Chapter 26 – Let's dance again
You know what? I know, I know I disappear for almost 1 year. I procrastinated for way too long in this fanfic and lost all hope. But you know what? I'm finishing this story. Whatever it takes!
Kaneki gets all his stuff clean in his bedroom. As he is finishing all up, he stood there in the middle of his room. For a minute, he stares at the scenery of his room. Contemplating if he would do it or not. This is the last chance he can get it done and dealt with.
Even if he didn't like the idea of installing a camera in his room. Between the battle of thoughts, he is having on his mind. He starts walking to his open closet and grabs a white box. The upper part of the box, it's half-cut. As if someone had already opened it. The white box has a big blue camera icon, above it, it has smaller white letters that say: -¡watch out! -
Kaneki puts the box on top of his bed. He grabs both the right and left inner flaps of the box and puts them apart. He takes away all the documents on top of the product and tosses them on his bed. He grabs the product that has bubble wrap covering it. He takes it away, revealing the beautiful white medium camera. Kaneki inspects the whole product, turning it upside down, left to right.
Kaneki nods to himself and walks away to the left corner of his bedroom. he places his camera on the floor. He pushes away his study desk from the left side just a little to reveal the hidden outlet on the bottom part of that inner corner. He grabs the camera and plugs it inside. Kaneki looks directly at the camera's lens. The camera's lens started to have some green flashing light coming directly from the top of it. Kaneki hums. He got up and move his desk slowly and carefully where it was originally situated.
He grabs the camera and positions it, on the third small ladder of his study desk. The camera is positioned right in front of viewing his window and part of the down part of his bed. He grabs the camera and puts it on his back, to see the bottom part of it. Kaneki inspections the serial number and the serial key of the product. He grabs his phone and opens the camera's program from the App Store. He signs in to his account and opens the home screen of the app. He taps on the plus button in the right corner of the screen. He skips most of the upcoming windows that come insight of him. Eventually, he stops, when it came to the part of scanning the code of the camera. As he does that, he goes again skipping most of the upcoming windows in front of him. He stops when the last window of the tutorial comes in, welcoming the new product he had purchased.
He inspects one more time, the window of the app where the camera was situated with a green circle next to it. Stating that it's online and working. He steps away from the camera and puts his phone in his pocket. He starts to do some random dancing in front of it. Wiggling his arms side to side, moving his hips up and down, the chicken dance. While he is doing all of this, he prays to Kami Sama, that nobody is beside him and that nobody comes to his bedroom. If someone eventually comes, he will be doomed and questioned. And he wants to avoid all of that, at any cost.
After 4 minutes of doing random movements. He grabs his phone and opens the app, he taps on the camera icon of the app and scrolls down, he sees multiple frames of himself dancing. He raises one eyebrow and looks to the side as if he was questioning something. He looks again and taps the frame. He stares at the frame, of him having his arms up while squatting down. He stares at it, for about a minute and mutters, "no way". He quickly moves his finger to the side and is greeted by another frame of doing another dance, he swipes again, and again. As if he was searching for something. He swipes and swipes and finds nothing he was looking for. He throws his head to the back and forms a fist with his unbusy hand.
"Tch…!"
He loudly clenches his teeth.
"I'm boo boo, the fool!"
He mentions to himself. He proceeds to wrinkle his face and changes his voice to a slow semi high-pitched voice.
"Now, the app will tell me if I want to watch a video on the camera. I have to pay for a stupid subscription. Even though, I already pay almost 12,300 yen including the 190 yen shipping fee," Kaneki mutters, while he clicks on the website of the company.
"I'm boo boo, the fool!" He repeatedly mutters, while searching for the product on the website.
"But you know what? I'm not boo boo, the fool. *I'm Kan kan, the shit".
He once again mutters to himself, as he taps the product and scrolls rapidly down.
"But who decided not to seek help from Amon. Someone who had offered him to help in any way he can. But no…."
Kaneki taps on the video option of the product and taps more until he finds the tab of the base subscriptions.
"He wanted to be a smartass and do it for himself. Go figure!"
He mutters some more and scrolls the detailing part of the subscription and glances at the numbers of the two available subscriptions that were on the page.
