"Hello, who's there?" 

Shiori reared back a little, startled by Haruka's voice. He silently swore to himself as he stumbled backwards away from the door, nearly knocking over several chairs in the process. [i]I should've closed the door earlier,[/i] he thought, annoyed. How many people [i]were[/i] in the school, anyway? The boy felt a twinge of disappointment as he realized the large group from before was probably there, as well. So much for his plans of looking through the old school alone...

For a moment, he thought about just slamming the door shut and barricading himself inside. But he supposed there was no point in hiding - she did know he was there now, didn't she? Even if she didn't manage to get to him, he was bound to come across someone else sooner or later. Shiori reluctantly gave in, although he hesitated a little as he opened the door and peered outside.

As he glanced at Haruka, he realized he didn't recognize her from before. [i]Did I even see her before?[/i] he thought to himself uncertainly. Shiori obviously wasn't happy with her being there, but tried to hide it. "What do you want?" he asked her bluntly, barely hiding a tone of distaste.