Ace Attorney: The Returning Past

Chapter 9: Turnabout Vows - Investigation 1 ~ Part 1

"Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

"I do."

"Do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I... I.... I...!"

"A-Are you okay?! What's wrong?!"

"... P... P... Poison...!"

"AAAAAAAAAAH!!!"

"W-Wait! Please! You can't arrest my sister! Waaaaaaaaaait!!!"

"Somebody, please! Take me to Morix Law Offices! We need their help!"

May 24 10:30am

My House - My Bedroom ~ Niamh Wood's POV

I had been pretty pumped for this day. So pumped, in fact, that I barely got any sleep last night. Probably not the best thing in the world if you're attending a wedding, though...

That's right! An old friend of mine contacted me and told me her older brother was getting married, so she invited me along!

I stood in front of my bedroom mirror and brushed down my clothes. I decided that I had better put on some kind of formal attire.

I-I've never been to a wedding before, okay?! Give me a break!

Anyway, I was wearing a white button up shirt with a blue jacket. My pleated skirt was also blue. My knee high boots were white. The one thing I refused to change, however, was the locket around my neck. That was staying there.

Almost subconciously, though, I reached into my drawer and pulled out a glittering bracelet. The letters of my name were etched into different parts of the metal: the 'N' was in one place while 'I' wasn't far behind... I think you get the idea.

I decided I would wear it today, so I slipped the bracelet on. I closed my eyes as the familiar feeling of it comforted me. This way, I could always keep him close to me...

My friend and I had agreed to meet in front of one of the resturants in town, so I left my house and headed there.

I was pretty surprised to learn that they were already there. I was so sure I'd get there first... Much pouting.

My friend dashed up to me, her braided red hair bouncing.

"I'm so glad you could make it!" she cried, green eyes shining.

I smiled. "It's been a long time, Angelica."

Angelica's attire for the occasion didn't surprise me in the least. She was wearing a white kimono with a golden sash around the middle. She always was a fan of Japanese things...

A woman wandered over to us, wearing a typical white dress. At first I thought she was the bride, but the bride was most likely already at the reception hall.

"I decided to be the one to pick you up, everybody else was busy preparing." she explained pointing to a red car. "I'm Laura Ringe, by the way."

I introduced myself to Laura before we all hopped into the car and drove off to the ceremony, Angelica chatting animatedly the whole way.

"Vikky is so excited!" she exclaimed. Vikky, or Victoria, was her younger sister, in case you didn't know.