Klapollo Ace Attorney *Apollo justice*

"After Court"

"okay you got this, your fine, just act calm and cool and everything should be okay"

apollo nervously knocked on the door as he opened it

'..hey klavier, ..you doing okay?'

apollo asked as he entered inside of klavier's office, who just kept his gaze looking out the daylight sky, after the trial was over he had worried about klavier a lot, first his brother get's arrested, then he has his old friend and band member in jail and burned something as meaningful as a guitar to him, then again had his own brother use him in a pawn to get back at an innocent person, needless to say, it hadn't been easy on the poor guy lately, klavier looked from the window and put on his usual grin, but apollo could tell he was putting up a defensive act

'ah.., here forehead, what's bring you into my office?, another case and you need my help?'

'eh, no, ..i-i just came to see how you were doing, ..after the whole trial and everything'

klavier's expression fell as he sighed, tapping his pen against his table, apollo sat across from him on the wired stools, it was surprisingly comfy given how it was built

'..if i had to be honest, ..i haven't exactly been my fabulous self lately'

'..well i mean, nobody would after uh you know, ..having your friend and brother in jail, ..it's kinda a tough pill to swallow

'it's not so much as that'

klavier said

'but more so of the looks of pity, i receive from the officers and detectives..'

their wasn't really much anger behind klavier's tone of voice, but he was definitely irritated and frustrated to a degree, apollo could see why too, having people give you pity was honestly worse then someone flat out insulting you

'..i can imagine it's not the best feeling'

'..yup'

it was a little awkward silence from there, apollo twiddled with his thumbs as he tried to think of a conversation

'..you know, ..what happened in the past with Mr wright's old co-worker, ..it wasn't your fault, ..it's not like you knew--'

'it was my fault'

apollo's head snapped up, he couldn't see his face, his golden bangs were covering them, but his voice and tone said it all

'..i was foolish, naive and careless, ..i had an innocent person lose your badge, and let my brother get away with his nasty deeds, even if i didn't know i still did the damage on my part'

'b-but that's not fair!, you can't blame yourself for something like that, anyone would've done what you did!'

apollo argued, klavier simply shrugged

'..doesn't change anything, ..i can't take back what i did--'

'you idiot, shut the fuck up and listen to me this instant!'

apollo yelled, standing up as he slammed his fist down on his table, startling klavier to his core

'you didn't know jack-shit that your brother set you up alright!!, your just as innocent in this as trucy was when she unknowingly gave the guy the evidence!, if you can't blame a 7-year-old for not knowing better, why the hell should anyone blame a 17-year-old who was just trying to do his job huh?!'

he challenged, his intense gaze staring into klavier's shocked light blue eyes, after a few moments of silence, ...a tin little grin play at his gavin's lips, it was more genuine than he had ever seen in a long time

'..heh, ..you sure know how to make a crowd go silent herr forhead'

'huh?'

klavier grin winded into a slightly more teasing one, leaning in closer to his face, making apollo blush a little

'you were always quite the fighter, and a good entertainer too, with a very powerful voice, herr forehead'

'...y-you know i hate that nickname'

apollo gulped as the blush continued to glow brighter, klavier chuckled underneath his breathe, making apollo's spine crawl

'but it fits you so perfectly'

'w-what's that supposed to mean?!'

he demanded, klavier however just grinned and leaned away, sitting back on his chair, changing the subject

'It's not every day you get a trial that rocks harder than one of our gigs, ja? That's why it's over! The Gavinners are breaking up'

'w-what?!, really?'

he nodded

'...The news caused a run on tissues at supermarkets nationwide. You're the real stars, now! I look forward to our next jam session'

he winked at him, apollo felt his heart flutter as he tried to shake off the feeling, and pretended to look irritated

'..remind me why I came here again?'

Klavier chuckled, but then settled in a more genuine expression

'..in all in serious, ..thank you for the good laugh, ..i needed that'

'..yeah well, glad i could be of assistance'

klavier stared out the window for a second, in deep thought, then stared back at apollo, he thought he was hallucinating when he saw klavier's cheeks turn a very light shade of pink

'..there's a new bar in town that just opened up not to long ago, apparently, it's a jazz-themed area, ..i was planning on going tonight, would you like to accompany me?'

he asked in a sly way, just there was some tension in his gesture like he was nervous, apollo felt his heart pounding out of his chest, ...was he being asked out on a date?!

'..t-tonight?!, y-your and me?!, uh, ..y-yeah sure, ..i-i mean i don't have anything else to do'

he didn't miss the lit expression in klavier's eyes when he agreed

'well it's settled then, ..I'll see you tonight herr forehead'

'yeah you too gavin'

and with that, apollo walked out the office with a soft smile on his face

'YOUR GOING ON A DATE?!'

trucy yelled in absolute shock and excitement, bouncing up and down in her spot, grinning ear to ear

'C-CUT IT OUT IT'S NOT A DATE!!'

he yelled back, he didn't miss the teasing grin on phoenix's face as he kept his gaze on the book he was currently reading, but his ears were fully listening to the conversation

'but didn't he ask you out to drinks!!?'

'w-well yeah but-'

'aww true love!!, it's just like in a fairy-tale!!'

'IT'S NOT A LOVE STORY TRUCY!!'

phoenix bit back a chuckle as he flipped to the next page of his book