Reiko followed Angel through several more hallways, but lost in her thoughts she paid no mind to the beauty of the place.
What was the Grey Stone? Who were Rin and Shiemi? Was she really being sent into Gehenna?
She bumped into Angel. Startled, she looked up.
"Watch it, girl," he growled, pulling a key from his pocket. Inserting it in the door he had stopped before, he said, "Through here is True Cross Academy. Behave." Then he turned the key and opened the door.
It opened to reveal a dim hallway lined with beautiful stained glass. The many shadows here rustled as she stepped through the doorway, Angel close behind.
"It's like a completely different building," she murmured, looking right along the hallway. Dozens of doors lined the walls, each with a stained glass window and a small brass number. She turned back towards the door they had come through. It too had a window. "That's strange. The door looked different on the other side."
"That's because it's a different door," Angel said. "I used a special key on the door at Headquarters to take us here."
"Amazing."
"Don't mock me."
"I'm not!"
"Enough sightseeing," Angel said angrily, grabbing her by the wrist. "Come along." He began to pull her down the hallway.
"Let go of me!" Reiko yelled, wrenching her arm free. Angel stared back at her in alarm. Reiko suddenly realized the shadows surrounding them were coming to her aid, unbidden.
"No! Go away," she said in alarm, waving her hand to ward them off.
Mistress…
"I don't need you right now," she told them.
They were still for a second, hen slunk back to their places as if whipped.
Before her, Angel stared at her through slitted eyes. "Control yourself," he said quietly, "Or I'll be forced to exterminate you."
A shiver crept up her spine. "Yes. I'm sorry," she whispered, knowing anything else would be a bad idea.
He watched her for a moment, then turned briskly and walked on. Sighing, she followed, and they walked in silence until they came to a halt next to another door.
"Here," Angel said, opening the door, "Step inside."
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