A/N : Yup, I finally updated this story! Thanks, dr. shrink! you gave me enough motivation to withstand my sister's scratches and finish this chapter!...yeah, I'm kidding about the scratches thing, but since I normally type my stories at around 10 in the evening, she tends to get mad at me 'cuz I'm supposed to be sleeping. XD

Anyway, please enjoy the third chapter of Shinigami over Prosecutor! :3 Please review too!

Chapter 3 - When the Introduction is Made

May 18, 4:56 PM

Edgeworth's Mansion

Entrance

"Thank you for repairing my house." he said to the workers while bowing. After a few murmurs in the group, they all went inside a truck and drove away.

Edgeworth was standing in front of his house with his dog, Pesu. The Labrador snuggled to his master as they entered the house, and this time with no big, gaping hole. The prosecutor was still wondering how to replace all the furniture, but at least people won't ask about a large opening anymore.

Suddenly, Edgeworth heard the doorbell rang. He opened the door to find Phoenix and Trucy standing there, with Phoenix having a bigger grin than usual...

"Hey Edgeworth. You don't mind us staying for a while would you?" the ex-defense attorney asked.

"I was afraid you would say that." he replied calmly.

"What's that suppose to mean?" Phoenix said with a small chuckle and Edgeworth gave a rare smile at his old friend.

"You may come in...but only because you have a impatient child with you." the prosecutor already noticed the pouting Trucy beside her foster father.

"Can we go in now?" she asked, still with the adorable pouting face plastered all over her.

"Of course." Edgeworth gestured the two to the living room, and Trucy gaped. "Wow..! This place is huge!" the young magician exclaimed. "How come our home isn't as big as Uncle Edgeworth's?"

"Uncle..?" the prosecutor repeated in confusion. Phoenix laughed. "Trucy likes calling you that. She decided to after I told her many things about you."

"Like?" he was slightly afraid of asking.

"Like how you met and you being a cold person before!" the little girl beamed happily. Edgeworth sweat dropped, he'd prefer not to think about his past self. But he thought it wouldn't be that bad if Trucy knew...or so he hoped.

"Doggie!" Trucy exclaimed as she started to pet Pesu and the dog responded with a bark and a wagging tail. "Why can't we have a doggie Daddy?"

"He's broke Trucy. He can't help it." Edgeworth replied coolly, and Phoenix gave a small cough. "Sorry, was I correct?"

"...yeah." the ex-defense attorney grimaced.

May 18, 5:25 PM

Gatewater Hotel

Lobby

"Where's the clerk when you need one? I've been standing here for two hours and no one has come in here!" in front of the desk stood a tall man with ruffled dirty blond hair and wore a simple striped shirt with jeans. The guy continued to tap his foot on the ground impatiently with an annoyed look on his face. "Man, how long are they gonna take?!" he yelled angrily.

All of a sudden, a large sliding door appeared behind the man to his shock and surprise. He continued to stare at it until the door slid open and revealed a teen in a black kimono stepping out of the door.

"Phew. Made it without any problems." the boy noticed the man shivering in fear as he went closer to him. "Hey, you're not supposed to be here." Hiko took out his zanpakuto and hit the man's forehead with its hilt. "Don't worry, Soul Society is better than wandering around till you become a Hollow!" the boy grinned. A bright light shone from the man, and then he was lifted up. "W-wait! I don't want to go!" he shouted to Hiko.

"Too late." he replied with a smile, and soon it was just the shinigami inside the empty lobby. "Wonder why he's in this place...he's a plus! He can't talk to live humans..." then Edgeworth suddenly crossed his mind. "...then why could he?"

The boy pondered it for awhile, but then sighed. "Thinking about it now won't do much, I'll just wait till a Hollow comes..." he thought as he went out of the lobby and proceeded to wait in front of the hotel.

--o--

"I'm bored..!" Hiko whined aloud; he knew that nobody would hear him, so he was contented to shout out his problem. Reaching towards his backpack, he got out a rice ball and ate it, while still checking if his cell phone would ring or not.

"This is so boring..." he mumbled. For the past ten minutes, Hiko has been watching people walk by, not noticing him at all. In truth, he felt a little lonely...there was no one to talk to, and a Hollow probably wouldn't show up any time soon. "Waiting here won't do much, I want someone to talk to!" he pouted. Then he had an idea, "I'll go find that guy again!" satisfied he finally had something to do, Hiko started searching around for the mansion he saw before.

May 18, 7:20 PM

Eldoon's Noodles

"Why are we here again?" Edgeworth asked in annoyance. The three of them were staying at a noodle stand for dinner. Actually...it's more of a noodle cart. With only four, worn out wheels and a big, red sign with 'Eldoon's Noodles' written on it, you could say this cart's really old...and probably something Edgeworth thought he would ever go to at all...but here he was, standing with his old friend and adopted daughter, ordering some noodles...

"Because...we don't want to bother you in your house, so we brought you here!" Phoenix laughed. "You're paying Edgeworth!"

