Tokyo Ghoul AU - Sword Art Online. Eugeo is Kaneki, Alice is Hide, Kirito is Touka, Quinella is Rize.

I rarely write AU's and I've never written for TG before, but I figured that since Pride Week I'm more comfortable writing with the SAO characters so… yeah. I came up with this idea and then I ran with it. Hope you enjoy!

TW: Quinella, gore, body horror, violence, death, cannibalism, eye gore.

Eugeo and Alice walked into the cafe Anteiku. Alice was loudly complaining about upcoming exams while Eugeo simply listened and occasionally chimed in with another "it's okay, you'll make it through the semester" which Alice ignored in favor of more loud complaining.

"I just don't get it!" She cried out in exasperation, "University should be the best part of our adulthood! We're meant to make memories, get drunk, party, get laid-"

"Or study," Eugeo interjected, "that's kinda what university is for. I'm not going to get distracted by stuff like partying or dating."

Alice rolled her eyes at him, playfully elbowing him in the side.

"You're one to talk!" she laughed, "You're totally not focused on studying, 'specially since you're coming here every day to look at some cute girl,"

Eugeo blushed and took a seat at their table, picking up a menu to help cover his reddening cheeks. Alice grinned, sitting opposite to him and leaning across the table. Her eyes traveled through the cafe, scanning for any girl that her best friend could be interested in. None in particular stood out.

Suddenly a young waiter walked out from behind the counter. He was certainly attractive, short black hair and midnight eyes you could get lost in. The top button of his uniform shirt was undone, an apron tied around his waist. He walked towards the table next to them, taking a notepad from the pocket of his apron and beginning to take the young couple's order. Alice smirked.

"Hey," she pulled the menu from his hands and tapped Eugeo sharply on the nose, "y'know, you never said it was a girl you were interested in. So" - she pointed her thumb towards the waiter - "maybe it's him that you've been sneaking off to see so often?"

Eugeo looked at the boy. He was cute, sure, but not the one who had caught his eye. Eugeo sighed, "No, she isn't here yet,"

Alice slumped back into her seat, folding her arms across her chest. While they were waiting, they turned to the TV on the far wall of the cafe.

"The remains of a man's body were found on Takada building street on the 28th. Body fluid believed to be from a ghoul was found at the scene-"

Eugeo shuddered. The attacks had been much more frequent as of lately. He couldn't believe that something so awful, such awful heathens, could live among them. Anybody in the cafe could have been one of those monsters, there was really no way to tell.

"Hey, are you even listening to me?" Alice waved her hand in front of Eugeo's face. "I was saying how crazy these ghoul attacks are getting."

Eugeo sighed and nodded his head, "It's crazy…"

Alice suddenly pulled a notebook from her bag, thrusting the slight scrunched-up paper in Eugeo's face. He pushed it away enough to see what was scribbled there; a quickly sketched drawing of a hideous orc-like creature, lips curled into a wicked snarl, fangs protruding from it's mouth, eyes red with blood dripping down the creature's deathly pale cheeks.

"Whaddya think?" Alice asked, grinning. Eugeo examined the drawing closer. She'd obviously drawn it that morning judging by the scent of still-fresh markers. He stopped to wonder why she'd carry it around - had she known there'd be another attack that would present her with the opportunity to share it?

"If this is meant to be a ghoul," Eugeo began, "I think it's a bit off. I mean, they have to blend in, right? I doubt that's easy for them to do if they looked like, well… that." He pointed to the drawing.

Alice huffed, stuffing the drawing back in her bag, "Well I don't want your stupid opinion anyway!"

Eugeo shook his head - why did she always have to make a scene? That's when he noticed the black-haired waiter from before looking at their table in curiosity and something else he couldn't quite name.

"Look what you've done," Eugeo muttered under his breath, "Now he thinks we're crazy or something."

The waiter walked over to their table, giving them a customer service grin he'd obviously become well-rehearsed in.

"Welcome to Anteiku!" He greeted with a smile, "Have you decided what to order?" Eugeo opened his mouth to speak, but Alice cut him off.

"Yeah, can we get, uh…" she squinted at the menu, "two black coffees. Hey, my friend here wants to know if he can get your number-"

"Alice!" Eugeo practically yelled across the cafe, making Alice struggle to cover her mouth and suppress her laughter. The waiter blushed a little, writing the coffees down in his notepad and leaving quickly.

Just before Eugeo had a chance to scold her, he noticed a girl walking through the doors. Her light lavender hair was pulled loosely to one side, and her eyes scanned the room for the table she always sat at. Eugeo's breath caught in his throat.

"That's the girl," he whispered to Alice. Alice looked in the direction he was so intently focused on. She was beautiful, that was for sure. She sat down at a table, taking a book from her bag and beginning to read it, immediately becoming entranced.

"Typical," Alice scoffed, "Of course you'd go for the book nerd. I should've known. Well," Alice stood up, taking her bag, "I gotta head to a friends house. Tell me if you manage to talk to her,"

"W-wait!" Eugeo stuttered, "What about our coffee? We ordered two and if you leave-"

"Here's an idea; give it to her," Alice replied sarcastically, rolling her eyes at her hopeless friend. She waved and rushed out the door, nearly bumping into the waiter as she left. He walked back to Eugeo's table, placing down the tray with the coffees.

"Where'd your friend go?" He asked. Eugeo shrugged lightly and took the coffees, thanking him.

"She had to go… somewhere," Eugeo looked up guiltily at him. "I'd like to apologize for her earlier, by the way. That was totally out of line."

"It's fine, it wasn't your fault." Was he blushing? Eugeo couldn't tell. The boy took his now-empty tray back and disappeared into what Eugeo presumed was the staff only room, leaving Eugeo alone with his thoughts, and an extra coffee.

He looked up at the girl again. After staring at her for a few seconds, she looked up. They locked eyes for a moment before she blushed and buried her face back in her book, and Eugeo quickly turned back to face the wall. He drank his coffee, too shy to look behind him at the girl again.

'I can't do it,' he thought hopelessly. He stood up, taking the other coffee in his hand. Without thinking he spun around and took a step. Before he got any further he came crashing down to the floor, with the girl landing on top of him.

"A-ah, I'm so sorry!" He stammered, helping her to her feet before picking up the book and empty coffee cup from the floor.

"It's okay…" She said softly, "Thank you." She took the book from him, smiling sweetly. Eugeo smiled back, before noticing the large stain appearing on the front of her white dress.

"Shoot, that's my bad!" He began to dab a napkin at the front of her dress before freezing and pulling his hand away. "I'm so sorry!" He gasped, bowing his head in shame. The girl simply laughed, holding a hand out to him.

"I'm Quinella," she didn't seem mad, "And you are…?"

"Accident-prone," Eugeo chuckled, taking her hand and shaking it. "I'm Eugeo. Would I be able to buy you a coffee to make up for the one I spilled on you?"

"That sounds lovely,"