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Chapter 1

A/N: Hi, I hope you enjoyed the prologue of this story because here I am with another update! This chapter is MUCH longer than the prologue was and I hope to make more chapters like this one in the future but I can't promise anything, it just depends how busy I am. Anyway, on with the story!

(5 YEARS EARLIER)

I glanced at all of the paperwork on my office desk with a heavy sigh. Great, just great. I was already exhausted from yet another long, tiring day at the office but I knew that I had to get through it all before my boss returned otherwise she would NOT be pleased. It was moments like this that made me wonder why I became a lawyer in the first place.

With another sigh, I began to slowly organise all of the crumpled pages until I had made a single neat pile. Then, I started working my way down to the bottom of the pile, placing each individual piece of paper into its correct case file, just as I had been instructed to do.

One agonisingly boring hour later, I was FINALLY finished and collapsed back into my cozy leather chair with a relieved sigh.

(There, that should please the chief. Hey, you know, she should be back soon with our new recruit for the office. I wonder what sort of person they're gonna be...hopefully as nice as Mia is. I'll have to try to be a good role model for them and not mess around in the office like I usually do though...)

I giggled a little at that thought as I recalled all of the times that I had pulled pranks on my unsuspecting boss.

Honestly, I'm surprised that Mia hasn't fired me yet with all of the things that I have done. I enjoy having a bit of laugh so I have occasionally pulled a few pranks on my boss like switching the sugar used for making tea and coffee and stuff for salt, the chief's reactions were HILARIOUS! I just wanted to make the workplace around me more fun and the jokes I occasionally play aren't intended to harm or anger anyone but sometimes even I know that I've gone too far, especially when my pranks have ended up being unintentionally played on important clients. Oops.

(Maybe it's because I'm her only employee and she doesn't have the heart to get rid of me, I have been working for her for almost two years after all, I've probably started to grow on her. But that may change now that this other person...whateverhisnameis...is here. I'll have to be on my best behaviour)

As thoughts clouded my mind of how to help out when the new lawyer arrived, my eyes were drawn to the bookshelves holding past case files which had clearly not been tidied for a long while. Despite my exhaustion, I decided to help the chief out a little bit more, for once.

I pulled all of the files out from their shelves and carefully placed them back in alphabetically. I know that Mia had been meaning to do this herself for a while now but she had never seemed to have gotten the time or energy to do it, since she always seemed to have tough cases on her hands. Around half an hour later, my arms were killing me from carrying all of the huge files but I had finally finished. I turned around to look at my hard work with a proud, triumphant smile.

(FINALLY! Whew, all done. That should show her that I'm not such a bad employee after-)

I was interrupted from my train of thought by a sharp knock on the door, which I instantly recognised as Mia's.

(Okay, they're back now, this is it. Time to meet this mystery new dude, whoever he is..)

As I thought about what this person waiting outside the office could possibly be like with a sudden sense of curiosity, I recalled some information that the chief had told me about the new employee. She had said the day before that he was recently out of law school and was a couple of years younger than I was. She had said that he was an old acquaintance of her's from one of her first ever law cases. He was apparently a very promising lawyer and the fact that he would be working for Fey & Co. Law Offices would 'teach me some valuable lessons'.

(She probably means my pranks and the fact that I can't cope sometimes when we've got a tough case) I thought while quickly brushing down my white pencil skirt and rearranging my long brown hair, making it fall loosely down my back in waves. I was determined to make a good impression. I wasn't going to look like a fool in front of this new guy before I had even met him, he'd probably hate me if I did and the last thing I want is a bad relationship with my own colleague.

After taking one last quick glance in the mirror and pulling my light green jacket back over my shoulders, I reached for the door handle.

(Okay, here goes nothing..)

With that, I swung the door open to reveal the familiar, kind face of my boss and the unfamiliar, shy face of the guy standing behind her.

"Hi Chief, welcome back!"

