Okay, so I've been really in a writing mood today - i already wrote a miego oneshot this morning, and now i've decided to start a multi-chapter story with a few different pairings in it. i've written a couple chapters, please comment and tell me if you think i should continue! just to warn you, i haven't played gs4 for ages, so i may be a little rusty at writing apollo/trucy/vera etc in character!

TITLE: Doesn't really have one at the moment, so for now it's just Phoenix's wedding - if you can think of a good one, please suggest it!
AUTHOR: Kitty sneeze (yay thats me!)
GENRE: Romance / Mystery
AGE RATING: PG
PAIRING/S: Phoenix/Maya, Apollo/Vera, Mia/Diego, Ema/Klavier... plus many more (if I can fit them all in!)
SUMMARY: Phoenix is off to get married to Maya, the love of his life, and of course he's taking Trucy and Apollo with him! But he's also invited back some old friends from the past; how will they get on with the new Phoenix Wright and his new friends? What will happen when a shocking murder takes place right before the wedding? Can Phoenix and Maya still have the marriage of their dreams? Plus there may be more relationships blossoming at the wedding than just Phoenix's...

Chapter One

“Daddy, are we there yet?”

“No, Trucy, we’re not there yet.”

“Mister Detective, are we there yet?”

“Sorry, pal, not yet!”

“Vera, are we there yet?”

“Um… I don’t think so…”

“Polly, are we there yet?”

“No, Trucy, we’re not there yet!!! And can you please stop prodding my hair? It takes ages to make it look that good, you know!”

Apollo leant over, trying to look in the wing mirror of Detective Gumshoe’s battered old car to straighten his spikes. In his attempts to see his reflection, he ended up kicking Vera’s leg and elbowing Trucy in the stomach.

“Ow! Polly, watch where you put your stupid pointy elbows!” Trucy whined, “Otherwise I’ll have to get out Mr Hat to give you a good talking to!”

“Please don’t! It’s squashed enough back here without adding that stupid wooden puppet!” groaned Apollo, who had the bad luck to be sat in the middle seat, squashed up between Trucy and Vera. Maybe it was just his imagination, but Trucy seemed to be making an extra effort to annoy him today.

“Hey! Don’t talk about Mr Hat like that!” Trucy pouted, crossing her arms so that she ended up elbowing Apollo in the chest.

“Ouch! Trucy, be careful! That hurts, you know!”

Phoenix chuckled, turning from the passenger seat to grin at them all. “Now, now, kids – no fighting in Detective Gumshoe’s car, alright?”

“Yeah, pal – be careful, those seat covers were expensive, y’know!” said Gumshoe. Apollo looked at the tattered seat covers, which were printed with a faded brown and orange pattern.

“How old are these seat covers, anyway?” he asked, “No offense, but they don’t look all that expensive to me…”

“I got them for $10 at a car boot sale last week, pal! Real genuine retro car seat covers!”

“Wow, what a… bargain…” said Phoenix, “So, your pay is still as low as ever?”

“Yup,” the Detective sighed, “Mr Gavin isn’t exactly what you’d call generous when it comes to reviewing my salary… in fact, I’d say he’s nearly as bad as Miss von Karma!”

“Hey, Klavier’s cool!” said Trucy, “I bet you’d never be cool enough to have a rock band, Polly!”

Apollo sighed. When was this terrible car journey going to end? He looked over at Vera, who was busy sketching, her sketch pad rested against the car window.

“So, what are you drawing, Vera?” he asked. Vera was still very shy, but lately they’d been getting on quite well, and she usually didn’t mind showing him her drawings.

“Um… just some wedding pictures, really…” she mumbled, turning round to show him her sketchbook. He smiled as he saw the drawing; it was Phoenix underneath an archway of flowers, with a beautiful young woman in a wedding dress by his side. Vera had only met Mr Wright’s fiancée twice, but already she was able to draw her perfectly.

