The trial was tomorrow, the trial, and to make matters worse you didn't know who the prosecution was. You feared it was Edgeworth, feared you'd crumble to your knees seeing him standing before you with those sad eyes Gumshoe said he had. You never dreamed after Phoenix's trial that Edgeworth would be upset over the fact you left him. But you had to be strong, he made his choice and you made yours. You couldn't sleep staring up at the ceiling just staring at the shadows in the darkness that started to blur the illusion they were moving now in your eyesight.

You didn't want to admit it, you didn't want to admit you were scared. Scared how the trial would be, scared how Edgeworth would handle the situation, maybe he's changed. Maybe he hasn't. You held your breath turning on your side in the bed staring at the empty side of it and just closed your eyes. You missed having some one laying next to you, you missed some one waking up with you in bed telling you that your bed hair looked silly before smiling slightly brushing a loose strand from your face. You missed him. It's only been a month, you had been better than you thought you'd be but you knew the truth.

Phoenix dulled the pain, he was a nice comfort for your aching heart. You feared you fell because of that, because you were being selfish again, but you knew that wasn't the truth. He was more than just a comfort to you. You opened your eyes to stare at the window before sitting unable to sleep. The trial, the trial. Your mind was thinking, reeling too much. You wanted it to stop you wanted it to stop repeating scenes stop repeating things that have happened!

You were in a bad dream all over again, only this bad dream you still couldn't wake up from. You rubbed your eyes staring at the floor after swinging your legs over the edge of the bed. Your shoulders slumped and you bit your lip, would Phoenix be okay with you watching tv this late? You couldn't sleep and you didn't have ear phones for your phone...

Sucking in a breath you stood up walking to your door to open it looking into the dark and empty living room/kitchen staring back at you. It was void of the normal life but you knew better than that. Papers still littered the coffee table, books piled next to the couch DVDs by the Tv and dishes in the sink, two bags of trash ready to be taken out before leaving tomorrow. You smiled suddenly looking around again. Phoenix was so different, so much messier than Edgeworth and if you were being honest you wouldn't change it for the world. Sighing you walked out of your room walking to the couch and pulling the blanket draped over the back off it to curl up into it turning on the tv lowering its volume.

Your mind began to wander while looking for a show or movie, thinking about how you had woken up this morning on Phoenix's chest, thinking about how warm he had been how comfortable he had been. You sunk into the blanket and couch slightly sniffling. You wished this didn't have as much of an effect on you, but being alone, now lost in thoughts your mind was being cruel. You began to wonder if you were over staying your welcome.

But Phoenix would tell you that right? You slumped your shoulders and found your self tossing the remote on the coffee table covering your eyes to sob as quietly as you could shaking. You hated this you hated how you weren't fine now that you were alone, you could fight your own battles you were an independent woman! But...you were hurt...

You didn't hear Phoenix's bedroom door open, you didn't see him standing there in the doorway looking to get a drink before waddling back to bed. Only to jump when he saw your shaking shivering form sobbing into your hands as quietly as you could the TV playing in the back ground. It illuminated your figure and he was just staring. He didn't think too much about how you were feeling about Edgeworth after Gumshoe dropped the subject, he had offered to let you come back here to think but he sees why you didn't want to now.

It all made sense in Phoenix's mind, you didn't want to be alone, lost in your whirl wind of a mind. He wanted to say something but he was just paralyzed sticking to the floor with tensed muscles. Flash backs of the end of Mia's case filling his head, you had cried so much that day breaking down finally after winning the battle, he had too. But you were more broken up.

He should of known better, he should of guessed! But he supposed he didn't want to accept the fact you were still hurt.

"(Y-....Y/N)?" Phoenix suddenly called out watching you jump your head lifting from the palms of your hands to stare at him tears rushing down your face before you had looked away rubbing them away as fast as you could. You leapt to your feet clutching the blanket, which smelt of him, close to your chest keeping your gaze away.

"O-oh Sorry is the TV too loud! I just....couldn't sleep" you were trying to cover up your tears. Phoenix just stared wide eyed before they softened his lips pressing into a thin line.

"The TV is fine..." Phoenix wasn't sure what to say. "Are you okay?" Phoenix took a step forward and you found your heart stopping in your chest. Did he hear you sobbing?

"I-.." your voice wavered and your lip trembled, you wanted to say no, you wanted to run into his arms and tell him all about the thoughts running in your mind. You were tempted but you didn't want him to push you away.(You wished Mia was still alive, or at least in reach so you could talk to her. Tell her about all this and hear her wise words she always knew what to do). "I-...."

"(Y/N)..." Phoenix's voice was soft as he took a step forward walking to you like you were some sort of frightened animal. You kept your gaze away staring at the floor as the tv still sounded in the background still on the last channel played from last night.

"I'm fine-" your eyes looked at him and you found them watering all over again. Your throat burned and your nose started to have a sort of pressure with it. It was hard keeping in theses tears. Your lip quivered again.

"You are?" He didn't seem to buy your excuse raising an eyebrow as he looked at you. He had a look in his eyes, the look he had when he cross examined some one on the stand and you felt like you were on the spot. You knew better than to lie, but you didn't want to tell him. Not yet.

