AN: Here we are, the final chapter. Nothing really special I want to put here... I guess I'll just tell you to enjoy.
"We're building bridges and burning them down, tonight." The girls all lifted up their right hand which held their mic. The crowd cheered wildly. The new song had become extremely popular on the radio and today was their first time singing it in concert. Now that the concert was over the girls retreated to the backstage area. Maya and Iris were discussing the song they had just sung.
"Every time we sing that song I always think of the same thing." Iris commented as she sat down to take off her heels.
"What? Now you have to tell me." Maya sat in the chair opposite of her band mate.
"I-I… well, I'm kind of not supposed to…" Iris took an end of her hair and stared to play with it, a nervous habit of hers.
"Come on, I'll even tell you a secret of mine." Iris sat there; she still wasn't sure if she should say it. "What if we say it at the same time?"
"I-I guess…"
"Good, we'll go on the count of three." Maya counted up and both the girls let out the same phrase, "I have a boyfriend."
Iris was genuinely happy for her cousin. "Oh, congratulations Maya." When a good friend is happy, you too should share in their happiness.
"Thanks, but Iris, this is your first boyfriend, right?" Iris nodded sheepishly. "What's he like? I need to know all the details."
"Well he's very nice, sweet, and maybe just a little corny."
"Sounds cute! What's his name?" Iris was silent. "We'll go on the count of three again, okay?" Iris nodded. "One, two, three."
"Phoenix Wright." Iris said timidly while Maya proudly announced the same thing. Both were shocked to say the least. After a few seconds Maya's face contorted into another emotion though, rage.
"You man stealer! You're just jealous! You've had it in for me ever since I was born!" Maya stepped toward the other singer. Iris in turn was cowering in fear.
"I-I didn't know." Maya was just about to bring out the claws for a cat fight until a voice stopped her.
"Let's not be rash. Why don't we think about whom the real enemy is; the man who knowingly dated both of you?" Mia appeared before them. "The man who also hit on both Dahlia and me before he moved onto you two."
"Phoenix Wright." Maya backed away from Iris and clenched her fists. "I should have known better than to date an old man. Next time I'm sticking to guys my own age."
"I thought he was different." Iris looked down sadly.
"You probably hate him right now don't you?" Mia raised her eyebrow. "How about a little revenge?" Maya nodded eagerly.
"As long as it's not too mean…" Iris said.
"Oh don't worry Iris; it won't be bad at all. First, we need…"
The next day The Fey Girls (excluding Dahlia who was in the bathroom at the time) and everybody else affiliated with them were leaving from the concert. Phoenix was included in the people who were leaving. There were many reporters, as usual, but many were trying to ask the manager questions.
"'Reporter would like an explanation,' end quote." A minty man shouted.
"A few words please." A girl with somewhat spikey brown hair and a mic said. She looked pretty sad when she didn't get an answer.
"Watch how your mentor does it." She smiled at the younger girl. "Any comments about this here photograph?" A woman with a green sweater and afro asked as she held up a picture. Phoenix was getting tired of being questioned about things he had no knowledge of.
"Okay, I'll bite. What photograph?"
"This one." The reporter shoved a photo in his face. It depicted Miles Edgeworth and himself sitting across from each other in a café. It was terribly obvious that it had been photoshopped.
"What is this?" He asked in a bored tone.
"Some anonymous folk sent this in. Looks awfully like you're off gallivanting with someone from the Fey Girls rival band, She Blinded me with Evidence. Maybe even a little more." The afro reporter winked and Phoenix's face turned red from embarrassment.
"Come on, can't you tell that it's photoshopped!?" She snatched the picture back and looked at it closely. "The chair that Edgeworth's sitting on isn't on the ground, I'm more blurry than he is and I'm not moving. Is part of my hair missing? It is! It's obvious that the picture of me used to be smaller… And why does it look like Edgeworth's sitting on a throne while I'm on a folding chair." He was going to say more but a voice interrupted him.
"What was that Iris?" Maya demanded.
"I tried my best." Iris replied meekly.
Maya smiled devilishly. "Not really that embarrassing… good thing there's plan B."
"Plan B?"
"Let's just say that the projector screen coming down at a rapid pace behind him isn't for nothing." Just as she had predicted there was in fact a projector screen behind Phoenix. Soon footage of the outside of a trailer was being shown. Pearl and Phoenix were on screen.
"Pearls, I" A terrible scratching came over the entire thing. Voice clips had been overlaid. "…love… you." Video Phoenix was standing casually, not even moving his mouth.
"…I love you?" This clip had no scratching because it had all been one phrase before it was inserted.
"I… have always… loved… you." The dialogue they were saying sounded very corny.
"Me too… I… have to go now." The video Pearl was also not moving her body, but her lips were a little, though not enough to be matching up with the "conversation."
