Ace Attorney: Council of Crime

Part 56 (Milan)

//February 25, 2030. Interpol Headquarters, 3:48 PM//

Once T got back, pretty much everyone was all together in one place. Well... Except for M and Vesgate. They were still back at the hospital after all that had happened.

I admit that in a way... I was a little bit sad. I had made a bunch of friends. Unlikely friends, but friends nonetheless. I was really excited that I had done so much with them, but now, who knew if we would ever see each other again? And if we didn't... I'd be all alone again... 

I've been with Connor lately, but if the group splits up, then I'll be all alone. I don't want that. My parents are already gone, and I don't want to lose my friends! 

Speaking of Connor, I watched him from a few yards away. He was chatting away happily with Ms. August. I'm not going to lie. Seeing them back together made me happy in the way that they were finally back together after all of this, but... At the same time, it stirred up all sorts of bitter feelings inside me all over again.

After all, I wouldn't ever have that same reunion with my parents. They were truly gone, and they weren't coming back. I hated that reality more than anything.

But more than that... I had been hoping secretly that Connor would adopt me. I had been thinking about it with every free moment I had. On the car ride over here, on the car ride to Copen Bridge... I just couldn't leave the thought alone. It was hard thinking that one day... 

...It was inevitable that he would leave me to be around her more. They were siblings, after all. I was just the awkward friend intruding on their happy reunion after a long time apart.

This thought bounced around in my head as tears stung my eyes. I hated this. Why is it that I try to find a friend and in the end... He gets taken from me? I thought that things would be okay, but at this rate, I'll be off to an orphanage, then to another city, in less than no time. 

I couldn't hold back my tears. They flowed freely from my eyes, falling onto the ground below as I ran away from the scene. 

I found myself in some sort of office. It had all sorts of computers in it, like a bunch of tech geniuses like X worked there. I supposed that was what it was for and glanced around.

My eyes eventually settled on a desk. It had a rather large indentation in it and there was a bed with two cats on it sitting on the ground nearby. 

 I moved the bed gently and sat under the desk. I didn't even try to stop myself from crying. It was useless to even try. 

I don't know how long I sat there, just waiting for the wish to leave forever to spring to mind. But, much to my dismay (and glee at the same time) it never did. I guess I'd have to deal with this bittersweet ending forever...

Footsteps reached my ears. I held back a gasp and tried to peer around to see if I could find the owner of the steps. "Milan?"

Celosia. I curled up a little bit tighter. I didn't want to talk to her right now. I didn't want to talk to anybody right now. Well...  Half of me wanted to desperately, but the other half screamed in retort. I listened to the latter and bit my lip to keep my sobs from ending up too loud. 

"I know you're there," Celosia announced. She appeared next to me and took a seat. 

"W-what do you want...?" I asked. I tried to sound tough, but due to my unhappiness, it didn't work out all that well. Instead, it sounded like a little kid talking to a bully. 

"Listen... I know that this is about Connor. I can just see it in your eyes," Celosia told me. 

"You can?" I asked.

Celosia nodded. "Yeah. So... I need you to listen to me, okay?"

"Um... Okay..." I agreed. I wasn't really sure what she was up to as of now, but she's been a good friend to me in the past, so why not listen to what she has to say on this situation?

"I know that you're going to regret this one day. You miss him already because of August being here. But if you don't do something about it, then you're going to regret it. I promise you that," Celosia told me.

"Why should I do that? I'm mad at him. I thought that he was going to adopt me. I can't go back to my parents," I said with a frown. I rubbed my eyes with my hand. 

Celosia pulled a Kleenex off of the desk and handed it to me. "Here." I blew into it. "But... If you just leave this alone for too long, it'll come back and you'll feel awful. Leaving negative feelings unsettled never helps, Milan."

"I guess so..." I said gently, shrugging ever so slightly. "But how do you know this will even help? It might even just make him hate me more."

"He doesn't hate you. He just missed his sister. One day, you'll reunite with your parents and he'll feel the same way," Celosia said. "Spirit mediums, remember?"

I nodded. "I hear that there's a really good family for that. Kanaya, I think," I told her, a small smile forming. 

Her shoulders went rigid. "Well... Regardless of the Kanaya Clan... You should go apologize," Celosia suggested. She handed me yet another Kleenex before rising to her feet. She walked out of the room, panic clearly etched on her features.

I decided that her advice was at least worth giving a try. After all, she might be right. If I don't do something, I might get unhappy about it later. 

I stood and ran out of the room to find Connor. There were more than a few things I needed to tell him about this situation...

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so i am an emotional train wreck

people were being extremely problematic while i was dealing with a nosy little child and the fact that my friends are going somewhere and didn't invite me to come along with them because i get angered easily

today was a f un day as you can tell

-Digital