Hi! It's me! Apologies in advance! I haven't really watched Tokyo ghoul so I may get some facts wrong. Also, I have trouble keeping up with the CCG so I might mix up their names or etc.
Touka signed for the thousandth time. The day hadn't been kind to here and she was looking for a nice meal. Being part of the Anteiku, eating humans that were still alive was strictly prohibited. She herself usually enforces this rule, though today she felt like making an exception.
She sighed again, it wasn't fair. Looking around, she picked out the faces of ghouls from the humans. Her desire to live peacefully with humans led to more than a little inconvenience, especially the food factors. Shrugging, she kept walking, ignoring her stomach.
"Touka!" Said Yoshimaru, "You're back!" Touka smiled at the friendly staff member. Being a ghoul led to a lonely life, and she was no exception. The added strain of being a part-time waitress and school was hard on a girl like her, which made Yoshimaru such a welcome addition in her life. "Sorry for leaving you like this" said Touka, picking up an order and examining it. Yoshimaru smiled gently at her. "No worries, it was your break after all" Touka nodded.
-Le time skip-
Closing time
Touka gratefully turned the sign on the door from Open to Closed. She sighed as she began to walk home. She was exhausted, though a trifle more today since she hasn't eaten in a while.
The night air was cold. Touka took in a breath of the sharp air and sighed. "I'm starving" she said.
She was indeed, though probably more so than she thought. Rounding a corner, she saw a fellow ghoul feasting on a carcass. "Yo Touka" said the ghoul, recognizing her, "Want a bite?" Touka smiled at the kind offer, "if you're sure" she said. She bent down as the ghoul handed her an arm.
The ghoul was suddenly thrashed against a wall. Another ghoul with rusty blond hair was looking angrily at the intruder. "How many times I got to tell you, you can't eat on my GROUNDS!" He stabbed the ghoul, and turned away as he fell.
Then he saw Touka.
Touka sighed," This isn't your ground, this is public property handed to the ghouls who can't hunt." She said, repeating what she had undoubted said many times. Nishiki looked at Touka, taking in her tired state.
He grinned
"Try and stop me" he invited.
Touka snapped her head up at that. "What did you just say?" she asked. Nishiki snapped out his kagune. "Exactly what I meant" he said. Touka growled at him, "Last chance to back out before I rip you to shreds" she warned, bringing out her own kagune. Nishiki was unfazed, choosing instead to pounce on her. Touka avoided the attempt, and felt the first surge of uncertainty. Shouldn't she have been able to move faster than that?
Then she yelped in fear as her Ukaku was deflected by Nishiki's bikaku. She was sure something was wrong now. Nishiki was a common offender that frequently attracted the attention of Touka, and in which Touka had defeated numerous times. This time, however, was different.
Touka felt like she couldn't focus, and had to stop more frequently than usual to rest. She saw Nishiki laugh at what he considered to be Touka's slipup. "Tired already? This isn't the usual you, did something happen?" he asked, with fake concern. Touka could only glare at him.
The battle, if it could even be called that, lasted for no more than a few seconds. Nishiki tore apart Touka's Ukaku, and effectively rendered her helpless. Touka stared at Nishiki, wishing that she could tear him apart, here and now. It wasn't in her nature to actually do serious damage to other ghouls (except when they attack Anteiku), but she was willing to make an exception for Nishiki.
Nishiki's bikaku closed in on Touka's uncrystalized Ukaku. He grinned down at her, "Time's up Touka, either you give this piece of land to me, or I rip you apart!" Touka glanced stubbornly up at him, "No" she said determinedly. Nishiki shrugged, "Suit yourself" he said.
He prepared to finish her off (because, unlike most of the Anteiku, he wasn't afraid to eliminate others, human and ghoul alike)
Touka prepared for the delivering blow that would end everything. She was thinking over her life now, and found it ironic. Of all the dangers she faced as a ghoul, it was kind of unfitting to be defeated by another ghoul. She closed her eyes
But the blow never came
Touka glanced up, and saw the fluffy sheet-like texture of another pair of Ukaku wings, white as snow. She couldn't help but reach out to touch the wings, and found, with surprise, that they were soft. She had never encountered a soft type of kagune, if they even existed.
"Miss, are you alright?" asked a shy voice from behind. Touka snapped her head around, expecting another ghoul to take advantage of Nishiki's work and cannibalize her. To her surprise, she saw a (admittedly timid) boy about eight years old with bleached hair and jet-black clothes. "Who are you?" asked Touka suspiciously. She was used to distrusting people, and wasn't swayed by appearances. The boy flinched at the harsh tone. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" he shouted, whimpering slightly "But I saw you fighting him and I got scared you might get hurt so I…uh…I'm sorry!"
Touka felt a little bad for scaring a kid like him, but she ignored that feeling. It was a matter of survival. She glared at the kid, "Get away from me" she hissed. The boy instantly retracted his kagune, looking like he had just seen a ghost.
This was a mistake. Touka was still in no position to fight, and she realized this after she shooed away the boy. Nishiki wasn't sure what happened, but he wasn't really interested. "Touka, let's play~" singsonged Nishiki. Touka aimed her Ukaku wings at him, and attempted to crystallize them.
It didn't work
Touka looked frantically at her kagune. Why wasn't it working? It had always worked before. She had no time to ponder it as she was thrown against a wall. She clutched at the kagune around her neck. "Let...me...go…you…bastard!" she choked out, her defiance ever so high even in her current, dangerous state. Nishiki looked amused, "Make me" he said.
He pierced Touka with his kagune.
