He trudged up the hill.
His legs were sore, he was beaten up and he was still carrying her. She had gone unconscious after the fight. "What a role reversal," he thought. He was usually saved by her.
He heard a voice behind him. "Why don't you just kill her?" It was Rize. "You're weak, Kaneki, you need nourishment. She might as well be on a silver platter already."
Kaneki smiled. "Why, Rize? Why should I cannibalize the person who helped me so much?"
"Don't you remember when she fought you on the bridge? She told you that you were no longer welcome in Anteku. Why wouldn't you want to kill her?"
"You won't understand." A tear fell from Kaneki's eye. "She...has done too much for me to kill her. Besides I...I..."
"You what?" She knew exactly what he was going to say.
"Love her." And everything went black.