Red
Chapter 7 - Second Thoughts
The rain had fallen heavier today than I had ever seen before, I licked my lips as I pulled my hood up. I breathed in the rusty air, feeling the rain drop on to my skin. Cold.
As I walked I could smell the taunting blood, filling my nostrils quickly, someone is being killed, the scent of blood had spilled more and more by the moment. Should I go?
"It's actually the first time I had seen a Ghoul, come to think of it the person had looked exactly as a human." I gritted my teeth, they think we are some sort of alien or something? Of course we are human but we just have the urge to eat .
I walked faster, my combat boots getting wet, all I had to do was get home, nothing more or nothing less. Standing on the roof I gotten closer to the sight seeing people gathered, guns held within their fingertips.
I had caught sight of a woman, her Kagune activated, she had gotten on her knees her skin filled with cuts and scratches. Breathing I looked closer at the woman, she was from Anteiku, gathering my knowledge I had recalled her sitting at the table drinking coffee sometimes with a young girl.
That must be her daughter. Ryouko Fueguchi, a Koukaku type, with a daughter and a husband. Clenching my teeth I scanned the area looking around, she had a daughter, someone she couldn't leave at a young age.
I was going to save her. Deep down I knew why I was doing this, it wasn't because she use to live at Antekiu no, it was because I hadn't want her daughter to go through what I had.
Placing my mask on, I pulled my hood off, revealing my long bright red hair, looking around I took a deep breath, I froze when I had seen the man I kissed last night, Amon, he clenched a large weapon, something that must have been made from a Kagune.
Shit.
I knew he worked for CCG. I don't want to hurt him.
I jumped quickly, I will try not to hurt him, why am I even thinking about him like that!? He is the enemy.
I watched as the white haired man held the suitcase as if lifting it up, I raised my hand as I swiped his body as I had fell in front of him, turning back I watched Amon look at me with wide eyes. The white haired man gritted his teeth, I watched the blood spray on to my mask.
I missed!
I flipped back over watching as Amon charged at me, dodging it easily I moved quickly are movements drained out in the heavy rain. I couldn't help but stare at him, he truly hates Ghouls he would never give us a chance would he.
"I see, so this is the famous double S rank Ghoul." The white haired man smiled with pure cruelty, Amon gripped his large weapon tighter, "Red." He called my name. I breathed out looking to the woman behind me she had noticed who I was.
"I was wondering when I would see you." His shirt was stained with his dripping red blood. I sealed my lips tightly craving to yell at him, "I thought you were a solo ghoul, but it seems like you have rather helped other of your kind." He spat at me.
I stood taller now, my eyes narrowing at the white haired man. My fingers twitched wishing I could kill him, but that would lead to more Doves in the ward making it more dangerous.
"Amon, I will handle this." He took a step forward, I raised my hand showing I do not wish to fight, because more blood with spill today. I watched him laugh happily, "you don't want to fight, before all you did was kill." I gulped, that was the old me.
I watched as the weapon he had drew from his case became larger and larger, in horror I silently watched as the Kagune of a deceased ghoul had looked more alive than ever, it was sharp and had thorn like things on every inch of it.
Looking around, I guess I wouldn't mind going back to the old me for a few moments. I felt my blood go cold as every blood vessel within my body had acted out of order, my crazy desire going wild. He reached out his hand gripping it tightly, I bent my knees locking my eyes as him.
"I will handle this boys." He glanced at the men behind Ryouko, in that moment before he could look at me yet again, I had disappeared reaching behind him I lifted my right leg as the front of my leg landed into the side of his neck.
He flew to the side hitting the brick wall, Amon gripped his weapon tighter, their was no way I was going to hurt him, I could never bring myself to hurt him.
Lifting my legs I flipped backwards watching as the Kagune rushed at me, easily I dodged it but with my surprise it had turned around, catching me by surprise I leapt forward in time seeing it rush by, instead it hadn't aimed towards me, it was aiming towards Ryouko.
My heart felt as if it was stuck in my throat, and words were unable to register.
No!
I gripped the sharp Kagune as it dug into my skin, coughing I heard the merciless laugh from the white haired man, the two men behind froze there guns slowly lower as I spoke.
