Note: I removed/replaced certain sections from here due to FF MA restriction. So this is a boring clean version. AO3 has the original version. I have the same name there.

The night wind was crisp and refreshing. The cool weather was starting to become lower than normal by the oncoming season. The streets were vacant. People were in fear of the recent attacks and didn't risk going out to become a sloppy mess like the victims. The Ace attorney group stood outside the Gatewater Hotel discussing on where they planned on heading.

"I'm going to go home. It's late and you can't work your best when you're running on fumes!" Athena declared at the group. "What about you, Apollo?"

"I'm heading home too. Gotta get a head start, it's a while from here." Apollo answered.

"You could call a taxi if you want." Phoenix suggested as he took out his phone.

"I should, right? A lot of crazy things have been happening around here." Apollo shrugged.

"Yeah… I know what you mean." Phoenix remarked. "I'll do it." He dialed a local taxi service. The phone hummed for a while until a woman picked up. Phoenix ordered the taxi, but it would take a while before it would actually arrive.

"About 40 minutes," Phoenix gestured with his phone before placing it back in his pocket.

"Ugh… that's a long time…" Athena muttered. "Wait. How are we all going to fit in the cab?" Athena asked worriedly.

"Oh no! You're right!" Phoenix quickly redialed, but the answering machine only answered. He called several times again, and still no answer. "Uhh… they're not picking up."

"Nick, why don't you let the others take the cab and we can walk home together. Like old times!" Maya nudged Phoenix.

"I don't know. It's getting pretty late, Maya. Are you sure?" He raised his brow.

"C'mon, Nick!" Maya poked Phoenix. "Are you scared?" She gave a devious look at Phoenix.

"No. It's really for you, not me." Phoenix ushered back nervously.

"Aw, Nick. I don't know whether to take the compliment or keep poking fun at you." She continued poking Phoenix with a smirk on her face.

"Maya! Really, it's up to you." Phoenix was defending himself from the poking onslaught.

"Fine we're walking. See you all at the office tomorrow! Trucy, be careful, please." Phoenix waved his hands to his employees. He started walking with Maya holding his hands down the street.

"Don't worry, Daddy!" Trucy cupped her hands to make sure her father heard her. The magician, spirit medium and two attorneys stood there in the dimly lit streets outside of the hotel, awaiting for their cab.

"Hmmm… I honestly should have expected this." The mystery woman was standing on top of a small darkened building near the intersection of Gatewater. "The spirit medium and the other girl are in the way. I need the other two alone."

"The other two are walking together… shall we pursue them instead?" The birdman's metallic voice huffed in the mask.

"No. That attorney will do the job for me without even realizing it." She snickered quietly. "For tonight's revelations, I am aiming at the other two for now."

"The one in the black dress looks…" The birdman man a strange slurping noise before continuing, "...appetizing."

"Now. Now. This is business, not entirely all for the pleasure. For now, go..."

The birdman let out a demonic chuckle before skidding down the length of the building and darted with inhuman speed on the street behind.

Wright Anything Agency

September 5 11:30 p.m.

The keys knocked lightly against the knob before door came to an open. The office was quiet and dark. Only they occupied the empty space.

"Well Nick, you sure know how to make a woman feel special." Maya sassed.

"Just for you." Phoenix smirked. It quickly changed to curiosity, "Why didn't you want the cab?"

"Well…there wasn't much space..." Her back was turned and walked down the hallway to Phoenix's room. She leaned against the door, and watched as Phoenix approach her. She opened the door behind her into Phoenix's bedroom. "And It was going to take way too long for another one to arrive." She closed the door as soon as he entered. "I believe we need some alone time… and so do I…" she giggled.

Phoenix blushed. 'Is she leading me on?'

She ran towards the bed making herself comfortable against the worn sheets. "NICK!"

"What?!" Phoenix shot his eyes wide, startled.

"You didn't make your bed. Shame on you!" She held the the messy sheets in the hands as she kneeled on the bed.

He sighed and then lightly chuckled, "I'm sorry. I woke up late. And we were interrupted a little earlier."

She looked at him intrigued, "Oh yeaahhh…" She bit her finger. "I forgot about that. Next time don't shower me in your drool!"

A feeling in his chest began burning and rose to his face as she bit her finger. 'I wish I could be biting that finger.'

