Kaneki's POV...
I stood there shivering, as I hid within the shadows of a certain cave, which seemed to look like some old mine. It was a snowy night and it wasnt very easy, to find a suitable place to hide. But, I somehow manage to find one.
Going through, on which seems a mile away from the cold snowy environment, I journied on till I found a warm place to sit on. Inside, has a row of torches, as it brightens the place up with its warm glow.
As I felt safe at my new hiding spot, I ended up sitting down as comfortably as I could, tugging my legs closer to my chest and hugging them, trying to get a little heat as I could, but no sooner, a flash of memeries drift through my mind. Soon, I ended up crying once again.
If...If I...If I had protected them that time...I wouldnt be in this mess...alone..
The thoughts about it, made myself feel numb. As I gave in for another whimper of cries, It didnt echoed much but I even doubt that anyone could hear them.
All the while crying for nothing, I heard footsteps rushing towards my direction. With instincts, I hid among some huge rocks laying around, and waited for the foorsteps to passby.
Please dont be the vampires...
Yuu's POV...
"Go...Yuu..."
"Dont be stupid! You're coming with me..!We're going together..."
I said, trying to contain my tears a little while holding my only family. Mika. Who has his arm get sliced for my sake and is now bleeding to death. I tug him closer to me trying to comfort him and assured that we'll survive together.
"Dont let us die in vain..." Mika replied with a low breathe out voice that I could only hear.
"N-No...No!" I shouted, hugging him tighter. With the little strength that I have left in me, with hope, I tried carrying Mika to the stairway exit behind us.
While pulling him, I stated, "I dont want too...I've finally..." I tried my best to continue the words I wanted to tell really badly. "...I've finally got a family...Im not gonna leave.."
We were almost nearing to the exit, till unknowingly, I slip along with Mika, who seemed to be hanging on. Trying to do the same process, Mika pushed ne with his remaining arm. I sat there with a questionable look and was wanting to know why he did this.
With all this happening, I heard voices and noises coming in our direction. As I looked down, Mika glared intently at me with a pained expression, "Hurry, go! Idiot!"
I cried that time. I dont want to leave Mika. I dont want to lose my only family. Why. Why is this happening to me? Why must I leave them!?
With tearful eyes, I saw a determined look coming from Mika's expression. Those were the look of giving someone hope of wanting them to stay alive. My heart and mind may refuse to admit it, but I understood it deep down what it wants me to do. Live.
I ran as fast as I could, without turning around to those who were chasing me. "STOP HUMAN!" the man cloaked in red shouted, as he was nearing to stop my tracks due to his abilities as a vampire. I ran and ran, till again, I carelessly stumble upon a root stem. The man in red cloak, soon caught me. The man pushed me hard till I made contact with the cave-like wall behind me. I grit my teeth, as the man pulled my hair as I endured the pain. And again, I cried but this time, a bit louder. The vampire smiled mischiviously and had slid out something beside in his belt. My eyes were trembling at the sight. It was a long white sword. Within one second, he drew it near to my neck. As wanting to end this, and since it has come to this, I closed my eyes.
"Im sorry...everyone...I...I failed-"
I was cut off by a sudden yell of pain. I thought it was me, but, as I opened my eyes once again, I saw an unbelievable sight.
The red cloaked man, was stabbed in the chest as he was lifted in the air, with two like- sharp bloody tenticle thing. Behind the stabbed vampire was a boy. Who seemed to be like my age, with white ivory hair. He wore a black tattered clothes with a messed up grey short. As I trailed to observe him, he has a shackled broken chains, both in his arms and feet. But with all this, I couldnt see his face clearly.
"Are you okay..?" The mysterious boy asked, I think I gave him a nod or maybe I didnt. I answered him lowly, "Yes..."
Then, between the middle of our akward silence, the red cloaked man finally moved. But I was certain that he was supposed to die from that impact. "Gah..." the man cough up blood as he holds on to the tenticle-like spear, trying to pull it out of him, but in way, he couldnt. He then glares on who's behind him. I saw his bloody red eyes trembling, "You..B..boy..what a..re yo..u..?"
The man finally stated.
What are you? What is he talking about?
"Sorry to say this um...boy" said the ivory haired boy, apologizing me with something.
Why is he apologizing for?
"But, could you turn around? I dont want you to see something extremely murderous" the last part made it clear to me. He'll kill the vampire. For revenge maybe?
Kaneki's POV...
I couldnt contain this lustful feeling after stabbing the vampire and I had no choice but to request the boy to turn around. As he did, I used what little strength I have left to push the vampire to the sides. Blood splat everywhere, as my lust has reached its limits. With speed, I bit the man's neck, and devoured him as his voice screeched through the air, knowing what could happen next, I needed to silence him somehow.
Tearing up his insides and bitting him limb by limb until he was nothing but a mangled corpse. Noticing how this turned out, as I turned to tell the boy to turn around again, I found him with a terrible look, standing there almost like a dead puppet.
I knew from the start that this was a bad decision. And I had no choice but to tell him the truth. What can you say? Curiousity kills a cat. He needs to know the truth. With all this happening in one go, I faced the boy bravely.
Yuu's POV...
W-wwhats happening!? Why did the boy ate that man?! He...Is he a monster?!
During my thoughts to decide, the boy, who had four like tenticles behind him and bared a normal grey eye but the other one was inhumane. Red irises with a black color surrounding it. He turned and walked near me, with his stainned up features.
"W-what arre you..?" I stated looking at the boy. I finally understood what the vampire said as his last words before he was nothing but a meal to him.
The white haired boy seemed to hesitate to answer, but, for some reason, he gave in.
