A/N: Ok, so just to warn you this chapter contains an OC and it may be a little OOC. I tried my best to keep it in character but sometimes it just fails. Hopefully it's not too bad! I hope you enjoy this chapter and R&R! :D
Chapter 6
"Adrian, I don't think it's my fault…..I know it's my fault….."
Miles frame shook as violent sobs broke through.
"I…I did something to Franziska…..something I'm not proud of….."
He took a seat and avoiding Adrian's gaze began to recount his memory of that day.
Miles sighed.
He had just spent a large proportion of the afternoon shopping for a birthday gift for Franziska von Karma. It was her 25th birthday in 9 days and they had made plans to celebrate it in a high end restaurant. Everything was planned to perfection, there was just one thing playing on Mile's mind.
For the past month now he had been seeing one of the other high prosecutors. They had been keeping their relationship very quiet as to stop it from interfering with their work. This had meant keeping it hidden from Franziska as well.
Making his way over to his desk, Miles began to assess the amount of work he still had left to do. It was going to be a long evening, but one that Miles knew would fly past because soon he would get to see 'her'.
As the hours passed by his hand grew more and more tired from the volume of writing he had been doing, and he had also been growing more and more annoyed with the frequency of interruptions to his work. This time it was a phone call.
*RING*
*RING*
*RING*
He picked up his office phone and pressed it to his ear.
"Prosecutor Edgeworth speaking."
"Fool! I know perfectly well who you are!"
"Ah….Hello Franziska. I trust you have a good reason to be interrupting my work."
"You will not treat me as a fool Miles Edgeworth! Of course it is of importance! I have a case that I need you to review as I may not be available to prosecute for it."
"Franziska, you NEVER give me cases because you can't handle them. What is really going on?"
"….That is none of your business! You will meet me in your apartment at 8pm sharp and we will review the case."
Without another word Franziska had hung up on him. Again he sighed. He would arrive once he'd finished his work and not a moment before. Without giving it anymore thought, Miles returned to his work.
As he finished filling in and filing the last evidence request form he glanced at his watch.
"7.30….I'll be cutting it fine."
As Miles began collecting his possessions there was a knock on the door.
"Enter"
The door swung open revealing a young woman dressed in a perfectly tailored black suit, gold buttons embellishing the front and the cuffs and a scarlet broach that was pinned to her collar where the knot of a tie would traditionally sit.
"Valenzia!"
A smile swept over Miles' face as he greeted the woman offering her a seat and pushing all thoughts of Franziska out of his mind.
Valenzia von Richter was a renowned international prosecutor. Her father had been a good friend and colleague of Manfred von Karma back in Germany. The von Richter family weren't as well known as the von Karma's but they still held an impressive social standing nonetheless.
Valenzia had long flowing golden hair that gracefully fell to just below waist length. Her ice blue eyes were tinted ever so slightly grey, giving her an almost piercing stare, though not as formidable as Miles'.
As she looked up at Miles, her eyes were filled with an echo of sorrow.
This came as no surprise to Miles. Valenzia was leaving tomorrow to prosecute a case in Russia. It was to be a very high profile case, drawn out over several days and as such it meant she would be away for at least a month.
"Good Luck. I hear the Russian courts are as ruthless as we are."
Valenzia smiled at Miles.
Miles felt his heart skip a beat at the sight of her smile. Valenzia had, without a doubt, been the most perfect person he had ever dated. She was funny, intelligent, hard working and not afraid to show her emotions. He walked over and sat down beside her placing his hand on hers.
"I'll be waiting for your safe return."
Miles leant in and placed a soft kiss on her lips.
"Miles….I know you have…..standards…that you like to keep to..." Valenzia began, picking her words carefully. "But…..I….I….."
Miles looked at her curiously as she struggled to find the words she was looking for. It wasn't long however before Valenzia gave up on words and had pulled him close into a passionate kiss. Her hands worked swiftly at his cravat and his shirt buttons.
