~Ema~
~Ema~
*ring* *ring*
"Uh...so early...it's only 5am..." I complain as I answer my cellphone.
"Office. Now. Murder at Gatewater Hotel lobby. Be there in 10 minutes," a voice nagged.
I grimace as I end the call.
I get out of bed, pull on some clothes and my lab coat, my glasses, my stuff, a bag of snackoos, and I hit the road.
~end~
Gatewater hotel lobby
~Klavier~
I'm in a murder scene, and right now I'm checking the body for a murder weapon. Where's that fraulein detective? She's late.
"Could you please not call so early...?" a voice complained behind me.
Ah. The fraulein's here.
"Forgive me, Fraulein, it was an emergency. You were the only detective with time on their hands." I smirk.
The fraulein's going to get mad, I know. But I just can't help teasing her.
"Wh-what do you mean TIME ON THEIR HANDS?!" the fraulein's mad.
It's obvious from the way she's munching on her little snacks.
"Let's get to investigating, ja? The trial's tomorrow." I smile at her.
"Ugh!!!" She walks off in the other direction.
I can't seem to understand why, among so many girls that fall all over me...Why is she the only one...that I can't charm?
Ach, I must be losing my charm.
"Prosecutor Gavin? We found a possible murder weapon," a female police officer tells me.
"Ah, thank you, beautiful Fraulein. Will you kindly bring it over to that detective over there who's in a bad temper and ask her to check for prints? Thank you." I tell her in my sweetest voice with my sweetest smile.
"Ah-ah, yes." The police woman blushes and hurries to the other direction.
Ah, I haven't lost my touch.
~end~
Gatewater hotel, Victim's room.
~Ema~
That stupid jerk! I hate him, I hate him, I hate him!!!
"He drives me nuts!" I shout as I throw what my hand was holding into the trash can out of rage.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" I shout desperately as I look at my precious snackoos bag in the trash.
Now look what he made me do!
Ugh!!!
"Ah, excuse me, Detective Skye...? Prosecutor Gavin told me to bring this to you to check for prints." The mere mention of his name made the police woman blush.
And she calls herself police?
Geez.
"Alright. Give it to the forensics team." I pout.
He KNOWS I can't do that kind of thing since I'm not forensics...(the last time I tried to, the chief caught me and deducted my pay...) he KNOWS I like doing this kind of things...He KNOWS it''ll drive me crazy when I tell her to bring it to forensics since I WANT TO DO IT!!!
"KLAVIER GAVIN I HATE YOU!" I scream as I stomp my foot on the floor and walk to the wall to examine the gunshot marks.
My voice echoes through the hallway.
Hopefully, it'll reach him.
"I heard that, Fraulein!" Klavier shouts jokingly .
"I KNOW AND I DON'T CARE! I HATE YOU!" I scream louder.
"THANK YOU!" He shouts again, sounding like he's laughing.
"I MEAN IT!" I shout even louder.
"LOVE YOU TOO!" He shouts back.
"ARGHHHH! SHUT UP!" I scream.
This is gonna be one heck of a day.
~end~
The next day...Ema Skye's house
~Ema~
*beep* * beeep*
I hit the snooze button on the alarm and stretch.
I'm still sleepy...Have to get up though, the trial's today.
I ruffle my hair as I get out of bed.
Hm...my hair feels weird... so...soft...? Must be the new shampoo Lana bought.
I stagger to the bathroom, half asleep.
I rub my eyes in front of the mirror and open the faucet.
I splash some water on my face.
I reach for a towel to dry off and face the mirror again.
"..."
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
~end~
Meanwhile,at Klavier Gavin's house...
~Klavier~
My eyes open and I see sunlight out.
Time to get up.
I do the usual routine:
1. Eat breakfast.
2. Voice warm up.
3. Take a bath.
4. Dry hair.
5. Clothe myself.
6. Leave.
So, I walk to the kitchen and toast some bread. I take out the jam from the fridge and put some on the bread.
I eat it quickly and drink some water.
Voice warm up time.
Yesterday I used "My boyfriend's a prosecutor" as my warm up song, so now I'll use "Guilty love."
"Don't you regret these days we've had? baby, Don't you want these hands to hold you tight, guilty love..."
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" My voice sounds horribly, horribly wrong!!!
I must be dreaming...this is a dream right? How can MY PERFECT voice sound like this?!
I rush to the bathroom to check the mirror to see if my throat's swelling.
"..."
"ACHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
I must be...dreaming...
*ring* *ring*
My phone's ringing...but this is hardly the time to worry about that...
But...I have to call the fraulein...to check if I'm dreaming.
I pick up the phone.
"Ja...?"
My voice sound weird! HER voice saying "ja" is just... ...
...
Kind of lovely...
"JA?! THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY?! JA?!?!?! WHAT IS HAPPENING?! WHY AM I YOU?!?! WHY YOU OF ALL PEOPLE?!!" I'm...hearing my voice...?