"Which reminds me… what happened in that case?" Maya questioned him as she made herself comfortable.

"Assault. Quick case. Legal Files and other post procedures," he began shaking as she moved along the bed. His bed!

"Nick, details…" She shook her head, her hair flowing with the movements. He stood there silent for a moment, his jaw lightly twitching. He shook his head before answering her, "Uhh… That lady was charged with assaulting some guy and he had weird injuries in his mouth. Then he was hospitalized, but I proved that someone else did it, but we just don't know who."

"That's odd." Maya shook her head. "You normally catch the person in the same trial. No witnesses?"

Phoenix had a hard time focusing on her questions now. His body was tensed and his breathing became erratic. "None."

"Wait… why his mouth?" She gave a disturbing look towards the attorney.

"I don't know." Phoenix clenched his fist tightly. The weird urge was coming back again. Now acknowledging that they were alone was adding gas to the flames.

"Aw… my poor Nick is probably tired." She rose from the bed onto her knees and beckoned him to come closer. "Come here, Mr. Attorney."

He came closer, his face flushed and throat throbbing. He swallowed as they were just a few inches away from each other. She began playing with his lapel. He squirmed a bit, reminding him of that time at the detention center, how the same warm sensation he felt on his lapels. The hot sensation eating at his chest.

"Nick, take this off" she demanded. He was transfixed listening to her attentively. Quickly removing his blazer and setting it on the floor. She placed her hands on his chest. Her soft hands against his vest and they went up and down feeling the shape of his sturdy chest.

She slowly began unbuttoning his vest. "Maya…" he interrupted. His libido was on the verge of awakening its dormant state and the combination of foreign sensation was taking its toll on his thinking.

"Shhh..." she gazed upon him.

His mouth quivered as she worked her way down to the last button. She brushed her hands under the vest and across his shoulders to remove it. Her hair brushed against his face as she arched forward and he smelled the beautiful sweet smell. His mouth began to water.

The dazzling Master in front of him, and he abided to her every whim. "Oh Nick, you should wear less clothes more often. You look amazing!"

He whimpered as his body became numb. She giggled and started to remove his dress shirt. His teeth were clattering together now. Not from fear, but... desire. His tongue was constantly whiplashing and writhing around in his mouth. He wanted to taste her. Except not just her mouth.

"You're so trimmed!" she beamed as she placed her fingers against the curves and toned chest. He remained quiet. He didn't remember having definition, but he was so focused on her. His eyes melded her into his view. The blood was rushing and he mustered every ounce of strength not to pounce on her. She worked herself to his pants and brought them down with ease. His arousal was more than apparent. "Nick, again. You surprise me!"

He glared at her with an insatiable hunger in his eyes. His body was famished and she was there to sate his appetite. She lied herself comfortably on the bed completely splayed out. "Come here!"

Phoenix arched himself and flexed his hands. He was ready to pounce on her hungrily. The numbness in his throat and his lashing tongue wanted to eat and devour her. He lunged. He pinned her by her wrists and looked straight into her eyes. He reached down to her lips and made contact. A low sound came from Maya as he deepened the kiss. His body tingled and ravaged in arousal. She opened her mouth and was surprised how fast he entered her. He was so eager to make contact with the warmth of her mouth. His tongue touched every nook and cranny of her mouth and battled with her own tongue. He was lost in the sensation of her taste. She was delicious, and he craved more.

He released the hold on her wrists and gave a mighty heave of her clothes. She was in awe how he managed to undo her so quickly. Grabbing her hips, he pulled her closer to him and began kissing and licking all over her neck, enjoying the pump of her veins. He took advantage of his palate. She was delighted as he trailed onto her. He closed his eyes, completely lost in the euphoria of her delectable flavor and aroma. Suddenly, he felt a poke against the roof of his mouth, but completely ignored it. Her flesh was soft and tantalizing to him. He opened his eyes in shock to find a snake-like tendril digging its way towards her. He flinched back.

'What is that?!'

He panicked and fell backward, realizing the origin of this snake. It was coming from his own mouth! It quickly forced its way back into his mouth. He shot up in apprehension before turning the other way.

Maya opened her eyes to see her lover's back turned. "Nick?"

He began to sweat. 'What's going on?! What was that?!' He held his mouth tightly closed with both hands shaking violently.

"Nick?"

'I can't finish! There's something wrong with me!'