Pulling away Miles looked at her in surprise.
"W..what do you think you are doing?"
"I want you Miles. Right here. I…I don't want to wait until after I get back."
"You know full well I won't indulge in that kind of activity in my office!"
If she didn't know any better, Valenzia would have said he looked almost offended. Still she persevered.
"But Miles….this is the last time I'll see you before I leave…..please don't deny me this. We are the only remaining people in the building."
The plea in her voice was apparent.
"I've wanted you for so long….and the thought of being away from you for a month is almost unbearable. Please, grant me this moment of passion, to ignite the flame in my heart and keep it burning strong whilst we're apart."
Miles hated to admit it, but she had a way with words. Still he felt uncomfortable partaking in such activities in the sanctuary that was his office.
He pressed his lips against hers and slowly unpinned her broach in silent agreement to grant her this one pleasure. Despite his feeling of unease about the situation, he couldn't deny that he desired her as well.
He let out a slight moan as her fingertips danced over his chest.
"Foolish man!"
Franziska von Karma was NOT in a good mood. Miles Edgeworth was meant to have been home over two hours ago to review the case that Franziska was giving him.
After a long and arduous drive, thanks to volumes of heavy traffic, Franziska pulled up in the car park of the prosecutor's office determined to find out what was going on.
It took the blue haired prosecutor 5 minutes to reach the top floor by stairs as she refused to ride the elevator in case Miles had left his office by the time she reached it. After a fleeting wonder of why the high prosecutors' offices had to be located on the very top floor, Franziska's mind focused on the task at hand. She took the case file out of her bag and held it in one hand, with her whip in the other before marching to Miles Edgeworth's office.
This was to be the only time that Franziska regretted not knocking before entering his office. As she burst in through the door, the scene before her froze her to the spot.
On the sofa, right in front of her eyes, were the naked forms of Miles Edgeworth and Valenzia von Richter clearly enjoying each other.
"Miles Edgeworth! What on EARTH are you doing?"
Despite knowing full well what he was doing, they were the only words Franziska could utter before a lump grew in her throat.
Miles jumped at the sound of her voice, removing himself from Valenzia and making himself decent. He stood in front of Valenzia to preserve her modesty before responding to Franziska's question.
"W-what are you doing here?"
Franziska couldn't reply. It felt like a thousand knives were piercing her heart, he knees grew weaker and her heart grew heavy as the only man she ever loved stood half naked in front of her after enjoying another woman.
"Y…you….BASTARD!"
Unable to control herself Franziska threw the case file at Miles before turning on her heels and walking away as fast as her legs could carry her. Her father had always insisted that she treat Valenzia as a rival…..and to see her….with him….it hurt, more than anything had ever hurt before. Tears streamed down her face as her knees gave way and she collapsed into a sobbing mass on the floor of the car park.
Miles finished his story by telling Adrian how he'd tried to chase after Franziska and how Valenzia thought he had something going on with Franziska and had left him, there and then.
Adrian had to fight to keep her mouth from gaping open. She had never expected this kind of behaviour from him. So reckless and unrefined.
"I….I stood Franziska up to be with Valenzia…I broke her trust….and then I broke her heart….."
His voice had started to crack.
"Miles….I…I can't believe you stood her up but…..you can't sit here blaming yourself and wallowing in self-pity. Franziska needs you. Now more than ever. If there was ever a chance to right the wrong, this is it. If she pulls through….don't waste the opportunity."
"I….I'm sorry…..I'm so sorry…."
He felt thoroughly ashamed with himself. He hadn't told Franziska that Valenzia had broken up with him since every time he spoke to her she refused to listen to him.
"Adrian….y….you don't think that she thought that's what I was doing again tonight do you?"
Before she could answer they were interrupted by a solemn looking nurse.
"I regret to inform you that Franziska has taken a turn for the worse…..we are doing everything we can for her, but we think it might be best for you to come and say your farewells."
As if in tandem, both Miles and Adrian felt their world begin to shatter.
