Chapter 2 - Seeking Confort

As soon as the ring bell of the front door rang.

Ken recognizes the cheerful figure of his best friend.

Hideyoshi Nagachika

He smiled brightly and run towards Ken. He hugged him, with a wide smile. The impact of Hide's hug made him and his friend fall to the floor. Kaneki falls hard on the wooden floor, meanwhile Hide was on top of him.

"Kaneki I'm back!"

Kaneki smiled at his best friend's antics. Oh, just when he thought that his day would be depressing. Life always welcoming him with a burst of bright sunshine on his dark days.

Yes. Maybe it kind of sounded weird that you may refer to your best friend as your "sunshine". But Hide was literally was his sun. Ever since they met, when they childhood friends, Hide was always with him. Each time he was about to think "stupid" things, Hide was the one who was always for him.

Hide touch Kaneki's cheek and blush. Kaneki closed his eyes and open his arms as for the offer so Hide could hug him. Just when Hide was about to hug him.

Irimi grabs Hide by the collar.

Wow, that woman had strength.

"Oi kid, what kind of place do you think this café is?"

Hide now standing up, smiled apologetically to Irimi. At the same time, he was trying to brush the hand of Irimi who still was grabbing Hide's collar.

Irimi glance down at Kaneki.

"How about you, Kaneki? Do you think this place is your house so you could hang out with your best friend on the café's floor?"

Kaneki stared at the floor and realize he was on the floor. All this time, he was laying on the floor, meanwhile, his best friend was on top of him and he just brushes it off like it was nothing.

I mean, it's nothing since in his house was a common thing to do.

Ken quickly stand up and move between Irimi and Hide.

"Um…."

He looks down embarrassed.

Damn, how could he explain to Irimi that what he was doing with Hide is normal…?

Hide glance at Kaneki and back to Irimi. Irimi stared at him and sighed. She let go of Hide's collar and puts her arms together.

"Okay, I will let it slide for this time. But Kaneki, you should know that this is your current job place and you should be serious. After all, customers will come and you don't want them to think that you treat this place as your own personal playground, right?"

That's true. Irimi san was right.

"I-I'm so sorry. It won't happen again."

Kaneki bowed, while Hide was staring at him.

"And please, don't let my behavior affect that my best friend can attend here".

Both Hide and Irimi shocked and look at Kaneki's bowing position. Ken stood again formal and glance to the both of them.

"Sometimes, Hide gets banned from places. So I don't want him banned from this place too. I don't want to think it was my fault, that he got banned from this place. So please, don't ban him".

Irimi sighed and furrow her gaze, she rubs her forehead.

"What do you think I will ban your best friend?"

Kaneki blushes and smiled like a little puppy.

At that, Irimi blushed.

"So, you won't ban him?"

"No, I won't. Because if banned him-"

Irimi went back to the cash register. She leans down on the desk on the display.

"-I won't be seeing that smile every day and that would make me really sad" Irimi smirked.

Kaneki blush and scratches the back of his neck.

"Don't joke like that Irimi san".

"I wasn't joking" She immediately replied.

Wow. That was a sudden confession he didn't want to hear from his partner at work. That was really weird.

"Ah, Kaneki can you show me this place?"

Hide brought him back to reality. "Of course, only if…"

Kaneki glance at Irimi as for seeking for approval.

Irimi just smiled and waved him as a signal. Go for it.

"Hey, if a customer comes you need to come, okay?"

"Yes, Irimi san".

"Irimi is fine."

"But…."

"God damn boy, just go and show him the shop".

"Yes, Irimi sa… Yes, Irimi!"

When Kaneki was showing Hide the first section of the café. He could notice that Hide was still seeing Irimi. But Irimi wasn't paying any attention at all to him. Could it be Hide who was interested in her? Maybe he had something for older women. Well, Irimi was not an older woman, but she could be in her 27 or 28. But if his best friend was really interested in her, then the thing he did earlier was something so he could provoke her?