“Wow, Vera, that’s great!” Trucy chirped, “Is that me and Polly?” She used her ‘magic’ wand to point to two seats placed in front of the happy couple, which had a top hat and two spikes of hair protruding over the top.

Vera nodded. “I didn’t know who else to put in the audience – I don’t really know many of the people on the guest list.”

“Well, Vera, you can meet some of them over the next couple of days!” said Phoenix happily, “Edgeworth and Franziska are coming over from Germany tomorrow, and Larry will probably turn up this evening. Plus I’ve invited loads of old friends from some of the cases I’ve worked on!”

Vera looked a little uncertain.

“It’ll be fine, Vera!” Apollo reassured her, “I know you find it hard meeting new people, but Trucy and I will be right here with you the whole time!”

“Yep!” said Trucy, “Plus, me and Polly don’t know many of these people either! So it’ll be new for all three of us!”

“Personally, I’m dreading seeing Miss Von Karma again,” Gumshoe said, with a shudder, “I hope she doesn’t still have that whip – it really hurts, pal!”

“Tell me about it!” said Phoenix, rolling his eyes, “But, knowing Franziska, she’s sure to bring it to the wedding with her!”

Apollo gulped. He was just the kind of guy who would probably get picked on by a woman with a whip, and he wasn’t sure he wanted to meet this infamous Franziska von Karma. Then again, most of Mr Wright’s friends sounded pretty weird…

“Hey, Daddy, didn’t you say you’d invited some friends from a circus?” Trucy said suddenly.

“That’s right! The Berry Big Circus!” Phoenix said, “I’m sure you’ll fit right in with them, Trucy – one of them is even a magician!”

“Yay! We can have magic duels together!” Trucy waved her wand around and ended up whacking Apollo on the head – whether this was an accident or on purpose, Apollo wasn’t sure. Either way, he didn’t like the sound of Trucy meeting another magician – they’d either be best friends and gang up on him, or worst enemies and cause all kinds of trouble.

Vera was now sketching a landscape of beautiful rolling hills; Apollo looked out of the car’s small window and noticed that they were now driving through a lush green valley.

“Nearly there now, Trucy!” Phoenix cried. He seemed very happy to be here; it probably held a lot of old memories for him.

“Hey, pal, I remember this place!” said Gumshoe, “Seems like only yesterday that doctor guy got murdered…”

“M-murdered?” said Vera, sounding worried. Apollo felt sorry for her – it probably wasn’t easy for her to think about murder, when that was how she’d lost her father.

“Hey, relax, Vera! We’re here for a wedding and nothing else!” said Phoenix, “I can assure you, this will be one murder-free holiday!”

Vera’s face relaxed from a frown into a soft smile. Apollo notice that she seemed pleased to be getting away from the town where she’d lived all her life; it was nice that she could get a glimpse of another completely different place, and have some new things to look at and draw, and it made him feel strangely warm and fuzzy inside to see that she was happy.

Little did he know that Phoenix may have spoken too soon…

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Please read & review, and I will love you forever!
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Wow, that was great. Yay, first reviewer. That cliffhanger was nice and I'm now really curious as to who will be the victim! Update soon and congratulations on yet another great story!

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Dare to put a hand on Maya, and I'll kill you, revive you, and kill you all over again.




Otherwise it's cute. =p

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^ this.

that

except replace "Maya" with "Vera".

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It's Vera, isn't it D:

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is only a best friend. I doubt that would actually marry each other, because there's a 7-year gap between them, although Pearl seems to like the idea. Ah well.

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S-so what? Are you saying all married couples have to be the same age, pal?!


No really, tell that to GumshoexMaggey shippers.

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Yeah, they do have an even larger gap....9 years, I think? And that line....I've heard it somewhere before....Hold it! You're quoting Gumshoe in T&T!!!

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Eh?! How'd you get T&T out of that?

Sorry, pal! You're thinking of 2-1!

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Yay! Great story! Now...I won't rate you yet, seeing as it's only one chapter.

