A/N: Hey guy! Welcome back for some more G+V! Hoping to smooth everything out with this and hopefully get through the characters by the end of the next few chapters. I'm hoping to add in a few investigators and such to the mix, so hope you like it! By the way, I wrote this at 6am after staying up all night lol!

Kaneki awoke with a small scream, bringing a hand up to his face. Just how many nightmares is he going to go through? He could hear Yamori laughing at his expense as he told him to count, The numbers barely audible through his screams of agony. He could do nothing but sit there and take the pain, hoping to find some comfort in the numbers, but they only managed to keep him awake, nothing more. He could feel his hunger growing inside him, making it very hard to concentrate on simple tasks. it was getting to him, and if he didn't satiate it now, then who knows what could happen. He got up and walked towards the window in his dorm room, looking out to see an inky blackness.

"New moon tonight, huh?" He said to himself, staring out into the darkness, hoping it would have to answer to the problems he held. He needed to find a way back to the human world to find something to eat, but judging from what Moka said, the bus only runs through the area every month. He sighed, smacking himself on the cheeks before moving to go back to bed. 'I'm tired of these nightmares, I'm sick of eating flesh, and I'm tired of not being able to trust people. But most of all, I'm tired of not being able to see my friends again...' He lay there, eyes closed, before drifting off into a dreamless sleep once more.

The next day was bustling with students across the courtyard. A bulletin board posted with a giant crowd in front of it. Kaneki moved closer to see what was posted, and saw that it was for a test they had about a week ago. He sighed, knowing full well he didn't even bother with it. Still, curiosity got ahold of him, and he went to look for his name.

"Kaneki...Kaneki...Kan- oh there it is." He said to himself finding his name somewhere in the middle of the board. "105th? Guess that's the best I can get considering I didn't even try…" He could hear other students talking about how they scored in the 200's range, and others complaining how they completely bombed it. He looked around, wondering if Moka made it to school on time when he caught a glimpse of pink through the giant crowd. He moved to leave, but the crowd was just too dense to move through without shoving someone out the way. He apologized under his breath, making it out before Moka made it down the corridor.

"Woah, It's Moka! She's so hot!"

"Hey did you hear about her scoring second place!? She both hot and smart!"

"No way! She's definitely the top of this school!"

Kaneki listened to the ramblings of the students, laughing mentally at their foolishness. He had gotten used to their outward bursts and decided to enjoy it a bit, since it would make for a good laugh later. Moka approached him, spotting him a few seconds later and running up to him. He could feel the scorn the guys around him were giving off, but simply gave a small smile to the vampire.

"Seems like you're still the talk of the school, huh?" Kaneki said, gaining a small chuckle from Moka. She shuffled a bit, bringing her hand up to her mouth.

"Hey, Kaneki, um...I was wondering if you would like to study together sometime?" She blushed a bit at this, Kaneki's smile wavering slightly. He could already tell where this was headed, but he didn't want to bring down her mood.

"Sure, whenever you're free." He said, Moka brightening up at this. Suddenly, she turned towards a group of four. three guys and what seemed to be a young girl in a witch costume. Kaneki looked surprised, wondering if they were cosplaying or something, but then chastised himself for thinking of such things. This was a world full of monsters and looks could be very deceiving. Moka ran to the group, Kaneki quickly following up. One of the men was about to hit the small girl, and before Kaneki to say a word, Moka jumped in the way.

"Stop!" She yelled, the man stopping mere inches away from her heart. "You should be ashamed of yourself! Ganging up on a girl like that!" She scolded, the group growing nervous as the crowd's attention went from the bulletin board to their position. Kaneki caught up right as they were leaving, hearing something about a witch coming from their direction. He looked towards the small girl in the witch hat, noting how she was shivering slightly. He looked back at the direction of the 3 men, eyes slowly half-lidding.

"Kaneki, we should head towards the mess hall." She said, keeping the girl close to her as she moved away from him. He soon followed suite, mentally marking the men.

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"Thanks again for saving me, Moka!" The young girl beamed with delight. Moka gave her a smile.

"It was nothing, really. I just saw that you were getting surrounded by those suspicious guys and acted. I'm sure anyone would've done the same if they saw someone as young and as cute as you getting harassed, Yukari." Yukari blushed at her words, bashfully hiding her face from them before working up the courage to speak.

"Well, not everyone would do that, with me being a witch and all." The atmosphere grew tense as the awkward silence rang through. yukari broke the silence. "You see Moka, the reason I'm so grateful to you is because…" She trailed off as she thought about what to say next, "I love you so much Moka!" She yelled, jumping across the table and tackling Moka. Kaneki quickly got up and readied himself for her to attack, but what he saw caught him off guard, making him blush slightly. Yukari was fondling Moka's breasts, burying her face into them with gusto. He mentally sighed, waiting for Moka to lift her off herself.

"I was hoping you would become my girlfriend!" She blurted out, Moka smiling uneasily and obviously uncomfortable.

