She has become rather slack these days. Maybe it was because she was often around men like these.

Klavier, deciding that he should rub more salt into the wounds before his brother recovers from processing all the information. He pulled out the bling to reveal that underneath the bling sat another necklace, chained one, but as accessories was a ring, a silver banded ring. So it was true then? Miles thought to himself. It must have been true, that Franziska chose another man over Miles and had seemed to share no similar feelings for Miles himself.

Phoenix smiled outwardly, sad inwardly, he thought to himself, if only he had met her just like Miles and Klavier did, perhaps things would have been for the better! Gumshoe who did not mind, just a tad anxious still managed to offer a word of support.

"Congratulations pal! Didn't know Ms von karma was hooked already."

Kristoph who had finally finished processing what is happening simply glared at his brother in disapproval. Messing with other prosecutors and defence attorneys' mind is really bad. He thought owe them the explanation, funny, it seems like his brother Klavier had already calculated this happening. This boy was very smart like himself, but just love to manipulate people much more than he does.

"I see you all are gravely mistaken."

When Kristoph mentioned the word 'Gravely mistaken', that was when Miles and Phoenix looked up in utter surprise. Their faces resembled goldfishes when they open and close their mouths. It was as instant as it came. This child was playing around with their minds! He is manipulating them without saying a word, and even sat there smirked at them all. The nerve.

To Klavier, this was the funniest picture he had ever seen. Two of the most famous people in the law society were silently trashed by a new comer. He can imagine their ego must have suffered terrible damage.

"Then... why the ring and all pal?"

Klavier shrugged, that in fact was a very long story. Thinking about it took him back several years. It was when Klavier was 14 and Franziska was 17.

"Klavier! Klavier! Wo bist du? (Where are you?)"

Klavier was hiding away from his family, because he had been pressured by his parents again to go and complete his law course, after all he like Franziska was brilliant and perfect. Where ever Franziska went, so did Klavier, naturally they were always the junior and the senior. But today something else had upset him other than his family.

It was Franziska. He was hiding from her, but surprisingly she believed he was mad at his parents only! He was sure angry at BOTH problems. Unfortunately, Franziska did find him. Because, she knew him too well, thus he was soon staring at the shadows of Franziska.

"Hier warst Du. (So this is where you were.)"

Klavier looked up from his hiding spot to see Franziska leaning against the wall with her arms crossed and her horse whip at hand. Grumbling to himself he wondered how come she was able to find him so quickly. It just wasn't fair!

"How did you find me here?"

Franziska lifted her eyebrows in surprise, why was he speaking in English all of the sudden? They were in Germany now. She looked around and noticed that there was an old man who sat deeper down the alley. He seemed to be listening intently.

She moved from the spot closer to Klavier. Klavier was sitting in an alley that was usually inhabited with many people, they were covered in dirt and wore clothes that were in tatters. The alley was dark and cramped and there were garbage bins further down the alley. Klavier was seated somewhere in the middle.

It was almost too hard to spot his platinum blonde hair from the mouth of the alleyway. Klavier's whole body was hidden by boxes and many more junk. Franziska never liked this place, but this was the safest place to stay. She readjusted herself leaning once more against the wall opposite of Klavier.

"Because, you showed this place to me 5 years ago."

Klavier looked up, he saw Franziska looked towards the direction of the evening light, the alleyway entrance. He remembered when he was just 9 years old and she was 12 years old, he had excitedly pointed at this specific alleyway.

"Schau Dir diese Gasse an! (Look at this alleyway!)"( That's why people from our ranks won't look here, correct?)"

Franziska wrinkled her nose as she gripped her horse whip tighter before saying

"Ja?(yeah?)"

"Was siehst Du? (What do you see?)"

Franziska tried to stare into the deep dark alleyway, thinking she couldn't see anything, she walked on causing Klavier to chase up to her. Once Klavier caught up, Franziska replied

"Es ist schmutzig und stinkt und so dunkel, dass sogar meine perfekten Augen nichts sehen können. (It's filthy and stinky, and very dark that even my perfect eyes can't see.)"

"Genau, deshalb ist das auch der beste Ort zum verstecken. (Exactly, that is why it is the best place to hide in.)"

Franziska looked very disgusted and slightly curious as to why the boy at the age of nine and wealthy beyond many people on the very streets of Germany want to hide in a stinky alleyway.

"Nein, das ist kein gutes Versteck! Es stinkt zu sehr und ist zu schmutzig für perfekte Leute wie uns. (No, it is unsuitable to be a hide out! Too stinky and filthy for perfect people like us.)"

