"Ahhh…this place never ceases to amaze me," murmured the emerald haired woman as she stepped into the Coffee Shop and sniffed the fresh air from the beans.
Kuzen Yoshimura was washing dishes before he noticed Eto. Immediately, without opening his eyes, he smiled at the young woman.
"Welcome back, my dear. It's been a while. How've you been?" greeted the senior ghoul.
"Pretty well actually, but even better now that I see that you haven't changed much, Old Man," she responded back as she walked to the counter.
Kuzen's wrinkles twitched as he chuckled silently to himself. It was always a treat the way he called her that. He figured that Eto had just got back from another book signing as she was still in her professional outfit.
"Your friend was looking for you. She was the reason that I knew you were going to show up here sooner or later." Kuzen said as he gestured over to the corner of the store.
Eto looked over her shoulder to see a bright purple haired young woman reading a book silently to herself. Her face became a bit twisted as she glared at the back of her head.
"...is that so?" Eto murmured to herself.
Turning back to Kuzen, Eto smiled again,
"I'm going to have a little chat with her. Also, can I please have my usual coffee?" Eto asked as she placed the required money on the counter.
"Of course - it'll be ready in a few minutes. But I've told you before that if you show up then it's on the house." Kuzen responded before taking the money.
"I know, but you know how my Mom raised me, besides money is not an issue for someone like a top selling author," Eto said as she posed in front of Kuzen.
The Veteran chuckled, "Very well then."
This made Eto smile,
"You're the best, Dad - thanks." she said as she walked over to her friend's table.
Her words almost made Kuzen tear up. They've been through a lot, and for Eto to consider him her father after everything resonated with him.
As Eto approached Rize, she could tell that her friend didn't notice her yet. The emerald hair author saw that Rize was reading one of her books, and grinned mischievously.
In a split moment, Eto *slammed* her hand on the table, alarming the flesh out of Rize.
The purple-haired woman turned crimson out of embarrassment and looked up to see a green pair looking at her back.
"Well…you're late." Rize noted, trying not to sound like she wasn't alarmed.
"Apologies, I got caught in traffic. Anyways, you smell good." Eto mocked her as she planted her lips on Rize's cheek.
Rize grinned back and closed her eyes like an innocent person.
"Oh please, don't try to change the subject by flattering me - I know that walking is your way to travel."
Eto threw her hands up as if she just got caught red handed.
"Hey, sidewalks can be crowded too."
Rize rolled her eyes but nonetheless giggled at her friend's excuse.
"Anyways," Eto continued, "...how do you like my book? 10 out of 10 as usual?" The author asked pridefully.
"No." Rize plainly stated.
Eto slowly frowned, which made Rize look up to her smiling,
"It's more like an 11 out of 10 for including dark humor." Rize finished.
Eto reformed her smile and held back the urge to choke her.
"You're lucky that it was your way of saying that my new book was flawless." commented the emerald hair woman.
"Yeah, well, my date kind of said the same thing about your book too." added Rize modestly.
"Oh? Another fan? And who might it be this time?" teased Eto.
"You'll see…" Rize noted, looking out the window as she finally saw a black haired young man and an orange haired dude make their way into the coffee shop.
Eto shrugged her shoulders,
"Well, I'm going to check if my coffee is ready and go upstairs. Don't eat him before I get back." she teased Rize before leaning into her and stealing another kiss, but this time on her lips.
Rize's eyes immediately shot open, but slowly closed as she returned the kiss. One kiss turned into another as their lips smacked against each other - loud enough to make other people's heads turn. They stopped once Eto retracted. Both of them were a bit crimson in the face.
"I thought that you said we're not doing that anymore, especially in public." smiled Rize as she licked her lips to consume the delicious flavors that were left on them by Eto.
"I did…but I had to get you back for siking me out earlier." Eto mischievous stated.
Rize just smiled as she continued reading Eto's book.
Eto got her coffee that was waiting for her at the customer counter. Then she went upstairs to relax a bit and meet up with the other employees.
"S-S-So um…what's your favorite part of The Black Goat's Egg so far?" Ken Kaneki asked Rize as they sat together.
Rize put on her innocent personality,
"I think my favorite part about this book is how the mental state of the boy becomes stronger through brutal trauma," answered Rize.
"Okay! Cool, that sounds interesting." Kaneki said.
