Ace Attorney X Reader One Shots Vol. 2

An Assassin's Flaw (Shelly De Killer x Child! Reader)

An Assassin's Flaw (Shelly De Killer x Child! Reader)

A/N: Reader goes from baby to young adult in this!

No One's Pov:

It had been a slow night for the assassin. A few dead, more gone, and the rest well on their way and out of his mind. It was lonely, but this was the life he chose to live.

As he walked past an alley, a baby's cry rang out. Since he was in no particular rush, he followed the sound of the cry to a dark corner where a trashcan sat, shrouded in shadows. He removed the lid of the garbage can to reveal a baby wrapped in a dirty blanket. The baby stared at him, cooing quietly.

"Hm..."

He pulled a small knife out of his pocket. The moonlight glinted off of it, showing the specks of blood decorating the blade and handle. He held the knife within reach of the infant, watching in surprise as it's two small hands tried to grab the blade and put it in it's mouth.

With that, the baby's fate was sealed.

He picked the baby up and cradled it to his chest as he put the knife away. This child would be his.

His new purpose.

...

(A few years later...)

De Killer never strayed from his purpose, especially when a client was involved. But because of that, you picked up a few of his habits.

You sat in the living room, playing with one of your toys when a gleam on the table caught your eye.

You wanted to play with it.

De Killer entered the room a few minutes later, just in time to see you throw the knife into the head of one of your stuffed animals just like he had done to a target three days before. He quickly took the knife, much to your dismay, but patted your head. "That's too dangerous for now, my dear. But maybe you can have one of your own when you're older."

...

(20 years later)

De Killer sighed as he watched you disappear out the front door. You had grown into a beautiful 22 year old woman. You were next in line to inherit the De Killer name as he had trained and prepared you for the life of an assassin. But recently, you met someone you wouldn't tell him about. You went out frequently and always came back late.

He knew that you could take care of yourself, so he didn't worry too much.  But he wanted to know about the subject of your affections and if they were treating you were right.

It wasn't until a few months later, when he had taken on a rather reckless client that he found out who it was.

...

He looked at you, trying to comprehend why you'd risk your own life to save a traitor who had sullied the De Killer name. He was able to sneak into the prison to gain access to his traitor of a client.

One Matt Engarde.

He had him in a visitation room, but what he wasn't expecting was you.

On the other side of the bulletproof glass, you tried to convince him to stop as he held a blade to Matt's neck. "Father! Please don't do this! Please!" Then you shouted again.

"I love him!"

The knife clattered to the ground as the entire room fell silent. De Killer looked at Matt then at you before speaking. "Hm...It seems that I will, unfortunately, have to spare your life. But your betrayal will not go unpunished."

He took the blade and swung it down at Matt's face. The blade slipped through the long bang of brown hair and hit it's mark, leaving another scar over the ex-superstar's face. With that, De Killer was satisfied. He turned to you. "His debt is repaid, thanks to you. I shall take my leave then..."

With that, he was gone, leaving you to call a guard to tend to that nasty injury.

His loyalty to his clients was his only priority.

But you were always the only exception...