Ethel managed to catch a glimpse of the sorrowful silver haired maiden as strands of her hair waved at her as she turned the corner out of Ethel's sight. Tsukiko had no idea that Ethel was right behind when she turned the corner and didn't think to look back. She headed straight for the elevator taking it to the room where Turbo Dueling was being held. Right as she was about to head into the class room she saw the boy who wouldn't leave her alone yesterday where she ducked around a corner to hide out of sight. She was a bit nervous after she saw him, because she wasn't sure if he was not going to bother her or not. She wanted to believe that he would just seek Ethel, but after her confrontation with him yesterday she wasn't so sure that was the case now. That was one of her life's unfavorable moments that she wish she could just erase from her mind.

She didn't appear back around the corner until she saw the hallway was clear. Perhaps he would be too busy looking for Ethel that when she entered she wouldn't have to say anything toward him. She wanted to convince herself of the fact he had an obsession that lead him onto Ethel, but after his actions yesterday she couldn't reassure herself of anything. [i]Hopefully he's already bothering Ethel. Now, I just walk in go sit down and hopefully get some peace of mind without anyone unsuspecting prying.[/i] She thought as she was about to move until one of the other students approached her and asked what she was doing. Tsukiko couldn't tell her the truth, because that would be completely embarrassing. She wanted to show force to those who irritated her, but that might land her with a one-way trip to the principal's office. 

Tsukiko decided before she would get the chance to answer her to make her way toward the classroom. She stepped into the entry way of the door then turn her back against the wall near the entrance inside the classroom. Tsukiko was going to wait until Angelo sat down so she could avoid having any contact with him. Though she lost track of him while she was busy hiding out of sight earlier. She didn't even see him get off the elevator either. [i]Strange...[/i] Luckily, she managed to stay under the radar and avoid contact with him which brought her some sigh to relief. To her dismay, some of the students threw unusual stares at her wondering what she was up to. 

[b]"Hiding from your prince, Tsukiko?"[/b] One of the girl student's questioned as a wise crack toward Tsukiko which immediately hit her like a truck getting her attention. "Where'd you come from?" Tsukiko answered in surprised as the girl made her leap like a frog when she caught her preoccupied. That same girl she tried to avoid talking to earlier had caught up to her again. She shook her head with the cold look on her face and with grimace she denounced, [b]"Yeah, maybe in their wildest dreams. I have no interest in the likes of someone like that."[/b] She demonstrated disinterest as she answered the girl hoping that people would stop throwing her unusual stares like they did when they passed by her in the hallway when she was hiding around the corner. If they were talking about Angelo they were absolutely insane. There was no way someone as forceful toward entry as him could ever flatter her by mesmerizing her senseless with their charm. She wasn't at all fooled by the gimmicks of those types as she had dealt with many in the past especially when she accompanied her brother during his journeys on the tournament. 

The girl added as she passed by walking away from Tsukiko ending the conversation between the two, but before she made her way toward where she was going she added. [b]"Well, tell your brother I said hi. Not often you get the chance to meet with the sibling of someone who is a celebrity. You certainly have that celebrity image set out for yourself just like your mother. Well, talk to you later after class perhaps."[/b] The girl concluded her conversation with Tsukiko as she walked away from the girl leaving Tsukiko with questions in her mind about how that girl knew not only her brother, but the fact that her mother used to be a celebrity though her real name was kept secret to avoid the media from swarming their place of residence.

She didn't see Angelo, the black haired girl she heard about named Ignia or the other student Brad enter the classroom which made her feel uneasy. Some relief since they weren't in the room, but she still wasn't too happy, because, if she was not mistaken, Angelo would be in the same class as her. [b]Why do I have to get stuck in the same class as him... My day couldn't get worse, could it? [/b] She complained quietly when chills went up her spine with at the thought of that black haired girl she heard about earlier. She was praying he was not in the same class as her, but she turned her eyes to notice Vincent was in the classroom where her theory of her day getting worse came true. A worst case scenario for her where she tried to find the words to say not trying to draw attention to herself. [i]Not him... Anyone but him... Dammit... No...[/i] She thought as she took a close look at Vincent who she thought was accompanied by the Ignia girl who gave her the willies, but when she looked around in the classroom she noticed she wasn't anywhere to be found. In fact, she didn't even recall her getting off the elevator when she saw her. Fortunately she took Angelo with her though she wasn't sure if Leander went with them. The only reasons she thought that, because she heard the two have been seen together before. [i]Traveling companions? [/i] She questioned in her mind as she then caught the sight of another annoying person she met from the earlier day that she recalled seeing with the group. 