"Look!" He exclaims loudly.
"EVEN MORE FREAKING MONEY TO SPEND!"
While he angrily yells, there was a knock on his door. That startles him, he looks in the direction of his door.
"Ken kun?"
Kaneki sighs in relief.
"Yes, mama?"
"Umm, you know I don't disturb you when you're in your room. I respect your privacy and all, but it got me a bit worried when you started talking to yourself. Are you alright, Ken kun?"
"Yes I am, mama. Is just…."
There was silence, while Kaneki gathers his thoughts, and his mother still waiting for him to talk.
"I just got mad over a scene I read in the novel I'm reading right now…" Kaneki says, as he awkwardly laughs.
There was about one minute that his mother didn't say anything. While he waited for his mother to respond, he opens his mouth to say something.
"Mam-"
"Ok, I get it. Is okay. Just don't yell, okay? It would disturb the neighbors."
"Ah okay, mama. I won't yell.."
"Good…. well now do whatever you were doing. If you need me, I'm going to be in my room, okay?"
"Yes, mama."
"mhm…"
Kaneki stays there, for about a minute. Just to hear the distant stepping sounds of his mother, fading away, as well as the hearing sounds of a door opening and shutting down.
Kaneki let's out a sigh of relief.
"Well… whatever is just going to be 630 Yen a month. And I can get a full refund in 10 days…." He mutters as he shakes his head, his face showing a totally defeated expression. He puts the payment and closes the website when the transaction is done. He waits for two minutes and looks at the camera.
While he takes a look at the camera, with a deadpanned expression. He flips the camera off.
"If you ever come again to my room, you would see the consequences of a sleep-deprived young adult, stupid jerk."
While Kaneki began folding his apron from work, on his work locker. He got a sound notification coming from his cellphone. He takes his cell phone a little bit from his pocket, just to see who the notification came from. If it was important, he will take it. If not, he will leave it be. There are far better things that he has to see from his cell phone.
Surprisingly, there were notifications from the camera's app and one new message from Yomo.
He pulls completely away his cell phone from his pocket and opens the camera's app.
He is surprised that he didn't get a notification of someone coming into his room. Normally. in the morning, he got a similar notification, and this one got a sound. It wasn't anything alarming, it was his mother coming into his bedroom. But still, the app, let him know.
He looks over the camera's footage on the app. Just to see a video of Naki and Miza entering his bedroom. He rolls his eyes and now he is remembering why the app didn't notify him in the first place. He had muted the notifications earlier because his mother kept on coming back and forth with his dirty laundry. So, the app went crazy with the notifications. It had come to a point, that Koma told him to either, shut the phone or he will take it away.
Now shaking those doubts about the app. The irritation comes in his expression and thoughts. On why this two have the audacity to come to his bedroom without his permission. Granted, he is not there.
¡But still!
He watches the 2-minute clip, to see what they were up to. And is just the two of them complaining, leaving more folded clothes in his bed and quickly exiting his room.
He puts a hand over his chest, while he sighs to himself. 'Good', he thought.
He was relieved, that nothing out of the ordinary has happened while he was gone. He chuckles to himself. While he is looking away, from the video of Naki and Miza. The video itself that he is watching, didn't stop. They were 30 seconds that kept on going. While Naki and Miza put the folded clothes on his bed, they walk into the bedroom.
Even though, it seems normal that both of them to walk to the exit. Their walk seem slow as if they were expecting something to happen. Miza's eyes made a quick and firm stare at the camera. As if, she notices the presence of the thing. But quickly look away, as she walks to grab the handle of the door. She stays by the doorframe, while Naki walks up to her. She says something to him and Naki quickly glances at the camera's lens. Miza rolls her eyes, and furrows her eyebrows, she takes Naki out of the room and quickly shuts the door.
While Kaneki's gaze returns back to the app. The video starts one more time. He pushes three buttons in the right bottom corner of the video and deletes it from the app.
He couldn't keep videos like this on the storage. If something big happens and there wasn't storage left for them. Because in his defense, the camera just captured another mundane and unimportant video from his bedroom.
While he reads the text of Yomo, finally closes the door of his locker.
