Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to the Ace Attorney series. The only thing I own is this plotline.

October 8th, 2025

It was the day after the trial. The trial where Klavier's brother was found guilty again. I knew Klavier was fighting the truth. He didn't think that Kristoph could do what he did.

But he did.

Again, Klavier called my phone, but this time I answered it.

"Ema. I need you to come to my office."

"Why? Are you going to kiss me against my will again?"

"Just come. Ja?"

"I'll be there in an Hour" And I hung up the phone. It was cool out, and my car's heat was out. I didn't know why I was going to see the Fop, but something in his voice made me think that something was up. I pulled a fresh bag of Snackoos out of my purse and began to munch while I drove.

-X-o-x-o-x-O-

"Mr. Gavin?" I called as I walked into his office. It was foppishly decorated with guitars and Gavinners posters.

"Klavier?" I called again, starting to get ticked because he was the one who called me here. There was still no response. That's when I found him. He was huddled in a ball against the wall.

"Ema. Please. Go" He said shakily. He was shivering and breathing heavily.

And crying. He was sobbing to the point where all the breath was knocked out of him.

"I'm not leaving Klavier. Please. Tell me what's wrong" I kneeled down to the shaking prosecutor and place my hand on his face, like I had done back at people park.

"Y-You d-don't c-care ab-about m-me! Y-you th-think I… I'm happy." I wrapped my arms around him and told him it was going to be ok. My heart was aching, which was a foreign emotion for me towards him. I walked out of the office.

I shouldn't have walked out. Even for the second I was gone.

When I got back into the office, he had a bottle of pills in his hand. He looked at me for a minute with sad eyes and then did the unthinkable. He twisted off the cap and swallowed.

"KLAVIER! NO!" I screamed. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I ran towards him. He fell to the ground with a thud. I opened my phone and called the ambulance.

It was that moment when I knew that nothing was going to be the same. Before they took him away, I kissed him.

But then I ran. Ran far away, to this ledge. I pulled the last petal off and then looked down at the rocky water below the ledge. I couldn't live in self loathing. It didn't matter anymore. Scum like me don't deserve this life. I walked closer to the edge, waiting to fall, I started to walk off the edge when I hand grabbed my arm. I swung around to see Apollo Justice.

"Don't Ema. Don't. Klavier would be devastated." He said gently while I tugged at his arm. Tears were clouding my vision, and it was getting hard to breathe.

"What would Klavier care? He's dead." I cried.

"Ema. Come with me. He's alive. He's alive…" With those words, I followed Apollo. Klavier was waiting in my car.

"Fraulein…" He said before we kissed. Never has a kiss saved me before.

But I didn't deserve Klavier. I made him the way he is.

"Klavier… I… I think that I love you…"

"I think that I love you too, Fraulein."