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Turnabout Matrimony
Apollo Justice stood in front of a mirror, readjusting his black bow tie for the umpteenth time as he fiddled around with it. He stood on a stool so the mirror could show his reflection from head-to-toe instead of just showing the most of him excluding his feet.
Around him stood Phoenix Wright and his adopted daughter, Trucy. They were both formally dressed for the occasion that they had waited patiently for, the occasion that everybody saw coming but still couldn't believe was finally happening even after the courtroom bombing case three years prior:
The wedding of Apollo Justice and Juniper Woods.
Giving an annoyed grunt, Apollo tugged at the corners of his bow in an attempt to straighten it out against his tuxedo. His tongue stuck out one side of his mouth in deep concentration as he hardened his eyes.
Phoenix, finally managing to tie up Trucy's hair into a tight bun, decided to check up on his former student and he asked with a wise smirk "Getting cold feet yet?"
Apollo didn't look from his reflection but instead focused on his boss's reflection as well as his bow tie and his two thorns of hair dropped as sweat started to leak down his face, dampening his skin. Despite this, he cracked a very nervous smirk as his eyes widened and his pupils darted around the room momentarily before settling back upon the mirrors reflection.
"M-Me? Nervous?!" Apollo squeaked nervously before clearing his throat and maintaining his smooth tone "...Never! I-I'm fine!"
Phoenix raised a brow at Apollo and folded his arms, he didn't believe a word of that to be true. Even from a distance he could see how much Apollo was sweating since his face was so damp and his brows were twitching on occasion. That looked like a groom who was getting cold feet then a groom who was "just fine".
The ace attorney patted the young man on the back as if to silently tell the groom that he didn't believe that to be true and Apollo just couldn't help but roll his eyes.
However, both men looked away from whatever they were doing when they heard a certain someone clear their throats from behind them. Trucy was smiling at the two from behind and she had a leering glint in her eye as she stepped up behind Apollo and her adopted father and rocked back and forth on her feet.
She smirked tauntingly as she glared at her friend with a simple brow and patted his shoulder supportively.
However it was then that Apollo's face and posture went stiff with realisation. He stopped fumbling with his tricky bow tie and his skin turned whiter than snow, breaking into a cold sweat as it did.
"Oh my...I...I'm really getting married..." He murmured softly, only just loud enough for both Phoenix and Trucy to hear him before his eyes rolled into the back of his head and he started to topple backwards.
Phoenix and Trucy were ready to catch the groom, fortunately, and dived forwards to catch him just as he was about to hit the ground. After making sure to hold the unconscious groom, being careful not to drop him, they glanced at each other with smirks.
It would appear that Apollo Justice was very nervous indeed.
Trucy propped Apollo up in her arms as she lain him on the floor, smirking gently at him as he lay there without a care in the world...except for the fact that his life was about to change forever and ever, it was actually intriguing to ponder about. She looked into the closed eyes of Apollo and smiled warmly.
"Don't worry, Polly, you'll be just fine." She said.
A few moments later, Apollo's eyes fluttered open and he moaned sadly. His eyes were glazed with doubt and he looked like he could just about die right there from depression and anxiety. He gingerly sat himself up, picking half of his body off the ground and curling up into a little ball, and his horns of hair dropped down sadly on his spacious forehead.
Sighing, the attorney spoke "How do you know? How could I ever deserve such an amazing and charming girl whom is so delicate yet so sweet and inspirational? Oh I can't do this- OW!"
SMACK!
Apollo was stunned into silence when he felt Trucy's hand whip across his cheek faster than the speed of sound. He looked at Trucy's face with disbelief for what felt like an eternity before the budding magician started to speak in a surprisingly firm tone while she gripped his shoulders and made sure their faces were inches from each other.
Grabbing on tightly to Apollo's askew tie, Trucy glared daggers directly into Apollo's kinetic eyes. Her scowl was so deep that it could have burned holes into the groom's subconscious, intimidating him as he shuddered with fear.
"Listen here, Polly...I have NEVER seen such a romantic couple in my whole life. You better not abandon Juniper at the alter because she's crazy about you!" Trucy growled lowly, her words delving straight into Apollo's panicked mind and he stayed silent as the magician pulled away from his stilled form.
Apollo allowed this to sink in for a moment before he opened his mouth to speak again but only for Trucy to clench her fists and glare at him determinedly.
"You are fine, Apollo Justice! Say it!" She demanded, glaring at the worried groom with utmost passion to get him over his anxiety. Her heart was burning so much with this passion that Athena just might be hearing it from the other side of the church.
She looked the man right in the eyes and waited for him to repeat her words.
Apollo bit his lower lip, trying to fight the urge to throw up "I-I-I'm Apollo Justice, a-and...I'm fine."
"Louder." Phoenix ordered, peaking around his daughter to send a glare to the groom.
Apollo looked down in deep thought for several moments before looking back up to face both Trucy and Phoenix Wright with a renewed kindle of determination flickering to life inside his eyes, a little grin plastering across his lips.
"I'M APOLLO JUSTICE AND I'M FINE!" Apollo's voice was so loud that it might have made everyone's ears ring.
Pumping his fist, Apollo cried out while bouncing up and down on the floor "Yes, yes, yes, yes! I can do this!" He sprang on to his feet and pointed his objection finger towards the door "Look out, Juniper, your new husbands coming!"
Thirty minutes later.
"I...can't...do this." Apollo whimpered as he stood on the left side of the alter, sweat dripping down his face as he nervously rubbed at his bracelet to try and relieve some of his stress. He yelped when he felt somebody smack him around the back of the head and he looked around to see that it was Trucy who was still trying to make sure he doesn't run away.