He sets his journey to go to Kirishima's house. He is quite excited about these tutoring lessons. He is going to be alone with Ayato and doing some extra lessons on an exam, the young boy will take soon.
As he skips his way to the entrance of the pet shop while closing his eyes. He didn't notice that he bump into someone. He opens his eyes and apologizes to the person in front of him. Even though he couldn't see the person, the only see he sees is that he bump into someone's chest, which was a white cloak. He looks up, and gets chills all over him…
He quickly slides back, with his arms raised to his chest level, while his eyes are wide open.
The person in question kept staring at him.
"Kid…" They mutter as if they whisper that word.
Kaneki gulps and still stares at them.
"Tatara….how come…? How come you're here?"
"I'm waiting for Ayato….I expect you're also coming to see Ayato."
"Yes. Yes, I am…"
While Kaneki mutters the last phrase. He and Tatara stood quietly in the way they both found each other. The only thing that kept on moving was Kaneki, who kept glancing anywhere but Tatara's gaze, whose gaze is directly kept on him.
It has passed around 3 minutes of awkward silence and bothered gaze down. Where some stepping sounds were coming back from the backroom of the other side of the register. Kaneki smiles and quickly looks at where the sounds are coming from. While Tatara just made a side-view of it and continue to stare at Kaneki.
"You came early, Kaneki…."
Yomo says while he steps onto the first floor, behind the counter. Laying his first view to look at Kaneki's face. Whose face resembles an eager dog waiting for its owner. Yomo shows a small smile which quickly vanishes when he looks at the figure who was in front of Kaneki.
Tatara kept on side-eyeing Yomo. Yomo frown and glares at him. Tatara did the same as Yomo. He frowns and fully glares at Yomo. Tatara fully moves his whole body to look directly at Yomo.
Kaneki looks between the two grown men glaring at each other and sighs. He quickly shakes his head and turns his face to look at the entrance. He glances at his wrist clock and immediately looks again at the entrance door. He did that for about 1 minute.
Kaneki grow impatient and took his phone out. As he began typing, the door of the shop opened. Kaneki quickly glances with a smile and the expression on his face shows a sign of relief. Ayato opens the door and the ball rung for about two seconds. Ayato's hair bangs almost covering his eyes. His black hoodie covered most of his face. His school cardigan with no sleeves is all out, from his school pants. His inside button shirt is all rolled up from his sleeves, finishing where the cardigan sleeves start.
Ayato didn't notice Kaneki at first, since his face kept on looking at his phone. Ayato in the quietest voice he quickly can mutter, says, "sorry for intruding…"
While Ayato finishes his greeting. Kaneki quickly takes him by the arm and pushes him away. "Oh, the tests are coming. We need to hurry up!" While Ayato is being dragged. Ayato barely computes what is going on. Ayato looks at Kaneki and then at the two figures that were in front of Kaneki. Ayato sees them and looks in front of Kaneki again. He quickly looks again at the two recognizable figures, who, he registers in his mind. He quickly blinks in their direction. Almost as if he is confused about why those two are together in the same place.
"Well, we are going to study all this time. Don't disturb us, while we are it…"
Kaneki says as he vanishes to the hallway of stairs that leads to the second room, with a very confused and disturbed Ayato.
"Okay…"
Both Tatara and Yomo say while looking in the direction that both Kaneki and Ayato disappear into. They both raise an eyebrow and glance at each other and clench their teeth.
Kaneki is almost leaving the pet shot when he felt someone grab his shoulder. He looks back and it's Yomo.
"Is something happening Yomo?"
Yomo stares at Kaneki for a while. As if he is wondering what he is going to say to Kaneki. When Kaneki is about to begin what he is going to say. "Is this-?"
"Kaneki… is not…" Yomo interrupts him and shakes his head. Kaneki is taken back and surprised. 'Yomo was never the type to interrupt someone'. Kaneki thought. Kaneki moves his body and fully faces Yomo.
"As… you know, that man was here just earlier.."
"Um…. yes?"
"Ayato belongs to his group of vigilantes. Even though, I said he couldn't. He still wanted to go… I wanted to be the cool parent and told him to stay. Even though he doesn't know that I and that man made an agreement…."
