Chapter Five
This time Kaneki was prepared. Obviously, the little girl didn't really want to talk, so he had engineered a scenario where she would have to talk to him in order to get the bento.
Kaneki had taped some string to the bento and tied it around his hand. It felt awkward but Kaneki pushed aside his own discomfort. Just because it looked silly, didn't mean it was.
Well… it kind of was but Kaneki wasn't really sure how to get the girl to talk to him otherwise.
Kaneki checked his watch. She should be here soon…
As if on cue, a dark head peered around the corner. Blue eyes blinked at him and narrowed. Kaneki felt a shiver of foreboding creep up his spine but tried to push it away. He smiled awkwardly. He really shouldn't be feeling threatened by a little street urchin. There was no way that little girl could hurt him. She was just a little girl and he was a half-ghoul. Despite his misgivings, he had received a good bit of extra strength since the surgery…
The half ghoul blinked.
Snk! There was a brief feeling of the string around his palm pulling taught before the distinct sound of the tape tearing off the box sounded. Kaneki opened his eyes and looked down to see his own empty, string tied hands. The bento was gone!
When the young man looked up, he was just in time to see a brief glimpse of black hair before it vanished around the corner. Kaneki had a brief moment of confusion before the reality of the situation hit him.
She had used his moment of inattention to grab the box, rip the tape off, and run away.
Kaneki groaned. Day two and he still hadn't managed to talk with her. Touka was going to skin him alive!
Sooo... the plot is going to be put on pause while I have some fun. Then Touka's gonna get mad and time will unfreeze. Either way...
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