Onward to chapter 3!
The darkness encompassed him once more. Kaneki could feel the heaviness of the air around him, cold and unforgiving. He was sitting in the same metal chair as before, waiting. 'Waiting for what…?' he asked himself. Keeping his ears open, no sound escaped him. however, no matter how sharp his ears were, she still managed to get passed them. He felt her arms drape around his shoulders and her mouth inch close. Her soft breath touching the side of his face.
"You're still not ready, Kaneki. Soon, very soon…." She whispered in his ear. Confused by her words, Kaneki opened his mouth.
"What do you mean…?" He asked, hoping to get an answer out of her. She only shifted a bit.
"You'll know soon enough, however, for right now I'll give you a warning." She chuckled darkly to herself as she let go of him. "Don't trust these mages, Kaneki. If you do, they will no doubt be your downfall."
Kaneki quickly whipped his head around, but her presence had already disappeared. He played her words over and over again inside his head, all while the heaviness dissipated. Kaneki felt the familiar comfort of the bed he was on, most likely still in the same room as well. From outside, he could hear the birds chirping away, signifying it was early morning. Basking in the symphony, he relaxed a bit, until he heard soft footsteps outside the room. They were extremely quiet, like that of a cat. The door creaked open and the footsteps entered the room. He sat up and turned his head towards the newcomer. He must of caught her off-guard, because she screamed and dropped whatever she was holding.
"Ah!" She screamed, Kaneki tilted his head a bit.
"Are you okay?" He asked her. She shuffled around a bit, probably picking up whatever she had dropped.
"U-um yes I am! I'm very sorry for disturbing you!" She stammered out, but Kaneki could easily recognize the fear in her voice. 'She must be very timid' he thought as he heard her stand. She left from where he was, and shortly after he heard the rustling of sheets. He could hear her footsteps stop and go like clockwork, each turn taking no more than 30 seconds each. Kaneki decided to break the silence that surrounded the two of them.
"What is your name?" He asked, hoping she would help. She stopped what she was doing and turned towards him.
"hmm? O-oh my name is Siesta, sir…"
"It's a pleasure to meet you Siesta, my name is Kaneki Ken. Are you perhaps a nurse here?"
"Oh no no no! I'm not skilled enough for that. I'm just a maid." She stated bashfully. Kaneki felt that she was a very kind person, but something in his mind told him not to trust her until he was absolutely sure she was genuine.
"Do you like your job?" She paused, before exhaling a bit.
"Of course I do. Though things could be much better, it is still better than not having one at all. Plus, I have my coworkers and the headmaster to keep me motivated. The headmaster can be a bit of a perv sometimes, he is still a kind friend." Kaneki listened intently, looking for any falsehoods in her statements. Finding none, he let her continue on about how she first arrived here to how she was trained by the staff. After she was done, she asked something that was completely unexpected given how she acted.
"Mr. Kaneki, if I may be so bold, how did you end up with those wounds?"
Kaneki didn't speak for a couple seconds, making Siesta shift uncomfortably. He finally opened his mouth.
"I don't know. All I have to go on is that I was summoned here in this state by one of the mages." He sighed, looking down slightly. Siesta gasped a bit.
"You're a familiar, Mr. Kaneki?"
"Yes, I am. Is it that odd?" He questioned, slightly intrigued.
"Yes it is. As far as I know, it has never happened before. Familiars are usually animals, each pertaining to the element a mage uses." While giving her little lecture, Kaneki thought about what she had said. 'If I'm not supposed to be here, then how did I even end up here in the first place. She said each mage summons something pertaining to their element, but then that begs to question what element I am meant to be...'
"Oh, I'm very sorry Mr. Kaneki, please excuse me! I got so wrapped up in explaining what a familiar is that I completely forgot I had somewhere to be. If you would, I would gladly like to speak with you again." Kaneki could here her move something and get up, but just as she was about to reach the door, Kaneki stopped her.
"Siesta, you can just call me Kaneki. It feels weird being called mister the whole time." Though Kaneki couldn't see it, he felt that she must have nodded and heard the door close. He only had a couple minutes of silence before the door opened again. The sound of a heavy metal box tapping against something resounded within the room. just by her smell, Kaneki could tell that it was the nurse from yesterday.
"Good morning, Kaneki. How are you feeling?" Emily asked as she walked towards him. Pulling out a chair and sitting right beside him, she opened the metal box.
"Feeling better than when I woke up yesterday. My head still aches, though." He stated. Emily took something out of the box and started unwrapping the gauze around his eyes. Kaneki guessed that she was going to wrap him up again, but as soon as Emily unwrapped it, she nearly screamed. Kaneki had fully regrown his right eye, but his left still had a gaping hole.
"So that's what you look like…" Kaneki stated nonchalantly before the nurse promptly fainted.
A/N: And that's the end of chapter three! God I'm having so much fun writing this! Can't wait for the next chapter, so make sure to keep your eyes glued to this story, okay? Still looking for a proofreader so just make sure to PM me if you're interested. Thanks for reading!