Sorry for the late upload! I was moving to college and things are still a bit stressful. Nevertheless, I took my time and continued to write. ^.^
Setting: This can either take place in the future or after 3-5. Some others things happened but this will be mentioned in the chapter. Phoenix and Franziska are on the way to get along with each other. But Phoenix discovered that she might has feelings for him (although she would never confess it).
"Don't you try to deny it. You actually care for others. Including me." Phoenix stood in her office. They worked on a case and were discussing possible theories about a murder. But somehow the original talk went a bit out of control…
"Only a fool like you can get such a foolishly foolish idea." Franziska replied coldly. She tried to focus on some documents. Just like she forced herself not to look at the defense attorney.
He chuckled. "So… you were not yelling at the doctors when I was in the hospital last week?" Larry had a very stupid idea about creating a "car-like railroad mountain bike". After the Butz's brain finished the thing, Edgeworth and Phoenix threw a coin who should be the one testing their childhood friend's invention. Let's say the instruction showed its own will.
The prosecutor sighed. "I just informed them about a better system for their patients."
"You threatened the hell out of the nurse as she brought the wrong bandage…"
"She was a fool!"
"And then you glanced at her in a very dangerous way when she stared a bit too long in my direction. Just to mention it." He might had been occupied to deal with the hurt but her jealous behavior was undeniable to him.
A slight blush appeared on her face. "Don't you remember how much morphine they gave you? You were hallucinating!"
"I was not." He mocked her now. "And Edgeworth told me once about your reaction when you heard that I fell off that bridge during the Hawthorne-case." Actually he assured Edgeworth to never tell his sister about it but he had not been to one who tested Larry's killing-machine!
Finally, she turned to him. "I was shocked that you were really that foolish in risking your life! Even a foolishly foolish fool as you has responsibilities! And that also includes the people around you!" There was something else hidden behind the usual anger in her eyes. Perhaps even anxiety.
"Look who's saying."
"Do you even know how much pain your death would bring others!?"
His grin went wider. Almost. "Oh, really?"
"Do you even care!? What should I do when-" she stopped as soon as she thought about what she just said. It was the little confession he wanted to hear and she desperately tried to leave unspoken.
"You FOOL!" she shouted angrily and raised her whip.