Hey y'all this certainly is catchin y'all's attention huh? Word. Now about the pairings: NOW CLOSED!
KanekiXTouka, TatsuoXEto - 4
KanekiXEto, TatsuoXTouka - 2
Only because I searched through the reviews and a guest said they were waiting for Kaneki and Eto. So that gives them one vote. I can tell who y'all's favorite ship for this anime/manga is lol. Now unless more people read and vote I think KanekiXTouka, TatsuoXEto is gonna win. There was a guest named KC who voted but MysteriousKnight244 informed me that was them. So that counts as only one vote.
Shoutouts!
MyseriousKnight244 said that there are too many OCs and Tatsuo is a lil OP, and I agree. Don't worry, they'll be taken care of. Also he's not that OP he just has the characteristics of both ukaku and rinkaku users. He is NOT invincible however and will face opponents he cannot defeat. So don't worry about it.
jy24 I thank you for your continued support and input in this fanfic.
And finally Crosswald and ale.121 (I think you're the guest who voted) thanks for the vote!
Alright here's something some of y'all might not like. I am a very personal guy and I will actually PM and talk to you about the fanfic if you bring up something important or something that peaks my interest. Sorry, it's just who I am.
WARNING! WARNING!
WARNING! THIS STORY DOES HAVE MAJOR VIOLENCE AND FOUL LANGUAGE! READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION!
WARNING! WARNING!
And several other ghouls came out from their hiding and began to fight over the dead humans but none of them came close to Tatsuo or even dared to look at him. They knew exactly who he was.
Tatsuo hid behind the wall as the two investigators stormed the house. 'Damn doves!' He thought, sneaking a peek around the corner. 'These guys are so fucking persistent!' He turned to see an open window across the room, but to reach it he'd risk being seen. They had already injured him once, the wound from the special que bullet had left a burning sensation where it had hit. And he couldn't heal the wound with the bullet still inside him. Tatsuo knew had had to figure something out, and fast.
Windows shattered and ghouls with red cloaks and white masks swooped into the house. The dozen of ghouls easily overwhelmed the two officers and finished them off.
"We don't have time to eat, where's the Cannibal?" A voice shouted from the other room.
Tatsuo looked at the three ghouls who had him cornered against the wall. He contemplated escaping and killing them, but he thought better of it.
"He's in here!" One of the three called back.
A ghoul wearing all black walked in. He had shaggy black hair and a mask that only covered half of his face, letting his eyes be shown. Tatsuo stared him down, his anger hidden behind his mask.
"Looks like we caught you, bastard." The ghoul in black laughed.
"You seem to know who I am." Tatsuo started, "What do you want with me?"
"We're taking you to our base." The other ghoul answered. "You are now officially apart of Aogiri Tree. Follow us." And with that all the other ghouls jumped out the windows and into the night, the ghoul in black stayed behind.
"Come on, you're not running." He sneered, "Follow them."
Tatsuo glared but did as he was told and took a step, wincing at the que bullet lodged in his side. He dug his fingers into the open wound and tore it out of his body and looked at the offending thing. Dropping it to the ground as his wound healed and climbed out of the broken window and jumped down, followed by the ghoul in black.
"Where exactly are we going?" Tatsuo asked him. "The eleventh ward?"
"How did you know that?" The ghoul asked angrily.
"Heard it from my dinner." Tatsuo answered, smirking under his mask.
"You're one sick bastard you know." He responded.
Tatsuo's rinkaku grew from his back, "Don't move. Smell that?"
"Smell what?"
"Where's all your lackeys?" Tatsuo turned to the other ghoul, who in turn looked around.
"Do you think..?" He asked, trailing off.
"Get down." Tatsuo shouted and shot a rinkaku tentacle at the other ghoul.
He ducked quickly and looked to see an investigator standing in the shadows. The man was impaled by Tatsuo's kagune. He turned when he heard the sound of another quinque opening and spread his own kagune, an ukaku, and flew past Tatsuo, slicing into another investigator sneaking up on Tatsuo.
"Thanks, uh…" Tatsuo paused.
"Ayato," The ghoul in black answered. "My name is Ayato. Now hurry, let's get out of here."
They rounded the corner to see all of the ghouls that had accompanied Ayato to rescue Tatsuo, laying dead on the ground. Their bodies were basically piled up, each of their heads blown open.
"Sniper. Get down!" Tatsuo tackled Ayato as a suppressed gunshot rang out. A special que bullet whizzed past his ear as they both fell to the ground.
"Stay down, so he thinks you're hit. I'll to locate him, I need you to take him out."
"Got it."
Kicking up Tatsuo summoned his ukaku kagune, ready for an attack. Tatsuo scanned the area, desperately searching for the sniper. Another suppressed gunshot echoed and this this time he saw the small flash from the gun. Ducking to the side, Tatsuo avoided the bullet and shouted at Ayato.
"He's up there!" Tatsuo pointed to a higher building. "I'll draw his fire, you take him out!"
"Right." Ayato nodded and ran in the direction of the building Tatsuo pointed to.
Tatsuo grew eight rinkaku tentacles and readied himself for the next shot. He knew rinkaku were brittle but it'd be enough to stop a bullet. He be able to dodge an expert sniper forever though so he was counting on Ayato to take him out. It was strange, working with someone else but what choice did he have. It was either work with Ayato or they both die. Besides, joining Aogiri Tree was his goal in the first place.
He blocked a bullet with a tentacle and it shattered away at the impact. He deflected another as the bullets were coming faster now. After six more rounds he was down to one more rinkaku tail.
'Come on Ayato. Get the bastard before I'm dead.' The was a girlish scream and Tatsuo knew Ayato had taken the sniper out. A few moments later he returned with a woman's head in his hand. He lifted it by her hair, showing Tatsuo her final, shocked expression.
