A/n: Well, I'm glad that you guys are enjoying my little story so far and have gotten a few laughs from it as well. To be honest, this is my first humor/light-hearted story that I ever wrote. My other fics are actually quite dark and depressing.
And now here's chapter 3 for my wonderful readers!
Chapter 3: Rise of the Steel Samurai
It was Saturday morning and every Saturday morning at 9:00, Maya would sit on a couch, turn on a television, and watch one of her favorite TV shows, the Pink Princess. A new episode of the Pink Princess would air every Saturday, along with an old episode of the Nickel Samurai, whom Maya was no longer much of a fan of due to a certain incident one year ago. Regardless of what happened before, Maya continued to watch a few episodes. There was just no way she would miss out on all the exciting drama.
"Pearly! The Pink Princess is starting! Aren't you going to watch?" Maya asked as she kept her eyes fixated on the TV in front of her.
A small voice answered, "No thank you, Mystic Maya. There are a lot of things I need to think about right now, and they might be more important than the Pink Princess."
"If you say so, Pearly," Maya responded as she waited anxiously for her show to start.
"It's okay. I'll just ask you about it later!" Pearl skipped happily down the hallway and into Phoenix's room, closing the door behind her.
"Okay, this time, Maya, you have to pay attention or you'll be behind again," she told herself. She hadn't exactly been focusing much on any of the episodes in the last 2 weeks. There were many things going through her mind, things she couldn't stop thinking about.
Maya's eyes widened as she heard the TV announcer. "Next, we have a brand new episode of…" The Steel Samurai theme began to play. "…The Pink Princess."
"Yes! I gotta find out about this masked villain."
After about 10 minutes of watching the Pink Princess, the first set of commercials came on. Maya fell back on the couch.
"Commercials suck!" she cried out as she waited impatiently for the commercials to end. "Who would invent commercials anyway?"
Maya loved the Pink Princess. After all, she might have had something to do with its creation. But there was one that she loved the most and that was of course, the Steel Samurai, the ultimate warrior who started it all. On weekdays, they would show reruns of the Steel Samurai, which Maya still watches with a passion every now and then, right before they close up the Wright & Co. Law Offices. In her opinion, the Steel Samurai was the best of all, fighting evil-doers and bringing peace in Neo Olde Tokyo. She had always been a huge fan of him. He was her hero, but lately there's been another hero on her mind... a real hero and not just one from TV.
The commercials began to sound unclear as her eyes moved to look at the framed photo on top of the television. It was a picture that they recently took when they were at Gatewater Land. Phoenix had stopped them at the main gate, pulled out a disposable camera and said, "Let's take a picture before we leave," which of course they did. Phoenix made two copies. He kept the original, and the two copies were given to Maya and Pearl. He then said, "There. That way… we won't forget."
'Nick…' Maya never wanted to forget about him, ever. After Mia's death, the two of them had been looking out for one another and watching each other's back.
Even though there had been a few unfortunate incidents for Maya, there were so many things that she was grateful for and one of them being Phoenix Wright. She had so much respect for him. Truly, Phoenix was a hero to many of his past clients, but more importantly, he was Maya's hero. He's saved her plenty of times, from guilty sentences and the time she was kidnapped. He even saved her from blaming herself for things she believed were her fault. Not to mention the fact that he had tried to cross a burning bridge just to make sure she was safe, which quite devastated her the moment she found out about it from Detective Gumshoe. It was no question that Phoenix would do anything to protect her.
This man was her dearest friend, whom she had secretly grown a huge liking to in the last few years. She told herself once that it was a stupid crush and would go away eventually, but it never did. Instead, her feelings for him grew steadily over time.
What's not to like about him? He was handsome, honest, kind, funny, brave… handsome. But what she really loved most about him was that he would always be there for her.
However, a wave of realization hit her long ago. Phoenix didn't feel the same way. He never would. She was sure of it. He'd probably prefer someone like Iris, though he hadn't really talked with her in the past few weeks, just a couple of short visits every once in a while. Could it be that he was actually over her? Not that that changes anything. He's still the type of guy who would only go for a pretty girl and a nice body.
Maya suddenly felt inferior as she glanced down at her own body. She groaned inwardly as she grabbed the remote and turned up the volume, hoping that her constant thoughts of Phoenix would cease. She watched as the Pink Princess encountered the mysterious masked villain, but Maya could no longer understand what they were saying or what was going on afterward. Her mind once again found its way to the lawyer.
