Bertha was having a great day; she had a beautiful breakfast with her family. Her husband and children made a delicious breakfast by the time she woke up and had arranged to go out to eat for her birthday today. She was turning 47 and her family wanted to congratulate her on her 20th year as assistant to the famous district attorneys Mikoto Minagi and Mai Tokiha. She was even beat the early traffic to her wo- ok this is getting boring so far soooooo ACTION! –rk. She had just gotten out of her car and walked into the office and had put her bag under her desk when a woman walked in. She was tall and fair skinned, she was dressed in a conservative 3 piece business suit and she looked stoic in her walk to Bertha's desk.

"Where are Mikoto and Mai?" she coolly asked meeting Bertha's eyes, which Bertha saw hid her frustration and anger in those emerald eyes.

Let the day begin, she thought then said to the woman, "I just got in Natsuki Kuga, you know this. You saw me get out of my vehicle and even if you didn't you know I get here at 9:30 each day except on Saturday in which I get here later and Sunday because it's my day off. Now", she explained in a monotone and then picked her phone up, "I will call them, not because of you but to ask to leave a few hours early so I can go to dinner with my family for my birthday."

Natsuki raised one eyebrow and mumbled, "Thanks and Happy Birthday Bertha, I totally forgot about your birthday."

Bertha then dialed the office phone which was picked up almost immediately, "Hello Minagi-san?"

"Yes Bertha? Is Natsuki here?" was the cool reply of the District Attorney.

"Yes she is and she seems upset to me, also I was wondering if I co-"

"Oh yes send her in please and you can go home early today. Happy Birthday Bertha hope your family has something special planned for your birthday", the voice said with a sort of cheeriness rarely heard in the office.

"Oh well I will and thank you", she calmly replied and turned to Natsuki, "she said you can go in."

Natsuki merely nodded and walked into the office. Bertha didn't listen and started to organize her desk when the voices got louder and louder until she heard a resounding TWACK!

"3. 2. 1." she counted down and then the doors slammed open and there was a 5'9" lean woman dragging out Natsuki by the ear.

"Now you are going to go and do this or so help me I will break your legs and send you to America for a horrible "Vacation" or you can go to Kyoto while they find a new D.A. Your choice." said the tall woman.

"Mikoto why in the world do I have to go?! I mean you have plenty of other dumbasses to send out there. Let go of my damn ear", Natsuki yelled while trying to get out Mikoto's grip.

"But none as good as you now go", said Mikoto while she let go of the said ear.

Natsuki merely grumbled and stormed out of the office, grumbling all the way of how it was unfair. Mikoto just sighed and smiled at Bertha and walked back into her office and turned to her wife.

"Mai do you think it was the right decision to send her to Kyoto? I mean the trial is about to start in a month and I don't want her to break while she is trying to send him away." She asked while leaning onto the desk in front of her.

"Well she needs to confront it sooner or later and it's been over 11 years. I think she needs some closer." Said the red-headed busty woman from behind the desk.

"But Mai it was her daughter that was one of the victims, and you know how she is I am actually wondering if she will try to murder him in the courtroom rather than actually trying to get the death sentence."

Mai chuckled and leaned forward and kissed Mikoto lightly on the lips, "She will be fine babe. I made sure to ask an old friend of mine to watch out for her. Plus she will have to behave; she can't lose the only thing that was important to her butterfly."

"True Mai."

Meanwhile outside the office Bertha was logging onto her computer and pulled up the file that was on everyone's mind. The case file labeled

Jirou Mashimoto

AKA The Soul Drainer.

Now hopefully everyone liked it, its my first fanfic so please Review? heh heh