Phoenix put on his black vest that everybody wore. 'B-19, Phoenix' was stitched onto his. Edgeworth held the door open and closed it when Phoenix and Larry came out, Larry still fixing his hair.

Phoenix saw another group open their door. "Hey, if it isn't Miles," one of them said. Phoenix saw Miles stiffen. He pulled earbuds from his pocket and stuck one in his ear. "Wonder what's wrong with Edgeworth," Phoenix thought. Edgeworth picked up the pace, Larry sighing. "Hey, Badd! Look, it's Miles's new boyfriend." The other man, Badd, laughed. Before Phoenix could do anything, Larry pulled him ahead.

"Did you hear that Larry?" "Yeah, man. It happens everyday." "Everyday?"

Edgeworth was stomping ahead, not hearing what Larry had to say. "Well, the dude that was picking on Edgey? The wolf looking guy?" "Yeah?" "Well, his name is Shi-Long Lang. Edgey is gay if you can't tell. Shi-Long Lang actually agreed to go with out with Edgey, but he humiliated him instead." "Wait, so let me get this straight. Pardon the pun. So Edgeworth asked Shi-Long out, for reasons I don't understand. Then when they went out, Shi-Long made fun of him, or something."

Larry glanced up at Edgeworth, making sure he wasn't listening. "Well, Edgey doesn't like me talking about this, but yeah. I need to tell you something before that though. Edgey didn't know he was gay until a year ago. He went out with Franziska, the girl who's dad killed his dad. That wasn't the problem though. Edgey told me he just didn't feel right with her." "Did he try other girls after that?" "Of course. There was this other girl, Lana Skye. Edgey told me he didn't feel right with her either. That's around when he found out he was gay. Back to Shi-Long. He wasn't always like that. I could see why Edgey liked him. Jock, you know? When Edgeworth asked him out, he actually agreed. Nobody thought Shi-Long was gay. Well, he's not."

"Then why did he agree?" "That's what I don't understand. He humiliated Edgey in front of their entire workout section. Edgey has major anxiety, even though he doesn't show it, so he was even more embarrassed than a normal person would be. Even asked for a switch time for workout. So now, Edgey doesn't like getting close to boys, even if it's just friends. Of course, he's close friends with me though, and he'll soften up to you."

"Man...one of your own teammates humiliating you." Phoenix had his blood boiling, learning more about Shi-Long. He wanted to avenge himself and Edgeworth.

"Edgey just tries to ignore Shi-Long now. He's just a fricken jerk. There's another guy on that team and he's not so bad. His names Gumshoe and he's dating Maggey, the other girl on Maya's team." "Oh, I see."

Edgeworth shoved the mess hall's door's open for Phoenix to hear a lot of talking and shouting. "Me and Edgey will introduce you to everybody when we're done eating, okay?" "Alright."

They got their trays and picked a few things off the counter. "Edgey, you got to eat more than an apple," Larry complained. "I'm never hungry. Feel lucky that I'm eating anything." "You are never hungry because your stomach shrank." "Stop acting like my mom." "Well, you don't have a mom, so."

Edgeworth smiled for the second time that day. "You got me th-" "Edgeworth!" A girl Phoenix didn't recognize jumped up from behind Edgeworth's chair, making them all jump. "Kay, I could have choked and died!" "Better than starving to death on a single apple."

Edgeworth sighed, wanting to get over the apple conversation. "Who's that," The mystery girl asked, looking at Phoenix. She had a high ponytail with a key-looking decoration inside the ponytail. "Oh, Kay, this is Phoenix Wright, the new recruit. Wright, this is Kay Faraday, my, um, sister pretty much."

Kay jumped and planted her hands on the table into a headstand. "Nice to meet ya," she said and stuck her hand out to Phoenix. "Oh, hello." Kay did a back flip off the table.

"Kay, give Wright his bracelet back." "Wh-What?!" Phoenix immediately looked at his wrist, not seeing his bracelet. "Hehe. Sorry, Phoenix. I specialize in thievery if you can't tell. Here." Kay tossed the bracelet with beads back at Phoenix. He put it back on his wrist, rubbing the beads out of habit. "Where'd ya get it?" Kay asked. "Oh, Mia gave it to me." "Woah, Mia Fey? That bracelet must have somethin' special then. She's a spirit medium after all." "Oh, yeah."

Edgeworth interrupted the two. "Hey, Kay. You have workout at two, right?" "Yeah. Why?" "Could you show Wright the moves and stuff?" "Oh, totally. See ya later, guys." "Bye Kay," the three said in unison. Kay did cartwheels back to her own table. Phoenix was surprised her scarf didn't fly off.

