A/N: Aww yeah. Word count without all my A/N junk is exactly 1,000. Did it again!
Characters: Miles, Maya, Pearl
Prompt: Miles and Maya see each other after Phoenix's disbarment and talk about past events- from Turnabout Writer. Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I'm gonna throw a spanner in the works and say I don't own these characters. Or buildings.
Mystic Maya
Miles sifted through the mail in his hands while he entered his temporary apartment. Bill, thank you note, letter of recommendation, Mr Miles Edgeworth... Odd. He didn't recognise the hand writing. Placing the other letters down on his desk, Miles sat and opened the hand written one carefully.
Inside, he read about how his presence was requested at the Kurain Village fundraiser this year. He'd been hearing about this event for weeks from certain parts of his social circle. Kurain Village had become popular, and with it's new master, quite famous and reputable again. It had become one of the places to be a part of.
Miles had already turned down this year's invitation.
But this was different, this was hand written with less caution than his official invitation, this wasn't sent by the village elders. This was sent by someone who was quite adamant he come this year, and he found himself not being able to think of a real reason he shouldn't.
He called the number at the bottom and assured an unknown voice that he would indeed be coming this year, and no, he wouldn't need directions, he'd been before.
A week later when Miles walked into the familiar grand hall he almost didn't recognise her.
She wasn't what he expected.
He hadn't seen her in four years, not since that case in hazakurain, and he felt guilty for assuming she would appear exactly the same.
The woman that stood over a crowd now was no longer bouncy, giddy and childish, but a mature, sophisticated and frankly, beautiful young woman.
He fingered the carefully folded letter in his pocket, double checking it was still there.
After Maya finished her speech, he clapped along with the audience and made his way through the crowd of high class society donators eager to show their support, or rather, money first.
When Miles finally got his turn, he had forgotten everything he had thought he would say to her regarding his letter, he simply stared.
"Hello, glad you could make it!" Her voice matched her brilliant smile which he was glad she still had.
"I'm glad I could make it too, I almost didn't come, I wasn't sure of my welcome after so long."
"What do you mean...? Mr Edgeworth?!" Maya gasped. "You came! I thought for sure you would turn down my invitation again!"
"I did, until you sent that second letter. You sounded eager to discuss something." He told her.
"What letter? I only approved the initial invitations, Mr Edgeworth."
Before he had a chance to pull out his letter to show her, a young girl landed next to him and he almost jumped out of his skin.
At thirteen, young Pearl already looked a lot like her cousin, and he thought it must be hard for Maya to watch her cousin grow into the spitting image of Mia.
"Mr Edgeworth! You came after all! Did you by any chance get my letter?" Pearl grinned.
"Your letter? This clears things up a bit." He said as he nodded towards Maya, "Was there something important you wanted to discuss with me?"
"Yes, Mr Edgeworth; Mr Nick." Pearl said and Maya turned red.
"She means Phoenix." Maya said quietly.
"I don't understand." He told them.
"He hasn't contacted Mystic Maya in four years! Can you believe that, Mr Edgeworth?!"
"Actually," Miles started, "I can. He doesn't... get out much these days."
"Has nothing changed regarding his status?" Maya inquired. "He's still disbarred?"
"You knew?"
"Yes, the fall of Phoenix Wright was big news around here, and it was decided that I wasn't to be...'polluted' by his failure. I was forbidden to help him." Maya told Miles sadly. "Have you spoken to him at all?"
"I have, some time ago." Miles told her. "He wasn't doing well, he's...well, I think he never got over what happened."
"But it's Nick! He always figures something out!" Pearl cut in.
"Without you Maya, and you Pearl, of course, I don't think he has what it takes to recover fully." Miles said and nodded to each woman in turn, noting their blushes, "Not all is at loss, though."
"It isn't?" Maya asked brightly.
"There are parts about that case that not many know, that he hasn't let many people know. But I'm sure he would want you to, Maya. The child involved in that case, his defendant's daughter, Phoenix adopted her."
Both Maya and Pearl's mouth hit the floor.
"N-N-Nick has a daughter?" Maya stammered out.
"But what about Mystic Maya?!" Pearl shouted.
"Pearl, please-"
"No! This isn't how it was supposed to happen! He was supposed to clear his name and come and get his one true love!"
"That's enough Pearl."
"But now he has a daughter that isn't Mystic Maya's and-"
"Pearl. I said enough." Maya said and Miles felt a chill go down his spine. He'd never heard her use that voice before.
Pearl immediately bowed her head and apologised to Maya, knowing that the voice she reserved to use on the uncooperative village elders, but now on her, was going to make Maya feel guilty. Pearl wanted that even less than the knowledge she'd just been given.
"What's her name?" Maya finally asked Miles.
"Trucy Wright. I met her a couple of years ago, sort of-she was sleeping. She was nine then, twelve now, I think."
"Oh." Was all Maya could say.
"She had no one else, and Wright blamed himself for that. He took her in because it was the right thing to do. And I think they make each other happy."
Maya and Pearl nodded. "As long as he has someone. But I can't understand why he wouldn't tell us, or at least take my calls."
"I don't think he feels safe anymore, letting everyone know his business, not after what happened."
"But Mystic Maya isn't everyone! She was his-"
"Pearl, it's ok. He's doing what he thinks best, and we have to respect that."
Miles nodded. "We all do."
I think I've written Pearl a little too head strong in this one. Woops.
Oh well. See you guys Friday!