"Ghouls and humans are suppose to be living together not killing each other." My voice stern, Mado titled his head as if finding it assuming. He pulled the Kagune out of me making me jolt forward with pain, I watched the large seeping cut just below my rib cage bleeding creating a hole in my jacket.
"We are not all bad." I gritted my teeth holding my bleeding stomach, he let out a loud laugh looking at me, the eyes he had looked as if he was born with utter hatred. "What about all the people you killed." I breathed out feeling Ryouko's gaze on me.
"Those are people who had threatened not only ghouls but humans as well, I had done my job to only kill them." He ran a hand through his hair dripping with the rain. "Like if I care." He stated, for a moment I had caught Amon's softened eyes but it disappeared quickly.
"Ghouls are only tools for me." My mind had gone blank with anger as I stabbed my hand through his stomach, I watched as the blood spat from his lips. "And CCG is only meant for another tool for me to kill." I muttered as I pulled my hand away from him, feeling the blood drip on to my hand, watching as Amon striked to me.
I ducked feeling the rush of wind through my hair, his eyes were hardened at me, the fire in his eyes to kill had grown deadly. Making my breath catch in my throat, I had felt my body go stiff as I blanked out for a moment feeling the weapon dig into my side.
"Ah."The words escaped my lips, it hurt, it really hurts. I wanted to cry out and wish for it to stop but most of all I wanted flesh, something to eat or drink the pulsing red blood from a human. How long has it been since I had a meal?
Ever since I had started to get closer to Amon I had stopped eating flesh, it made me think he would kiss me without realizing I was eating his kind. I coughed feeling my ribs tightened my breathing was labored and difficult, but I still managed to slip by.
"I will end you." Amon shouted, I could only managed to look up at him, my clothes drenched with rain and blood. Before he could strike I held his weapon tightly seeing him struggle, he froze his eyes wide with fear as he gripped it tighter aiming to hurt me.
"Stop. You will become a murder if you keep this up." I whispered, sure he had heard me.
I can't stand here any longer, turning around quickly I grabbed Ryouko, her breathing was swallow, but she was awake and alert. She deactivated her Kagune collapsing in my arms, I suddenly heard the bullets go off, feeling the stabbing back throughout my body.
I jumped gritting my teeth feeling the bullets dig deeper into my skin, I felt the air behind me as I dodged Amon as he attacked me. I gasped as I felt him graze my skin, I jumped bouncing of the walls finally on to the roof, I ran quickly.
I tried to escape the thoughts of dying and rushed towards Antekiu, I started to breathing heavily, why wasn't I healing properly. I tried to jump to the ground instead I had barreled through the window, hearing the loud crash echo, I could feel the small shard of glass dig into my skin.
"Ah!" I heard Ryouko groan in pain, she rolled off me, I could hear the rush of steps as my vision had began to go blank, pain overwhelming my thoughts, "o-oh god! Akane!" I heard Kaname shout his fingers holding the side of my face as he looked down at me with tears.
I breathed out as I watched my mask thrown off to the side, blood spilling from my lips. If only I was faster I could have prevented not only my injuries but her's as well.
"Mother!" I watched the young girl run over to her mother, tears spilling from her eyes as she clutched her mother's weak body, who had smiled at her. I coughed harder feeling the blood spill on to my clothing.
"Get her to her room we have to remove the bullets." I breathed in feeling my chest tighten, I watched from the distance as Ryouko looked at me with sad eyes, her daughter embraced tightly within her arms. I leaned my head against Kaname's chest, closing my eyes.
"Why is it always you do this to yourself." He looked down to me his eyes hardened, oh he is angry. I sighed feeling the pain start to settle, but not going away completely.
"She was surrounded by CCG I should have escaped quicker if I hadn't stayed long, this would be preventable." Kaname gritted his teeth as he opened my jacket seeing the wound of mine, his eyes widened.
"W-Why isn't it healing quickly." He looked down at me with alarming eyes, I looked away not wanting to feel his gaze. "You haven't been eating is that why." I looked at him with dark eyes, he punched the wall as he looked at me with angered eyes, I stared at him silently. He looked so deadly at this moment.
"Why!" He yelled his voice echoing in the room.
