Edgeworth groaned, adverting his eyes from the eight-year old. Nick had gone to the detention center to meet with Maya again, leaving his close friend with the job of babysitting.
"Please Mr. Edgeworth?" Won't you tell me a bed time story?" He groaned again, keeping his eyes on the law-filled bookshelf. "Please?" Pearl got out from under the covers, trying desperately to draw his attention. He sighed once more before turning to the girl.
"I know no stories Pearl, Nick should have told you that before he left.? The girl nodded, before her eyes began to water.
"But…. Mr. Nick told me that you would make one up if I asked nicely…. He said you make up stories for him all the time…." Edgeworth smiled sheepishly, before trying to remember what the last story he made started with.
"Once upon a time…" Pearl jumped back under the covers, ecstatic that Edgeworth had started a story. "There was a princess who lived in the highest chamber of the tallest tower." He turned to Pearl, who looked up at him, eyes begging him to continue. "One day, this princess got tired of telling stories to little girls. The End." Pearl's face fell as Edgeworth got up to leave. "Happy?" She shook her head, frustrated that he was trying to skimp out again. "Good night Ms. Fey." He shut her door, then walked over to his desk and began writing.
"Once upon a time there was a princess who lived in the highest chamber of the tallest tower. One day, this princess got tired of telling stories to all the little children of the castle, so she hid up in one of the cabinets, and waited for the children to leave her alone. She waited, and waited until the room outside became quiet. She slowly opened the door, not wanting to attract the sleeping children's attention as she tucked them all in.
The next morning, all the children awoke in their beds, warm and comfortable. They looked around, and found a small sheet of paper by each of their heads, where the princess had written them each a story before leaving with the handsome prince that had come to rescue her." Pearl smiled to herself as she read the story Edgeworth had written her, rushing to show Nick and Maya.