The group of five sat packed together on the train. Miles, Yura, and Phoenix all sat and glared that the two cheerful girls sitting across from them. Yura looked over at her cousin.
"I blame you."
"Me?"
"She's your girlfriend."
"Oh for the love of…she is not!"
The two sighed and went silent again. The train ride was long and it was getting dark by the time they got there, but when they all stepped off the train they could see a small little town that reminded them of historical Japan. Phoenix still looked sullen, having been here once before already. Miles and Yura looked around in awe.
"How many years into the past did we go?" Yura grinned, looking over at Miles," It's nice though."
Miles gave a non-committal shrug before they all followed Maya and Pearl away from the train station and into the main part of the place. Maya was bursting with pride.
"Welcome to Kurain Village!" she announced, spreading her arms out.
Pearl ran up to Yura and gave her a big hug.
"Do you like it?" she asked.
Yura smiled down at her.
"It's lovely."
Pearl and Maya eagerly gave them the grand tour of the place. It was quiet and pretty and full of females. Maya had explained that the Fey Clan women tended to be in charge as spirit mediums. Yura was completely thrilled with the house being a traditional Japanese house. She kept sliding open the doors for fun until she noticed Phoenix and Miles smirking at her. She led the three of them to a spare room where three bedrolls were laid out.
"You were planning this before you even came to see us!" Phoenix accused the girls.
The two gave him innocent smiles, but the looks in their eyes were beyond mischievous.
"Of course we weren't!" Maya said, grabbing onto Yura's arm," Yura, you don't mind staying in the same room as Nick and Mr. Edgeworth, do you? You could always room with me and Pearly."
Yura looked between her two sets of choices and stepped over toward the guys. If she chose the girls, she doubted she'd be able to sleep as long as she was there.
"Thanks, girl, but I think I'm gonna stick with Nick and Miles. I think we should all get some sleep since it was a long ride and we have so much to see tomorrow, right?"
Maya and Pearl hung onto every word Yura said, nodding in agreement to what she said. The two girls moved toward the door.
"Okay, we'll see you three bright and early tomorrow morning! Remember, bathroom is just down the hall to your left. Goodnight!"
"Goodnight," the three left responded in unison.
When the door slid closed, the three sighed and put their stuff down.
"You put up with this every day?" Yura asked Phoenix, putting her stuff in the corner and opening it to find her nightclothes," You have more energy than I thought you would for your age, Nick!"
"I'm only twenty four! But yes, most days are like this."
Miles was quiet in his corner where he was digging through his things. Pulling out what she wanted, Yura went over to him.
"What is it, Mr. Prosecutor?"
"I can't believe I'm here. I should be back and doing my work."
Yura laughed and rubbed his perfectly set black hair. He swatted her hand away, irritated.
"Oh, Miles, you were always a workaholic. This may be good for you then!"
She left and changed into her nightclothes which consisted of blue shorts and a black tank top. While the guys got ready for bed, she took out her laptop and wasted time on the internet before both the guys were back. Yura smiled at how much their characters showed by the articles of clothing they wore to bed. Phoenix had on green boxers with red smiley faces all over them and a white t-shirt. Miles had on long magenta pajama pants and wore no shirt. The two looked at each other's clothing distastefully. Yura kept typing on her computer.
"I feel a bitch fight coming on…"
Miles sat down on his bedroll and looked away from Phoenix.
"You'd wear boxers to sleep in front of a lady?"
"She's not a lady, she's my cousin."
"Excuse me..?" Yura asked, insulted.
"And what about you? No shirt in front of "a lady"?"
Yura rolled her eyes and turned off her laptop.
"It's summer and it's hot. There's nothing wrong with a man having his shirt off. It'd be different if Yura had her shirt off."
"Which she won't," she added, knowing they were going to ignore her still.
"Not like she's wearing much herself anyway. She's wearing exactly what I'm wearing in girl form."
"Not really."
"Okay! Ladies, ladies," Yura interrupted.
This time she was loud enough to get their attention.
"I look the hottest out of the three of us, now can you please end this argument? Nick, your boxers are adorable. Miles, feel free to flaunt your shirtlessness whenever you want. Free country!"
The two stared at her as she went over to one of the two unoccupied bedrolls. This one was in the middle of the other two. Phoenix frowned.
"Yura, maybe you should sleep in the other one."
She raised an eyebrow at him.
"Why?"
Phoenix looked pointedly at Miles before looking back at her. Yura rolled her eyes.
"Seriously, Nick. How old are we?"
"I'm just saying it'd be more appropriate…"
Miles smirked at Phoenix before getting comfortable for bed.
"Wright is right, you know. In the middle of the night I'll kidnap you and ravish you where help can't get to you."
Both Yura and Phoenix looked at him in surprise. The latter wanted to smack him, but Yura gasped dramatically.
"Oh no, Nick! We must get him to a doctor. Miles has…he has…a sense of humor!"
Miles turned away from the two of them.
"Oh, ha ha."
Yura, grinning, looked over at Phoenix and pointed to the empty bedroll.
"Bed. There. Now."
He pouted at her, but crawled over to his designated bed after turning out the lights. Yura lay down on her side. Once Phoenix had stopped moving and seemed to have settled in, she rolled onto her back.
"Psst. Nick. Let's gossip about cute boys and…"
"Oh, shut up, Yura," Miles muttered.
"Seconded," Phoenix added.
Yura sighed and rolled back onto her side.
"Fine. Sleep. But if either of you snores so loud it wakes me up, I'm kicking your behind out into the garden."
"Goodnight, Yura," the two said in unison.
"Goodnight."