To her demise, she also saw the friend-monger Leander who was just plain annoying since he wouldn't leave people alone until they said they were his friend and another person who she heard was named Brad. She wasn't entirely sure if they all entered the classroom or if any for that matter though she was hoping that neither Ignia nor Vincent were there. Besides, Tsukiko wanted to by all means avoid contact with the one they call Vincent after he gave her such a disturbing feeling yesterday that it reminded her of the times her father slapped her when he was trying to push her to use her full power. Hopefully that feeling wouldn't arise from the sight of him though there were distinguishing features about him that were comparable to toward her loathsome old man. She had to control herself or people would think she was a psychopath which what her brother called her a lot when she acted like a raging beast of mass destruction.

Fortunately, only Vincent was there though that didn't help the matter any. Tsukiko tried to avoid throwing Vincent glares of fear that gave the indication that she wanted him to disappear from very existence itself when and if she ever saw him. Her heart's pace stepped quite a few beats as a little bit of nervous shaking surged through her body when she thought about him. She wasn't entirely sure where Ignia was creeping about. That made her feel even more uncomfortable since she lost track of her. The rumors she heard about that girl if they were true then she didn't want to meet the girl at all. [b]Dammit, stop it![/b] She whispered to herself quietly as she noticed her body was getting the shakes like it were shivering cold and needed warmth to keep the blood flowing. Now wasn't a good time to be going into the fear stage, but the Vincent person terrified her so badly that he pissed her off to the point she almost just couldn't help herself. That duel from the other day and that ruthless onslaught attitude is the same way her father was which scares the hell out of her. She knew she had to keep those emotions in check otherwise people would think she's a very weird person. She took a long deep breath letting out a very long sigh as she managed to ease the dangerous tension that was running wild like a dangerous stray dog before it caused catastrophe in the classroom.

[i]I don't understand... Why does that person make me feel like I'm being crushed to the point it's survival of the fittest? This is so strange since I know absolutely nothing about him other than the fact he's an egotistical jerk who uses titles to propel himself toward victory with.[/i] Tsukiko thought to herself as she continued to lean up against the wall trying to relax herself after that ordeal she went through a moment ago. A quite unpleasant one at that since it gave her memories of her own father that she would just best pitch away into the darkness. Though nothing ever came good of veiling unwanted memories that tormented you like a stretching rack. They would continue to tear at the mind until they pulled you completely apart. This was by no means any victory since she was just making a sound retreat from them for now, because she just didn't have enough will-power to confront them herself.

Tsukiko returned to showing her cold frigid winter frozen frown that blew over a very cold atmosphere to those in her surroundings probably giving a lot of students presence the impression that she was quite a bitch. Only girls who were as stubborn as an icicle on house roof during the cold winter night would look like that. She tried to ignore everyone in the room and unfortunately Hayate would also be an innocent victim of her current attitude since she didn't look like she was in the mood to talk to anyone. No one noticed the major shift in her mood where she closed her eyes and hummed toward herself as she waited for class to start. She really wasn't looking forward at all toward this Synchro Summoning class because she had a really bad feeling she was going to be paired up with either Angelo or Vincent during volunteering for Turbo Duels which made her grimace though she hid the expression inside her mind gross. Well, probably better than Miss Creepy Succubus who she heard addressed people by a number rather than her name. The kind of person that Tsukiko knew that didn't bode well if she even tried to engage into a conversation with the likes. Though getting paired with Angelo or Vincent sounded better than having that creepy girl eyeball her over if she got selected as her partner. She had heard the rumors about the new girl Ignia which gave her the chills. Today was going to be another nightmare for her, that was for sure.
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Meanwhile Shinrei and the others who were in transit through a white limousine had finally reached their destination. Another dark colored car with tinted windows just like the one they were in arrived as well. The license plates were the insignia from Ikushirou Enterprises so it looked like this was going to be business as usual. The car finally pulled up in front of the abandoned building where it came to a full stop. The old man and Shinrei stepped out of the vehicle where you could notice Shinrei was in his business attire rather than his school uniform. His business attire consisted of a black business suit, black duster like long coat and black shoes along with some very classy looking black shades. The car driver stepped out of his car, but was warned to be cautious since Shinrei sensed an unknown presence in the area which wasn't invited toward their meeting. He heeded his words as he went over opened their doors then went back toward the driver's door and leaned against it as the two got out closing the door behind him.