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great so far...

... by the looks of things i ship all pairings you mentioned...

MOOSE!

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Hate repeating myself, but... ^this.

Hmm, with all this talk of Maggey/Gumshoe...maybe this is inspiring the author? hint, hint...

I LOVE Phoenix/Maya so this story should be great, the rest of your stories have been so far! In fact...I think I'll go and read "sexy coffee" now, aswell.

Write some more, please!!!

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Oh yeah. That fic was really funny.

Loved the chapter.

Expecting to see more. You will write more will you? It's just too adorable and the plot of the story is very beautifully done .

haha so cute VeraxApollo write more :edgey:

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Thankyou all for your reviews ^^ Love you all!

Amy: Yay, thanks for reviewing first! As for the murder victim... well, this is pretty bad, since I'm the author, but... I... um... haven't exactly decided who's gonna die yet.... *cough cough*

Shiki Tohno: Don't worry, I would never hurt Maya! She's WAY too awesome for that!

Justis76: Glad you liked it ^^

BBdoubleB: Vera will be fine, I swear I won't hurt her!

Mystic Mia: Well, there are a lot of Phoenix/Maya shippers around, so people obviously agree with the pairing... and I don't think the age gap really matters. Thanks for reading though!

IlovephoenixwrightXD: Thanks! I hope you enjoy chapter 2 as well!

edgeygavin: Yay, glad you like my pairing choices! I'm basically just sticking all the pairings I like in here!

Missile.x: Don't worry, there's always room for some Maggey/Gumshoe as far as I'm concerned! Thankyou very much, I'm, glad you like my stories - yours are brilliant too!

Andrew1989: Aww thanks, of course I've got more up my sleeve!

Windrain: Thankyou, there is more right here!

Now... here comes chapter TWOOOOOOOO yay! And more reviews would be loved!

CHAPTER TWO

“Pearly, are you ABSOLUTELY SURE that I look okay?”

“Yes, Mystic Maya, you look lovely!” said Pearl, for about the billionth time, “Besides, Mr Nick is your special someone! He won’t care how you look, because you two are in love!”

“Yeah, I know…” said Maya, “I just… want to look okay for him and his friends. After all, the first of the guests will be arriving today!”

Pearl was about to say something else – probably about her fantasies of Mr Nick and Mystic Maya – when there was a knock on the door.

“Oh, I think they’re here!” Maya gasped, “I can’t wait to see Nick again – it’s been, like, a week since I last saw him!”

“Don’t worry, Mystic Maya, I’ll go and let them in – you sit there and look pretty!”

“I thought you said I didn’t need to look pretty, Pearly!”

Pearl rushed off into the hallway, while Maya sat back on the sofa and fiddled with her hair. It was silly, but she really did want to make a good impression on all the wedding guests – she hadn’t seen most of them for years and it would be strange to see how much they’d changed.

She heard several voices in the hallway, and the sliding door to the living room opened; Pearl was chatting to the five guests while leading them into the room.

“Maya!” Phoenix rushed towards her, wearing his old tracksuit bottoms, hoodie, and kitted hat as usual. He always looked like a bit of a mess nowadays, but Maya really didn’t care; she was just happy that he wanted to marry her.

“Nick! It’s great to see you!” She got up and kissed him.

“Ahh! It’s so great that you two are going to be a married couple at last!” Pearl gasped.

“What do you mean, ‘at last’?” Phoenix asked.

“Well, I told you two ages ago that you were destined for each other… but it took you years to actually propose!”

“Hmm… I guess it just took a while for us to realise that you were actually right about us! Right Maya?” said Phoenix, his arm around Maya’s waist.

“Yep. Who have thought that Pearly had got it right all along?” she laughed, “Anyway, everyone please make yourselves at home! Pearly will show you your rooms in a minute, once we’ve all had something to drink!”

“Now, everybody, what drinks would you like?” Pearl asked politely, smiling at her five guests.