He stuck his spoon in the cereal bowl and started eating when Mia came walking over, two girls right behind her. "Hi, Phoenix." Before Phoenix could say hello back, Larry started talking to the first girl behind Mia. "Hey, Maya." "Oh, hi Larry!"

For once, Mia ignored Larry and sat down next to Phoenix. "I never knew his name. All I knew is that he was flirting with my sis." Phoenix smiled, still eating the cereal. "Oh. Mia, this is Miles, the other guy on the team. I call him Edgeworth though." "Nice to meet you Miles." "Likewise." Edgeworth continued to stare into space when Maya and Larry sat down, along with the other girl. "Must be Maggey," Phoenix thought.

"When do you get your first mission?" Mia asked Phoenix. "Oh, um, I'm not sure. Edgeworth, do you know?" "Yeah. Our next team mission is tomorrow. I mean, you went through training so you should be fine." "Oh, that's great," Phoenix mumbled sarcastically.

Everybody in the cafeteria heard a tap on a microphone. Phoenix looked towards the front where Chief Gant stood. "No new announcements today. Check the board for next weeks missions as usual. That's all." "Chief Gant isn't usually like this," Mia whispered to Phoenix. "Something's bothering him I think." Mia stood up and had a look around the mess hall. "B-4 isn't back from last night." "Who's on B-4?" Phoenix asked. "Bruce Goodman, Jake Marshell, and Neil Marshell." "Aren't they one of the top teams?" Maya asked her sister. "Well, yeah, but I'm sure their fine." Phoenix saw a Psyche-Lock appear around Mia. He knew the secret of his bracelet. It had once been a full magnetama, but it broke. It works just as fine if all the pieces are at least 8 inches of each other though. Phoenix decided to talk about it with Mia later.

Phoenix saw something hit the back of Miles's head, but he didn't even look up, still eating his apple. "What was that, Miles?" Mia asked Edgeworth. "Probably Shi-Long. Don't give him a damn."

Phoenix saw the note had rolled under the table. With Mia busy talking to Maggey and Larry talking to Maya, he picked it up and unfolded, regretting. Scribbles were all over the paper with kissy faces and the words 'NewbieXMiles.' " Shi-Long," Phoenix said out loud. Edgeworth immediately looked up. "Hey! I told you not to give a damn!" "You told that to Mia, not me. Now where is he. I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind." "Wright, no. You''l get in trouble." "Well it's better than you sitting here in misery. Oh, there he is."

Phoenix stood up from the table, Edgeworth trying to stop him. "Wright, please don't..." "No, I'm gonna teach him a lesson."

Phoenix walked over to the table. When he got halfway there, Shi-Long looked back with a smirk on his face. "Oh, so you are Miles's boyfriend! I w-" "Cut the crap Shi-Long." "Woah! We got a feisty one here, Badd!" Phoenix began ripping the paper. "I want you to quit, okay?" Larry came running over to Phoenix. "Nick, come on. Edgey doesn't want you over h-" "Oh, is this Miles's body guard?" "If I was in the same workout group as you, Shi-Long, I would blow you to smithereens."

Phoenix was shocked at Larry's quick change of attitude. "Oh? I'm at two o'clock. What are you newbie?" "I'm two. Don't worry, Larry. I'll do that job for you." "Better be bowing down to me my 2 o' 5, okay newbie?" "See you then, Shi-Long."

Phoenix and Larry walked back with their heads high. They saw Miles keep pulling his bang down, but it kept bouncing back up. "Nerves tick," Phoenix thought. "Oh man. Did Shi-Long threaten you, Wright? I should have made you stay over here." "Edgey, calm down. It's okay. Here, where's you pill case?" "Pill case?" Phoenix asked. Larry answered his question while digging through Edgeworth's vest pockets. "Edgey just needs to calm down his damn anxiety issues." "Wow, it's like Edgeworth's a completely different person."

"I always make him take it, so this doesn't happen, but he 'forgets'." "Larry, I told you to stop acting like my mom," Edgeworth said in between breaths. "Oh, here." Larry shoved the pill in Edgeworth's shaking hand and gave him the glass of water. "Better?" "Yeah." Edgeworth sat down, even more pale than after his shower. "I just need a smoke." "Here, if it will calm you down." Larry gave Edgeworth a pack of his cigarettes. "I'm going to the lobby." Edgeworth stood up and left.

"Hey, were are the girls?" Phoenix asked Larry as he sat down. "They said they already ate, so they left." "Oh, okay."

Phoenix then remembered the conversation with Shi-Long. "Crap, I'm gonna die."