Touka coughed out an explosion of blood. She clutched her stomach, and fell limply to the floor. Nishiki could've left her there, she wasn't going to bother him anymore, but his fighting blood was up, and adrenalin surged through him. He looked hungrily at Touka. He had never eaten ghoul flesh, but maybe it was time to try some.
He bent down, and opened his mouth.
The boy covered Touka again. Nishiki looked in annoyance at the boy. "Oi, what do you think you're doing?" he asked angrily. The boy flinched, "Um…I…uh…" he stuttered, not sure what to say.
"Pis off if you're not going to fight" he said. The boy shook his head, "No! I…I can't walk away, you might hurt her!" he said. Nishiki looked more closely at the newcomer. Nishiki could name most of the ghouls in the 20th ward without any problem, but he had never seen this one before. In fact, there were few kid-ghouls to begin with, and he was sure he would remember one if he saw one.
"Who are you?" he asked. The boy hesitated, "K-Kaneki…" he mumbled, "K-Kaneki Ken Kamishiro" Nishiki was sure he didn't belong here. "Which ward are you from?" he inquired. Kaneki hesitated again, "24th" he said. Nishiki tsked, "That's not a real ward" he scoffed.
Then a thought struck him. He turned back to the wide-eyed boy. "Hey, if you're really from the 24th ward, how come you're still alive?" The uneven ratio of humans to ghouls in the 24th ward was well-known.
"Cuz he has me" said a feminine voice.
Both Kaneki and Nishiki turned to where the voice came from. Kaneki's face lit up when he saw who it was. "Aneki!" he shouted. Nishiki huffed angrily. "More of you?" he said, sounding more than a little pised. After all, what he had planned initially was to grab a quick bite before going on his way.
Apparently that wasn't going to happen, because the eight-year-old, fuchsia-colored-hair girl stepped out. She looked scolding-ly at Kaneki. "Baka ototo" she said, "Can't even have one peaceful day without you almost getting slaughtered and eaten" Kaneki looked crestfallen. "Sowwy…" he mumbled.
Rize glared at Nishiki with amusement. "Get outta here, ani-san will be sad if I hurt you" she said.
Nishiki laughed, "Hurt me? I'd advise you, girl, to run off before something regrettable happens" Rize sighed, she was used to people underestimating her due to her small size. "Not again…" she said. Kaneki looked scared, "Hey… you're going to let him live right?" he asked in fear. Rize sighed at her brother's annoying behavior. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say" she said. She knew Kaneki wouldn't stop bugging her until she agreed.
Rize kept her promise; she scared off Nishiki with a warning (and a few scratches)
She turned back to Kaneki, who was sitting beside the injured Touka, a worried expression on his face. "Miss, are you alright?" he asked. Touka looked up, "What's you're name?" she asked.
"Kaneki Ken Kamishiro, and that's my sister" he pointed to Rize, "Rize Ren Kamishiro"
Touka nodded, and slumped over. Kaneki immediately shot out a hand, and caught Touka. "Miss! Please stay awake!" he said. Touka glanced blearily at him. Kaneki beckoned urgently to Rize. "Oni-san! Please c'mere!" he said. Rize waltzed over, "'sup!" she said.
Unlike Kaneki, Rize was almost the exact opposite. She was unfazed by Kaneki's worry, and smiled cheekily. "Oh? What have we here?
Her smile faded as she saw Kaneki's expression. "Ken? You alright?" she asked. Kaneki looked up frantically, "No!" he shouted. Rize sighed and looked down. "Hey, don't black out on us 'k?" she said softly, "Can't have Ken here crying on me"
Touka looked up, and caught Kaneki's eye. Kaneki shook Touka gently, "Miss, can you tell us where you live?" he asked.
Touka would normally never reveal information like this, but she felt like she could trust the shy boy and his polar-opposite sister. "An…tehi…cuu" she mumbled, then passed out.
Kaneki looked at Touka. Rize nudged him, "C'mon, lets go" she said. Kaneki looked at her in disbelief, "No! W-We can't leave her here!" he said. Rize sighed, "Honestly Ken, you can be such a handful…" she mumbled, then shrugged. Kaneki picked up the unconscious girl gently with his Ukaku wings, and, using the remaining two he had left, flew off, carrying Rize with him.
Touka regained a sliver of consciousness. She looked around, and found with surprise that she was several feet off the ground. The thing she was lying on was incredibly soft, and she felt she could easily fall asleep here. Beside her, Rize was taping Touka with bandages. "Soft eh?" she said, guessing what Touka was thinking, "Only Ken can produce such soft kagunes" Touka looked incredulously at the gliding Kaneki. Rize answered the unspoken question, "I know, I know. How can a kid produce such a large kagum. Well, he's special. There's your answer, now hold still, I can't get a grip on you" Touka blushed as she realized she had been moving quite a bit.
Rize patched her up, and grinned. "Welp! My work's done!" she said before flopping down onto the huge kagune. "It's not everyday that I get to sleep in such a soft bed" she said. Kaneki delicately wrapped a blanket of his kagune over Rize, and within minuets she was asleep.
Touka felt her eyes droop. She nuzzled into the soft, fluffy kagune. It was hard to remember that the thing under her was a weapon, it was so…soft. She sighed, and smiled as she felt a sheet-like thing wrap around her.
Kaneki kept going through the night air. He looked back, and saw with content that Touka and Rize were asleep. He was extra-careful to make his movemets as small as possible, he didn't want to wake any of them. "Anteiku…" he mumbled, scanning the ground. He saw a small coffee shop. He gently beached himself, and knocked.
Hi! It's Me!
The prologe is done! For those who don't know, I always post a prologue first, then decide whether the story's worth working on or nah. I usually countinue, but not always.
That's all
Ciao!