"The bitch didn't even know I had snuck up on her until I tapped her on the shoulder." He chuckled.
Tatsuo simply shook his head, "Take me to the base."
Ayato nodded, dropping the woman's head and the two ghouls raced off into the dark night.
"This place is rather dismal." Tatsuo remarked.
"This is the headquarters for Aogiri Tree. It doesn't need to flashy." Ayato retorted angrily.
"Yea, whatever. Why am I here?"
"You're strong, Aogiri is attracted to ghouls who can do damage." A female's voice called from the shadows on the other side of the room. "And from what I've heard, you can definitely do damage. You're first very human attack was against a whole squad of investigators. The news reported the remains of five men eaten and a sixth in the hospital. He vouched for you and reported that you didn't eat them but killed them and left their bodies to the ghouls of the area. That's sick and twisted, which is way Aogiri took an interest in you. For the past five years ghouls have been disappearing soon after they start causing trouble. Put that together with your age and your reputation you must be the one who's been silencing them. They say you only eat your own kind, with the report the surviving investigator made means that the rumor is true." A ghoul walked out from the shadows. She was wrapped in bandages which covered her whole body. Over it she had a tattered red dress with a hood: two floppy ears coming off the hood to give her more character. She had a floral scarf about her neck as well. "You caught my attention when you started targeting humans Cannibal. So tell me," Her smile became visible under the wrappings. She walked up and wrapped her arms around his neck, pushing her bosom against his armored chest, and began to mess with his hair. "Exactly what do you look like under that mask?" Her fingers hooked around the mask straps and pulled it up and off his face. She gasped and smiled, "Rather handsome, why cover it up?" She mused.
Tatsuo looked down at her and ran a finger across her covered face gently. "Why cover yours?"
She took a step back, still holding his mask. "You may leave us Ayato." He did as he was bid and left the room. "Tell me who you are Cannibal, I would like to know."
"I have no name except for the one assigned to me. But while on the run I have gone by Tatsuo. I know neither of my parents. I have never eaten a human, all I know is the taste of ghoul flesh. Whether I decide to keep it that way or not is up to me." He answered coldly and without emotion. "Why am I here?"
"Heh," She broke into grin. "Because I want you."
His eyes cut through her ambiguous words like they had no meaning. "If you would like me to join all you have to do is ask. I was on my way here to do just that anyway."
"How wonderful." She said still smiling. This 'Tatsuo' was amusing her.
"My mask Miss." He extended his hand for his mask.
"Huh? Oh, here you are." She handed it to him giggling.
He took and turned to leave, "If you need me I'll be out for coffee." He smirked at her and walked out.
She felt a slight flutter, "Oh?" She asked herself, watching the armored ghoul walk away. "What an interesting person you are 'Tatsuo'."
"Do you think he'll be good enough?" Another ghoul appeared out of the shadows.
"Perhaps Tatara, but that is also why we have the other getting out of the hospital in the twentieth ward now. If they are equal simply have them try to kill each other off." She smiled dreamily at the thought.
The ghoul in white; Tatara nodded. "Of course."
"I would like to speak with you 'Tatsuo'." The woman in wraps called him as he sipped on his coffee.
He had removed his armor and sat on the edge of the black leather couch alone. He turned and looked at her standing in the doorway, smiling. He gestured to the couch with a nod of his head.
"You may enter." He replied and set his coffee and plate on the table by the couch.
She sat right next to him, either to make him uncomfortable or to simply tease him. She frowned when neither of her hoped reactions occurred. So she leaned her head on his shoulder, as he sipped his coffee.
"You're quite boring ya know?" She started.
"And you're quite flirtatious with me." He countered in between sips. "Neither you nor me know who I am. So remain from coming onto me Miss." Another sip.
"Humph." She seemed to pout, crossing her arms and stomping her foot, raising her head from his shoulder. "But why?" She whined.
He turned to her, "I would like to find out who exactly I am. Would you like to join me?" He asked her politely.
She stared at him in a weird way. She wasn't used to people speaking to her like this or using manners. The way 'Tatsuo' acted around her was bothersome. He acted as though they were colleagues, working together and only professionally. Like they were businessmen. It pissed her off.
But at the same time he had asked her to accompany him to learn about his past and find out who he was. How was she to respond to that? Maybe if she did he might open up to her and stop acting like he had a stick up his ass. Though she knew she would never care nor give a fuck about the world she made her decision.
"Sure, we'll go tomorrow." She declared.
He shrugged, "Sounds fine. I work for you now so not like I could say no."
A light bulb went on in her head. He'd do what she said because she was technically in charge of him. She knew how she would wrap him around her finger. Her smile must have looked suspicious because 'Tatsuo' looked at her with a questioning expression then shook his head, finishing his coffee.
"See you tomorrow then, bye." He got up and made to leave the room.
She frowned, "Get back here!" She commanded and he paused. She grabbed his arm and pulled him back down onto the couch. "Stay here with me tonight." She walked her fingers along his bare chest and leaned on him, wrapping her leg around his waist, trapping him.
He sighed, "If you insist." He leaned back deeper in the couch to get more comfortable, which caused her to become closer pressed against him. She frowned, she loved messing with other's emotions but 'Tatsuo' was being rather resistant about it. It was annoying and she wished he would give in. 'What's he playing at?' She asked herself. Though she shrugged it off seconds later, she would enjoy tonight.
"Goodnight 'Tatsuo'." She smiled into his neck.
"G'night Miss." He said sleepily in her ear. His voice was husky and low and it drove her mad. She tightened her legs around him and pulled in closer, not sure what this feeling in her chest was.