"Umm, Hide"

Hide still watching Irimi, glance at Ken still having a serious face.

This is not common for Hide having that unusual expression on his face.

"I will show you the two first sections of the café".

Ken was ecstatic to show his new place of work to his best friend. This place, if Ken could describe it. It was the most beautiful and yet tranquil shop he has ever seen. Ken didn't move at all to show the first section to Hide.

When someone came to the shop was welcomed to this beautiful aura of the shelves decorated by unrealistic different types of flowers. They had this rouge-rose color feel to it.

Ken place himself in the middle of the shop expanding his arms, with a little blush on his face.

"Welcome to our poetry and romance section"

Hide eyes widen, placing his arms around his waist. Absorbing the section romantic and yet passive feeling.

Hide's nose began to start smelling something.

"So, you feel it too?" Irimi's bored voice came out ringing on Hide's ear. While she was still staring at every Hide's movement. Ken just stared at them and sighed.

"It's perfume, you smell this normalized perfume in the air, right Hide?"

Hide place his hand on his face and look to Kaneki with a puzzled expression.

"This is weird, I didn't smell any of this while I enter the shop"

Hide approximate Ken slowly. Ken guide Hide to the shelves they had on the corner of the first room of the shop.

"I thought the same as well when I first started working here, but…. Here is the catch!"

Ken kneels and looks up to Hide so he could also kneel and see what the thing that Ken was looking for was. Ken pointed at Hide, a narrow little machine that was plugged on the wall.

"So, that's the catch huh?" Hide said.

"Yeah! The manager while decorating the place wanted every section to be unique and had a feeling that the reader could feel almost like he or she was on the book they were reading".

Ken slowly stands up. They walk this hall that some pictures on it. Hide stop walking and saw the pictures.

"Who are they?"

Ken stop his tracks and look the picture that Hide was referring to.

"Apparently it's the manager and his wife when they were young. That's what Koma has told me."

"mmm"

"Umm… well let's resume the tour".

Ken was about to walk again, while he notices that Hide was still watching the photo, as it was like he was studying the people's features.

Hide notice that Ken was looking at him and smile. He proceed walking along with Ken. They enter this room that had many decorated leaves around every table and shelves. The walls of the room were painted in red and the other wall with light green.

"This is the Action-Adventure section"

Ken pointed out the red walls of the room. That had shelves put against the wall. On top of the shelves, they were historic guns put on safe boxes that had mirrors, so people could see on the inside.

Ken was about to show a certain adventure book that caught his eye when he was arranging some books here the first week he started working here.

"Wow, that's a revolver type 26 isn't it?"

He jumps and looks back to Hide. Oh yeah, come to think of it. Hide did actually have a phase of his when he was into the history of guns, didn't he? So that didn't surprise him, what did surprise him was Hide commenting on the revolver.

I mean, the room had not only guns but also katanas and medieval swords. So he was surprised he only got interested in the gun.

Hide look at him with a serious look. He quickly scratches his back and started smiling.

"Sorry man, I just have never seen those in live-action I only have seen them in pictures."

"Oh, don't worry!"

Kaneki observed Hide, while he was still looking at some objects with a serious face.

This is not the usual Hide he knew. Since ever since the day he knew, Hide was the type of guy who likes to joke about everything. He would always bring the joy out of someone when that person was down.

That was his Hide.

But this Hide is kind of making him uncomfortable. Well, it's not because he didn't want his best friend to change. He just knew this side of him all this life, and if Hide did change then what would have been of him?

Would he be stuck in the same page…. While his best friend is maturing and moving to the interesting parts of the book?

While Ken was looking to the red walls. He didn't take note that Hide wasn't looking at the tools anymore and instead he was looking at his butt.

Smack

Ken surprised and jump where he was.

"Hide, why? No!"

Hide grin and made an approval.

"You took my advice, huh? You are actually eating more"

Ken look at Hide in disbelief, while blushing.

"¡But you didn't have to slap my butt to prove your advice!" Ken put both of his hands on his face. Hide just look the side and immediately touch Ken's arms.

