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"May I be your kitty?"
8:00 PM: Miles Edgeworth's House
"Why did I even agree to do this?" Edgeworth asked in disbelief that he was really taking the feline into custody.
"Because if you didn't I would've found a way to make you sorry anyhow," Phoenix yawned, showing his fangs before turning his attention to the huge house. "Wow... this is where you live?"
"Yes and I expect you to be neat while you're staying and not make a huge mess like you do with your office," Edgeworth responded opening his front door.
Phoenix followed Edgeworth into the house, warily. He looked around and saw nothing that really caught his attention until Edgeworth flicked the lights on. "NYA!" Phoenix yelped, blinded by the light all of a sudden. After Phoenix's eyes adjusted to the light he looked at his surroundings. Everything was neat and twice the size of the things that would be at his home and his office. "You may tour the house for the time being. Don't make a mess. I'm going to go upstairs and change," Edgeworth stated and he left the hybrid by himself standing in the hallway.
The first place Phoenix went into was the kitchen. He went through the refrigerator trying to search for his darling milk. After the kitty had his fill, he went to each room, trying out the beds and sofas, climbing everywhere with his suit on. He would curl up for a little while if the place was comfy enough and continue his journey through the house to find another relaxing spot. Phoenix was enjoying himself for a while until Edgeworth found him curled up on a plush red couch in the living room watching the television. "Don't you have anything else better to do Wright?" Edgeworth asked, sitting down besides the kitty.
"No. I always watch the TV when I get home when I don't have any cases to take and besides, it's not like I have anything to do for the rest of the time that I'm going to stay with you," Phoenix stated.
Edgeworth suddenly leaned closer to Phoenix and sniffed him slightly. "Wright, you haven't been taking a shower lately am I right?"
Edgeworth sighed, "Go take a shower Wright before you even think about sleeping on my property."
Phoenix didn't move. Instead, he pretended he didn't hear what Edgeworth said. "If you don't go, I'll make you take a shower Wright."
Phoenix ran. He ran as fast as he could. Edgeworth sat on the couch by himself, furious that the kitten refuses to take a shower. "Come back here, Wright!" Edgeworth demanded but the kitty never came back.
Edgeworth sighed and got up. He was going to have to chase after the feline. After all, cats absolutely DESPISE water.
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Edgeworth sighed and sat on his bed beside a lumpy figure under the blankets. He had managed to chase down Phoenix and gave him a bath with Phoenix's undergarments on of course. As soon as Edgeworth turned off the water and before Edgeworth could lay a towel on the feline, Phoenix ran to the nearest bed and ducked under the blankets shivering. Edgeworth looked at the mound and patted it. "Wright, get out from under there or I'll pull you out."
A muffled response came and Edgeworth couldn't understand what it was so he repeated his order. "I'm cold dammit!" This time is was louder and Edgeworth sighed and went to get some clothes for the poor kitten.
When Edgeworth came back into the bedroom, he pulled the blankets off the lump and revealed a sleeping kitten. Edgeworth stared for a few minutes and then sighed for the fifth time at home. He sat down gently beside the sleeping kitten and petted the cat. Edgeworth got up from the bed, pulled the blankets over the cat, turned off the lights and went back into his own bedroom. He needed his sleep and needed to be prepared for one heck of a crazy ride. He shook his head and went into his room. He stared at his laptop for a moment and began to think. He needed to research and FAST.
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Morning is the worse time of the day for the cat. Cats usually sleep in the morning but Phoenix was partly human so he slept at night. But when he woke up in the morning, his cat instincts began to kick in and therefore fell asleep again. When he woke up again he yawned and looked at the time. It was currently 10 AM. 'Too early,' Phoenix thought to himself as he stretched flexibily. Edgeworth had left clothes on the bedside for him so he went to change and do his morning routines in a very unfamiliar environment.
Phoenix was very content with Edgeworth's house. It had stairs. And cats LOVE to climb. Every now and then Phoenix would stare at the stairs and proceed to climb up and down and all around the stairs. The last time he checked, Edgeworth was out, probably went to work or somewhere. But then again, Edgeworth wouldn't just leave Phoenix in the house alone. After running up and down the stairs for the 1000th time, Phoenix decided that climbling constantly would take the energy out of him, not to mention it became boring after a while. Therefore, Phoenix looked out the nearest window. There were birds outside chirping at this time and Phoenix decided to go play with them...
