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"Do you have any ties with the Aogiri Tree Ayato Kirishima?"

I almost choked on my coffee. "Why do you as-"

"Please answer my question," Sasaki demanded, and I felt a pang of shock flow through me. Shit.

"No, I don't. He just happened to be there."

"That sounds suspicious."

"Well, we had matters to take care of with the same group. It's a coincidence, is it not?" I tried to lie.

"Yes, Indeed. Ghouls can't be trusted."

I blinked, still in shock. "But I trust you, which means I can trust you not to hang around him, right? If that were to happen, i'm afraid i'd have to turn you into Mado-san."

"Y-Yes. I'll stay away from him," I agreed immediately, relieved that I was able to spare him from the investigators. Sasaki smiled, taking my hand, and dragging me with him out the door.

"Now, how about some coffee?"

Chapter 3: Secrets

"Tell me more about Kaneki," Sasaki asked, as he sipped his coffee. We were at the coffee shop located within a bookstore.

"Well... What do you want to know?" I asked.

"What was his relationship with you?"

I refused the urge to spit out my coffee. "U-Um, Haise-kun, that should be saved for la-"

"But I want to know now~!" He whined/begged. An odd mixture that was.

"We can't trigger any serious memories with him yet, tho-"

"I'm prepared. Please tell me!" He begged, and I sighed.

"Pay the bill. We can't have it happen here," I demanded, and he nodded, setting the bills and coins on the table, and we left. I brought him into an abandoned house, and barricaded the door."Wait here, I have to get something."

As I entered the room in the basement, I noticed myself getting tired, from the random cloth drugging me. I fell unconscious as the other walked up, taking my appearance.

"Are you sure you want to proceed with this? You might not be able to come back."

"Yeah. I've gathered up the courage to confront my former self. Although, promise me one thing."

I looked at Sasaki, then blushed when he hugged me. "If anything happens to me, Please take my spot and take care of the Quinckes."

I sighed, and returned the hug. "I'll do whatever i can."

"That's all that needs to be done, Rina-chan."

I smiled, before My rinkaku stabbed him in the stomach. He coughed up blood, looking at me with a pained expression. "Wh..."

"I thought you knew not to trust ghouls, Sasaki Haise. Such a shame, it is. Well, to be honest. You can't even trust her. You can't trust anyone."

"Her...?" He asked, and i sighed, releasing my rinkaku from him. I walked over to a room, and pulled Rinamaru out of it, and she fell on the ground, seemingly lifeless.

"Rina-chan..!" He crawled over to her, his wounds regenerating quickly.

"Aww, well isn't this sweet. The couple reunites once again."

"What..?"

"You're a fool, Sasaki. She only wanted Kaneki back. She only wanted the Kaneki she loved. She could care less about you."

"That's not..."

"Oh, but it is. You have to be careful, Foxes can decieve you. That's all she ever was. A decieving, sly little fo-"

An ukaku shard, glowing and flaming ((A/N: The flame part is an illusion when the target gets hit by it. The warmth of it makes them sleepy, and they start to get delusional.)), and I growled. "So the Nine Tailed Phoenix shows her true colors."

•.° POV switch °.•

I rose up and glared at the female. "Hypocrite."

"Now now, is that a way to treat your best friend after seeing her again?" She asked.

"You once told me not to decieve others, yet here you are, decieving others. Who is the hopeless one now, Sayuri?" I asked. Sayuri chuckled. "Well, then. At least you remember who I am."

((Sasaki: Wait, Fox? Phoenix? What?

Me: Stop thinking and keep reading my story.

Sasaki: Read? But i'm a character in your story! You're breaking the 4th wall!

Me: Whatever, I can't think straight when i'm sick anyway.

Sasaki: -'))

"Why did you come then, Sayuri? I thought I told you to stay away."

"Did you forget? Just like my sister, I fell in love with Kaneki. But after she died, and Kaneki replaced her, I had no choice but to hate him. I hated his existence. I loved my sister dearly. And Kaneki killed her."

"Kaneki didn't kill Rize, Sayuri. It was a construction accident," I admitted truthfully. "Sasaki has nothing to do with this, so why'd you get him involved?"

"It was the perfect moment, nothing more. I want to see you suffer, Rinamaru."

Like it were from bullets of a machine gun, Sayuri was stabbed to death from the ukaku shards. "Rest in peace."

I turned to look at Sasaki, who just blinked. "If she told you that I fell in love with Kaneki Ken, She wasn't wrong. But what she was wrong about was me wanting my lover back. Sasaki, Kaneki is dead. All that's left of him is Centipede. Now you know my secret. All I wanted to do was to help you remember your past, so I wouldn't be the only one carrying the memories of someone elses. If you wish to take me in to the CCG, go ahead. I won't resist. It's all over for me anyway."