"No!"

Hide puts both of his arms raising them in disbelief.

"Man, you don't make any sense. You are telling me to check in another part of your body if you are eating. Now you want me to stop? What gives man?"

"Either way, let's go to the second floor of the Cafe!" While they were walking upstairs, Kaneki felt almost like somebody was staring at his butt.

"Ooohh"

Hide put his hands on his mouth and minimize his eyes.

"¡Don't Hide!"

While they were walking. He stops his tracks and signals the red walls of the room.

"This is the Fantasy section!"

Ken decided to walk towards to the second room. While his best friend stays there in shock.

"Oya, Kaneki Kun what brings you here?"

Came Koma's voice from the counter that was located in the light beige-light orange room. This is the satire and drama section of the store.

"¿Where is your wild best friend?"

Ken raised his eyebrows.

¿How Koma knew about Hide? Koma wasn't present when Hide arrives at the Café.

"Well…. The devil ape has a good ear you know"

Kaneki stares in disbelief at Koma. How in the hell did he know about his unspoken question on his mind? Does he have mind control or something?

"Haha… joke. I heard about it from Irimi chan. She emailed me when your best friend arrived at the café."

That explains it but… that didn't explain how he read his mind.

"Devil ape, huh? I guess that's your nickname? That's so cool!"

You know what? He wouldn't even think about it. It would only hurt his mind even more if he put his mind into it.

"Thanks, the devil is happy you like it!"

Koma put his index finger on his chin smiling. "Dude, if I ever had nickname what would be mine?"

"Hmm…."

Koma closed his eyes and then look seriously towards Hide.

"The burning sun".

He and Hide stared in disbelief at Koma.

"Ha, got you!"

Koma slapped his leg.

"Hahahahahaha!"

Ken blink a few times and wanted to pity laugh at the lame joke that Koma just did. He knew that Koma's jokes weren't that funny but this level is just out of his control.

"Haha, that's funny because my nickname in elementary school was "sun" isn't that right Kaneki?"

Hide poke him with his elbow while smiling brightly.

"Uhaha…. Uhaa… y-yeah"

While Koma was staring at them. He managed to slip a note on Ken's café apron. Kaneki didn't notice, but Hide did. "Well I think both of you should get going on your tour, isn't that right?"

"Yeah, good work Koma san!"

Ken walk to the other room. When he missed the wink that Koma did to him. Ken was already in the manga section of the store when he notices that Hide wasn't with him.

Oh god, Hide was getting too distant from him today and he actually wasn't like that. He was used that Hide follow him wherever he was….

"I'm here, I just have a few questions to Koma, that's all. Apparently he knows some things about the new thing I'm interested in".

He pouted and gave at Hide an angry look.

"Hey, you aren't your usual today? What's wrong?"

"What do you mean I'm not my usual?"

"Is just that…. It feels like… ugh… I just miss you having by my side" Ken looks to the side, blushing.

"So do you like me?"

"Yeah, I do"

He suddenly surprised.

Wait a minute…. Did he just admit that he had feelings for his best friend?

"Hide, is not romantically is just like friends right? You know that right?!"

Ken panicked and look at Hide who was smiling.

"I know that…. I like you as a….."

Hide spaced down and look to the side still smiling

"-friend".

He completed his unfinished sentence. Ken sigh in relief and smiled brightly at him.

"That's good"

"Well, this is our manga section. As you already took the note on some of the books we used to read back then."

"Well… I still read them"

"Yeah, you are right"

"You are the only one who moved on with those mystery books." Hide voice came whispery.

Ken realized the point of this tour. He grab Hide by the hand and walk to the final room of the café.

This is it. This was his room. This room was the one he liked the most. This is where it was the Science fiction, Mystery and Horror sections were. The room had this dark and oblivion feeling to it, that he particularly liked in books.