“I’ll be OK thanks Pearls, I brought my own supply of grape juice!” Phoenix said with a grin.

“Yeah, and it took up most of the space in the car! I wasn’t allowed to bring my cutting-people-up trick because Daddy’s grape juice crates were in the way!” said Trucy, “Anyway, could I have some wine, please?”

“Aren’t you a little young for wine, pal?” said Gumshoe, stepping out from behind Apollo and Vera.

“Oh, Detective Gumshoe! I haven’t seen you in ages!” Maya gasped, only just noticing that he was there.

“It’s good to see you too, pal!”

“Dick drove us here,” Phoenix explained, “You know, since I still don’t have a licence, and there was nobody else to take us! But Apollo here is going to take driving lessons, so we’ll be all sorted soon!”

“Hey, I only said I was thinking about it!” Apollo said, “Oh, and Pearl, could I have a glass of water please? I’ve kind of got a sore throat from yelling at Trucy with my chords of steel – she kept messing up my hair!”

Everyone laughed, while Apollo looked annoyed.

“Right,” said Pearl, “So… wine for Trucy, water for Apollo… what would you like, Vera and Mr Scruffy Detective?”

“You’re seriously gonna give Trucy some wine?” said Maya, “Nick, has she ever even had wine before?”

“Of course I have! Daddy lets me have it on special occasions, like when he wins a game of poker!”

“But… don’t you always win games of poker?” said Apollo, “Surely that means that Trucy has wine practically every night!”

“Well… I only give it to her some nights…” said Phoenix, “Hey, stop looking at me like that! I’m not an irresponsible parent, okay?”

Maya sighed, smiling at him fondly.

“Could I… um… have some water too, please?” Vera said quietly. She still didn’t feel comfortable around Maya and Pearl, even though they had already met.

“And I’ll have a beer, pal - if you’ve got any!” said Gumshoe.

“Yes, we’ve got lots of beer for the wedding reception,” said Pearl, “I really don’t know why… it just looks disgusting to me! Anyway, I’ll go and fetch the drinks!”

“Ooh, can I help?” said Trucy, “I want to see your kitchen! In fact, I want to see the whole house!”

“Okay!” Pearl said, “I’ll show you round later! And we’ve got a new fountain in the garden, you will love it!”

The two girls skipped off together, and Phoenix smiled, happy that the two of them were making friends.

“So, Maya, do you mind if we go over the guest list? I just want to make sure that everything is all sorted out…”

“Sure, I’ve got it right here!” Maya picked up a long sheet of paper from the coffee table, “By the way, you guys don’t have to stand around! You’re welcome to go and explore the manor, if you want to!” She said to Apollo, Vera and Gumshoe, who were stood by the door looking slightly awkward.

“Vera, do you want to go out to the garden?” Apollo suggested, thinking he should give Maya and Phoenix some privacy to discuss their wedding plans, “I’m sure there’s some nice scenery to sketch or something!”

Vera nodded, and they headed out the back door.

“Well, I guess I’ll start bringing in the luggage! And…” Gumshoe said, turning to Phoenix, “You can carry in your own grape juice – those crates look heavy, pal!”

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The garden at Fey Manor was incredibly peaceful. There was a small burbling fountain in the centre, with oriental-looking plants growing all around and a small tree of some kind, its branches heavy with pink blossom. An ornate stone lantern in the corner completed the Japanese feel to the garden.

“Wow,” breathed Apollo, “This is a nice garden!”

Vera sat down on the edge of the path and pulled out her sketchbook. Within seconds she was already sketching the outline of the fountain.

Apollo sat down next to her. “So… are you looking forward to the wedding?”

Vera nodded, not looking up from her sketchbook as she began filling in the bushes around the edge.

“It’ll be weird meeting all of Mr Wright’s old friends, won’t it? Like… people he’s defended, and stuff.”

“Mmm,” said Vera.

“And apparently there are a few prosecutors coming too!”

