WrightWorth: Ace Attorney Bridge To The Turnabout "A Phoenix Rises From Pain"

"..Reuniting.."

phoenix breathed in and out, before dialling the number on his phone, ...the last time he spoke to her was when he was 21, ..and it wasn't even a talk, it was a whole, blown out fight, with her drunkly calling him selfish, and with him calling her a lazy drunk

"...would she even want to talk to me?!, ...we haven't spoken in five years..."

he was starting to have doubts, ..what if she didn't to reunite, ..or even try to, what if she hated him for becoming a lawyer, ...what if she never changed and was still an alcoholic, ...before he could even forget about calling her and just leaving the whole idea all together, another thought came into his mind

"...you don't know that for sure!! just try and reach out!!"

he took in another deep breathe, ...and pressed the call button, anxiously waiting over the line, ..he had thought about doing this for weeks, ...and now he was finally doing it, ...after four or five beeps, ..a woman's voice picked up, nearly making him fall from his seat

'hello?'

"s-she answered!!"

phoenix panted a bit as he held onto his locket, playing with it in his fingers as he greeted her back

'...hi shelly ..i-it's me, ...phoenix, ..your nephew'

when he didn't hear anything over the line, he nearly went into a mini panic attack, his thoughts going into overdrive

"FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!!, I KNEW IT, SHE FUCKING HATES ME AND NOW SHE'S GONNA HANG UP AND BLOCK MY NUMBER PROBABLY-"

'..p-phoenix?!, ...i-is that actually..., ...i-i never expected you to ever call me!'

she exclaimed over the phone, ...phoenix took another shaky breathe as he said

'...i-i just-, ...i-it's been five years since we last talked and, ..a-alot as happened and i, ....i wanted to see how you were doing...'

ever since the whole case, ..he started to think about his own family, ..and how their was still one person left in his family, ..that cared for him..

'..i-i've been good, ...actually, ..i've also recently moved, into a nicer apartment'

his eyes widen slightly at the news.., ..he wasn't expecting that, but what she said next, shook him even more

'..my address is 45 summerwalk, my room number is 13, the third floor, ...would you, like to visit me?'

she asked, phoenix didn't know how to respond at first, ...meeting his aunt!?, after five years?!, ...might as well see how it will go

'..y-yeah, ..'

'...when would you like to come over?'

'..tomorrow, ..at 6pm?'

he asked if that was a good time, she thought for a moment before she replied

'..7pm, ..i'll be done with work by then'

"s-she has a job?!, ...."

'..t-that's okay, ...uh-bye shelly'

'...goodbye phoenix'

after he hung up, he ran his fingers his threw his hair, ...he was NOT expecting that, ...he didn't know what to expect..

"...holy fucking shit!!, i'm gonna meet my aunt tomorrow!!!"

'really now?'

'y-yeah, tomorrow at 7pm, ...we're meeting at her place'a

miles smiled at him, very happy about this, phoenix frowned, he felt guilty for not telling miles sooner about this, despite the fact they've been only dating for 3 months, they've known each other for YEARS!!, ..and the amount of shit miles has done for him too, ...it was unfair of him to keep this from him

'i-i'm sorry i kept this from you, ..i-i didn't feel comfortable talking out-'

miles cut him off gently, understanding why he didn't want to talk about it earlier, he never wanted to make phoenix talk about his past unless it was absolutely necessary to know, ..he never liked talking about his own past, and wouldn't force his own partner to talk about something he didn't want to talk about

'it's alright phoenix, i'm honeslty happy for you to re-connect with at least one of your family members'

he said, gently patting his shoulder, phoenix was very anxious about meeting up with his aunt, ....he was afraid he was gonna screw up or do something stupid that would make her hate him, ...five years of no communication, ..it was almost like meeting a stranger in a way, miles took notice of his stressed out expression, and gently brushed his left bangs out of his eyes

'you have nothing to worry about phoenix, she'll love you'

'....i hope so...'

he mumbled, placing his head on his crossed arms, looking off to the side of the window

"...tomorrow is the big day"