Chapter 2: New Life
When I sat up I was gently pushed back down on the bed by the white haired boy, Kaneki. "Kaneki?" I said, "What happened to me? I thought she- ACK!" All of a sudden my left heart started to hurt!
Wait... This heart feels different...along with some other organs. What is this?! "What did you do to me?" I asked Kaneki.
Kaneki said, "We didn't do anything. That blue box done something to you."
"What? My TARDIS?" My two hearts pumped so harshly that it made me develop a headache! I clutch my head as I gotten a good look at my new system...this is...this is so wrong... This defies who I am! Part Time-Lord, but what's this other half?!
Suddenly something smells good in the air. What is that delicious smell? Without waiting another second I jump out of bed and ran past Kaneki to find myself in the kitchen. There was a dark blue haired lady chopping up what looks like very raw meat...It's meat alright...but it's not from an animal.
"What...the.." I drop to my knees as I couldn't believe what I've found so delicious.
The woman sighed as if disappointed. She said, "Great, another one eyed Ghoul."
"What did you say?" I said.
"Doctor!" Kaneki came into the kitchen, "Doctor are you okay?"
"He's fine," said the woman, "He's just hungry that's all."
"Hungry?" I said, "...Hungry...for that?"
"In order to live you have to eat it. That's all what Ghouls can eat."
"NO!"
I stand back up as I shouted, "THERE'S NO WAY I'M EATING HUMAN FLESH! YOU CAN'T EXPECT ME TO EAT IT!"
"...He's just like you, Kaneki," she said, "Hold him."
"I'm sorry Doctor." he said as he grab me in a hold that restrains my arms and force me onto my knees.
"What are you doing?!"
"You have to eat to live, Doctor," she said. She walk over to me with a huge piece of human flesh.
"Please don't!" I started crying as I begged her, "I'm begging you please don't make me eat that."
"If it helps, Doctor." said Kaneki, "We don't kill humans to live, we find them already dead when humans commit suicide. That flesh is from a human who took its own life. I know exactly what you're going through, Doctor. When I became a Ghoul I didn't want to eat flesh either, but I accepted the fact that I must eat to live. Please Doctor, we can help adjust to this new life."
I look at the dripping flesh in that woman's hand... That poor human...It's make me wonder why he or she committed suicide. What made them decide to end it? Was there anyone to help them?... So this is what these Ghouls live off from... Now that I'm one of them...
Without another thought my hunger gotten the best of me as I grab the flesh from the woman's hand and wolf it down my throat. It tasted so good but it was so wrong at the same time. This defies everything who I am...Oh God...What the hell have I become?
...
After an hour of settling down I was visited by the manager of Anteiku. He's and old Ghoul, but he wears a very kind and trustworthy face. When he sat on a chair in front of me while I sat at the edge of the bed I was sleeping on. He address himself to me first, "I'm Yoshimura, the manager of Anteiku. From what I hear is that your name is the Doctor, am I correct?"
"Yes you are." I said.
"Beg your pardon, but is that really your name?"
"It's the name that I've chosen to be called by."
"I see.
"Not to be rude but you're not exactly Human, are you?"
"I suppose you can tell from my scent. To answer your question, no I'm not human at all. I'm a Time-Lord, but I'm the last of my kind. But now it seems I'm the very first of my kind, being Half Ghoul. It questions me though, about Kaneki."
"Ahh, Kaneki Ken. He was born human. When he was attacked by a Ghoul, the surgeons didn't have a choice but implant Ghoul organs to safe him."
"I see."
"Now my question is, how on earth did you merge with Shian."
"Emergency transplant I suppose. My TARDIS knew I was on the brink of death, and had no way of regenerating. You can say she didn't want me to die so she had to do what felt right to her. This is why I'm like this."
"...Here in Tokyo, it's easy for humans to believe that there are Ghouls running about. But hearing about an alien that's from outer space. That's only believable in movies."
"Heh heh, right. But in England, it's different."
"Well you are new to be living as a Ghoul. You can stay here in Anteiku temporarily if you like."
"I am grateful for your offer. Besides, I believe I now have some work here to do."
"What do you mean?"
"I am the Doctor. I'm the one who keeps on saving Earth, and many other planets in the universe throughout time and space. That Ghoul who tried to kill me, only gives me a clue that there are other Ghouls out there who are killing innocent human beings. I made it as my job to protect the human race. Just because I am now half Ghoul, doesn't mean I can't stop saving lives."
"...Spoken like a true doctor. But tell me, is your goal now killing other Ghouls?"
"No, I never go down that route unless I have to. I can try to convince them. Do exactly what the people of Anteiku do."
"I'm sorry to say this, but food for us Ghouls is scarce, Doctor. Sure there are humans committing suicide but it's not all the time. Most Ghouls don't have a choice but hunt down humans to survive. The Ghouls of Anteiku find whatever leftovers we can. That's how we try to live... Don't get me wrong though, I do know where you're coming from. If you can convince many Ghouls that there's another way to live. Then maybe you can also convince the humans of CCG."
"CCG?"
"Commission of Counter Ghoul. It's a group of humans that exterminate us Ghouls with our own Kagunes."
"Kagunes?"
"Heh heh, I see there's a lot of explanation I must provide for you, Doctor."
The only thing I can do is sit back and listen. I've heard millions of situations in my time, but this one takes the cake.