"I could be a girl that's your friend if that's alright?" She asked, Yukari beaming at this.

"Oh thank you so much! I know this is going to be the greatest!" Whatever Moka said flew right over her head, because Yukari didn't stop fondling Moka's breasts even as they left the mess hall.

Kaneki walked beside the two, visibly getting irritated at the constant comments from Yukari and the huffing coming from Moka. He stopped the two, giving yukari a stern look.

"Look, Yukari, I don't mind you having that sort of relationship with Moka if she approves of it, but you fondling her breasts without her permission is strictly off limits." He scolded, Yukari getting a scowl on her face before letting go of Moka.

"I knew you'd get in the way sooner or later. You're name is Kaneki Ken, first year student, average grades with above-average fitness. Not much of a mental man if you ask me. Probably just some brute with no knowledge whatsoever, definitely not deserving of my Moka." She stated, Kaneki sighing. He had no experience with children like this, but he needed to keep himself calm.

"You can't claim Moka as your's because she simply belongs to no one." Kaneki stated, yukari puffing out her cheeks before moving in front of them. She started chanting, waving her wand around before a bunch of buckets and brooms came out the closet. Kaneki swiftly moved out the way of one of the brooms. This continued for a good couple seconds before he caught one and snapped it in half, surprising Yukari and making her drop all the cleaning wares.

"Yukari." She tensed up at her name being called in such a cold voice, making her visibly shiver. Moka felt herself tense up, hearing that tone of voice always made her expect the worse. "Stop this nonsense." Kaneki stated, looking directly into her eyes. Yukari felt a bead of cold sweat drip down her face, moving back a few steps before running away. She wanted to get as far away from that person as possible. Moka tried to call out to her, but didn't even reach her. She gave Kaneki a stern look before running after Yukari and leaving him behind. Kaneki just stood there in silence, contemplating what he just did. He cursed under his breath for losing his cool, walking in the direction Yukari and Moka ran off to.

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"Yukari wait!" Moka yelled, barely catching up with the small girl. She was bawling tears at this point, nearly wetting herself at the memory of Kaneki's cold, unfeeling stare. She shook her head. She could feel herself getting tired, and tried to find a place to hide, but bumped into something hard and fell down. She rubbed her head, looking up only to see the three men from before.

"And where do you think you're going?" The one in the middle said, grabbing her by her arm and lifting her off the ground. She struggled before being tossed. She landed on the ground, barely retaining her balance. The three men pushed her towards the forest, Yukari trying her best to figure out a way out.

Moka barely caught a glimpse of the three men and Yukari going into the woods, mentally preparing herself to face whatever horrors were about to happen. She ran in head first.

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Kaneki walked for a good 5 minutes, making it outside and near the forest's edge. Kurumu was right next to him, listening out for anything dangerous. Kaneki had asked Kurumu what the young girl was, trying to get as much info as he could. Kurumu walked him through a lecture about what witches were and why they are so hated by others. He had to mentally kick himself again for making the same mistake once again. It was a really bad habit he had of automatically profiling someone as a nuisance.

"Let's hurry up and find them." He told Kurumu, dashing through the woods in an instant, Kurumu barely able to keep up.

"Ah!" Yukari yelled as the three men threw her to the ground, laughing sinisterly as they moved closer to her.

"Leave me alone you morons!" She spat, trying to stand up, but barely managed to stay on her shaky legs.

"Well, I guess everyone would be considered a moron in front of you, huh!?", The one in the middle taunted, "Hey boys, I say we eat her!" He said, beginning to change shape and morph into some type of lizard. The two others doing the same. Yukari flinched at this, bringing up her wand to cast something, but didn't even get a chance to say anything before her wand was completely destroyed by one of the lizardmen. He spat out the pieces, spitting on the ground afterwards.

"Yuck! That tasted disgusting! Hopefully you'll be able to get the taste out of my mouth." He said, moving closer to her. Yukari felt helpless, moving up against a tree as she waited for the inevitable, but someone called her name.

"Yukari! Are you alright!?" Moka yelled, barely making it there in time. The lizardmen grew increasingly menacing as she approached, but she completely ignored them and went straight for Yukari. They stood there dumbfounded, unused to being ignored.

"Yukari! I'm so glad you're alright!" Moka said, bringing Yukari in for a hug.

"Why did you follow me? I would've been fine on my own!" She tried to get out of Moka's grip, but Moka held firm.

"You don't have to be alone! You have friends!" She tried to convince her, Yukari becoming confused at this.

"W-who would be friends with a witch?" She asked, already knowing the answer. Moka smiled at her, tears streaming down her face.

"We're your friend, Yukari." She said, bringing Yukari in closer. The lizardmen were completely stunned, trying to figure out what was happening. The middle one grew impatient, charging at the two. Yukari screamed, Moka tossing her away as the lizardman attacked. He missed, but went straight for Yukari. She cowered in fear, waiting for his strike, but heard a loud snap and the sound of breaking trees. She opened her eyes to see Kaneki standing there, his leg barely raised as a trail of debris laid in front of him. The other two lizardmen were caught off guard.

