Ch.2 - I have Secrets as you can See

It's still surprising that my aunt is a ghoul and that she had forced Uta too look after me since she's too busy to look after me. It's been over a month since then. Uta and I are happily getting along and with a side job at the cafe I was able to stop using Uta's bed just last week.

I sigh as I roll myself out of the bed and make my way too Uta's shop since I love looking at the masks when I'm stuck. Though I think Uta is catching on. Though I'm not happy about Uta's habit of trying to scare me which works partly as least not when he's not trying to hide in plain sight like when we first met. So when I walk into the shop and call out to him too get no answer I sigh not even bothering getting ready for him trying to scare when he jumps out too scare me I end up hitting his square in the nose without thinking. Still pretty funny.

"What the hell," he says sounding a bit angry.

I shrug as I calm my heart rate, "What did I say about scaring me like that?"

"Next time I'd get hit," he growls out, "I thought you were kidding, Miss. Innocent."

I chuckle at the thought that It really does think of me being innocent and not wanting to hurt people. If only he knew the truth of why I had come here too Tokyo all him and everyone else would hold towards me would be disgusted.

Uta looks at me as he sits down at his work desk, "Alyssa, I have to ask you something?"

I look back at him, "yea, what is it?"

"Don't humans have to eat? Why do you smell like a ghoul and it's not 1 I recognize?"

I stop moving to his desk wondering if my dark secret is out, "I'm not sure what you're talking about. I'm human and yes we eat food it's needed. I'm not sure why I'd smell like a ghoul much less 1 you don't know."

I keep calm as i stare over at Uta. Still he's always active kakugan sizing me up and his nose twitch very slightly. I keep a hold of myself making sure nothing slips through.

"If you say so. You'll be back tonight at my place tonight?"

I nod my head, "Yea, I should be back early today. So I'll probably eat then go to bed before you get back."

I don't hear a reply so I look over to again see Uta looking for something in me. I need to talk to aunt Itori about my life before Tokyo.

I sigh as I get a signal that I can leave so I quickly leave the shop before Uta notices something off about me. Theres 2 people I know in my stay here in the 20th ward I need to look out for is Uta and Yoshimura.

I sigh as I make my way to a small special area that Itori had gotten for me while I'm here in Tokyo. I walk into the building and see the mess that's still left from the previous owner. I've only been cleaning the last week since she got it and it's been hectic trying to do that and get equipment for my work.

I sigh when I hear footsteps in the building. I let a knife fall down my sleeve and I see white hair and I hold my breathe.

I let another knife slip into my free hand and hold still waiting for them to turn the corner. When he does I kick a knife from my boots that I designed specially to hold knives that I can kick or stab with.

"Aly-chan, are you trying to kill me?"

I growl out, "Rei, get the hell out of here."

I hear a small almost giggle leave the CCG agents lips, "Why, Aly-chan?"

"Cause this time I won't leave you with any breathe in you."

"Aly-chan, that was a long time ago. I'd win now," he cockily says to me.

I smirk towards him knowing it'd start to drive him towards losing control, "Rei-kun, do you think you'd win? To bad," I throw my hands up a big as I shrug, "I no longer fight for those mad men anymore maybe you could then."

Before more is said is slip over grabbing his suspenders and throw him towards the door, "Rei, get out and stay away from me. If I see you again I'll kill you."

He looks almost sad for a small split second before he disappears. I hear other foot steps and is move to slam them into the wall and place my knife to their neck.

"Alyssa, calm down. It's just me. It's me, Itori."

I take a step a step back as I take deep calming breaths, "Sorry, Itori. The Psycho was here."

She sighs, "you can thank your father for that."

I nod my head as I open the door a bit, "come in, auntie."lo

We enter the building this time I look around and I ask Itori, "Did you get me what I asked for?"

"Yea, why do you need a mask?"

"If I'm gonna be helping ghouls I need to hide who I am. Also you know my other reasons."

Itori sighs, "do you know where your father is now?"

"No, but he's gonna pay for what he did."

Itori and I sit there chatting away as I look at my scarred hands. It's not until Itori says she has to go to her bar that I realize how late it's getting. I still smile looking around the place that's now clean and how we had ordered parts from some colleagues for my equipment that I'll end up building for the next week or more.

Itori looks at me as she smiles, "Be careful, sweetie. Now go back to Uta's apartment and get some sleep. Don't stay here again. Ohh… You ate that lunch I brought for you right?"

