WELCOME FRIENDS! I'm so sorry about not updating in awhile.. My family flew to Illinois for my uncle's wedding and I forgot my computer. Then when we got back my mom said we were going to the beach, two hours away. I brought my computer that time, but never got around to using it. BUT! THAT'S NO EXCUSE! I am accepting every virtual slap from all of you! But first: Reviews.

The Exploding Dino- XD XD OMG I LOVE THIS REVIEW! Hah~ You make me laugh, friend! Ha-ha! Good news: I have updated! Yay! (So put the bloody knife away XD)

Arren and taarke: What Karma said back at Anteiku will come into play later.. Don't you worry. *Evil laugh* :-)

YOLO-senpai, Kimi, Arren- UPDATEZZZ R HERE NOW!

I'm just one hell of a butler: I wanted a moment between them when Karma was hurt.. Or did you want Karma to be impaled and tell Rio it was no big deal? I mean, not to be rude or anything... I kinda thought this was the best way to go along the lines of 'Karma gets hurt then Rio/Karma fluff happens'. [I don't mean to be rude! I don't mean to be, I swear!] :-(

Arren- Wow, really? You're thirteen? Cool. And you think I'm better than you at writing? Don't think like that! C'mon.. You're just as good as I am.. I'm not that good.. In my opinion. But I do appreciate the flattering, though. EH I HAVE A LOW SELF-ESTEEM! I BELIEVE IN YOU! I have got to stop rambling... Sorry, bad habit. Hey, if it helps: I've noticed reading different writing styles helps. That's where I pick up my tips. It helps, it really does! Hey, if you're looking for some good writing to check out, to help you get better, I recommend Azumiya Satsuki. She writes books here on ! She's nice.. She'll help you out! I could even ask her for you! If you want.. Um, yeah. Check her out!

OKAI! CHAPTER TEN! UP AND AT EM! HERE WE GO!

It had been two weeks since the school trip. Two weeks since Rio had heard that Karma likes Okuda. She couldn't get it out of her head. Every time she looked at the girl with raven hair and glasses, it was meant to insult her. But instead she couldn't. She kept her mouth shut. Okuda was too nice and she never did anything to make anyone mad, Rio just couldn't be mad at her. I can see why he likes her...

It was a Wednesday afternoon, a few people from class E decided to go to a nearby cafe together to chat. They chatted and ate and chatted and ate. The sun was just beginning to touch the horizon when the owner of the cafe turned on the small TV that was hanging up in the corner of the room. Rio read the headlines that appeared at the bottom of the screen.

'Ghoul attacks: Ghost sightings all over Japan'

"I guess the Ghost is becoming more active," Sugino said looking at the screen, "Bummer. I was really hoping he'd stay low.'

"Why?" Nagisa asked the sports-fan.

"He's one of the most powerful ghouls around. If he's more active it increases the chance of us being attacked by him."

"He's also a ghoul, remember? They're scary by themselves.. A powerful one like this is just terrifying."

Rio kept reading the headlines over and over again. Ghost..? And again. Karma... And again. Why?

They were interviewing some man about the sightings of Ghost.

"He was just waltzin' across the street when he turned around. I mean, he looked straight at me! His eyes were sharp like a snake or something! It scared the bejeezus outta me!"

"Sharp eyes.." The blonde whispered to herself, "Something's not right.."

(Time skip, Night) [The class E students are just leaving the cafe]

The students left the cafe awhile ago. It was dark. The permanent crescent moon hung in the sky and glowed brightly like a star up above. The students were enjoying a conversation about their assassination attempts when they heard a weird crunching sound.

"Ha-ha! I tried that once, Okuda, Korosensei saw right through me!" Sugino said laughing lightly.

"You mean like he sees through everyone?" Nagisa said chuckling.

Crunch

Everyone stopped talking. Everyone looked around. Everyone hesitantly started forward again.

"What was that sound..?"

"Gross.."

Crunch

Okuda yelped, and everyone stopped moving once again. They all turned their heads to the alleyway directly to their left. They saw a body- A dead body- with blood surrounding it and a boy in a cloak- eating part of it.

Crunch

Their breath was shaking, they could hear it.

Crunch

The boy stopped eating for a moment and turned to look at the group of junior-high schoolers. The group didn't move as they watched the boy stand up, slowly.

"That's it! I'm calling the CCG!" Sugino said quickly pulling out his phone.

But before he could even turn the phone on, the boy was gone.

"Where'd he..." Okuda whispered looked around the alleyway.

"I got a glimpse of his eyes.." Nagisa said, "That man they were interviewing was right. His eyes were sharp, but they were also a ghoul's eyes."

"What should we do?" Okuda asked.

"We should report this to Mr. Karasuma tomorrow. The government is connected to the CCG after all."

Rio looked at the body that lay lifeless on the hard floor of the alleyway. It was surely dead. Blood surrounding it, teeth marks on it, body parts flung all over the place. The darkness wasn't helping the feeling that was surrounding them right now. It helped the emersion, but it did not ease their fear.

Okuda was shaking, breath wavering, eyes widened.

Nagisa's face held a grim expression.

Sugino just stood there, the keypad opened on his phone. But he didn't dial the number. Heck, he didn't even put the phone away.

And Rio... Rio she just stood there dumbfounded at the sight. All that was going through her mind was one thing - Karma.

(Time skip, the next day) [At school]

The group had just told Karasuma everything. They told him everything they saw. Every little detail they could recall about the boy- the ghoul- called Ghost. About his cloak, the small peek they got of his eyes. Everyone in the group- except Rio.

She didn't speak. She didn't look Karasuma in the eye.

When they were done talking they went back to class like it never happened. But before she sat down she glanced at the back of the classroom. But the seat was empty. Karma wasn't at school. He was worrying her. Worrying her dead.

[Meanwhile with Karma]

The redhead lay in his bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. He didn't feel anything. The only thing he felt was this burning feeling that told him to kill anything that tried to mess with him.

He couldn't go to school like this.

Not the way he was now.

There was something inside of him that was whispering 'In my way' and 'kill' over and over again. It was annoying, it was driving him crazy.

It was... freaking him out.

When he left his house at the end of the day, it wasn't to eat. It was to kill. Something in him loved the satisfaction of it. The sight of it. The feeling of it.

Something loved the warm liquid that splattered all over him when he tore his victim apart. Loved the way they screamed and begged for their lives. Loved the way he cut his way through the victim's body. Something loved it. Loved it. Loved it.

Maybe he loved it, too.

Hell, he couldn't even tell anymore. To be honest, he couldn't even tell if he cared anymore.

This thing inside of him was just... taking over.

Rio must be thinking there's something wrong with me right about now... Rio...

The topic was fixed on her now. Now that he thought about it.. When they got back from the school trip she seemed to be avoiding him. She didn't speak to him. She didn't make eye contact.

Something's wrong...

He was worried now. After he figured out was she was to him, he was worried about what could happen to her. He couldn't think straight anymore. His head hurt. He just needed to eat something again tonight. Then he'd be fine. His just needed to forget about it. Forget about his troubles. His worries. His fears. And perhaps... just forget about Rio. Just for tonight.

Yeah... just... for... tonight.