"Okay…. Ummm. What kind of agreement?"
"Well… no. Is a long thing. The short thing and the reason why I'm telling you this. Is because I want you to come with me to a party."
"Oh, thanks for the offer….but I don't dance Yomo."
"...Is not that…. Is Ayato's first job being a vigilante at a party and I.. frankly I'm quite nervous. Not for the people there, but I don't want Ayato to consume anything…."
"I understand your sentiment. But I still don't get why you want me there. Even though Ayato doesn't tell you, he respects you. He deep inside does. "
"..."
"Is not that Kaneki…."
"... I'm sorry Yomo. I still don't understand."
"I can use some company. Just like you, I'm not someone who goes to events like those in their free time. So…. I figured….." Yomo says, as he looks to the side. He scratches the back of his neck. Yomo's ear starts to become a little red.
Kaneki notices and quickly smiles at him.
"Is okay, I will go with you."
Describing where he is right now. Is quite complicated, to say the least. Never in 100 years, he would have guessed he will willingly enter a college nightclub and judging of what he is seeing. This will be his last. The atmosphere is not something that he likes to see in his relaxing time. For some, this is their way of relaxing. For him, is not. The loud music blasted everywhere, people being loud and dancing all over the black yet lighted room. Flashing lights flashing everywhere. He is certain that this certain of environments are not welcoming for epileptic persons.
Thinking about it…
What if he is one, and he doesn't know?
Kaneki glances around to see the upfront new atmosphere he is in right now. He wrinkles his nose and shakes his head.
If he were to describe the dark room he was in right now, in one word. It would be, 'pure chaos'. Granted those are two words, but still. This place is full of people doing many things. That he even felt like the odd one out in there. Of course, he wasn't the only one feeling that way. As he looks up, he sees Yomo tamping his left foot, while looking everywhere, still in the same pose he has been.
Even though Yomo was also feeling anxious, just like him. Yomo has this certain aura, that he actually belongs here. If he were to describe Yomo's role in nightclubs. He would describe him, as the one person who only frequents this kind of place, during one specific day of the week. If someone has a chance to meet him, they would feel so enlightened by the chance they got to see him. Heck, even his whole attire belongs in here.
Yomo is dressed in a white semi-greyish v-shirt. That fitted his tone-muscle chest, that's almost outlined in his fitted shirt. Accompanied by some black pants that fitted his long-thick legs. Along with his plain greyish-black combat boots.
And as for Kaneki. He is the walking opposite of even the plainest person in this room. He is wearing a black button shirt. A white-long sleeve shirt, tuck inside his blue jeans.
Yes, he is so out of place…
Kaneki is so immersed in his thoughts. When he didn't notice Yomo getting surprised and voiced a light "Oh…", he sounded surprised. That made Kaneki turn around and see Yomo. Around Yomo's muscular waist, they were two long-slim arms coming from the back, as if they were about to hug him. From Yomo's right side, it appears a woman with long, peachy orange hair, parted down the center and worn loose.
"Renji kun…."
The woman says, in a teasing voice. Yomo looks at her, he immediately rolls his eyes and continues to look in front. She removes her arms from his waist and walks to be in front of Yomo. "Why didn't you tell me that you were coming?"
"..."
"C'mon why? Uhh…" The woman puts a hand over her mouth as if she is surprised. "Don't tell me….Do you tell Uta you were coming and not me?"
Yomo rolls his eyes and shakes his head.
"¿Are we…..?"
The woman puts both of her arms in front of her eyes, almost as appearing she is crying.
"-no longer friends? Is that it?"
"I didn't even know Uta is here.."
The woman stops fake crying and puts her hand on each side of her cheeks, and widens her eyes.
"Oh yes, Uta is the DJ of today's party."
The woman points her right finger at the person who is away from them, standing behind a DJ set. Kaneki couldn't recognize the Dj's features, but something inside him, told him, he knew him.
"I didn't know Uta had that ability.."
The woman puts an arm on Yomo's right shoulder and says "Well, for Uta nothing is impossible." Yomo agrees with the statement. As the woman looks away down for a moment, she notices him. Her smile fades away when she looks at him.
"And who…."
