DISCLAIMER: Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney belongs to Capcom.

A/N: Edgeworth is about 17 here, which would make Franziska about 10 yrs old.

~ What It Looks Like ~

Franziska von Karma hated Miles Edgeworth. Her father had chosen him over her as the heir to the von Karma legend... as long as Edgeworth was around, Franziska would always be standing in his shadow. So, she decided it was time to get rid of him...

It was the middle of the night. Edgeworth woke to find Franziska standing over him. She looked upset, but even once she noticed he was awake she didn't say anything.

"What's wrong?" he asked softly. "Did you have a nightmare?"

Franziska couldn't believe what she was hearing. She had come in here with a half-assed plot to kill the man, and here he was, worrying about her, thinking something as childish as a nightmare would send her running to him...

"Franziska...?"

She had taken too long to answer. Slowly, she nodded as though reluctant to admit it.

"Come here." Edgeworth held out his arms to her. Franziska crawled into bed with Edgeworth and let him hug her. The fool honestly thought that she'd had a nightmare and he was going to let her sleep in his bed tonight. It was a sweet, protective, brotherly gesture and although she was reluctant to accept, she couldn't help thinking that it was kind of sweet of him...

When Franziska woke up, it was morning. Edgeworth was sitting up in the bed next to her, staring into the doorway in shock. Franziska looked up and saw her father standing there with a stunned expression on his face, apparently shocked speechless at the sight of his daughter curled up in Edgeworth's bed...

Manfred von Karma quickly recovered his voice, however. "What is going on here?" he shouted.

Edgeworth knew that telling Manfred that Franziska had had a nightmare and had come to him seeking comfort would only cause more trouble. It had been stupid of him to let her stay there. He needed to tell him something... some lie... anything to protect the girl from her father's wrath.

A small, evil smile spread across Edgeworth's features as he thought of just the thing to say...

"It's exactly what it looks like!"

~end~

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