Klavier pretended to play the guitar as he say in a very confident tone,

"Achtung, Deshalb würden Leute aus unseren Reihen hier auch nicht suchen, nicht wahr?

Franziska suddenly realized Klavier's brilliant plan. If his parent's truly wanted to find him, they wouldn't look here, because there would not be a chance their beautiful son being in a random dark alley. She saw the glimmer in his eyes, she ruffled his hair and gave a small playful whip across his chest before she said

"Klavier, Du solltest eines Tages Staatsanwalt werden, das würdest du sicherlich gut machen. (Klavier, you should become a prosecutor someday, you will do well.)"

Klavier rubbed his chest but there was a grin on his face, she had seen through what he meant, and he did not need to explain more than needed. Just as expected of the wonderful Franziska von karma, one of the richest and smartest people he knew.

Klavier smirked, he remembered alright. He told her that, but for her to remember was rather surprising. For one, she was able to remember things about him and not of her OTHER little brother for a change.

That was one of the reasons as to why he was so angry. He hugged his knees closer to his body and placed his head into his knees as he whispered in English.

"... why can't I be your little brother Zisky"

Franziska looked down, her face remain unchanging as she said in the same voice she used earlier when he asked her.

"Because I already have a little brother Vier."

Klavier stood up as his platinum bangs covered his face, he felt his insides burning. He remembered when Franziska would talk to him about her little brother, and it annoyed him. HE wanted to be her little brother, HE wants to be to the one she talked about fondly.

You may think when she talks about him there was nothing but scorn. But if you listen carefully, you would hear her being proud as a big sister towards him. It made Klavier green with envy. His fists were balled up, Franziska who was calming leaning against the wall saw this.

She uncrossed her arms as she stood there trying to stare into Klavier's eyes, but his platinum blonde hair was in the way. She used her horse whip and tried to flip his fringe away. To her horror, she saw deep sadness welling inside his eyes. She removed her horse whip from the fringe allowing it to hide his emotions once more.

"...Zisky, who am I to you?"

Franziska never really thought about that a lot, she cares a lot about Klavier probably more like a little brother than Miles Edgeworth ever was to her. Frowning upon such discovery, she refused to say so. Miles if not her brother who is he?

Inside, Franziska's heart clawed her, just like a cat in defence. She wondered, perhaps she did not want to find out, this it is the best to claim he is my little brother. Klavier noticing her deep silence, in his mind it echoed You're not anything to her. That Miles Edgeworth who abandoned her defeats you. It was painful, he wanted to punch the wall next to Franziska. Actually he wanted to punch a human, but he would never punch Franziska, more likely that backstabbing little brother.

"...You can be my fiancé Klavier."

Klavier's eyes widen in surprise, he felt like he had just jumped several status up the band. He wasn't her boyfriend, nor her friend, and not her LITTLE BROTHER, he was her fiancé. That was different.

The idea of it, something felt different. It was like something was telling him this was something he would not want to find out right now. Such a feeling is too mature for his age, naturally he had shut it out of his system. Flushed it away from his system.

Klavier knows one thing, this had to be real. He doesn't want her to back out of this, he doesn't care if she had given him the most important place in her life, he just needs to affirm it. Thinking back on it made him feel like a jerk, the moment he opened his mouth and said

"Then, you wouldn't be angry if I said we should buy the rings now ja?"

His voice seemingly calming down, there was no more hint of despair but more suspicion. He was suspicious of her.

Franziska is a woman to her word, she nodded before leaving the slightly stunned Klavier to follow her footsteps into the evening light. She was his light he knew that more than anything. The next day, after telling their parents, they went and selected two silver banded rings. It suited them well indeed.

The dealers said they would be a perfect couple. It has been since then, he would call her his wife, and he knew it would happen someday meanwhile having the title fiancé was good enough. That means she gives him some leeway to date random girls.

Personally, none of them mattered to him as much as Franziska. His wife. Naturally when he got bored of them, he would go running to his wife so that she can show she was the one in charge. Naturally no German girl could defeat Franziska. She stood out against all the other boring people. He always had this childish belief that no one can defeat Franziska.

Perhaps if they don't ever see his little brother, life would be bearable once more. But the day she decided she would go and chase after Miles Edgeworth for revenge, he was angered. He insisted she promise him to come back, also wear her ring like she always did. The one reason why he was here after 3 years of separation... He wanted to stop any bonds that were going to form. He does not want any one taking her away from him anymore.