A/N: I wanted to thank everyone who is loving the story so far. I'm having a really fun time writing it. The Roommates will be getting shuffled throughout the story (you'll see how and why in the next chapter) so don't get too attached to these pairings.

Room 1: Athena and Simon

Athena shut the door and then turned around to face Simon. "So…which bed do you want?"

Simon didn't respond as he crossed his arms. "What are you up to?"

"What do you mean?"

He smirked slightly, sitting down on the bed closest to the window, just in case Taka wanted to fly out and stretch his wings in the middle of the night. "You know I have my own special way of figuring out when you're hiding something. But even excusing that, I had a feeling that something was up when I got an invitation from magical Wright-dono. I'd expect one from you but everyone else, as you can see is still quite wary of my presence."

Athena sighed, clearly defeated as she slumped onto the other bed. "Alright, you caught me. Trucy set this all up as some sort of matchmaking vacation. I swear I didn't know anything about it until you guys showed up."

"Is she finally going to set up Woods-dono and Justice-dono? Because his oblivion to the situation has reached the last stage of comical I believe."

"Yes, that's the end result. But right now she's just trying to make it look as innocent as possible, so you can't say anything." She warned.

"I would dream of ruining her master plan. But by the room assignments I can tell that you haven't told them. Every time we're seen together, whenever we're near each other, everyone seems to have convinced themselves that this connection we have is meant to take a romantic turn at some point."

Athena smiled petting Taka. "Well, she went through all this trouble; I didn't want to tell her that you and I have no romantic interest in each other."

Simon shrugged slightly. "I suppose it couldn't hurt to keep the charade going for now."

"It's the easiest way to get out of this week without having to be set up. Besides, I'm glad you're here. It'll be a chance to make some new friends besides me."

He shook his head as he drew his sword, looking at the dent. "I'm not really a friendly type of man."

She moved over to sit on his bed looking at his sword. "I'm not saying that you need to be nice or friendly like me, just…..try to go the entire week without threatening to decapitate someone? For me?" She pouted.

Simon huffed. "Hmph, ever since you figured out that works, you've been pulling it out non-stop. Haven't I suffered enough for you? "

"Don't even try it! You've used up all of your 'I went to prison for you Athena' cards."

He slid his coat off and tossed it on her head. "Fair enough. Now help me fix my sword…"

Room 2: Klavier and Apollo

Awkward probably wouldn't be the proper word for the atmosphere in the room at the moment. Apollo was staring a hole into Klavier, hardly breaking his focus.

"Take a picture Herr Forehead, my beauty will last forever." He smirked.

Apollo rolled his eyes and finally broke his stare. "I was just hoping that if I looked at you long enough, you'd melt."

"Now, now. There's no reason to be so huffy. We promised Fraulein Wright that we'd get along for her sake."

"No actually, you promised to behave but, I know Trucy doesn't want any fights so I guess I can tolerate you for a couple nights."

"That's the spirit, Herr Forehead. Be a good friend to her. And speaking of your friends, how are you and your little girlfriend doing?"

Apollo looked at him puzzled. "Girlfriend?"

Klavier laughed and ran his hand through his hair. "Ja, your girlfriend, Frauelin Cykes."

"I already told you that there's nothing going on between me and Athena! She's just my coworker."

"Tsk Tsk. Oh Apollo, when are you ever going to get out of that childlike thinking? Partners are those that know you best. They know how you think, know what you like. Share in your success and your failures. You can easily translate your chemistry in the courtroom to the…"

"Don't even go there! We work together, it's like we're family."

"Not everyone you work with has to be family you know? You certainly don't treat me like family after all. But whatever tunes your guitar. I know that I'm going to be in a beautiful cabin with three fine ladies that I wouldn't mind serenading in front of a fire."

Apollo rolled his eyes again. "Of course you are. The rock star in you just can't stand to disappoint your fans."

Klavier leaned his back against the wall, picking up guitar and tightening the strings. "Well, just because you're not into Fraulein Cykes, doesn't mean that I can't be. She has certain flair about her. An excitement, ja? Then there's Fraulein Woods and her magical voice that's lit a fire in me like no other. You're really missing out. Why don't you leave the stuffy defense attorney in bed and try to have a good time."