I looked down at my feet, the tears streaming through my eyes. No... I don't want it to end like this. Why? It's too early. I won't be able to see everyone at Anteiku. They were all so nice to me, and I felt at home there. God, why am I so weak? Back then, it was so easy to keep my cool, as the Nine Tailed Phoenix. Am I just Rinamaru now? Is it because Sasaki... I heard a sigh.

"Rinamaru."

I shut my eyes. "I'm serious. You've heard of the Nine Tailed Phoenix, right? I'm one of the few most skilled Chimera Ghouls out there. They could use me to help get rid of ghouls. Not only that, humans could live more peacefully. But not all ghouls are bad. Please remember that."

"You forgot, didn't you?" My eyes opened wide as he placed his hands on my shoulders. "You forgot that I trusted you. That I believed you. I don't care if you're the Nine Tailed Phoenix, or any ghoul in general. If anyone, you're my friend, Rinamaru."

"If anything, you're my friend, Rina-chan," Kaneki smiled. My eyes widened at the memory, tears flowing like a waterfall, and I hugged Sasaki, crying like it's the end of the world. He chuckled, and hugged back, rubbing circles into my back, as to soothe my mental pain.

"On the inside, you're still just a kid. I've realized that from my time with you," Sasaki recalled, and I laughed slightly.

"That proves I have yet to change. I'm still the same," I smiled.

"Promise me you won't change, Rina-chan," Kaneki looked at me, eyes full of seriousness and serentiy. I smiled before kissing him.

"I promise."

"Hey, Sasaki?" I asked, as I parted from the hug. He looked at me, and I pulled out a black eyepatch and a black lower mask, a zipper in between the teeth from one of the boxes. "This was what i wanted to show you."

He took the mask from my hands, and examined it.

"Sorry, but it's a replica. I don't know what happened to the real one," I admitted. "It was his first mask."

Sasaki looked down at the mask, looking as if he recognized it. "Sorry, I can't really remember it."

I grabbed the mask, and placed it on top of the box. "It's fine. Don't stress yourself on it. Also... Can you promise me something?"

He seemed a bit hesitant before he answered. "Anything for a friend."

"Promise me... You'll be the same person. Once you truly remember."

Sasaki blinked, before nodding. "Promise."

I smiled. "Okay, Then it's settled! Also, I'm surprised you haven't gotten a call yet."

His eyes widened, when he remembered the situation. "Ah, about that... Can you come with instead of the Quinckes? I don't want them really partaking in another fight with an S class ghoul. I'm sure you had business with Hiraku, right?"

"She tried to buy me at an auction once..." I muttered.

"So you will?" He asked, not hearing me mutter.

"Oh, Yeah! I can guarantee you and your teammate's safety! Also, you might want to change out of that shirt. Here, I found a spare close to your size," I tossed a gray dress shirt to him, and I grabbed the replica mask. "I'll let you go ahead and get changed. Don't worry, I know where she hides."

I exited the basement, and then the house, slipping the mask on, and making my way to the auction. If i'm going to help Sasaki out... I can't let myself be caught by either the Aogiri Tree or the CCG. I could feel my heart pounding with excitement, as I leaped from building to building, my bloodthirst increasing. "Time to extinguish Hiraku."

END.

((Heya, Guys! Sorry for the delayed post. I wasn't able to post this since I was in school, and after a surgery I had a month or two ago, I have a lot to make up. Also, since it's High School, I'm having a bit of trouble getting it complete (I'm not able to get help with my homework when I need it the most, so I basically have to ask the teachers for help within school hours. Don't worry about me, though. I'll make it! :3

Also, yeah. Writing this one was a bit odd for me, because I never expected to insert a feel scene in there, also, remember I was sick when writing this. Usually when I'm sick and writing chapters, I end up rushing to the emotion, and conflict. It's such a bad habit, sometimes.

If there needs any edits in spelling and grammar, please let me know. Also, feel free to give me tips on how to update future chapters, once Chapter 4 is released. Since i'm just one High School student with no editors to review my work, I'd appreciate your advice. I will not accept comments such as "Oh, well, you need change this, because your story doesn't look that great." The reason is, is because you're just telling me change something without a proper explanation as to why you want me to change it. Also, when you're submitting advice, don't act like a 5th grader and just posting small sentences like the example above. If you want a better fanfiction, be more serious about it. I'm all up for Constructive Criticism, especially in this stage, right now. In all honesty, I just want this to look at least decent for everyone, and I'm not asking you to go ahead and help me out right now, and magically tell me everything there needs to know. I'm just saying "Feel free to help me out when you want." I might not get your reviews right away, but I'll be grateful for the extra help. Thank you for your time.))