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A very tired Phoenix woke up. He yawned. Ever since Edgeworth had this catnip, or whatever it was called, Edgeworth had been getting the best of him. He would use it whenever Phoenix didn't want it to show up and make him go crazy and then numb him over and over again until he awoke from the effects of the catnip. Phoenix sighed. He had just woke up from the effects of catnip from yesterday when Edgeworth thought it would be nice to "drug" Phoenix and see Phoenix humiliate himself for like the thousanth time. Afterwards, Edgeworth decided to scratch him behind his ears, not letting Phoenix enjoy the moment smoothly since Phoenix had used up all of his energy for that stupid catnip. Phoenix stretched. And then he paused. He took at the calendar and the time: it was Edgeworth's birthday today. Phoenix smiled, he was going to have something special for Edgeworth today and it was his turn to get the best of Edgeworth today.
Phoenix bounced downstairs quietly and elegantly. He's going to make breakfast for Edgeworth and make Edgeworth stay home today. Nobody in their right mind would go to work on their birthday unless if Edgeworth had a case but Phoenix was sure Edgeworth didn't have one today. Phoenix started to work. Ever since Edgeworth first used catnip Phoenix had felt better about the incident with Rynard. After all, the dog left and Phoenix wouldn't be bother anymore. Besides, he had Edgeworth. Phoenix scratched his head. He was remembering something but it was blurry. It was the time when the after effect of catnip was in play and Phoenix was about to "fade away" when he felt lips on his own. Was that Edgeworth? Phoenix shook head to clear the thought. 'Edgeworth would never do anything like that. We're just friends after all even though we are rivals. We're very good friends that even Edgeworth allowed me to stay as long as I like at his house. We'd been friends ever since we're little. There's nothing going on between us... right?'
Phoenix shook the thought out of his head again. He just wanted to make this birthday special for Edgeworth. He had remembered all these years but never really had the chance to do anything. Phoenix looked at the clock. It was 6:43 am, almost time for Edgeworth to get up...
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Ever since Edgeworth used the catnip, he's made one more policy for Phoenix to follow. This is, to call Edgeworth "Master." Edgeworth smirked, lying in bed. Phoenix was too predictable. He knew Phoenix was going to do something "special" for him on his birthday and Edgeworth just pretended not to notice and just play along with the game. Phoenix had always been like this: he would never miss out someone's special day unless if Phoenix had a trial or was busy. Edgeworth looked at the his watch. It was 6:52 am and it was about time to get up. He looked at his cellphone on the table which was across from his bed. Maybe he should skip work today...
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Phoenix finished with a sigh of relief and looked at the clock. '6:55...,' Phoenix thought and he looked at the dinner table. 'Maybe I'll have enough time to decorate that table...'
After a few minutes, Phoenix finished decorating and setting the plates on the table. He next thing he did was flee to the nearest room with a mirror, looked into it and adjusted the bow of blue ribbon. Along with his bell of course. He had taken it off since he wanted to quietly sneak downstairs to prepare in order to surprise Edgeworth and didn't put it back on until now. In the mirror, he saw his kitty tag glittering due to the sunlight pouring in from the window through the shades. 'Why did Edgeworth even give me a tag? He doesn't plan on making me his kitty forever right? I'm not going to be a freakin' feline hybrid for the rest of my life! But as one, I had a chance to be this close with Edgeworth again and if I turn back into a normal human being, everything that we've done together will be erased... And then... I would never have the chance to be with him as cat. It'll go back to being courtroom battles and whatnots.' Phoenix's thoughts was interrupted by the sound of Edgeworth going down the stairs. Phoenix quickly ran into the kitchen with his bell ringing through the rooms.
Phoenix was relieved that he actually got to the kitchen before Edgeworth. A few moments after Phoenix has gotten into the kitchen, Edgeworth came trotting in with a shirt hung loosely around his shoulders. Phoenix smiled, "Good morning, Miles!" But Edgeworth gave no response. Phoenix blinked and opened his mouth again but Edgeworth turned around and smirked.
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Edgeworth wasn't going to respond. Not unless he hears what he wants the kitty to say. He leaned on the kitchen counter, a cup of coffee that Phoenix prepared for him and drank until he hears what he wanted to hear. Phoenix stood there looking at him was sad kitty eyes.
Silence...
Everything was silent until Edgeworth saw Phoenix's ears perk up from the corner of his eye. "Good morning Master!" Phoenix chirped and Edgeworth smirked.