"NICK!" Maya pulled her deranged lover back over her. "Nick what's wrong?"

He shook his head clenching his mouth tightly, feeling the the tendril hitting against the roof of his mouth, wanting to escape. Her expression confused as he ceasefire. He felt the slithering thing wriggle back into his throat.

He was breathing heavily through his nose. Maya was eyeing him a look between anger, yet concern. "Nick, are you okay?"

He wanted to beg her to get off, but he didn't want to risk letting whatever was writhing in his throat escape. He was sweating bullets, his hair was drenched and slick against his scalp. A sudden internal twitch caused Phoenix to convulse. Phoenix was gone.

The attorney was running on instinctual autopilot. The sudden hunger came to him again and he stood up on his knees. He turned her over quickly pressing his chest on her back. Her hair trickled over his shoulder as he ran an arm through it while his other hand ran down her soft skin. Her neck was completely exposed.

Her hands reached up to his hair and brushed back against the slick spikes. At this point, he loses control and caresses her passionately. His hormonal and starving-filled brain is dazed. He kisses her passionately around her neck as she leans backward to feel his tiny frame against his broadness. The attorney grabbed one of Maya's arm, restraining her while his other hand had his fingers still fiddled with her hair.

The throes of love completely overwhelmed Maya. She felt a hot and wet tickle against her neck again. Phoenix's mouth was gaped, not realizing that slithery second tongue is emerging from his mouth again. It starts to glide down the crook of her neck as if inspecting she were fertile. Nick was still working his magic on Maya as he curled his fingers within her. He was too busy listening to her to even notice.

It traveled back up, leaving a sleek trail of his saliva against her bosom. Maya was reveling in the sensation and the touch Phoenix was bestowing on her. It reached the base of her neck and slowly flexed open. Black sharp pincers started to emerge from the folds of his second tongue. It leaned back, similar stance to a snake about to strike, it pointed its pincers towards Maya's throat. They began to shake like a rattlesnake tail, on the verge to strike flesh.

Phoenix opened his eyes to see the tendril about to attack Maya. He pulled himself off her quickly and the tendril shifted back into his mouth. He tumbled backwards and landed hard on the floor. He grabbed whatever shirt he found and sweat pants, ignoring the pain, quickly putting them on disheveled.

"Nick, what's wrong? Where are you going?!"

"I'm sorry, Maya. I'm so sorry. I-I-I- I don't want to hurt you!" he left slamming the door behind him.

Maya looked at the door where her lover walked out. She sat there, confused, with her head down gripping the pillow tightly. 'Hurt me?' Tears slowly formed in her eyes.

She snuggled at the pillow, but was startled and threw it on the floor. It was covered in dry blood. Hastily putting on back her clothes, she ran after Phoenix.

Location: ?

September 5 11: 45 p.m.

Phoenix buckled against his legs, holding himself against the brick wall. He steered clear of anyone, holding his mouth closed with his hand. He sensed the tongue writhing in his mouth as he saw a few pedestrians walk by.

This hunger he tried to subsides was growing. He kept glaring at people pass by, wanting to hold them down and let the little guy in his mouth have his fun. But he brushed off the idea by the thought of Maya.

'Maya, I'm so sorry. I almost hurt you!'

He cringed at the idea of hurting Maya. He would slice it off and risk bleeding to death than hurt her. He saved Maya countless of times and tried his very hardest to prevent her from getting hurt. The last thing he wanted was for him to hurt her.

'The only way to protect her is to stay away! I got to do something about this… 'thing!"

He felt a tinge of pain inside his gut. "GAH!"

He fell to the floor and held his gut. The pain grew up to his chest and down his legs. He crawled out of sight of the streets and leaned against a wall.

He felt his pants tear. The pain was excruciating. He held his head in his hands and sweat trickled down his face. He felt sharp edges against his scalp. He looked up and screamed with tears running down his face.

It was all over.

Someone who was on their break, out for a smoke, looked through the empty lane where the scream came from. "Hey! You okay?!"

He heard growling and hissing from the shadows. Tendrils came writhing from the darkness dragging the man into the void.

The man was greeted by a demonic smile with its mouth slowly opening, revealing large sets on dismembering teeth with a large serpent tongue riddled with black pincers.

Before the man could scream, it was interrupted by the serpent daggering into the man's neck. Drained in mere seconds.