"I believe that in three days, you two will confess your love for one another," were Pearl's words yesterday. Maya blushed, thinking about what would happen if Pearl's little prediction came true. She shook her head at the thought. That's something that would only happen in her dream, and like what Phoenix said, dreams don't always come true.
A familiar tune interrupted her thoughts. It was the Steel Samurai theme, which usually only played during the opening or ending credits of the episode. That meant…
"Drat! I didn't even get to see who was under that mask. What if it was the evil Warlord of Ancient Valley or General Malice wanting to take his revenge? Or it could have been the Pink Princess's arch-nemesis, Queen Viktora." Maya pouted, folding her arms over her chest. She had practically missed most of the episode, all because she was having thoughts of her best friend, again. Now she won't be able to find out who the mysterious masked villain was.
"What's taking Nick so long anyway?" she asked aloud.
It's been a little over forty minutes since Phoenix left for the office. Maya was beginning to worry. She was a little surprised when he had gotten up early this morning, considering he wasn't much of an early riser during the weekends. Normally, he would sleep until noon with a pillow over his head.
Thinking it was best to check up on him, she decided to call. Just as she was about to reach for her cell phone, the door to the apartment opened and a slightly irritated lawyer stumbled inside.
"Oh, you're back! I was about to call you!" Maya exclaimed. She then noticed he was clutching his right leg as he approached her. "What's wrong with your leg?"
"Some kid slammed into me with his skateboard," he answered her. "I had to limp most of the way back."
"Well, you can't really blame the kid, Nick. You kinda take up the entire sidewalk sometimes." Maya said in a joking manner. Her brows furrowed as she sniffed something terrible. She immediately brought her hand up to cover her nose. "Ew, what's that yucky smell?"
He was about to answer her, but stopped when the phone started ringing.
"Ugh, could you get that for me? I'm gonna be in the bathroom," he said as he removed his shoes. The foul smell was quite strong and made Phoenix want to vomit. "I need to wash these before they stink up the entire apartment."
Maya watched as he made his way toward the bathroom. Once he disappeared, she quickly headed toward the kitchen and picked up the phone.
"Hello! This is Nick's apartment. Maya Fey speaking," she answered into the receiver. She waited for a moment until a familiar voice on the other end spoke, a voice she hadn't heard from in a long time.
"Oh hey, Mr. Edgeworth!" she greeted him. "Am I glad to hear from you! It's been a while. So how have you been? Uh huh, that's pretty neat. Never heard of it actually… Oh Nick? Well, he's sort of busy right now. I think he might've stepped on doggy poop. He won't be too long. Anyway, the funniest thing happened at Gourd Lake yesterday…"
"Stupid dog…" he muttered as he continued to brush the bottom of his shoe. After a few minutes of brushing, his shoes were spotless. "That's more like it."
Phoenix returned from the bathroom, shoes in hand. He spotted Maya, who was still talking on the phone and giggling like crazy.
'I wonder who she's talking to.' As he stepped closer, the conversation became much clearer.
"We were… " Maya paused to prevent herself from bursting into a fit of giggles."We were about to leave… when these… these… three giant ducks started chasing after Nick." She immediately started laughing.
Phoenix quickly snatched the phone away from her. "Hey, Edgeworth," he greeted him nervously. "I didn't know you were going to call today... Ducks? What ducks? I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. And besides they were geese, not ducks. But I guess to Maya, giant ducks… seem to be possible." He held his hand above her head as if to measure her height.
"Nick!" She puffed her cheeks out angrily. "That's not funny!"
Phoenix chuckled as he continued his conversation with his prosecutor friend. "So, Edgeworth. Been busy? Hah, me? Of course I have! You don't know how many cases I've had in the last few weeks."
Maya sat down at the kitchen table. "Your nose is growing, Pinocchio."
Phoenix shushed her with a finger to his mouth, which caused her to stick her tongue out in response.
"Well, it's good to hear from you, Edgeworth. Tell Detective Gumshoe I said hi. Alright, bye," he said as he hung up the phone. He turned to his assistant. "You didn't have to tell Edgeworth about the little incident in the park."
"Sorry. I didn't know we were supposed to keep that a secret," she said in a hushed tone as her lips curved into a smile.
"Whatever," he said as he turned his back on her and pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket.