"Good morning kitten."
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Breakfast was unusually bright and cheerful for Phoenix. He ate and looked at Edgeworth every few seconds and they chatted a little. Edgeworth smiled when Phoenix fed him some of that omlette and return, Edgeworth fed the kitten as well. Usually Edgeworth would wash the dishes after they ate at home but this time, being Edgeworth's birthday, Phoenix decided that he should give it a try at washing the dishes. Phoenix pulled out a pair of rubber gloves, slipped them on and tested them against the water. "Perfect," Phoenix said and he proceeded to wash the dishes.
After washing the dishes Phoenix went to the living room only to find Edgeworth relaxing on the couch, watching TV. "Mew... You're not going to work today?" Phoenix asked, hoping Edgeworth would say "no."
Instead, Edgeworth turned around to look at Phoenix calmly and replied, "Hmm... I don't know. Maybe I should?"
"Mew... I don't want you to go. Because it's your BRIFDAE," Phoenix cheered.
"Heh," Edgeworth chuckled at Phoenix's pronounciation and reached out a hand to stroke Phoenix's neck. "I'll stay home then. I've already called in sick."
"What? Really?" Phoenix asked, swatting Edgeworth's hand away, jumping onto the couch, sitting down kitty-style.
"Really. You're so predictable Wright. I knew you were going to do something to impress me. So, I called in sick this morning before I came downstairs."
"Mew... Am I really THAT predictable."
"Heh. Always predictable. Ever since you were a kid. That's why I know what you will do after you object in court. But..." Edgeworth took out his hand again and stroke Phoenix gently on the neck, "You're persistency always make up for your predictability.
"Mew..." Phoenix replied, enjoying the gentle strokes.
"Heh... wait here for a moment," Edgeworth commanded lightly as Phoenix meowed that the hand was no longer there to stroke his neck.
Edgeworth came back with a ball of yarn. He smirked. Phoenix was lying on the couch, belly up and tilted his head backwards to see Edgeworth with a ball of yarn. "... YARN!" Phoenix meowed with delight as he jumped towards the yarn of goodness.
"Back down. I get to play with it first," Edgeworth held the ball of yarn away, teasing the kitten.
"B-but! You're not a cat!"
"Does it matter that I'm a cat? Humans can still play with yarn too."
"But it wouldn't be as funnnnnn!"
"Hmph. Why don't we share then? We could always do that."
"Okaaaay!" Phoenix sang.
Phoenix didn't care what condition Edgeworth offered, he just wanted to touch that ball of goodness. "Meow..." Phoenix purred as the ball of yarn bounced up and down while Edgeworth held the ball of yarn on a string.
Edgeworth smirked. Phoenix was going to get it now. After a few minutes of playing with the yarn, Phoenix became hyper. He rolled around and jumped and meowed over and over again and he chased the rolling ball of yarn while Edgeworth sat there laughing. After a few minutes, Phoenix became numb all over again. And what's worse is that Phoenix was caught between the strings, his body all wrapped with yarn. "Damn... you..." Phoenix purred out, making Edgeworth smile.
"Feeling light-headed aren't you Wright?"
"I hate you..."
"No you don't. You can't hate your master."
"Ngh..." Phoenix tried to get untangled but his body wouldn't obey.
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Letting the after effects of catnip come gave Edgeworth the advantage over Phoenix like he never had. Phoenix had beaten him over and over again in court except a few times and now, he dominated the defense attorney. Watching Phoenix lying there, trying to untangle himself made Edgeworth smirk. Edgeworth started untangling the poor kitten, wrapped like a mess-up mummy. He set the kitten on the sofa. Edgeworth positioned himself to tower over the poor kitten and smiled. Earlier, he had dabbed some catnip into the ball and Phoenix, not knowing that catnip can be used like that, suddenly nipped a part of the ball playfully, trying to get Edgeworth to fork over the yarn. However, when Phoenix bit the yarn, the substances of catnip, which are bland to taste, entered into Phoenix's body and made Phoenix hyper for a while and then numb. Phoenix has gotten quite use to the post-effects now: he could move a little afterwards unless Edgeworth put a lot of catnip into what Phoenix eats and then the post-effects would be a lot stronger. However, things become a little blurry still but Phoenix's mind remains 90 percent conscious, unlike his body, and after a few moments Phoenix is able to move a little. This is what Edgeworth has planned to do all along.
Edgeworth smirked as he towered over the kitten who was struggling to get up. "Phoenix, don't push yourself," Edgeworth whispered.