[b]"It looks like he is here."[/b] Shinrei said toward the old man as he made his way toward the company vehicle that pulled up with another man dressed in similar like clothes except no black duster. The man leaned up against the car as he waited for Shinrei to greet this contact that he called out there. He noticed that Shinrei had a file with him which he didn't know what the contents were. [b]"You know, I really want you to understand that I know about all you dirty snakes in my father's company. But lucky for you, some company just like you has arrived."[/b] Shinrei grinned as a large brown snake had finally came out of hiding which looked venomous and hissed at them like it was going to strike if they dare approached. The snake stayed where it was while Shinrei approached the figure who he was talking to. It appeared that this meeting wasn't going to go over well just by the words revealed by Shinrei at the beginning. Not that he would have any problems since it would be easy to explain a disappearance in the desert if it all came down to that. He was hoping that he wouldn't have to go that far and get what he wanted out of this individual.

[b]"Sir Shinrei, you have to believe me. I didn't know..."[/b] The man said toward Shinrei where he noticed a very unpleasant suspicious dangerous look on Shinrei's face which interrupted his statement toward Shinrei. Shinrei was in no mood to hear his half-baked excuses about how he was used by his old man when he found out from another source that he was plotting something with a few other delegates of the company. The boy knew full and well that almost the entire board that was under his father's reign was completely corrupt looking for a way to divide the company by eliminating him and plotting to lure his sister into a trap after they disposed of him making it look like the academy was responsible for the crime which enraged him even more. It was one thing to try to threaten to take his life, but it was another to drag those who have no affiliation with the affair into his business matters. [b]"Then explain to me these photos I received."[/b] Shinrei said as he received photos that were inside the envelop which he threw down on the hood of the limousine then grabbed the scumbag's head showing him the contents of those photos. In one of the photos was a detailed plan about luring him into the abandoned area of the academy where an assassin would be waiting. [b]"And him..."[/b] He said as he pointed toward an individual inside the trunk of the limousine after he dragged him over to see it. The individual was restrained and you couldn't get a good glimpse of their condition as he didn't open the trunk very far where he slammed it shut.

Right beside the individual's body who was still breathing luckily due to the fact that Shinrei thought he was too low for even to be salvaged through death and better to suffer. He planned to hand him over toward the authorities later along with this accomplice he was just confronting now. [b]"Uh well..."[/b] The man stuttered as sweat ran down his face as he was terrified since he was out of options with a massive amount of evidence that was stacked against him that Shinrei managed to gather. This was the same envelop that was in the room the other day that he slid under a book after Hayate woke up. He didn't want her to get involved in his dirty dealings with his colleagues, because a snake pit was not a place for a girl. It wasn't any place for his sister either which is why he didn't involve her in it either. [b]"You dirty little bastard, you set up this whole assassination not just on the motive I was investigating Hayato's father's death but also the fact you slimeballs want to oust me to take control of my company and split the pie between all of you. You were stupid if you'd think I'd ever trust a filthy snake like you or any of your other buddies. The fact you tried to involve the academy in this and plotted to kidnap my sister doesn't help your case either."[/b] He said furiously as he he pushed the individual away then landed a solid uppercut right to the chin which knocked into the air and onto the hood of his own car.

[b]"Now, you are going to tell me exactly what I want to know. Or you can come face-to-face with your comrade over there that shares a lot in common with you."[/b] Shinrei demanded in anger as he grabbed the man by the tie and pulled him up and threw his face down on the hood of his car again. Shinrei was in no mood for stupid excuses and looked like he was going to do anything to get an answer as he pointed at the snake then showed the guy's head in the direction of it. [b]"Who did my father hire to kill the Ray twin's father?"[/b] Shinrei questioned as he begun the interrogation of this corrupt member from his company. Shinrei had no intention of taking his life though he would allow him to become a close encounter with a deadly vicious brown snake that would love to devour this douche bag that caused Shinrei's rage to burn. [b]"I don't know... he never told us a name... You gotta believe me..." [/b]The man said as he pleaded his case toward Shinrei hoping that he would show the guy mercy.