Chapter 2

*knock knock*

"Enter"

Franziska von Karma was an extremely hard worker. Despite the clock reading several hours past midnight she was still in her office pouring over the case file for an up and coming trial. It was in her nature to ensure everything would be perfect, every angle figured out, every possible question answered. As such, she did not tolerate being interrupted. Miles Edgeworth made his way into the young prosecutor's office.

Franziska looked up to find that he was not alone, instead accompanied by a woman.

"Ms Andrews?"

"H-hello Franziska." Adrian replied sheepishly.

"What is it that you both need?"

Franziska, abandoning her work momentarily, sat back in her chair as she waited for a response. Miles stepped forward to speak.

"Seeing as you are my sister as well as Adrian's best friend I thought it prudent to inform you first."

"Inform me of what?"

Franziska surveyed the two guests in an attempt to gain an understanding of what the fool was going on about.

"Adrian and I have decided to start seeing each other in a romantic capacity."

For a few seconds Franziska sat there in silence, her heart dropping as if it were made of lead, a feeling growing in her stomach as if she had just been punched, a lump growing in the back of her throat as the desire to cry crept up on her. She fought hard to keep her composure.

"You interrupted me with such a trivial matter?"

"Well…" Miles started before Adrian interjected.

"I-I'm sorry Franziska, it's my fault. I wanted your approval before we made it official, the last thing I wanted to do was upset you…"

A wave of disbelief washed over Franziska. Her best friend didn't want to upset her, despite the fact Adrian Andrews was at least partly aware of the fondness Franziska had for Miles.

Adrian looked at Franziska with worried eyes, wondering if she had overstepped her mark. If Franziska didn't approve, she would break it off immediately. After all, she wasn't about to lose her best friend over something as trivial as a crush.

Adrian had a crush on Miles Edgeworth, in fact she couldn't think of a single girl who didn't. But for now, it was nothing more than a crush.

"Ms Andrews, you are capable of making your own choices and do not need to seek my permission to date Miles Edgeworth." She paused for a moment, not wanting to seem callous to her friend, after all it was not her fault Miles had fallen for her. "However, if it settles your worries, I have no objection to you two pursuing a romance together. Now if you don't mind I have work to do."

Miles nodded to Franziska.

"Thank you Franziska, we shall leave you to your work now."

With no further words he escorted Adrian Andrews out of Franziska's office, closing the door behind him. The second the door shut a hot tear ran silently down the young prosecutor's cheek. Miles Edgeworth was notoriously popular with the ladies and had many short term relationships, changing girlfriends every few months. This upset Franziska deeply but not because of Miles behaviour as she knew he would a gentleman to all of them. It was the girlfriends that really angered Franziska. They all stayed with him until they'd had their taste of Miles Edgeworth and then they left. Not a single one actually caring for him. Not a single one

The single tear had now turned into quiet sobs as the pain that filled her every time she saw him with a new girl, caused her to wrap her arms around herself.

Nobody knew Miles as well as Franziska did. She knew how to take care of him when he caught a cold, how to calm him down when he got angry even how to help him sleep when nightmares tormented him. She had shared a house with him for several years when she moved over to America, she knew everything there was to know about him and had spent those years together taking care of him with such a level of devotion that nobody else could hope to match.

She sighed, sobs still breaking through her.

It seemed that no matter what she did, Miles would never see her as more than a sister. He would never reciprocate the love she felt for him. She had desperately been trying to distance herself from him but every time he spoke to her, Franziska felt her heart flutter at the sound of his silky smooth voice.

Still, she felt a small amount of happiness for her friend. Adrian had always had poor luck with men, and at least this time Franziska knew she would be treated with the respect she deserved.


Franziska sighed as she flicked through the channels on her TV. It was a Saturday evening so naturally Franziska has assumed there would be something worth watching. As it turned out she had been wrong. Her thoughts lingered on Miles Edgeworth. He and Adrian had been together for nearly 8 months now. It was the longest relationship Miles had ever had and even though it still pained her, Franziska had come to accept it.

Franziska sighed as she turned the TV off. She decided she would pass the time with a well-earned bath. As she made her way towards the bathroom, however, there was a knock at the door. Rolling her eyes Franziska walked briskly to the front door. As she opened the door a distraught Adrian Andrews fell straight into her arms holding onto her tightly.

"Adrian? Is everything ok?"

Concern tinged Franziska's voice as she led Adrian into her apartment, sitting with her on the sofa. As Adrian calmed down she looked up at Franziska, her eyes red raw from crying.

"I-it's Miles…h-he broke up with me…"

"He what?"

Despite Franziska's desires towards Miles Edgeworth, anger started to swell inside of her.

"Why?" She demanded.

Adrian broke down into tears again, sobbing hard into Franziska's shoulder. Franziska did her best to comfort her friend, making her a cup of tea before excusing herself from the room. Franziska walked into her bedroom and, picking up her cell phone, dialled Miles Edgeworth.

*Ring Ring*

*Beep*

"Miles Edgeworth…"

"Franziska?"

"Why did you break up with Adrian?"

"So you've heard…."

"Answer my question immediately!"

Deep inside of her the anger was growing. What a foolish man he was. Adrian was a perfectly adequate woman for him and he just cast her aside like he had to Franziska.

"*sigh*….Her co-dependency was worse than I had realised. I couldn't cope with it."

"Miles Edgeworth you fool! What do you think you have done to her by breaking her dependency on you? You've left her helpless! How DARE you treat one of my friends that way!"

Secretly inside, Franziska was screaming at him for treating her this way, but she would never admit her unrequited love for him. Not until her dying day.

"Franziska, I do not have to justify every single one of my actions to you. Good night."

*Beep*

He hung up on her.

In a very rare moment, Franziska swore, before returning to her friend, placing her arm around her.

"Adrian, you are worth much more than Miles Edgeworth. He is completely oblivious to what he has just lost."

"T-thank you Franziska…you've always been here for me…"

Once again the blonde woman wrapped her arms around Franziska in a comforting embrace. Franziska was never usually this tolerant, but in this case she understood the pain Adrian was going through.

"If you would like, you may stay the night. I know how company might help ease the pain a little."

"Y-you wouldn't mind?"

"No, I know how it feels to have your heart broken…."

Franziska wasn't going to say any more than that.

"I didn't realise….I'd like to stay here tonight…."

Franziska nodded

"Very well, I shall prepare the sofa for you."

Adrian looked at Franziska with admiration in her eyes. How stupid she had been to depend on Miles Edgeworth when the one person she could always rely on was right here.


"Miles, the ambulance is on its way."

Still clutching tightly onto Franziska von Karma's body, Miles Edgeworth could do nothing but nod. As Adrian knelt next to Miles to offer him some comfort she noticed the picture sitting on top of Franziska's other effects.

"Miles, I think you should see this…"

Miles looked up from his sister's body to the item Adrian was holding. Keeping a tight hold of Franziska with one arm, he took the photograph from Adrian, studying it closely. As his eyes skimmed over Franziska's final message, Miles felt as if he'd just woken up from a dream. All this time he had spent chasing other women, trying to find the one woman who would complete him, he'd ignored the only woman who could complete him.

"Oh god…Franziska, I am SO sorry…"


A/N: Ok, so just for clarification, the Italics are flashbacks! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas :D! Please R&R!