Phoenix obeyed and mewed softly. Edgeworth smiled. He tilted the kitten chin upwards towards his face and pressed his lips against Phoenix's gentle ones. Phoenix couldn't resist: he was numbed by after effects of catnip. 'If only Edgeworth had done this later, when the catnip's post-effect is slowly fading, then I could push him off,' Phoenix thought.
But he couldn't. And he didn't. Instead Phoenix closed his eyes. Edgeworth pried open Phoenix's mouth wth his tongue and slipped inside the kitty's mouth. He teased Phoenix's tongue with his own and felt Phoenix mewing at the sensation. When the after-effects of catnip slowly faded, and they were still at it, Phoenix didn't push him away. Instead, Phoenix kissed back as firmly as he could, the catnip was still empowering him. Edgeworth smiled at Phoenix's action. Not only Phoenix's mouth was moving but the kitten's tail was swishing back and forth in enjoyment.
Edgeworth broke away minutes later only to receive another mew from Phoenix, wanting another kiss. Edgeworth smirked. He leaned down and delievered another kiss...
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Being a grown-up is never fun. Especially when you're a hybrid and locked inside a house for ages. For Phoenix, everything becomes dull and nothing is ever exciting. He wished he could be a child again and go out. So... after the effects of the catnip wore off, which was at around 2:30 pm, Phoenix decided to drag Edgeworth outside so they can enjoy the life of a child once again. "Where the hell are we going Wright?" Edgeworth asked, slightly annoyed by Phoenix's sudden change of mood.
"What ever happened to 'Phoenix' or 'kitten'?" Phoenix asked innocently, holding onto Edgeworth's arm.
"Hmph! Well then, where are we going then kittens?" Edgeworth asked, smirking a little.
"To enjoy our childhood life!"
"My childhood was always full of studying and reading law books."
"Then you'll just have to enjoy MY childhood life!"
"I don't want to."
"Mew..." Phoenix spun around to face Edgeworth and stopped and, of course, gave Edgeworth a small kitty frown without ears flattened out.
Edgeworth sighed, "Alright, alright. I'll play your little game."
"Yay!" Phoenix cheered, walking along with Edgeworth again.
Their first stop was the amusement park. "To tell you the truth, I've never been to an amusement park," Edgeworth said, slightly surprised.
"WHAT?!?!" Phoenix cried out. "You've never been to an amusement park?! What kind of life to YOU lead?!"
"A boring one. Full off work and law."
"You have NO life whatsoever."
"Tell me about it."
"I would except it's a long story and you know most of it by now," Edgeworth responded, paying for the tickets.
"It was a saying said sarcastically. Geez," Phoenix said, rolling his eyes and then entering the park.
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Edgeworth didn't lke rollercoasters. He's never been on one but, as a child, he hated seeing people go on them. It looked really frightening. And he can't tolerate that kind of height. Especially not 60 feet up in the air. "Miles, let's go on that one!" Phoenix said, pointing to the, probably, highest rollercoaster in the park.
"You can go. I'll stay here," Edgeworth replied, sitting himself down.
"Aww... but today's our play day. You've gotta go on it with me. There's no one on line right now. Hurry!" Phoenix pleaded, tugging on Edgeworth's sleeve.
"No, Wright. I won't go."
"Pwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaasssssssssseeeeeeeeeee!!!!"
A sigh. "Fine."
Edgeworth sighed. It was his first time on a rollercoaster ever and he just HAD to be with Phoenix. And what's worse is that Phoenix dragged him all the way to the front of the rollercoaster. Namely, the first two seats. 'I HATE you Wright!' Edgeworth thought as he gave Phoenix the death glare only to face the happy-ass profile of the hybrid. 'Don't yell Edgeworth. No yelling. You can't let Wright hear you yell about being on a stupid rollercoaster. Just stay calm like you always do. Breathe in and out gently,' Edgeworth thought to himself as the rollercoaster started go uphill. When they reached the peek, Edgeworth stared down. The buildings look like something out of a monopoly game and the people were no better. Edgeworth gulped. The coaster creaked and...
"YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPP MMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
While Phoenix was yelling and laughing at the same time, Edgeworth was yelling as well but for the totally opposite reason. It took 0.00562364584904597485 seconds for the people behind the pair to register that the person yelling at the top of their lungs was a certain silver-haired man sitting right in front of them.