But deep down, he knew that the conversation was running a bit dry. He was too nervous to think of something to spice up the date.
Fortunately for him, Eto was watching their little date from the opposite side of the shop. She put shades on and extra clothing to stay incognito to both of them. Now, she finally decided to confront the two. The emerald author wanted a closer look at this nice fan of hers anyways.
"Good Morning, love birds!" Eto proclaimed passionately.
Kaneki's entire face went crimson as Rize tried her best to keep a neutral face looking at Eto's sudden appearance.
"Um…" Kaneki said, glancing back and forth at Rize and the green haired woman. Does that mean that me and Ms. Rize are…officially lovers? Kaneki thought to himself.
"I see that you both are reading The Black Goat's Egg, would you both mind if I be a part of your date for just a few minutes?" Eto asked Kaneki as she took off her shades to reveal her emerald eyes.
Kaneki couldn't help but observe her alluring face, despite her abnormal layers of clothing for autumn, but he quickly remembered that he was on a date with Rize.
"I-I I don't have anything against you, but…" taking a leap of faith, he continued, "I think that my date and I here-"
"-would love that." finished Rize for Kaneki.
Kaneki's eyes shot to Rize who smiled warmly, giving him that look of - it's okay, this will be fun!
"Wonderful!" Eto said as she took a seat next to Rize.
"So how did you lovely birds come together?" Eto asked the two.
Because I want to fucking eat him. Rize nonchalantly stated in her mind.
"Well, we formed a connection from our love of the same book, right?" Kaneki said looking over at Rize.
Rize's eyes widened which made Kaneki's face widened as well - he remembered that in his sentence, he used the phrase from our love, which he totally did not realize until Rize's face widened.
"Sounds right to me." Rize answered as innocently as possible.
"Interesting…" Eto commented as she began to take the extra layers of clothes off of her body, revealing more of her natural slender curves.
"Um…" Kaneki began, not trying to make it too awkward.
Eto ignored this and responded back, "I never got your name, young man. What is it, if I may ask?"
Kaneki took a deep breath. It was almost like he was on two dates at the same time.
No! How could you think like that?! This is just a kind stranger's charm - that's all! Kaneki told himself internally.
"My name is Ken Kaneki," he stated firmly.
"Ken Kaneki…" Eto murmured. She took out a pen and began flipping it at blazing speeds.
"Fascinating." she added before taking out her notebook.
"Well Kaneki. I'll tell you who I am if you can answer a few questions for me, not that you would mind, right Ms. Rize?" Eto asked as she tipped her head casually on Rize's shoulder.
"Not at all. Take your time." Rize said as she relaxed her own head on Eto's.
"Good." Eto said gladly.
Kaneki could literally not believe his eyes. It was as if they knew each other, and were totally fine with talking to him. Man will I have a story to tell Hide once this date is over! Kaneki proclaimed silently.
"What intrigues you about The Black Goat's Egg?" questioned the curious woman.
"The themes! It's so unique from most books and how it dives into the mental state of the main character throughout events. On top of that, it's from my favorite author, Sen Takatsuki!"
This made Eto sit up right,
"Favorite author? You don't say…?" Eto said, glancing at a smiling Rize who knew what was coming.
"Ms. Rize tells me that you're quite the fanboy. You know, I'm something of an author myself. I know Sen Takatsuki really well, in fact." humored Eto as she wrote down Kaneki's response.
"You do? How? Who is she? I mean, I've never seen her yet, but that's because she's so camera shy - it's impossible to identify her."
Rize was trying her best not to laugh. Sensing this, Eto put a hand on Rize's thigh, smoothening her but at the same time pleasuring her.
"I can give you a few hints about her. For one: Sen is very playful, easy-going, simple-minded, and enjoys teasing people. On top of that, she plays with her writing utensils, and has lengthy…emerald…green hair." finished the one eyed ghoul as she waited to see him take in the information.
It wasn't long before Kaneki caught on and his eyes looked like they were about to pop out of their sockets. His mouth opened wider and wider. But before he could scream out of excitement, Eto closed his mouth with her free hand.
"Now, now, we don't want to make a scene here, right Kaneki?" Eto teased.
The softness and deletable scent of the writer's hand encapsulated Kaneki. It was as if she had just cast a spell on him that would make him do anything that she tells him to do. At this point, he might as well be in it, since that's what he was feeling. But Eto retracted her hands, almost torturing the young man as she got back to her writing position.