Vera nodded.

There was an awkward silence.

“Uh… sorry if I’m distracting your drawing or anything,” said Apollo.

“No, it’s fine,” said Vera quietly, “Please, keep talking – I like to listen to you…” She looked up and met his eyes for a second, then ducked her head back down, blushing.

“Oh, ok…” said Apollo, “Well… I’m a bit worried about the party afterwards, to be honest. I mean… I won’t know anybody! But I bet Trucy will get on with all of them really well – I’m just not so naturally talented at making friends. People just… don’t like me as much.”

“I like you,” said Vera, still sketching away.

“Um… uh… thanks! I like you too, of course!” Apollo was perfectly aware of the red flush creeping across his face. It was lucky that Vera blushed so much too – that way, he didn’t feel like such an idiot for being embarrassed.

“I bet the drive back to Wright & Co will be awful,” he continued, “At least there’ll be more room in the car, since Mr Wright will be on his honeymoon with Maya. But I bet Trucy will persuade that Detective guy to let her have the front seat!”

“Probably…” said Vera.

“You know what? Maybe I will learn to drive. That way I can drive myself around, and I can choose who comes on car journeys with me! I’d let you sit in the front, of course… if you wanted to, that is!”

“I’d like that…” Vera said softly. Apollo watched as her hand gracefully moved across the picture, shading in the water of the fountain with smooth, perfect pencil strokes. Even though Vera didn’t talk much, Apollo found her presence incredibly soothing; it was great to have someone who actually listened to what he was saying, without butting in or making stupid comments like Trucy always did.

Sure, he loved Trucy – but that was more like a friend or a sister. There was just something about Vera that made her completely different from all the other girls he knew.

Vera put down her pencil and lifted up her sketch to look over it and decide whether it was complete.

“Wow,” Apollo said, amazed at how she’d managed to make a simple piece of paper into an incredible drawing, “It’s… amazing! You’re so talented, Vera…”

“Thankyou…” Her cheeks were pink again, “I… um… made a picture for you…” She flipped back a few pages in her sketchbook and carefully tore out a page. “Here you go… I hope you like it.”

It was a drawing of Apollo, Phoenix and Trucy, stood in front of the familiar backdrop of Wright & Co Law Offices, carefully coloured in with colouring pencils. Vera had captured everything, from the shine in Trucy’s bright blue eyes, to Phoenix’s smile, to Apollo’s spiky hair.

“It’s… brilliant!” Apollo said, “Thankyou so much… but where are you?”

“W-what do you mean?”

“You didn’t draw yourself in here, Vera! How come you’re not stood with us?”

“Well… I’m not a part of it, am I?” she said.

“A part of… what?” asked Apollo, wondering why Vera didn’t feel that she was included with the three of them.

“Well… you are like a family. And I’m not in it.” She looked sad as she said this, unable to look Apollo in the eye.

“Hey, of course you are! I mean… you live with us now! And just because we haven’t known you as long, doesn’t mean you’re not included in our little family!” Apollo hesitated for a moment, and then boldly put a hand on Vera’s shoulder. She flinched a little at his touch, but didn’t pull away.

“You’re really special to us, Vera. All of us. And I think Phoenix and Trucy would both agree that you are a part of our family now!”

Vera smiled a little. “Thankyou, Apollo. But… I’m not the same as you three. Since my father is gone… I just belong on my own. I just don’t think I will ever fit in.” She picked up her sketchbook and held it to her chest as she stood up. “I think we should go back inside.”

“Yeah… Pearl will have made the drinks now,” said Apollo, also standing up. He really didn’t know what else to say to Vera – how could he make her see that she was just as important to him as Trucy or Phoenix?

HOPE YOU LIIIIIKE!

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That was a great chapter. You've now converted me to Apollo/ Vera !
10 hot coffees out of 10!

<3 you for ApolloxVera segment

Still sweating buckets on the inside, though, though I'm relieved Vera will be unharmed.

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