"Of course, I just couldn't sleep I'm a little worried about the trial tomorrow" You cleared your throat after your voice became almost squeaky.

"Worried about the trial? Or worried about...him?" There was a slight twinge of jealousy in Phoenix's words but he couldn't help it.(His emotions were too much and having no way to express his feelings to anyone it was hard not to get jealous of every man that looked your way. Even if he really tried not to). Your eyes widened and you wanted to flinch at how easily he caught on.

"I-" your voice wavered again and you had to look away crossing your arms pulling the blanket more over your shoulders. "...I'm sorry...I guess I'm not as over it as I thought" you laughed a little but there was no humor behind it. Phoenix's face fell into a sympathetic look, he understood, he had been in a similar position.(Even if your relationship had been healthier it still hurt no matter what).

"(Y/N)....is this why you didn't want to come home earlier today?" Phoenix approached you more finally standing in front of you. There was a silence.

"Yes" You bit your lip closing your eyes letting a few tears fall. "I knew I'd-....I'd over think..." you opened your eyes avoiding his gaze. Suddenly you felt your body flush against his the blanket falling to the floor as his arms wrapped around you clutching your shirt.

"You're not alone..." he was so serious, something you rarely got to see out side of the court room.(and you hadn't seen him in the court room more than once!). You felt your bottom lip quiver more until finally your defenses fell and you sobbed openly. You clutched his shirt making sure to hide your face in the crook of his neck as you sobbed feeling the warmth of his body against yours finding that he was just so comforting.

He let you cry, rubbing your back murmuring in your ear telling you it was all okay. You don't think you've ever heard some one so soothing, maybe it was his raspy sleep laced voice, maybe it was the seriousness behind his words, maybe it was because it was just him. No matter the reason you were thankful.

After a while your tears began to calm and you just sniffled pulling your head away from the crook of his neck to gently rest on his shoulder. There was a comfortable silence and you just loosened your grip on his shirt.

"Thank you..." you softly whispered not wanting to speak any louder in fear that you'd cry again.

"What kind of a friend would I be if I didn't let you cry on my shoulder!" There he was again, that playful demeanor. But the word friend stung for a moment. Friend, friends, you wondered if it hurt because now you really cared about him. You wanted to stay like this, you wanted to just sleep like this. But you were too embarrassed to ask. "Do you think you're okay to be alone again?"

"....no" you held your breath. "No I don't think I'll be okay alone again..."

"You're welcome to sleep in my room with me" There was a pause and you pulled away from the hug with wide eyes a deep blush across your face as Phoenix avoided your gaze. Neither of you could see the others burning blush in the almost dark room, the only light coming from the Tv.

"I don't want to intrude..." you bit your lip feeling your heart doing flips in your chest.

"You aren't, I asked didn't I?" Phoenix looked back at you with a bit of a smile and you both just stared into one another's eyes. Even in the dim light you found your self captivated.

"You promise it's okay? Like really promise? Really really-" you started to keep asking to make sure your stay in his room wouldn't be awkward for him it wasn't until he cut you off you knew for certain he wanted you there.

"(Y/N)! Of course it's okay, come on we need the sleep for tomorrow" Phoenix smiled and unwrapped his arms from around your waist taking your hand pulling you to his room. You felt like you were entering a sort of magic mirror walking through the door to his bedroom seeing it messier than the living room/kitchen was. He had clothes in a neat(ish) pile next to a dresser, papers still scattered the floor as well as books. He had a book shelf but a few actual books really were in them, you noticed his closet was open with his suits actually hanging up which was surprising, you hadn't thought he'd hang them up but then again.

You flushed as he let go of your hand to get his, giant, bed gently patting the space next to him and you felt your self freeze staring at the sudden gesture.

"Well? You going to stand there? Plan on sleeping standing up?...be my guest" he smiled at you ignoring his own rapid beating heart. You flushed more trying to take a step forward sitting down on his bed. It bounced to your added weight and you found it was so much more comfortable than you anticipated, how could some one sleep in such a big bed? You always had a hard time sleeping in a big bed by your self. Hesitantly you laid down on the pillow turning to look at him before snickering. "What?!" He didn't seem to see what you were laughing at.

You gently flicked away a few strands of hair from his face rolling to your side as you smiled at last after crying so long.

"I feel like a kid at a sleep over" you joked a bit with a smile.

"I'm the sleep over pro!" Phoenix joked back with you and you both laughed the sadness you had been feeling washing away. You smiled and tried to keep your space it wasn't until Phoenix pulled you over letting your head rest on his chest that you really felt your heart beating a hundred miles a minute.

You didn't want to argue with him as you tried to get comfortable curling up at his side beginning to close your eyes. Even if you had been crying, crying about your ex, you knew for a fact you wouldn't trade this for the world. Phoenix wasn't Edgeworth, but that's what the best thing about him was. And you wouldn't change that no matter how much you missed Edgeworth, Phoenix was better. It may still hurt, but in time you knew you'd be okay, with Phoenix by your side you'd always be okay.