"Hello Becs, did you finish that paperwork that I told you to do?" Mia asked as she made her way back into the office, the new employee close behind her.

Me and Mia had become quite good friends as well as colleagues so we had given each other nicknames instead of calling ourselves by our full names; I had insisted that that was too sophisticated for me and wanted her to call me by a shorter name, since the chief was practically my best friend and I spent almost everyday with her. I truly feel privileged to have such a good, comfortable relationship with the woman who is meant to boss me about all day and annoy the life out of me; it's nice to know that my boss is actually a nice person.

(Heh, you'll be surprised at this Chief..)

"Yup, all done. Every last little bit. I even put all of your files back in alphabetical order for you." I replied proudly, closing the door behind them.

"Oh, well do- wait, really? You tidied my files up, neatly?" Mia asked, genuinely shocked.

(Am I really THAT bad? Wow, thanks Chief, way to dampen my spirits...)

Before an awkward silence could kick in, I quickly nodded in response to Mia's question.

"Thank you so much Becs. See, you can be a good employee when you want to be!" She joked, causing me to laugh subconsciously.

(...I REALLY need to do more around here, don't I?)

The man behind her quietly stifled a light chuckle in the background, causing our attention to immediately be drawn to him. Seeing that he had been noticed, he quickly straightened himself up and cleared his throat.

(You think that's funny, do you? Why you little-) I tried my hardest to stop my sudden feeling of anger from showing on my face. The stranger seemed to notice, however because his face froze instantly and he swiftly hid his eyes with his hand in order to avoid my gaze. Luckily, the chief's focus was elsewhere so she didn't see what was going on. I breathed a short sigh of relief.

(Thank God, if she'd seen, she'd have been on me in an instant.)

"Oh," Realising that she had momentarily forgotten about him, Mia directed her attention to the man in the blue suit who was still standing behind her, now looking quite embarrassed. "Becs, there's someone that I would like you to meet. He's going to be joining us here at the office."

Trying to hide the blush that was starting to spread across his cheeks, the man with the awesome looking, black spiky hair stepped forward so he was in line with Mia and extended his hand out to me. "Hi, n-nice to meet you, m-my name is Phoenix Wright." He blurted out, stuttering a little as he did so.

I was slightly taken aback by this but took his hand all the same and returned his handshake with a friendly smile, trying not to force it. "Rebecca Moore, it's nice to meet you Mr Wright. Welcome to the office!"

"It's g-great to be here."

Mia then proceeded to show Phoenix around the office, assigning him to the spare desk in the corner of the room and then making her way to her own desk to make a few phone calls to clients in upcoming trials, leaving him standing around aimlessly as if he had no idea what to do with himself now that he was here. I decided to take this opportunity to learn a bit more about my new colleague.

(I know exactly how he feels right now, in a new place with people you don't know, that feeling is very familiar to me. He did make fun of me a bit earlier but that doesn't mean that I should just ignore him when he is clearly uncomfortable right now. Besides, he is going to be working with me so it would be a good idea to learn a bit more about him.)

Cautiously, I walked up to what was now his desk so that I could speak with him. However, as soon as he had seen me, his eyes widened, making him look like a rabbit that had been caught in a pair of headlights.

(Oh yeah, I must have frightened him a bit earlier when I glared at him, oops. I'd better show him that I'm not going to hurt him..)

I held my hands up in a surrendering position to assure him that I meant no harm. I probably looked really stupid but I honestly didn't give a damn. My relationship with this dude meant more to me than a few seconds of embarrassment. Upon seeing my comical attempt to calm him down, he breathed a little sigh of relief and chuckled slightly at me. I smiled in return as I put my arms down and started asking him some questions.

"So, Mr Wright, how did you come to know the chief? I heard from her that you two have met before?

"Yeah, I, uh, met her in the c-court. She defended me once a few years ago when I was, um, accused of killing a fellow college student." I noticed that he was fidgeting nervously as he spoke, scratching the side of his face and keeping his eyes glued to the floor.