Apollo scoffed at being called 'stuffy'. "The last thing I want to do is discuss women, specifically ones I know and work with, with you." He stated lying down. After the long drive it took for coming up here and collecting firewood, he was almost asleep when Klavier started playing his guitar.

"…what are you doing?" Apollo groaned peeking one of his eyes open to look at him.

"I've been inspired to write another song. My band may be done with but the musician in me will live on. Besides, something has to play in the background while I'm burying you in court. And once inspiration hits Herr Forehead, you have to run with it, regardless of the time of day." He smirked, strumming his guitar.

"Ugggghhh" He mumbled in response, pulling the sheet over his head.

Room 3: Juniper and Trucy

Juniper sat on her bed, knitting a scarf for Mr. Hat, who Trucy had sitting in between both of their beds. Between the two of them, they probably had the most peaceful and happy room in the entire cabin.

"One, two, three, make something appear for Junie." Trucy recited, waving her wand around. She lifted up Juniper's hat, which she had taken off earlier and there was a tulip under it. "Tada!"

"You're so good at magic Trucy."

"And you're good at knitting. Do you think you can make me a new outfit? I like this one but I think I'm going to need something a little flashier. I'll make daddy pay you."

Juniper smiled and held up what she was making for Mr. Hat. "Do you want something this color, I think it'd look pretty amazing on you. Throw in some sparkles to add to the mystery of your magic act."

"I like the way you think. Sometimes I think you're the most normal person I know."

"I don't think I've ever been called normal before. Not with my illness."

Trucy shrugged her shoulders a little. "Well you don't spend all your time down at the Wright Anything Agency. Things can get pretty weird around there. Besides, you coughing isn't all that weird. You can't help it."

"I'm really glad I met you Juniper, you're almost like my friend best friend Jinxie, only you don't see little monster's everywhere you walk!"

Juniper decided it was best that she not ask for further explanations. That was more than enough information for her.

"I'm glad we're friends too. My friend Robin is kind of like a female Apollo, even wearing red all the time. I'm still getting use to her acting like a girl after she spent her life pretending to be a boy. And Hugh…well Hugh is something….."

Her friend spent her life pretending to be a boy? Man did they have some weird friends/classmates.

"Do you think you'll ever get a permanent assistant?"

Trucy rubbed the brim of her top hat. "Hmmm, I don't know. I never thought about it before. Usually I just have Polly be my assistant. He doesn't always enjoy doing it though but he can never say no to me."

"Apollo's kind of like your big brother huh?"

"Yeah, even though I've only known him for only two years, he feels like my brother. Always protective yet annoying. Some people even say we look alike. It's funny because we both have the ability to perceive, you know like Polly does with his bracelet? Only mine is pretty weak. Not that I need it because I'm not a lawyer, but it makes us feel more connected."

Juniper sighed softly. "Apollo is so amazing."

"He is and you know he scrubs a toilet pretty good too. Are you going to be my new sister?!"

"What? No! I mean. I haven't ever really spoken to Apollo on my own. Not without Athena being there"

Trucy shrugged. "Well we're going to be in this cabin for the entire week, when has there ever been a better time? It'll be a lot easier getting his attention now that he's away from work."

Normally Juniper would dismiss any talk of ever telling Apollo how she felt about him, but this time she felt different. She was still terrified of doing it with all of these people around, but this would probably be the only time that he wasn't too distracted to notice just how much he meant to her.

Room 4 Phoenix and Maya

"So I got lost on the way up here, so it took about an extra two hours than needed. Trucy was up really early because she was excited to leave, so sleeping would probably be….." Phoenix trailed off when it was apparent that Maya wasn't listening to anything he was saying.

"I can't believe all of the stuff I've missed Nick. You have to fill me in on everything."

"Everything? Now? But can't we just relax…."

Maya looked over at the beds and sat down, taking her shoes off. "There, we're relaxed. Now come on, I want to hear about everything that's been going on."

Phoenix groaned but it was clear that she wasn't going to go to sleep without this story. "Well to make a long story short, Apollo and Athena work for me, they both had rough starts but now they're doing great. Klavier is Apollo's version of Edgeworth. Juniper Woods is Athena's childhood friend that we had to defend twice and the tall man in all black is Simon Blackquill, Athena's courtroom rival but also have ties to her past because he was wrongfully convicted of killing her mother. The end."

