This one ended up a little more bittersweet than I intended it too. Set just before The First Turnabout.
Maya glared down at her phone when it began ringing. She had been trying to study and the sudden sound of her ringtone in the otherwise silent room had startled her. But her sour expression quickly turned sweet when she saw who exactly was calling her.
"Hi, Sis" she greeted, answering her phone.
"Hey, Maya! How have you been?" Mia asked on the other end of the phone and Maya's smile widened at the sound of her sister's voice.
"Not too bad. Still miss you loads" Maya admitted, although she would always be proud of her sister for having the courage to leave Kurain village and pursue her dreams.
"Awh, I miss you too"
"How's the whole lawyer thing going?"
"Pretty good, especially since I got my own firm up and running. 'Fey & Co. Law Offices' has a nice ring to it, don't you think?"
"Yeah, now you just need someone to fill the 'Co.' spot" Maya lightly teased.
"That's actually why I called you; I've hired someone" Mia told Maya, to her surprise.
"You have? Who is it?" Maya asked excitedly, bouncing up and down in her chair.
"His name in Phoenix Wright. I'd met him once before, a long time ago. But he's changed a lot since then- he's grown up a bit, I think. He's actually only just got out of uni"
"Really?" Maya gasped slightly. That was pretty young for a lawyer, even one just starting out.
"Yeah, he was majoring in art actually" Mia said with an amused tone.
"Art? Then why on Earth are you hiring him?" Maya asked incredulously.
"He'd been studying law on the side for a while. I'm not entirely sure why, though. Since art and law aren't really two things that go well together. He said it was something about wanting to save a friend of his but he doesn't seem to want to talk about it. But he's passed the bar test and I think he's ready" Mia explained.
"Well, at least he's qualified. When do I get to meet him?" Maya asked exactly as Mia had expected her to.
"Soon, I hope. Maybe you can come down to visit sometime and we could all go out for burgers or something?" Mia suggested and Maya nodded vigorously until she realised her sister could actually see her.
"That sounds great!" Maya remembered to say. The two of them continued to chat with each other for a while longer before Maya let out a very loud yawn.
"Oh, I didn't realise how late it is! We really did have a lot to catch up on, didn't we? Anyway, I'll let you get some rest" Mia said, stifling her own yawn as she glanced over at her clock.
"Night, Sis" Maya sighed sleepily.
"Goodnight" Mia replied, smiling to herself before hanging up. If there was one thing she missed about being in Kurain village, it was her sister.
Phoenix still couldn't believe this was really happening; he was actually a practising lawyer, at a real law firm. Okay, so he hadn't had any of his own cases yet. But he'd helped Mia out with a few. It was hard to believe she was the same woman who had saved his life those few years ago. Then again, it was hard to believe he was the same man. Both of them had changed considerably. And yet, a lot had remained the same. Lately, Mia had been talking more and more about her family. Or, more specifically, her younger sister Maya. Apparently, she had talked to Maya over the phone the day Phoenix had accepted her offer to come and work with her and Maya had been excited to meet him ever since. But because of reasons Mia seemed oddly reluctant to reveal, Maya hadn't been able to come over and visit yet. But from what Mia had said about her, she seemed like a really sweet girl. Phoenix hoped he'd be able to meet her one day too.
But for now, Phoenix needed to focus on his case notes. He was preparing for his first trial. Neither he nor Mia had planned to have him be the main defense in a trial so soon but, just as Phoenix's luck would have it, Larry had somehow gotten himself accused of murder. So Phoenix had jumped to defend him even when every other attorney had turned Larry away. Mia seemed dubious at first but then she saw how much Phoenix cared about his friend and decided to let Phoenix have a shot. At least she would still be by his side in case anything went wrong. And that's how she hoped it would always be- her and Phoenix, by each other's sides and running this law firm together as one. If only that had been the case...