"I'm sorry...again. About my sudden actions that time. Beacause...you see..Im a.." he ended gritting his teeth then relapse to a sigh. "-..Ghoul.."
I honestly dont know whats my current emotions right now, but I can guess that their either, fear or confussion. Fear of seeing a humanoid monster. And confused on why he helped me and ended up revealing things to me. He is a weird boy.
With all this, I unknowingly ended up saying something to him. "Thank you" wait...what did I just ended up saying..? As wanting to know why I say this, the boy seemed shock than I am.
"For what..?" He said in disbelief.
"I thought I dont deserve a welcomed attitude..especially of what you just saw that time..Im..Im a Monster!" He kneeled down while his hands are trembling on his head as he shouted this words at me, as if confessing what a thing he just did and is blaming it all to himself, crying all the way. I feel guilty for some reason. Maybe he had a reasonable answer why'd he did it.
Through this, his tenticle like weapon disappeared in a disolve way. Slowly walking near him, I kneeled down the same. I pat his head. He felt it and face me with tearful eyes. "Dont blame yourself..okay?" I tried my best to comfort him in a way but this is all I could do for now.
With a sniff, he closed his eyes for a second then opens them with a new expression in his features. The monster eye was gone, leaving only the usual grey eyes he bared. But, some blood are visible in his figures. He turned to me with a small smile,
"Your right...thanks.."
"N-No..I should be the one saying Thank you to you.." I said scratching my nape.
"Really? What for..?" He simply said. Really...what a clueless child
"You saved my life.."
"...I see...I did.."
"B-By the way, my names Hyakuya Yuuichirou..but my..you can just call me Yuu. Whats yours?"
"My name is Ken Kaneki. But you can call me Kaneki."
I see, so he really does have a name..maybe his not a monster after all..
Remembering what I was supposed to do, I called Kaneki.
"Um..Kaneki..?"
"Hmm..?"
"We should probably go now..."
"Go where..?"
"Out of this place.."
Seconds has pass after I said those words, he finally understood why we must run away but in the middle of this, he asked a commonsense question.
"With you?" Is what he asked. Does he want to stay in here?
"Of course! Your almost the only person I can trust now and well, you saved me. So, Im giving you a favor to come with me.." I stood up, trying to explain.
As I spoke those words, Kaneki soon stood up and walked near me. He pat my shoulder and gave a assured look. "Okay..Im coming with you then.."
~~Time skip~~
We walked for like hours, as my feet feels all wounded up. Almost nearing my limit, suddenly, I was thrown upward till I was subconsciously being carried by Kaneki. I blushed.
"Wwhat are yyou doing!?"
"Hmm? What am I doing?"
"Pput me down! Im fine okay..!?"
I trashed around, trying to break free from Kaneki's grip, but damn, he's so strong!
"S-Stop that..! Were almost ther-"
Kaneki's words were cut off as we both got slipped off from the white powdered snow. We rolled down safely and we both groan in the process. Finally, taking our stance to get up, feeling my feet getting cold, I soon stared around to where we are.
The desserted city, was covered in snow and where we stood was in a covered snowy forest. I turned to Kaneki, who in return, smiled. Feeling the cold feeling of snow, it felt like I havent seen these in years. Everyone would be so happy-...Everyone..
The thoughts strucked me, as I fell down, kneeling on the snowy plains. I heard Kaneki ran up to me, trying to ensure if I was okay. I heard his words, but that didnt soothen me. How can I be? My heart feels like its about to pop and I might break down for another cry.
In this snowy weather, just then, a voice fields the air,
"Good, he's here.." We both instinctly turned to who might owned those words and there it was, behind us are three black cloaked people. Coming towards us.
As it got a little closer towards our direction, I saw Kaneki covering me and face them bravely for my sted. "If you come any closer to us, I'll kill you.."
His words were daggers, sending a simple warning if they break it.
"Hmm? What do we have here? The prophecy never said anything like a white haired boy..?"
What is he talking about? What prophecy?
"What prophecy are you talking about? And didnt I warned you that if any of you come in any closer? I'll kill you!" Kaneki said, who seemed to be bluffing to protect ourselves. But the man knew and started to walk towards Kaneki.
He was shivering but to some point, he was able to faced him bravely. "Now arent you a brave little soldier?" I saw Kaneki grit his teeth, in a way of trying to bare the anger within him.
The silent snowy night, were accompanied by a strong force of wind. To this, the man and his two accomplices took their hoods off as it revealed to us as they are not what we thought they were. Humans.
"Listen, I cant tell you much information about the prophecy.." the black haired man stated. "But I can tell you who I have come here for.." With a point of his finger, he pointed towards to my direction. Kaneki confused at this events.
"Little boy, were going to use you in order to get rid of the vampires." The words took an effect of me. They needed me to kill those wretched Vampires?
"What do you mean by 'use him'?" I heard Kaneki asked at the man, but the man responded "I cant anwer you that Snow boy.." Kaneki gave in with questionable look. I took my time to think.
Why do they need me for? Do I hold some kind of power? If so, then..If I could end all those vampires to extinction..I can finally..avenge for them.
With the flash of memories of what happened to Mika and the others, I cried. Walking pass Kaneki and walking a few steps away, I hugged the man. Hugging him, due to my break down problems, I ended up pushed him downwards on the snowy plains though Im still hugging him.
Clenching on his uniformed black clothes, I faced him with an angered look, "Bring it on..If I can exterminate...those vampires..." I dont know why I ended up saying this to him and unknowingly agreed to use me to kill those vampires but the thought about it made me agreed to it in the end.
And so, this is how my new found life started.