I smile at the thought that Itori had brought me a human lunch, but had a special snack for me as she always has since I was a kid. I smile as I open the instant coffee and warm it up in a microwave we found and drop some cubes into it. I smile as I sit down sipping at the coffee as I pick at the simple noriben ( nori dipped in soy sauce covering cooked rice) and a tori (pieces of chicken cooked in sauce served over rice) bentos. I finish half of the 2 of them and without much thought I slide them in 1 container and close it up wondering if Uta even has a fridge… but where would he keep his eyeballs. I laugh at the idea as I exit my lab locking it up wondering when Rei was here earlier if I told him if it was my lab. If I did I might have some issues… Though why was Rei-kun here?

I shake off all the thoughts of Rei as I clear my thoughts and calm myself down as I enter Uta's apartment complex. I smile as I open the door too see Uta isn't here. I walk into what would be the kitchen too see a fridge and sigh in relief. When I open it too see a large jar of eyeballs I try not to laugh at it or even the feeling of nausea. Still I put my left over bento on the top shelf for Uta too see when he gets his late night snack that I ate. Still even Itori noticed that I don't eat very much which makes me worried if she'll notice more about me.

I look around as I walk into his room as I pull out 1 of his plain black t-shirts that I'm gonna borrow since I'm gonna have to do our laundry tomorrow. I take my shirt off following my bra as I hear someone whistle and almost gasp. I slowly turn my head too see Uta staring at my scar ridden back from tests that my madscientist father ran on me.

"What the hell is all that from?" I hear Uta ask with a little bit of worry in his voice.

I don't even pick up his shirt as I cross my arms over my chest covering my breasts with my arms, "These are gifts that my father gave me."

"For what?"

I want too tell him that father didn't only experiment on ghouls, but humans as well. I had recieved worst of any of them, but I can't even word them.

"Uta, don't tell Itori about these," that's right not even my aunt knows of theses tests, "I never told her what had happened after my mother died. My father blamed me for not being strong so he ran experiments on me too make me strong and fast. A human ghoul," I let go of a hysterical laugh, "I'm not even human. I have never been human in my life."

Sorry Uta you only get part of the truth.

"So are you human?"

I look at my uncovered hands as I show that my scars have faded a bit in the last week, "See these, Uta, they're better than last week right. Since I came here and I improved my diet I have started to heal these scars, but the one's from the experiments will never heal. They'll always be reminders of what that man did too me. For these scars will always make me hideous in the eyes of everyone."

I feel a gentle hand slip under my chin, in a non-characteristic moment for Uta, as he makes me look him in the eyes. As I stare into them I notice how in my eyes his eyes fade from his kakugan into a beautiful dark chocolate color brown for irises.

"That's what you think, Alyssa, but in truth these scars barely even mar a percentage of a beauty that I see in front of me. Now get on a shirt we're going to watch a movie to cheer you up."

I chuckle as I nod my head glad my arms kept my breasts covered for the duration of our talk… Wait... did Uta call me beautiful?

I turn around quickly as I grab Uta's shirt from his bed and throw it on pushing my hair back from my eyes for a second.

I race into the living room where Uta has a decent sized tv set up.

"Do you want a movie or a video game?"

"I didn't think you'd have anything like that here, Uta."

"I like to have numb my mind once in awhile from all the drawing I do. Sometimes they help give me ideas."

It's silent for a bit as I notice Uta pull something from the side of the couch covered in a white cloth.

"What's that, Uta?"

"Oh… It's a gift for you. I thought since you liked my work so much you might like one."

I chuckle as I lift the sheet to show the mask that looks like a stitched plague doctor's mask.

"This is beautiful, Uta. I love it,' I tell him as I give him a quick hug in thanks.

"Your welcome. Though was the mask Itori picked out for you."

I look at my hands, "Yes… I asked her if I could have 1 since I want to work with ghouls. Humans will hate the idea so how will they know if I have a mask."

"A very traditional kitsune mask," Uta says.

I chuckle as I nod my head, "Yes, that was my nickname as a child. Kitsune… I was a troublemaker and prankster amongst many things… until mom died."

"I'm sorry to bring up such bad memories."

I shake my head annoyed a bit with how since the worry for my scars his voice or facial expression hasn't changed from how it usually is. I almost want to hit his handsome… Wait no you will not think Aunt Itori's friend is hot.

"Uta, how old are you?"

He simply turns his head at me as he says, "Probably not much older than you."

"You don't even know how old I am."

"Alyssa (L/N), born in United States 22 years ago."

I sigh as I look at him, "Alright. That's no fair I know nothing about you and I'm supposed to live here."

"Oh… How old is your aunt?"

"A lady never talks about another lady's age."

"Sure," he mumbles in his monotone voice.

I shrug that off as I look at my hands, "Uta, do you think that I'm odd for a human?"

I wonder if he's caught more onto my secrets from tonight. The secret that is my very life.