A part of the room was decorated with starts symbolizing that the books on the shelves of that corner were only science fiction. The other walls were decorated by a scenario of a dry an old dark tree that its branches were almost reaching a man with a coat that was in the middle. The middle shelve was for the "mystery" section. And the tree represented the last shelf for the "Horror section. Where most of his favorite's authors were like Kafka, Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King, Lovecraft and much more.

He also was liking this new author called "Takatsuki sen". She had created the most famous modern horror stories. All of her books are here in the café. Ah, that reminded him. That Takatsuki sen was doing an interview in Tokyo. But the place of the interview wasn't still verified.

Ken was smiling and look to Hide. Meanwhile, he was seeing that they were still grabbing hands. Ken surprised and took away his hands. Hide probably didn't like that.

"Umm… this is the-"

Ken was cut off when Hide smiled at him and sighed.

"Your favorite room, huh?"

Oh yeah… this is the Hide he knew. Hide was already seeing some of the books that he had to recommend him to read.

"Um… Hide if you like I could invite you to a coffee"

Hide looks at him seriously and then run away. He stood there, still picture what just happen and he notices that his best friend was gone. He rushed but didn't run. He didn't want to be fired for running on his job.

When he was on the first floor. He notices that Hide was holding a book of "The best Haiku Poems" while he was sitting down on one of the chairs.

Ken sat down and look at Hide.

Did he say something bad? The only thing he mentions was he wanted to invite him to a coffee, is that bad to invite your best friend to a coffee?

Hide was still reading the book when Hide pointed the small treasure box that was on the corner of the counter.

"What is that?"

"Oh… that is the "Secret book giver". Where the clients leave books they want to donate to the café. Every time someone puts a book, they put a message on the front of the cover and then one of us takes a photo of them. So, the staff every Friday guess who donated the book. The one who guessed it gets a coupon on wherever shop they want on this district. Since Yoshimura is a high well-known shopkeeper and everybody in this district respects him".

"The way you describe the manager he sounds like the final boss"

Kaneki sweatdrop

"Final boss…?"

"Ah… You know I'm really sorry for not being here on your first week of work".

"Ah Hide, I already told you-"

"I was doing some research for some stuff for university so I couldn't let it slip you know?"

There it is the Hide that he knew. His very well known best friend. Every time Hide was becoming interested in one subject. He doesn't let go of that subject. That's until he finds something more interested he will be more hooked on.

Speaking of interesting subjects

Hide had a phase that he was doing the research of the "Emo" term.

If you think that's funny, picturing Hide with eyeliner and fake lip rings. Is not…. Because actually everybody thought in high school that he was the one who was the original emo guy on the class and he had converted Hide into that.

Actually…. At some point, Hide did actually dye his hair in black and wear color contacts.

Now Kaneki wonders what kind of subject his best friend is interested in now.

"So, are you going to tell me what kind of research you are doing?"

Hide close his eyes and put a finger on Ken's moth. Ken just stared at him.

"Shhh… it's a top-secret!"

"Aw… c'mon I'm your best friend"

Hide smiled and move his finger to his own mouth.

"It wouldn't be top-secret. If I tell you know?"

Kaneki sweatdrop. "Haha, you're right. But I hope one day, you can tell me what you are planning"

"Ooh… you got it, buddy!" Hide click his finger towards Kaneki.

"Oi kid, here it is your café"

Came to Irimi with a frown on her face. Almost spurting the café on the table.

"Oh… thank you Onee san!"

Hide smiled at her.

"Who gives you the right to call me Onee san?"

"Eh, is that wrong?"

"Grr… you are getting on my nerves!"

Kaneki panicked and put himself between Irimi and Hide. He didn't want someone to cause a ruckus because of him. Hide didn't look mad, but Irimi did. Well, if he were to describe how pissed Irimi is now. He could compare her to a dog you just walk by while stepping on their property. And as for Hide…. He looks clueless as ever.

"Um… don't fight you too!"

"Yeah… nee-san we don't need to fight in the battles of love"

Kaneki looked with a shocked face to Hide. His best friend couldn't get a clue of what was going on.