"Ahhhhh! please don't shout! Don't strain my voice, whoever you are, please..." I beg, restless.
My beautiful voice can NOT be damaged.
"WHOEVER I AM?! I'M EMA!!! EMA SKYE!!! WHY AM I YOU?!?!" my voice shouts at me.
"Y-you're...the fraulein? so...I'm you, and you're ... me...?" I ask.
"YES!!! WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME, YOU, YOU...YOU GLIMMEROUS FOP!!!" "she" shouts.
"Please don't shout, I'm begging, Fraulein." I tell her.
My voice sounds so feminine. I'm not used to it.
"Okay, okay I'll stop shouting, but Klavier, what do we do?! There's a trial today, and...and...and... and...!" ...Am I dreaming, or am I, the fraulein... THE fraulein, crying and asking me for help..?
"Klavier...what do we do...?" My voice crying is something I haven't heard in a while.
"Fraulein, relax. We'll think of something, but first we must meet up somewhere. How about Tres Bien?" I ask.
"...Ok. Wait, how am I supposed to change clothes? ...HEY! DON'T YOU DARE...!" the fraulein sounds like she's blushing.
"How about I go to your place? I blindfold myself and you help me change, and vice-versa. After all, we'll be seeing our own bodies...?" I ask.
"..F-fine...Don't you even DARE do anything, you hear me, Klavier Gavin?!" She threatens me with my voice. Nice.
"Ja, ja." I end the call.
I smile as I stare at "myself" in the mirror.
This is going to be fun.
I walk through the hallway to find my coat, when I pass by the calendar.
"Concert tomorrow..." I read.
"AHHH! CONCERT TOMORROW!" I shout.
On second though, this wouldn't be so fun after all.
~end~[spoiler/]
[spoiler=Chapter 2 - Nightmare in the courthouse]~Ema~
~Ema~
"Where is that glimmerous fop?!" I complain out loud.
It's been 30 minutes and he's not here yet!
...
When you think about it... I'M the glimmerous fop now, technically.
I mean, I'm in HIS BODY.
This is killing me.
I'm just walking around my room, waiting for Klavier to show up.
I never imagined that ever in my whole life I would be waiting for him like this.
I even cried in front of him! Ugh.
*ding dong*
Oh, he's here.
When I open the door...I am lost for words.
"Wh...wh-...wh...wh..." I stutter in astonishment.
"What?" Klavier, who sounds like me and looks like me, asks as he steps in to my house.
"Wh...WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" I scream at him.
"Ah, sorry, Fraulein, I don't know how to tie hair, you see, as I'm a guy. So I just left your hair down like that. And it looks better that way, actually. You look really pretty this way." He smiles at me.
Looking at myself smiling at me with my hair down was killing me.
No one EVER saw me with my hair down, not tied in a half ponytail.
"COME HERE!" I shout as I grab his hand and pull him to a chair.
~end~
~Klavier~
I don't understand why the fraulein's so upset.
How am I supposed to know how to tie hair, ja?
Now she's pulling me to a chair.
Wait...
She's holding my hand?
I admit I'm quite enjoying this.
"What are YOU smiling about?!" The fraulein shouts at me as she pushes me to sit in a chair.
"Ah, nothing," I reply.
Now the fraulein's tying my hair. Well, HER hair, to be exact.
"I have a few rules, okay? Number 1. NEVER leave my hair like that in public! ALWAYS TIE IT! Number 2. You are NOT allowed to take any clothes off! Number 3. NEVER EVER speak German in public!" She nags at me.
"Ja, Ja...But I don't know how to tie hair, Fraulein. And how am I supposed to take a bath?" I ask her, laughing.
"Then...then... from now on you're living here! So I can keep an eye on you and make sure you don't do anything stupid," she tells me.
Ach...? I'm gonna live...here? In the fraulein's house...???
"Whatever you say, Fraulein." I smirk.
"Hey, can you lend me your clothes?" she asks me.
"Why?" I answer.
"Hah. Unless you want me wearing GIRL'S clothes in public, in YOUR body?" She laughs.
"Ach, ja, ja. I'll go get some clothes, I'll be back," I tell her as I stand to leave.
"Get some things, too. You're staying here for the meantime." She tells me.
"Ja," I reply as I leave the room.
~end~
A few minutes later...
~Ema~
Darn it...I can't understand any of this, how am I supposed to prosecute today?!
I'm reading the victim's report and the defendant's.
I called the Prosecutors' Office a while ago and asked for a switch in prosecutors. No go.
They said I had to do it.
So, here I am, studying...
Wait, who's the defense in this case..?!
Oh shoot. It's Apollo Justice!
I have the worst luck. He's good! I'm gonna lose this trial!
"Fraulein, I'm here." Klavier calls from downstairs.
"Come up and help me with these stupid files!" I shout.
In a few minutes, he comes up.
"Here, clothes," he says as he throws a whole bag at me.
