Chapter 2
A/N: Each chapter will have a different Point Of Views, sometimes it won't but for the beginning chapters it will. Later on you'll start to get used to it and will be able to tell the difference. As you should know. It's also important to note that Touka/Amon POV is in a different timeline as Kaneki/Hinami POV.
K/H - Past
T/A - Future
Example - Touka went to the store. Kaneki went to the store. (Kaneki went to the store first and Touka is entering the store after Kaneki had left.)
How close the timelines are don't matter. Thanks again for reading. If you have any questions then ask in the review box. It's also important to note that this story is NOT canon which means its not related to the main story.
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In a place where light ceases to exist, where people who reside here offer their bodies as sacrifices, where the ghoul and human ratio are in favor of ghouls. It is a place of dark encounters, a place where human laws don't exist. It is the 24th ward. In the midst of rape, death and greed. Hinami, a young girl not older than 15, lays beside the curb out cold. She rests peacefully, unknown of the world in which she's in.
A nasty man, middle aged and stinks of alcohol crawls out the gutter covered in manure. His clothes rags and his skin unknown to water, not covered in piss. Bitter and tired, the man switches faces quick when spotting Hinami. His lips spread into a smile, revealing teeth infested with cavities and gums swollen with sores. "Oh my..." He whispers, like a snake tracking down its prey.
"Could it be?" he shakes uncontrollably, "A real human?" he licks his cracked lips with his tongue.
Hinami opens her eyes slowly until interrupted with violent coughs. Her vision blurs for a moment until she recognizes her surroundings. The world appears different. The man watches as she collects herself together. She notices him, frightened, "Hello...?" she greets him, "W-where am I? Who are you? What's going on here...?"
"Get away from me!" Hinami warns but the man snickers wildly and lunges at her. Hinami quickly dodges, causing the man to crash into the rusty trash cans. She stands up and starts running, panicking, "Get away from me!" she yells.
The man recovers quickly, "I'm only getting started..." he hisses, "Come back love. We've only started playing."
Her sweats drips from her forehead, gliding off into the wind behind her. The man runs rabidly at her, "Come back!" he demands. His smell and the scent of everything around her smelled horrid. The foul stench creates thoughts of a nightmare, "I'm dreaming..." she assures herself, "This is all a dream."
She spots a set of bars in the next corner, "A fire escape?" she gazes at it, troubled but there's no time to think. She climbs up without another thought.
The sound of her feet hitting against the metal floors made a racket of a sound. The man behind her climbs without hesitation, without thought. He runs like a savage beast. The tears in her eyes form and she never felt more scared. She kept climbing for her life until reaching the top of the building. The roof appears to be a junkyard, useless technology that was thrown away. She sets her eyes on a broken television and hides behind it, praying that she'll wake up.
She then hears the man reaching the top. His footsteps hitting the concrete floor, "Come now sweetie. There's nothing here to hurt you, you see, I've even dropped my knife." the sound of metal being dropped as proof, "I just need to talk to you for a second."
Hinami refuses to respond. She tries desperately to control her breathing but to no avail. It's as clear as day. The man sighs and picks up his knife. He then circles around and starts knocking things off. Hinami flinches everytime she hears something fall. Thinking that could be the last sound she hears.
It was until she hears the man in shock, "Eh? Who are you?" Hinami peeks at the corner and see's a flash of white hair. His skin only a shade darker.
"Kaneki!" the girl yelled. She stood up and the man found her, "There you are little brat." he started walking to her but before he could get any closer to his food. He felt his shirt grabbed and looked behind him, "Eh? You don't mind letting go right? If you don't want to. I guess I can eat you first..."
Kaneki was already standing. His face expressionless, "One move...and you're dead." he told him. The man laughed and in that instant. His head slid on the floor. The veins from his neck dangled wildly, spitting blood. Kaneki dropped the poor sud to the floor and looked over to Hinami.
Hinami's eyes widen with shocked, "Y-You...you killed him."
Kaneki 'dead' eyes snapped back to normal as he realized the pool of blood beneath him and his body dressed in red. His eyes copied Hinami's and he drops to his knees, "It happened again..." he looked scared, "No. Please. No. I hid up here so I don't have to kill anyone."
Hinami stared at Kaneki. She didn't say anything.
"I didn't mean to kill him. I swear..." he is overwhelmed. His killing happens daily for him. It's why he moved to the 24th ward. There's a lot of strong ghouls here but he doesn't want to die. He wants to live but he doesn't want to kill. He's been staying on this roof for weaks. He only eats from messy ghoul eaters who don't know how to eat.
He then realizes something and becomes worried, "H-Hinami. What are you doing here? It's too dangerous here!" he grabs her hand, "We got to get you out of here or -" he was cut off. Hinami embraces him tightly, "Kaneki..." she sobbed. Tears streamed down her eyes, "I was so scared Kaneki. I don't know how I got here. I don't know why I'm here."
Kaneki gazes at her head. Her arms wrapped around him. He never got this close to someone since he left Anteiku. Even though the scenery is bad, or the smell is awful and there's a dead person right next to them. It's nice to have someone here with him. He closes his eyes and comes to a conclusion that he needs to be strong for Hinami and get her out of her.
He touches her head gently, "It's okay." he told her, rubbing on her head like he used to. Hinami stares at him upwards, her eyes filled to the brim with tears.
"Come now. Let's get you out of here and somewhere safe."
He tries to lead her from the roof but Hinami won't budge. Kaneki looked behind him, confused, "Hinami?"
Hinami hid her eyes beneath her hair, "Are you coming back with me?"
Kaneki left his ward because his killing became unbearable. He even thought about joining the Aogiri but never went through with it. He now resides at the 24th ward after his last warning from the CCG. That's why...
"No." he answered, "I'm not going back. It's too dangerous for me to go back." he looked at the 24th ward from the roof above him, "This. This is where I belong."
"Then I'm staying too..." Hinami said. Kaneki looked down in shock but Hinami stands beside him, "I'm not leaving you again Kaneki. And you're not leaving me. Never. Ever."
"Hinami..." Kaneki could tell she wasn't going to change her mind no matter what and to add unto that. He wasn't sure if there was even an exit from the 24th ward. Going inside meant death. And no one dies from age...
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A/N: Sorry for the OOC. I'm trying.
