Ace Attorney Investigations: Haunting Memories

Chapter Twenty One

April 2 1:35pm

Minami Household ~ Felix Griffin's POV

Kotoko, Sebastian and Ms. Kirigiri all turned to look at me. "What's the meaning of this, Griffin?" Ms. Kirigiri asked with a cold glare.

"H-Huh?!" I exclaimed in response. "I-I swear it wasn't me! I'm not a killer! No way!"

"Your fingerprints were found on the weapon." Ms. Kirigiri reminded me. "You certainly seem like that kind of person to make that mistake, don't you think?"

No matter how much I protested, I found myself locked up in a holding cell in no time at all. I spent who knows how long in there, just moping in silence on my own. I was biting my lip the whole time, trying to stop the tears. Someone of my age shouldn't be crying, especially over something like this!

"Felix?"

I jumped when I heard that voice, not expecting anyone to want to even look at me, let alone visit me in my cell. I looked up and saw Drew Self, otherwise known as N; an Interpol agent and one with a high rank at that. He had dark brown hair and matching eyes. He wore a blue shirt under a grey, black, and brown jacket with darkly coloured pants and shoes to go with it.

"Dr-um, N!" I exclaimed, quickly stopping myself from saying his real name. Don't ask me how I even found out what his real name was because I don't remember. "Why are you here...?"

"I wanted to see you...!" N replied. "What's going on?! Why are you here?!"

I sighed and began to explain. "So, in the case that I've been investigating with D and Q... my fingerprints were found on the serial killer's weapon. I have no idea how they got there... but now I'm being suspected of killing all of those people."

N gasped, but otherwise stayed silent. I looked up at him with pouty eyes. "H-Hey, N... Do you suspect me, too?" I choked out. "Do you think I kill people?"

"Of course not!" N exclaimed in response. "Felix, you're a researcher of serial killers. You're not a serial killer yourself. Of course I believe in you!"

My jaw literally dropped. "Y-You believe in me...?!" I squealed, having trouble containing my disbelief, which wasn't good for my ears. "You do, right...?! You're not just saying it...?!"

"Of course I'm not." N shook his head. "You're like a little brother to me, Felix. I don't believe for a second that my little brother figure could end lives in such a brutal way."

Randomly jumping on someone and hugging them is one of the biggest crimes of the Interpol community, but at that moment I couldn't help myself, and I knew that N was a forgiving person anyway. I threw my arms around him in a tight hug and freely sobbed. "N-Nobody's ever believed in me before...!" I wailed. "You're the first person to ever say that to me...!"

"That's... kind of heavy..." N commented, patting my pale blue hair. "But if it makes you feel better, then I'll say it as many times as you like."

"But... what do we do now?" I asked, rubbing my tears away. "How do I get out of here...?"

"You don't have to do anything," N replied. "I'll head over to the scene of the crime and investigate for myself. Where was it again?"

"Um... at Kotoko's house. Would M let you do something like that...?" I questioned. "Besides D, he hates me the most..."

"I'm sure he'll listen to what I have to say," N smiled. "I know he could never turn down something from me. Having a good relationship with him has more than a few perks."

"As if I'd know how that felt, huh...?" I whispered. "When you want a promotion and be actually worth something, it's a bit difficult when a grand total of three people appreciate you."

"We'll figure something out, Felix." N told me. "Before you know it, you'll have a letter like everyone else."

"But how do I get there?" I asked, looking directly into N's darkly coloured eyes. "On my own, there's no way I can get there."

"You won't be on your own." N replied. "When a mission comes up, I'll make sure you're the first person to know. That'll get M to notice you."

"Th-Then he'd consider letting me become a real, honest-to-goodness Interpol agent?!" I gasped. "I can finally achieve my goal?!"

"Goal?" N repeated.

"Y-Yeah," I nodded. "Ever since I was nine, I always thought that being a part of Interpol would be really cool. I doubted I'd get there, but I didn't exactly want to be a scientist like my parents were. When they were killed, that... kind of put me off the whole idea..."

N gasped. "I'm so sorry..."

"Huh? For what?" I asked, tilting my head slightly.

"For what you had to go through..." N continued. "Nobody should have to have something like that happen to them..."

"I-It's fine, N." I shrugged. "I wasn't especially hurt by the whole incident... It doesn't bother me anymore... I mean, at least I was free to do what I wanted, right...?"

We sat in silence for a few moments, mostly because of me not being quite sure of what to do or talk about. "So... how long will I be in here?" I asked. "Do you know?"

"It won't be long, I promise." N replied. "I'll talk to D and Q to help them see the truth."

"Thanks, N." I smiled.

"Please, call me Drew when it's just us." N - or Drew - said. "It feels like we're closer when we're on a first name basis, which I like."

I bounced slightly, unable to control my happiness. Today had been the best day of my life, even better than all of my birthdays combined...! Then again, I've only had one birthday party before and it was a prank from one of the mean kids in the orphanage.

"Well, it's already getting pretty late, so I think that they'll be wrapping up the investigation for today and continuing tomorrow." Drew told me. "I'll come back tomorrow and tell you about the current progress, okay?"

"O-Okay...!" I exclaimed. "See you tomorrow...!"

I watched as Drew walked away, staying in the same spot for ages after he'd left. I was buzzing for the whole evening, still in disbelief. Finally, something good is happening to me...!

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HAVE SOME DREW BECAUSE WHY TF NOT

also drew and felix brotp is anyone with me-

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