Writer: SO HI! ITS BEEN LIKE FOREVER HASNT IT? Well, I got over my girl crush on Light so it might take me forever to write a chapter considering my mom doesn't have wifi (end of my life)

Akina: Your dad does. You make up so many excuses.

Writer: SHADDAP. I will make you mute.. Or even better.. Not even put you in this chapter. No sex for like... 20 chapters! BWAHAHAHAHA my evilness

Akina: you make me sound like a sex addict..

Writer: well, you have fun with people thinking that. Next chapter! Lots of wine! Do you think Lighting will be able to stop her little toy from getting drunk in front of so many people?

Akina: I'm not a toy...

Chapter 15: Whine my dear?

The heat slapped Akina in the face as soon as she walked into the familiar room she had only been in for only 10 minuets. Everyone was starting to take their seats so Akina rushed over to her table. Everyone but Lightning was sitting there of corse. Lightning was behind her when she walked in. Bathroom maybe? She shrugged it off. A large man wobbled onto the stage. His sausage fingers fumbled to turn on his microphone.

"Welcome to the banquet. You must be wondering why we called this gathering. Unfortunately, it's not about rejoicing and all that stuff. It's to discuss the cases that have opened, and have not yet closed within the past two years..." The man said, but Akina had shut out the mans voice and turned to where Lightnings empty seat was, though I hadn't been empty. It was occupied by Lighting. She opened her mouth to ask, but the look in Lights eyes made her rethink.

"Now will you please turn to the projection" the fat man said, gesturing towards a turned off projector. The bulb flashed to life as a man resurrected the machine with the pocket sized remote.

Akina felt Lightning pull something from her grasp once more. Confused, she looked to what had been in her hand. Some how her fingers where grasping a whine glass with a thick red liquid. She bit her lip as heat rose into her soft cheeks as she watched as Lightning gave her the usual glare and set the glass far from her reach.

"Our first matter is the homicide of Garner Daniels. One of the presidents body guards..." Zoned out once more. Akina's mind drifted off into thought. Discussing matters that where cases opened and never closed. Tozoku flashed in her mind. Blood, so much blood. Walls, ally, man, man in the black sweater. The blood under Akina's skin boiled with anger.

After the 'Homicide of Garner Daniels' was when the Tozoku case popped up. A video was played this time. It was of that man. That horrible man in the black sweater. Her iris boiled with a scarlet red.

"State your name" a man asked in use video with a badge on his hip.

"Alexander Rose" The man rasped. He pulled his hood down and red marks circled around his neck. When he rested his hands on the table, she noticed blood still on his hands. Her blood was on his hands along with the person he brutally murdered.

"Why did you do it?" The man asked, placing his hands on the table and leaning forward on them.

"I was told to" replied the rasp.

"Who told you?"

"I don't know"

"How did they tell you?"

"Tozoko does not simply tell you who or when to murder. Tozoku gives you signs"

"Who is Tozoku" this officer sure knew how to keep his questions rolling without flinching or anything, he was steady as a stone.

"I don't know"

"Ok then, what gave you the sign to kill this person, Alexander"

"He was a thief. He wore black. He had red eyes. He was violent"

"What did he steal?"

"I don't know"

"Then how did you know he was a thief?"

"He looked like one"

At this point, Akina was losing interest. The door of the questioning room opened and water was brought in. The man who was doing the questioning took the water and gulped it before sighing and giving Alexander a hard stare.

"How do you know about Tozoku?"

"I'm Tozoku's child"

"You said you never knew Tozoku"

"Metaphorical"

"Is there more?"

"Yes"

"How many"

"Millions"

Then, another man walked in and told the man questioning the time was up and that Alex had to return to his cell. Akina glared at the screen. Anger swirled into her irises.

"Tozoku will rise above you all. She will find those who appose her and destroy them, even though she doesn't know who she is yet. She could be you're best friend, she could be your neighbor, she could be your wife. She will be your end" Alex shouted as he was shoved out of the room.

Akina's fingers where clenched tightly around her whine glass. She felt something soft and warm on her wrist. Her gaze snapped to what had touched her, but it was gone be the time she placed her gaze on her white fingers.

"These are pictures of what this man did to Mr. Duncan Fletting. This is before" The fat man said as he gestured to the projection. On the screen was a man familiar to Akina. A man she had once talked to at her bar. She bit her bottom lip.

"And this was after". The projection changed to a mangled body. His arms where twisted the wrong ways and his right knee was bent the way a knee shouldn't have been bent. The bone from these broken limbs splintered and stuck out from his pale bloodied skin. This mans stomach had been torn open and bits of intestine where sprawled next to his body. The corners of his lips where cut to make it look like he was smiling like what the Joker did in Batman.

Akina's lunch screamed to be pushed out of her body, but she held it in. She couldn't risk throwing up all over the table. Akina turned to see Lighting staring strait at it. She didn't seem phased by the revolting look Mr. Duncan gave.

Red liquid wobbled in a whine glass not too far from her reach, hell, it was HER whine glass. She needed liquor to make it through this night. She snatched it and downed it fast. She could feel Lightings gaze look down slightly at her.

"What?" Akina asked in a sharp tone. Lighting's shoulders stiffened.

"People running this case, please stand when we mention your name." The fat man blabbered. Akina's attention drifted over to the round man. "Claire Farron" he rasped. Lightning stood up and rested her cold gaze upon the shorter man.

"Akina Nagase" The man said. Akina stood to her feet as she watched Lighting sit down. She thought a moment. She had always thought Lightning was her name, but it was really Claire? When Akina sat down her attention turned to Lighting strait away with one eyebrow curving up.

"So, Your real name is Claire?" Akina asked with a smirk on her ruby lips.