Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to the Ace Attorney series. The only thing I own is this plotline.

July 15th, 2025

Klavier invited me to his band's concert earlier in the month. I went, but I stayed backstage and told everyone that Klavier had requested me as security. I spent the whole time either in the bathroom, or in the hallway munching Snackoos.

Until someone was shot.

I was with this new defense attorney, some kid named Apollo Justice. He has promise… He reminds me a lot of someone else. Anyways, someone was shot. And they died.

And his killer was musician, Daryan Crescend of the Gavinners.

Klavier Gavin's best friend.

Klavier's world was falling apart, and with no help from me. He kept coming back and I would keep kicking him down.

I was sitting at my desk, filing more paperwork for the Alita Tiala case back in June when he stormed in.

"Ema… do you want to go grab some coffee with me. I promise we won't take the motorcycle." He sadly smiled. I was giving him a death stare when he started fiddling with his Foppish 'G' necklace.

"You… want to get coffee… with… Me?" I said slowly.

"ja"

"Why should I?" I rolled my eyes and went back to the paperwork.

"Because…"

"Look, Mr. Glimmerous Fop who has it all. For your information: unlike you, I have actual work to do and…." That's when he kissed me. I pushed away and ran out of the room, crying. When I got back to my office, he was silently weeping, much like he had two months earlier in Vitamin Square.

"I understand, Fraulein Skye," He said monotonously. He was looking at the floor and his hair was covering his eyes and sticking to his cheeks. He walked out of my office and slammed the door behind him, causing the room to shake.

I sat there numbly for 10 minutes before I chased after him. He was no where around the precinct, and it took me an hour to find him. It was raining heavily, but I had left my lab coat in the office. He was at People Park, under the shade of Eldoon's noodle stand, but still soaking wet.

"I'm sorry Fraulein" He smiled a little, but I could still tell that he was devastated.

"You're crying…" I put a hand on his Glimmerous face.

"The whole beauty of walking in the rain… is that no one can see you cry…" He said.

"I can."

Strike three…

I wept as I tore off another petal. It didn't drift down the ledge, or fall to my feet. That's because I didn't drop it. I didn't know what I wanted anymore. I flicked the petal to the ground, not caring where it went. I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I was up to three strikes. I had ruined his life.

It was all my fault.

A single mascara tinted tear fell onto one of the white petals, soiling it.

My fault.