Maya stared at him blankly. Was she gone longer than she thought she was? "And all of that happened recently? What the hell Nick, your life can never be normal now can it."

"Well you know me, normal gets old pretty fast. I just love being thrown into the never ending drama and the emotionally scarred." He laughed softly.

"So you've got three kids now huh?"

"What? I do? Where?"

"Trucy, Apollo and Athena. I know that you're their boss and all but from what Pearl told me about some of the cases involving them, it's pretty clear you care about them just as much as you do Trucy."

Phoenix smiled a bit when he thought about them. "Yeah, I guess they are sort of like my kids. They're both fantastic lawyers with different strengths but they're all good people and they work really hard. Neither of them have had it all that easy and these past few months I've watched them both hurt, hurt that I've seen in a lot of people and I just want to protect them."

Maya got up from her bed and hugged him. "Awww Nick, that's the sweetest thing I've ever heard. I know they've gone through a lot, but they're very lucky to have a guy like you looking out for them. I would know better than anyone how fortunate that is."

Phoenix hugged her back before slowly pulling away. "Come on, enough of that sentimental stuff."

"Right, we need to get to bigger manner at hands. Like did you watch those Steel Samurai videos I've been sending you?"

"Err, well….."

"Oh come on Nick! You had plenty of time to watch them! You had 8 years off from being an attorney."

Phoenix rubbed his head a bit, before thinking of a perfect way to shift the subject slightly. "Hey, you know that guy Simon Blackquill? He's a real samurai."

Maya gasped. "REALLY? I mean I had a feeling when I saw that you had bent his sword, since average people don't walk around with a sword. Do you think he'd talk to me about it!?"

"I'm sure he'd love to…."

Apollo was on his way back from the kitchen. He had gotten himself a glass of water. He hadn't decided if he were going to drink it yet or pour it on Klavier's head so he'd stop playing guitar and they could go to sleep. He couldn't hear the guitar as he was walking back so he was hopeful that he finally gave up trying to finish a song. That was when he heard strange noises.

"Hmmm someone other than me is actually being kept awake by their roomies too?" He walked towards the sound, stopping in front of the room Simon and Athena shared, leaning into the door a bit.

"I've never done this before, so you're going to have to show me what to do." Athena said.

"You don't have to do anything, just hold still and let me do all the work." Simon instructed as he pulled his sword out laying it across the bed. "Alright, give me your hand and I'll show you where to put it."

Apollo's eyes went wide. What the hell was he listening to? It couldn't be what he thought it was. No way. Though it did sound a little suspicious. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Got lost on the way back to the room Herr Forehead?"

"Shhh…shut up and just listen." Apollo instructed, putting his ear back to the door.

"It's not going to hurt right? I never noticed how big this thing is." Athena laughed softly as she looked over the sword.

"No it's not going to hurt. Put your hands here and make sure you have a firm grip." He said moving towards the top of the sword. He pushed down on it trying to straighten the blade out.

"Am I doing this right?" Athena asked.

Simon huffed a bit. "You're doing fine just keep still."

Now even Klavier had a surprised look on his face. He didn't know what was going on but he sure knew what it sounded like.

"There's no way…." Apollo mumbled.

Simon continued pushing down on the top of the sword while Athena held it in place to straighten the blade. "Damnit." He groaned before he let up. "Do you want to try something else?"

"Sure." Athena shrugged.

"On your knees." Simon said as he picked up the sword so Athena could sit down on the bed while he placed the sword on her lap, pushing down on the blade to straighten it.

"Oh my god…." Apollo whispered.

"Well he did spend seven years in prison." Klavier joked.

For the next few moments there was a lot of huffing and mumbling.

"Right there." Athena said loosening her grip on the sword handle. Simon picked the sword off her lap, holding it up in the air to make sure it perfectly straight.

"Finally. Thanks for helping me out with that." He mumbled, smiling at her.

"No problem, Simon. Anytime."

Apollo and Klavier quickly straightened and ran back to their room once the room went silent, not wanting to be heard outside the door.

"See Herr Forehead, even your coworkers understands how you should relax on vacation."