The woman shakes her head and smiles at Kaneki.
"Oh look, is the cutie pie from Saiko's party. How are you doing, cutie pie?"
The woman comes near him and hugs him. Yomo glances at them, raising an eyebrow. "Do you know her, Kaneki?"
The woman eagerly looks at him, with a wide smile all across her face. "You mention Saiko..umm."
The woman laughs while closing both of her eyes. The woman raises both of her hands to touch Kaneki. Kaneki looks at her movements and pushes them away.
Both the woman and Yomo raise their eyebrows. "Oh my… I'm sorry."
Kaneki shakes his head and looks directly at her. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm not usually like this." He starts to panic and bows to her. "Don't apologize, Itori sometimes doesn't understand personal space" Yomos says, as he moves his body to be in front of the two of them. Kaneki looks at Yomo and then towards Itori. Who is looking at him. Almost closing her eyes. In a way, as if she analyzing his actions. She shakes her head and closes her eyes. She puts a hand over her hip and sticks out her tongue.
"¡You caught me, Renji kun!¡I'm sorry, Kaneki kun!"
"No, I also need to apologize. Suddenly my memories are coming back when Yomo mentions your name. Usually, I'm not bad with people's names. I don't what happen…"
Yomo glances at Itori. Whose gaze is directly on Kaneki. "Sometimes it happens…. Don't overthink it…"
"Yeah, just like Renji kun says. At least, you remember my beautiful face now."
"Yeah… and How's Saiko?"
"Why you ask?"
Kaneki gets taken back and looks between Yomo and back at Itori. Itori looks the same and opens her mouth in realization. "Oh yeah, you're right…. I don't work there anymore. So, I don't know…"
"Oh… I understand…" Kaneki says.
"Now, I just do bartend jobs in parties and small clubs," Itori says while she looks down at her phone.
"What about your bar?" Yomo says as he furrows his expression.
Itori smiles, and taps on her cell phone. "Ughh, I got bored." She taps quickly and puts her cell phone between her chest. "Sometimes it's good to leave and explore other places that aren't yours."
Itori laughs and motions her hand in a fist, toward Kaneki. Kaneki quickly skips it, while looking at her. Itori looks at him, her gaze analyzing him. Kaneki shakes his head and quickly fist-bumps her. "Yeah, I get what you mean, Itori san."
Itori tries to frown and shakes her head. She glances up at Yomo. "Well Renji, if you want to seek your precious Ayato. Then you will have to wait a long time…"
Yomo frowns and sighs. He scratches the back of his head and looks down at Kaneki. "Do you want to leave is still early. I will walk you home." Yomo says.
Kaneki glances at Itori and then at Yomo. He shakes his hands in front of his chest. "No no, is still early and besides I think I would love to see my dearest student in action."
Yomo continues to stare at him. "Don't worry Yomo san. If he doesn't come out around 2 hours. You can walk me home."
Yomo nods.
"Awww, like a couple. Look at you guys, being so in love. ¡I want what you guys have!"
Kaneki gasps and widens his eyes. His heart is bumping, he felt embarrassment coming to his face. Yomo shakes his head. "Stop it, and do your job." Yomo motions Itori away.
"Okay, okay. I'm leaving…" Itori says as she raises both of her arms in defeat.
Itori looks at him and smirks at Kaneki. "Before I go. Let me help ya real quick, cutie boy." Itori opens his button shirt, extends the collar to be in front of his inner shirt, and grabs his inner shirt and displease more. She puts a hand over his hair and shakes it. Creating a messy hairstyle in him. Itori takes a look back and puts a hand over her chin, as she quints her eyes. Kaneki looks at both of his sides. Itori widens her gaze and grabs her purse, that's hanging from her right arm, she opens it and takes something.
Itori grabs black accessories. For the shininess that the accessory has. It looks like it was made out of leather. The accessory had some greyish plastic spikes coming from it, and right in the middle, there was a medium black cross pendant.
Kaneki points at it. "¿What's that?"
"It's a choker, nothing too extraordinary. Don't worry, cutie boy…"
Itori places the choker on Kaneki's neck. She places other black accessories in both of his arms. She looks back, and motions her fingers, in both of her hands as she was directing a video. "¡Yes! Now, you look perfect. Can I take a picture of you?"