"Who th-" They didn't even get to finish their sentence before a kick hit them across the face, knocking them deeper into the woods. Yukari looked on in amazement, wondering just how powerful Kaneki was. Kaneki turned towards her, making her flinch at the memory of his cold gaze. Instead of pain, she felt a tap on top of her head. She looked up to see Kaneki giving her one of the most serene smiles she had ever seen. She could feel her cheeks flare up, not believing someone who could be so cold give a smile so comforting.

"Let me take care of those three, go to where Moka is and wait, okay?" He said, removing his hand from her head and walking off in the direction of where he kicked the three lizardmen. Yukari could only stare at his back, moving to get up and walk towards Moka.

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"Ugh!" The three men grunted, moving to stand up. The leader's arm was broken, a few pieces of bone popping out of the flesh. He held back tears of pain, moving closer to his fellow kind. Kaneki appeared a few meters away from them, the three visibly tensing.

"Who the fuck are you!?" They asked, hoping to get something out of them. Kaneki merely looked at them with dead eyes.

"I can tell you what you are; dinner." Kaneki said, bringing up his right hand and cracking his index finger, four red tendrils popping out of his back. What followed after could only be stated as a slaughter, the sound of screaming filling the woods and bringing a chill to whoever had the misfortune of listening in.

A few minutes passed by, Kurumu tending to a bruised Moka and a worried Yukari.

"Are you sure he's alright? I mean, he's going up against three lizardmen." Yukari asked, looking up at the two for hope. They both shared glance, before giving her an assuring smile.

"Don't worry Yukari, he's fine. Any second now, he'll be walking out from the fog and greet us like usual." Sure enough, the sound of footsteps rang through, all three looking in the direction of the sound. They all gasped, finding Kaneki covered in blood. Moka's first thought was that he was injured, but something about the blood seemed…"off". She felt herself tremble slightly, feeling the urge to vomit. Yukari stared wide-eyed, fear gripping her. Kurumu only felt worry as she rushed to his aid.

"Are you alright!? You're not hurt are you!? What happened to those three lizardmen!?" She rambled off questions, Kaneki coughed a bit, some blood coming out his mouth.

"I'm fine, I'm not hurt, and those three won't be bothering any of us ever again." He answered, moving towards Yukari. She felt herself back away, but his blood-caked smile somehow reassured her. She should've been scared, wary at least, but all she felt was comfort.

"Yukari, listen, I just wanted to apologize for the tone I used earlier. It was wrong of me to lose my temper over something like that. I just wanted to let you know that, and to hopefully be friends after this." He said, Yukari staring at him in wonderment. She struggled to get the words out of her mouth, but finally managed to.

"Why would you want to be friends with someone who's half human? Someone who's not even considered a monster?" She asked, looking up at him, expecting betrayal. Kaneki merely sighed, standing up and looking her dead in the eyes.

"Someone very important once told me that you are a person who has two worlds to belong to. That you are not alone." Kaneki said, looking himself over before turning back to the group. He looked back at Yukari, noticing her tears welling up, before bawling her eyes out. Kaneki's smile never left his face as he watched all her sorrow leave her.

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A few days have passed since the whole incident with Yukari, and Kaneki couldn't help but feel pretty content with how his life was at the moment. He couldn't feel the hunger anymore, but somehow he could feel that this calmness wouldn't last very long. He had found another food source. The monsters here tasted sweeter than any human, but somehow had the texture of a ghoul. It worried him, because he might lose himself to the craving if he kept eating them. He pondered all of this while brushing down the chalkboard, that is, until someone interrupted him. He looked down to see Yukari hugging him with a big smile. He couldn't help but smile at the little girl, the door to the classroom opening as Moka and Kurumu walked in. They looked towards him and then to Yukari, Moka gaining a small smile on her face as Kurumu became ecstatic at seeing her destined one.

"Since when did Yukari warm up to you, Kaneki?" Moka asked, still standing near the door with a box in her hand.

"Since he saved me. He was so cool and I could feel my heart pounding in my chest as he smiled at me~." She said, holding her cheeks in her hands while blushing. Kaneki visibly tensed up, hoping that it wasn't what he thought it was. "Now, I see him as a big brother who'll always be there to protect me when I'm in trouble! Oh, and Moka, don't forget that I still love you and will be shooting for your heart!" She winked at Moka, Kaneki breathing a sigh of relief. His relief was short lived before Yukari grabbed him again.

"Kaneki's still mine though!" She yelled in delight, Kurumu and Moka scowling a bit out of frustration. Both lunging towards Kaneki. He fell to the ground, grunting in mock annoyance, a small smile barely visible on his face.

'Another friend gained, I suppose.' Kaneki thought before looking at the three girls smiling faces.