Hi Hi~! I am back with more babies! Reviewer Black Emperor requested a scene where the twins bond with Yoshimura as their grandfather. So that's what it is! Story time is the best time to bond with a grandparent, right? Same time skip as previous chapter.

[Stay tuned for IMPORTANT A/N]

Thoughts are italicized

I, in any way, do not own Tokyo Ghoul nor any of the characters aside from Miyu and Minoru. It all belongs to Ishida-sensei, even if he likes to keep our fandom in suspense.

Enjoy! c:

Kaneki knelt in front of his children and placed a hand on their shoulder.

"You both be good for Grandpa Yoshimura," he ordered. He looked at Miyu, gaze stern. "Especially you."

"OTAY PAPA!" Miyu exclaimed, waving her stuffed bunny in the air.

"Yes, Papa," Minoru replied, nodding.

"Good!" Kaneki beamed at his children and ruffled their hair. Straightening, he walked to the entrance way, pausing to speak with Yoshimura.

"I'll be back around 3, and don't bother trying to get them to take a nap; they won't," he told him, opening the door.

Yoshimura nodded. With one last goodbye to the twins, Kaneki left, closing the door behind him. Yoshimura turned and walked back to the two toddlers standing in his living room. He felt a tug on his pants and looked down into two pools of grey eyes, exactly like Kaneki's.

"Yes, Miyu?" he questioned.

"Are you weally my gwanpa?" she asked, hugging her bunny.

Yoshimura knelt to the girl's level.

"Well, Miyu, I'm not your grandpa by blood," he answered.

"What does "by bwood" mean?" She tilted her head, confused.

"It means that I am neither your father's nor mother's father," he explained. "Neither one is my child."

Miyu looked down, processing what Yoshimura said. Snapping her head back up, she looked at Yoshimura with watery eyes.

"So you awen't my gwanpa?" she cried. Minoru stared at Yoshimura silently, eyes wide.

Smiling gently, Yoshimura placed his hands on their shoulders.

"I am your grandpa by heart," he told them, "and that is just as strong as blood."

Minoru smiled and hugged the old man. Miyu squealed, twirling around with her bunny.

"Can I call you Appa?!" she asked enthusiastically.

"Yes you can, Miyu," he laughed. "Now, what do my adorable grandchildren by heart want to do?"

Minoru gasped and released his grandpa, running to the couch. Confused yet excited, Miyu followed and sat next to him. Minoru patted the empty spot between them and looked pleadingly at Yoshimura.

"Tell us a stowy, Appa," he requested, eyes begging.

"What kind of story do you want to hear?" he asked, settling himself comfortably. Miyu crawled onto his lap, adjusting herself and her bunny to the perfect position.

"A weally cool stowy, Appa!" Miyu said excitedly.

"A cool story, hmm…" He thought for a moment. Suddenly, he grinned, "Ah! I know just the one!"

"About seven years ago," he began, "there was a very shy and quiet young man who always came to his favorite cafe. The reason this was his favorite cafe, aside from the great coffee, the girl he had a crush on often came as well."

Miyu clapped her hands together happily while Miyu rolled his eyes a little. Yoshimura laughed under his breath, I guess they're at the age for typical reactions to romance.

"One day, he finally worked up the courage to ask her on a date," he continued. "And she said yes."

Miyu giggled, cheering for the boy.

"They both liked to read, so they went to a restaurant first and later to the bookstore. The young man was elated, this was the best date he had ever been on. But," he said forebodingly, "the date turned sour as he was walking her home."

Miyu and Minoru's eyes grew round, eager to hear what happened next.

"This young woman lured the unsuspecting young man into a deserted area, where there was no chance of help. She came close to him, as if she was going to hug him, and whispered in his ear: "You're so soft. I wonder what you taste like."" he whispered sinisterly. "And then she bit out a chunk of his shoulder! The young man was terrified, he didn't think this beautiful young woman could be a ghoul."

"Appa, what's a ghoul?" Miyu interrupted. Yoshimura paused.

"Your mama and papa will tell you when you're bigger," he answered. Miyu frowned, her bottom lip peeking out further than her upper, upset she didn't get a real answer.

"Where was I?" he thought for a second. "Ah yes, I remember now!"

"The young man tried to run away, but the she-ghoul used her special abilities to stop him. He was thrown against a wall and, as he slumped over, she pierced his stomach," he continued.

The twins gasped, tears forming in their eyes. Yoshimura noticed their tears and quickly went on with the story.

"But, as luck would have it, just as the young woman was about to eat him, a steel beam fell from above. More fell and the woman was crushed under the massive amounts of steel. The young man passed out due to blood loss just before a horde of ambulances arrive." He stopped, gazing at nothing as memories assaulted his mind.

"Appa, keep going!" Minoru pleaded. "Wha happent to da boy?"

"Ah yes, the young man." He brought himself back from the memories. "When he woke up, the doctor explained to him that he needed an organ transplant. Seeing as he had no surviving family members, the doctor decided to use the young woman's organs. But what the young man didn't know was that ghouls have an extra organ that allows them special abilities. The doctor had placed that organ inside of him, turning him half-human and half-ghoul."

Minoru's eyes grew wide with interest, but his face paled. Miyu squeezed her eyes closed and covered her ears with her hands.

Yoshimura laughed and gently pried her hands from her ears, holding them in her lap.

