Dear Maya,

It's me, Nick! I hope this letter finds you well. I really enjoyed the Samurai DVD's you sent me.

Remember when I told you I had a daughter? Her name is Trucy. I adopted her when she was eight. Her tenth birthday is in a week and I wanted to let you know that you're invited to the party I am throwing in her honor. You can even bring Pearly. They're only year apart, so they'd get along great!

Trucy has heard so many good things about you and she really wants you to come. It's not every day that someone gets to see the Channeling Master of Kurain. Unless you're best friends with them, of course.

You know you want to come, Maya...Trucy was begging me to make burgers just so you would come. And guess what? I'm making them! Don't break the little girl's heart! You don't even have to bring Truce a present. Having you visit is a present enough to her. She told me that. Isn't she adorable? I hope you can come to the party!

With love,

Phoenix

P.S. I really do miss you, Maya.

Maya held the letter in her hand, reading the letter several times over. Tears fell down her cheeks and she tightly hugged the piece of paper. It was the first letter she had received from Phoenix in two months, and it was the best letter she had gotten. She smiled, holding the paper out to see it again.

"Mystic Maya, did you get a letter from Mr. Nick? You're smiling awfully big, and tearing up!"

Maya nodded in response. She quickly wiped the tears from her cheeks. She handed the letter to Pearl, who read the content of the letter in a matter of a few minutes.

"A girl my age?" Pearl squeaked excitedly. She grinned. "We must go to this party, Mystic Maya!"

"Of course we are, Pearly! We need to see if Nick has kept that sweet little girl completely normal! I fear for that girl's life!" Maya said, falling into a fit of giggles. She then suddenly smiled. She would get to see her best friend she hadn't seen in nearly two years. The only contact they had was through letters.

"Maybe you'll finally realize that you and Mr. Nick are special someones!" Pearl sighed dreamily, covering her cheeks with her hands. This was a dream that young Pearl had had for months. She wasn't anywhere on giving it up anytime soon either, Maya had figured out. She had first noticed this when Pearl had suggested a long distance relationship. Maya knew fully well that Pearl didn't even know what this was and had soon found out that she had been asking Phoenix multiple questions about relationships where the couples are in different places.

"Yeah..." Maya replied, quietly. "Maybe."

Maya had regretted leaving Phoenix as soon as she had gotten on the train to leave for Kurain when she had first met him. Not only had she felt that she was a bad spirit medium, but also an investigative partner, no matter what Phoenix had told her differently. To add to the heap of problems, she was utterly in love with Phoenix as well. She had felt like a complete fool to have let down the love of her life so many times. Maya was sure that she was no help to the defense attorney.

In Phoenix, she had found a dorky best friend. His arguments about stepladders were completely pointless, and she was pretty darn sure that his spiky hair had got cell phone reception of at least a few bars. She loved his quirky comments and the fact that he could be with her without being too weirded out. He was cool and determined, and that was what Maya had valued in Phoenix. They truly were best friends.

"I'm sending him a long reply back! That idiot hasn't' sent me a letter since today in two months!" Maya snatched a piece of paper that Pearl was holding and grabbed the best gift Phoenix had sent her to date: A Steel Samurai themed pen.