"Itori…" Yomo annoyingly says.
"Only if he wants…."
"Okay… I don't see the issue…"
Itori excitingly squeals and takes her cell phone. Itori motions to Kaneki how to pose for the photo. Kaneki raises a little his left knee. While putting his left arm almost in between his legs. His right arm resting on his right leg. Itori squeals and takes the photo.
"That's perfect, see you later cutie pie!"
Itori blows a kiss at them and waves them goodbye.
"That was…. " Kaneki says.
"-Annoying…" Yomo finishes his sentence.
"Oh no.. is not that. Almost unexpected but welcome. I don't know how to explain it… But I felt good."
"Hmmm, I understand…."
The both of them stood there for two minutes. After that Yomo and him went to seat on a nearby couch, which miraculously got free. Yomo got himself a beer from the bar, he ask Kaneki if wanted something and he got him a soda. Since he doesn't drink.
I mean, is not like he hasn't gotten drunk before. He has, but with a classic beer, that Hide invited him to once and that's it. After that, he doesn't drink. Even though, he doesn't like soda that much. He didn't want to take for granted Yomo's invitation.
"Hey Yomo, what's the drink that has more sugar than the drink?"
"Hmm, a Soda?"
"No, umm I mean…. You know, a drink that has more sugar than alcohol."
"A cocktail…" A newer and familiar voice answers his question.
Both Kaneki and Yomo turn to the front view, where the newer voice came in. Kaneki gasped and smile, he look at Yomo in disbelief, while Yomo just stares at the new incoming figure.
"What's up, Kaneki? Rare meeting you here!"
"I can say the same thing to you, Hide!" Kaneki laughs and puts the soda he has in his hand on the mini table they had in front. He circles the table and gives Hide an open hug. Hide does the same and laughs. Hide extends his arm to take a look at Kaneki. He looks him up and down, several times. Hide chuckles.
"Who even is this man in front of me?" Hide continues to chuckle between talking. Kaneki smiles and laughs with him. "I know right? I don't even recognize who is this person."
"No, seriously a leather choker and some leather wristbands." Hide smiles while he raises Kaneki's left arm and inspections it.
"I know, remember the lady we met at Saiko's party? We met her again, and she decided unprovoked to change my look."
"Oh, who is he…" Hide starts to sing while twirling him "A misty memory…." Kaneki laughs, while Hide twirls and sings to him "A haunting face…"
"Is she a lost embrace?" They both sing in unison. When they finish, both of them start to laugh.
Yomo clears his throat. Kaneki looks in Yomo's direction and then back to Hide. He extends his hand over to signal Hide.
"Yomo, this is my best friend Hideyoshi Nagachika."
Yomo stands up and bows at him. "¿Oh…. is this Yomo? The cool owner of the pet shop and uncle of the Kirishima siblings."
Yomo raises an eyebrow and stares at Hide.
"He is my best friend after all…"
Hide puts a hand over his chest. "¡Awww!" He runs into his place, without moving, and hugs tightly Kaneki from behind. Kaneki looks back and laughs.
Yomo stares at them and forms a small smile. "I see…"
Kaneki detaches from Hide and stares at him. "What are you doing here?"
"This a college night club, Kaneki. Moreover, how did you get in here?" Hide says.
Kaneki looks to the side, ashamed. The heat coming to his cheeks. "Yomo…knows the bouncer."
Hide smirks and scratches the back of his head. "Well, I won't say that Nishiki senpai didn't do the same for me."
"What… Nishiki is here?" Kaneki glances everywhere in the nightclub.
"We do this every last Friday of the month. So, is no big deal."
"Huh, I see."
"Anyways, want to d-"
"Renji kun, Kaneki kun come over here!"
Hide is cut off mid-sentence by another shouting voice, who is coming towards them. The three of them look at the way the voice is coming from.
"¡Hideyoshi, bring your pants here!" a rough-sounding voice came in the other direction. Hide closes one eye and smiles. "Well, I have to go. My senpai is calling for me. Let's dance together another time, okay?"