When both Phoenix and Edgeworth got off the ride, Edgeworth was dizzy as hell and his voice was fading. He wobbled, sighing, alongside the hybrid, who was giggling and who happened to wobble as well. "Let's go on another one! Let's go on another one!" Phoenix urged the other man, begging him like a little 4-year old.
"NO!" Edgeworth retorted, trying to flick Phoenix away from him, while wobbling.
"Why? We're at an amusement park! We need to have funnnnnnnn!"
"If you want to go, you can go by yourself. I don't care what you do now."
"That was just the first ride!"
"So?"
"But! But!"
"I'm NOT HUMILIATING myself in front of all these people again," Edgeworth replied, finding himself a seat and sitting down.
"You're supposed to have fun. It's your Birfdae!"
"Will you stop that!"
"What?"
"The 'birfdae' thing. It getting quite annoying Wright. You're acting like a 4-year old!"
"But-"
"Will you just shut the hell up?! For a goddamn second?!"
A sigh.
"And yes, it's my birthday today but it wasn't MY idea to come here in the first place. And I never agreed to come."
"..."
"And this is a waste of time. I would rather stay at work today then come to this crappy place."
"..."
Edgeworth sighed, "And if you want to go play, play with someone else. I'm rather tired to of playing with you all this time and dealing with your problems."
"Why did I even agree to help you in the first place?"
All this time ranting, Edgeworth looked up at the sky. He wasn't aware of how his words affected the kitten hybrid. And yes, Phoenix got VERY upset. "Fine," Phoenix said finally, trying not to cry, "if you think it's a waste of time, you can go home and go fuck all of your stupid cases and fuck them for a long time until you've had enough. And when you're through with a batch, go fuck another one because I won't care."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean Wright?!" Edgeworth looked at Phoenix, his face getting red.
"And maybe you could do us all a favor and go screw the judge as well because I wouldn't have the power to. Only a prosecutor could have that sort of power. A defense is useless nonetheless, more useless when he is a stupid hybrid. I see that 's how it is!" Phoenix's voice raised, gulping between his dialogue.
"What the HELL are you trying to say to me Phoenix Wright?!" Edgeworth said standing up now.
"I'm tired of this too. I'm tired of being your freakin pet. Go find something else to be your pet. I'm through!" Phoenix turned into a black kitten and ran.
"WRIGHT! Get back here!"
But it was no use, the kitten disappeared into the bushes, crying to himself.
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It was around 4 PM when Edgeworth drove home without a certain hybrid. And it was almost 10 PM and there was still no sign of the hybrid. Edgeworth paced back and forth in this office, worrying about the fight they had earlier in the amusement park. "It was just a stupid rollercoaster! What the hell were you thinking, Edgeworth, being afraid of a stupid rollercoaster?! Now look what you've done!" Edgeworth scolded himself, looking out the window for any sign of the cat. "Well, it is certainly peaceful without him, just like before. I don't need him..."
Edgeworth paused. There was a problem with Phoenix running around like that. "Damn! He's a hybrid. I can't let him caught like that. But... he'll be fine in his kitten form. He's not stupid. He didn't make defense attorney by dumb luck." He sighed. "But I have to get him back for society and Maya's sake."
Edgeworth looked out the window. There's a simple way of getting Phoenix back. But it'll risk Phoenix being found out but it's the best way. All Edgeworth has to do is post a "Lost Cat" poster and a reward for anyone getting Phoenix back...
... right?
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Aw dangit! I made Edgeworth such a bastard in this chapter. Wait... he IS a bastard! What the hell am I talking about?! Anyways, for all your readers that didn't get what the meaning to the last sentence: I'm not telling you what's it about. Listen to your feelings and you'll know. Gosh I sound like a love expert. And... I. HAVE. FANFIC. FANS. OMG!! I can't believe that. WHY DO YOU LIKE MY CRAPPY STORY SO MUCH?!? SOMEBODY! ANSWER ME!!
Edgeworth: Because all your readers will bow down to me and call me "Master"! But first turn into a feline hybrid just like Wright for my sake.
... yeah... Anyways, REVIEW AND TELL ME WHY?!?
P.S: ...This sound like a very cheesy letter... But, the intro pic to Turnabout Feline is now on my SheezyArt page. Go check it out. If you don't know the link, look in my profile! The doujin might make it's appearance very soon guys! (runs away)
Edgeworth: CALL ME "MASTER"!!
Like whatever Edgeworth... Nobody wants you to be their master... Right? Rightright?