"Uh, thanks. Hey, Klavier, the Prosecutors' Office told me I have to prosecute today!" I panic.
"Calm down, Fraulein. I'll be there beside you to guide you, don't worry." He smiles.
"But, you're...Me!!! Ema Skye can't stand by the prosecutor's side!" I shout.
"Then I'll disguise myself." He smirks.
"But..." I stammer.
"Don't worry, Fraulein. Leave it to me, ja? I'll tell you whatever you need to present or object to during court. Just follow what I say," he says.
"Um...okay," I say.
Well, at least I don't have to worry about that now.
The trial's in 1 hour.
Gotta hurry.
"Oh, Fraulein?" he calls.
"Yeah?" I say.
"Make sure to use a little bit of German and try to talk like me, ja?" he says.
"Yes, yes," I reply as I head to the bathroom to blindfold my eyes to change.
This is gonna be one heck of a nightmare.
~end~
30 minutes later, Courthouse, Prosecutor's lobby
~Klavier~
We head into the Prosecutor's lobby to meet with the witnesses.
There's a man named Larry Butz here, with Detective Gumshoe.
Unfortunately, they were the only witnesses we could find.
"Heeeeeey...I think I've just died! and You're...my angel! My sweet angel! Want to go on a date?" Larry, was it? Asks me.
"Hello, Larry," I say.
Ema was staring at me, signaling me to tell him "no".
"That voice...I'm sure of it! It's Detective Skye, pal!" Dick shouts in astonishment.
"WHAT?! That angel is the detective that was throwing some sort of chocolate at me yesterday?!" Larry cries.
I couldn't help but smirk. This disguise wasn't working, but it was only because of the fraulein's voice that they recognized.
I let Ema's hair (which is my hair right now) loose without any ties and curled it a bit with the help of her sister, Lana (who thinks that I was going to a party, she thinks I'm the normal Ema) and put on a skirt and a blouse.
At first the fraulein objected to this, but I told her it was the only way I could help her in court, so she allowed me.
I admit, she does look prettier.
"Ah, shhh, keep quiet!" I tell Larry and Dick, who were shouting in the Prosecutor's hall.
"I need to help Mr.Gavin with the Prosecuting today, so I disguised myself, okay?" I say to them.
"Please don't tell anyone..." I try to put the cutest pleading voice I can, and throw in some puppy dog eyes too.
"Of- of course, pal!" Dick blushes.
He's blushing, Achtung!
"Anything for my angel!" Larry says as he is practically sparkling.
"Ema, time to go, ja?" Ema tells me in pretty good German, as she pulls me to the courtroom.
"I told you not to exaggerate things!" she whispers to me.
"Hahahaha, I couldn't help it." I laugh quietly.
This is one dream come true.
~end~
Courtroom no. 2
~Ema~
The trial's starting, and I'm sweating bullets.
I glance to my side, and I see me.
Well, it's Klavier in my body.
But I can't say it's exactly ME, since my appearance looks so much different from before.
"The trial of Maggey Bryde is in session." The judge pounds his gavel.
"The defense is ready," Apollo, in his rolled up sleeves and red vest says confidently.
Trucy's not with him today.
Aw man...aw man...aw man...What am I gonna do...?
Klavier nudges me.
"What?" I whisper to him.
"Ehem. Mr.Gavin? Is the prosecution ready?" The judge asks me.
"Uh..I.." I stammer. Oh no. I'm blanking out.
Klavier suddenly holds my hand and squeezes it.
"The prosecution is ready, Your Honor," Klavier suddenly says.
"Oh, and who are you?" the judge asks Klavier.
"Ah, I'm Mr. Gavin's...support, for today, and also his girlfriend," he tells the judge.
Phew I'm saved..
Waitaminute...Did he say, GIRLFRIEND?!
I shot him a wide-eyed look and he smiles at me, still holding my hand.
"I-hey, I.." I stammer at him.
I guess it's fine since nobody recognizes him as 'Ema Skye'...
"...Ema..?" a voice stammers.
I turn to look at the direction of the voice.
It was...
Apollo...?
"Is that you, Ema?!" He slams his hands on the table and leans forward.
"What, that young lady is Detective Ema Skye?" The judge looks clueless.
"Ah, Apollo, long time no see." Klavier smirks at him.
Oh shoot. Apollo recognized him.
"You're with...Klavier now?!" Apollo asks.
"Uhm...I..." I was about to answer him when Klavier cut me off.
"Well, yes. For now." He smirks at Apollo.
"Your Honor, can I request... a recess?" Apollo says to the judge.
"Well, we haven't even started, but...Does the prosecution have any objections?" The judge asks.
"We have no objections, Your Honor," Klavier answers for me.
"Well, this court is now in recess for 15 minutes."
Apollo jumps out of the Defense's table and suddenly grabs my arm and pulls me out to the Defendant's lobby.
"We have to talk, Gavin." He tells me.
This is one nightmare I have a feeling I won't be waking up from.
~end~