Qilin watched as Kay and Luna dragged Liuxang's limp body to his bedroom in the small apartment he had bought. Sola made a snide remark about Liuxang which sparked into a heated argument between her and Luna. Qilin chuckled to herself, no one could see her after all she was nothing more but a spirit in the Spirit plane. Shuffling sounds were made behind her and she turned around with a sly smile.

"Huoniao."

"Qilin."

The twins ran to each other and they hugged. Huoniao hugged tighter though.

"It's been a while, Huoniao."

"I know, thank the heavens for our power."

Indeed it was true, Shi Long, Miles and Franziska never knew of her power or the ability she had along with Huoniao. They had acquired it from their father, who in turn had acquired it from his mother, their grandmother Mei-An. The firstborns of their grandmother's clan always acquired them, so their uncle, Nian, didn't have the ability. Their clan, unlike the Feys, were called the messengers, whose duty was to send messages to loved ones who had passed on, while the Fey could channel spirits, the Gongsun family specialized in seeing ghosts and other phantasmal entities, they could not only go to the spirit world on their own accord but also transfer their consciousness to the plane, hence the comatose-like slumber Liuxang was in.

"I hurt them, my death hurt them."

"I know, you had too." Qilin didn't meet his eyes when Huonial said that.

"Sola is as problematic as ever." Huoniao smiled, he knew why Sola was being problematic, so did Qilin but for now, they'll play along with Sola.

"And Luna seems unquestioningly loyal to you."

"While Kay acts as the balance, don't you think so?"

"Of course, she's still the sweet girl I know, Byrne had brought her to the Courtroom once, I had the opportunity to talk to her, she really never knew about his identity."

"Neither did he want us to tell her."

"I never trusted that Yew when I saw her."

"She had those eyes that showed darkness and betrayal."

"I told him not to trust her."

"He learned the hard way, unfortunately."

"How is he?"

"He's happy when I update him, thanks to you, but his temper knew no bounds when I mentioned you were going to start another Team Yatagarasu."

"Ho ho, tell him she is important, and as he knows and as I know, the law needs rules to be bent when dealing with the bad guys."

"You've changed."

"You've stayed the same."

"I'm dead."

"I survived especially through you."

"Long Huoniao and Long Qilin died that day, don't you think so?"

"And Liuxang was born, for you Huoniao, it was just a name you were called."

"And then it became something much more, Qilin, something much more."

"Of course, truth is just an obscured meaning that is what people assume, there is only one thing in the law that is more important than truth, and those are facts."

"You've become cynical."

"For what I've gone through, I think I deserve it."

"My death anniversary is near, don't you think, will you visit me? It a little bit over next week, I think at April 20."

"You've forgotten your death day? Shame on you, Qilin."

"Oh, I'm shaking like leaf with your reprimanding." Qilin smiled softly. She smiled so hard that the scar under her left eye was almost unnoticeable.

"I'll visit, I promise." With that Liuxang woke up. He will have to talk to Shi Long, Miles and Franziska again, and then again, he could just meet them there, after all Shi Long promised to take Franziska and Miles with him to visit her grave. Quietly he switched on his computer and started booking his tickets. Something stirred as he groped the darkness as he searched for the mouse. A wire moved by itself, Liuxang looked at it, but it was too late, the snake jumped at him like a spring.

Franziska thought hard as she tried to remember how Qilin left her. She couldn't for some reason. The home videos only told tales of happier times, nothing about why Qilin left. Franziska switched the television off, she couldn't sleep, so many things had happened in just four days. She glanced at her whip, and she noticed a rusty red splatter on the tip, so small that it only looked slightly larger than a speck of paint but Franziska knew it wasn't paint, it was coagulated blood. Qilin's blood. And finally, the floodgates of her memory opened, making her remember the horrible thing she had done to Qilin.

"I'm so sorry, Ziz." Qilin hugged her so tight that a crowbar should have been used to separate them.

Ziz struggled and rained blows on Qilin's back. "Liar, you foolish liar, telling foolish lies."