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Leaving Phoenix at home was probably a very bad idea but then again the kitten was sleeping the last time Edgeworth checked before he left. He had drove to the nearest bookstore, hoping to gather a lot of information on cats. Since Phoenix is going to be in a relaxed situation, not being able to defend some wacky client, Phoenix is bound to let his cat instincts go wild. After buying several books, Edgeworth decided to go pay the good detective a visit since Gumshoe was bound to know more about animals that he did. Even though dogs are an entirely different specie from cats. Edgeworth shrugged, after all, animals are still animals.
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Fearing that people would catch him or the police, the ones that doesn't know what kind of condition Phoenix was in, Phoenix decided to turn into a full cat. It was pretty hard to blend in, considering it was the day and he was a black cat with blue eyes. So, Phoenix just decided to sit under the nearest tree, watching the birds chirp and poke here and there for food. Growing tired of watching some silly birds, soon after, Phoenix prepared himself and swished his tail slowly, before jumping onto the tree and scaring the birds away for fun. Sitting there after scaring the birds away, Phoenix decided the birds won't be coming back to the tree for a while so Phoenix just lazily hung around, lying on the branch of the tree he jumped onto and curled up there. It was nice a breezy outside, prefect place for a nap, and nobody could spot him.
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Edgeworth returned a little after noon with lots of bags and lots of info. Everything was nice and quiet. Everything was neat and in place except for one thing: Where's Phoenix? 'Shit! I knew I shouldn't have left him at home alone.'
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Phoenix came back into the house to find a somewhat pissed Edgeworth sitting in the kitchen, reading a book. At first it seemed like Edgeworth didn't notice him or paid no attention but as Phoenix walked pass him, Edgeworth spoke up in a very calm but frightening tone, "Where were you?"
Phoenix stopped and responded casually, "Outside."
Edgeworth put his book down and looked at Phoenix with an unreadable expression. "I don't want you going outside without permission. If people find out about you, I'll have to lock you up. And besides, I don't want you getting lost and not being able to find your way back."
"I was just outside sitting on a tree Edgeworth. Nothing's dangerous about that."
"But I don't want you going on the streets and whatnot. You're only allowed when you're with me."
"Alright, alright. I understand," Phoenix replied as he went into the living to curl up on that plush red couch.
Edgeworth sighed and shook his head, "Damn cats..." Unfortunately for him, he still wasn't up to the part in the book where it says cats are wary of their surroundings and have a very keen ability to find their way back "home".
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A week has passed and taking care of this feline hybrid was starting to get a little easier for poor Edgeworth. He still has some trouble into getting Phoenix to listen to him and take a shower. Other than that, Phoenix spent his days sleeping mostly or going out to get some fresh air with Edgeworth. But today, he had a prosecutors' convention and he can't leave Phoenix alone by himself at home. So Edgeworth to take Phoenix along with him, whether he liked it or not. "Alright Wright, I don't want you causing trouble in the convention while I am talking to my peers. Besides, us prosecutors don't take it kindly when defense attorneys decide to just bounce right in," Edgeworth smirked at the last statement, making Phoenix give him a slight frown.
"Whatever. At least there's food. And you don't need to worry, I'll be a good little kitty," Phoenix responded, his frown slowly disappearing.
Edgeworth headed in the opposite direction that of Phoenix's to go and announce to his colleagues that he has arrived. He was worried, with Phoenix being a hybrid and running around without any chaperone, but he couldn't show any of his emotions in front of his colleagues. It would jepordize Phoenix's being and... It was Edgeworth-like at all.
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Phoenix decided the best way to approach this kind of situation, him being the famous defense attorney and all, is to change into a full kitten and make little kids feed him. To his luck, he had stumbled upon a blond, young girl, about 7 years old. "Mommy, look! A kitty!" the girl pointed towards Phoenix and Phoenix let out a soft "meow". "Isn't she adorable?"
'... "She?"' Phoenix thought to himself; he was definately NOT a girl.
A woman, also a blonde, directed her attention to Phoenix and picked him up. "She seems to be lost," the woman said, looking thoroughly at Phoenix.
"Can we keep her mommy? Can we? Plllleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaassssssseeeeeee!!" the girl begged, tugging at Phoenix, trying to make her mom let go off the cat.
"I don't know. It might be someone else's cat." The woman pondered for a moment and finally spoke up to make the girl feel better, "You know what Eliza, honey? Why don't you go play with the cat and when we find the owner, you can give it back to him."
"OKAY!" the girl agreed, bouncing off with Phoenix in her arms.
The woman shook her head as the bouncing figure of her daughter faded into the crowd of prosecutors.
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'I leave him for a short period of time and he disappears into thin air. I hope his didn't run on me. That stupid kitten,' Edgeworth thought to himself as he scanned the crowd to find Phoenix.