"H-hide!"

"Relax, either way, doesn't your shift ends at 3 on Tuesdays?"

What?

"Eh?"

Did he tell him about his shifts?

"Kaneki…. Don't you remember when you texted me about your new work and the details? Oh… it makes my heart hurts thinking that you forgot about it" Hide wiped a fake tear of his eye.

Oh, maybe he did.

"I'm so sorry"

"Naah, it's okay. I'm used to it!"

Ken saw the clock and it was 3:05 pm. When he was about to get to the staff room.

"No, Kaneki kun you have to stay here!"

"Eh, really why?"

"Um... Because um," Koma paused and sweat.

"-you need to clean the shelves"

"Didn't I did that in the morning?"

"You did that already? Huh…. Uh….. You are right?! Yes, you did, Haha silly me!"

"haha," Kaneki pity laugh. It almost feels like he will make pity laugh on Koma jokes more often.

Apparently Kaneki when we laughing with Koma. He didn't notice the big monstrous aura that was happening between Hide, Irimi, and Koma. He just thought that his awkwardness was the one who was creating an unusual atmosphere.

"Well... just wait for me here. I will be coming right back"

Kaneki disappears in the staff room. While Hide was staring at his back.

"Oi kid, what are you even doing?"

Came Irimi's irritated voice meanwhile Kaneki was closing the staff room.

"Uh… I was staring at these books" Hide replied.

Ah, that Hide… Clueless and naïve Hide. He loves his best friend.

"So, umm… where are we going?"

"Do you know that you look cute on your uniform?"

"ehhh….?"

"I'm joking"

"Aww, c'mon Hide is not funny. How many times do I have to tell you, that I didn't like people addressing me as cute" Kaneki pouted, crossing his arms and stops walking.

Hide caught Kaneki pouted face and look to the other side. He hides his face with his hands "Dammit!"

Kaneki stared at Hide's behavior. That is unusual.

"Is something wrong?"

He looks near Hide's face. Hide avoid facing him and started walking away from him. Hide stop his tracks and removed his hand out of his face and look at him. The sunset was almost near and it felt like it was emerging itself with Hide's attractive blonde hair. Hide took a deep breath and smile.

"Nothing, either way, let's hurry let's go to that senpai that I was telling you about"

Ken began walking at the speed of Hide.

"So, this Nishiki senpai?"

"Yeah, Nishiki senpai is the coolest. Right after I enter the first period. He was handling bulletins for the first years of how to handle stress in college".

"Oh, that's really cool!"

"Yeah, he is actually giving a speech today in his club. He said if we could invite people if we wanted. So I invited you"

"Hmm… Hide you are studying Foreign Languages and you said that Nishiki is studying….?"

Kaneki side glance at his best friend while they walking through the university.

"Ah… he wants to become a neurologist in the future"

"So what does Foreign Languages have to do with his studies?"

"I don't know"

Kaneki sighed

As they walk towards the club. The club's door was open and he spotted a girl with short brown hair giving some lectures to a man wearing glasses.

"Oh, isn't that Kimi senpai?"

Oh… Hide knows that girl. Huh, that's nothing new.

"Kimi senpai, Nishiki senpai!"

They both look at them.

When both of them were walking towards the older duo. Hide put a hand on his mouth like he was telling a secret to Ken.

"Um… Kimi used to be Nishiki's girlfriend. So be careful of bringing the subject up"

Kaneki panicked. What would you tell him that?! If Hide didn't want him to bring out a subject then why mention it in the first place?! Dammit Hide!

Nishiki grabs a chair and sits down on the chair with his legs crossed and smirked. "Oh well, if it isn't my noisy kouhai?"

"Senpai, you are embarrassing me…" Hide blush and scratch the back of his neck.

"And this must be…?" Nishiki glance at Ken who was sweating nervously. "Umm, my name is Kaneki ken"

"Oh hello, Kaneki ken" Came Kimi unwarily voice to Ken and made her presence more visible. Nishiki glare at her, meanwhile she was staring and smiling at Ken.

