[CB] Under suspicion (SRS)

It had started out as a normal day at Shion Academy. For some the classes were rather boring and mundane, but it was a welcome distraction from the week's earlier activities. Only days ago had the dormitory be set ablaze in the middle of the night. The horror of that night had scarred many a student and shinigami alike. The death toll had still remained unannounced, but the there were enough empty chairs that an educated guess was possible. With the sudden vacancies new bodies were admitted into the school. It was awkward, no time to morn and yet new classmates to greet. A new dormitory was in the works. Those without housing found lodging with some of the Gotei squads, while others found space among those in Rukongai. Classes had been nearly none existent in the wake of the tragedy, but now everything was back to normal. In fact it would seem the workload had been increased to make up for the days missed. Too busy to think of what had happened and the friends that had been lost by the fire. Despite this there still lingered that feeling of loss, as well as guilt, in the back of many students minds. Some questioned why they had survived and other had to perish.

On this particular day the students were unusually anxious. There were whispers of someone seeing strange people on the academy premises.
"The Onmitsukidō!" Some of the students whispered, but his voice carried to several seated around him. "They're searching for something!" he hissed as all eyes were upon him. One student let out a faint gasp. It was rare to see the special squad. To have them appear at the school was even stranger.
"Nah." retorted his friend. "They're probably just securing the area. Didn't you hear about the other warehouse fire?" At the mention of the fire several got silent. Memories of the horrible blaze came to the front of their minds. And yet no one could say anything. There had indeed been another fire not long after the first. Although no deaths were reported it was raising just as many questions as the torching of the dormitory. Was this all the work of some kind of arson? Why? The question spun through everyone's mind, and yet none dared to speak it. The room had fallen silent. This was swiftly broken as the door to the class opened and an instructor came through the door. Behind him was a man clad in a black uniform. The student became a sea of whispers as the two walked in. It was easy to see why people had thought the Onmitsukidō had come to the academy, the man did look like one of their agents except he wore a red sash around his waist. The whispering grew louder and louder. Finally the instructor clapped his hands loudly. The noise made some flinch and all eyes were on the two at the front of the room.
"Rei Inazuma?" the man said while the instructor now handed him the class roster. "Rei Inazuma, I request you come with me at this time." Upon speaking those words he turned and walked back over to the door. The man with the red sash stood like a statue waiting for the student to follow. All eyes left him long enough to look at Rei.

Rei, completely shocked at this turn of events nervously stands up. "I'm Rei." She says to the mysterious person who accompanied there instructor. "What's this all about?" she thinks to herself. She starts to head towards the man. Looking around and seeing all the other students gazes fixated upon her. "They don't think I had anything to do with these fire incidents? Do they?" Getting more and more anxious with each step she took she makes it over to the man. Rei's mind running a mile a minute. She had almost put these ordeals behind her, and now this. She looks at the man with an inquisitive look.

The man said nothing to the girl. As she identified herself he only nodded and stepped out the door. Once outside Rei would see that there were other students waiting patiently. Two males and one female stood just to the right of the door. Of the three the girl looked the most disturbed. She had to be 5'5 with short brown hair. Her face was quite flushed and the area below her eyes showed evidence that she had recently been crying. The boys on the other hand tried their best to look stoic about the whole proceedings. Both were brunettes, one taller than the other. The taller of the two had a small goatee on his chin. He leaned against the wall trying his best to keep his foot from twitching. The other young man was less successful in hiding his nervousness. He was only a few hair taller than the girl, but his hair fell well past his ears. Half of the dark hair was in a ponytail, but the rest fell in about his face. His fingers curled and uncurled as if he was counting something on each of his digits. As the girl saw Rei her bottom lip trembled. She sniffled trying her best not to burst into tears.

The man in the red sash turned away from the group for a moment to pull a scroll out of some hidden fold of his shirt. Seeing the opportunity the girl moved closer to Rei.
"Do you have any idea what's going on?" she asked in a hushed tone. She looked over at the man, but he didn't turn around. Her gaze went also to the two boys. Neither of them moved closer, but the shorter of the two looked like he wanted to. His fingers flicked even faster as he heard the girl ask her question. The one leaning against the wall was looking down the hallway. "I don't know why I was called out. I didn't do anything." She sniffled again, as the moisture in her eyes build up. Quickly she rubbed her face with her sleeve. There were already wet patched on the material as she pulled her hand away. Her bright green eyes looked deeply at Rei. "Did they say anything when they came for you? Anything?" She pleaded with her fellow student. The one leaning against the wall snorted.

Rei looked into the girls eyes, which she realized were a really pretty teal color. "No I wasn't told anything. I probably know just as much as you do. Sorry to let you down." Rei states apologetically. "Do they think these people had something to do with the fires as well?"she thinks to herself. She looks up and down the hallway and notices it is completely deserted.

"This past little while has been screwy for everyone, and now to add this on top of it. Would make anybody lose their cool." Rei hugs the girl to try to calm her down a little. "Things will be alright." she says. Rei looks at the 3 people accompanying her. "I have to get these people to like me." She thinks to herself. "What are your names?" she asks them. "And does anyone know who that guy is?" As she gestures towards the guy with the sash.

