From the Skies to the Heavens
Prompt: Unique
Word Count (for drabble only): 407 words
When Ema had gone back to Khura'in with Apollo Justice that foreign prosecutor, Lana had been surprised, to say the least. She had a hard time imagining a place so remote and traditional having any appeal for her sister. Ema could talk all she wanted about service and helping others, but Lana knew her sister. There had to be more.
Lana had been a free woman for years now. She'd been living with Ema when she was first assigned to detective work. That woman craved science and technology more than she craved Snackoos, which was saying something. When she finally passed the forensics exam, Ema had told Lana about her plans for the future: years and years of forensic investigation for the district. At no point had she mentioned the western edge of the Far East. What had changed?
Even as Lana considered it, she had to wonder if the answer lie outside the realm of logic and professional interests. If there was something more... emotional at stake here. The more she considered it, the more possible it seemed. Though it didn't seem like Ema...
Had she really been blind? How could Lana have missed the signs?
She wasn't deaf. Ever since that trial, she and Ema had promised to confide in each other. And the way Ema had talked about him... Lana had thought their relationship was platonic, if that. They hadn't known each other all that long, and often had opposing interests in the courtroom. But even with that, they always seemed to come back to each other, greeting the other warmly. And when Ema had heard he wouldn't be leaving Khura'in for years, she stayed on the phone with Lana for hours. It was like her mind wouldn't leave his side.
He wouldn't have been Lana's first choice for Ema. But what did she know? Lana was pushing forty. Her time for finding someone had long past. Her most serious relationship in the past ten years had occurred in prison. If anyone had a chance of finding someone, it was Ema.
Lana would have to check the man out. Study him in more detail. But at the end of the day, she just wanted her sister to be happy. So long as he treated her right, there wouldn't be a problem.
And Mr. Justice seemed fine. Wasn't that the joke about him?
A/N's: So the word unique doesn't feature very prominently in this drabble, even though it's the prompt. It shows more in the POV, with Lana at the head and her bringing a different perspective to the table. And arriving at wrong conclusions.
No, this hasn't suddenly become an Emapollo series (Sorry, Emmy). Lana just hasn't met Nahyuta, and thinks it more plausible that Ema fell for Apollo based on her perceptions of both of them. I wanted a twist at the end, and this was the first thing I came up with.
Well, I guess I should get back to working on AAI3. Thanks for reading, don't forget to review, and I'll see you on the far side!