"Just a few moments ago, you said that I was your favorite author?" teased Eto. "Tell me…what do you like about my books?"
Kaneki's brain was working overtime. He was on a date with Rize; A stranger who happens to be a beautiful woman and his favorite author interrupts their date that was going dry; and now he gets to have a 2 on 1 personal conversation with them?! He's hit the jackpot!
"Um….I….I…" Kaneki tried to get out, overwhelmed from what was happening.
Rize silently smiled as she looked at Eto mischievously. She knew that she was having fun with him.
"Awww, how adorable…" Eto called out as she extended her hand to Kaneki's chest, pressing against it with a firm force. "You have a little crush on Ms. Takatsuki too? It seems that Rize has some competition, doesn't she?"
But then suddenly, Rize's face turned a bit to surprise. What did she just say? Me? Competing with someone else? Rize thought to herself. She didn't fully realize it, but she felt a sense of jealousy in that comment.
Kaneki saw Rize's face and immediately turned pale. He felt that his prior words and actions just disrespected Rize altogether.
"It's-It's not that I…" Kaneki said as he looked down at the arm on his chest. "I'm just in shock that you're here and…" but the feeling of guiltiness went away as that same hand cuffed his chin to make him look up to her emerald eyes.
"Mmhmm" Eto said, mesmerizing the young man. "I'm sure that's all," Eto noted.
When her hand retracted, Kaneki felt like he just screwed up, as if he had just committed adultery in front of Rize.
"Now then…" Eto said putting her pen and notebook away, "...would you like to know something else about me, and Ms. Rize here?"
Don't fucking tell him that we're ghouls! Rize shouted in her mind as her face turned towards Eto's with a bit of anxiety.
"Hehe" Eto laughed as she could see Rize's expression from her peripherals.
"Me…and Rize…used to date each other."
Rize's expression went from anxiety to embarrassment, while Kaneki's face went from paleness to crimson. If this day wasn't any crazier than it already was, he was now staring at two alluring women who more than likely use to rub their womanhood together.
"Oh…God…I can't believe that-"
But this time, Rize shut his mouth with her own hand.
"Please don't repeat what she just said, I'm a bit closed off about it." Rize noted, slipping from her innocent personality slightly.
Just like before, Kaneki's nostrils were met with another delectable scent. Rize's hand was much colder from Eto's warm hand, but nonetheless smoother. He was doing everything in his power to mentally remember the feeling of both of the women's digits.
A scandalous idea ran through Eto's mind as she forcefully retracted Rize's hand from Kaneki's mouth.
"Oh she is closed off about it! But if you don't believe us…" Eto said as she took a hold of Rize's cheeks and crashed her lips onto hers.
Nothing could have prepared Kaneki for that moment. He had to admit that it was so scandalous that it even made his own manhood tingle.
Eto retracted once again from Rize after about three solid seconds. A string of saliva connected their lips together before showing how crimson their faces turned in that moment.
"Would you…like to see us kiss again?" Eto asked Kaneki in a more raspy voice.
"Oh-um…n-n-no! I mean…you don't have to do that! I believe the both of you!" Kaneki said waving his hands in front of his face.
Eto genuinely frowned.
"Aww, that's too bad, but that's fine. Just promise that when you two get to the point when you're both comfortable enough to kiss each other, just promise me that you'll take good care of her. It's a dangerous world out here, Kaneki, okay?" Eto requested.
Kaneki took a moment to realize what she was saying. This reaffirmed her feelings for Rize.
"I'll do my best!" Kaneki said, but then realized that he was still in just the first hour of their date, and he was already speaking as if he had already won the position of being her boyfriend.
Rize didn't seem to mind his words, she was still gassed from the kiss after all. Plus, she still wanted him for dinner…
Eto's eyes went to her watch as she knew that it was that time.
"Well would you look at that, I got to go - here: Take this Kaneki." Eto said as she fetched a business card from her breast. Kaneki hesitantly looked at it and then turned to Rize for her approval.
Rize smiled and nodded, and then Kaneki gladly took it, but silently noted to himself of how amazing it smelled.
"One more thing...Kaneki..." Eto said.
"Yes?"
"Tell me...how should a Queen find her King?"
Kaneki took a moment to think. He knew from Ms. Takatsuki's books and writing style that this is actually a trick question.