"How about… a… goodbye… kiss?" Right then the video cut out (a little too conveniently if you asked Phoenix). Everyone was quiet for a moment before they started yelling either questions about the tape or accusations of him being a pedophile.
"I-It didn't happen like that. Wait, it didn't even happen!" Phoenix tried to defend himself.
"It did, but you wanted it to be kept quiet." Diego stepped out into the open. He looked as if he were a wounded puppy. "You blackmailed me for months, but I have finally gained the courage to testify about your heinous acts."
"Come on, that's a fake like the picture. I mean the sound quality is terrible."
"Because our audio equipment is crap and you won't give us money to buy new stuff." Wow, everything Diego was saying was making Phoenix look worse.
Phoenix's eyes darted around. He was thinking of a way to get out of the mess he had somehow gotten himself into. It seemed like Iris and Maya were in on this, Diego too. Using that line of logic Mia was somehow involved, and getting help from Pearl was way out of the question. That left one Fey Girl, Dahlia.
"Your argument is invalid," Phoenix put his hands on his sides and smirked. "You see, I had a girlfriend before this video was taken. In fact she is still my girlfriend." Some of the crowd gasped.
"Can I ask who the lucky gal might be?" The afro reporter inquired.
"Of course, her name is Dahlia Fey." Even more people gasped. Some of the Dahlia fan boys were starting to become upset.
"That three-timer!" Maya exclaimed.
"Where is Miss Fey to confirm this?" The brunette reporter shoved her microphone into his face.
"Uhh I think she's in the bathroom."
"Our Dollie doesn't poop!" The mob of fan boys shouted. Just then the woman in question came through the door. Everyone went quiet and stared at her. She looked around at them and made her way over to Phoenix.
"Uh, why is everyone staring at me?" She whispered.
"Long story short they think you and I are dating. I need you to do me a favor and go along with it." He replied in a low tone.
"Wait, what? No way, I am no-"
"Please Dahlia, I am begging you." He looked at her with pleading eyes. "And if that isn't enough your contract is up for revision next month…"
"You're a jerk, you know that?" The next words she spoke were no longer in the hushed tone she was using before. "What, you people haven't seen a couple before?"
The journalists proceeded to bombard them with questions, but Diego and Mia were not about to let Phoenix get off so easy.
Mia crossed her arms and smiled slyly. "What is that video footage then?"
"I thought I already told you that it couldn't have happened because of Dollie." He gestured to his "girlfriend."
"Being in a relationship doesn't make you exempt from your crime." Diego held his coffee mug up to his nose and shook his head.
"Fine, I'll prove the video was a fake! The timestamp on the video has the date of July 6, 2017. Pearl Fey was sick for the majority of July as our dear fans would know, but she sounds perfectly fine in the video." He neglected to mention the fact that she did not become ill until around the ninth. He really couldn't care less though; you find a shovel to get out of the hole you're in, you are going to use it. "Besides, why would I cheat on my lovely Dahlia?" Mia and Diego looked at each other and smirked. As if on cue, all of the Dahlia fan boys began to approach Phoenix. Where was all of the security? Oh wait, Diego was in charge of it all.
"How dare you steal our Dollie!?"
"C-calm down." Phoenix slowly started to back up, and then turned around and ran as fast as he could. Of course he was chased by the mob.
The majority of the press followed where the action was. The Fey Girls all gathered in a cluster.
"Do you think Phoenix is going to be okay?" Iris asked. She was truly concerned for the man. Sure, he broke her heart, but wasn't this just a bit much?
"He'll be fine." Maya waved her hand in a dismissive manner.
"Though we do have another problem." Mia started. "We need a new manager."
"Polly said that he wants to be a manager! We should let him be our manager!" Pearl was jumping up and down happily.
"Yeah, let's let a fourteen year old who has no experience with money or managerial skills be in charge of everything." Dahlia said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes.
"Hey, what about me?" A man with brown hair along with a matching goatee said as her pointed a thumb to himself. The girls looked at him oddly for eavesdropping. "I have a year of experience managing She Blinded me with Evidence." The stranger "forgot" to mention that he was fired from that particular job.
The girls looked at each other warily. Diego shrugged his shoulders and nodded slightly.
"You're hired," Mia said. The man with the orange jacked cheered silently. "For now. If you are anything like our old manager I think we'll have a problem Mr…"
"Butz, Larry Butz."
That's the end. Yup, Larry is now their manager (though probably not for long). There were a lot of cameos in here. I dare you to try and find them all. Good luck, there's a AAI2 cameo. Anyways, I guess this is where I will give my thanks. So thank you to my brother who helped bounce some ideas off with him, to all those who reviewed, and especially you for simply reading!