"Is it because your fond of a human." He narrowed his eyes, I gasped unintentionally, "h-how do you know about him?" He seemed to grow more angry by this.
"A human! You have fallen in love with a human!" He shouted, I flinched looking at him, a vein had popped out the side of his neck. I watched as the moments had passed making me feel the guilt sink into me, he was worried about me yet angry I can understand where he is coming from b-but.
"I am not in love with him." I mumbled, adjusting my body on the bed frame. I gritted my teeth as I felt my ribs start to mold back in place making me grip the sheets, he looked at me with narrowed eyes and clenched fist the anger in him rolled off in unpleasant waves.
"No wonder you disappear most of the time." He stated, laughing lightly running a hand through his hair. I breathed out as he chucked a piece of flesh at me wrapped in a packaging, my throat aching to bite into it.
"I thought you would be normal, not stupid and easily swayed." He started to walk towards the door, every step he had taken seemed to be more and more heavier, what do I do?
"Just like mom." He spoke, making my body freeze. "Before I had left I had discovered that mom had fallen in love with a human even though she was with your dad." He glanced back at me a dark glow in his eyes.
"How do you think they died, just because they were out shopping." He let out a laugh tilting his head back. "They died because the man she had fallen in love with had told the CCG of their existence." My fingers had gone stiff as I looked at his back.
"Daughter just like mother, guess things never change, do they?" With that he had slammed the door, I had stayed in the cold room looking at my hands, he lied all these years, because love between a human and ghoul are forbidden, right?
I hopelessly felt the tears run down my cheeks, not knowing how to stop them I let them freely flow. Maybe I should disappear on the face of the earth, that way I wouldn't have to go throw these emotions or pain.
"Akane?" I watched as Kaneki peeked in he carried a tray with coffee on it and some rags, his eyes widened at this moment, I didn't care if anyone say my tears.
He placed the tray down in a hurry, making his way to me he gritted his teeth. "Akane." He sat beside me, gently his thumb ran over my cheek, I breathed out feeling his arms wrapped around me making my heart pound softly.
"Don't cry." He spoke softly, rubbing my back gently, I closed my eyes as I leaned against him my body trembling. He looked down to what was in my hands, he looked at me with soft eye, my fingers gently touched his eye patch.
"You haven't eaten it yet." He frowned, I shook my head placing it in his hands, he looked at me with a raised eyebrow. "I don't want it." He looked at me with the same eyes, I wanted to only crawl in a hole but why was the truth of everything hurting me so much?
"Your wounds won't heal properly." He gently pushed the hair away from my eyes, seeing the small tears on my eyes. he rubbed them away. "You have to, please." He watched me with a smile as I ate. Closing my eyes, my body truly enjoyed it but my brain hated this.
"See?" He gently rubbed the top of my head. "Thank you." I spoke lowly as I looked up to him, I had spotted the blush crawling up his neck. I pressed a kiss to his cheek seeing him stare at me with amazement.
"Let's go downstairs, shall we?" He had held the empty tray as I made my to the bar, where the sunset was visible through the clear windows. Suddenly without warning I watched Touka rush out rush out, clutching her mask, rabbit.
"Akane." I watched Yoshimura stand at the doorway beside the bar, "can you keep a eye on her." Kaneki, chewed on his lower lip as he glanced at the exit where Touka had rushed out.
"She had heard that Ryouko was targeted by the CCG." I took a deep breath, now is not the time for crying, I nodded tucking my mask in my hoodie. Kaneki looked at me with wide eyes, "don't tell me that you are going to kill someone." I looked down.
Before when I had fallen into the depths of despair I hadn't cared who I had killed or who I tampered with but now it had seemed as if it was different. "If it comes to that." I glanced back at him as I pulled my hood up, if I were to kill someone it would make me gain more attention than ever.
I made my way to the police station where I knew Touka would wait, for sure it would be there she might want to get revenge on the people who had tried to kill Ryouko. Spotting the green jacket and a girl with short haired I smirked as I followed her behind the shadows.
I had followed her seeing what her actions were but how stupid was I, I had already knew what they were. I watched her jump high in the sky, the wind rushing through her hair. Shit.