"Well...I actually don't think that a Queen should have to find her King. I think that eventually, they would seek each other...and rule together." Kaneki said with about 88% of confidence.
Eto simply smiled proudly. While it could have been worded better, I can tell that he was pretty confident about it - and that's what I was really looking for. Eto told herself.
"Wonderful answer..." acknowledging out loud that he answered correctly.
"Anyways, it was nice meeting you! Hopefully I'll see you around, whether it's here, or on the flip side." Eto remarked before leaving for good.
"It was nice meeting you! Hopefully I'll see you around, whether it's here, or on the flip side." Eto remarked.
"It was nice meeting you too!" Kaneki said excitedly.
Getting up, Eto looked at Rize and smiled,
"Ms. Rize, it's always a pleasure. Tata for now." Eto said as she victoriously made her way to the back of the shop.
Wow Eto… Rize thought to himself…you know he's my next meal and you still give him your business card? You're giving me a run for who's more sadistic between the two of us.
Passing by was Touka who witnessed it all.
"Was it really necessary to go off the rails in front of the poor guy?" Touka asked.
"No, but you know that I love to tease people." Eto said nonchalantly.
Touka looked at Kaneki again and frowned. She knew of Rize's binge eating, and foresaw that he would likely never come back to this shop alive again.
Upstairs, Eto said farewell to Kuzen.
"Well Old Man, it's about that time." stated Eto as she extended her arms to give him a hug.
He returned the gesture and they shared a warm hug.
"Something tells me that I'll be stopping by more often." Eto said inside their embrace.
"I'd like that, but in the meantime take care of yourself, my dear," Kuzen said before softly kissing Eto's hair.
Ending their hug, Eto spontaneously opened a portal for herself to Hueco Mundo.
Before stepping in, she turned to Kuzen, "see ya soon…" she said before entering the portal and disappearing.
On the other side, the demigoddesses immediately picked up her presence...
"Hey! Big Sis Eto is back!" her little sister - Ranka - called out as she was playing with a football in her room.
Hueco Mundo's Castle has expanded exponentially. The castle is the home to a lot of demigods since Aizen's victory and after the events of the Blood War.
From another room, Lenalee, her other younger sister (older to Ranka), got out of her room after hearing the noise that Ranka was making.
"Hey! Ranka! Wait for me!" Lanalee said as she chased after Ranka down the hallway.
In the throne room, the two rulers sensed an uproar in the massive Castle.
"Hmph - Nel" Queen Harribel stated, "I believe that your first born has returned." Queen Harribel commented to her co-ruler of Hueco Mundo.
"What made it obvious? The spiritual pressure or her siblings screaming to greet her?" Nelliel teased her fellow ruler.
Harribel chuckled from her answer. During the time of relative peace, The Golden Queen has since grown her hair - all the way down to her cleavage.
Back in the hallway, Ranka finally found where Eto teleported.
"ETOOO!" Ranka said as she crashed into Eto's stomach.
"Woah there!" Eto said as she caught Ranka from falling to her knees.
"You've gotten heavier Ranka!" Eto commented.
Lanalee finally caught up to them, out of breath.
When Eto and Lanalee locked eyes, they simply smiled.
Escaping from her hug, Ranka pulled at Eto's arm.
"Come on, let's go see Mommy!" her younger sister proclaimed.
They all made their way to the throne room, and Ranka burst open the massive door with adrenaline pumping through her veins.
"Mom! Mom! Look who's here! Look who's here!" Ranka said running up the stairs.
"Ranka…" Nelliel began, "I've told you, please do not burst open the do-" but she stopped herself when she realized that her first born child had entered the throne room. All of the emotions crashed into her mind.
"SWEETHEART!" Nelliel proclaimed as she crashed into Eto with tremendous force.
"Heyyy…Mom…" Eto muffled as her face was planted in her mother's large breasts.
"Has the world of the living been treating you good?" Nelliel asked as she released Eto and cuffed her cheeks to look down at her.
"Oh…you know it is. Anyways, we might be getting a certain spirit in the soul society…"
Nelliel tilted her head in curiosity, "Really? Who do you think that is in particular?"
Eto smiled a bit sadistically, "Oh…just a gut feeling. That's all…"
Meanwhile…in the streets of Tokyo, the moonlight shined bright as nighttime began. Unfortunately for one particular young man, he was running for his life as he screamed in agony…
"Kaaaaannneeeekkkiii, wheeeerrreee aarreeeeee youuuuu?!" Rize mockingly called out to him.
