Iguro Obanai was in bed, refusing to move for the rest of the day unless it was to see his beloved Mitsuri whom was on a mission. He had completed his own mission only hours before and was waiting for her to get back so he could take care of her until the end of time. <3
Or so he thought.
"Tick…" the word echoed all around him. In the corner of the room was a girl with blood red hair and bright purple eyes, Shi Tomioka.
"Tomioka-chan?" He wasn't particularly close with the girl but having her in his estate when she was in this form made him uneasy and her saying 'tick' like she was some clock didn't make it any better. "Why are you in my estate?"
"Tock…"
"Tomioka-chan?" and like that she vanished, he had heard about what was said at the meeting Via crow so he should have started running to the water estate but he didn't have the strength, so he wrote a letter and sent his crow promptly before passing out.
He did not witness the same fate as Shinobu, his apology was accepted.