Kaneki adverts his gaze to look at Hide and nods. Hide nods and makes an 'ok' sign. He departs from the two of them and disappears into the crowd.
While he looks in front of him again, he is greeted by two people. The first person is Itori and another man. The man has low-cut brown hair, a stubble beard on his cleft chin, and violet eyes.
Yomo rolls his eyes and shakes his head.
The man next to Itori smiles and puts a hand over his mouth. "Did we interrupt two beautiful people having a date?"
Yomo glares at the man. "Ohohoho…. I'm sorry Yomo kun…" The man says.
Itori smiles at Kaneki and moves her hand to signal the man to the side. "Kaneki kun, this is my friend, Nico. Nico, this is Kaneki ken. The cutie I was talking to you about."
Kaneki awkwardly smiles at them and bows at him. "Hello, nice to meet you."
Nico shakes his head and moves his palm left and right. "Wow, so formality hasn't died yet," Nico says. While he looks at Yomo. Who just glares at Nico.
"Is my pleasure meeting you too, Kaneki kun."
Itori puts a hand on her left cheek and another one on her waist."Do you know that Nico is the owner of this place?"
Kaneki widens his eyes, and so does Yomo.
"Eh… really?" Kaneki says.
"Bullshit…." Yomo says.
Itori and Nico glance at each other and starts to laugh. Kaneki sweat drops and awkwardly smile at them. While Yomo just pinches between his eyebrows and closes his eyes.
"Just now I notice you talked with another youngster," Nico says.
"Ah yes, my bestfriend.."
"Oh, another cutie pie. Is he a cutie just like you?" Itori says.
"Umm, you can say that…" Kaneki says shyly.
"That reminds me, you look so young. How do you enter here, Kei kun is super strict about who lets in here." Itori says.
"I think I know how you get in with your normal clothes". Nico says, as he glances at Kaneki and chuckles to himself. He puts a hand over his mouth.
"Well… Yomo talked to him." Kaneki awkwardly says to them.
"I'm sorry, but there's no minor in this world. Who wants to enter a nightclub with those clothes."
"¡Oh jeez, you're right! I bet they thought he was another senior university student about to graduate," Itori says, as she puts a hand over her mouth and another one in her stomach. Containing all the laughter inside her.
Yomo side nods
Kaneki looks at him in disbelief and pouts.
"Awww, don't pout cutie boy."
"Yes, look this way. You already discover how to enter these places, without an id." An upcoming voice says in their right direction.
The incoming person is a slim build girl, her demeanor resembles one of a young girl. Her red hair is tied in a spiky bun with bangs framing her face. She has a drink in one hand while looking directly at Kaneki.
"Oh my, my girl Roma is here!" Nico says.
Roma smiles and winks at Itori and Nico. "The only and truly Roma Hoito."
Kaneki squinted his eyes and looks at Roma carefully. He knew this girl…¿but, from where?
Roma as he hugs Nico and Itori looks directly at Kaneki. She laughs as she makes a side-glance at Nico. She motions her hand towards Kaneki, but in a second Kaneki removes her hand to the side.
Both Nico and Roma surprise in unison. While Itori smirks at the scene she just witness. Kaneki gasps and bows at Roma.
Roma glares at him but quickly laughs it off. She signals a finger toward him and says, "¿You don't remember me, don't you?".
"It just I feel like… I know you, but I don't know where…", Kaneki says.
"Well, I had been in many jobs…" Roma looks up while putting a finger on her chin. She side-glances at Kaneki. "I think, I remember now…I used to work in this Ninja restaurant.."
"Oh that fancy and exclusive restaurant, Roma?" Nico says.
Kaneki gasp and turns away. "Ah yeah, I think I remember now…"
"No no… let me remember. You were there with another person. ¿That rich guy, right? What's his name? hmmm…"
Yomo side glances at Kaneki.
"Is okay, you don't have to remember…" Kaneki flustered says.
"Oh yeah, Tsukiyama Shuu… was it?"
"¿From that rich family…?" Nico says as he widens his eyes in surprise.
"Wow, I didn't know you like them rich. You have to step up your game, Renji kun," Itori says as he looks at Yomo. Who in return glares at her.
"Didn't know this boy could be a player…" Nico says.