Kaneki tried his best to hush himself as he hid from Rize. He was bleeding profusely from his shoulder.
Rize surprised him from behind by busting open the wall.
"Found youuuuuuuu! Awwwwwwww, what's wrong, don't you like meeeee more than your favorite author?" Rize mocked him as she licked his blood off of her lips.
Kaneki could only crawl back before Rize impaled him again over and over with her kagune. He eventually stopped screaming which prompted Rize to remove her kagunes from his body.
"That's too bad, I really did like you…"
Then suddenly, a ruckus from above began as steel beams came crashing down to take both of their lives.
"Huh?" Rize said as she looked up, noticing the beams.
Then, Kaneki suddenly mustered up more energy than he had left as he got to his feet.
"Rize! Watch out!" Kaneki shouted before tackling her away from the steel beams.
Both still got caught in the debris, but very much alive…for now.
Minutes later, sirens and EMS arrived at the scene.
"Two people are under the debris! One of them seems to be conscious!" commented the medical personnel.
She knelt down to Rize who was bloody and barely conscious.
"Ma'am! Are you okay?!" asked the nurse.
"He…saved…me…" Rize weakly said, looking at Kaneki's motionless body.
"We need to get both of you to a hospital! Give me the first aid!"
At the hospital, The Doctor did everything that he could to save both of their lives.
"I'm sorry, but it has to be done! I'll take full responsibility!" The Doctor proclaimed.
Rize's organs were transplanted into Kaneki's stomach. When his eyes opened, one of them shimmered bright red with a black outline, signifying that he is now a half human - half ghoul.
A/N - Thank you all for reading my first chapter of Delightful Asphyxia! Let's get some things straight. You might be wondering - Wait, Eto is Nelliel's daughter?! Then who's the father?! I'm pretty sure that you can guess who that is if you are coming from The New Soul King. Anyways, I guess that this would make her a human, ghoul, soul reaper, hollow, and a demigoddess all at the same time! You might ask - but then how did she become a ghoul if Nelliel is her biological mother and her biological father is you-know-who?! Well, questions will be answered as the series continues, so follow the story (it's free :D). This story also displays something that I would like to call Featured Characters: As you can tell by reading, I fused the Bleach universe with the Tokyo Ghoul Universe. To go a step further, Featured Characters are the result of certain Bleach character's offsprings who share the same name, appearance, and personality (*albeit sometimes slightly altered to fit my fanfic*) of other anime/manga characters from other universes and such. To make it not too confusing, Eto is the daughter of Nelliel, which means that Eto's backstory has radically changed. If you already guessed, I made them mother and daughter because of their green hair. More details of her past will be revealed as chapters progress but this is just to throw caution to the wind.
Additional Notes - This is a Spinoff from The New Soul King (Events take place roughly 24 years after A Centaur's Sugar), This is a start of a lengthy fanfic which also houses in another fanfic that I plan to make in the future dealing with Tokyo Ghoul as well. This fanfic is inspired and influenced by many other fanfics - which include, but not limited to: Second Chances' Kaneki x Rize, Mukade's Kaneki x Rize, and Unraveled Bandages' Eto x Kaneki. Since this is a crossover/fusion story, I assume that you've watched/read Bleach, and all of Tokyo Ghoul. If you're not familiar with The writing of The New Soul King, you might want to read that first because this story WILL lean on many sexual elements as the story progresses. Read at your own willpower, Chapter 10 (Truths, Lies, and Hard Facts), and all of A Centaur's Sugar (Chapter 17-20) will be enough for you to understand different elements of the story if you're not coming from 'The New Soul King'. This story will dance around a lot of ships, which includes, but not limited to, Kaneki x Rize, Kaneki x Eto, Kaneki x Touka, and Rize x Eto. Who ends up with who is pretty obviously based on my initial description, but who knows? Maybe I'll throw curve balls down the road, or I'll let Kaneki have all of these women to himself…
Side Note - I HAD to put the Norman Osborn meme when I got the chance. I was laughing about it all day and I needed to put that in my writing LOL. While this is a crossover story, this is pretty much 90% Tokyo Ghoul and 10% Bleach. Anyways, that's all I got for now, thank you all for supporting the story and see you next time!