"Touka." I growled as I jumped at her, she missed as she tried to slice the man, I tackled her waiting as we tumbled away, she groaned as I gripped her hip tightly, her arms were hitting me everywhere. Until I pushed her away she stumbled in surprise.
"Red, what are you doing!?" She clenched her fist, "don't do this." I spoke raising my hands up towards her, hearing the footsteps I looked to the two men, the exact two from the incident with Ryouko, how did she know who they were?
"They tried to kill her." She took a step forward, with silence I watched as she activated her Kagune. Taking a loud gulp I had seen from the corner of my eye as a taller man had arrived, Amon. Why is he here when it is the worst timing.
"If you get in my way I will take you down." I could only imagine the kind of emotions she had felt, she wasn't acting like herself that was for sure, and if she knew well it wasn't to pick a fight with me. It wasn't as if she was dead, I had managed to save her.
"Red and Rabbit are in the same place. Is there something between them?" I heard Amon say, his voice low and slightly harsh. I cursed myself, today was when we would meet, that was after work for him.
"Move it." She growled taking another step instead I had stood in my place, facing her, she clenched her teeth as she ran towards me, her kicks swift with speed and her punches agile. I blocked her right hook kick twisting it I raised my elbow slamming it into her knee. She groaned in pain as I threw her to the ground.
"Stop." I warned yet again. Instead I heard the rattling sounds as I looked to my right I watched the sharp and deadly qunique coming towards me, I gritted my teeth as I realized it was the same earlier today.
"Ah, look at this." Both me and Touka had faced the white haired man, she gritted her teeth looking at him. Amon eyes had watched me carefully, "we meet again, Red. How is that wound of yours?" He asked with a laugh, I placed a hand over my stomach seeing Touka's eyes on me.
"Ah, Rabbit, the ukaku ghoul." He held his qunique with pleasure, "Mado. I thought you were suppose to be at the hospital." Amon looked towards his senior, I breathed out as I watched Touka take off towards him.
"Mado, watch out." Touka had used fast punches but it had seemed as if none had managed to hit him he had dodged them as if he was used to this and had been in the situation many times. He ducked as she performed a roundhouse kick on them, I sighed in my mask.
"Do you know how many times I had taken you guys down." He laughed, as he striked Touka with his knee, I dashed towards him as I had jumped in the air I smashed the heel of my foot into his cheek that made him landed into the cement ground.
"We are getting out of here." I grabbed her as she argued pounding me in my back with her fists, the moment I jumped I felt something run right through me, looking down I watched the sharp qunqiue tugged out harshly, I flinched as I looked down to the wound.
Grasping for air, I could feel as Touka raging fists had stopped, she looked to my wound with worry and quite eyes. I gripped her body only looking forward trying to escape the dark night. I stopped in front of the door, holding my side, it was slowly healing.
"Akane." She stared at me, her lips tightened, I stopped walking hearing her voice rasp within the midnight air. I looked back to her trying to conceal the large wound that had showed some process in healing.
"I-I am sorry." Her voice had become soft, usually it was hard and loud but now she seemed as if she had pity me. "It's my fault." I breathed out feeling my skin tighten, "I knew what I was getting into." I opened the Anteiku door seeing that only Kaneki had remained in it.
"Oh, welcome back." I gave a short nod, making my way upstairs I closed the door, as I turned the hall I bumped into someone, looking up it was Kaname. He narrowed his eyes, as I tugged my jacket trying to cover the large wound, he suddenly spotted the red blood dripping on to the ground.
"Kaname I-I-" He looked at me with blank eyes as he shook his head, he passed me, I hung my head. It is truly shameful, maybe I should just run away. I am not meant to be here.
I gripped my clothing tightly hissing through my teeth as I opened my door, closing lightly I turned the bright light on. I straightened my back feeling the wound tightened again, looking down seeing it fully healed.
I watched the smirk lock with me, his dark eyes holding a mysterious glint. He licked his lips tilting his head at me, "why, hello." The smug looking Ayato smirked running his hand across his lips.
Soooooo for those who are reading I am interested on what you think about Akane?
Or who should she be paired with, Kaneki, Amon or even Ayato?
Stay tune for more!