"Hello to the both of you!" She smiles shyly

"So, umm well since Nishiki san has his cute Kouhai then why not we both go to the small conference room. So we can sit and listen to the important speech of the great Nishiki?"

Nishiki made a smelling noise

"Oh, is that sarcasm on your voice I'm smelling Kimi?!"

"Yeah, so what?"

Kimi grabs Kaneki's hand and gesture him to go to the small conference room that was located down in the hallway.

While Kimi and Ken were arriving in the conference room. On the distance, Nishiki and Hide were watching their back.

Nishiki slapped Hide's head.

"Oww that hurts Nishiki senpai!"

"This is for you, for being that clueless brat!"

Hide touch the backside of his head, while watching Nishiki.

"Eh… isn't it good that Kaneki gets friendly with girls? I mean, I think it's good that he interacts with everybody".

Nishiki raises an eyebrow at him.

Hide walk towards the conference room. While placing both of his arms on the back of his head. "Either way, Kimi senpai is too heartbroken, doesn't she? And aren't you too, Nishiki senpai… I hope you both heal. You know it takes time to heal when you were on a long-term relationship".

Nishiki looks in disbelief at Hide.

Couldn't it be this man wasn't that clueless as Nishiki thought?

When Kimi and Kaneki were walking to grab some chairs. He bumps unto someone. "I'm so sorry" He quickly apologized to the man he bumped in. The man stared at him and he quickly smiled at him.

"Eh…."

"Kaneki kun?"

Came Kimi's voice from the back of Kaneki. Bringing him back to reality once she realized that he wasn't beside her side.

"I… um… I have to go".

He kept staring at him.

"I… um"

"Kaneki kun?"

Kaneki left towards Kimi and sat down near her. The mean sat down on the front seats. Meanwhile, they were waiting for the people to sit down, to start the event. He started to realize he was staring at that man's back. He was so unusual, the man was tall and had dark, medium-length black hair that was parted on his right. A mole lies near the bottom right corner of his right eye. He was wearing a trench coat with dark-colored gloves.

Unusual… he thought.

"If you keep staring. He may think you liked him"

Kaneki didn't realize he was staring at him. When Kimi brought him back to reality. "I'm so sorry!" "Don't apologize"

The man on the first line of the chairs smirked to himself. He quickly glances over his shoulders talking a pic of Ken flustered face.

"So… you want to become a neurologist too?"

"Yes..."

Kimi stared at the ceiling.

"Have you ever realize Kaneki that you want to feel needed?" Kimi moves her head towards Kaneki.

Of course. The more you help people, the more it motivates you to become a better person. That's what his mother had told him.

Kimi touched Kaneki's cheeks while he was deep in thought and slightly rub them.

But does making good actions makes you a good person? Because if you make good actions only because you want to have attention. Doesn't that make you selfish instead of being a good person? He thought…

Kimi blushed and removed her hands off the cheeks of Kaneki. When she notices three different sets of eyes were glaring at her.

"Kaneki?"

"Ah, I'm so sorry…"

Oh, he did it again. !¿Dammit, how many times he has to distance himself from reality!?

God damn…

Kaneki saw Kimi, the way where she was staring at him. He stared at his back. There was Nishiki talking to some people…

So, she was looking at him, not me? Good, that's good.

"Do you still have feelings for him?" Kimi glance at him, slightly frowning.

Ah goddamn, the first thing Hide told him not to do…. Kaneki panicked "I'm so sorry…i-"

Kaneki was cut off when Kimi slightly smile at him. She stares on the floor.

"Let's see, why I and Nishiki broke up. I-"

"I-I am"

"Don't worry we both knew that we didn't have that much time to spend together. So we decided to get separated. They are many things in our career you know…."

"I see"

When the conference was over. Kaneki was impressed by how well Nishiki handle the conference.

At first, the event was kind of bored since they talked about stress. So, talking about stress, and he having more stress wasn't that important to him.