Frowning, Maya peeked over his shoulder to take a look. "What's that?"
"Hey!" he cried as he pulled the paper away from her prying eyes.
Maya caught a glimpse of the title. "Is that a to-do list?"
"No," he replied, stuffing the small paper back into his pocket.
"You went to the office to get that?"
"No," he repeated. "I had to take care of a few other things too, you know."
"Like what?"
"Like watering Charley," Phoenix replied. "Anyway, I was hoping we could all go watch a movie today... say around 11:15?"
"What kind of movie?" she asked him.
"Oh, just a movie you've been dying to see." Phoenix grinned at her.
Maya squealed, "You mean that new Steel Samurai movie?"
He nodded.
"…the one that just came out today?"
"Yup, which means we should get there early if we want to get good seats."
"Ahhh! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she screamed as she hugged him tightly, burying her face in his chest. "I love you so much!" As soon as Maya realized what she said, her eyes grew wide. She quickly released him and bowed her head, unable to meet his eyes.
Phoenix uncomfortably rubbed the back of his neck. 'What just happened?' He became confused but quickly figured it out. 'Maybe all the excitement tired her out. I guess it was too much for her to handle.'
After a few seconds, he decided to break the silence between them. "Well… I'm just glad to see that you're happy." He turned his attention to his TV, which had been on since he left for the office. "So, did you get to see who the masked villain was?" he asked as he watched her slowly make her way to the couch.
"Yeah… it was someone I really never expected," she lied. Facing Phoenix, she smiled. "But forget that! I'm really excited for that movie."
This made Phoenix smile. 'Good. I'm gonna make sure you never forget these last few days… with me.'
Sitting down and grabbing the remote, Maya began to surf through the channels. The Nickel Samurai was just about done and all that's left were a bunch of boring cartoons that Maya had no interest in. Unable to make up her mind, she decided to leave it on the news.
"Now for today's weather," a news reporter said. "It looks like we'll be having plenty of sunshine for most of the day with a few light winds coming from the South, but later on in the evening we'll be seeing those winds pick up, bringing a few rainclouds. Get ready, folks. This could be one ugly storm. Everyone is advised to stay indoors du- "
Muting the television, Maya looked out the window. "Doesn't look like it's gonna rain," she said as she stared at a clear blue sky.
"He said it would in the evening." Phoenix looked out the window as well. "I guess we'll be having one heck of a storm later."
"Nah, I don't believe that. These guys are always wrong when it comes to the weather."
"It was so close… so close. Why didn't Mr. Nick confess his feelings for her? Those two ladies lied. They lied." The small girl sat in the dark as she thought some more. "They can't do this alone. It looks like Mr. Nick and Mystic Maya are gonna need my help."
The door in front of her opened slowly, revealing Phoenix on the other side.
"Oh, Pearls, there you are. Who are you talking to?" he asked as he looked around. "And what are you doing in my closet?"
"I was… um…" She quickly grabbed the nearest thing. "I was reading one of your books and uh, it's really interesting."
Realizing what she was holding, Phoenix snatched it from her hands, his face turning a bright red. "Y-You shouldn't be playing in here, Pearls. There are things here that are sort of uh, personal."
"Okay, Mr. Nick." She stepped out of the closet. "I didn't mean to invade your privacy."
"It's fine," he told her. "Hey, guess what, Pearls?"
"What?" Pearl asked excitedly.
"We're all going to see a movie today. How does that sound?"
"Yay! A movie, a movie, a movie!" she squealed as she headed toward the living room.
Phoenix shook his head, smiling at the girls' reactions. He couldn't be happier. Staring at the item in his hand, he decided to find a different hiding spot. He walked toward his bed, placing the magazine inside one of his pillowcases.
'I'll have to return this to Larry soon,' he thought. 'I'm pretty sure Pearls wasn't reading this. Thank goodness she wasn't. She was probably coming up with another way to get me and Maya together... But why in my closet?'
A/n: That's it for chapter 3! I'm thinking this story might be one chapter longer, so six chapters maybe. I'm not sure. Anyway, thank you to all of my reviewers. You guys are such beautiful people.
Now, I shall give my readers an incentive to review. Review and you will receive a fresh batch of star-shaped cookies. If you don't like the cookies, then you can have a blueberry-flavored donut instead. Man, I am craving for some sweets right now. xD