Hi my dudes! I apologize for not posting sooner.. I have been having writers block. D:
Yuu couldn't walk straight. Her breathing was ragged.
Grandpa.. I ran away..
She fell into a pile of snow, shivering.
Where are you guys going.. I need you..
She got back up, shakily brushing off the cold snow.
"Hey! Are you alright?" She heard.
Yuu didn't look up. she kept walking.
I'm sorry.. I don't think I want to talk right now.
There were footsteps coming up to her. She cringed. Someone shook her shoulder gently. "Hey, are you okay?"
It was the boy from the grocery store that helped her. "..Yeah." She whispered. "I'm fine."
"I don't mean to intrude into others business.. but we can talk if you want.."
I didn't want to talk to you in the first place, so it's okay.
"N-"
A group of girls and boys from school came over. "Hey, whaddya doing talking to the creep over here?"
Yuu clenched her teeth.
"Guys, that's-"
"Haha, what did you do this time, you freak? Did you kill the rest of your family or something?"
Yuu's eyes widened.
I want to kill them-
"Ooh~ Did we hit the spot? Ahaha!"
"Guys! That's enough!"
"Yeah right, you are just defending her because you like to keep a good reputation." The boy blushed slightly and looked away. "She's really gross, just take a look at her. Leave her alone to cry about it. Her problem, not ours." They dragged the boy away from Yuu, leaving her with her head down and her fists clenched.
Tears slowly dropped down onto the snow. Why didn't I even try to save them?! I couldn't even run away when my grandpa asked me to?! And now.. and now.. I'm all.. alone. And it's all my fault.. Again.
And with that parting thought, Yuu made her way back to her newly deceased grandparents bakery.
Meanwhile, Kaneki had his own problems.
Is she going to report me to the CCG?
He frantically looked for a place to put the girl's grandparents corpses somewhere. He hid them behind a large dumpster.
I hate to admit it.. Her face when I ripped her family apart.. Was nice.
He mentally beat himself up. What a cruel thing to think of..
Yuu successfully made it back to the bakery, but not without a few stumbles and falls.
She took a key out of her pocket and unlocked the door.
There was a jingle of a collar and Yuu saw Kouta come scrambling to the door, his tail wagging wildly.
A fresh set of warm tears came flowing down the poor girl's face.
Immediately, Kouta stopped wagging his tail as though he understood what had happened. He ran back to the living room, and came back with a toy. His nosed her with it, like he was giving it to her to make Yuu feel better.
She closed the door behind her, and slumped down to be face to face with Kouta.
I guess.. I'm not totally alone..
The shaggy dog hopped onto Yuu's lap and licked her face lovingly.
Yuu gave a small smile, silent tears being licked up.
"I love you, Kouta. I promise no harm will ever come to you."
And the dog's tail started to wag, as if it knew what Yuu was saying.
Bright, cruel rays of sunlight blocked Yuu's vision. She groaned. She attempted to sit up, but Kouta was laying down on her chest, still sleeping soundly.
Flashbacks of the night before swam through her head. She began to get a headache.
Unlike the night before, she held in her tears.
"Okay, Kouta, I've gotta get up." The dog yawned and stretched, still on Yuu.
Then it got off. She got up, cringing at her back. "Not a good idea to sleep on hardwood floor, huh, boy?" She pet his head, making his tail wag.
Although Kaneki knew he did a terrible thing to the girl, it was necessary. In this cruel world, it was kill or be killed.
And if she happened to report him to the CCG, he would have to kill again. It was simple, really, the way the world worked.
He ruffled his hair in frustration. Why couldn't I just kill her when I had the chance?
But in the meantime, he figured he should watch the news just in case that time came.
Yuu made her way into the living room, where she turned on the T.V.
"And onto our next story, an elderly couple found dead in an alley. Investigators have found ghoul saliva on the corpses. New information and identity of the victims on the crime scene is still being investigated by police." The newswoman paused momentarily. "Next, it seems there is a new outbreak-"
She turned off the T.V. It hurt too much to watch. Yuu bit her lip. Her eyes watered.
knock, knock
She got up to get the door. It was a policewoman. "Hello Ma'am. Are you a resident of this place?"
"Yes, I am.." She held her head down.
"I have come to inform you that two people,-"
"I know.." She whispered.
"Huh? How do you know?"
Yuu looked for an excuse. "I saw it on the news." She could tell the police officer about the night before, but that would make them interrogate her. And plus, she somehow knew the ghoul wasn't lying.. When he said he couldn't help it.
"Oh, yes. I'm sorry.. Are you a relative of the victims?"
"I'm their granddaughter."
"How old are you? What's your name?"
"17 years. Hiragana Yuu."
The woman nodded, writing the information down.
"Thank you for your cooperation." She smiled. "We will tell you if we find anything new."
"Okay."
"Take care of yourself, Hiragana-san."
"Yes.." She shut the door and slid to the floor.
Why didn't I turn in the ghoul? How come I can't.. I can't seem to resent him?
It was evening now. Yuu spent the day staring at random places and zoning out. She couldn't manage to even eat a single crumb today. Every time she tried, flashbacks of the ghoul ripping her grandparents bodies apart, causing her to gag.
Kouta would sometimes come up to her and lick her face, as if checking to see if she had been crying. Even he was worried about her.
"Aah," She sighed, her voice giving out. "At least I have you, Kouta." He licked her face once more.
She figured it would be best to just sleep through the rest of the night, as she'd rather not stay up any longer.
So, Kouta and Yuu walked up the old wooden stairs to hop into bed.
"I haven't even done anything today, yet i'm so tired." She flopped onto the bed, Kouta doing the same.
Although she was tired, Yuu couldn't sleep. How could she?