"I thought they were with the Onmitsukidō, but they're not." The young man with the pony tail hissed. As if speaking of the word aloud brought great misfortune. He looked even more nervous to be talking about the man than he was just standing there. His finger twitching increased. "From what I hear they're working above the Onmitsukidō." The student flinched as the man half turned his head toward the group. The young girl let a helpless squeak. The man said nothing and stepped further from the group and pulled out a phone. Most shinigami carried similar communication devices when they went to the human world. Of later such things were used as frequently as their counterparts on Earth. The black butterflies were often employed, but the cell phone was alot quicker. His moving further away meant he didn't want anyone to hear what he had to say, but it also gave the small group more time to converse.

"I heard they're a faction of the execution squad." said the boy with the ponytail. Even though the man was further away, he still kept his voice low. He stole glances at the man's back. This mad the smaller girl whimper again. A tear leaked from the corner of her eyes.
"They're going to execute us!?" she said much louder than a whisper, the boy quickly shushed her. "But, I didn't do anything."
"Stop being stupid." The one against wall said calmly. "There's no way they're going to execute us."
"How do you know?" Came the retort. The other male student moved from the wall and walked up close to the other boy. He stared coldly into his eyes. The other student averted his eyes and took a step back.
"I know I've had problems at the academy, but I doubt Ms Crybaby has done anything to to be executed for except for being annoying." he Rei a smile at that comment. The girl sniffled and wiped her eyes again. She thought about his words.
"So why us then?" she squeaked desperate for anything to make this situation feel better. The other student shrugged.
"Dunno." he said simply. He was about to say more as the man came back to stand before them.
"Come this way, please." Was all he said and proceeded down the hallway. Although he did say please there was a firmness in his voice. He was being polite as an empty gesture. They really had no choice.

The moved down the hallway and down a flight of stairs. Finally they came to a before a door. The man pointed to the young man with a ponytail.
"You in here." he said firmly. The young man looked at the others then quietly complied. Before anyone could gaze into the room the man shut the door and continued down the hall. He stopped at another door and opened it. They had barely walked twenty steps from the last door. It was then that he pointed to the other male student. "In here." he said. The rather cool demeanor had vanished and he looked quite pale. But he still managed to walk through the door with his head up. Only Rei and the young girl were left. They once more stopped at a door. Rather than open it, he stopped and knocked three times.
"Come in." Called out a voice from within. The man then opened the door and motioned for Rei to enter. Once she had done so he swiftly closed the door behind her. The room before the student was a fairly large office. There was small sofa in once corner in the other was rather elegant armoire. Several windows lay open making the room seem quite bright and welcoming. A small tea pot sat on a small counter upon a metal plate. t had to be some kind of warmer. There was a tray of sweets sitting under a glass dome next to it. In the middle was large mahogany desk with a leather chair before it. On the other side was another chair, but it was occupied by a blonde woman.
"Welcome." She said as she looked up form a stack of papers. "Please come and sit down." She stood from her chair and gave a nod towards the empty seat across from her. The woman wore a fine dress. It was white enough to be a wedding dress if not blend in perfectly with pure snow. "Would you like some tea?" She moved over to the tea pot and opened a drawer below it. In seconds she produced a saucer and tea cup to place upon it.

"Yes, please." Rei responded to the woman. Rei walked over to the seat. "Alright I'm completely confused now." Rei thought to herself. "At first things seemed very serious, but now I am here in a room, with a polite and sweet person.". She then looked at woman, this person had a fair complexion. She looked to be in her 30's. The woman's blonde hair was tied in a bun. Rei sat down in the seat. The lady then poured the tea for Rei.

Rei took the tea from the woman. She then looked at the table and found a bowl with sugar cubes. Rei added 2 cubes to her tea and took a sip. Rei always had a sweet tooth. She gave it a funny look, then added 1 more cube and sipped again."Much better." Rei says quietly.

Rei then looks at this Woman, looking for answers Rei begins to speak. "I'm Rei Inazuma Ma'am. I'm a little confused at the moment. I was pulled out of class by some man who had others in the hallway. I thought I was getting in trouble or was being blamed for these fire incidents that have been going on. Now after being told to enter this room and meeting you I don't know what to think." Rei took a few more sips from her tea and then carried on. "Will you please tell me what this is about? Miss...Ummmm." Rei fidgeted in her chair a little bit.

The woman offered the student the tea, and then went to pour herself some. She took a small spoon and dipped it into a small jar next to the pot. A drizzle of honey fell into the tea and she then used the spoon to stir the liquid. She raised the cup to her lips and blew for a second before sipping the hot teat. The woman gave a small smile and then walked back to her desk with the cup, saucer in hand below it. Quietly she listened to Rei. She nodded and sipped on the tea abit more
"Ah yes, where are my manners?" she said finally when the student had inquired about her name. "Aisha. Ms Aisha will do." she said with a radiant smile. She set down the tea cup and the smile faded. "I am sorry for your treatment, but this is a rather strange days are upon Seireitei." she said with a sigh. "The fire has been a great tragedy for us all. It's not a matter we wish to dwell on, but the nature of this incident is too shocking to merely overlook." The woman stood and walked to one of the windows. Her back to Rei she gazed down upon the Academy grounds.
"I'm part of the investigation group made to try to find out what exactly happened that night." She said half turning around she clasped her hands together.

"Unfortunately my task is to look for clues within the school itself." She quick spun and shook her hands vigorously. "It's not like I think a student did it, but there have been some problem children in the Academy. It's my duty to find out if they've might had a hand in it." The woman moved back to to her chair and opened a drawer. "The reason you were brought here isn't that you're one of those problem students, it's merely that you've met one. What can you tell me about" She paused and looked at the papers before her "Gravelle, Remington?"