Apollo sent his own glare to the younger girl before he looked back to the priest who was casually dusting off his white Clerical clothing and taking a small peak at the huge book that laid on a huge book rest in front of him.
The scissor haired attorney just couldn't help but constantly mutter "I'll be fine" to himself over and over and over and over again, trying his best to imagine his dearest friend still alive and by his side while whispering those special words into his ear. He wished he could have taken a fan with him or a window could be opened because he was so sweaty that he was certain that his tuxedo was all damp and gross.
His doubts were dispelled momentarily, however, when he felt someone rest their hand on his shoulder.
Apollo looked right at Athena who was grinning mischievously at him. Her hair was all curly and flouncy for the wedding and she wore a nice Lilly corsage in her long ginger hair that was tied up into a bun with her blue ribbon. Her dress was even a golden colour as she glanced off towards the side.
"Apollo, the fear in your heart is so loud that it could make me go deaf."
Apollo mumbled an apology while he kept his gaze to the floor below, the horns of hair on his head drooping and flattening against his sweaty forehead. He wiped his hand over his forehead and let some of those stray droplets to splash lightly against the floors and leave damp little dots.
He was eventually forced to look up when Phoenix decided to take matters into his own hands.
"Apollo Justice, you really should stop that. The depressing atmosphere will get you thrown out of this church." The spiky-haired attorney warned somewhat casually
...but his facial expression went a tad dry-humoured when Apollo's facial complexion looked greener than wasabi and the next thing he knew, he was retching into a bucket which Athena had on standby.
Sparing a glare to her boss as she knew he wasn't helping much, she roughly slapped his back to try and get Apollo to stop heaving his "Chords of steel" out and she even yanked the groom away from his violent vomiting when she managed to keep the man still.
"Apollo, relax! What are you so afraid of?" Athena asked.
Apollo hesitated on answering but he wiped his brow and sighed, trying his best to calm down enough to talk and not break into a violent puking marathon. He smoothed his tuxedo just a bit and he spoke in a dejectedly depressed tone "...I'm worried that I just won't be good enough for Juniper."
Athena was aghast. Why would the attorney say such a thing!? She could basically hear Apollo's heart roar with joy every time Juniper and him were in the very same room, and this was even before Apollo started dating her. It was especially strong in that courtroom bombing case where he protected her and he tried so hard to defend her in court, but only to wind up too injured to carry on.
The red-haired attorney smiled sympathetically, Widget glowing a placid green, and she approached her co worker before speaking softly.
"Apollo, whilst Junie was getting dressed, I could basically feel how happy she feels whenever she thinks about you. Heck, she hasn't coughed once today and you know how she is! She even worships the very ground you walk on!" She exclaimed smirking, her eyes glowing with a mix of excitement and compassion.
She patted her friend on the shoulder supportively "Now, c'mon. Who're you and what are you?"
Apollo opened his mouth to answer the query but instead yowled when Athena yowled in his ear "YOU'RE APOLLO JUSTICE AND YOU'RE FINE!"
"CAN YOU PLEASE STOP YELLING IN MY EAR!?" Apollo yelled back, only to receive a light tap on his shoulder and he found himself staring into the deep blue eyes of his boss and mentor as Phoenix shushed both him and Athena while pointing to the double doors far ahead.
Apollo and Athena, as well as everybody else in the church, turned to face the double doors. They were all feeling excited while they waited for those two doors to open and, within moments, they both slowly swung open to reveal the beautiful bride standing behind them with her arm laced in Hugh's since he was like a big brother to her.
Apollo's jaw dropped when he saw his betrothed for the first time that day.
Juniper's hair was tied in some spirally curls on each side of her sweet face and she wore a very pretty Rose diadem that sparkled in the small narrow shreds of sunlight that shone through the stained glass windows. She wore a long white dress with a royal ivory veil trailing behind her and dragging along the red carpet leading towards the alter.
Her eyes sparkled like diamonds when she opened them and her cheeks grew rosy.
Apollo's mouth was agape and his heart was beating so fast that he was at risk of going into cardiac arrest...although it was a strangely amazing feeling. In fact he wouldn't have cared if he died there and now, he had everything he wanted and that included his darling angel.
His gaping mouth growing into a warm grin, the attorney's brows softly knitted together to paint a gentle look of happiness on his face.
All his worries melted away when he saw his bride for the first time.
When Junie finally met up with Apollo, both of them lost in each other's endless gaze, barely heard a word of what the priest had said and whatever they did hear came out to sound like faint mumbling to each of them.
"Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today to witness the marriage of Apollo Justice and Juniper Woods. Some say that love has no boundaries and others say that love is just a lie to control the weak...however, these two have proved that love is far from such; as, like the law, love is filled with contradictions but it also has plenty of reconcilement."
The priest cleared his throat and started to speak again, clearly aware of the fact that the bride and groom were far too lost in each other's gaze to notice anything else at this point.
"Now," he said "if anyone has any objections to these two being wed today then speak up now or forever hold your peace..."
A silence passed and the priest was about to say something else when a loud voice boomed through the church, startling everybody (including the bride and groom) out of their wits:
"OBJECTION!"
A/N: Cliffhanger!
Sorry this took so long, everybody, I was just trying to stick to the Ace attorney style by adding a bit of comedy...and what's better then a freaking-out-Polly? Plus, he's my fav character so don't blame me for writing about him a lot.
I hope that this is good so far.
Please review.
-Chloemcg