But when came Nishiki senpai turns to talk. His subject was about how the brain can create many types of hallucinations.

While they were finished. He, Kimi, Nishiki, and Hide went to the near cafeteria.

"Okay, go and buy the drinks"

"Why?" Hide protested while he was about to sit down on the chair.

"Because you lie to me. When you told you can take pictures" Nishiki furrow his gaze and putting himself more comfortable on the seat.

"The pictures were all blurry Hideyoshi! And you knew that I needed those pictures to show it to my professor that couldn't come today! You are lucky though, that Furuta took some pictures when it was my turn".

"Furuta, who is Furuta?" Came Kimi's voice intrigued by the conversation.

"Haven't you seen him? Is the one unusual tall guy from the Journalism department."

"Ah, yeah the one who takes pictures of all the events of the University for the College Newspaper, right?"

"Speaking of that man, do you knew what happened to the professor Kijima?"

"No, I haven't?"

"It seems, he was found dead in his apartment. The one who found him was Furuta. Apparently Kijima liked to do extra research and sometimes Furuta came to his house to assist him"

"Oh… is that so?"

Kaneki was drinking his usual coffee from a machine. Almost spill it on the table, while hearing their conversation.

How could they react to someone's death so casual…?

"Are you alright, Kaneki kun?"

Kimi that was on the other side of the table, bring her hands to pat Kaneki's head. Nishiki put an arm on his shoulders, he whispers on his hear.

"Don't you worry cutie. That man was a horrible man. Either way, you don't have to worry about it. The only thing you have to worry about is yourself since you are that cute" Nishiki wink at him. Ken stared at him, blushing.

Nishiki grabs the face of him with his hands and stare at his lips.

"I'm not cute!"

"Senpai, what are you doing!" Came Hide's voice.

"Oh, wow you are fast!"

On the way back home. He had given his email to Kimi and Nishiki who almost were fighting for his email. He sighed, but why did they fight for his email? He wasn't that interesting as they thought. Either way, they both texted him. He smiled, he gained two friends.

On the train back home… he notices the man that he saw on the event that was named Furuta as how Kimi told him, of how he was called.

He was sitting on the right side of the train. Meanwhile, he was sitting on the left side of the train. The reason, why he left so early was because his mother told to bring some groceries from the grocery shop. And Hide needed to stay for some stuff in his department.

Kaneki observed the guy, who had his eyes closed and arms closed. His station was arriving, but he didn't want to leave that guy behind. What if this Furuta guy, sleep and missed on his station?

He grabs his courage and put his arms around the man's arms, shaking him a little. The man, eyes open slowly and saw him.

He smiled, looking at Ken.

"Do you need something...?"

Kaneki panicked "Um… is just that um… I thought that you were going to miss your stop since you were sleeping. So I came to wake you up".

He stared at him, still smiling and closed his eyes.

"Thanks!"

When his stop arrived, Ken stand up, and so does this Furuta guy.

Oh… so this guy was going here too… that's good.

The guy stops Kaneki and grabs him by the shoulders. He rubs his hands, looking embarrassed.

"You may think that's the kind of weird and unexpected but can I get your email? I haven't seen people like you, who are so kind"

He smiled at ken.

Ken smiled at him.

"Umm... It's okay"

"Ohh… so your name is Ken kaneki, correct?"

"Yeah.."

"My name is Nimura Furuta pleasure to meet you".

He grabs Kaneki's hand and kissed it. "I will email you from now on!"

Kaneki blushed. Who even kissed another guy's hand?

Is this the reason why Kimi and Nishiki describe Furuta as weird?

When he was about to sleep. He saw the messages that Hide had send him. He saw some pictures of him, sleeping during the first act of the event. He blushed after that, he saw the past messages and didn't saw the message that Hide was talking about his shifts.

Well never mind, maybe he called him and forgot about it.

It's not like Hide will investigate him. Without Kaneki knowing about it.

Yeah… that can't be it.

Hide is not like that.