"Oh, really?"

As I started ask more questions, however, Mr Wright clearly started to feel more comfortable with talking to me and appeared to be feeling more welcome in the office. His stuttering gradually reduced and, before either of us knew it, he'd stopped completely.

He explained to me in incredible detail the story of how he met Mia. It was in her second trial ever as an attorney when he was accused of killing a student at his university. She had gotten him an acquittal (of course, how could I expect anything else of the greatest attorney in know?) and gotten the real killer, who just so happened to be Mr Wright's girlfriend at the time, arrested for the crime.

"She was what inspired me to become a lawyer in the first place, and now I'm working for her. I can't believe that I have the opportunity to work for such an amazing woman."

(She is pretty awesome...)

"Yeah, I thought the same when I first started working here. I had heard about Mia in the news, about how she had gotten so many people free from murder charges, theft charges, assault charges, everything. And when she approached me a few months after I had passed the bar exam and asked me if I would like to come to work with her at her office, well, I couldn't say no! And now, here I am, two years later, still here, looks like she hasn't gotten sick of me yet!"

(...Although, that could easily change, now that she's hired you...)

"And have you taken on cases before?"

"A few cases of theft, an occasional murder, that kind of thing. All the big, serious cases like mass murders and stuff go to the Chief; I can't handle cases like that yet because I need some more experience, at least that's what she says. I think that I can handle some harder work but, what the boss says is law, I guess."

A smile tugged at Phoenix's lips at that, making my own face spread into a small grin. It pleased me that I was getting along well with my new colleague.

(Well, he clearly doesn't think I'm a total asshole, which is good. And he actually seems like quite a nice person, hopefully we'll get along well)

I continued smiling for a few moments before adding, "You'll have to get used to it too, you know. The Chief won't cut you any slack just because you're the newbie."

"Yeah, I know but, I think I'll be ok. I mean, she can't be THAT strict, can she?"

I deliberated over this for a moment, trying to think of a response that would both be honest and reassure Mr Wright. Seeing an opportunity, I decided to have a bit of fun with him and make him figure out the answer for himself. I waited for a few more seconds before looking back at him, a sheepish grin plastered across my face.

"Well..."

"Heh, that's not very reassuring, is it?" Phoenix commented before laughing again, however this time it was louder and sounded more natural.

My face returned to normal as I replied. "Nah, don't worry Mr Wright, it's not that bad around here. Chief is actually really nice and not that strict, she can be at times but that's only when she's got a REALLY good reason to be."

"Please, just call me Phoenix, Mr Wright is too formal. It's ok if I call you Rebecca, isn't it?"

(That's precisely what I said to Mia, someone else agrees with me! Yes!)

"Um, why are you suddenly grinning and pumping your fists in the air?"

(Oh god, what the hell are you doing? He's going to think you've gone crazy or something!)

Embarrassed, I swiftly brought my hands back down to my sides and started laughing nervously.

"Oh crap, sorry. I was just, heh, thinking about how I had said something similar to, um, Chief when I first came here. Th-That's why she calls me Becs." I spluttered, a blush beginning to form around my cheeks. "I-I don't mind you calling me that too, if you want." I added with a smile.

Phoenix gave a short nod of agreement. "Sounds like a plan."

"Okay, good. Well, I've got some work I need to be getting on with, the Chief will kill me if I don't get on with it so..." I started to walk away from his desk but before I was out if his sight I called to him over my shoulder. "I'll see you later Phoenix, I enjoyed getting to know you a bit better!" As I disappeared into around the corner to my own desk I heard his reply,

"See you...Becs."

A/N: Hey guys, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and first insight into Rebecca's life before Mia's death. If you have any suggestions as to how I can improve this, please review this story or PM me. Even if you don't have any recommendations, reviews are still very much appreciated. Thanks, see you in two weeks!

Gaby :)