This is getting worst each second he opened his mouth.
"I'm n-"
"Excuse me, sorry. Hi guys." Kaneki is interrupted by Hide's voice, who just entered where all of them were. It almost feels like, God wanted to save him from more embarrassment he could have gained through the night. All of them stare at him.
"Kaneki… ¿So a dance battle yes or yes?"
"Um… what?" Kaneki furrows his eyebrows and looks in front of him. 'This is your opportunity, leave.' Kaneki thinks. He raises his shoulders and smiles. "Sure, let's go."
Hide nods and grabs him by the arm. The both of them run into a group of people dancing. They went into a place, so they could dance. Hide starts to dance. Moving his body left and right and does many movements with his hands. Even though he couldn't dance even if his life depend on it. He starts copying Hide's movements. Not in a smooth manner, but in a way that a robot could copy a human dancing.
Between the music and dancing, there were some occasions when Hide smiled at him and he return the smile to him.
"I wonder… why do you buy all the stuff? You know I always got your back, right?"
That made Kaneki stop dancing and look at Hide.
"¿W-why do you say that….?
"Kaneki, I'm really glad you're trusting people more, even on the internet. You're finally enjoying your life. Enjoying the mysteries of life, huh? That's cute!"
"¿W-what…. Why do you mean, by that?"
In a direct corner of the wall of the nightclub. There were Itori, Roma, and Nico were watching Hide and Kaneki dancing. All of them were glaring daggers at them.
"¡Damn, it pisses me off!" Roma says.
"Me too, Roma, Me too, but we can't do anything, that's until that guy tells us, what is he planning to do with him…. Remember we don't mess with each other toys…. We just help…" Nico says as he pats Roma on the head.
"Jeez…. But this is boring….." Roma says.
Suddenly someone is thrown in their direction. The three of them widened their expression and look to the ground in unison.
"Uta kun… ." Itori looks horrified in his direction.
Uta laughs on the ground and suddenly someone comes in front of him and grabs him by the collar of his shirt.
"Renji… stop," Uta says in a teasing manner, in the direction of Yomo.
"Feisty are we…?" Uta says, as he stares down. Now being lifted in the air by Yomo.
"what are you guys planning?" Yomo says, as he quietly shouts to them.
All of them glance down, minus Uta who continues to smile at him.
"A birthday surprise….. for you…. Happy birthday."
"There are things I would tolerate…. They are other things I won't…."
"Don't hesitate, want to punch me? ¡Great! Do it on the right side…. C'mon Renji kun, do it…."
Yomo clenches his teeth and throws Uta to the ground. "If you ever interfere in my nephew or that guy's business. I will break any relationship I have with all of you."
While Kaneki continue dancing but didn't get any answer from Hide's questionable behavior. He got a ring from his phone. Kaneki continues to dance and when he tries to grab his cell phone, the ring stop. He took his cell phone from his pocket and saw many notifications of texts from his mother. The ring he just got, is from an unknown number.
That reminded him, he didn't tell his mother he was coming late.
The door of the entrance suddenly burst open.
kaneki hesitantly looked at the door, which widely opened. He glances in the direction of the door.
It was The White Suits along with Miza. While he look away, Miza spotted him right away. They made their way toward Kaneki. Kaneki awkwardly smiles at them.
"H-hi guys. It has been so long!"
Hooguro grabs Kaneki and puts him on his shoulder.
"Are you an idiot? Your mother is sick and worried about you! You're almost an adult, and you can't even text your mother that you will be coming late! What is wrong with you!" Miza angrily screams at him
When Kaneki was getting scolded by Miza and all of them enter the vehicle they had come in. Hide had texted him
-Always trust ɘbi⑁!-
"what was that…?" Kaneki says.
Author's note
I'm Kan kan, the *shit".
So for this insult to work and rhyme. It works better if you read it in japanese as in: 私はカンカンです、たわごと
Kanji for: Watashi wa kan kan desu, tawagoto.
That can also be said as in: Watashi wa kan kan, kuso.
Since insulting doesn't come in honorary terms. The insult previously stated, is more if kaneki would insult himself in honorary terms. In this case, he isn't. Hence why I used the second phrase better.