"But all is not lost for the young man. He faced many challenges and was hurt many times, by many people. He was a half-ghoul that had previously been human; his one ghoul eye was fascinating to other ghouls. When everything seemed lost to the young man, he was saved by his precious friends. There were still many hardships ahead, but he was able to pull through with their help. Eventually, he married the young she-ghoul that helped him. Today, he's living somewhere with his wife and family, happy to be alive. The end," he finished.

"Wow Appa, that was weally cool!" Miyu yelled, bouncing up and down. "And he eben got to mawwy and hab childwen!"

"That's right, Miyu. He finally got his own family," he said, patting her head. He felt a nudge and looked down at Minoru.

"But, Appa, who is dhe man? And da woman? Wat awe deir names?" Minoru fired each question enthusiastically.

"That's not for me to tell, Minoru," he told the boy. "You should ask your papa when he comes back for you."

Minoru nodded, determined.

Yoshimura set Miyu on the floor and got up to find their toys. He sat in the center of the rug with them, helping them build with blocks, pretending to eat what Miyu "cooked," among others. They had played for a couple hours, with snack time in between, when the door opened to reveal Kaneki.

The twins shrieked with delight and jumped up, running into their father's arms. Kaneki laughed as he hugged his children and moved back to look at them.

"Did you have fun with Grandpa Yoshimura?" he inquired.

"Yah! He say I can call him Appa and-" Miyu started, only to be overrun by her brother.

"Appa tode us a stowy about a boy dat was tuwrned into a ghoul by da woman he wiked," Minoru relayed. "And she twied to eat him but she got huwrt and died. But den dah boy had bad ex-expiwiences and taught it was overw. But in dhe end, he mawwied anotherw giwl and has childwen now!"

"Dat's wight! It was a cool stowy!" Miyu suddenly remembered her unanswered question. "Papa, wat's a ghoul?"

"And do you kno da boy?" Minoru added.

Kaneki raised an eyebrow, looking from the twins to their adopted grandfather. Yoshimura shrugged and grinned back.

"They asked for a cool story," he offered. "And who am I to refuse my adorable grandkids?"

"That's not exactly the kind of story to tell two three-year-olds," Kaneki pointed out. "But, what Touka doesn't know won't hurt her. It'll be our secret, right guys?"

Miyu and Minoru nodded quickly, beaming at their father. Kaneki sighed and looked his children in the eye with a serious expression.

"Listen, Mama and I will tell you about ghouls when you're older. You're too young right now," he explained. "We'll tell you when you turn five."

"Ohtay, Papa," they said dejectedly.

"Good! Now say go get your toys and say goodbye to Grandpa." He lightly pushed them in the direction of the living room.

Once they had picked up all their toys and put them back in the bag, the twins pouted in front of their grandfather.

"But I dun wanna weave Appa!" Miyu cried, Minoru nodding his agreement.

Yoshimura knelt before the twins, smiling.

"Don't worry, you two. You can come see me whenever your mama and papa let you," he promised.

He watched as their little face lit up with glee. Miyu threw herself at him, wrapping her short arms around his neck.

"I wuv you Appa!" She proclaimed, snuggling against his shoulder.

Yoshimura chuckled and hugged his granddaughter tightly. Kissing her cheek, he told her:

"I love you too, Miyu."

When Miyu finally let go of her grandfather in favor of her father, Minoru stood in front of Yoshimura, fidgeting.

"And I love you as well, Minoru," he said, ruffling the boy's hair.

Minoru beamed and wrapped his arms around Yoshimura's next, not as tightly as his sister did. Yoshimura continued smiling, patting his grandson's back.

"Come on, Minoru," his father called. "It's time to go or Mama will be angry!"

Minoru let go of his grandfather and put on his shoes. Running after Kaneki, he waved back at his grandfather happily.

"Such cute grandchildren," he sighed contently, waving back.

Closing the door when they were out of sight, Yoshimura made himself a cup of coffee and settled in his reading chair. Sipping, he let his mind slip back into memories with the addition of Miyu and Minoru. He recalled Kaneki's answer to Miyu's question and grinned. Relaxing into the back of the chair, he thought about Kaneki's face as he answered his daughter. Sorry, Ken. It looks like you'll have to give them "the talk" sooner than you planned.

Okay, so I have an important announcement to make. School is starting soon and I registered for 18 hours this semester, which means more classes and homework. It breaks my heart to have to type this, because writing is my release, but I most likely won't be able to update at a regular pace (not that I even do now). I will not discontinue Reality Kick and I will continue to write other stories, but only when my free time is absolutely free.

Now that that's out of the way: what'd you think? I didn't know what kind of story Yoshimura could tell the twins that wasn't gruesome, so I tried for a watered-down version of what Kaneki went through. All the strange words and grammar are a product of me attempting to write like a toddler talks. I'm not sure if it worked.

"The talk" Yoshimura refers to is not the birds and the bees, no. I feel like very young ghouls wouldn't exactly be aware of what they are and when they try to figure it out, their parents have to explain it to them. It probably sounds stupid, but it was the only way I could connect the next chapter with this one.

I will try to upload the next chapter before school starts, since it doesn't start until Jan. 20th. But I won't make any solid promises, I don't want to get your hopes up and I can't deliver. That's not fair to you guys.

As always, a giant thank you for reading and putting up with me! :3 I appreciate everything you guys have to say so definitely tell me via review, PM, or Tumblr message. I am also open for any requests you guys have! It would be bad to run out of material, so I will definitely try to make any request happen! I promise! c:

With love,

Lau

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