"I know, it's hard for me also Ziz, but I have to go, I have family matters to take care of, I'll come back Ziz, really I'll still visit you."

"So? I'm your cousin; I'm your family also aren't I?" Franziska finally tore herself from Qilin's embrace. "You tricked me! You lied, like my mama, she loved me but she left me just before I could even know her."

Qilin looked at her with sad eyes. "Franziska, I love you as a sister but please understand."

Franziska glared at her in anger, no, she'll leave her and she'll never contact her just like her mom. She'll just disappear without a trace. "I don't care anymore, just go."

"Xiao Mei Mei –"

Crack! Franziska's whip slashed against the air and hit Qilin's eye. Franziska wanted to apologize but the von Karma pride held her back. "There Qilin, you deserved that, nevercall me Xiao Mei Mei again."

Franziska walked away. She walked away slowly and deliberately just to hear Qilin walk away, Qilin never did walk away but stared at the ground, her bangs covering her eyes. Franziska turned her head without letting Qilin see it. A drop of blood fell from her left eye. Qilin grabbed Franziska by the shoulders and shook her.

"Franziska!" The voice wasn't Qilin's, it was huskier, a man's voice, it was Miles's voice.

"Miles Edgeworth." Franziska's voice was shaky as cold sweat formed.

"Are you alright?"

"Miles Edgeworth, did I hit Qilin before she left?" Miles swallowed. He wasn't sure if he should tell the truth or not. He chose the former.

"She left with a scar under her left eye. She had the doctor examine it, he said it was going to be permanent."

Franziska could only cover her mouth in horrified shock. "I hit her? Why Miles Edgeworth, why couldn't I remember?"

Miles swallowed and exhaled, the memory of seeing Franziska that time was frightening. "You were watching the news, and then suddenly there was breaking news on Zhengfa. You called for me, did you remember?"

It was Franziska's turn to swallow. "The reporter said the only casualty was a Qilin von Karma Long, and then I ..."

Seeing that it was hard for Franziska to continue, Miles filled the blanks for her. "You started screaming, you kept on mumbling "I'm sorry Qilin." and when I tried to help you, you pushed me away like a rampaging bull. You destroyed a few vases when you sent your whip flying and then you fainted."

Franziska's eyes were filled with regret and grief. Miles sat beside her and draped his arm over her shoulder. "Franziska, you weren't the only one. I was mad too."

"You were? Qilin never talked to me about it."

"You never gave her the chance, besides she wouldn't do it even if she could."

"What did you do?"

"Remember the shelf that was littered with cranes? Qilin and I made it to get another wish, we were almost done but when I heard Qilin was going away, I destroyed the shelf and stamped on the cranes."

"Why?"

"I was hoping she would stay and help me make them again, but instead she just bowed her head low and never spoke to me anymore, she thought I hated her just like you did, and so she distanced herself fro us." Miles picked up the crane he had previously made, and showed it to Franziska. And he continued," When she died, I cut myself off from reality, I did almost everything Sir von Karma taught, except that method. In my own way, I was hoping that if she would come back and give me a slight reprimand, it never happened."

Miles handed the crane to Franziska. "Why do you want me to keep this?"

Miles gave a sad smile. "I made a wish, and since that crane is yours now, I hope it will happen to you first."

Franziska looked at Miles, and Miles was sure she felt the same way he felt when Qilin made that wish for him. Franziska hugged Miles, sobbing, the guilt, the sins were there and the burden too heavy to carry alone anymore. Miles closed his eyes and hoped his wish would be granted.

Ok, so this is my first ever author's note, I had put Turnabout Innocence on hiatus for two months after the fourth chapter? or was it the third? Anyway I forget. So as i reread my chapters, I noticed that there was inconsistencies, one was that Qilin died in Cohdopia, that was because I was planning her to be Colias's wife, but after the long hiatus, I forgot and I made her Shi Long's wife. If you read anything and see some inconsistencies notify me please and I'll try to fix it. Thanks.