Tifa & Yuffie II

[Tifa Lockhart]

Miles arms tightened around Phoenix's waist when he suggested that he could tell Cearan for him. He felt like it was something he should explain for himself, but he doubted his ability to do it.
"I would... appreciate that," Miles murmured.

[Yuffie Kisaragi]

"alright" Phoenix smiled softly, but it was a bit half-hearted. He then fell silent again, still unsure of what to say...

((uh...now what?))

[Tifa Lockhart]

((Dinner! XD))

Edgeworth had decided to simply order Chinese this evening, not feeling well enough to cook himself and not wanting to put Phoenix under any extra pressure. They were now sitting at the table - which Miles had invested in once Cearan joined their family - taking their share of the numerous dishes that were arranged before them in plastic containers. It was absurdly quiet, and it was making Edgeworth horribly uncomfortable, so he decided to start conversation.
"How was school today, Cearan?" he asked as he dishes himself up some noodles.

[Yuffie Kisaragi]

Cearan shrugged slightly, prodding uninterestedly at a piece of chicken. "same as always...boring, boring boring...and the usual idiots" he replied, sticking his fork into the piece of chicken he had just been fiddling with and beginning to nibble at it in a particularly bored and evidently uneasy manner.

Phoenix was quietly listening, eating some of his fried rice whilst paying as much attention as possible, some might even say TOO much, to the conversation going on around him.

[Tifa Lockhart]

Miles made a noise that was a strange mix between a scoff of laughter and and exasperated sigh.
"Such is highschool, Cearan. Anyone who tells you they're 'the best years of your life', has lost touch with reality."
He filled his mouth with another helping of food and chewed meaningfully, trying to get it done before the conversation went cold. "Do you have any plans for the weekend?"

[Yuffie Kisaragi]

"not really...I never do, remember...I spend my time watching the rest of the world stroll by outside my window, with you telling me I need to get out more" The boy replied, with a slight smirk of amusement. "besides, there's not much to do on your own, in this part of the city..."

[Tifa Lockhart]

"Well.." Miles began hesitantly, his faux cheer beginning to ebb. "I shall be here all weekend... i've been forced into a period of work-leave... so don't feel you have to stay in your room all day."
He glanced at Phoenix, giving him a silently imploring look, willing him to talk a little.

[Yuffie Kisaragi]

Cearan noted the drop in tone of Miles' voice and knew immediately why. He just nodded and simply said that he would try and get out of his room for once. When Miles gave Phoenix the imploring glance, he replied with first a slightly confused and unsure look, as though saying he really wasn't sure what to say, but he then seemed to be trying to think of something he could contribute to the conversation.
"I'll be sticking around too, mind you...we could probably work something out..." he said, after a moment, managing to seem as though he wasn't actually struggling to converse despite the fact that he was.

[Tifa Lockhart]

"That being said," Miles hurriedly added, "we don't want you to feel smothered. The offer is merely there should you like to accept."

[Yuffie Kisaragi]

Cearan just shrugged. "I guess we'll see when we get to the weekend, right?" he suggested, taking another mouthful of his dinner. "and don't worry about it, you're not smothering me, at all" he added, with a small smile, or a feeble one at least.

[Tifa Lockhart]

"Alright," Miles finished, polishing off the last of his dinner. "I'm going to go have a shower."
He stood from the table and took his plate into the kitchen to put it in the dishwasher, coughing softly into his hand.

((Now would be a good time for Phoenix to tell Cearan, or for cearan to demand answers.))

[Yuffie Kisaragi]

((yep, yep))

As soon as Miles had left, Cearan turned to Phoenix -whom was already expecting questions from the boy- and asked the very question which Phoenix was hesitant to answer. "so...what happened?" he asked, knowing the man would understand what he wanted to know. Phoenix paused a moment in thought before he very hesitant and particularly briefly explained everything that had happened.
"I-I want to convince myself he'll be fine, but...I can't help but worry" He admitted, toying anxiously with his fringe.
"...don't worry Phoenix...I-I'm sure he'll be fine, this is Mr Edgeworth we're talking about. If anyone can pull it off, it's Mr Edgeworth!" Cearan encouraged, though he didn't sound entirely sure himself.
"...yeah..." The dark-haired man didn't sound very convinced and fell silent after that, returning to his dinner to finish off, before he stood silently and after putting his dishes into the dishwasher, disappeared out into the main room where he then stood at the window, looking at the distance absent-mindedly...clearly he was just trying to distract himself, as was his usual method when dealing with stress.

[Tifa Lockhart]

Miles was sitting in the bottom of the shower, not something he usually did - as it wasted water. Today however, that was all he felt like doing, sitting in the bottom under the stream of water, letting the droplets roll over his head. He felt like the world was shaking, slowly crumbling down on top of him. It wasn't the same as when Phoenix had been in danger, that was more like the floor was falling out from beneath his feet... this was definitely a different feeling, but it kept the feeling of devastation despite it.
Slowly he stood and turned off the water, stepping out to dry himself and get into his pajamas. He then came back out into the main room and came to stand beside Phoenix at the window, looping his hand into his.

[Yuffie Kisaragi]

Phoenix gave Miles a brief glance when he walked over and took his hand, before he turned his gaze back out the window again.

Cearan finished eating and cleaned up his dishes, disposing of the containers that were empty and stowing the remainders in the fridge. He then shuffled off to his room, quietly, sitting on his bed and grabbing a book off of his shelf to read.

((now what?? D:))

[Tifa Lockhart]

((What do you WANT to do now? I imagine Phoenix would want to do fun things with Miles while still helping him keep it easy.))