"Rin..." she croaked out.
                          
That one word was enough for Rin. Relief washed over his face as he hugged her tightly, crushing her ribcage. Apparently, he didn't hold back on his superb demon strength.
                          
"R-Rin, I can't-breathe-" she gasped out. Rin quickly released her and apologised. "I'm sorry, Rei! Are you all right?" he fretted over her. She held up a hand. "I-I'm fine...just calm down..." she muttered between heavy breaths. Rin frowned a little at her fragile state, but obeyed and sat down quietly.
                          
Finally when the panic fiasco was over, Rei asked. "What... happened to me last night? After I fainted? Where am I?" 
                          
"... After you fainted, I woke up. You had transformed into a wolf and attacked me. You are now in the HQ's clinic room."
                          
"What? Are you hurt?" She scanned his body and luckily, no bandage was seen. Rin smiled and shook his head. "I'm fine. You can't remember anything that happened?" he asked. Rei plopped back down, a frown etched into her forehead, trying hard to remember. Finally, she gave up and shook her head. "...No."
                          
"Is that so...?"
                          
Rei sighed. "I'm in trouble, aren't I?" "Yeah." Was Rin's short reply.
                          
Awkward silence pervaded the room. After a minute, Rei opened her mouth to speak when the door flung open. A doctor, accompanied by Yukio and another exorcist strutted in. Rin stood up from his seat, on guard. But the doctor ignored him and went to tend his patient. He began bombarding questions like: "How do you feel?" "Does it hurt?" "Are you afraid of needles?" 
                          
Rin turned to a calm Yukio who watched the doctor. "Yukio. What's the latest news?" Before Yukio could answer, the doctor abruptly turned to them and shooed Rin and the other exorcist out of the door. "Excuse me, but I need to run a few test on her. Please leave the room. Now shoo! Scram!" 
                          
Rin was pushed out of the door. He turned to protest but the door slammed shut in his face. He groaned and sat on the chair prepared in defeat. The other young exorcist, around age 20, just stood there, his face pulled into an expressionless one. Finally noticing him, Rin looked at him.
                          
"So, is Rei going to be in trouble?" He asked casually. Out of all possible answers, the reply he got was not what he expected:
                          
The exorcist's eyebrows pulled into a 'v' and his lips turned down into a sneer. "Don't talk to me, you half-breed." Rin was dumbstruck. "Excuse me?"
                          
The exorcise continued. "Do you think, just because you are the twin of Mr. Okumura, a prodigy among us youngsters, that you have the rights and authority to question us? If I were you, I'd rather watch my back instead of worrying over something that will- I apologise, is already dead."
                          
Rin furrowed his eyebrows. Ah, this is a cocky one, I guess? He thought. Even though his classmates accepted him, that didn't mean the whole Vatican had accepted him. The majority who didn't accept him were those "know-it-all" youngsters. Rin didn't bother about them, but talking bad about Rei somehow stirred the fire in him.
                          
"I don't know why the Vatican even let a creature like you roam free in public, let alone that monster-"
                          
A hand grabbed his throat and slammed him onto the wall, a deafening bang resounding across the hallway. Cracks webbed the once smooth wall. The young exorcist remained expressionless, however. People from each rooms lining the corridor opened their doors to peek at the cause of the racket in the hallway.
                          
Rin was using all his willpower not to crush the young exorcist's windpipe rigth there and then. Anger surged within his as he felt his body grow hot. If he killed an exorcist in public, he would immediately be dragged to be executed before he can fulfil his dream.