"Why me?!" he shouted back. The last thing he wanted is his money being spent on a disgusting piece of broth!

"Daddy doesn't have any money!" Trucy replied back. Both of the attorneys flinched, then after some time the prosecutor sighed. "Hmph...I guess I have no choice..." he grabbed a wallet from his pocket and took out a bunch of bills, and then he gave it to the old guy. "Here." the man quickly snatched it and began cooking his noodles.

"...I suddenly regret giving him my money." Edgeworth mumbled. Phoenix stifled a small laugh.

May 18, 8:19 PM

Eldoon's Noodles

"Come again!" the man shouted as they walked away from the cart and the old man began to pull it somewhere else. Edgeworth never thought noodles could be that salty...and he was glad that the cart was finally out of his sight. He'll never want to go there again. Ever.

"Thanks for the dinner, but we have to go home already." Phoenix suddenly said. The prosecutor simply nodded in response. "See you soon Uncle Edgeworth!" Trucy smiled as the ex-defense attorney held her hand and walked her back to the office.

"I'll never get used to her calling me that..." he mumbled. "Might as well head home too." as soon as Edgeworth turned around, his eyes widened. By a lone street post was the kid he saw before...the one with that saved him from the monster!

"Am I hallucinating again?!" he thought. But the figure didn't disappear; instead, when he saw Edgeworth, a small smile crept on his face.

"I finally found you!" he exclaimed happily. The prosecutor flinched; a hallucination doesn't shout to you like that...or runs towards you with a big grin..!

"H-hey wait! Slow down--" too late, the two collided and Edgeworth fell on the floor, with the kid on top of him.

"S-sorry! I got excited..." the child quickly scrambled away from him and stood up. "The name's Hiko! Nice to meet ya!" he beamed as he extend his arm to the prosecutor. Edgeworth hesitantly took his hand and got up as well.

"W-who are you exactly?" he stammered. 'Hiko' looked confused. "I just told you, I'm Hiko! A shinigami!"

"Shinigami?" Edgeworth repeated. But that translates to..."Death god?! You're a death god?!" he yelled in shock, taking a few steps back as a result.

"No...why would I be?"

"You said you're a shinigami!"

"Yeah, I am." now Edgeworth was confused.

"If you aren't a death god...then what is a shinigami?" the boy seemed to ponder about it before speaking.

"Okay...a shinigami is a person who helps guide lost souls in the human world to another world called 'Soul Society' which in your terms, Heaven." he paused so the man could catch up. "But our other main job is to fight and defeat Hollows, and cleanse them from their sins and also lead them to Soul Society--"

"Did you say Hollow? You mean...the one that attacked me earlier this morning?" he interrupted.

"Yup! That's a Hollow, a soul that has been corrupt since he or she wasn't able to be guided to the Soul Society. But don't judge them to be all evil...oh wait they are. But what I mean is that they used to be normal souls before. Yet...they lose their hearts when they turn to a Hollow, so we shinigami tend to have no choice but to fight 'em." Edgeworth just nodded slowly. "That's what shinigami are here for, to guide the 'pluses' or souls to the Soul Society, and defeating Hollows so they also go in peace."

"What about Hell?" Hiko flinched slightly. He didn't expect that question at all. "That's where Hollows that have done awful deeds like murder or theft before they die go to. I haven't encountered any Hollows that get sent there...but I've heard that it's a really scary place filled with torture..." Hiko's voice trailed off so Edgeworth didn't hear what the boy said after that.

"Anyway, I have a favor." the prosecutor was surprised by the sudden change of mood. "Y-yes..?"

"Can I stay with you for three months?" Edgeworth was already shocked over the information Hiko told him, and now he asks to stay with him?! For three whole months?!

"Why that long?" he tried to make sure that his voice was as calm as possible, but inside he was sort of freaking out. So the monster was real? It wasn't a dream? And the boy standing there...smiling. That isn't a dream too right?

"Because captain said so." the shinigami mumbled.

"Captain?"

"Yeah...anyway, there are a lot of things to explain but--" he was cut off with a loud yawn. "I'm kinda sleepy. I've been trying to find you for the past three hours so..." the boy said sheepishly. "Can I please stay? Pretty please?" Hiko was even doing the puppy dog eyes thing. The prosecutor cringed. What should he do? Hiko doesn't seem like a threat...and he told him a lot of things that he had never even knew existed...maybe...it won't be a bad idea to let him stay for a little while...

"Fine." Hiko eyes widened with excitement. "Really?! I can?! Thank you so much!!" he hugged Edgeworth in joy and the prosecutor was surprised by his strength which is why he fell on the ground again. "By the way, what's your name?" Hiko asked.

"Miles Edgeworth..." he was still a bit stunned from what happened just a few seconds ago...

"'Kay Mr. Edgeworth! Let's go back home!" Hiko flashed a big smile at him. Edgeworth sighed, now he has a child with him...again. The prosecutor wished that he wouldn't cause too much trouble...

He had no idea how wrong he was.