After a few minutes of trying to find Phoenix, Edgeworth gave up. He sat down, hoping Phoenix would just walk right in front of him so he wouldn't need to go through any more trouble finding that goddamned cat. "Why hello there Mr. Edgeworth. You looked a little tired," the blond woman said, looking at Edgeworth sitting and sighing to himself.
"Ah... you are..." Edgeworth narrowed his eyes at the woman, trying to remember her name.
"Rina. Rina Thomas. My husband worked on a case with you a while back. Do you remember? The GK-3 case?"
"Ah yes, Mr. Thomas. I remember."
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"Kitty, what do you want to eat?" Eliza looked at Phoenix in her arms.
"Meow."
"You want a sandwich? Okay!"
Eliza went to grab two sandwiches: the first one she grabbed she immediately put it in her mouth and the second one she grabbed she put it in Phoenix's mouth. Phoenix, looking at the sandwich in his fairly small kitty mouth began munching on the sandwich. 'Holy crap! This is good!' Phoenix thought happily as he gradually finished his sandwich.
"Do you want another one kitty?" Eliza asked as soon as she finished her sandwich.
"Meow," Phoenix nodded while licking his lips.
"Okay then."
After a while of eating and playing, Eliza picked Phoenix up and searched for her mother. "Mommy!" Eliza shouted, running towards Rina who is sitting with Edgeworth. "Mommy! I finished feeding Kitty and finished playing with him!"
"Well that's great honey! The kitten is very happy to play with you," Rina responded, smiling and petting Phoenix.
Actually it was the exact opposite. Phoenix hoped that Eliza could defend him against the wrath of Edgeworth, who is currently giving the death glare to Phoenix. Phoenix didn't want to get on Edgeworth's bad side, not here, not now when he could still be living with Edgeworth or be locked by Edgeworth.
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Edgeworth narrowed his eyes at the kitten. 'Why the hell is the kitten such a pain? (sigh) and why the hell did I ever agree to take him into custody?'
"Mr. Edgeworth, this is my daughter Eliza. Eliza, say 'hello' to Mr. Edgeworth, the prosecutor who made sure the culprit that Daddy caught was guilty."
"How do you do Mr. Edgeworth?" Eliza took one hand off of Phoenix and held it out.
"Hello there Eliza," Edgeworth responded and shook her hand. "Incidentally Eliza, where did you find that kitten?" Edgeworth's tone became dangerous to Phoenix when he said "kitten".
"I found it near one of the food tables."
"And she said she'll keep her until she find the kiten's owner," Rina added, turning to Edgeworth.
"Ah, because that cat's mine and he's a boy," Edgeworth smiled.
"Oh really? Then you're very lucky Mr. Edgeworth! I've fed her...um... him for you! Here you go!" Eliza held out Phoenix to Edgeworth.
'Oh god, please don't hurt me...' Phoenix thought as Edgeworth's hand took control of his body.
"Why thank you Eliza. I've been trying to find my cat before I leave. I was scared that it would be too lonely at home."
"No problem Mr. Edgeworth!"
"Well then, I better get going. It's nice to see you Rina and it's a pleasure metting you Eliza. Ciao."
"Bye-bye Mr. Edgeworth!"
Phoenix looked over Edgeworth's shoulder at Eliza, diminishing in the background. He is gonna get some beating tonight by Edgeworth.
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"What the hell's wrong with you Wright! What do you have to make things more complicated!"
"Hey! You're the one who said that I could roam around!"
"And get back to me ASAP because I was just going to talk to some of my colleagues and stay there for a while. It's a rule of mannerism."
"Well, you didn't tell me. And that'll be YOUR fault."
Edgeworth sighed. There's no point in arguing late at night when he needed to sleep. And besides, they're both attorneys. This argument could go on forever and ever. "Whatever Wright, go to sleep. I need to do something."
"Heh. Dropping the argument? Fine by me. I'm gonna go to sleep then."
When Phoenix disappeared from view, Edgeworth dropped onto the nearest chair. After musing to himself for 5 minutes, he finally smirked. "Now what was I going to get? Oh, I remember."
Edgeworth got up and headed for the door. In the next fight, victory will be his...
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It's short and crappy but CLIFFY! You guys'll have to wait 5 MORE MONTHS!! xP Thank you people, like YES!, for the fanarts. If you have some, show 'em to me cuz I wanna see. The next chapter'll be a blast! And the next next chapter... I think it'll be romantic then xD. Stay tuned for the next chapter! CLIFFY! And review or else! xD