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For the better part of an hour after meeting the reaper with the staff and hat Mitsu had traversed the forest in search of Ziggy. It seemed the feline didn't want to be found and it left Mitsu to search in places that would have been better left alone. By the time she finally found the cat and left the forest Mitsu was covered in scratches, dirt, and tattered clothes.

It probably would have been best to head to her room and clean up before heading to Shun's and she managed to do the first part. The rest, however, never seemed to happen as she put Ziggy in the closet a little too nervous to leave her out and retreated to the bathroom. Mitsu pulled the medical kit from the cabinet and struggled to open it with the scratches on her hands. Finally the lid popped open but a little too quickly making the kit fly from her hands sending the supplies within scattered all over the floor.

It was in this moment of trying to collect everything that had fallen that the situation finally caught up with Mitsu and she found herself swallowing hard against the urge to sob. Tears had long ago streaked her cheeks and fresh ones were well on their way. That's why she had left her mask on. It was a means to hide even if she was in her own room.

After a few failed attempts at picking up everything with her sore hands Mitsu just sat against the wall huddling up. With her knees drawn up against her chest she wrapped her arms around them to hold them close. What was she going to do now? What if she had to talk to that boy again? What would she do if he came looking for her? Would his bird be okay? There were so many questions running through her head Mitsu was simply stunned into doing nothing at all.

Beyond the door was silence. From where she was currently located and how lost in thought Mitsu was Shun's voice did not reach her. Instead the lycan sat where she was huddled up against the wall of the bathroom.

Milo was still out in the room and had been peeking in worriedly looking at his owner sitting on the floor. A few times the fox had ventured in and nudged against her legs but hadn't gotten much of a response beyond a flinch. So when Milo heard the door and shortly after Shun's voice the fox made a run to the entrance to the room.

There was no way Milo could open the door but instead he sat at the base and scratched at it letting out a whimper and a yip. He never did that so maybe it would entice Shun to come in.

As soon as Shun opened the door Milo hopped up and down as if trying to get his attention. Once he managed that the little boafox darted toward the bathroom and then back again as if trying to lead Shun that way. He was quick on his feet to mimic the move again, stopping halfway back to give a yip as if to say 'This way.'

Oh he was following, Milo was so relieved. He darted back and forth until Shun finally closed the distance to find his master sitting on the floor. The boafox was certain the reaper could help.

Mitsu didn't look up from her spot on the floor until Shun came to kneel by her side. Her masked face turned to look at Shun shortly before she looked away. "It's all my fault.." She muttered softly.

Her clothes certainly looked like she had been on an adventure in the woods even if the damage over all wasn't great. There were tears where her skirt and shirt and been snagged by the bushes, her knees were covered in dirt from crawling along the ground. Mostly she looked like a mess and wasn't making much sense in order to help Shun understand the situation.

There was a flinch as Shun's fingers took hold of her mask and her hands quickly came up to try and hold it in place but the reaper had already managed to pull it away. The wooden covering slipped passed her fingers exposing Mitsu's tear stained face and wide fearful eyes. For a moment she seemed panicked unsure what to do before she suddenly turned away to hide her face.

Trying to gather her thoughts Mitsu did her best to speak without choking up, though the stuttering was very apparent. "I-I let Z-ziggy get out. S-s-she attacked a pet. It was all my fault. I-if I had watched her better..." Her sentence trailed off as Mitsu brought a hand up to her face to rub at her eyes.

The touch to the ear did more than it appeared to. Mitsu seemed to remain in the same state but it kept her from outright sobbing. Shifting a bit closer, Mitsu took hold of Shun's shirt sleeve with one of her hands clutching it like a life line.

"B-but he said he would come back. He said he would hurt Ziggy." She tried to explain further. "I-I don't know what to do." Mac hadn't exactly said that but that's what Mitsu had absorbed from the situation. If the bird didn't get better he would be back. He would hurt Ziggy and he would 'talk' with her. Mitsu had heard something similar from Mr. Adolphus once before. It never ended well.

When Shun began to question her Mitsu realized her mistake. How should she explain? She honestly didn't know. It was no fault of the reaper's, he had every right to be upset. Mitsu would have been upset too if another pet had hurt Milo....though...she was doubtful that she would have been upset in the same way.

The ear petting was making her a little loopy though, her mind not clearly thinking on the matter as she leaned closer to Shun resting her forehead on his shoulder. Slowly she shook her head. "I..I don't know who he was." She said honestly. "He said he would hurt Ziggy and that we would 'talk'." The way Mitsu emphasized 'talk' made it clear she was certain no words would be exchanged. If they were it would be maybe some yelling and then she expected to be hit. The thought made her shudder a bit as she clung tighter to Shun's sleeve. "I have to protect Ziggy.." She muttered softly.

The hand resting against the back of her head was comforting in a way. It was the closest Shun had come to giving her a hug and Mitsu seemed to gravitate toward the comforting feel. Her hand let go of his sleeve as she wrapped it around the reaper's middle drawing closer still.

"I think he was a reaper." He had summoned a weapon after all. "H..he had a hat.." She tried to remember what other details there were to give. "He was really tall..." Of course, for Mitsu, most of the student body was tall. There were a few like Lizzy and Xiu that were her height and even those like Astra who were a little smaller....but mostly the students seemed to tower over the small lycan.